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Gn1nny;$ JourmaILBy N. f. Simmonds

wv ELI. suppose hev disgraced the family,
w at leest they all say So We are at sumer
resort so ma writes peepul but RELY my
bruther Frank is superintendent fer man M by
the lake. en- ma is keepen house fer him, en- pa is
workln fer him. en- sister Susie is lp here on
buzness intrests. Mine bein fer swimmin, en- sech
thlngs en- hers to cetch man. Well the first
day was there over comes Missus Russell. she
beln the wife of the man that owns the place. en-
wearen striped dress en- white Shoes en- a red
hat, en- heven red silk umbrella in her hand Fin
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she stands en- talks to ma en- Susie, at which me,
not wshin to miss enythin that might be of III
trest comes in She looks at seq els he your
little boy? What a sweet, inosent facet And such
butiful hair-just touch of the Tishun! What
hev you been doing dear?' In answer I. ben
truthful sweet inosent, SEE II just chopped
ant in two He was big black one but not very
juicy" at which she looked white en- grabbed her
throat and turned quick and went away, en- ma
cried en- Susie slapped me, en- sed I'd spoil all the
famly's chances to be sumbuddy sunday.
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Slick Announcements

This week have six successful detectives--four
girls and two boys-who will get Thrift Stamps
apiece and Of six pencils which bear the full
Of the prize winner in gilt. They William A. Weld
jr, 217 Thirteenth Street. Brooklyn. N. " Frank
Reilly. 1910 linton Avenue Bronx NJ Y; Valera Bottle.
Bril- htwa: L. L., Betty Squire, Cold Spring on-the
Hudson ~: Y, Helen Olsen. l2l Foster Avenue, Brook
lyn N. ~, ami Bessie Wilkes, $50 Riverdals Avenue.
Yonkers, N. Y.
All readers Of the Childrens Tribune fifteen years
old and under invited send The mystery
stories. The to this weeks mystery muat DO
mailed not Ater than Saturday. November Is George
Mitchers solution will be published next Sunday
THE MYSTERY MAN.
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Know and dsmissng the three employers followed them
oo"n TO the floor below to look the ground. He
s'uoed the Jewery department., thinking of the three
suspects
Behind the counter on a raised platform some six
1eet ABOVE was girl whose duty wrap parcels
she was an innocent looking girl of seventeen named
Sadie Miller.
What do you know about the stolen watch?" he
asked her
she turned on him contemptuous smile: 81 dunno~
she sad' but if you, I'd look in Miss Holmes
oVercoat pocket" Slick looked up at her and smile
crossed MS face as turning he made his way to Mr.
Days Office.
Have some one get the watch from Miss Holmes
Gvercoat pocet" he said land call her here Get Mr.
naymcnd and Mr. Travnrs also, if you please" Mr. Daily
"9tsa his So surprise "You think you've found the eu
my deduco"s correct there any doubt about it,
I'm ashamed didn't through the thing sooner for If
IN right, should have cleared this in m mute"
BY this time entered with package which
she placed on the desk and Immediately went
Go be continued neat Sunday
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JUST FOR FUN

,;.., s'or'' ciear-sknned frightened vo,r ~
~ "e' sous' out otherwise easy OF mannor '
W. Aravers want you to expa;n th , -. =,
DAILY ''''" your department." said Mr..
"r wsh , lung MS mead, then raised it shamefacedv
do o. could Mr. DAILY, but know no more than wy"
~ was III the case when went to lurchn 1890 '
T 'h1erposed. "Who relieved Won at Irh .;o,
&c n.s turned to him, and Mr. DAILY introduced him
epresenng the house. Miss Holmes. he answor ",
, :" as everything right in YOUR showcases ', ~l '
left?" Slick asked " ' ''o"cases when you
Tro,,au s'ooehe So or would have reported it, sod
"nere did you lunch?" Slick asked
mr.. DAILY explained that his enn,ov III ,x
''e top floor, where he conducted a cafat:; o.. y, VI.
convenience c@1eter1a Tor their
, ~ saves time and makes more congan;o, ,no $50
as d more economical in which to eat !" be dd1
,-+l o one mas been out Of the building since tho
"atcn was missed?" asked Slick e ~ ''''
NO. said Mr. Daily
gested. " icing searcheo7 Slick sug-
Travers flushed
Rn,ova ps may not be necessary" said Slick Both
1M ano Iravers drew breath of relief at this
~, WA you send for Miss Holmes" S];cl ro~.s
MISS holmes proved to be q very nrat+,, or, - -
asked Slick " "oon' o'o you not?
,l ~ d'd' replied Miss Holmes
When did you notice the ahse,.o 80 4A 4,o a.,
was the question: - ~ A'cn'
replied NY "''e"''o" 20 IT, she
ol'cK watched her narrowly as he eskca. "Mx p
mond might have taken the watch hmself," '
H.. 90" 'n'nk So" she replied ~ would have seen
ick told Mr. Daily that that was al, he wanted 70
Gn1n1ys Journal
A1ELL suppose hev dsgraced the family,
w at leest they all say so. We are at sumer
,,, resort, so ma writes peepu, but RELY my
Druther Frank is superintendent fer man M by
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EVERYBODY FOR HIMSELF

