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Show r tiii: 7C T TVJ TItc tir. bn '. ,H..u!jf f . q Nth, Ihuoil.t tth, lOiuriiUM H -- Continued S I e HmH I t fr mM i il f 1 .r Ihtoi! o i ; ! h-- alt ! u ,J .krd hil, uH Jj'L ill rb'ltr 1 a.trr i 4 ll.ciu Irvin lli fawn. nw tnduij loi4 vhv, r.framii'r, raw f.nai4 fug hr, out l.iro, bar I Ih atiit r. uu !, rum It. flan- - ! (wrl t.lm an4 with r I t., J .r. 'Ill vii J.it trl i.i I;. t III l)iS "tti, do r thr4 k.l "It ! 4 .. Irnr tm-y- " we II . V(i l 14 t U it 1 "kd. trt get ir I go . attar Miu.-'- 'a at it l;..i rta . vttsnl to fltol tint l.lt'g I l wrong with if. ttf mur, w.-u- Mn 4 Harm id an J.i l. Ho It vra 1 1 hi tmirh r Marti 4 ttio rar, determin'd to got out A ttu girl. If of It at any sh a.i oimtigti to Uk tjr llmi to ana n't folio alio roiilil atli-U- . coins to a alt for bcr. Tim wind an Moans inn toward Mm lioa. of lit c arefully l:il! Half In talv linlf out of ilivlrr to J jet Iff I. In pat a loin) mil; I'oiiio oit, lo.lv rla I" hut a the I I ore an no tnr tartf It ana mi)! n'y cheeked. Ma ommijr J.- ii k Iml forgot ton Hint a a ala foot ihri-e- , hut Sir Gors I :o! imt. In ana- tin only hope A for the Ctrl tinil liluiM'lf iiioiit to Im tnl n from thorn. In dropped t In rlrl s forward ou Hi uni! llunc hlnn-clboard. (Mn nrm stole shout bounded Jail, noik. An tin forward wilily. Itoliortn screamed iigaiii and tho car rtitue t an nhruit fr f-- ct. f4 h fr 'v C r iV f o'- - A t!-- ih-p- itlr rly. - run-nln- f nun-blu- e St i'Ii. .lack's onr Iml said: Shot It o!T. von fool, until til plrl pets In. or I'll slningle von. I don't tti'nd telling you I'd enjoy doing It." Sir George, still with hi hand on Jai'k'n neck, motioned to Roberta to A gi Av t tolo In. Now you In ran hurry, my man. n before. You'll you've never hurried hear something presently alien the flames reach my car. lie released Jack's throat, ns the girl climbed In. hut still on the runring hoard with his hand on Jack's arm. they dashed for the other side. There was a muffled explosion. "There goes Bny's ear," Sir George culled to Koherta. smiling at her with an absurd, singed and blackened face, for n minlike a man badly made-uAnd 1 was worried aboiit strel slow. not having enough petrol." lie leaned heavily on Jacks shoulder and shouted Here come the fire en In his ear: gines! We have only one ehance In ten of getting oft this bridge on dry land. 1'nless you rip out a little speed It will he a spectacular plunge into the Delaware for us." "Oh. hurry!" screamed Koherta. The fire was running along the roof The exit toward which they were making was screened with smoke, with here and there a little darting, dickering tongue of flame. To the left!" Sir tieorge shouted "There's less fire In Jacks ear. there, and sound your horn, you fool! Make those idiots hear The horn sounded again and again. Through the smoke they could see people running hnstily. Koherta could hear them rail. Theres a car ! I.ook out! Theres a car coming through!" But the village fire engine was at the entrance filling more than half of It and Jack was wildly swaying from side to side. To the left!" roared Sir George and then he relinquished Ids hold ou Jack and, gathering all ids strength, half pulled leaned over and Roberta across behind t he driver They rolled together ofT t he car as Jack jumped, and the ur smashed Into the fire engine. half-lifte- d CHAPTER XIII Sir George opened his eyes to a Puntesque world od fire, or so it seemed to him. It was full of shouting. too. After a moment tie saw that the bridge was flaming and burning to ttie skies and the noise was the shouting of the crowd at the collapse of the main part of the bridge. It was a tremendously spectacular picture, quite terrible tn Its beauty. He was about to give himself