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all of them the future was a clouded
loudly had no definite plan to offer.
Jim moved among them constantly,
cheering them as best he could. He
smacked the shoulders of the men
and smiled at the wistful women and
danced around the cook fires with
the children. without any actual poll
on the matter, they chose him as
their leader and remained there,
trusting to him to find a way out.
They found he was not all talk. He
put the men 10 work in a sawmill
near Misery. which he took over from
its discouraged owner.
AS the days went on and the evic-
ton shadow loomed more darkly Jim
acted his part as an optimist with in
creasing difficulty; he showed his
companions a brave face. but he went
away by himself and sorrowed and
fought to get new grip on hope.
From time TO time he had noticed IA
strange old man who kept by himself
in the motley throng at Misery.
On one occasion, percelving that the
old man was unobtrusively trailing
him, Jim strobe back and confronted
the persistent person. "Hello, brother,
what's the big idea?''
The old man stammered an insunl- =
cient excuse. Jim looked him over
with interest He was not like the
squatter nondescripts, He was
Drowned darkly. showing that he had
lived long in the woods. but his tea.
lures possessed refinement and hi,
hands were delicate.
"You look and act as If you want /,
ask questions" insisted Jim. "Shoot. .
I'm wondering why young mar
like you is sacrificing himself here al
you're doing"
'No sacrifice, After u lot OF sci
: hshness | had good lesson taugh
me, and I'm trying to square myself.
: "It seems to make you happy-try
ring to square yourself" averred the
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Demos House, the great block OF
buildings where Dartrey had estab-
llshed his headquarters. ...
"Slt down, Tallente," Dartrey in-
vited. I'VE are both OF us men who
believe in simple things and direct
action. Have you made up your
mind?"
''I have" Taliente announced. "I
have broken finally with Horlock. l
have told him that l am coming to
you"
"You will help us to set the world
TO rights" he said. "Alas! that is
only phrase, but you will help US to
let in the light. Remember he went
on. that there may be moments OF
discouragement. Much of the material
we have to use, the people we have to.
influence, the way we have to travel,
may seem sordid, but the light is Shin
ing there all the time, Tallente. We
are not politicians. We are deliver
ers."
Il am your man, Dartrey." Tallente
promised simply. Make what use Of
me you will"
Dartrey smiled, once more the plain,
kindly man OF affairs.
ITO descend then, very much to the
earth" he said, "to- night you must 20
to Bradford. Odames will resign to-
morrow. This time" he added, with a
little smile. ~ think I can promise you
the Democratic support and a very
certain election"
Ito Be Continued.)
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INsTALMENr NO. 6.


WHO'S WHO IN THE STORY -
ANDREW TALENTE, NJ p, defeated at Heesfed losing Ms
through speech made by
MILLER Socialist NJ P whom aente meets at the station on MS
way his country estate, where
ONY PALLSER his secretary discovered in eouon with his
wife. Tony disappears mysteriousy
STELLA TALLENE asks her husband what he has done 10 ony
Talente orders her Of the house.
LADY JANE PARTlNGTON of Woodhanger daughter of the
Duke of Marminser calls find Talente in the deserted house
She for They interrupted by the arrival OF police
inspector.
The inspector Scotland Yard demands to know what has
become of Tony Pa Taene dvuges no information but at
midnight descends the cliff search for the body Police hiding
the grounds suspect Talente Of foul play.
Tsene lunches with Lady Jane She strangely attractive to
him and encourages his political career
STEPHEN DARTREY exponent of higher Socialism hermit
politician but leader of the Democratic Party offers aente an
opportunity represent them in the House of Commons
HORLICK Prime Minister of England confers with Talente
and reports that has been obtained for him. aente refuses
and surprised to learn that Tony Piser his secretary had
written letters the Prime Minister soliciting the title Against all
protest. Tante that he going with the Democratic
p,rfx
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They'll ruin half the merchants
and the manufacturers In the country
II they attempt L."
How can they ruin them p Tallentc
replied. "The factories will be there.
the trade will be there, the moI.ey
will still be there. The financial leg
islation OF the last few years has SIM
ply been blatant nursing of the
prohteer."
81 need not say, Tallente, that I
disagree with you entirely" his COM
panion declared. "At the same time,
I am not going to argue with you. To
tell you the truth. spent a great
part Of last night with you in my
thoughts. We cannot afford to let
you go. supposing, now, that could
induce watlxinson TO give up Kendall /?
