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Show THE WOMAN IN LEGION leoon for Ttiii American (Cnpy th "HOBOED" Supplied Fuller of Kansas Clever Work at Recent National Convention, Uepartmttnt Lfflon Newt Service.) ment. Men. LA JoVess and pennllens, hundreds of men In the West are "riding the rods" from place to place In search ol employment. W'hlle others talked about doing for something David young veteran of Dallas, Tex., made a Lung trip as a to get "hobo" McOallh, was d Doubloons SEEK DEFINITION FOR TRUCK But Few States Furnish Data as to Size of Vehicles Using Nation's Highways. -- Amer-lea- n saw Legion the United State Department the emancipated (Prepared br of Agriculture.) What Is a motortruck? full voters in Is no universally, accepted There swing during Its' recent national standard of what constitutes a motortruck In the various states, says the convention. bureau of public roads. United States among them was Miss Ivy Department of Agriculture. As a reAnn Fuller of sult, only 13 states Wive furnished the department with the important data Knnsas. One of the most bitterly waged so essential to road buildingas to fights of the convention centered over the size of trucks nnd commercial cars the election of a national chnplaln for using the nation's highways during 1922. The East, West, North and the first six months of 1921. "In some states," says the departSouth had candidates In the field with strong backing. Kansas put forth the ment, "all motorcars are registered on name of a "fighting parson" and Miss the same basis ; in others, only cars having solid tires are classed a? Fuller, In speeches, caucuses and lining up of delegates, put him across by trucks; while In others all motor vea narrow margin. Miss Fuller, a hicles used for carrying freight or "movie" actress In New York before merchandise of any kind whatever are the war, trained In a Vassar college classed as trucks. Even those states unit for nurses and then entered a which provide for a separate reglstra- Fifth avenue hospital and later the Walter Reed Institution at Washing- DavU McCalib, Texas Veteran, Makes "Blind Baggage" Trip to Aid first-han- The Infor- mation about the men to devise means of helping them that would be acceptable to alL s "I rode the bllivi.1 and side-dofor 800 miles over the M. K. & T., Sante Fe and Texas and Pacific railroads," McCalib reported to the American Legion authorities of Texas handling, the unemployment problem. "I noted three outstanding things In e the six-datrip. First, the real, hobo of the back door variety hns almost dlsappeartd. Second, there were a large nuyibr of young men who were too yourtjj to have entered the army. The majority of the men riding the rods we.-- ot hls class. Third, there was a comparatively small number of nit on the rods. They were noticeably untrained In the ways of hoboing." CHAPTER XVI, 19 Front Dead Hands. At the head of the file, Capt. Tony wv advanced through the clearing, and what with his flowing black beard, his portly form and a certain dramatic swagger which he possessed, he looked so entirely Italian and operatic that you expected to hear him at any moment burst out In a sonorous basso. With a sweeping gesture he flung down upon the table two brown canvas bags, which opened and discharged from gaping mouths a flood of golden coins. man Sllnker nnd the cross-eyeshouted aloud. They ran and clutched at the coins with a savage greed. "Gold, gold the real stuff I It's the doubloons, all right where's the rest of 'emf" These cries broke from Sllnker and Horny confusedly as the gold slid Jingling between their eager d ton. fingers. pull-man- IN OF INSANE Test Suit Died In Providence, May Affect Numerous Other Cases. old-tim- y BEHALF MEN Ft. I, Are former soldiers whose minds were wrecked by wounds shell-shoc- and gas, temporarily or permanently Insane? The question is to be decided In a suit against the government to compel payment of war-risinsurance, filed In Providence, II. I., by James B. I.lttlefleld, attorney for the American S --J- " k e Legion. The action has been taken In behalf of three soldiers, Adam Miklllwlcz, Gulsseppe Vltullo and James McGee. It Is alleged by the Legion attorney thnt tho three are totally disabled as a result of insanity. The government insurance bureau, Mr. LIttlefield Truck Used by Dairyman in New York State for Carrying Milk. tion for motortrucks do not employ the same basis for designating the size of the vehicle. Some states use the Americans Experienced Odd Prototal weight of the loaded vehicle, othvisions When Joining Spanish ers the weight of the unloaded vehicle Into has refused the pay charges, Legion Against Moors. or the weight of the chassis, and still on surance of the men the ground that others use sueh indefinite bases as It wns Just a comic opera war any- they may recover. the horsepower or the cost Of the veshell dwarfed minds from Their hicle." how, according to 83 young Americans several thousand who have returned