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Show V 30QqOOOOO wv!t af-!- , ftwiT ' NR iiorx I Guilder, and, resuming bia off up tha rrfU,,, aeration waa at first an Incoherent six promissory note or Anson Burrltt frothing at the mouth, later, by Ha turned them over on by oaa and eliminating tha expletive, which out- sighed heavily, numbered tha elgniftrant word by tan lloma folks b blowsd!" b burst to one, ivte gathered that tha yegg-ma-n out at length. "fterwa one way I kin Imury of Invited anyone to unwind blm square mesclf. even If I ain't got no a csn, sweet wmelllpg M toe Just and try. Pets whipped out his Jack- home folk," one Slight' ha reflected lie bullied up to th desk and adknife and, leaning over the hack of Ah' I bet sh Conks good his eat, with a few dft alsshe rid dressed the captain In charge, loo," he ssid ahiud, II psnrakef, bung Li Gimme on of dem stamped enHole In the Cheek of his many wrap bead irresolutely velope an' sheets of paper, boss," bt plugs. maple sirup." he went on, , "Now coma on, you four flushing aid. 'd real I'y gmgrr, I II do ft, if 1 "Welt, well, Pete, the captain laid hobo'" ha said, and danced In circle got I blow m dai whole dollar for good naturedly, bn banded out tbs Youse on! around "Coma ran Pete, Soup put me to sleep when I ain't lookin', to It now, when Im ready for yer'" Pete clinched and unclliiched his True, the hat, an M broad brimmed (1st. It might, after ail, ha reflected, Kfrlsen. had been Intended for a bead lend tha necesary air of verisimilitude two stioa larger than lYtaV; but if ha went hack to the Towners house when ha corked It to one tide the with a bleeding nose or w black eye. effect wa rskMi and the misfit bareA stinging blow In tha ear crystallized ly apparent his Indecision, and h faced I lute tin MONTAGUE CLASS He had been bathed and shaved and confident, with his superior bis shoes had Wen polished, so there Aitr rOTASlt height and reach, of hi ability to as nothing about him that suggested SrCHLMUTTCn knock out the yeggman In one round tha hotel, Thera was blod In the yeggman' 1- 1- had discreetly effaced himself ayes as ha feinted and circled around uurfna the ninety second stop at ColA, Mmmv U M IM his opponent, and Pete had all he umbia Crossroads, and ft was could do to ward off the naifty little only whin the train hd gained some ioooOQOOQOOCXJOOOOOOOOOOOOii jabs that lloleinfhMheek aimed at head way as It 1, ft tha station that he him. It was at thia Juncture that,' mild October jumped nimbly to the side of the At three o'clock ef a Towner' mare, tha instrument and: nursing two dusty, brow a tibjwii, track to bis right hand ha grasped a agent of poetic Justice, emitted a j large and on small, were rant brand new ate. which two hour be(,n strident neigh. Pete'a aye shifted ; from the Harrisburg IJmited at Co fore bad bung from tha front of a from tha direction of hla antagonist j Tb limited waa trunk store In Denmark while the lunibia Crossroad. for just one In tant, but In that brief , moment tha mischief was done. ntakttijK a food twenty utile an hour, proprietor wa busy Inside, it was and both parksge bounred violently pow weighted with two brirks and selive blows smacked on his Jaw with j together Into a small curely locked, and as Pete stepped and then tha precision and noise of an auto- - j fh station platform Henry Wout matte pistol. Earth and heaven reeled brap on tli nation platform, A Each on or rushed forward to ret leva blm fmm tha thin Impart. suffered for the hoist and vanished Into darktrick! of blood oottad from tha larger of It ness, taking with them-- to complete "Could yous direct me. now. to Mr. Pete; tha metaphor Pete's every chance ol ohjact, which waa fit. Illrstn Towner's placer h asked chicken fricassee with beaten biscuit; ahlla tha fmatlar ona, which waa a Cnttad State mall pouch, sustained a aloud. for it was not until an hour later that "I suttlnly kin." ha replied. "You be he came out of his stupor and scrammnt In ' alda and moat of Its con bled painfully to hla feet. tent were acattarad under an adja--,.!i- t Mr. Towner's cousin from Oklyhomy?" "Dal's me," Pet said. "Oat'a Me," Pst Said. baacaitafnick. Simultaneously, in the town of Den"'Veil, now." Henry went on, "that's At a quarter past threw Tata aat up mark, ten mllea distant, " and gingerly felt the end of bla none wot I thought. I got my buggy out- length tha faint murmur of the two Cyprus county buckwheat and emerged from the Blue Front conversation ceased and, side. and Pm a goto' to drive you up." woman' with hi fingertip. and Rale atable and carefully Uvery Pete needed no further Invitation, turked away a fifty dollar bill, the Ten minutes later they drew up at hading bis lamp wUh his hand, Pete "Youae kin malm me." ha murand the luscious cakes followed one exact the Towners' side porch; and