His seat is quite safe and with little
reshuffling you would be able to slip
back gradually to your place among
us?'
Tallente shook his head.
The Prime Minister held out his
hand a little pettishly.
Politics." he said, ''is the one
career in which men seldom recover
from their mistakes. / hope that even
at the eleventh hour you will relept.
1t will be a grief to all OF us to see you
slip away from the reputable places. 4"
The Right Honorable John Angus
tus Horlock stepped into his motor
car and drove away. Tallente. after q
glance at his watch, called a taxi and
proceeded to keep his appointment "a:
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faitered. "suppoeins go to the po-
lice7"
Don't be melodramatic," he begged.
"In the first place, what have you tc
tell7 In the second place, in this
country, at any rate, q wife cannot
give evidence against her husband"
You admit that something has hap
pened?" she asked eagerly.
"T admit nothing" he replied, "ex-
cept that Anthony Paiiiser has disap-
peared under circumstances which
you and I know about, that he has
forged my name and entered into a
disgraceful conspiracy with you, and
that he has stolen from thy wife a
political document of great impor-
tance to me-"
Il knew nothing about the political
document" she said quickly.
She sat looking down on the floor
for several minutes. She had prob
ably, Tailente decided as he watched
her, some way of suffering in secret.
all the more terrible because of its re-
preston. When she looked up. her
face seemed pinched and older. Her
voice, however. was steady.
II am not sentimental" she said
coldly. II know what I want and
am not afraid to own IL. want to
be a peereas."
''1n that respect am unable to help
you," he replied.
''This is your last word7" she de-
manded.
Absolutely"
Then I demand that you set me
free"
He was little staggered.
How on earth can do that?"
"You can allow me to divorce you.
"And spoil any chance might have
Of re-entering political life," he re-
marked quietly.
81 have no further interest in you,
political llfe," she retorted.
He looked at her steadfastly.
There is another way" he sug-
gested. az might divorce you
Her eyes fell before the steely light
in his. She did her best. however, tc
keep her voice steady.
THAT would not suit me-" she ad
mltted. "I could not be received a
Court, and there are other social pen
alties which am not inclined to face
In the case of a disagreemc ut lik'
ours, If the man realizes his duty, /
is he who Is willing to bear the sacri
fice.'
Under the circumstances. yes" h
agreed. SIN our case. however, ther,
is a certain consideration upon which
have forborne to touch"
ANDREW, you are detestable!" sh'
exclaimed. LET us end this conver
sation. You have said all that yo,
wish to say?'
' Everything.
''Please go away, them" she begged
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am expecting visitors. think that
we understand each other"
COMPROMISE.
TALLENTE met the Prime Min
lister walking in the park.
IL thought OF writing to you.
Taliente," he said, "I cannot bring
myself to believe that you were In
earnest on Wednesday morning"
Absolutely" the other assured
him. II have an appointment with
Dartrey in an hours time to close
the matter"
The Prime Minister was shocked
and pained.
''You will dig your own grave" he
declared. ''The idea is perfectly scan
daious. You propose to sell your po-
htica birthright for a mess Of pot
tage."
IT am afraid I can't agree with you,
SIR" Tallente regretted. 81 am at
least as much in sympathy with the
programme OF the Democratic Party
as am with yours"
"In that case" was the somewhat
stiff rejoinder, ''there is, fear. moth
ing more to be said"
There was a brief silence. Tallente
would have been glad to make his es-
cape, but found no excuse.
when we beat Germany" Horlock
ruminated, ''the man in the street
thought that we had insured the peace
Of the world. Who could have dream
ed that nation who had played such
an heroic part, which had imperilled
its very existence for the sake of a
principle, was all the time rotten at
the core!"
I will challenge you to repeat that
statement in the House or on any pub
lie platform, SIR" Tallente objected.