up to contemplating it. when his only half awakened mind began to speculate where he was. Then as he moved slightly his whole mind wa suddenly alert. He was in frightful pain, bnt Jiat fact somehow did not puzzle him as mudi as the question Where was Roberta T He must have said it aloud for from somewhere above him he heard a v dee aay very gently: "I'm here. Sir George.' i mt-- 1! It Debbie! Ccbb.e! Don't Be Fright- - rned!" leave you. tlose your eyes while I put this at u if over your poor burned face and hands " She was gt ttl!y spreading cold cream from a tube which she had taken from h.-- vanity case over his fae. "0I1, that wa vvliat It was that hurt me." Then he opened his ey.-and said ngnin la an anxious voice: "Roberta, don't leave If I slip off again, will you:" "I promise I won't leave jon." "That's quite all right," he heard himself saying, and then he slipped nlT Into something that seemed like a heavy black curtain of mist. lie was roused after while by n sharp pain that cut through all (tie curtains and clouds that hung about him. and brought him suddenly buck to life again and conscious that competent fingers were busy about him. I say. vvliat do you think you're doing?" Sir George asked. "And who s are you, nuyvv av ? a pleasant voiced man said, and your ankle Isn't broken, only sprained." "Thanks aw fully. Glad it's no worse." "Aside from a sprained ankle and had cut on your thigh, both arms "The middle-age- doctor." d burned, your eyebrows and some of your hair gone and your face burned anil scratched. I can give you a clean hill of health " Charmed, I m sure." murmured Sir Do get up now and walk?" George. The doctor looked at him a little You dont walk to dubiously. amount to anything for several weeks, mt if you lie quiet and behave yourself you might lie moved tomorrow. I must go home tonight." lie insisted. Agtry will be anxious." We can telephone your wife." I want to Agg.v is my stepmother. I we cud If home to say. Aggy. go Where's Koherta?" telephone Here I am." and Koherta came from behind the head of the bed on which Sir Geoige now perceived he was lying. Her hands were bandaged and she looked pale but otherwise, as far as Sir George could see, she was tiersel f. 1 Mr Grorg tui I l hot H Hit .n!Ird (IttiM-i- f aotn riot 1 , ir that frllotr. e. di U InrlGv tnut "Rr.nglhat ht-r.- " Judge Arlett took In ea Jark, 1. I what I say. I'm not bluff- know Jack acquired one last week." Iloherta gasped. "What do you think you can do with It?" Jack sneered. Destroy It. Hand it over, because Is It it isn't going to be used. Holier! No," said Roberta Come, he quick," 11 shamefacedly. Sir George lie felt rather rocky. Roberta took a step nearer him. She looked down on the white bandYou ought not to talk aged face. so tm: li (TO BE CONTINUED) Cobbler Welcome Guest in Hemes of Colonists or kid, sometimes red or blue anl r tied with silk tassels. The set up his bench In a corner of the kitchen, and while he hammered away or stitched industriously at his work regaled his customers with the news he had gathered In h's travels. jje wa8 a welcome guest in the absence of newspapers Fno( h Crosby, the famous Ke'o lutionary spy, exploited by Cooper In a novel, was a cordwalner and gained much valuable Information for General Washington hile pursuing Ids trade among the Westchester farm. Ntw York Times Magazine. cord-walne- A prrl!,prfJ in Durham. England held at thp rent" of thiee grains of pepper early 1 fr lb lu b"d). fr a tiniic mind wa left toad I Moot m 1 I of 11, lnlf. Then II Mild a !) d.,y I t im it-- i lisSim loV Mountin' Itudgcd mill through lb MIM'tt In Ih bit! ru'at In i til I at 1,1 loUe. He Md. dtt-- ly randletlgbf lu u (bill) at4 do hi Mhare nf lb 1 bores I't.'ot he Mr I nut nt hi tramp in m l"nl In que of mu education. 