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Renee eS nn nen nenanannnnnd pede sane Pore nhen: s ’ ik i 4 % © highest figure yet renohed rinoe the | cubl ~~ a on » a a wt a a Stock Market (Complite Stock Exchange aod) Geary Quotations Appear Oxfty fa Wall Street Final BAttion of The “vening World, Steak prices continued (o show a firm tene w-day under leadership of the sprctaltion § fiailioad and other so-called standard shares were inac five but firm. On the other nana there was conspicuous accumulation of Liberty Rond \srues and bonds of corporations, Foreign exchange rates Again displayed a marked upward tendency, and demand sterling touched $3.777-8, a gain of nearly three cents and the highest Ogure regi tered aince last July ‘The iain buying power in the stock market was supplied by newly created pools These pools were eampecially active in the ol! stocks, the paper shares ond shipping stocks, Geperal Amphalt touched 70, for s Rin of nearly & pointe, and the tock was listed on the Steck Ex- cimnge. Texas bacisic Coal & Oil @oored a wimilar gain. Mexican Pe- troleum and Atlantic Gulf & West Indies also went up 2 pointe Paper shares went from 2 to 3 pointa Staol shares were firm: ooppern wers al- most entirely neglected. Shortly after a firm opening the bear crowd mide a half-hearted at- tempt to depress prices, but their efforts met with euch mnal) auccess that they wert soon forced to cover thetr commitments. These bear operations were based on the fact that the rate for call money again rose to 7 per cent. Jate yesterday. The reason for this tem- porary rate dors not seem to have ‘been fully understood nor appreciated In the first place, the higher rate wan ‘established after the bulk of the day's borrowing had been done. Seonndly, ft was without much significance, for & does not denote more stringent con- ditions. It was due to the fact that ‘the Government had withdrawn $20,- 000,000 from the local banks on Tues- ony ane will withdraw an additional 10,000,000 to-di: Again, there recently has been such @ surplus of money available for luan on call that loca! banks took advan- tage of the opportunity to decrease their amount of Indebtedness to the Federal Reserve institution, The call BANKING AND FINANCIAL, Stockholders Should Know Their Rights s This up-to-date booklet clearly, ins many of them; also those of bondholders, etc. It also tells; The General Rules of Trading. The Rights of Stock and Bond Holders. The Deposit Require- ments for Carrying Stocks. How to Give a Broker Instructions. Broker's Commission Charges How to Indorse a Stock Certificate. How to Group Invest- ments. How to Use Collateral * in Trading. Call, phone or write. Ask for No. E. W.~343 JONES & BAKER Specialists in New York Curb Market Securities BROAD STREET OFFICE 80 Broad Street Telephone Broad 7150 MADISON SQUARE OFFICE 225 Fifth Avenue Tel. Madison Square 1377 4304 STREET OFFicR 505 Fifth Avenue ‘Telephone Murray Hill 7120 Offices in 8 Principal Cities Direct Private Wires FUNERAL DIRECTORS, ELP WANTED—MALE. country elu ‘money ate to-day vgain enewed at (6 per sent, No Surty in cates @ an- ticWpated On the contrary it is ex- [ected in beat posted quarters | there will be further gradual relana tion In money ang thes: expectations account for the marked strength oe n the bond market and hanes marke OO; 4d 3d 0.4. up 88.18 {41-48 97.24 up 02 | CURB. Opened trreguia. Int. Pet. 16 a-8 iC 7-8; Retail Candy, §1-4—9; Tobacco Prod. Exp, 89; simma, 71-4; Mara tbo, 161-2, off 1 Creek, oew 5 Carib, Sweets, ya ee 33 Am Ja! FORBI EXCHANGE OPENING.| 4m 4) Sterling demand, 377 1-4; cables,| Am Smet & Rae 78, up 31-80, French france demand, |) Smit & Ret 654; oabies, .0855, up 0011, Tare de- Maud, 0867; cabies, 0008 Marks demand, 183 }.0001.. Can. dollars jeables unchanwee wales, 4326,up Wak). 31a; a ’ Kronen demand, (1860; cables, (foo, up 0040. Denmark kronen demand. 