"fhe present state of discomfort
throughout the country is solely owing
to the shocking financial mismanage-
ment of every Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer and lawmaker since peace
was signed. We won the war and the
people who had been asked to make
heroic sacrifices were simply expected
to continue them afterward as a mat
ter of course. What chance has the
man of moderate means had to i'm
prove his position. to save a little for
his old age. during the last ten years
A third Of his income has gone in
taxation and the cost of everything is
so per cent more than it was before
the war. And we won It, mind. That
is what he can't understand. We wor
the war and found ruin
Legislation has done It's best" the
Prime Minister said. Ito assist in thu
distribution Of capital"
Legislation was too SLOW" Tallentt
answered bluntly. Legislation is only
playing with the subject now. Yo,
sneer at the Democratic Party, bu
they have a perfectly sound scbem
of financial reform and they under
take to bring the income tax down t,
shillings in the pound within tn
next three years"
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"sHE LEANED A LII
HER IN HER SUITE"

thousand pounds and settle five mil
lion dollars on the holder of the title
forever, If you will accept this peer
age. wouldn't mind a present to the
party funds, either, if that helped
matters"
Tallente shook his head.
"I am sorry for your disappoint
ment," he said, but nothing would
induce me to accept a seat in the
Upper House. / have other plans"
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to bend him sometimes to her will.
Why should sae take 1t for granted
that she had lost her power? Here.
however. even persuaslons we're dim
cult. He sat upon a straight. high
backed chair by her side and his face
SEEMED as though 1t were carved out
Of stone.
"You have always declined, Andrew.
70 make very much use OF my money"
she said. "Could we not make a bar
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You knew I'd be back not later than
this day, didn't you?'
Yes" she cried bravely, though
she had been hoping against hope.
The settlers dropped all and came
running. Shaw led his forces to the
spot. apprehending Interference with
his plans; he had recognized a we'll
known lawyer as one of Jim's COM
panions. ..
When Jim turned to face the crowd
he looked directly into Benson's flam-
ing eyes
"Glad to see you here, boss! ! know
you relish little plays. You staged a
very good one. using me as hero. I'm
putting on one of my own to-day
Curtain goes up! Act One!" lie
bowed TO the man whom Shaw recog-
nized.
The lawyer addressed directly the
attorney for the Great Onawa:
f<~ ROTHER SHAW, ! know you
ItIutInbcl NoiND i'h''' WV
was Register of Deeds in
this county in the ola days.
Yes! OF course you do. Well. Caleb
didn't go away and die, after all. Caleb
has found himself and his conscience.
Caleb and |, and this young man and
an expert with a microscope. have
been over the county registry of
deeds books. and We have verified
what Caleb pointed out as the changes
and the forgeries he perpetrated when
he was in the pay OF boundary shifters
and title Jumpers.
Caleb is perfectly willing to take
his medicine-but It won't be very
bitter dose, trust, because ] shall
defend him and lay the real blame
where il belongs
"You don't accuse the Great onawa
or me, do your" demanded Shaw
hotly
1 d "Certainly not. The g o G. folks
D were fooled into buying land IRON
men who did not own II. It's too bad
because those lands will now be giver
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more precious than sold-selt-
spect.'"
.It's why came to them and have
stayed here. Just Jim. was hoping
that 1 could train the children, en-
courage the older folks and help them
get back what the timberland owners
have stolen"
81 wonder how much land has been
stolen up here. along with self-re-
spect," he said. looking hard at her.
she returned his look with long
and searching scrutiny. Have you
any reason for thinking that any land
Is been stolen from real ownersT
'Not a very definite reason, Ill ad-
nit. But / have been doing some
guessing
"Are you speaking the truth-that
you have only guessesP"
That's ALL"
She turned away.
DO you have any special interest
in stolen lands?" he pressed,
Lets drop the subject she
pleaded.
.'yery well. Ill keep on with the
other subject which l brought up
rye been pretty selfish all my life
Miss Ambrose. But up here l have
learned lesson. I'm going in with
your folks as a pal and friend, with
all the grit that's in me, and wen see
what can be done"
she put out both her hands to hin
enthusiastically. Consider yourseli
mustered IN. Just Jim!"i
R1HE work of Attorney Shaw
among the scattered sauattert
OF the region had begun &
show itself along the river in III
movements OF the populace. Dali.
new arrivals came and hung up ant
used the conveniences which had beei
left behind at Misery when the driv
ing crew went on down the river.
Nearly all Of these Involuntary no
rnads fingered on day after day. Fo
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A WFE's WiLES.
T~ALLENTE, obeying an urgent
telephone message. made his
way TO Claridge's and sent his
card up TO his wife,. Her maid came
down and invited him TO her suite,
an invitation which he promptly de-
oiined. In about quarter Of an
hour she descended to the lounge,
dressed for the street. She showed
no signs Of confusion or nervousness
at his visit. She was hard and cold
and fair. with a fraudulent smile
upon her lips, dressed to perfection.
her maid lowering In the background
with a Pekinese under one arm and a
jewel case in her other hand.