1 bat a the port of a Ilf uiid D (halniiun of Ih lioarit of th ! I l4 n l.i "1 mean Ing. ' (tuetor. ca!l4 downatalr toil. Mummer d Know vrhot you or taking to retiev that pain, cotL headache, tore throat. Aipirin l not only effective, it U always sofe. The toblet stomped with the Coyer cross is reliable always the some brings prompt relief safely does not depress the heart. Don't take chances; get the genuine product identified by the name BAYER on the package and th word GENUINE printed in red. r'-'- M the const at,!,., sir George and again Rohcrta. "Seems his tale la that he was helping himself because the lady Mid him to get a car, somehow, anyhow. to take you to the hospital." Sir Georg looked from Roberta to Jink His mind cleared suddenly. Ho had the girl to look after. This feliow might have, probably had. some blackmailing scheme up his sleeve. "Gentlemen." he said slowly, would you mind guarding the door, while I ask your prisoner a question or two? If he doesn't answer them satisfactorily I'll hand him bnck to you with a much more serious charge to answer than trying to steal a car." Hie two constables digested the request and the Kngllsh accent before they glanced at Judge Arlett. "Seems reasonable," he remarked. The two olficers of the law, the doctor and the Judge slowly left the room. Koherta stood silently between Jack and the window. "Well?" Sir George looked up at Jack from the pillow. He beckoned with a bandaged hand and winced with the pain the movement gave him. "Come over to the foot of the bed where I can see you." Jack, with a look at Koherta, did so. Now. listen to nte. for I cant he I know bothered repeating myself. It who you nre and what you are. depends on how you conduct yourself In this Interview, how much I tell Miss Maclieth and the others." under his Jack said something breath which finally became articulate as "Go a far as you like." "1 will. First, hand over the mar- riage license." "What ?" Botli Koherta and Jack startled. Jack looked at the girl vltli an angry scow If aay until I hat ntti l.lm" quirt," tl. doctor to!4 Mm bar tig iti t '..iiu-i- . ; t Mr Hall) to and ratty In rle wa Ih program ' anl up to In rtrt:tig vohe. hr rvjniU.in, nEry. Mittrk, ott J nnioll alatdy Jf.k Ju d It. Riratil rutting Mint !, ptutt hauling It.g, Meriting a ud n vnl.-r,- " MWaaa,VHVH,HWVVWWaaMVHXMHHJH,'H,,iH4' In Hie early days of the American colonies and for some years after Hie Revolution it was the custom for cordvvainers. or traveling coldders. (o go from house to bouse for many miles repairing the old boots and slices of the f tmily or making new ones. Sometimes the cobbler would remain at one house for two or three weeks, receiving free board and lodging while employed on the footgear of master, nilstre-- s and children. He cnrrid with him not on'y his kit of tools G it also different kinds The men usually wore of leather. cowhide boots, weti greased heavy with mutton tallow to keep out the wet. as rubbers were then unknown. The children wore calfskin and the youn women of the family morocco llh ittnl rai-r- tip rlrnilig tldklrt, ru-jin- k when buying Aspirin be sure It Is gcnulno Bayer Aspirin in ruT..l load tip of nui.h work ai d MU dy. It tk.y Mgtt f ltitaiitly II t.oi til su nty lirsnt griting l.all dowiiatnlt and rletnor, qu!t (IimiihI treat lb Mound 11. at rn. r It Miming kriJ,, tl C atu IIm rii'M d. R .ta--ti md looked toMrd lir.L th 'ailoeij. "J'k!" 1. It - f'l.-.