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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

him like the vast respiration Of a
monster, and he leaned against the
trees shaggy bark and stared into the
gloom and was afraid.
There We're crusts in the bucket;
there was water in the fountain. He
ate sparingly. and he drank thirstily.
He dwelt in the park as the swallows
dwelt there, picking at his crusts,
drinking and laving his face at the
fountains brim.
When the east was flushed and he
knew that the great doors of his
church We're open, he .crept into the
dim sanctuary and solaced his soul
with Humble prayer. Sometimes he
dared to rema in in his corner until the
organ rolled its mighty tones through
nave and transept, the diapason max
ing the pavement quiver under his
knees while the playful scherzo of
the trilling notes winged high in the
echoing spaces above him. He heard
the distant voices Of unseen singers
and the dull drone Of q chanting voice,
and his soul thrilled with the mystery
of devotion.
At such times he thought of the poor
people of the valley of the st. John.
and, though his eyes filled and his
( throat ached, new fervor of determn.
alton came over him.
He rose from his knees and went
forth and trudged valiantly to the oa;i
door under the porte-cochere. Each
morning when the tower clock marked
the hour of nine he went to the bish.
ops door and beat on it with his fist
Each morning he was sent away. His
dismissal was given through the crack
of the door, for this persistent man
with the solemn face and the sunker
eyes and his everlasting quest of "the
great bishop" seemed bent upon some
sinister errand.
Behind the door there had beer
much talk regarding him among The
diocesan subordinates. He brough
papers from Attegat, he had tolC
them. Very we'll, but why did he no
leave the papers? Why did he not d
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
THE MYSTERY REyEALED

THE Mysterious Knight, trying TO sub
l. due the supposed mao Cog. clasped
him in a desperate hug. The frenzied
beast struggled fercely. clawing all the
while at the knights supposed 'armor
Had that armor been an. ordinary suit
Of clothes it would have been torn to
shreds in the first minute.
Finally the knight got one arm around
the dogs head in such n way as to shut
off his wind and hold him still. Then,
to Peggy's astonishment, the knight be-
gan to pull out the bristies in the dogs
nose.
who couldn't bear to see even a mad
dog tortured. The knight went right
on pulling out the bristes but his gal
liant steed, which had kept close at
hand during al! the excitement, turned
toward Peggy and gave her another of
those mystifying winks.
please stop!' begged Peggy
and let the poor beast suffer? That
would be cruel" was the knights
strange answer. "rhese bristles are por-
cupine quills. The dog met the porcu-
pine that escaped from us and was fool
ish enough to fight him. This is what
he got-his snout and mouth filled with
smarting. piercing needles
Then Peggy understood and she was
ashamed for having doubted the knight
He was as merciful as he was brave.
There. that's lesson for you," said
the knight to the dog as he plucked out
the last needle. Now get home with
you and don't you bother the birds
again"
The dog needed no second order. He
skunk away as fast as he could.
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THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
A SPEEDY CONVERSION
By Florence E. Armstrong


