comheu the place, especially tne
HAS QUEER PREROGATIVE
grounds. Mowed lawns every three
days and sifted ash piles, even flower
beds, but got do trace. If the thief
lost It and you found It—It must have
been elsewhere. However that may
be, It looks to me as though you
made an errand here that would en
able you to And It miraculously and
By MARTHA McWILLIAMS.
restore It to the owner. Incidentally
who points out that the
New Record Made, With Britain, governor,
making his acquaintance—"
present system Is to assess tolls, on
“Why?” Janet interrupted, still
I M L by M c C lu re N e w s p a p e r S y n d ic ate .
Japan and Norway Follow
the basis of $1.20 a net ton, according
white and deadly.
to Panamn canal measurement, "un
The turf was surely enticing, old,
ing
in
Order.
“You’re
wasting
tragedy
that
be
less tills would result In a rate of
springy, soft as velvet, green as em
more than $1.25 a net ton, according
erald and sprinkled sparsely with longs to the movies,” the old man
to United States rules of measure
fresh white clover heeds. The blue sneered; “because the owner Is—my •
ment.”
eyes looking at It across a low railing grandson, Anthony Tier—he's a de
cent
sort—and
some
day
will
Inherit
“Under this dual system tolls col
had a twinkle behind their wistfulness,
lected amounted to $11,276,889, which
for Janet Reed, their owner, was say my forty odd millions.”
“If he Is a decent sort—I pity him,"
ing, half aloud: “Now for a four-
Ships of Four Nations Carried 80 Per Is $1,937,021 less than would have been
collected If Panama canal rules only
leafed clover. I know If I were one Janet shot back. “All the millions
Cent of Tonnage Which Moved
were used,” he adds. "Speedy enact
this Is the exact spot where I would In the world cannot make up for— j
Through
Canal
During
the
,
you."
ment of a law establishing the single
choose to grow.”
Last
Fiscal
Year.
“Come, come! I’m not so cussed as
standard Is urged.”
After a deep breath she looked care
fully everywhere. The turf was de I dare say you heard I am,” the oid
Washington.—Ships of four nations
serted. Audaciously she scrambled over man answered—It seemed she had
carried 80 per cent of the approxi SEA OTTER AGAIN NUMEROUS
touched
him
on
the
raw.
“I
know
the boundary, dropping to her knees
mately 11,600,000 tons of cargo which
ten yardB from It to search diligently what the world says of old Anthony
moved through the Panama canal dur Alaska Trappers Report Priceless Fur-
Gaskell—but
believe
me,
you
are
the
Lieut, the Hon. Cecil Forester of
the beguiling greenery’s deeps.
ing the fiscal year ended June 30,
bearer Back in Kelp Beds on
the English Royal House guurds has
Nothing rewarded her save now and very first person to whom I felt that
1921.
Aleutian
Islands.
the privilege of keeping his hat on in
then a new blossom sprung up since I had been consciously unjust.”
American vessels led all others with
“Good day,” Janet said; making to
Yakutat, Alaska.—The sea otter, the presence of royalty. The lieuten
yesterday’s mowing. The close-cutting
Jean Paige, one of the most band a total of 5,163,000 tons, establishing
annoyed her; ever and ever so many go away. Something stayed her—a eóme “movie” stare, spent practically a new record by increasing the total once almost extinct and now protected. ant, who is heir to Lord Forester,
fine four-leafed charms might have small gray squirrel, whlfrh ran up her entire life on her father's model tonnage of the previous high years by Is again inhabiting the sea kelp beds Inherits this royal patent from a fore
on the Aleutian Islands In large num bear who lived In the reign of Henry
been sacrificed. So she rose and her skirt, thence to her shoulder, where farm at Paris, III. She never dreamed 615,885.
bers. In fact, so many are seen the VIII. That monarch authorized For
walked delicately, Joying to feel the It began a coaxing chatter. When she of a motion picture career, but uncon
British
ships
were
second
and
sur
turf yield under foot, 50 yards farther had put It down gently, old Anthony sciously was preparing herself for it, passed even the high mark of 1917, department of fisheries may be pre ester’s ancestor to keep bis hat on In
In to where century-old locusts flung explained: “The beggars are privi spending her after-school hours at their last banner year. They reached vailed upon for a brief open season the presence of the sovereign on ac
for the benefit of natives and trappers count of “certain diseases and Infirmi
down lacy shadows, adding a new leged—I hope this one did not frighten horseback riding and other healthful a total of 3,738.250 tons.
you."
who have fared badly the last two ties In his head.”
charm to the grass.
and daring aporta. It was not until
Japan and Norway look third and seasons.