twenty explored the myatcrlea of the halt cant kill me!" mured. "but you price be bad received for the The next room, evidently that of another down his throat as If they Towners mare and family wagon. Then, with a groan, ha rare to hi minutes later Pet was regaling himLeal No Tima In Investigating. hi host, contained. In addition to the were affixed to a patent feet and tentatively ahook out hi self with fried hnm and hot biscuit, and Mias Ethel Towners and Eleeza ordinary furniture of a bedroom, a Little pork sausages to the number ot V. stationery, T didnt know you had any leg. A week later Pet sat In one of the home folks" No hone cracked." ha aald, "and XVoutcra, Henry's sister, with as small safe and a rolltop desk. By ten accompanied tha pancakes, and yam of fighting In- forre of habit Pete whipped out hla three cups of coffee helped to wash Metropolitan Army shelters and gazed Pete grunted In reply and took bla holy crlpe. wot' dla?" dians In down Oklahoma as his imag- knife and forthwith attacked the lock It all down. At length he drear his mournfully at a large sign over the booty to a lie atopped and grabbed tha torn nearby table. Here ination and a dim recollection of bis of the desk. It yielded almost Imme- chair tuck, stretched his legs and clerk's desk. It read thus: hla elbows and, with lolling pouch, whereat two letter and a pow heaved Incontented a Pete lost no time In sigh. dime novel days could supply. diately and "Square yourself with the home tongue and a furrowed brow, directed tal card tumbled upon tha platform. "Well, ladles," he said, "I must say folks, and write now. Stamped en- the envelope to "Anion "Yes, ma'am," he said through a vestigating the neat little bundle of These ha gatharad up, togethar with Burrltt, DenIn the pigeonholes. velope and sheet of paper at th desk mark Center, Pa." Then he Inclosed tha threw envelopes beneath tha heavy mouthful of creamed potatoes; paper But the remainder of the compli- for the He drew up a chair and set himself wux fifty of 'em, an' I fought the six notes, after carefully tearing asking." truck, and thrust them Into the bosom "dere ment remained unuttered, for at this to and examinahull bunch." da thorough way systematic my "Home folks!" he muttered blttdrly off the algnatu-- s. and finally adtrnugh of hi ragged shirt. And did you kill any of themr tion of each envelope. There waa Juncture a tremendous banging on the to himself. "Home folks!" dressed himself to the writing of tho In aura a mall dls per glta heavy much correspondence, of a sort which floor above brought down small flakes Miss Towners asked. The words started a turbulent train follow Ing letter: hurg!" ha continued, and clunk down Mr. Towners business of of plaster on Miss Towners' table and of indicated She waa Deer Sir: Inclose Is the notes you timid a reflection, and step by step he went spinster of thirty, the track to where a awltchlamp and money lending to be the house rocked with the commotion. over tils experience with the only give Hiram Townera. I tore off tbo with a and face . pleasant gray freight-aidinglarge gleamed on tha Eleexa shrieked and clutched at the home folks he ever knew. At in a flourishing condition. One pile of length namea. He alrtenly dun you good, if There he crouched bealde the light eyes, and she bung on Pete'a every contained nothing but let- tablecloth, while Miss Towners sat he reviewed the period when he ex- you pay him enny more you are a bigenvelopes word Dcademona. a second like and carefully drew the letter from ter from Anson Burrltt They dis- bolt upright and turned white. amined the contents of lllrsm Town- ger fool than I am and that's goln "Only six," said Pete modestly. hi shirt The first two bore the Imclosed that a debt originally contract"Land o' Goshen!" she cried In a ers' desk: and, thrusting his iund into sum. Your friend, Towners Mist and a little gave cry r house, and these print of a ed for fifty dollars one year before lull or the noise. What la that?" his breast pocket, he drew forth the "ST. LOOEY PETE he laid to one side. An oath of pleas- Eleexa Woutera gasped. Miss Wouters had swollen Pete rose to his feet In a carefully to almost two hundred waa and red stout and her face forty, urable surprise marked the opening dollars by process of Interest on in- devised attitude of strained attention. of the third, for a crisp dollar bill re- fairly glistened ber Interest In Pete's terest and fees for drawing legal paIt sounds to me," he said, after antale. posed Inside. He pulled out the green- moving In addition, there were six other series of bqngs, like dere wuz pers. He continued to old rehash Beadle back. together wit accompany'novels for the benefit of the two promissory notes for varying amounts. somebody up dere. Have youse got a ing message; and spread Che letter on Pete