, a violence calculated to sweep lighter
person off his precarious foothold.
Winslow turned up his collar to meet
the arctic blasts. showed his hands deep
down into his huge pockets, and strode
on toward the white pillared house at
the joining of the crossroads.
He looked up suddenly as an icy wind
whistled through the rattling treetops,
makng shower Sfs of crystals thai
him from the angle was the small. trim
figure of girl. He wondered what mad
errand could have sent her out to tread
those CLASSY roads this afternoon, when
the same blast caught her hat, ire
spective of restraining hatpins! She
clutched wildly to regain it, struggled
frantically TO maintain an upright posi-
tion, and collapsed in little heap, from
which she endeavored in vain to arise.
''Hurt?' Winslow demanded anxiously
as he bent over her. He had reached
her side in two. reckless jumps.
II guess net" she replied, makingp
another effort, and crumpled up again:
Wen have the doctor here in a jiffy,'s
Winslow said. as he unceremoniously
| lifted her in his arms and carried her
into the library of the big house.. For
once he was grateful that he was not
living in town in bachelor apartments
Half an hour later, when the doctor
had departed, Elizabeth Langdon drew
back in the big grandfather chair be-
fore the cracking wood fire. What a
wonderful home!" she breathed. At
her side stood tea table on which
the golden beverage. with English muf-
fms and currant jelly asserting as she
did SO that this sparkling Transparency
was made from fruit raised on the
premises. which was the finest anywhere
around the countryside.
WinslowA turned abruptly from the
fire. where Ne was stooping to encoaf- I.-
az nlpaSnnt domestic scene.
An attractive girl, who was also a
piucky one, before his fireslde made
tised 1t for sale today and some ones
due here now to look It over" He NUT
tered something inaudible.
fered, BUT but it's is perfect! @ ON All the simple
dignity of it''-she indicated 1t with a.
sweeping glance. "oh! II you had to
live in an apartment in the city as
do, and never see the country dressed
in its ice-clothing except on a Saturday
afternoon, you'd be willing to pay for
it with a broken ankle, too" she ended
4 harsh. jangling sound interrupted.
Winslow stepped impatiently to the tel
ephone. who ho?-McQuag?-at Jenklns,s
drugstore well, don't come Cant
help it. that's an owners privilege =
Sorry. Better take the next train baca:
hear it whistling now. No, positively. !!
-,You'll have to hurry, Mr.. McQuag. It's
Winslow hung up tile receiver with a
4 chuclSle. Blessings on that Turtle
River station master. He cut that short
for me. The old codger wanted TO buy
without even looking at the place J"
Elizabeths face wore a charming ex-
preston of suspended questioning. VIM
slow leaned across the table. Perhaps
I'd better not say yet why l changed
my mind" he hesitated. Elizabeth's
eyes dropped to her teacup. He
stumbled and grew red.
Perhaps" she said softly you'd hs
little ahead of time"
The next complete novelstts--I1sns.
Sweet Home. :. :,
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THE PROBLEM OF THE EMPTY
MANSION
CLEANING UP

