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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-19
BRUNO DUKE, SoLUer of Business Problems
of Peter Flint etc.

(CopSrisht)

the house soon gave it a truman ap-
pearance. Certainly everything was
merely surface work. but 1t made the
place at once attractive and habitable.
AS several rooms appeared damp, ]
had the furnaces lit-and then 7 ran into
more trouble, for once the water began
to circulate through the long g-dsused
pipes numerous leaks disclosed them
selves. =
l didn't just know what to do. so I
sent a night letter to Duke, who tele
graphed BACK:
Hire a plumber able to do general
repairs for the season.
TRY Bangor, then Portland, if neces-
sary."
The idea of hiring a plumber by the
season never occurred to me, but events
proved the wisdom of the suggestion.
got a dandy fellow in Bangor-a man
who had been master plumber, but
through illness had lost everything. He
! was none too strong, but was getting
well qusky. The chance of permanent
work in his hard-up condition appealed
to him.
He soon had the leaks fixed, but. for
months afterward leaks would suddenly
develop-flushes would refuse to act
and the gas engine which pumped the
water from the artesian well <eeded al
most daily attention, which Miggs-that
was his name-liked to give. He really
enjoyed tinkering with tn. engine
At the beginning of May Mr.. Old
| ham appeared.
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THE HORNED HORSE

II ING BIRDS announcement that the
IN boar was not the Knight of the
Poisoned Sword caused great excitement
among the birds. They thought the
Mysterious Knight had conquered his foe
and won the tourney. They all agreed
that the knight had put up good fight
against the boar, and there was much
shaking of heads among them at the
prospect of his having to face still
more dangerous opponent :.
Peggy felt the same way. She didn't
want Billy. who. as she knew. was dis
guised as the Mysterious Knight, to run
any more grave chances. But Billy
wasn't afraid. He rode around the
areni' on Balky Sam, his gallant steed.
and seemed ready to meet any foe that
might appear.
Prepare, prepare to meet the Knight
of the Poisoned Sword" shrieked King
Bird. Again there was a crashing of
underground in the forest again came
the sound of some creature rushing to-
ward the arena, but this time the sound
was louder and more menacing' than
before.
The Mysterious Knight turned his gal
liant steed to face the woods Then out
from the shrubbery tore a great horse
with what appeared to be. long horn
sticking out from its forehead.
Peggy gasped' with astonishment.
"A unicorn !" she exclaimed my. I
had no idea there was such. an animal
outside the old-time fairy books"
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THE PROBLEM OF THE EMPTY
MANSION
Wanted-a Plumber
TNHE first month at "'rhe Barracks