Doggy ran through The woods quickly
i but kept her eyes and ears con-
stantly alert for any sound or sign that
might guide her to the tree where the
mob had imprisoned Judge Owl, Blue
Jay and Reddy Woodpecker.
Excited chattering presently told her
that she was drawing near to where the
revolutionsts were feeding. Creeping to
the brow of hill she had n good view
of the lively things that were going on
Just as she got there, some of the re-
VOTERS found a large patch of weeds
that were just loaded with seeds. with
exulting cries they swept down to feast
on them. But the loyal birds were
there ahead of them. Everybody for
himself they shrieked and they went
after those seeds SO greedily that the
revolters scarcely got "A taste of them.
Soon Jack Sparrow himself found a
piece of bread. In his selfish way he
tried to keep it to himself, fighting off
other Sparrows that tried to steal
bite. And while he was fighting. up
came the knight. He grabbed the bread
and held II above his head. In flash
General Swallow had grabbed IL and
rushed 1t away. When Jack Sparrow
started to chase General Swallow he
banged into King Bird and then there
was a battle royal Jack Sparrow was
angry because he had lost his meal and
King Bird appeared to be offended be-
cause Jack Sparrow had run into him.
Jack Sparrow was a very good fighter,
but King Bird was better. and soon he
had Jack Sparrow running for all he
was worth.
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glar (for so | assumed him to be) had
entered Mrs Rockwood's office.
A finger of light showed that he was
investigating the room He was evi-
IDENTIFY satisfied, for he entered the
kitchen and again flashed the light
around.
His steps approached the closet in
which Duke and / were hiding, and l
felt Duke stiffen himself for a quick
attack. The mans hand was on the
knob when faint hist caused him to
turn.
A faint whispered conversation took
place. The whispers We're too low for
us, in the closet, to hear what was said
or to distinguish the voices.
Duke whispered right in my ear,
when I jump out. you run to Mrs.
Rockwood's room and lock the door"
Then, for minute or so things hap
pened.
Duke softly opened the door and gave
one jump at the man, who was too sur
prised to speak. He tried to reach his
back pocket. evidently for a pistol, but
Duke was too quick for him.
The man was ghtly understood. so
Duke easily had him on the floor with
his arms twisted on his back.
locked the door. thus cutting off any
possible retreat, and then saw n flying
figure going up the stairs / gave chase
and grabbed night dress and its owner
lust as 1t reached the hall landing.
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THE PROBLEM OF THE LAVENDER
BLOSSOMS
A Midnight Adventure

A FTER Bruno Duke and | left the
n theatre that cool. spring evening.
we walked leisurely up Broadway till
We got to seventy-second street. Then
he suggested snack, so we slipped into
little restaurant and ate rye bread
and cheese sandwiches. while discuss
Ing the way Sothern acted.
1t was after midnight before we
turned off Broadway on to Seventy
seventh street. We had not gone far
before Duke stopped dead still, took
out gar and lit IT.
Look straight ahead. Peter. some one
is following us. fancied we we're being
followed before. but now I'm sure. Let's
walk on slowly"
Very soon We came to our house.
Duke very leisurely opened the door.
gazed calmly up and down the street
and deliberately closed the door.
Instantly his deliberate manner van
ished. He darted down the corridor into
tho basement l tiptoeing after him.
Through the kitchen to Mrs. Rockwood's $
COnDlndtlOU Olllct anu SAtsihb icN'' wv
quickly and silently went. Then Duke
carefully peeped through the basement
window facing the street.
For nearly half an hour we waited.
he with the patience of cat watching
a mouse hole. l feeling anxious to get
to bed and thinking We were wasting
good sleep over trihe.
Then, across the road keeping well in
the shadows. we saw figure 81 de along
stealthily till he stopped opposite The
Cleft. The Cleft, let me say. Is a name
which Duke one day suggested TO Mrs.
lockwood when she told him that "a
name was more stylish than IA number
for a house." and asked him TO suggest
something. His suggestion met with
approval, although she knew not what
It meant and the house has been known
as The Cleft ever since.
The mysterious person across the
street sat on the steps of house Tor
a few minutes. Then. to my surprise.
a flashlight shot a CLEAN OF Light across
the road. Three short flashes, then
darkness again.
He evidently received some assuring
signal, for he pocketed his flashlight
and with a hasty glance up and down
the road, stroled to our house.
An occasional might OWL had passed
by during our vigil. but evidently none
had observed our mysterious watcher
who by now was descending the rear
steps and approaching the very window
from which we were looking.
Hurriedly and silently Duke and l
slipped into the kitchen and then into
a little closet adjoining.
Hardly were We in before We heard
the window being gently opened. Then
a faint football told us that the bur-
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Billedeau at The wayside railroad station