thrust all of them, together with revolver In de house?" hla knee. It was beaded "Denmark women until the kitchen clock the Miss Towners pointed tremblingly to correspondence. Into his breastten. chimed Center." and read: a shelf In the kitchen and Pete at once pocket. Towners Miss cried. me!" "Mercy Dear Sir: Thence he passed to the perusal ot seized the firearm from between the I am sending you a dollar thin week "It's bedtime!" and the saltbox. Its six other letters. So Interested was he was locked When tha house up not two my wife Is sick and loaded. were chambers In of the tales recounted they showed Wouters usury the Eleeza guest up I ain't got tha two. This makes a Thrusting It Into his coat pocket, floor. that he entirely failed to notice the balance of five dollars on the third to the spare room on the second took the stairs three at a jump. Pete URht on a of creak the stair footstep whole have Youll the practically note, and three dols. interest what we thereafter Miss Towners outside. did Nor much so he as lift Immediately house to yourself." she said. "Miss agreed on. Respectful, an me will sleep iu the his eyes from the absorbing page until and Eleeza ran Into the front yard Towners ANSON Rt'RRITT. a cold sensation In the back of his and, standing at the gate, uttered Pete picked up the envelope. It wing." scream after scream. no neck made him straighten up. ter have ain't "I you goln' hope was addressed to "Hiram Towrters. "Jest as If dey w uz paid fer It." Pete Not said a a familiar Pete. said horse, peep," nightmare," Columbia thought. "I hope not," Eleeza replied doubt- voice, "or Ill blow yer nut awff!" The next missive was a postal card He entered his host's bedroom and I guess you won't." Mechanically Pete raised his hands fully. directed to MIbb Ethel Towners, and bed and above his head and faced slowly carefully fired three shots through the looked at Pete snowy reading as follows: the front window, whereat the quality round. of Miss Towners screams became Cyprus, Pa. exclaimed. he Dear Niece: "St. Louis Pete! the oilier gasped, doubly piercing. Expert your aunt and me home on Then Pete tore the sheets, mattress his revolver. "Wot in Sam lowering Saturday. I must tell you that our and springs from the bed and exHill are youse doin' here?" cousin. Charles Parshall. who you Put down dat gun an Ill tell yer. posed the bound and have never seen, Is visiting East front wriggled yeggman. Hole-iPete replied. Oklahoma, and will probably stop off like a snake, but his thongs held fast laughed softly. to the on No. 2 tomorrow. Youse do wot I tell yer," Pete "It aint loaded, he said. Friday. He Is a bit hearty and rough "or I'll put a slug inter yer an cried, was He short and thin, as becomes in his manner, but give him the spare finish de Job! when and he a spoke room and get Eleeza Wouters to sleep from the He lifted he thrust his chin forward after the with you. He will wait till we come. bottom of the bed and set him against fashion of Chatham square. Your unele, Oh, it aint loaded, aint it? Pete the wall. Then he removed the gag. HIRAM TOWNERS. As soon as the burglar could enuncl-- ! Jeered, and stepped back nimbly. Pete next examined the remaining a stream of profanity issued forth, ; dull smacks ate The next moment two en elope, and the chuckle with which all of which caused a broad grin on( announced the impact of Petes left he recognized the name of llirnm j face. Jaw. Petes and right on Towners merged Into a grunt of dishe said. it it "Keep up! Keep j up!" It was a clean knockout, and the yegg-ma- Ye're boostin me game. appointment when he found no money on tho carpeted crumpled up enclosed. Again he applied himself For five minutes Pete turned over floor. to the of the deciphering script stood over him with his eyes chairs and knocked down pictures in Pete which, for Pete, was a task of no dramatic counterfeit of a struggle to ablaze. mean proportion. He mude It out the death. After this there was a he in. hadn't yer? butt "Had to . thus: said bitterly, addressing the prostrate stillness of about ten minutes, during Dear Cousin Hiram: "Couldnt which he rorked and wheezed in an unconscious burglar. and When I seen you In Cyprus yesterI it up on ecstasy of mirth. Then he seized the chalked take de hint when mummy-wrappeday I thought as how I would pass Hole in the - Cheek de gate for yer! and bore him wriggling down the through Columbia Crossroads on FriVigorously he jerked the sheets stairs. day. Well, Hiram, I can't do it, but from Hiram Towners bed and ripped must be In N. Y. City on Friday, so When he appeared at the front door WHO COMPELS YOU TO ACT? what you do, and keep on asking unthem into long strips with his jack- Miss write to tell you that I can't. I am Towners lay on the grass-plo- t til you know the truth. knife. Never was there so