TNHE first month at "The Barracks
i was just a whirl of activity.
The day after Bruno Duke left for
Boston the six gardeners appeared.
There and then I appreciated Dukes
advice as to how to deal with Eagles.
He "few off the handle" at the sight
of that team of men which rumbled
up to the old house.
whats the-idea? he sourly de-
manded Hadn't he enough to worry
him without dumping lot of nuts like
them to upset things?"
My first impulse was 9. to tell him
sharply to get busy and help me plan
the work. My second thought advised
differently, so / said sympathetically {:
Il know, Mr.. Eagles, it's a real nu-
sance; but then the place should be
kept up a bit, and you do so well you
deserve some help" He grudgingly ac-
cepted the compliment. Besides, I'm
sure you are big enough to take charge
of a lot of men and get good work out
of them"
He guessed he could boss any gang
of men, but asked suspiciousy why he
hadn't been allowed to get local men.
| told him that / regretted it hadn't
been thought Of but took care not to let
him know that Duke wanted strangers
SO tndI lneTe WOulu ne flD lltlt
conspiracies worked up to give Miss
Carstairs little service for the money.
Then / added
II hope, Mr.. Eagles that it will be
possible to get Mrs Eagles to provide
food and rooms Gin the big house) for
the gardeners. OF course, she must
charge enough to pay her well for the
trouble you are both put to-
The thought Of making some extra
money won him over and from then or
he worked well. / was surprised tC
find him decent fellow once / haC
overcome his suspicious.
1t seems that for the last four years
different people had been there tryinG
to sell the place and all of them EVIL
IDENTIFY rsbbed him up the wrong way
Some had ignored him. and he felt hurt
Others roundly blamed him for the ap
| pearance Of the place, when he wa!
| really doing all one man could will
such a huge place. Two accused hin
of running the place down to prospects
The result was he looked with dis
like and suspicion on every one an,
| just did his work and ignored every
| thing else
Before the month was UP we hat
worked wonders with the place. A
the end of a week ] sent the Bostoi
gardeners back and hired local men
| or rather, allowed Eagles to do so
| They cost !css money and did bette
work.
A number of women working insid
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be choice bit of sensation to shout
ir the ears of Mortified listeners. lie
departed on the run.
The man who had made himself
captain led his fellows about the hill
lock, to and fro.
Look sharp. he kept advising
them.
They came at last to the broad edge
and discovered the empty shells.
They're out Of the rife of the
skunk who did that dirty job"
affirmed the leader. He joggled them
carefully in the palm of his hand.
These cinch it," he said. YOU all
take careful note that these shells
were found here. I'm going to seal
them up here and now in this envel-
ope-and it's lucky l happened to
have one" He sealed them and
marked With a lead-pencil across the
flap Of the envelope.
One of the men watched him with
interest and with frown of bewilder-
ment.
They're nothing but empty shells
don't see how they prove anything"
The other looked up from his criss-
crossing of the envelopes flap.
II thought you had owned a rifle
long enough so that you knew some
thing that. any gunman ought to
know" he snapped. Don't you know
that no two firing-pins ever make
the same mark on a shell? An ex-
pert can take a microscope and tell
you in a jiffy whether my rifle fired
that bullet or your rifie-or the rife
of some other fellow. A few men
along this border will be called on
to show a sample Of the mark their
firing.pin makes" he added grimly.
They're mighty small marks on these
shells in here, gents" He shook the
envelope at them. But they're big
enough to put the moose around a
mans neck. They hang murderers
on this side of the boundary"
He led them back to the edge of
the grisly hiding-place Of Vetal
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name as they gazed. That dead man
whose face was a ghastly thing Of
brown shreds and whose hands were
feshless bore little resemblance to
the publican of Beaulieu's Place~ the
rich man of Monarda.
The fat wallet and the papers told
them who he was, after they had man
aged to control their dread and their
disgust. The one who had urged them
to come to the top of the hilloCk gin
gerly drew the wallet from the coat
and exposed it's soggy contents, and
then they knew that they had solved
the mystery of the absence OF Netal
Beaulieu.
He was shot" averred the man who
held the wallet. Here's the mark
of one bullet right through this wad
of money. Probably he got more than
one bullet in him"
do you think it's murder?' gasped
one of the hunters. His money
hasn't been touched
"Of course it's murder" stated the
man with the wallet, There's a big
ger reason for numbering a man than
because you want to rob him"
There are men up and down this
border who have been abused by him,
have been threatening to kill him,
observed another. "ThsA men who
owed him money were pretty ugly"
There are bigger reasons for muir
dering a man than because you owe
him money and he has dunned you to
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same instant Peggy. shouted another
warning:
Beware the poisoned sword" She
didn't know that the horn really was
poisoned, but why else the name, the
Knight of the Poisoned Sword? W