TT was a bang up dinner that little
L Bangor Hotel served. AS soon as
it was over (and not until them Duke
answered my question as to why the
karaby Bay Bank first wanted to fore
close and then wanted to renew the
mortgage on The Barracks"
"One of the directors of the bank
happens TO be a wealthy real estate
man-realtor is what they call them
selves now-and specializer in large es-
tates.
81 found out that he's helped several
small real estate men who tried to sell
The Barracks and through his help
or, let me say. 'interference'--the deal
always failed to materialize.
He hopes to get the property for the
price of the mortgage-it would be
big. thing for hm-and so pulls the
wires, through the bank, TO help his
own game. ! assure you. Peter, that
we'll have no help from The Seaboard
Realtors the name under which the real
estate man (his name is Boarcnan)
runs his business. Indeed, we may eX-
pect every opposition he can offer.
"Ay,eston. tie president of the bank.
is a figurehead. BoarGman is the real
head Ayleston knows what Boardman
wants. and I knew my threat to pay up
the mortgage would scare Ayleston into
q renewal
wouldn't it be better to transfer the
mortgage and get rid of Boardman and
4 his hold on the property?'
Possibly, but that Karaby Bay Bank
only charges per cent, while the New
York Trust Company asks per
: cent-and . per cent on twenty-five
thousand is worth saving-besides, there
! is a whole lot Of satisfaction in play
ing the game with your opponent
money"
This problems got me puzzled I
admitted II can see now why you
used that>bank instead Of the trust COM
pany, but now that you have the eX-
tension of the mortgage fixed what arc
YOU going to do about it,
The waiter came and said THE Bos
ton party is on the phone now SIR sc
he excused himself to take his long-dis'
tance call.
When he returned he lit fresh cigaJ
and said:
1--WE just arranged to have six gar
deners here tomorrow. The first thing
we must do is to spend some money in
making the place presentable-' He
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and then crawled away on his hands
and knees, shielded from observation
as he made his escape. His horse was
at the corner of the building. He
mounted and galloped away. He un-
derstood then the new spirit Of that
crowd. 1t had been thirsty for a fight
with men: it was just as ready to ro.
sent insult offered to a pretty woman.
Norman Aldrich did not note this
escape of his prisoner. He was stand
ing mute, motionless, stricken, gain 3
at Evangeline, his emotions swelling
in his throat, his eyes trimming with
tears, his love lifted TO the holy height
of alteration.
She paused at the door, gently push.
the building, and turned and faced
them all once more.
"All my thanks to you, Messieurs.
May my friends come in?" Again that
trustful smile illuminated her face,
the smile that took her race into her
confidence.
A tall man stepped from the throng
of the aliens and bowed, his hat on
his breast.
The polls are open, Nam 'selle," lie
said. And the sinister hundred from
across the border broke up into
groups and left the way clear for the
voters of Attegat. Let me tell you
this, Notary Pierre" said the patri
arch, as they mounted the rostrum of
the town-house, God knows His own
business best. | have been blaming
Him because | didn't hear from Billie
deau. But I reckon that God kept
| Pere Leclair away so that the gir
His Providence sent to us could have
a clear field"
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"The third test" cried the knight, to
King Bird.
"Hurrah Hurrah." shrieked King
Bird flying down from the tree top
"Hurrah for the Mysterious Knight !.
Hurrah for Princess Peggy, ruler of
Birdland !"
Are you satisfied" asked the knight.
I'm satisfied to let you and Princess
Peggy do the fighting for Blrdland."
answered King Bird. 'I'll do my own
fighting and that's enough"
Good" said the knight. Fair Prin-
cess. the revolt is at an end"
You're a brave fighter. Mr.. Mys-
terous Knight" acknowledged King
Bird. But l know n flyer you can't
whip"
Bring him around next week and
we will have a tourney" laughed the
Knight. "Now / must escort our fair
princess home" He mounted his gal
liant steed and swung Peggy up before
him. "Good-by every one. Away, away,
my gallant steed a.
off they set at merry pace for
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THE RED LANE ss Ssnas,. "o.%1S .i n. paS s,, '"
Bv HOLMAN DAY
Romance of the Border

insulting them by word and prodding
fist, melting them to do his bidding.
At last he drove his hand with
wicked venom between the shoulders
of a sturdy riverman and spat vic
iOus taunt at him. That man. his face
Convulsed, his eyes red with sudden
passion, spoke the thought that was
then in the minds of the throng:
damn your dirty soul, DO YOU think
five dollars of your stolen money can
hire me to fight a girl"'
4 nasticr taunt was flung at him by
the infuriatcd employer. With an
oath of protest he struck Roi full in
the face. and the smuggler went down
like a log. He struggled for a few
moments among the legs of the men,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
Author Of "King Spruce" "The Ram.
rodderS," "The Skipper and the
Skipped" etc.

the dusty, tousled old fiddler waited
waited in tortures of doubt in agony
of hope. while his eyes sank deeper
under their tufted brows and new
wrinkles etched themselves across his
cheeks.
o. days he Crouched under his tree
in the park and listened to the city's
roar. furtive and fearing like forest
animal at bay.
o. night, though the hdeous jargon
of humanity was stilled. sounds more
mystic. more portentous. heaved on
the air from all about him--sounds
his ears could not translate. But he
had the instinct that belongs to the
man of the open country; and he
sensed something quivering about
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

full heart and from the depths Of my
soul"
She stretched out her arms to them
her beautiful face glowing with the
earnestness of appeal, her voice
trembling with the passion that was
IN her.
All, she understood those men Of
her blood; those Frenchmen whose
volatile natures had not been crushed
out of them by tho wild life Of forest
and stream, who under all the ribaldry
of border life preserved that Gallo
gallantry. those manners of courtesy
tracing back to the fathers that spirit
of quiXotic fervor in the duty owed to
a handsome girl
They were FrenChmen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
DREAlNLAND ADVENTUR --ByD Daddy