to New York from shock, The need for definite and uniform whence they Hailed two months ago men are confined In Insane asylums Information concerning motortrucks In anil private and government hospitals. use on to Join the Spanish Foreign Legion roadways Is felt, the departfor service against the Moors. The The decision sought is that the men ment says. In the preparation of data such as are disabled nnd would-bpermanently which will enable road builders to Foreign Leglonnnlres were are entitled to the full money allow- take represented In numbers among accurately into consideration the Inance awarded by the government men applying to the American Leeffect of such traffic. n small temporary compensagion employment bureau for any kind stead of tion. The result of the SHlt filed In of work. MATERIAL TESTS will affect similar cases STANDARD After enlistment In New York, tla Providence filed Hrall parts of the to be about recruits, almost all of whom had Increasing Need Felt for Some System served overseas with the American country. to Be Recognized In All Parts army, were sent to Ceutn, Africa. of Country. There they were informed for the first MEDAL OF HONOR MAN DUPED out time thnt of their pay of 44 With the wide extension of Impesetas n day (about 00 cents) they John J. Kelly of Chicago Badly Ad- proved highway construction throughmust buy their own uniform, food, out the I'nlted States, the need is vised In Signing Petition for even- arms and ammunition. Release of. Prisoners. singly felt for some system of standards for the testing of highway "It was the funniest war you ever saw," declared George Dimond of Thnt Ids Medal of Honor brother, materials so that tests in one part of Brooklyn, who explained that the hardJohn J. Kelly, Chicago, hnd been the country can be accepted In aner you fought the more it would cost other. "duped" Into signThe bureau of public roads of the you for ammunition. If a man fought to a petition ing United States Department of Agricuvery hard he would soon be deeply In President Harddebt to the Spnnlsh government. If, ing for the release lture hns held conferences' on the subon tlie other hand, he conserved amject with the various state highway V. Debs of Eugene munition and tried to Fnve ' money, he and 14." nnd Inst year a conferdepartments, "political ence of testing engineers was held In stood excellent chances of being Is a prisoners" Washington. The results of the conpicked o!T by a Moor. Besides all charge made In a ference are published In Department that, the Americans, who thought they letter to national were to be officers, were assured that Bulletin No. 049, "Standard and Tenof headquarters tative Methods of Sampling and Testthey were welcomed only as privates. the American Leing Highway Materials." This bulletin gion ot Indlaiinp-oll- s of J8 pages gives C2 different tests and from Mlchae" FREE LEGAL AID FOR NEEDY tentative tests covering nonhltumlnous J. Kellcy. also of and bituminous road materials, soils Chicago. MonLoy J. Mollumby, Commander of and other substances. The Medal a man. Congressional tana Post, Flrct to Sue in BeIn some cases the stnndnrd tests vf former marine who wears several forhalf of Wounded. American Society for Testing the In to decorations addition the eign have been adopted in their orlg-Inn- l nwnrd at the disposal of the highest or sl'phtty modified form, anil The first man In the United States American government, hi:8 Informed In others not yet covered by the socito tile suit agnlnst the government In I'reldent Harding by letter, according behalf of woundto his brother, thnt "I allowed myself ety original standards have been eswas ed sjltllers to lie badly advised. I now realize tablished. IJsts and descriptions of Uy J. Mollumby, that I should have had confidence In apparatus for conducting tests, form for reports and tables of comparative youfig attorney of my President and bis administration standards sucli as Paimie gravity. Great Falls, Mont. C'f the government of the country for Centhrrmle nttd Fuhrenhelt temperaHe won his case, which I fought and should have retures, titid tietrli and American measwhich was to obIn the matfrom Interference frained . v, urements are hIso jiven for ready reftain hospital ter." erence. treatment and compensation for Law. Needs New Poll-Taa service man who ROOM YET FOR IMPROVEMENT In passing an amended lilt exemptbecame insane as men of Alabama from a result of lilt ing Although Hiads Have Been Improved the payment of poll tax. the eginla-furwar ex'rlence. Snc Comii g cf Auto, Condi, of tbat rtate has unwittingly disA second suit tons Are R pe for More. men It to the franchised lien, sought aculnst the government lias brcn filed by Mollumby in favor of Chris Tnss. fit. The amendment was heJd unconThat the roads in i'iIs country, alstitutional aiid the only ex service mm though service man, who died of tuhemil gie '.tly Improvi d since the This action seek to secure payment permitted to Vote in recent fleetluns