Balky Sam caught the meaning or
Peggy's warning Just as the unicorn
seemed about to spear him. Now Balky
Sam had fought German war horses
and was far from being coward, but
he didn't bit fancy the idea OF being
jabbed by poisoned sword. SO Balky
Sam lodged. And he lodged so sud-
denly that the Mysterious knight was
thrown out of his seat. But as he fell
he grabbed Balky Sam about the neck,
and so saved himself.
"Ne-i-gh Ne-i-gh I've just whip
ped an automobile. and now I'm going
to whip tin knight and his charger"
screamed the unicorn. Around he
whirled, making after Balky Sam. But
Balky Sam was speedy and he raced
around the ring as fast as he could
gallop. with the sword of the unicorn
just one length away from his flank
The Mysterious Knight regained the
saddle and turned to strike at the uni
corn with, his sword Just as his blade
was uplifter he made a discovery that
caused him to halt the blow In midair.
Instantly he changed his plan of battle.
He refined Balky Sam sharply to one
side. causing him to swerve, so that the
unicorn rushed up beside him.
Then, to the amazement and alarm OF
Peggy and the Birds, the Mysterious
knight raised up from his saddle and
leaped upon the back of the unicorn.
(The result Of the battle With the
unicorn tCiI be told in the neat chap
ter) =.
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coming a c. p. A. In connection with this
i would say that have received an
Ssen and d ana
reached the end. as far as advance in salary
pected should occur. c. j. r. 4
There is every reason to believe that
woman G. =. A. could make a big
success j know a few women ac-
countants who are quite successful
When you get your degree you would
be eminently qualified in accounting and
auditing of all kinds, and perhaps your
woman's knowledge and liking for dress
goods, millinery and such things, as
we'll as business conducted by women,
should enable you to make this field
virtually your own.
am sure that any of the leading
certified public accountants would be
Interested in knowing of good women
certified public accountants. | am sure
| that you will be able to secure posi-
| ton at a good salary but 1t is not sucn
an easy matter to become &C. P. A..
Because you get "As' this does not
mean that you will pass the examina-
| tion
Have you looked up all the REQUIRE
York state? l advise you to do so.
note from time to time that, proofresd- 9.
nd afs Ta ~eRssd sRsS Sust q
TypoFraphcal Union. VIII you advise me
|
| / have a high school education and have
been associated In the printing business with
my father for over fifteen years. but az
we going out Of business ] want to get
| into something else,
/. know | can qualify as proofreader
! IL | get trial
What are the qualifications necessary to
get position with one of the newspapers?
| l.. f. q.
The address of the Typographical
| onion is 131 North Fifteenth street.
The qualifications for a good proof
reader are accuracy in reading, speed,
ability TO spell correctly, a good work.
ing knowledge of grammar and good
all-around knowledge of current events
i The proofreader. of course, adheres to
copy, but naturally he should be able
| to correct obvious errors in spelling ana
grammar and to catch misstatements
and contradictions
Go right to the newspapers and ask
| for the foreman and tell him what you
want Don't wait until you see an ad-
now so as to be on record when the
| need arises.
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been Vetal Beaulieu, who for long
years had stood beside that truck tax.
ing money with his hands wet with
liquors.
But when the mice came out Of the
crannies in the walls and poked their
inquisitive noses among the litter on
the floor, Vetal Beaulieu did not arise
and stamp about and frighten them. as
he had done that night of his vigil
when Evangeline came home. He was
as still as he had been in his hiding.
place all the months. The November
wind searched the room. blowing
through the cracked panels of the door
where men had broken the wood In
gaining entrance, but Vetal did not
shiver under his blanket.
He slept at home once more while
the tongues ragged with the tidings of
his murder, rioted and ratified all up
and down the border; and rumor
stalked bigger and blacker and more
bodeful as it traversed the country to
and fro; and its wavering finger began
to point more steadily, more menac-
ingly at one man, the man who had
pursued Vetal Beaulieu most persist.
emily, the man whom Vetal Beaulieu
hated most virulently, the man who
loved Vetal Beaulieu's daughter, but
to whom Beaulieu had denied her with
all the bitterness of his soul.
So the news of the finding Of Vetal
Beaulieu came into the country to the
ears of Evangeline, his daughter, dole.
full, dreadful, agonizing news. Her
grief was the more bitter because il
| lacked those consultations that mark
mourning for one who has been near
and dear and generous and loving
! for mourning then has only love 70 re-
member and trust to look back upon
| And above her grief brooded some
thing sinister; she did not understand
exactly what it was; she would not
admit that she thought again upon
the poisonous suggestions of the
anonymous note. But through anG
through her grief that vile slandei
. threaded itself. 1t gave to her sorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-19
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
CORPORAL JIM'S LADY
BY Lizzie NJ. Peabody

