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in the papers. too. Im-that is. my
name"-like one about to take a
plunge. he drew short breath. and
watchfHlly-"my name is Van War
den. I'm the one you read about
Harry-Tm Harry Van Warden"
After pause. slowly and reprov-
ingly Fred shook his head: but his
smile was kindly. even regretful, AS
though he were sorry he could not
longer enjoy the strangers conf
dences.
My boy he exclaimed. you're
more than Van Warden! You're a
genius" He rose and made a
peremptory gesture. Sorry" he said
but this isn't safe for either of US.
Follow me and I'll dress you up and
send you where you want to go. He
turned and whispered over his shoul-
der: Some day let me hear from you
4 man with your nerve
In alarm the naked one with a
gesture commanded silence.
The library led to the front hall
In this was the courtroom. First
making sure the library and hall
were free of servants, Fred tiptOed
to the courtroom and, opening the
door. switched on the electric light
The naked man. leaving in his wake
trail of damp footprints, followed
at his heels.
Fred pointed at golf capes, sweat
ers. greatcoats. hanging from hooks
shoes
Put on that motorcoat and the
galoshes." he commanded. They'll
cover you in case you have to run
for it. I'm going to leave you here
while / get you some clothes. If any
of the servants butt in. don't lose
your head Just say you're waiting
to see me-Mr. Keep. I won't be
long. Wait
bet I'll watt"
AS Fred closed the door upon him
the naked one was rubbing himself
violently with Mrs. Keeps yellow
golf jacket.
IN his own room Fred collected a
suit of blue serge. tennis shirt,
boots. even a tie. Underclothes he
found ready laid out for him and he
snatched them from the bed. From
roll of money in his bureau drawer
he counted out a hundred dollars
Tactfully he slipped the money in the
trousers pocket of the serge suit, and
with the bundle Of clothes in his
arms raced downstairs and showed
them into the courtroom.
Don't come out until / knock" he
commanded. and" he added in a
vehement whisper, don't come out
at all unless you have clothes on"
The stranger grunted.
Fred rang for Gridley and told him
to have his car brought around to
the door, He wanted it to start at
once-within two minutes. When the
butler had departed, Fred, by an inch
again opened the courtroom door. The
stranger had draped himself in the
underclothes and the shirt and at
! the moment was carefully arranging
the tie.
Hurry commanded Keep. "The
car'll be here in a minute. Where
shall 1 tell him to take you?"
The stranger chuckled excitedly;
his confidence seemed to be return
ing. New York" he whispered
fast as he can get there: Look
here" he added doubtfully. there's .
roll of bills In these ciothes."
They're yours" said Fred.
The stranger exciatmsd vfyor-
.ousiy. You're al rightT he whis-
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me kneelIng fgure SObbed, the SOhS
rising from far down III the pit of the
stomach, wrenching The body like
waves Of nausea. The man stretched
his arms toward them. From long
disuse his voice cracked and broke.
I'm done" he sobbed Il can't go
no further. l give myself up
Above the awful silence that held
siren shrieked in one long, mocking
howl of triumph
IT was the stranger who was the
i first to act. Pushing past Fred
and slipping from his own shoulders
the long motorcoat, he flung il over
the suit of purple gray. The goggles
he clapped upon the old mans fright
ened eyes, the golf cap he pulled
down over the white hair. With one
arm he lifted the convict and with
the other dragged and pushed him
into the seat beside the chauffeur
Into the hands of the chauffeur he
trust the roll of bills.
Get him away he ordered. It's
only twelve miles to the Connecticut
line. AS soon as you're across. buy
him clothes and a ticket to Boston.
Go through White Plains 10 Green
wich-and then you're safe"
As though suddenly remembering
the presence of the owner of the car
he swung upon Fred. Am 1 right"
he demanded.
"Of course" roared Fred. He flung
his arm at the chauffeur as though
throwing him into space.
"Get-to-hell-out-o here ne shout
ed.
The chauffeur, by profession
criminal. but by birth human being.
chuckled savasely and this time
threw in the clutch. With a grind
ing of gravel the racing car leaped
into the night. its ruby rear lamp
winking in farewell. its tiny siren
answering the great siren of the
prison in jeering notes of JOY and vic
tory.
Fred had supposed that at the last
moment the younger convict pur
posed to leap to the running board,
but instead the stranger remained
motionless.
Fred shouted impotently after the
flying car. In dismay he seized the
stranger by the arm.
But you?" he demanded. How
are YOU going to get away?"
The stranger turned appealingly
to where upon the upper step stood
Winnie Keep.
81 don't want to get away" he said.
IT was hoping. maybe. you'd let me
stay for dinner"
A terrible and icy chill crept down
the spine of Fred Keep. He moved
SO that the light from the hall fell
full upon the face of the stranger.
"wiIl you kindly tell me-" Fred de-
manded, "who the devil you are?'
The stranger exclaimed peevishly.
"I've been telling you all evening" he
protested. I'm Harry Van Warden"
xx X
RIDLEY. the ancient butler. ap-
" peared in the open door.
Dinner is served, madam" he
said.
The stranger gave an exclamation
of pleasure. Hello, Gridley. he
cried. "will you please tell Mr.. Keep
who I am? Tell him, if he'll ask me
to dinner, won't steal the spoons"
Upon the face of Gridley appeared
smile it never had been the privi-
iege of Fred Keep TO behold. The
butler bsamed upon the stranger
fondly, proudly, By the. right Of long
ac0ua init nceship. with the affection