Janet did not answer—she was too after she went East to school that she
Kneeling again, she parted the
fourth places with 758,600 and 637 880
The sea otter Is one of the most
growth wherever clover was thickest, Intent on watching another squirrel received an offer from a producer, tons, respectively. Norway dropped
which
approached
In
long
leaps
hold
*
but found nothing until she hud half-
which she accepted. Her splendid work below Its figures for 1918, but Japan cunning and easily frightened of ani
“ Meanest Man on Earth”
0
It Is known to millione. This Is one of
mals. Like the fur seal Its pelt has
crawled twice her original distance to ing something fast In Its Jaws.
soared to new heights, exceeding her an ebony shimmer, showing silver
Discovered in Iowa 0 t
a space so thinly set It was almost stopped by the upturned sod, scratched her latest pictures.
t
last
high
mark
by
32.279
tons.
furiously a half minute In the loose
when blown open, but soft black,
ragged.
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The “meanest man on earth”
Result of Competition.
earth, then dropped something In It,
tipped
with
white
when
examined
hair
There mowing had apparently been
is believed to be living in Mount
covered It, and whisked away, barking
These unparalleled Increases In com by hair. A full grown animal meas
held vain. With a low gurgle of de defiance of the first comer.
Vernon, la. An automobile driver
merce moved through the waterway ures six feet from nose to end of tall.
light she pounced upon a four-leaf—
became stalled near the city and 0 t
by the four tuitions are attributed by One pup Is born at a time. The moth
Simultaneously the watchers looked
another, still another, all sprung from
hailed a passing truck driver, 0
Gov. J. J, Morrow of the Panama er otter sleeps on her back In the
at each other. Now old Anthony was
the same root. Success breeds avarice
who found the loose connection 0 *
canal. In his annual report to compe water, clasping the young In her arms.
white and shaken. "I seel That’s
—she did not stop until she had seven
and proceeded to crank the en
tition so keenly developed that It re Each native Is permitted to trap two
how It happened I" he muttered hoarse
of the charm breeders safe In her
gine. The engine back-fired,
quires use of the quickest routes.
ly. "Young lady—you can never for
a year for Ms own use. The sea ot
fingers. Then as she made to rise she
0
breaking the rescuer’s arm.
give me, I know; because I hardly
“Almost one-third of the total ton ter has been seen as far south ns Eu
caught a gleam a little way off. Half think I can ever forgive myself.”
“I broke my arm,” he said. I
nage handled,” the report says, “was reka, Cal. The pelts are priceless.
a minute later she had retrieved from
“Too bad,” responded the res *
so strongly competitive that prompt
Suddenly he crumpled, holding his
under a half uprooted grass clump a
cued motorist as he speeded 4
face In his knees. Next minute his
and complete service may have been
Erzberger’s Daughter Nun.
heavy signet ring, carved In low re
down the road. Unable to start 0 0
the determining factor In the choice of
grandson darted to him crying:
Berlin, Germany.—Maria Erzberger,
lief. A man's ring, clearly—and so
his big truck, the Injured man *
the Panamn route. In many of the daughter of the recently murdered
“Granddad!
What—what
Is
the
mat
handsome It must have a history. ter?” with the cry all but lifting the
was forced to walk to Mount *
trades served by the Panama canal, former Gentian minister of finance,
Janet all but forgot her clovers In the
Vernon, where he received medi
the saving of distance, and hence of Mathias Erzberger, has taken the veil
other upright.
Janet said gently:
rush of Interest.