Clifford knew when TO add the last
word
Il want to say this, Anaxa goras:
the Journey will be made easy for
you. | will write down every move
you are to make. You can go and
you can come back in perfect safety.
I understand all about such things, as
you well know"
The inerrant instinct of femininity
u: IN just the right word then. Evan
geline understood one phase of the
character of such "A man as Billedeau
wen better than Clifford understood.
For your food on the journey you
shall not worry, M'ser," she said. con-
solingly. Perhaps you will not know
how to buy food in the strange places
where there will be no good friends to
give you a share of their store. So
with my own hands I will cook for
you the things l know you LIKE will
pack a big bucket so that you may
have abundance for the way down and
the journey back. II shall be good
Acadian food, and you shall not real
!ze that you are far from home"
She went to him and patted his
hands, which he was wringing as he
fought with his fears.
You are wise, M'ser," he stammer-
ed at last. MAN selle. you are good.
1t is said | must go-that | am the
right one to go. I am not wise. 1t
But you know better than | can UNDER
stand. You call on me and say, An.
axagoras Billedeau, help the poor peo-
ple!' He spread his palms to them,
wistful, submissive, resigned. trem.
bling, yet courageous. 80 l will go!"
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ford. You know the wise way about
all things"
Very well! Now l tell you out
of that wisdom. Anaxa goras that OF
all the others in the world you are the
right one TO carry those papers to the
bishop. SIT back into your chair"
He urged the stricken man gently
back upon the seat.
81 say again you are the one man
who can do this thing as it ought to
be done. can't stop to explain why.
You'l have to take my word fo~ it,"
Representative Clifford had decided
not to go into details with the over.
wrought fiddler regarding psyche,
logical instruments"
Furthermore. you don't need any
reminders Of what the folks have done
to make your life comfortable. I'll
admit you have done lot for them In
your way. Anaxagoras. But now there
arises an occasion when you can do
the one grand and noble thing. The
DlsnOp - a iIldn-d man VINO mas
made a mistake, as we all know up
here. You are a man. You can go
TO him. He is "A good man. He will
treat you kindly. He will see at once
that you are Il good man Now. in the
name OF the poor people of Attegat.
call on you for this duty" He straight.
ened himself and spoke solemnly. un.
derstanding the Acadian nature when
emergency called, and called in the
right way. "AnaXagoras Billedeau
will you he a coward and fail to do
your duty?"
There was a long silence in the
room. Clifford did not speak again.
He knew his man and the tempera-
ment of those simple folks OF the
border. He did not discount his cause
by further appeals.
The old fiddler. whose life had been
so full OF devotion to his friends,
whose scheme OF action had been to
repay kindness with all the fervor
that was in him. was arguing that
question of martyrdom with himself.
To his simple nature the duty which
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ways seemed to be hiding itself from
his fingers, working into seams Of his
garments. into folds of the cloth, when
he changed his position. Until he
ound it he gasped. his eyes rolled and
his heart jumped. All, yes, he pom
dered, money was an uncomfortable
possession. Since he had taken II
from the hand of the great Represen-
fative Clifford and had tucked it away
as deeply as his pocket would allow
he had not known one moment OF
peace. The old fiddler muttered to
himself his convictions on the subject
of money.
without money he lad lived his
life till then; he had ridden to and fro
and had been welcome in all the little
homes, and he had been contented and
happy and without care. And now
that the hateful money was in his
pocket he was restless, continually
jumping with fresh alarms; he was
suspicious of all men, for he had been
warned that men lay in wait TO-. the
unwary who had money in their pock-
Iets. Surely he, Anaxsgoras Billedeau
would be glad when he got home into
Acadia once more and could place back
he hand Of Representative Clifford
the remainder Of that accursed money.
'or the first time in his life he dreaded
the approach of men, he felt bitter
ear in his heart; and the most of his
discomfort he knew, was caused by
hat little wad Of paper in his trousers
pocket, ...
However, that constant uneasiness
on account of the money kept his
thoughts away from the one gigantic
thing that he had hardly dared to
squint at in his ponderings; he kept
his mind turned resolutely away, as
one keeps his eyes away from the
un when it Is overheard and blister.
ing. The bishop! He was to see the
bishop! Before his eyes would again
look upon the domed. hills of the
Acadian country, before he would be-
hold the CLINT of the river once more
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author Of King Spruce" "The Ram
rodders," THE Skipper and the
Skipped" etc.