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ne Sowed grass seed, and before long
he had a good natural park.
With his own measer pension money.
Edwin Libby fixed up seats and tables
and erected swings for the children. He
even bought an ice chest and installed
il near his tent. 1t came to he the
favorire picnic ground. not only Of Pct
worth people hut also of other Wash
ingtonians, and Mr.. Libby was ever
ready to suggest the spot most suitau!.
for every occasion.
He WAS always inviting the boys up
there and they never tired of going 50
great was their regard for him thai
they fashioned rustic sign. Libby
Park" and put it up at the edge Of the
wood, which was ever after called hy
that name.
No keep off the grass signs were
harbored in Libby Park. for Mr.. Libby
had learned the great truth that the
groves which were Gods first temples
are still an inspiration to mankind.
Many wonderful hike did the Boy
Scouts take through this park Many
a wonderful hunt for wild flowers was
conducted especially for the girls. Mr.
I.ibbys name was known and loved
through the whole Of Petworth
THE white-hsired veteran was hap
py,, and he loved his park with
passion possible only where ones whole
heart is in his work. He had no i'm
mediate family. but his park and his
children filled the gap.
He was born in Exeter. Ne. I'm ISS5
He enlisted in B Company of the
Sixth Maine Volunteer Infantry in
1861. Then in 1863 he enlisted in the
Regular Army and served in Battery
g of the Fourth United States Artl-
lery in 1863 and 1864. by virtue of
which service he was admitted 10 the
Soldiers Home.
One Fourth of July Petworth citi-
zens had n picnic in Libby Park. and
handsome meerschaum pipe. This
token touched him deeply
Shortly thereafter he moved to the
Soldiers Home Hospital. as he was
being treated there and had not the
strength to go back and forth each
day. But his friends did not forget
him. and he received hundreds OF let
-ters of commendation for the work
he had done. These letters. with the
rest of his personal effects, were sent
to his nearest relative. a brother.
after his death. which occurred on
January 20. 1920. He was then eighty
five years old.
The Washington school children
sent an immense floral tribute al this
time, and hundreds of them attended
the funeral He is buried in the Es-
tionsl cemetery, just outside OF -.
Soldiers Home gate.
AS for Libby Park, a movement was
started in the Petworth Citizens As
sociation to secure an appropriation
from Congress to purchase il as
recreation park for the neighborhoed!
A COMMITTEES was appointed by the as
sociation and an elaborate report waj
prepared, but the, dss;red. result vas
not obtained. MARYE PRICE,
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a passer-by. and, if the passer-by
into insensibility. he might effect an
exchange of garments. He might by
threats obtain them from some
farmer; might despoil scarecrow.
With none of these plans was
Fred entirely satisfied. The question
deeply perplexed him. How best
could naked man clothe himself?
And as he sat pondering that point.
from the bushes a naked man
emerged He was not entirely un-
draped. for around his rakedness he
had drawn a canvas awning. Fred
recognized it as having been torn
from one of the rowboats in the
lake. But. except for that. the man
was naked to his heels. He was a
young man of Fred's own age. His
hair was cut close, his face smooth
shaven and above his eye was a half
healed bruise. He had the sharp.
clever, ratlikv face Of one who lived
by evil knowledge. Water dripped
from him, and either for that reason
or from fright the young man trem-
bled, and, like one who had been
running, breathed in short, hard
gasps.
TIRED was surprised to find that he
L was not in the least surprised.
II was as though he had been wait
ing for the man, as though it had
been an appointment.
Two thoughts alone concerned
him-that before he could rid himself
of his visitor his wife might return
and take alarm, and that the man.
not knowing his friendly intentions,
and in state to commit murder,
might rush him. But the stranger
made no hostile move and for mo-
ment in the moonlight the two young
men eyed each other warily.
Then, taking breath and with
violent effort to stop the chattering
of his teeth, the stranger launched
into his story.
II took a bath in your pond, ne
hlurted forth, "and-and they stole
my clothes. That's why I'm like
thisr'
Fred was consumed with envy. In
comparison with this ingenious mar
rative how prosaic and commonplace
became his own plans to rid hlmseif
of accusing garments and explain his
nakedness. He regarded the stranger
with admiration. But even though
he applauded the others invention ne
could not let him suppose that ne
was deceived by it.
isn't it rather cold night to take
a bath?" he said.
AS though in hearty agreement the
naked man burst into a violent mt OF
shivering.
TT wasn't a BATH" he gasped. at
was a bet."
"A what" exclaimed Fred. His ad-
miration was increasing. "A bet?
Then you are not alone?'
II am now-demn them" exclaim-
ed the naked one. He began again
reluctantly. I'VE saw you from the
road. you and a woman, sitting mere
in the light from that room. Ihey
bet me | didn't dare strip and SWIM
across your pond with you sitting SO
near. 1 can see now 1t was 1rameu
up on me from the start, for wnen
was swimming back ] saw them run
to where I'd left my clothes, and then
I heard them start, and when l got
to the hedge the car was gomez!
Keep smiled encouragingly. "The
cart" he assented. $50 you've been
riding around in the moonlight
The other nodded and was about to
speak when there burst In upon them
the roarinS scream Of the siren. The
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Blot Out Garden Spot
Developed by Veteran