complete in sorry about It, but will write you bea swoon, while Eleeza was opening Lay the blame for everything ou it. of made as Pete a job of trussing fore I leave for Okla. and closing her mouth with spasmodic That All Action Is of One's Own Voli- your own choice; review the condifinished he When 1 tion Is a Fact to Be Kept in am your cousin, tions and make the right choice for regularity. No sound came from her double-knottelay effectually bound In Mind. the for had she shrieked CHARI.ES PARSHALL however, lips, every step; and you will very quickinkthongs and gagged with an Pete looked up Into the sky, where ly find yourself walking the straight towel. As a finishing herself into complete silence. a and well fat October moon was paling to the Pete cast his burden on the ground. Dont you fool yourself with the Idea and narrow path that is infinite peace touch Pete drew a pillow slip over his dawn. Dats wot we do to em in Oklaho- that you are compelled to do or be and freedom. You will find your pray" I unconscious victim's head. ain your cousin, Charles You are not doing things ers rising to the Infinite and their ananything. "Under de bed fer yours!" he mut- ma!" he said. " he Here aint narten because Hiare compelled to. but be- swers lilting cheerfully in your own quoted. Aided you lie harnessed by Eleeza, tered, and rolled de matter with dat cause you choose to. Because there heart ram mare Idea, neider!" to best Towners the family Gingerly Felt the End of His Nose. over the carpet. Sounds of tuneless whistling came wagon and in ten minutes he was is some line of reasoning within yourdown the road which skirted the the neat, homelike furnishing of the Whos Who." driving rapidly down the highway to- self that keeps you choosing to do IV. room. 1rack, and Pete gathered up his plunthem. You never lift your nand unward the station with A game which will create no en4 Pete next the seven morning At der. "No," he said, heaving a great sigh, He limped hastily toward the doubled up under the rear seat, less you choose to. You never get of fun with children of medium years,, awoke to the sound of a vigorous bellstation platform and replaced the two I guess I wont!" as of motion as a sack of out of bed in the morning except as from eight to twelve, is to stretch a. Incapable scrambled He ringing below stairs. r letters and the postal card you choose to. You could lie dowfn on strip of sheeting or thick paper in a. potatoes. door. the and bed opened out of HI. addressed to Miss Ethel Towners in the bed this moment and never move doorway and gather half the children of The the however, he wagon, muttered, sniffing jolting "I knew ut!" the tom sack. Then he dodged beFor a minute Pete listened to the hand or foot again if you chose to, on one side and half on the other, so seemed revive to vocal the came the which air of yeggmans up current a hind the small that served as retreat of Eleezas ponderous tread and he out your friends, or your town, or that neither side can see so much as and n n powers, shanty "Pancakes gushed blasphemy sassldges a waiting room and ticket-officon the stairs; but after a door starway. in such profusion that It made his first somebody, or something would take the feet or topknots of those on the cawffee!" The tuneless whistle drew nearer, slammed in the distance he stretched other side. Then make a small hole He performed his toilet with the ungagged efforts m the bedroom seem care of you. end at length embodied Itself In the himself luxuriously. Quit fooling yourself by laying in the sheet of paper and let the boys fireman and in five like the small talk of a mothers meeta of city of bit Is rapidity little a "Dis," he chuckled, Ierson of Henry Wouters, the postthe blame for your conditions, or your and girls on one side stick just their he seated himself at the ing. all right. I could stand dia free hun- minutes master of Columbia Crossroads. he said sol- feelings, or your thoughts or actions noses through the hole, while those on In front of a pile ot stable breakfast de in e nights Busted agin!" said Henry In matter-o- dred an seventy-fivemnly, youse wouldnt dast gimme on to somebody else. Trace everything the other side must guess "whos who" smoking buckwheats. f-fact tones, as'he picked up the year," dat line of talk If youse was untied." back to its root In your own choice. from Just a glimpse of this single fea-said Mr. Parshall," "Tuck right in, He tiptoed around the room and Pouch. real reply to this oh- - Ask yourself why you choose to do tfften ain't It get Eleeza. ye At doors. He slid the two letters and the opened and closed closet ! mn TltTSheavily.frowOh,' tha cue ' tlie-Chee- f nl aed k sur-rup.- blood-curdlin- g dat" note-shavin- g mail-orde- hit tea-cadd- y ! the-Chee- porch-climbe- r, n d 1 d Par-shal- l, k mail-orde- - 1 I. |