*
cal attention.
time, by the use of the canal Is so In the nunnery of Echt in southern
"He has had a slight shock," and
She was still solitary, but a house, walked away. But that was far from
ASSA tree, four mont I try feegure great that shipping could hardly af Holland.
wide, low and gray had become visible being her last sight of the pair. In
out wot's Idee for hava da cops ford to use any other route."
through the shrubbery—of course she deed, Inside of a year she came back
Of the nations which shared In mov
een every town. I aska my frien
ought to go there with her find— to the big gray house, never to leave
ing the remaining 11 per cent of ton
and
he
say
poleeceman
ees
for
keepa
but explaining the find might be
It. And graddad, a happy convert, da peace. “You know, I’letro," he say, nage the most Important were Den
awkward.
vowed all was due to the magic of “eef we no gotta cops nobody keepa da mark, Holland, Spain, Sweden, France
As she stood turning the ring about four-leafed clovers.
and Peru In the order named.
peace."
In her palm, trying vainly to discover
“The most Important trade route
Well, mebbe ees right, I dunno, but
If It were Inscribed Inside, some one
I gotta deefrence Idee. I’lenta times served by the canal.” the report adds,
behind her asked curtly: “Why are EXPLAINS WAVES OF CRIME een da paper I reada where ees league “was that between the east coast of
you here? You must know this Is very
for enforce da peace. And nother place the United States and the west coast
private property. If you know any Expert Psychologist Insists That They een sama paper ees tella bouta I’res- of South America. Others of the prin
thing?"
Are Brought About by “Mental
cipal routes were those from the east
dent Harding maka da peace.
Contagion."
Turning, she faced a thlnnlsh, elder
I gotta Idee when everybody try coast of the United States t® the far Expedition Headed by Professor cemeteries were found outside the city.
At Nurl, to the south, on a low knoll
ly man with a beak nose and sharp
worka on da sama Job ees no for good. east and between the west coast of
Reisner Brings Back Story
The famous author of “Crowd Presdent Harding maka da peace, oth America and Europe.”
near the River Nile, the archaeolo
eyes set under pent-house brows. The
eyes looked her through and through, Psychology," Gustav* Le Bon, gives er bunch ees force da peace, cops keepa
gists examined a group of pyramids
Gov. Morrow points to the double
of
Lost
Civilization.
but she was not frightened. Holding a general analytical view of the da peace and eef I flnda guy whosa value of the canal to the United States.
which proved to be the tombs of the
out the muddled clovers, Bhe said : “I epidemic of crime In an Interview. trow rocks at my cat lasa night you In addition to the quick service It
20 kings and 25 queens of Ethiopia
cnme for—what you see I have got. Asserting that crime waves are can betta your life I breaka da peace. gives American ships from coast to
from 660 to 250 B. C., most of whoso
And I have found—something else," brought about by contagious Ideas,
names had been lost to human knowl
But too moocha peace putta country coast and In the world trade routes,
edge.
extending her left hand as she spoke, which, however, do not lessen personal on da bum. Jusa Ilka da fleever when there Is, he said, a constantly Increas
responsibility, because the Ideas can
with the ring half on Its forefinger.
Excavations gradually uncovered the
ees broka down. I try feexa mine other ing revenue which comes to the nation
“Finding Is not always keeping,” the take root only In organisms ready to day and I gotta seexateen piece left from tolls collected.
Ten Years' Research Provides Rich burial chamber of Tlrhaqa, the king
man said, deftly taking away the ring. receive them. Le Bon la quoted as say over and he ees no worka y et Meb
Collection
for
Harvard
University
of Ethiopia mentioned In the book of
“In terms of money the Panama
“You may keep your fodder," con ing:
and Boston Museum—Get
Isaiah, who was one of the five Ethi
be gotta taka more piece out for maka canal,” the report asserts, “had gross
The
phenomenon
of
mental
con
temptuously, “on condition that you
Full Llet of Rulers.
beem run, I dunno.
opian monarchs who ruled over Egypt,
revenues
of
more
than
$27.000.000;
In
tell me exactly how you got the other tagion Is us old as the hills. You
But ees seema to me Ilka everyting creased Investment, additions, stock,
and then one by one uncovered the
know the story of the sentry hox In
thing."
ees no worka right yet. Ever seence etc., of $8,000.000 and gross operating
Cambridge, Mass.—Discovery of the tombs of all the other kings, queens,
"Showing Is easier,” Janet said, which a soldier hanged himself, and da war ees queet we try maka league expenses of $24.500,000." The excess tombs of 26 generations of Ethiopian princes and princesses of Ethiopia for
stepping toward the loosened sod and how, because all the succeeding sen for da peace. And we no gotta more of revenues In the last fiscal year, the kings and the recovery of material a period of more than four centuries.
half raising It with the toe of her tries at that post felt a strange desire as a piece of a league yet.
report shows, was $2,750.000 more than buried for more than 2,000 years,
After the excavations at Nurl, four
to hnng themselves Napoleon ordered
shoe.