tense, and on his countenance was re-
fected the trepidation which convulsed
his soul With one hand he kept as
suring himself that the packet was
safe; it was in pocket OF his flannel
shirt. and his waistcoat and coat we're
buttoned jealously over It,
The other trembling hand frequent.
~ lodged into one of his trousers
pockets, like a weasel holing game.
Money was in that pocket. and money
was strange guest in the pocket of
Anaxagoras Billedeau. lie had always
known that money was an uncom.
Portable possession. He had seen on
many occasions the trouble that
money had wrought for others. Never
before had he felt money in his pock-
ets-a fiat little wad of paper that al
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A T IL o'clock noon. just one week
"A from the day of her mysterious
flight. Hannah Hawiey set her new suit
case down on the stone step and threw
open the kitchen door. While walking
down the dusty road, long before she
came In sight of the house. she had
pictured how that room would look.
She was not disappointed.
IN the sink soiled dishes lowered until
they hobnobbed with the faucet nozzle.
The stove. rusty brown from neglect,
tottered under its unfair burden of~pots
and kettles. grease-besmeared. An un-
inviting collection of edibles crowded
for elbow room on the stained oilcloth n
covering the kitchen table. Dust and
dirt not only lurked in corners and un-
der cupboards. but stared her brazenly
out or countenance wherever she
glanced. Growing feature I'm this re-
markable bit of still life. seated within
reaching distance of the table. his plate
held perforce on his knees. was her lord
and master. Zebedee Hawley.
We'll, Zeb, I'm home" Hannah an
nounced.
Zebedee made no reply. More than
that he did not even notice her. Han
nah had not expected he would She
showed heap of miscellany from a
chair near the door and seated herself
i've had a mighty interesting time.
Zeb." she commenced. Il want to tell
you all about it,"
|, Zebedee's lips were set in a hard, thin
line.
cit all started from your plan to have
the barn roof slated" she continued.
You know, I've gotten up every night
II rained for the last five years to put
basins on the attic floor under the leaky
spots in the roof. OF course. you didn't
realize It, but thought the house needed
the slate more than the barn SO I told
the men to go ahead and do that first.
knew you'd be rather surprised when
you got home next day from the city F.;
but | was sure you'd see the sense to it.
Then, all of a sudden, for no reason
whatever, IL occurred to me that
hadn't had a holiday in all the thirty
years we'd been married. / decided TO
take II then and there. l know you'll.
see the sense OF that too, when / ex-
plain | took 5000 from the tin bcx.
That was counting $40 year for vaca-
tion purposes, which know you would
say isn't much. This is what / did
with it,"
She paused, looking at her husband.
1t seemed as IL his features were slowly
petrifying ip the repelling lines of dis
approval she was so familiar with, but
for the first time since her-~marriage
she experienced no fear.
DO you remember the first time we
went to the city after we were married
We looked at a pair of high-heeled Slip
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DREAlMLANDA ADVENT -ByDaddy
'THE MYSTERIOUS KNIGHT