- t UJU3 V M"l d.ilrk Mt lnit-(ho r!4 ItM'ltnt'i., Irl og d.oiy. Itiria ail dott tna4 it II mm." ,vj. N Retort a ii.nhje.j lit l.ia mi it td. iih Mm ttt it, (I It r diahetelrd and rl. J.i'k apH-ared- . o Ullage Hgereiit. r.'or1rsl iyr and tl. landlord. "I t iler aay br'a a friend of your." th rider rohstaM aaid to Rolirrta. "Cam.l t Mm tnakln' off In a car at didn't belong to Mm." "Fur thing," aald th jonnger min atuhle, m h rotiverxed without dla lurlut g a wad nf tobacco that unduly (list elided Ida lone Jaw. "Know Mm?" Judge Arlett aked It nf the m.in n th M4 but his gtanc Itiilinhsl Rolx-rtn- . Though vety atnut more than anything ami else one of Hi funny "tumid" toy Invented for children, the Judge managed to give a pleasing Impression tnl wa a thoroughly friendly aoul. "Ye." raid Sir Georg quickly, only t mi well." I life id a tl k fitly a frr l.l d'.rrt'litMia 'ij.l g4 jt-- 4 -- ffQ 0 Owen D. Youpj V rMlrtri and run-mM- Ilk itit-- In.ly " l it.nti up terntl! I.- l.( Ing. la a - f raustil aii'l. forward. f.ro i. I 111 Americans nir4 II A but fil iiaiU, t'HIlif t4 a 'tn. " will (0 ta H.e ,.tr for a who If ahmdj want lor" II la It a itt4na and rd ut, l.n.); I :ilt taen l.-- r.4 tan toward Mm. b wcr fijnw 1 ttry iit!,jril lit i!!!o til a ! U it at Ihi-tpicket I rr up in M arm I ni1r Weill at.4 a tin, 4 iq a hi. h h Sn a Hi!!, .er r,k ;k Im at4 "That Ma Ja. f 'ott latilag t r, iMtt 1 mi i th m f I jour It. j , an.!4 14 fnM 4 ! It iu,v .- -. ah.-rH- tr Roto-n- j.,0, t. I tl.K'le It. t,f It, it, ! ..rpioTt .f , an.! H.rtt 1 girt ami I 4 aiiv o.ii') Im ad ). a g ..it l ; .0-rrr- k ., I Mr Gcur.e PH .lod l;, J. " I.s4," mttrti,ur1 with lirrd JnU tu,r''d t.r' lip." I.'otwt klll I MawstiNlrl) 11 eor " li h that iSi f,rj" a l I fr -t TIic BoylicctJ of Font otts r, a4 p for to anahfriuet.! I hra (.rr al.'t ilifHij,lt" tu t) 14 a Ktiljr lt.:tk" , li- i4 bim.4 rs'l, 4 MJf qdi i,1j4 Wire am ?" At It I'riil tiotrl, Jib! It!rt (an at 4 rot it "It at K Klnf, l fwthj U ty aftrr an kt.il tit. Ill I fll.Wh I tv t r.i'im farrirtu (iii, 11. !4 l I TU I lo4 I aa l HI t.aki'ig aw 4 l lhf Mj' MU rat x g d rUM! S' r - f I ..i . 041 - II .IU -- dd..! U t- M 1014 if Irr lm.it b.'Uij arGt.ua ' .v,qn, I tleu-t- t a I. !.ml,!r4 tel. rl "Mra let) I l.ut tie MjctPil Jsit, - Xaz .f hr U.t-tf- I l llltl tlIWMYIJt4 CHAPTER XII :j I "I III MO with )..llf taer. a 4. ier" atif-'- a to. lit sum sr. sauna, itaii ou H fi'ir 1U d.it.f i . 1. U tMrtaa ;,4-r- "I pm qua a fuiij" I. lrm'4 tu I on TURNBULL 1 .. IhS'l" hut lU' h by , ih Mm II MARGARET k- leaf Ml (i aottmaa gbr-e- , and gum Handsome Man tut MI lira I! y V'-iii- Hi.h1 He Grto-ta- l ntnaiy, f nn. Ml E'tbu and diplMii.il. Ih aa a . II a born In an llon,i-vlll- . N. Y In j DTI. Ilia amealora hi"l milled liter j Im fore the Revolution. Ill father a farm five inlh-- a from Ih ; I'mm-m II llie loan. The hoy had In lt.nl fell In ll,e ht of other j link ' nl. yungiera In fIh Main envlronnu The YoutiK nil was IA itillea from the rnllroatL Itlneranl l4lira were with lb rldef ouDlde eoldail jits world. Their coming wns eagerly awaited. Trip In town were taken ' only when Ueccnuiry. Stott excursion tm'.int mil' ll lost lime In the day a of horM'-tlrtiwIh mmit and wagon road. HleclriC Miwer, which Im llgtitcneil ih work In rural ruHlIoii. fh radio, which has put Ih former In tl" woiid and It af fairs. thoiigld of aa furm eiuii'tn vjJ ien Owen I'. Young was n hoy. .o.v were mild largely r ih farmer throtigli Ida genius for organization. Education, beyond the rural nrhoid, w.ia M'ld'Mii eonihlered wort It while for farm Imya of Ih lime unless they planned on n professloiuil life In town or city. If they noiiii read und write and do simple probloias In Hritliiuetlc, they soon qualified for tin Jolt of running n farm, h'ttcli a rudimentary train-lu- g with books was bolstered by littrd end practical schooling In tmillers of lo-y- 4 I 11 ,1d poa-m!M- o f-.