+ Edwin 5. Libby could come back
for a visit to the city which he
loved. what would he say of the
changes that time and man have
wrought in the beautiful garden spot
which bore his name" Loyal citi-
7ens of Petworth. who cherish his
memory are asking themselves this
question today. and even the younger
generation. usually so thoushtless,
cannot forget the kind old soldier
and his life of service and love. For
Libby Park. once a vast expanse of
green, exists no more.
Several months ago many of the
trees We're felled. Later space was
cleared and now the workmen are
busy cutting away and smoothing
down the bare hill. at the place where
once was a picnic place and pleasure
ground.
In the heart of Petworth this park
once flourished. Bounded on the
south by Upshur street, it was sep
arated from the United States Sol
the west of Rock Creek Church road.
and it extended north for several
blocks where, on the east, it was
bounded by Rock Creek cemetery.
Petworth was sparsely populated
in the old days, and its citizens were
justly proud of the country atmos
phere.
Evening star., 1922-06-04

BOUT 1895 or 1898. Edwin S.
n Libby. who had been an inmate
of the United States Soldiers Home
since 1925. first became interested in
this bit of woodland. 1t was then
all overgrown with thick under
brush. Violations of the law were
being committed there. Bad charc-
ters frequented it. The place was
also infested with chiggers, ticks.
etc. Altogether. it was looked upon
in the neighborhood as an unsafe
and undesirable spot and a reflection
on the community.
1t was then that Mr.. Libby, who
along with many others had been
protesting rather heavily against the
existing conditions, started TO work
there A local attorney named Ma
thaniel Wilson had owned the place
for many years, but he had never seen
the property and he gave Libby per-
mission to improve it in any way
he wished, on his own responsibility,
provided 1t would cost him tthe
owner), nothing, He further prom
ised that IL Wouio hot oe soiu uuf
ing Libby's life.
So Mr.. Libby fixed up tent and
spent the summer out of doors, with
a two-fold purpose; first. a philan-
thropic motive. TO clean UP the place.
which was a disgrace to the COM
munity; and second, he wanted the
outdoor exercise to, improve his
health.
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LIE began by taking out dead trees.
! burning underbrush and digging
up stumps, so that 4 little sun might
shine through. and the worst Of the task
was done, In the place Of the stumps
Evening star., 1922-06-04