1890; cables, 1895, up 0036, ten Kronen demand, 2100; caniee, 2160 Belgian franc demand, .0687; cables, | deman: I 0683. Swine 1670, franc . Posetas demand, cab! 1840. Argentine pesom mand, 7864; cables, 7354. DIVIDENDS. Butler Bros. declared the regwar quarterly dividend of 31-8 per cent. payadie Fea 1 to stock of record Jan. 21. The J. G. Rell Company declared tbe ragulic quertariy 1 $4 per cout preferred dividend payable Feb. 1 io bout reeord Jena 22. The Pullman Cuinpany declared the Pragular qQuartecis #! dividend payehle Feb. 15 to Moen rd Jan, BL. TWO DRY AGENTS ARRESTED IN BAR AS EXTORTIONSTS Saloonman Calls Police While, He Says, They Were Wait- ing for Protection Money. 280; ae Alfred Kitahen of Farminedale.| L. I, and Charics Walters of No. 422 Bast, 624 Street, Prohibition enforce- ment agents on the staff of Daniel Chapin. Supervising Prohibition Agent for New York, w}!l be arraigned to-day before U. 8 Commissioner Hitehcock, charged with extortion They were arrested yesterday and were locked up last night at Police Headquarters ‘The police say the two men went to the gajoon at No. 410 Second Avenue and demanded $20 apiece from the proprietor, Willlam Brady. ‘They are said to have introduced themselves as Prohibition agents whan they asked for the money Brady put them off awhile, but promised them the money as soon as be took in enough. While they were waiting be telephoned to the East 22d Street Police Station. Capt. Willemse and Detective Donlin went to the saloon. The policemen, say they peeked through the door and saw the saloonkeeper pass a $20 and two $10 bills to the two men. ~ Then the policemen arrested the pair. A statement made by Magistrate Simms in Jefferson Market Court Sunday to the effect that the authori- ties should have no difficulty in lay ing bands on persons who seil liquor has brought him numerous letters from persons who say they want to help in running down offenders, and ive the addresses of about fifty sa- joons where liquor is being sold. Ong letter, signed “A little girl tn 26th Street,” read: “Ay papa can get all the whiskey he wants in (naming two saloons on Bighth Avenue). He comes home full of booze nearly every night and brags he gets it trom there, and says no ove can close them up because they put up so much money. Any one in the neighborhood can tell you the same. “We are nearly crazy with papa cursing mamma all night and fight- ing. We are afraid to bave him ar-) rested. For God's sake, please close up these saloons before we are put in the street. AJ] the people pray you will, as we have no money or rest from them, We will ask God ly bioss you if you will do this.” A letter signed with a man's name and written on stationery of the Ho- tel Woodstook told of buying whis- ee : | GOMPLETE STOCK Q Ady Runway Mamien Qed 1 1 | ADM cd ars at At fet adn em “ Ain, Aw | Am, Mee Am Perch Am flown Jam ce Am Cae & Poand'y Am Conte 90 | arn Orage syne VOTATIONS—2 P.M. Come tear Uwiand On os % Kotty @oringtinb) 18% *% Kennment Cooper mn « Keystone tire a's uN lon Ratton Tire 10% 4 tabigh Valen . ™ ” Lawe'¢, Ine 7 re) ethane 14a Mie lente & Nashevile, 8 7% Manat Snger ... ish Masmell Motor we Max Deo Morne stecona Prat . 106 es Miseni Copper 1a, we Midi State OU. 184 au Midvale Sine! als @ Mine A At Louie. Lae Mo, Kan & Tee. 2% Cin’ a use 1% ° aie Ad Galt & Wt pe Raltetn Lown Bak & OMe of Rath Motors Heh Steel Pain Regt Tren Pot RT tte Bebo Onion Cne Burmese Rita Cem A Taw Ritte & Baperor (adie Omnt On Omit Baoding Cntit Peernieam Oat Petrokewnn nf Onlomet a Arion Capmiian Pan i Central Leather + Care de Pano, ry 51% Cartain Poet Pred “c 4 Chavdine Motors TL4 TZ My TOM Cen. fe Oho. my 9% mm tO CM &ASPRER BH WL MH TH CAMP RR i HH a 4t OM. RT A Pee ey OTN Obl Gt Wem 1 1k OP he Sweet o ° ° Chile Commer ie 13 Onna Ooerpee mN Cnet & Reaboty a Corn-Cole mY Col Fual & Iron ms Col Gian & Flee as Coban 10% Comp. Ty & Ree ath Cone! Cig ™ Coo! Ga 50% OM Conwh Tex E Con TorsCal Min cont Candy ° Condon Oi! Corn Prod. Com Prox Com Prat of Orunihle Stee! Ci Ovpe Cane Sus ‘he Cube Cane Sug of 8% (hao Amer. Sumer 50% (cen Am, auger pt Del a Mludwaa.. 