So I tlnk mebbe ees gooda Idee we for interest on the capital cost of tlie which mukes It possible for the first of the greatest kings of Ethiopia were
“Sol” said the man, his eyes glued It to be burned. The cases of mental no hava da cops any more een deesa waterway.
time to write the history of Ethiopia, still lacking—kings who, like Tlrhaqa,
to her face. “Rut—are you sure you contagion In history are countless.
couutry. I no can feegure out how da
were reported by the Joint Egyptian hod ruled Egypt as well as Ethiopia.
Big
Railway
Revenue.
"The
press
and
the
cinema
are
two
didn't put It there on purpose to be
expedition of Hardvard university and In the third year of search these four
principal means through which mental devil Unlteeda State cops gonna keepa
foun dr
The
Panama
Railroad
company,
ac
da peace. But I dunno eef I am rlghta
the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The kings with their queens, and Indeed six
"if you think things of that sort the contnglon spreads. The minute des Idee—
cording to the report, had a gross reve expedition. In charge of Professor generations of their ancestors, were
sooner I go the better." Jnnet flung cription of crimes and the publicity
nue of approximately $22.000.000, an George A. Reisner of Harvard, was in found at the second royal cemetery at
Wot you tlnk?
back, her head high. "Give me the given criminals Inspire Imitation. The
Increase In investments In capital ad Egypt ten years. Its findings In part El-Kur 'Uw on the north of Napata.
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cinema
Is
the
most
pernicious,
because
ring. If you please. It may not belong
ditions of $1,500,000, while the gross have been reported from time to time.
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Descend From Nomads.
to you, any more than to me. That the visualized picture Imposes Itself
operating expenses were $22,000 000
Find Royal Cemeteries.
must be determined, If I am to feel with more weight upon criminally In
on June 30 last. Gross revenues of
It was then discovered that the
clined minds. The cinema Is some
A LINE 0 ’ CHEER
satisfied.”
The discovery of the lost civilization royal family of Ethiopia had sprung
the Panama Railroad Steamship line,
“I know the owner. Does that sat times even a lesson In crime.
at the same time, were $5,156,44<1 of Ethlopa was made at Napata, now from a tribe of Libyan nomads who
"Thi
criminal
contagion,
the
con
By John Kendrick Bangs.
isfy yon?” the old, man demanded
while operating expenses for the fiscal called tiebel Barkal. Napa rata, the an had entered the province, then a part
with a glimmering grin. Janet shook tnglon of fear, must be opposed. In
cient capital of Ethiopia, lies In the of Egypt, about 900 B. C„ had become
year totaled $5,857.257.
her head. "A suspicious person Is a England dueling cnme to an end the
Legislation to Increase the revenue Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, at the southern Egyptlanlzed, revolted from Egypt and
MY
CREED
hud trustee," she said. “The ring. If day when the duelists knew that the
collected from tolls Is asked by the end of Dongola province. The royal finally, under Plankhy, conquered the
H A V E a creed—a creed that's
you please. I shall not go without it.” survivor would be hanged. The one
older country. From this sunscorched
good and true
who
suffered
this
Infamous
punish
“Then, Miss Spitfire, you are likely
place five of the kings of Ethiopia had
That serves ms In my need In all
to take root,” her tormentor bantered, ment cured others of tnat absurd man-
ruled Egypt and 2,000 miles of the
ner
of
settling
a
point
of
honor.
Rob
I
do—
by thia time quite half-human. He
Nile valley, and had sent their ambas
Faith In my God and His sternal
bing
also
diminished
at
London
since
held the ring tantallzlngly between
Plan;
sadors to the courts of Assyria and
the
cat-o’-nlne-talls
was
administered
thumb and finger, shaking It round
Faith In the good H e’s placsd In
western Asia.
every man;
and round.