ffotnlng of the automobile, are not yet of wrr rNk Insurance to the young were those who became disabled from ntilversnlly developed to the point wounds or sickness during the war, where man's r.ecdy dependent. The goverti-nuthey should le, was demonprovided they did not own $.V)l worth strated during tl stress of war. In claims that tin1 dUcnse was George I,ewls P.nlles. several Instances shipments of essenlifter Tuss' dlsrh.vge and af- of property. ter h'ii Ir.nimtue hud lapsed. M1 commander of the Idrmlnghntn post of tial war materlnls were seriously is drafting an the American bccntiNe of little less than deInmby contend thnt he contracted amendment o a substitute for the one plorable conditions along some of our while In the army. Its will unconstitutional. It declared MoUuiuhy, rnmiunnder of Ms AmeriImportant highways, to the legislature at an supposedly thnt might have been Improved can pot In Great Frills, has set submitted Governor called session extra by at but little cost. up a free Irsriil eld bureau for all sick Kin.y. men. and wounded Mileage Would Encircle Globe. Blnce the government first began Indifferent. Totally Wants More Land Opened. The rush hour crowd was gnthrred planning the enormous task of buildFor every government farm avail ing highways. July, 1011, the mileage ailing for cars. A middle-ageable today there are lui service men woman dug her elbows Into con- of roads which have boen built or are In Secreto line, according standing now under construction by federal venient rlt, regardless of owners. tary of the Interior Fall, who hns Inaid Is nearly sufficient to encircle the she bellowed at a stout gentle"Say." formed the American Legion that the man, after a virions Job: glol. particularly government Is unable in any degree "does It make any difference which of " crar-Into satisfy the these cars I take ti get to Greenwood Drsgglng Helps Road. of former soldiers snd sailors withIs your road b town rough and hard cei.ieteryT" LeThe out additional legislation. A split log or Iron myt to me, ina'am," he replied, to travel cmt gion Is endeavoring to bave mors sllfplng through an opening In the trot drawn over the rond after enrh land opened to settlement for service rro ! American Legion ntn liii a rood road and d" re' Weekly. men much. WAS ONLY COMIC OPERA WAR e "The rest of 'em is where they is," pronounced Tony oracularly. "Some-where- s In the sand of the cave, of course. Well dig 'em up tomorrow morning." "What was the point Irf not digging 'em all up while you was about it?" demanded Sllnker, lowering. "What was the good o' digging up Jest these here couple o' bags and quitting?" "Because we didn't dig 'em up," responded Tony darkly. "Because these was all ready and waiting. Because all we had to do was to say 'Thankee,' to the feller that handed 'em out We got these here bus of doubloons, as I says, without havin' to dig for 'em oncet we had found the cave, which it's no thanks to old Washtubs we ain't looking for it yet. We got these here bags right out of the fists of a skeleton,. Most of him was under a rock, which hud fell from the roof and Must of pinned him amidships. squashed him like a beetle, I guess. But he'd still kep' his hold on the bags." I turned aside, for fear that anyone should see how white I was. To the rest, these poor bones might Indeed bear mute witness to a tragedy, but a tragedy lacking outlines, vague, Impersonal, without poignacy. To me, they told with dreadful clearness the in-cr- ila-terln- ls I ; x e '. nt con-trnct- d eon-aitto- d, g red-face- d Camilla Kenyon PANISH ROADS electorate ever since the Nineteenth Amend- TO GET POINTERS them, BETTER Did The ways of the fair sex In polities has been a more or less pleasant sur prise to the mala by NEPHI, UTAH S, POLITICS Miss Ivy Ann A MERKAN TIMES-NEW- They Played With the Doubloons Like Children. last sad chapter of the tale of Peter; Peter who had made me so Intimately his confidante, whose love and hopes and solitary strivings I knew all about. Vaguely I heard around me a babble of exclamations and conjectures. Murmur of Interest rose even from our cuptlve band. Then came Sllnker's voice, loud with sudden fenr: "Say, you don't suppose the the Bones would of got away with the rest of the coin somehow, do you?" he demanded. "('rot away with It?" Tony contemptuously thrust aside the p slblllty. "Cot awuy with It how? He sure didn't leave the Island wlih It. did he? Would he of dug it up from one place Jest to bury it In another? Huh Must of wanted to work If he did ! Now, my notion Is that this happened to one of the guys that wns burying the gold, and that the rest Jest left hltn there for a sort of scarecrow to keep other people out of the cave." "But the gold?" protested Sllnker. "They wouldn't leave that for scarecrow, would they?" "Maybe not," admitted Tony, "but suppose that feller died awful slow, nd went on hollering and clutching at the bags? Well, that rave wouldn't be a pleasant place to stay In, would