10 Dei, Lack & Went 206 Den & Iie Gr Den, & Rie Ge nt Dome Miom Wixborn Coal bndicot-Jonnmcn, General Motor Deo Goorin Granby OF Gray & Dave, feat Northern gf teat Nor, Ore (roan, Sugar Gull Staten Stoni., Gon, Amprait Howson Ou Hupp Mower Todian Mefiolng Lompiration Capqier Ioler, Inter, fuer. Iter, Inter Incer, 9 Lnvineitile Out CLUB WOMEN AS ‘CROOK’ DEAD LINE SET AT O9TH ST. —> key jn two places on Bighth Avenue. in the Tenderloin, both of which he said paid for protection. | Magistrate Simms also, received a| circular from E. P. Schmidt & Co.,| brokers, No. 7 Pine Street, saying | that “Prohibition whiskey” contains white vitriol, sulphuric acid, embalm~ ing fluid, Scotch snuff and ether. Nine saloon keepers, bartenders and waiters who were arrested in various round-ups made by enforcement offi- cers pleaded guilty before Judge Learned Hand yesterday. ight were sentenced to serve fgurteen days and one was fined $200. James Hawkey, a truciman, 25 Pine Street, East Orange, N. J, and James McTague, a clerk, No. 817 Bleetker Street, were arrested last Night charged with burglarizing the sore of Louis Altman, at No. 135 Bighth Avenue, of $500 worth of whis- No. J %,| Joint Industrial Councils tor ware busings | disputed points. key. ‘The whiskey was found in Mo- Tague's room, the police say, En- trance to the store was gained by breaking @ rear window. ———. BRITISH LABOR BALKS. Withdraws From Joint Im Counctia on LONDON, Jan. 20.—The Government's attempt to enforce short time to the dock yards, arsenals and other Govern- ment establishments as a remedy for resulted in the = drawal of the workers’ section eda Forward to Mayor, at Invita- tion, Set of Suggestions to Halt Crime Wave. ot only crooks but all other men tn New York will be affected if the Government Club “puts over’ pro- posala which it forwarded to Mayor liylan yesterday in a letter. This club of women, of which Mra George E. Owens is Prenident, eriti- cised the police administration re- cently after one of its members, Mrs, Thomas W. Edgar of No. 776 West End Avenue, had been robbed, It in- vited Mr. Hylan to tell what he was doing about the Police Department. The Mayor explained in dotail means that Commissioner Enright was using to catch erminals and in- cidentally invited the club-to make suggestions. ‘Here is what he stepped into by his invitation “Relative to halting the orime wave now prevailing: “Ascertain whaesevery person with a police record is dolng at the present time. “Enforce a rule that any person who has served time for a major of- fense should not be allowed to go be- low 59th Street. “Deport every criminal who cannot prove citizenshi “Have a card index of every male person over twenty-one years of age, settling ade that the Govern, Consult the wo-called which wore “orguet uted pol ‘ell residence address, business ad Se sane of support, number of Net Bown & stp (National Lan Nerete Comms! New on T AM New Yori Ort New Yor Vook AYN & ™! hd ae er ae Da we 0 11% a% a ry bo 25% 14 o% a6 ey an o% « Ly “% “a is 5 we com Reminaion Ty, Repkele Steel Lap, Tron & @tae) & Given, TM & Swot of 40% Ae 18% 4% Cory 10% ar Des my me Oy ot Nd pt 18% Ve Iron, Onal & C90 Viraadou Wi Bi 10% a% tot 99 ou ® # 16 ye oe OM Wile orenand pt) gro Irrmp ay Worth inump pe Babe * Be dnidend, at least two reputable citizens—tax- payers, “Any one purchasing firearms must bave their fingerprints taken and registered—also full data relative to their mode of life.”* For the theatre district, the club proposes that the Mayor “prohibit the. parking of automobiles four deep across the cntire breadth of the street; make {t imperative that a lane be kept clear down the centre of the street eo that in case of fire fire ap- paralus can proceed without dela But this ts not all for the theat district, Complaining that when the audiences are leaving the theatres the “noise becomes a perfect bedlam,” the club suggests that the honking of automobile borns be curbed. It continues: “To have thelr rest unnecessarily broken by people on pleasure bent | not giving the health of our citizens the protection it merits, Owners of hotels and apartment houses should be compelled to aupply a large rub- ber mat so that, when the ashmeo and garbage collectors make their rounds in the early morning hours, the noise of throwing the heavy gal- vanized containers onto the sidewalk will be hushed. This unnecessary noise disturbs the entire neighbor- MOVIES GAVE HIM CLUE. Divorced Husband Now Sues Al- lewed Rival for Alienation of Wife, KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 20.