Janet knew she could to the backs of the thieves."
Careful study of the objects and In
Faith In the land that hors ms,
suatch It and run away safely. But
and the Light
scriptions found In these tombs has
His Pitting Death.
she was not the sort for any such
I t holds aloft for lovers of the
given the Harvard-Boston archaeolo
It was a w inn summer’s dny, and
proceeding.
R ig h t
gists a full chronological list of the
“My name Is Reed—Janet Reed," he sang of the woods nnd the trees,
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kings of Ethiopia during this period,
she said clearly. “I am staying with of the fields and the air and the marsh
and a knowledge of the condition and
-O-
the Grays for a short vacation. Be es, And of people—human belngg
development of the remarkable arts
fore It ends I hope you will decide to with life and blood and all things good.
Deflancs o f Custom.
and crafts of the time.
The evening wore on. Having slept
do the right thing.”
“I can assure you of one thing,"
"Going, heyl After all the bluff!" the greater i>nrt of the day, he now said the newcomer. “I never cheat at
the old man flung at her, actually arouaed himself for the pleasant task cards."
smiling. "I won't give you hack the before him. So he entered the con
"Well," replied Cactus Joe, “In that
ring—my word Is sacred—but you shall cert hall, humming happily to himself. case I’d advise you to get out of Crim
Bible Printed in 1634
The concert was Just about to start. son Gulch. Anybody that thinks he
have It—In exchange for something J
Owned by Clevelander
All
was
quiet.
prefer.”
kin hold his own In this game without
Looking around him appraisingly at cheatin’ to the best of his ability Is
“What?" Janet asked breathlessly.
Cleveland, O.—Arthur Lowers
“The whole truth I" from her an the motley audience he burst forth liable to be regarded as puttin' on airs
has a Bible printed In 1634. On
tagonist. “If you planted the ring— Into song—a slow, droning song In the of superiority."
the leaf Is Inscribed:
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and how and why—the where I know same key for full three minutes. Then
“Printed by Robert Barker,
he stopped, apparently waiting for ap
already."
printer to his most excellent ma
Janet's eyes flashed, her flats plause. And It cnme I Smack!
jesty, and by the assignees of
And so the mosquito died. I am
clinched hard, but her voire was low
John
Bill, 1634."
sorry,
reader;
I
should
have
told
you
and deadly as she answered: "Men
The type Is old English script.
have been killed for leaser lusult. In at the stnrt that "he" was a full-
Names are scattered throughout
stead of killing you, I ask you to— grown mosquito I
the book, many of them half ob»
explain."
llterated. An unreadable will la
"My theory?" from her antagonist.
Sarcasm.
written on the first fly-leaf. Fly
She nodded—speech was beyond her.
"Tou have said some very sarcastic
leaves and wood engravings are
“The ring, being unique as well as things about your opponents."
scattered throughout the edi
antique. Is worth money." he began.
“You have misunderstood me,” pro
tion. An early Nineteenth cen
“It vanished two months back—stolen, tested Senator Sorghum, "There Is
tury record of a family l / one
we thought, for a collector who was nobody. In my opinion, who does not
S t Paul, Mimu rolled back the curtain 60 years aa the Northwest’s pio
feature still decipherable.
neer Uttle old hwomotlve pulled the first train Into the new $15,000.000 Union
wild to buy It It had been carelessly possess some good points which every
The book, according to Mr.
station there. The engine Is the “William Crooks," named after Jim Hill’s
left Inside an open library window In fair man ought to recognise. But thoee
Lowers, has been In his family
chief engineer.
Flowers were thrown upon It. as Ita pilot broke the floral
an open case.
Not a fingerprint fellows are so unpopular that you can't
for many generations.
tape held across the tracks by the three oldest Great Northern yardmen, whose
on the case—nor anywhere elee. say a kind word for them without
combined service aggregated t i l yasra
We searched everywhere—One-tooth helna considered sarcastic."
U. S. Leads in
Canal Tonnage
Four-Leaved
Clovers
GROWTH DUE TO COMPETITION
L
Find Tom bs of
Ethiopian Kings
UNE OF ITS RULERS TRACED
I
Pioneer Engine Opened a New Station