It? And no one would have the nerve to snatch them bags away to bury 'em, 'cause a dying man, especially when he dies hard, ran have an awful grip. So whnt they done was Just to shovel the sand In on the gold they'd towed away and light out quick." If the Ingenuity of this reasoning a more remaikable than Its Ingle, ot the men to find be pirates wer aolt with it. Desire Is th most of advocates, and the five rui:i- 1 ans had only to listen to its voice to enjoy in anticipation all the fruits of their iniquitous schemes. The sight of the golden coins intoxicated them. They played with the doubloons like children, Jingling them in their calloused palms, guessing at weight and value, calculating their equivalent In the joy of living. Laughter and oaths resounded. And now the night that I unutterably dreaded was upon us. But the pirates still thought of nothing but the gold. They had exhausted their own portable supplies of liquor, and were loud in their denunciations of our bone-dr- y camp, as they termed It. It was Tony who intercepted a tentative movement of Capt. Magnus in my direction, and ordered me into the cabin with my aunt and Miss Browne. Through the walls of the hut we heard loud and eager talk of the morrow and its certain golden harvest as the pirates made their dispositions for the night. Then the voices trailed off sleepily and silence succeeded, broken only by the ceaseless murmur of the waves around the Island. CHAPTER XVII. COmiOHT THE BOBBS-MERJUL- L COMPANY to make a gennelmun feel lak he Is one." Cookie's tones dripped humility and propitiation. He offered the brimming cup crlnglngly to the pale-eyeChris, who reached for it with alacrity, drank deep, smacked his lips meditatively, and after a moment passed the cup back. " 'Taln't so worse," he said approvingly. "Anyhow, It's drink I" Magnus suddenly began to laugh. "S'elp me, it's the same dope what laid out the Honorable I" he chortled. "Here, darky, let's have a swig of it I". Cookie complied. Joining riipectfui? Iy in the cnptaln's mirth. "I guess you-al- l is got stronger halds den dat young gennelmun !" he remarked. "Dis yere ole nlggah has help hlsself mighty freely and dat prohibitionist Miss Harding ain't eveh found It out. Fac' is. It am puffeckly harmless 'cept when de haid Is weak." Black brother False, false Cookie In perfidy to Mr. Tubbs! One friend the less to be depended on If a chance for freedom ever came to us! Cookie refilled the pirates' cups, and set the crock beside them on the ground. "In case you gennelmun feels a H'le thursty later on," he remarked. He was retiring, when Captain Magnus called to him. "Blackle, this ain't bad. It's coolln', but thin a real nice ladylike sort of drink, I should say. Suppose you take a swig over to Miss Jinny there with my compliments I'm one to always treat a lady generous if she gives me half a chance." Obediently Cookie hastened for another cup, set It on a tray, and ape ornate proached me with his manner. I faced him with a withering look, but, unmindful, he bowed, presenting me the cup, and Interposing his bulky person between me and the At the same deeply quaffing pirates. time his voice reached me, pitched In a low and anxious" key.- no ae Lawns snke. mikh Tinntr spill it out! It am mighty powerful dope It done fumented twice as long as befo' It am boun to give dat trash d, red-nose- d 1 yo'-sel- fs Of Which Cookie Is the Hero. Next morning I came out of the hut in time to see Mr. Shaw and his companion In duress led forth from the sleeping quarters which they had shared with their captors. They were moored as before to a palm tree, by a rope having a play of two or three feet, and their hands unbound while they made a hasty breakfast under the eye of a watchful sentinel. Then their wrists were tied again, not painfully, but with a firmness which made any slipping of their bonds impossible. While the pirates were breakfasting a spirited dispute took place among them as to who should go to the treasure cave and who stay in camp to Sllnker and guard the prisoners. Horny urged with justice that, as they had missed all the excitement of the preceding day, it was their turn to visit the cave. The right to see the Bones they passionately claimed. Tony supported them, and It ended with Chris and Captain Magnus being told off as our guards for the morning. In leaving the cabin I had slipped Into my blouse a small penknife which I bad found In Aunt Jane's bag. It was quite new, and I satisfied myself that the blades were keen. My own large sheath-knlf- e and my revolver I had been deprived of at the suggestion of the thoughtful Magnus. I had surrendered them unprotestingly, fearful of all things that my possessions might be ransacked and Peter's diary, though hidden with much art at the bottom of the bag, be brought to light. For I might yet sell the secret of the Island Queen at a price which should redeem us all. As the heat Increased a voice of lamentation broke from Chris. lie was do dry enough