home, but the knight kept urging his
gallant steed to greater and greater
speed.
''Hi vi! Hi vi! Hurry. hurry, hurry.
my gallant steed !" he shouted.
Then Peggy got another surprise, for
the gallant steed replied in heated Lam
guage:
'Hee-haw! Hee-haw! I'm gallopins
my head off now. If you want to go
faster hire an airplane."
"Balky Sam" gasped Peggy And
'Balky Sam 1t was. Peggy hadn't rec
ogniZed him before because of his velvet
trappings and the blanket which had
completely disguised him.
But who was the knight? Was he an
other of her friends?
"Hi vi! Hi vi! A little more pep,
my sprightly nag" cried the knight.
At that Balky Sam baked He stop.
ped short in his tracks, and Peggy and
the knight went sailing over his head
into a clump of shrubbery. The shock
sent the knights helmet flying away,
and there he stood revealed before her.
grinning his old familiar grin.
Billy Belgium! Well, you did fool
me this time" she cried
And I'd have fooled you longer IL
this rascally old mule hadn't baked"
said BiIIy rubbing his head rueful,y.
Balky Sam sat down in the road
"I'll not stand to be called Names" he
brayed stubbornly. I'm not spright-
ly nag"
THAT wasn't calling names; that was
only an affectionate term used by
knights of old to their war horses"
"Oh. then all right" answered Balky
Sam. winking at Peggy. Climb on
again
They climbed on, and in jiffy there
was Peggy back home. What became
of King Birds challenge to Sir Knight
Billy will be told in the next story.
(The Hert story tells Of strange
contest for the leadership Of Bird
/ 1duf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

Be kind for when i
time half SO good?
invention to jump into view
only half understood?
Be ind auto! You ought to be kind
To by gasoline fed
It's appetite
hat philosopher sad
a wouldn't
DO volop hit? Eo no!
"ieeNo!
fivver-o!"
Be nice to
It
BY howing all natural laws
Be nice to
you doubtless we'll worthy the
So add
e'er had a
never whatever would betide
Throughout Hveong
ALEXANDER
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4 Ragged Fairy Godfather

60, COVERING in the midst of the
~ city's ramp and rattle, AnaXarogas
Billedeau waited!
Through weary days and anxious
nights-messenger and ma'tyr-chos.
en- from all Attegat for that sacrifice,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
TODAY's BUSINESS QUESTION
What is a jobber?
AnSUer tpiH appear Monday.
ANSWER TO YEsyERDAY's BUsI-
NESS QUESTION

"Sdle on joint account" is
transaction or some particular un-
derstandtn1 by a0hich too or moro
parties combine in contributing the
necessary capital and Services to
ony dnd sell and share the profts
or losses resulting ,hcreJrom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

King Bird 1couid lLsWrp Peggys
place as Princess Of Birdldnd. but fails
in tests imposed by the Mysterious
Knight when he fees from a tcild
dog, the knight meets the bedst)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

IN ms space Mr.. Whitehead 1oiH an-
S,oer readers' business question. on bun
ing, selling, udrertisiug and emn,o,,,,s..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

The next complete noveistte--usns.
Sweet Home. .. :. :,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

(The nert story tells Of q strange
contest for the leadership Of Bird
lanai
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BE KIND TO YOUR AUTO

(TO BE CONTINUED
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-01
Ad1er-i-ka
Againl

"A1Ieriaa has been worth its
weight in g1Id to me. !. BIAS CURED
my con .pation ana a serious bowel
trouble which I Aad.' lsi1usdJ Mrs.
Anna Wagner, SALISBURY, No
Adlerika expels ALL gas and sour
ness. stopping stomach distress IN
STANTLY Empties BOTH upper
and lower bowel, fus hing ENTIRE
al.mentary canal Removes ALL foal
matter which poisols system. Often
CURES constipation Prevents ap.
pendicitis. We have sold Adler-ika
many years Il is mixture Of buck
thorn. cascara. glycerine ard nine 9th.
er simple drugs VIM D. Duncan,
druggist.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-01
TIE LEAGUE A REALTY