—A suit for $20,000 damages for the alleged alienation of the affections of his for- mer wile, Mrs. Heasio Page, was filed in the United States Districe Court by Oren’ W. Page, a trainman, againat Harley H. Soudera, owner of ® Kitchenette apartment hotel. end’ Ris wile ws . e action pustied Page, actording to his attorney, until he witneased moving plc- tures of events at the Newman Theatre. One of them showed revelers celebrating the New Year at the Hotel Muehlebach, Life #ize in the film were Mre Page and @ man said to be Sou- re, Page began an investigation, He al- lowed that he discovered Souders wa, rsons dependent, In case of change My Smneas oF residence, niust notify police staion within tweaty~ hours. for a taxicab & suet Seat references from the sole cause of his broken hi i before the divorce was erent | appeared board. THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JAXUARY 20,192 BANKS' OPPOSITION ~ SPELLS DOOM OF AGH TARIFF ACT Financiers Against Anything to Delay European Pay- ments to U. S. - BOSTON, Mass. Jan. the big banking interests of the coun- try wish to give Warepe an oppor- tuntty to pay the enotmous debts as yet nnfunded, the wigh protective tariff interests of New Mingland have all but abandoned their hopaot a new, teruf law aa stuf if not stiffer than the Payne-Aldrich iM. \vita the banking tMterests against them, and good Republican farmers in the Mid- de West also oppored toa high tariff, they see thelr Waterioo. | ‘This t the smtament made by! the chief sxecutive of one of the most important groups that go to make up the Home Market Club: “The bankers of the country are op- Posed to any jaw that will keep goods out and prevent Wurope paying tho $3,500,000,000 unfunded debts on} their books or :n their hands, and the) other billlons owed American corpo- rations, firms or individuats direct. Thay cannot sea how this debt can he paid or normalcy in trade returned unless wa are prepared to take goods from Europe. “Stating |t otherwise, the bankers} have turned free traders. “The farmers of the Middle West and the Northwest aro likewise against high duties on manufactured articles. “These interests taken together are unbeatable. “It is therefore clear to those who have dug into the matter that we will have to be content with a low tart.” Checking this statement through va- rious groups. the leaders are found to be reconciled, if not exactly Dieased. by the situation described. ‘This is Urge even of the wool manufacturers, whoee pet Schedula K of the Payne. Aldrich bill wan probably the most discussed feature of that measurr This is true likewise of the cotton spinners, and In lesser degren of manufacturers of meta] wares, leather goods and misosilaneous articles “We bave as a matter of truth.” a prominent cotton factor said. “nothing to fear in competition from England. | "Germany just now is not a factor, | and will not be for a year or two, perhaps more. Once Germany gets on her feet, however. there will ho an other story to tell. It may be, and some of us think, the way out is to wait until that time comes and then meet it.” $$$ SEARCH TON MISSING MAIL BOAT WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. — George Parks. ‘Shairman of the naw Inter-To- partmental Alaskan Board. wil! lseve to-day for Seward and personally direst the semrch for the missing Gov- ervment mail boat Pulitver, which dis- 15 with seven men cp \ —Recatae | PENNSYLVANIA RR. ‘MAKES SECOND CUT ~ IN WORKING FORCE |President Rea Says 38,000 Freight Cars Are Idle— | L. I. Men Hit. PHILADDLPHIA, Jan 20.