Thank goodness. she said, as she
futtered into chair by his side.
that you hate scenes even more than
4 DO! You have the air of a man who
has found out no end OF disagreeable
things!"
y. "You are observant,' ne answered
driiy. 'T have Just come from the
Prime Minister
'wen?"
81 find that Palliser has been con-
ducting a regular conspiracy behind
my back, with reference to this
wretched peerage. He has practically
forged my name and has placed me
in most humiliating position. You,
4 suppose. were his instigator in this
inatter7''
II suppose I was" she admitted,
what was TO be his reward-his
Interior reward. mean?"
~ promised him twenty thousand
pounds she answered, with cold
fury. 'It appears that 1 overvalued
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Tallente remained absolutely un-
ruffled. He had been expecting some
thing of this sort. The only wonder
was that 1t had been delayed so long
"A threat?" he asked pleasantly
Call it what you like. Men don't
disappear like that. What did you do
with him?"
what do you think he deserved?"
She bit her lip.
II think you are the most detestablo
human being who ever breathed," she
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to the rightful owners-too bad from
your standpoint, mean - excellent
from ours. For instance" he bowed to
the girl on the porch, Miss Am
brose will receive the lands from her
grandfather's estate. congratulate
you!" he assured her, smiling into
her amazed countenance.
Again the lawyer addressed Shaw,
taking all the crowding listeners into
his confidence:
you'll be interested To know that
a mystery which stirred up the Gov
e1nor and the Legislature and all
the newspapers has been solved. The
famous gore OF Range 10 was peeled
off In slivers by the pirates. 1t has
all come back In bunch. The V
that vanished is visible again, Brother
Shaw. One of these officers is about
to serve an injunction which protects
all these lands and the settlers on the
lands until the court can take due
cognizance of the evidence. And
we're right in the heart of that V.
standing where we are"
"The man who bought it from the
state is dead" stated Shaw, as If
that fact modified conditions.
The lawyer clapped his palm on
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"They could be changed"
Impossible !"
you might be forced to change
them"
by whom7'
The smile maddened her. She had
meant to be subtle. She became
6amboyant. She leaned forward In
her chair.
What have you done with Tony
Palliser?" she demanded.
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have gone on with their work if the
Ambrose girl, hiding her doubts, her
grief. and her worry behind the mask
of her white face, had not set herself
Mt their head.
The poor folks were leaderless, ex-
cept for the girl when the dreaded
day came and Attorney Shaw arrived.
He brought officers; his aids for the
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moving their belongings from the
houses.
Bessie Ambrose sat on the porch Of
the new log house, waiting for Shaw's
order to depart Somebody had at
tempted to pull down the little flag,
but she prevented the act. :.
Jim's whistle, that had been the
clarion OF the morning in the past,
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proposed job OF demolition OF build
ings we're men from the &c 0 q" driv-
ing crew, captaiued by Roaring Bill.
who had sought the office, The men
brought heavy boxes. labelled "Dyna-
mite"
Zen. women and children were
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was heard above the waters. The girl
heard II first,
He came striding up the trail. ac-
oompanied by several strangers. and
did not pause until he stood face to
face with the Ambrose girl.
'Tm back again! Tell me the truth!
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me where nobody can overhear?"
The next morning Just Jim did not
appear Later in the day somebody
noticed that the strange old man was
no longer in the community.
The poor folks were distracted by
e loss of jun. The men would not
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ow ned-the only property left, by the
way. Allow me to present Mr.. James
Austin March, second"
6HyHE young man raised his arms
and stilled the rising tumult.
u That's about all there is to
the little play of this day and
date lie happy, folks! 1t will all
come out right when we get our
heads together. Stick around!
There"l be jobs. AS the duly elected
Mayor of Misery, l bid all of you q
most hearty welcome"
"You dam fool, that was only
joke" roared Benson.
Young March pushed the knapsack
TO one side and sat down beside the
flushed girl and took her hand and
patted il between his tender palms.
"Benson, have made u job of that
Joke" he said. To the girl he whis-
percd. "I came up here looking for
something that was lost-tifty thou
sand dollars worth of land. But
what have found is 80 much bigger
don't dare to speak of il just yeti"
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twisting his fingers ner-

old man, twisting his fingers ner-
vously.
"Sure thing," declared Jim.