- agriculture. Owen D. Young was not the average farm Imy. He walked five miles a dav to (lie rural school and hack during llie term, helping Ids fatiier the while with Hie chores, lie wns tin only mm. It wns a red letter day In llie hoy's life when he was taken to Coopers-own- , llie comity scat of Herkimer. Dres--ei- l in blue Jeans lie went to the ml heard the lawyers arcourthouse gue u rase. They wore boiled shirts, stiff collars, black ties and broadcloth, Impressive garb to the little hoy from the farm. Their prgumeiits fascinated him. He decided that when he grew tip lie votiiil he a lawyer. But there were many obstacles In Ills path. He Imd tn obtain n better education than the rural school offered, If lie was to qualify for Ids eliosen profession. Any effort to gain advaneed schooling meant that lie would have to leave liomp. His father needed him on the farm. When an uncle came to help Ids ft tlier the way to an education opened for Hip lad. He went to the East Springfield academy, encouraged by his parents in Ids ambitions. Nis fatiier drove Owen to school each week and brought him hack hon e ou Friday. Ilis mother prepared the food on which he lived vvidle away from home. Each week llie hoy carried away with him. packed in a big box. Hie good things his mother cooked for him to eat. lie was ready for college when he was fifteen years old. He wanted to go to Gortiell, thinking lie could win one of the state scholarships there. But he was too young to he eligible to try Hie competitive examinations. So lip returned home to help his fatiier again. He became Interested in church work and conducted the Sunday school ill the little church in Van llornesville. Alphcus Baker Harvey, then presl dent of St. Lawrence university, camp to tlie town to preach. He heard Owen Young speak in church. Th lad interested him so much that llie educator persuaded the elder Young that the hoy was deserving of a ml lege education even at a great sacrifice to Ids finger, llie pain became worn, and Id hand swelled no alarmlngfy that lie had Id go to I IwpHal Aa altvalued at ndtllon eration won performed, and a rifle T'lamoti'l Imh t dollar having Imh-- (Uncovered In bullet an hull and a q under long recent year along fh ewet of Moutli and a quarter of an Inch In diamwest Africa. Th theory of a sub- - eter was extracted. It had bees marine origin of Ihl precious gem lodged all then 14 yearn In lit hand, hn advanced, only fo Im refill the Ixme, nntll the ntuhha w rench hud liMtu-tu-ed by Investigation. II from Its poTh fir--4 hypotluMd wn Ihnf fh sition. diamond lied were Ih rcMtll of Ih (UiJ!ii'gratln of a Muhtinrln d Big Road System Building or vein, off the const, wn-hup on To make up for the mspiul disfh shore by wave ncfln. Rut attic tribution of railways In Ibe routilrj. fh discovery of the l.lchtenlnirg and Yugoslav In Is a seeking to rn-a- l much new Nnmiiqualnnd deposit strategic network of highways. Th evldcnc hn been hrntiuM fo light, government Is also striving to rennd Ih cilnt"ti now prevail that pair and build anew various Indusdiamond arc from nn Inland tries which ar based on Ih counthe sour''. try's ample agricultural, minerul and Th finest diamond nr found, other primary resources. As n rev and nl wa a have hen found. In or sult of thin program Yugoslavia la near Ih bed of fresh water rivers" I'ceomlng n constantly more Impora diamond expert I quoted In fh tant Miontial market for automoNew York Titcc, "They nr not hid- biles. Tlie highway program rail for den In ocean bottom or nlong an ml expenditure of J I.'