—The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has instructed all departments | throughout the system to effect « | further reduction in expenses of 10 | per cent. as Compnred with the ex: penses in November, 1920. This ts in addition to the 10 per cent. reduc- | ten ordered when the retrenchment | campaign was started tast month and which already has.remuited in the ‘taying off of approximately 20,000 men in the four regions of dhe sys- tem, - Samuel Rea, President of the Pennsylvania System, sald last night that the reduction was to secure the utmost economy consistent with safety and efficiency. The statement by President Rea said further: “The management of the Pennsylvania Ratiroad sincerely regrets that uninterrupted employ- ment cannot he assured every faith- ful man on its payroll, But the situ. ation {sa practical one, and no way has as yet been devised tn such cir- climstanves as those now existing to avoid a reduction in expenses and working forces. s indicative of the severity of the conditions confronting the manage- ment, |t may be pointed out that the Pennsylvania Rallroad System now has on its lines $8,000 idle freight cars, which is about 20 per cent. of the number owned, and that tbe idle cars are increasing daily, “Freight trafic has declined 20 to 22 per cent. as compared with the early fall, and all available informa- 8 to the prevailing conditions fn the produc! industries and gen- eral commerce indicates that a further slowing down in the freight move- ment must be anticipated before re- covery can reasonably be expected.” ‘The methods of reduction have been left largely to the judgment of the Vice President in the four regtons. In the Eastern regions compriri the territory from the Atlant’s Ocean to the Alleghany Mountains. many of the clerical employees have petitioned thelr department chiefs to let them t#he one day off each week instead of reducing the force, and this plan has been followed where advisable * ees Tes a7 AVIATOR HERO BANKRUPT. Rr. Milla, Broker, Had Decoration for Valor. CHICAGO, Gordon French Jan 20—An Imroluntary Petition in oankruptry was Aled vester- day against PR. Gordon Mfills, decorated fo> valorous ‘conduct in a French osca- drillo and) sole owner of the stock brokerage firm of Gordon Mills & Co. He was lied from the Chicago Stock Exchange two days ago because bility to moet creditors’ claima, and at that time announced he. had turned over ail assets to a committee of creditors, Jack Norworth, actor, filed the petition. The petition charges that the brokerage firm had inourred linbilities of approximately $308, against assets totalling $24, instalment No. 61. | PREPARE FOR THE STRUGGLE. HEN [I was alone and bad time (to think, [ was even more indignant with Hugh. How dared he, the offender, cast all the responsibility of 4 reconciliation upon me? How could he be so un- grateful, particularly after I had dis- Played a willinguess to play the ob- nuxious role of cousin to Geraldine Royer, when I had shown so much mercy to a girl who apparently with- out compunction had come to Okla- hboma to destroy my home and take my husband, if she could succeed! The more 1 pondered the whole situation, the more keenly [ realized that Hugh in the atttud& he had taken was running true to form. Nothing in life ever had been 80 difficult for Hugh as admitting that he had made @ mistake. Though Hugh and,I did not sever diplomatic relations,’we seldom met except at meal-time or when we had engagements to dine out or attend the theatre. If this mode of life dis- treased Hugh, he gave no sign of perturbation. To me, however, it Was almost Intolerable, Each day I wondered if I could survive another. This much I realized—we had reached a crisis in our affairs. If IT should humble myself before Hugh, if I yielded to him, especially when [ was not in the wrong, he would be in a position to demand further un- reasonable surrenders of me in the future, I was beginning to realize how his first conquests of me during the early months of our marriage, when he de- manded a certain obnoxious sort of obedience from me, as, for instance, when he compelled me to change my hat one Sunday morning before we started for