, me and go around with another fellow,
too-yet," he answered hotly.
so that is the way in which you you
think. Of me-" she exclain,ed' N Wa angry cry
surprise Take your n0 ring rig from You ARE ARE
finger she thrust 1t hastily into his hand
and ran up the steps to her home
walking toward the trolley line
through the wavering shadows he FAN
ned his brow with his hat. although the
moment later, with fine sarcasm Iho
end of a perfect day."
The next day Annie went as usual to
her work in the city, but Jim was ao-
later late when she S6eard tharshe had en-
listed and was now at Camp D.
he Hsr gas fafe ees grey but very hs might nave told
her about it. She had long ago decided
that smooth, straight auburn hair was
much handsomer than dark curly mar.
He would surely come to see her Dei9re ,
going ioverseas, and she would tell him
| So. But he did not come. When sne
heard of him again he. had reacned
France, and after training had oesA
hurried to the front.
Hard and steady work with subse-
u,ient sound sleep left Jim but lhtie
time for bitter thoughts, and sometimes
a surge of Inconsistencies swept over
him, and longing to see cnmniiant sne s wand and
gentle as it had been Irritating OF, that
memorable evening.
Once, upon returning from uuty' trea'
| ragged dirty and covered with mud
| his shoes squeezing cut water as ne
walked he came upon soldier VINO was
reading letter from his sweetheart
and who looked SO proVokiiladgidg iia dssire hapPS ~
knock him down but the soldier, notlns
bis weariness quoted smiling and en-
couragingiy:
Why, you blooming twentyrslXer,
| You've Just hit the Hun lick, slr,
That'n help to turn the trick, sir,
Hurray, for the old Y. ID.
So Jim smiled instead
l. A few weeks after that ne lere,,eI r,ain les. -
sic Gray, who wrote THAT she had CHOSEN
4 his name from a list handed TO her,
and would write him freapenhly. 9et,ays " were re
a Joy and comfort to him;
Sometimes she sent him newspaper
cuttingg which she thought would be OF
special interest, and the cuttings writ
fen in praise Of ms ,>.npany or regi-
,ment were handed aboutAuntil they were
in rags. -. ,o,,,, II :
would. visit Miss Gray, OF Sparhaven.
even before he went to see Annie, put
when he had landed in New YORK, na9
reached camp and had been discharged
from service. being free to go to either
Annie or Jessie, a mental picture OF
beckoning, blue-eyed. yellow-halred girl
had tremendous drawing power. he
found. "A
Walking up the shadowy street to An
nie,s home, he met her near the letter.
box, and as he spoke 10 her she dropped
the letter she was about to post.
Shopping TO pick II up, Corporal jim
discovered, to his surprise, that i was
addressed to Sparhaven, and after happy
greetings had been exchanged and his
story, Including his experiences and MS
appreciation of his correspondent had
been told Annie, blushfng and smiling
through happy tears confessed that she
had written the letters and had had
them posted at Sparhaven And the
corporal was content,
The next complete ncyeiette---His Fer-
gotten Wishs
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THE girl with the big blue eyes and
l. yellow fluffy hair at the lace counter
and the young man with the brown
eyes and auburn hair at the dress goods
counter had decided to attend the matt
nee, get dinner at a good restaurant,
and finish The holiday by going to a
dance.
The trouble began at dinner time. Two
new acquaintances. who were brother
and sister, took seats at their table /:
and to Jim's disgust, the goQd-looking
young man with the dark roguish eyes
and curly hair began paying marked
attention to Annie.
AS Annie seemed to be enjoying her.
self there was nothing for him to do
but to try to entertain the other lit
tie lady, and he succeeded only too
well, Annie thought.
At the dance, Jim's growing displeas-
ure was shown by sharply spoken words
and request that Annie would not
again dance with that fellow but
deaf to his protests. she smilingfy left
him to. dance again with the fellow
with the roguish eyes.
! The trolley trip, later, was taken in
| utter silence, but on the way to Annie s
home, as they walked among the shad-
ows made in the moonlight by the swav-
ing branches of the trees, Jim suddenly
spoke
Aren't you ever going to speak?" he
asked angrily. THE least you can do
after accepting the attentions of that
boob all the evening is to >try TO be a
bit entertaining now, l think"
He is not boob she said with
dignity. 81 cons der that he is unusual
! ly bright and very handsome
l. Jim was suddenly overwhelmed with
dread misglvings with regard to wheth-
er he would ever be called bright or
handsome, and so was silent for mo-
ment, and she, mstaking his silence
for sullenness, said cuttingly: -
Remember Jim, we are not married
yet"
q Jim's temper famed. Yes. and re.
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Auttor Of "Kias Spruce The Ram,
roddefs," "The Skipper and the
Skipped" etc.