As rule. when Winnie Keep was
dressing for dinner, Fred. in the
room adjoining. could hear her un-
consciously and light-heartedly sing
ing to herself. 1t was q habit of hers
that he loved. But on this night.
although her room was directly above
where he sat upon the terrace. he
heard no singing.
He had been on the terrace for a
quarter of an hour. Gridley, the aged
butler who was rented with the
house. and who for twenty years had
been an inmate of it. had brought
the cocktail and taken away the
empty glass. And Keep had been
alone with his thoughts. They were
entirely of the convict. If the man
suddenly confronted him and begged
his aid. what would he do? He knew
quite wsu what he would do. He
considseed svsn the means by which
he would asStst thu Fugitive to q sue
cessful getaway.
The Ashfes Of the question did not
Evening star., 1922-06-04

THE country place of the Keeps
was completely satisfactory, and
for the purposes of their social
comedy the stage setting was per-
feet. The house was one they had
rented from man of charming taste
and inflated fortune; and with it they
had taken over his well disciplined d
butler, his pictures, furniture. family
silver and linen. II stood upon an
eminence. was heavily wooded and
surrounded by many gardens; but Its
chief attraction was an artificial lake
well stocked with trout that lay di-
rectly below the terrace Of the house
and also in full view from the road to
Albany.
This latter fact caused Winnie Keep
much concern. In the neighborhood
were many laborers, and on several
nights the fish had tempted these
born poachers to trespass; and more
than once. on hot summer evenings,
small boys from Tarrytown and
ossining had broken through the
hedge and used the lake as a swim
ming pool.
'Tt makes me nervous" complained
Winnie. al don't like the idea Of peo-
pie prowling around so near the
house. And think Of those hundreds
OF convicts, not one mile away. In
Sing Sing. Most OF them are bur-
r1ars, and IL they ever get out our
house IL the very first one they'll
break into"
a haven't caught anybody In this
nsiehborhood breaking into our house
ySt" said Fred. and rd Be Sad TO
- svsa burxfsr-
TAAy ~srS SsatSd On TN 6riek tsr-
ice thlt overlooked the lake. It
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JAPAN'S TREASURY e.
HAS GOOD A
AT mi OF YEAR

Tokio-What may be regarded as
the states balance sheet for the fiscal
year 1921 is published by the finance
department. According to the publica-
ton, the gross revenue amounted to
2,065.709.763 yen and the total K
pendkure to 1.4s9,S36,278 yen, there
by leaving a balance Of SIS, 900. 900
yen. 4
Compared with the estimated budg-
ct for the same fiscal year the actual
expenditure fell short approximately
"a, 900 900 yen. while the revenue ex-
ceeded the estimate by ,4s0, 900, 900
yen. Compared with the actual revc-
nue. and expenditure for the preceding
fiscal year, the former indicates an in
GREASE Of s {, 1000, 900 yen and the lat
ter an increase of 10000 900 yen. OF
the revenue, the greatest part was
from taxes which amounted to 1885,
$4,000 yen. followed by governme emit
property proceeds with 3~33,782,000
yen. \ A.
The navy and communications de-
partments head the list in the amount
OF expenditure, the former recording
4S3. 8 900 yen and the latter 245,-
900. 900 yen. The surplus funds avail
able for the next fiscal year amount
to 1~64,323,000 yen. z
.N t [-| NH- flr #a.t
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NEWS
NEW YORK.
srocxa.

STOCKS.
New York. Sept. 2s.-Execution pf
group wSicS carried them II n"f from i to
points beyond Yesterdays final prices
intimated the short faction and an &C
eiye covering movement set In which
forenoon decline. National Biscuit was
buo,yant. rising sE points while Loose:
Wiles gained sh. Pittsbureh coal; Cult
stores and Adams Express registered
Of between l and points:
Marking up of the call money rate to s
per cent caused a halt in the upward
New York, Sept. 2s.-sufficient buy
ing power developed to check the de-
cline during the first hour and many
recovery being, assisted BY a brisk bid
ding up Of the.Standard Oil shares, Cal
i5ornia rising * and New Jersey :;
the anwiliinsnSe aas'e 81 tn the ~" bulls TRsu to foi-
low prices upward resulted in another
attempt by the bears to raid the list.
Liquidation of the high priced tobacco
m% nsoSen aao by = Gifted qaR d states Rsw ls Steel On come sns
Petroleum and Baldwin VI unsettled the
list again before noon. Losses Of 8 to
Mexican Petroleum. Midvale, Liggett
Myers B and Lorillard tobacco. Call
"G Stock 0P priess At suf aS per = e severe set
back At the opening Of today's stock
market, early declines in the active is
sues ranging from ! to 3 points. The
o ouied IN d, stsrlins T From ING from from dis dis,
and abandonment Of the Republic-Mid-
~va1e.1nland steel merger furnished pro-
fessicnal shorts with sufficient am;
they were aided by further liquidation
OF weakened speculative accounts. Re-
public Iron and steel fell off more than
q point ct the opening and soon dropped
points. Other steels were weak in SYM
pathy: Vanadium and Crucible dropped
fsesi common on, \ Canadian Pacifie and
point and were followed into lower
ground by. New York Central and Atchi-
son; Mexican Petroleum dropped near
~ gor > points snt but the other oils Offered
pressure. h reaction in copper shares
was led by Utah, which was off a point.
A number Of specialties also registered
Sears Roebuck. Famous Players and
Electric Storage Battery.
New York, Sept. 2s.-spot pressure
news and the abandonment of the Re-
public-Midyale-Inland steel merger de-
pressed a humber of issues to new low
levels on the movement in today's early
dealings on the stock exchange. The
market reversed itself on short cover
Ing, gains outnumbering losses at the
close. Sales Appropriated 1880. 900
The selling ran it's course in the, early
afternoon when shorts being driven
to cover they evidently found a. rather
limited supply, of stocks with the result
that several issues were bid up In a
spirited fashion. Most of the early
losses were. wiped out and a number
of shares. particularly equipments clos
ed substantially above Yesterdays final
figures. h closing was firm.
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0RAU
DULUTH.