to drink up the condemned ocean. No, he didn't want spring water, which Cookie obsequiously tendered him; he wanted a drink wouldn't anybody but a fool nigger know that? There was plenty of the real stuff aboard the schooner, on the other side of the adjective island. Why had they, with incredible lack of forethought, brought along nothing but their pocket Casks? Why hadn't they sent the adjective nigger back for more? Where was the bottle or two thut bad been rooted out last night from the medical stores? Empty? Every lust drop gone down somebody's greedy gullet? The adjectives came thick and fast as Chris hurled the bottle Into the bay, where It swam bobhingly upon the ripples. Captain Magnus agreed with the gist of Chris' remarks, but deprecated, In a truly philosophical spirit, their unprofitable heat. There wasn't any liquor, so what was the good of making an adjective row? Hadn't he endured the equivalent of Chris' present sufferings for weeks? He was biding his time, he was. Plenty of drink by and by, plenty of all that makes life soft and easy. He bet there wouldn't many hit any higher, spots than hi in. He bet there was one little girl that would be looked on as lucky, In case she was a good little girl and encouraged him to show Us natural kindness. And I was favored with a leer from across the camp, of which I had put as much as possible between myself and the object of my dread. But now, like a huge black Ganymede, appeared Cookie, bearing cups and a large stone crock. "It suhtlnly am a fact. Mistah Chris, sail," said Cookie, "dut dey Is a mighty unsplrltuous fluidity 'bout dis yere spring watah. Down war I Is come from no pussons of de Four Hund'ed ain't eveh 'customed to partake of such. But the sasaiety I has been In lately round dla yere camp ain't of da convlvulous onlan; ole Cookie had to keep It dark dut be got his lite drop o' comfort on de side. Dla yere'a only home-madstuff, sah. To n't what I could oflah to a gennelmun If so be I Is got the makln's of a genuwlne old style Julep what Is de beverage of de fttt rnm'llen. But beln as It Is, It am in fthty cool in', sah, and It got a ll'lo kii k to it not much, but Jes' enough blood-curdlin- e g I old-tim- de bllnd-stagga- sho'tly!" Instantly I understood, and a thrill of relief and of hope Inexpressible shot through me. I put the cup to my lips and after a brief parade of drinking passed it back to Cookie, spilling the contents on the ground en route. Gradually the rough disjointed talk of the sailors began to languish. Covertly watching, I saw that Chris' head had begun to droop. The hand that held the cup was lifted, stretched out In the direction of the enticing Jar, then forgetting Its errand fell heavily. After a few spasmodic twltchlngs of the eyelids and uneasy grunts, Chris slumbered. Captain Magnus was of tougher fiber. But he, too, grew silent and there was a certain meal-saclimp ness uDout nis attitude, ins auuea All at once, eyes stared dreamily. with a jerk, he roused himself, turned over and administered to the sleeping Chris a prod with his large boot. "Hey, there, wake up! What right you got to be asleep at the switch?" But Chris only breathed more heavk ily. Captain Magnus himself heaved a tremendous yawn, settled back In greater comfort against his sustaining tree and closed his eyes. I waited, counting the seconds by the beating of the blood In my ears. In the background Cookie hovered apprehensively. Plainly he would go on hovering unless loud snores from the pirates For myself, I gave him assurance. sat fingering my penknife, wondering whether I ought to rush over and plunge It Into the sleepers throats. This would be heroic and practical, but unpleasant. If, on the other hand, I merely tried to free the prisoners end Captain Magnus Woke, what then? The palm where they were tied was a dozen yards from me, much nearer to the guards, and within range of even their most languid glance. the prisoners was Miss Beyond Browne, glaring uncomprebendlngly over the edge of her book. There was. no help In Miss Browne. I left my seat nnd stole on feet which seemed to stir every leaf and twig to loud complaint toward the captive pnlr. Tense, motionless, with burning eyes, the wnlted. There was a movement frcm Captain Magnus; be yawned, turned and muttered. I stood stricken, my heart beating with loud thumps against my ribs. But the captain's eyes remained closed. "Virginia quick. Virginia!" Dugald Shaw was stretching out his bound hands to me, and I had dropped on my knees before him and begun to cut at the knotted cords. They were tough strong cords, and I was hacking at them feverishly when something bounded across the clearing and flung Itself upon me, Crusoe, of course I and wild with the Joy of reunion. I cry of dismay, and with strangled one band tried to thrust him off while I cut through tho rope with tha other. , (TO UK CONTINUED.) The True Question. Everywhere In life the true qne Hon Is. not what we gain but what W) do. Carlyle. |