know that Il was because the loyal
birds we're organized against them. They
thought It was just the working out of
the law Everybody for himself" as 1t
really was. and they became more and
more dsgusted with II.
Finally they came upon the biggest
find of ala sack of wheat which had
fallen from n farmers wagon. One
end had broken open and the golden
grain was partly poured out on the
ground Here was enough to feed the
whole flock. The hungry revolters
pounced upon It eagerly. for with such
a lot of wheat surely every one would
get bite.
But no. Yelling his battle cry: "Hi
vi! Hi VII" the knight charged on the
birds gathering around the bag. lie
scattered them with his sword and
gathered up the sack.
Everybody for himself! This Is my
prize, come take 1t who can," he shouted.
Even the grain on the ground was lost
to the reyolters, for the knights gallant
steed began TO lap 1t up eagerly.
Enraged, the revolters attacked tne
knight in a body. but he. protected oy
his armor, only laughed at them. The
IovaI birds took a hand In the attack.
while they pretended to be sailing
into the knight they were really USING
their beaks against the unhappy re-
VOTERS
Seeing how things were going. Peggy
laughed and laughed to herself. But
suddenly her laugh died in her throat.
Swooping down on the revolters ana the
LOYAL birds were six fierce Hawks.
Everybody for himself. What belongs
to one belongs to ALL" they mockingly
shrieked Then each pounced upon
bird and bore him upward. Five pf the
victims were revolters, but the sixth was
General Swallow.
Tomorrow WiU be told hotu the
bui1bt sopes General St1d1ioU.)
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By HOLMAN DAY
4 Romance Of the Border

was required Of him was like to mar.
tyrdom
In all his life he had never been he.
yond the confines of the country of
New Acadia The Outside" was to
MIN land fun Of high and mighty
personages who rushed about their
affairs with scant regard for other
beings. once he had ventured far
enough across the boundary which he
had set to his domains to view II rail.
road train. and he had seen it roar
past and had wondered how men and
women dared to trust themselves In
the bowels Of that dragon. And where
was this great bishop? He turned ap.
pealins gaze from the patriarch to the
girl His contortei face showed the
agony of this battle within him.
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without "a word turned the fgurs
around and marched down to the
kitchen again. I switched on the lighi
so that we could see what we had cap
cured.
The man was shifty-eyed, evil-look'
ing fellow-the girl, for 1t was a girl
was Mamie, the red headed girl, who
owed everything she had to Duke
Masses of red hair fell in disarray
around her shoulders.
"Gawd, Mister Duke, swipe hts
shootin ron" she gasped.,
Duse had. however, taken it the mo-
ment | switched on the light. He nov
let go the man. who gave a sly glance
at the door to Mrs. Rockwood's room.
Its locked" Duke said laconically.
Then to Mamie he said sternly Who 10
this man and what have you to do with
this AFFAIR.""
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CONTINUED TOMORROW
THE WEATHER MAN

The weather man chortes of rain, sleet or snow,
OF winds that are constantly shifting.
And follow his guidance till no one can know
Just whittier the weather talks drifting.
He quite often is right and he sometimes is wrong,
But note with distinct appreciation
That whether his forecasts be weak or be strong
They assuredy make conversation.
So hail to the weather man! Long may he reign!
May sunshine and bliss go together!
May spice-scented breezes bring Joys in their train
And set fair be the state of his weather.
And whether weather the weather mans storms
Or allow 'em to knock our hopes hollow,
He always amuses, and sometimes Informs
So he's the bel-wether to follow
GRIF ALEXANI
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SO it went on the revolters would
find dainty morsels, but before they
could swallow them a loyal bird would
be right there TO grab 1t away. And
every time the loyal bird would yell the
slogan Of the revolters-"Everybody for
himself !"
After time as the revolters grew
hungrier and hungrier and they saw
their food taken away again and again
they began to grow vexed. Then they
grew boiling mad. And the madder they
got the more tantalizing became that
cry-"Everybody for himself."
Soon there were fights going on all
over Birdland. The loyal birds had
mixed in among the revolters thlckly SO
that when fight started 1t was usually
one bird against another, instead of one
against a gang. Or sometimes 1t was
gang of loyal birds against smaller
gang of revolters. Under these cir
cumstances the revolters were, getting
whipped right and left But they didn't
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THE RED LANE ss ssn.s,. %o."HS "; N. psr s.,..,

anything for YOU in all the years
past?"
This was a point on which the old
fiddler had convictions that not even
his present distraction could jar.
They have given me ALL" he
walled But 1t has not been as though
begged, sir. They gave me friend
ship first Then they gave me the
things which friends give to friends
That is the way all has been given
me"
Exactly! Now Anaxagoras, have
lived a long time In the world. and I
have been about that world quite
lot. DO you think know thing or
two?"
You are the very wise man. have
always said that, Representative Cilf.