<FY DON'T know whit sort of a
lesson was taught you," fall
a tered the strange old man,
"but whatever your lesson was, you
have been acting in way to teach
me my lesson. Will you come with
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(To Be Continued. J

bad from Jim's shoulder. But his nephew and
= excellent only heir is very much altve-and
e bowed to claims the property that his uncle
Miss Am ow ned-the only property left, by the
from her way. Allow to present Mr.. James
ngratulate Austin March, second"
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Old Home Of William Morris Mamed by No Modem Hand;
Great Green Dragon Hedge Clipped Just as Master Left

tapestry upon it. No touch OF a mod
ern world had marred the harmony OF
this chamber, where the Lady OF Sha-
lott might have looked In her mirror
and from the loaded window panes
seen the garden walled by yews. or
watched the sunset from behind the
quiet elms. Outside the gates OF the
Manor we walked down through tho
meadows, where the sound OF rush
Ing wier came TO us in the stiffness
and we watched the Thames flow by
toward the Roman spire Of Lechlade.
It's sources lie hidden not far off. and
here the river passes its last lock and
becomes free. Only flock OF sheep
moved slowly through the pastures.
while solitary boatman punted down
the stream into the twilight.
Reluctantly we left the old place
and, with our going, day too went
from the gardens and from the "home
mead" while only the gabled roof
caught the sun. How silent, how far
away it seemed. almost as though we
had been dreaming and that whom
we should have gone the beautiful
House would vanish. too. But, still as
we turned to look back, it stood there,
the secrets Of its past untold and elo-
quent of that wistful antiquity which
seemed the very soul of Kelmscott
Manor.
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Special Correspondence 70 THE NEW York
HrrALp.
VIENNA, March 7.--AustriA will soon
be the classic country OF taxes. Even
now you can hardly inhale a mouthful
OF fresh air without so many crowns
worth OF indirect taxes in IT, A new
and not uninteresting although some
what Bolshevistic taxation scheme is
now under consideration by the SO
cialistic Town Council of Vienna. Like
most big cities In Europe Vienna suf-
fers under a bad shortage OF apart
ments, and the number OF people look
ing out for accommodation and reg
istered on the official lists OF apart
ment seekers is about 10000.
In view OF the low value OF the
crown and excessive costs, the build
ing trade Is at an almost complete
standstill. and there is little hope for
a speedy change as far MS private
capital IL concerned as long as the
rents are kept artifically low by the
Government at the expense Of the
house owners, which is now the case.
This has brought the Town Council TO
consider taking radical measures by
building municipal houses out of public
funds and making tenants OF the com
paratively cheap flats In tho already ex-
isting houses pay part Of the otherwise
too dear rents In these new houses. IL
this scheme is realized It will be typi-
cal example of practical communism.
People who have got n cheap lodging
will have TO compensate those who are
less fortunate by paying SO much per
cent. in addition 90 their present rents,
and tho house owners will be reduced TO
the unenviable position Of mere trustees
Of the municipality. They viii formally
remain in possession Of their houses but
draw no benefit from them.
Since tho so-called protection law
for tenants was introduced during the
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Airplane Fails to
Overtake RUNAWAY
French War Balloon
Lone Soldier Has Wild Ride
After His Companions
Jump.

Special Gable TO THE NEw YoHK HERALD.
Copyright, fos3 by TIrn NEW YoRK HrnArp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. March Is.
Last night n French soldier. lashed
TO the swinging anchor OF n military
sausage" balloon, landed In an open
field. He was the only passenger, and
no was safe and sound, and his craft
was undamaged. Though without a
pilot II came down within ten miles
OF the spot near Angers where II
broke from it's moorings In the after
noon. carrying the lone soldier slsy-
ward
The balloon when last sighted bv
one or squadron of airplanes that
pursued 1t in an effort to save the
soldiers lifo was bound seaward. and
II was feared that Clinkemaille, the
soldier, might be waited thither be-
fore he could bring the ship to earth.
change in air currents saved him.
Five members sf tho crew were
borne aloft when the cables snapped
earlier in the day ms preparations
were being made for practice flight.
The survivor crawled hand over
hand up to the anchor, to which he
lashed himself fast. His dangling
figure disappeared from the Wow of
those on the ground, but just before
dusk he waved his handkerchief at the
pilot Of one Of the pursuing airplanes,
which could not get close enough to
save him withodt further endanger-
Ing bis lifo