Beaulieu. They waited in gloomy
silence for the return of their mes.
senger and the officers of the law.
That night Vetal Beaulieu was
back in his home once more. Men
forced the paddock and burst into
the broad room and removed the
liquors from the truck and laid there.
on the body Of the owner Of the place,
for the Coroner had ordered an au.
topsy upon that which remained of
Vetal Beadlieus body, and the truck
was the table the physicians chose.
When they had done with him
and had gone he slept there on the
truck whose wheels straddled the line
between two countries. They locked
him in and left him there. This
shapeless thing under the blanket had
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THE RED LANE ss s.nae. HOLMAN y; y. Psa ss,..

hunt game, for the deer would see the
hunters and be off. But the one man
had insisted with peculiar obstinacy,
and at last the three followed him.
He Jagged behind when they were
near the summit, near the cleft in the
lodges, and the three did not observe
when, he drew small objects from hi,,
pocket and scattered them on the
broad ledge he was crossing. The OBJ.
jects were empty rifle shells, three in
number.
MY God! Here's a dead mani"
shouted one of the three who we're
ahead.
And all of the men hurried to the
edge of the cleft and gazed down into
the hiding-place of Netal Beaulieu.
But no one of them called him by
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pay" stated the ominous man with
the wallet.
what do you mean?'
I'm not saying any more than
that just now. There will be plenty
of time to say things when the
Coroner sits. or when the testimony
is called for in court. One of us
has got to go for the officers. The
other three will stay here and hunt
for Clues
The men questioned him with their
looks.
IT'S little thing. sometimes, that
fastens murder where 1t belongs.
Let's see whether we can find any
little things"
One man volunteered to carry
the news to the settlement--it would
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She had read of these strange crea-
lures that were supposed to have lived
In the long ago, and she had seen pic
lures of them rearing UP and fighting
the lion for the British crown, but she
thought they existed only in fables Now
she really was alarmed over Billy's
safety IL unicorn could fight lion,
1t ought to be able to make short work
of a boy, even IL he was dressed in
armors
Look out, Billy. It's a unicorn !" she
cried.
Billy was startled at the sight of the
horned horse. but bravely urged Balky
Sam, his gallant steed, to meet It, Balky
Sam started sturdily enough. but the
unicorn neighed shrilly. then lowered its
head until the horn pointed straight at
Balky Sam and charged at him, At the
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THE MINSTREL
A lover with a tuneful voice
Seeks out his own dear maid:

A lover with tuneful voice
Seeks out his own dear maid;
To make her loving heart rejoice
With his sweet serenade
With eyes alight with hidden fire
He cries aloud, BE mine!"
Is it in Spain he twangs his Tyre?
All, no. on Spruce and Pine.
knight errant in an .overcoat!
A bard in best of hats!
A minstrel with cravatted throat!
True lover wearing spats!
Yet love alone prompts him to sing
Without the aid of wine;
And nightly does the welkin ring,
Dear heart, on Spruce and Pine.
Is he a lover? That to us
Is still a mystery sweet.
What else but love could make him
thus
Sing nightly on the street?
If it be love then may the cause
OF madness so divine
Give a reward to one who draws
Romance to Spruce and Pine.
GRIF ALEXANDER
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READ THIS FIRST

Vetal Beauleu keeps an inn on the
Maine- Canadian border and caters to
smugglers. His daughter, Evangel-
inc, educated in convent, returns
home unexpectedly, rebels against
the nature of his business, refuses
ito marry Dave Roi, leader of band
OF border smugglers, whom her
father has chosen for her, leaves
home and becomes teacher in Atte.
gat. Norman Aldrich, a Yankee
customs officer, meets her, and they
become engaged. Roi finds Evangel.
Inc in Attegat, demands that she re-
turn home with him, and she re-
fuses. The border settlers whisper
about that Vetal Beaulieu's daughter
has defed him. This gossip stirs
the old man to action. Accompanied
by Dave Roi he goes to Attegat, and
spirits Evangeline away. Aldrich
learns this, follows and. after a des.
perate fight, in which shots are eS-
changed, brings the girl back to At
tegat. Aldrich then tries to find
Beaulieu and reconcile the old man
TO their marriage. He fails to find
Beaulieu, but when returning from
Monarda clearing in the night uni.
Identified persons fire upon him from
ambush. Aldrich returns thea fire
with his rifle. He continues his ef-
forts to find and have n talk with
Beaulieu without success. In the
meantime sinister whisperhigs along
the border insinuate that Aldrich
knows where Beaulieu is.
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In this space Mr.. Whitehead toiH an
sl0er readers business questions on buy
ing, selling, advertising and employment.
Business Questions Answered
, Would you kindly give your opinion as to
the proba blity of a woman making a sue.
cess as C. P. A. Am at present taking
an extensive course in higher accountancy
with a. university, with the view of be