Duluth. MIMI. Sept. 2s.-Elevator re-
ceipts Of domestic grain: Wheat $685.
barley $4,000; rye 27s,loo: flax 1920.
oats 1880; rye 55s.soo.
Elevator receipts Of bonded grain
Wheat 3S,400 bushels: y 1900.
Duluth car inspection: Wheat Nos. 1
northern 66; No. 3 dark northern and
No 8 northern Is; other spring 49,; Nos.
| ana 3 amber durum and Nos. ! n 2
durum rs; No. 3 amber durum and No.
3 durum -; smutty durum s: other
durun III; mixed f04; smutty mixed
II: all wheat 446; flax 81; mixed grain
3; corn 8; oats Z; rye 1877; barley 20.
All grains 706: on track 1877.
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DULUTH 01AIN,

Duluth, MINI, Sept. 2s.-The market
was weak ct the close: September, Oc-
tober and November wheat closed Il Oft
closed I sent off q: s7H; October & of
Ct so BID: November = Of At s7h
May X OF ct soH nominally. Spot
rye closed y off 1T 1eA; October u Of
at esA asked; December = OF at s6N
y: barley u~nchansed 1t from is to IS;
No. J yellow corn * off at. son and
No. : mixed corn 4 off at S0h.
FlaXseed quotations were advanced
moderately In q quiet market. septem-
Der closed ~ up at 3.22K bid; October
IN up 1T 2.13 asked: November * up
ct AIN bid and December ~ up al
1.10 asked,
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GRAIN.


Minneapolis, Bept: 2s.-The growing
Of the situation in the Near
East ana another advance In cables kept
wheat futures on the up trend and a
higher opening was followed by a mod
crate advance. The market was more
unsettled than ever for q wheat with
the car situation affecting. premiums
some. As . whole III market was drag
sY in tone with bids off / to ) cents
at the opening and very little wheat
UNI wheat vas steady and offerings Of
good quality were In. ready demand.
Corn offerings were in slightly bet
ter demand for choice.
Oats demand was q little slower hut
prices were about the same compared
With futures.
.ni Hys ~a tst S;!sedy yo aao ~ @n3 fhs Nth
and elevators coming next in impor-
Barley acted very strong at the OPEN
iMS. but after the early demand vas
filled, prices reacted ONE
Flax was In fair to good crushing de-
mand and sold at firm premiums.
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SOUTH ST. PAUL.
LIVESTOCK.

South st. Paul, Sept. 2s.-(U. S. De-
partment Of Notwithstanding re-.
ceipts $500; killing cattle steady: quail
steers 6.0o@s.50; bulk under SIS: grass'
fat cows and .heifers 3.50@6.75; bulk
under 4.50; Gamers and cutters 2.25@
1875; bulk bolognas 3.6O@3.7b: stpckers
and feeders s.50@7.5o: bulk 4.5oG6.5o;
calves receipts 100; market steady;
extreme top fo.75.
Hog receipts $500: market mostly
steady; top $780, some held higher; bulk
good light weights 1885,; hulk packing
sows 7.50@7.75; good pigs e.25.
Sheep receipts 1000: market around
steady to csc higher: bulk good fat
lambs 1850; sheep a.oue steady. ,