The league Of nations may now he
accepted as an accomplished fact
The new draft OF The constitution has
been unanimously approved by the
peace conference and is Incorporated
in the treaty thar Germany and her
allies will be required to sign Win
the revision OF many doubtful uar-
lions and the incorporation oil amend
ments answering the principal obiac-
tions Of American critics, it may per.
maps be taken for granted that The
constitution viii be ratified hy the
United States Senate The friendly
attitude Of the American public TO-
ward it is unmistakahle. There Is
little indication of serious objections
in any other country.
It is not likely that the plan. even
as it now stands. is wholly sausfac-
tory to anybody But the majority OF
the people feel that it is probably the
best that could De obtained, and that
il represents at the least a pretty good
start in the right direction.
It viii get the nations accustomed
TO working together instead Of work
ing against each other /. provides
the necessary machinery for co.opera,
ton, and, no less important, esiat
fishes system Of compulsory pub
LEFTY Tor international affairs. The
rest, We may hope VIII come in time.
Experience viii reveal the strong and
weak points of the league, and little
by little it can be transformed until
it fultills its intended function as well
as any purely human apparatus can
be expected to in this imperfect world.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-01

lent of the American section Of the
international Parliamentary Union.
recently sailed for his second trip to
lee devastated resious of France and
BE GUM
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FARM FlREWooD VALUABLE.

The only Independent man in the
world is farmer who owns his farm
and has a good big wood LOT" said
The city man who had seen his elec
uric light bills rise day By day, to say
nothing Of night by night. and who
had lived through the coal famine Of
one winter by installing natural gas,
only to learn that the next winter the
gas would be minimum in quantity
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-01
Commission FINDS
PRIMARIES ARE TOO
COSTLY TO ILLINOIS



'''-''..'f '..- '4sf i.=9"ge. 2.
revision %. Illinois election aH- il
recommended I'll "a report ar tho ..#a
election commission .r6-....f
go..r..- I...-....
" '...'s .'.t
~. .-. senator Clarence +
These .ra f.. ..... r......,
tons.
T. Abolition 81 .ar #r.r-a,. .,......
0- Inc nomination 1T uar-,- aea#.
dates.
E. Immediate constitution ~ g .-...
board of elections commission 80.
-ist.ne IF three member. .a..a .t...
control aH the election -4fr.-.. -
the state.
Q. legislative authority +.- ~.
stare beard which VIII agta8.r.....u
abolish the Cook Count. board of .....
ton commissioners ana al. a5Har -,
Hicipal and county election boards f.
The state.
But five OF The nine members ...na
the report Their names are NOT OIL .
''s'".IE ul-'.osea, Tom. they are under. .
1'o'' 10 'e senators LHch ana elite. (
i''..'. -e"-.,.'ta ae!"ias and Iejetich [
am 9eSEelaIs OF state Emmegsou /
= e u.AeF .o"f members are henre- /
s'.i'l'.-' T. baAtteI-' senator Horman /
eo'I' ~ , } ne ana W. VI. Naee.ocN. .
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The FIRES VradsT.J1UrnAl may De
found at the Eews depots OF Wheeler
n Malo. Kneuhsl Bros. ard Megafnb's
Cigar Store.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-18
HERRING SPEAKS
FOR LOAN HERE

Frank Herring, of South Bend, as
sistant state director of w S. S. sales,
who spoke here last summer On be-
half of the War Savings Stamps cam
paign, giving one of the best talks
which Richmond has heard since the
beginning Of the war, will speak at
the great Victory loan mass meeting,
which has been definitely set for next
Tuesday night.
Herring has been in Germany since
his appearance in Richmond. and has
been almost constantly engaged, by
the government, in speaking to the
soldiers in Germany and France, and
since his return to this country, for
the Victory loan. He is esteemed one
of the strongest men who have been
in the government speaking service.
He is prominent member of the bro
therhood of Eagles.
The meeting will be held either in
the Coliseum or the high school audi
forum. Definite announcement as to
the place will be made within a day
or SO. The chorus of returned service
men will be a feature.