!, INK), (Ion on roads Itcnchc unless carried liter by fid' by tlie end of Ilk'll ami the complennd lim. In oilier won!, they nr tion of two bridges near Belgrade nof fur and there. Small rlrcanis and I'nm hevo In 11K12. Hint have layers of silt nnd other material Indigcnotm to known Achin' nr likely digging places for diamonds. "Both In Indl.'i nnd Africa, ns well Was Your ns In Asia, diamond have been disRemedy covered In shale and soft nek of For every stomformer waterways. In the Kimberley ach nnd Intestinal diamond beds, among llie largest and III. This good richest In the world, t he natural herb crystals were unearthed In a top layhomo remedy for er of yellow satid. Many prospectors c onstlpatlon, who rushed to Africa In INTO left stomach ills and after Hi yellow sand wns exhausted, other derangements of the sysbelieving the veins or pities Imd been exhausted. But the soft green tem so prevalent these days Is In rock below the sand yielded more even greater favor as a family meddiamonds. So did the harder rock icine than in your grandmother's day. lower down. "The trail of the diamond Is one Seek Submerged City of t he most ditlleult that geohydsls An expedition lias been organized have ever tried to follow. to search under wuter near Sebastopol, Crimea, for an ancient Greek Carried Souvenir of town believed to have been subSomme Fourteen Years merged hy the shifting of earth Tlie true Ftories of strange war strata. Objects washed up by the wounds nre legion, hut one of the Black sea seetn to support tlie theory most curious concerns a Kintore man, which led to the organization of such John Garden, who is employed n H an expedition. gardener In Inverurie, Scotland. Mr. Historic Steamboat Garden served in France with tlie The first steamboat that went Fourth Gordons, and wns wounded hy shrapnel during t he hat tie of tlie down the Mississippi was tlie New Somme on August IS, 1010, near Orleans. It went from Pittsburgh to Gullleniont. Quite recently, In the New Orleans and was then placed course of his work, Mr. Garden had In service between New Orleans and oecasion to make n heavy lift nnd Natchez. felt a severe pain In tlie back of Ids hand beneath tlie hone of tlie middle Charity Is a virtue of the heart Origin of the Diamond Mystery to Scientists h In-c- d ed Garfield Tea Grandmothers 11 1 Outran tSfuq Castoria corrects I , CHILDRENS and on that money, and his own earnings, ivv(n I. Young went through college. Up got his bachelor of arts degree from St. Lawrence In 1S!)4. He still held to hi ambition to be a lawyer. He entered Boston university, knowing that he would have to work his way through the law school. He served ns a librarian and tutor to earn all the monpy needed to meet his modest expenses. He completed the three-yea- r course In two ypars. After tieing admitted to the Massachusetts bar he went to work for the General Eleetric company. Ilia promotion was rapid. The farm boy of .V) years ago Is now the organizing genius of the electrical Industry and on of the financial wizards of his time. , fathpr borrowed bj The North America rtu curt- by a MWwOtwl. K or ailments $1,0(10 Newspaper Atllaaoe.) - - ilwrty hwiMt CWdranra iMiCra Mineral parents So the alcohol- nmlattflgtfccho M- Wa a relief and satisfaction ft is ior mothers to know that there is always Castoria to depend on when babies get fretful and uncom- 'ortable! Whether its teething, lic or other little upset, Castoria ilways brings quick comfort; and, with relief from pain, restful sleep. And when older, children get out of sorts and out of condition, you have only to give a more liberal dose of this pure vegetable preparation to right tha disturbed condition quickly. Because Castoria is made expressly for children, it has just the needed mildness of action. Yet you can aVavs depend on it to be J1SSSS5- LossorSixs tmt corot last-growi- It is almost certain to clear up any minor ailment and cannot possibly do the youngest child the slightest harm. So its the first thing to think of when a child has a coated tongue, is fretful and out of sorts. Ee sure to get the genuine: with Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on the package. effective. J |