church, had given him the courage now to put me in the place of the offender when I was innocen I must bide my time until fate should give me a “lead,” and for some strange reagon I felt confident that a way would be opened up to me. Ans I was not the type of woman who could reveal the innermost sor- rows of her heart, even to the most intimate friend, IT must be my own eounsellor, I could not even confide in my mother, sympathetic as she was, Instinotively I revolted at the idea of telling my troubles to mother. Personal pride and the desire to spare her the knowledge of any condition serefhity of hers had a decidedly re- straining effect upon me. j year od agserts, Bouders and M. i coreeant caer Ane ag er of which Souders was \stor, ‘Ten days had pagsed without any YOU MARRY, (AOU aa FUSBAND OVER AGAIN EDITH JOHNSON in my own life that would mar the) | recetved a letter from mother which, I felt, gave me the expected “lead.” “L met your old friend, Basil Har rington,” she wrote, “and he tells me that he is about to make another trip to Oklaboma. I had just made your Christmas fruit cake for you and wae about to express it, but when he of- fered to carry with him anything I might like to send I decided I would let him put the cake and some other things I have for you and Hugh in his trunk. Immediately I began to speculate Upon the probable effect of Basil's coming upon Hugh, who had pre- viously been so jealous of him. After reading mother’s letter I looked at myself In the mirror. Nothing oould give me so much fortitude in support- ing my diMoulties in the present and 80 much confidence with which to face the future as my image in the slays. This was not vanity, It was an estimate of my asseta and a sane employment of my sense of expedi- eney, Seizing a moment at dinner when the maid was not in the room, I broke the news to Hugh. “Basil Harrington will be here in a few days,” I said quietly Hugh looked®up suddenly. Extreme dignity was the garment my husband wore when he was not well pleased, “You have a letter from him?" “No,” I replied in the samo quiet, even tone. “But I did have one from mother yesterday, and she sald that he was coming and that she was nding some Christmas things him.” “I don't eve what business Harring- ton can have out here,” Hugh com- mented. “He didn't buy any prop- erty. Ina gvod many places they are shutting down aperations. He'd bet- ter stay at home.” Secretly I was pleased by Hugh's ir- ritation, for I knew what it meant. Never is a woman so desirable in the eyes of lover or husband as when a rival looms up. The next day | went shopping and bought myself some charming things. When 1 mentioned my purchases to Hugh, he looked surprised, then puz- by nied. “I thought you bought a lot of things a month ago," he said. “So I did,” was my blithe answer. “But competition has become 80 keen,” I added smiling, “that every woman has to look to her laurels.” “Why should a married woman con- cern herself with competition,” re- plied Hugh, “Her fate is settled at the altar,” “It used to be, but it ten't now," T | ventured. “Marriage no longer set- |tles anything—it offers no guaran- tees.” ‘Hugh looked around the room as if for some weapon with which to chas- tise me, but he did not say one word, reciaible in the relations pe ettog between $28ah Spa. tap, wags To Be Continued To-Morrow. AEFI IRE: Fh Be peng pon| ener van » The Story of | apres, 1081. SYNOP: waives Brown of Paw Paw Corner, Me., he tare Utile Thm Walker, @ oripple, from he 0d.) TM,” sald the banker, as he wrote, “you were always known as James Maxwell after that little mix-up. 1 bave made out a check here to the order of James Maxwell It ia for fitty dofiars. That will get you to Tdaho and give you ten dollars on which to get started out thers, I'd prefer you keep the name of Maxwell, or Locke, while in Paw Paw.” ‘The banker extended the check to- ward his brother, but the latter made no move to accept it. “Why don't you take ft" demanded the banker, {mpatiently. Fifty dollars, John?” Why don: 1 take 1t? Ask yourself. [ want only what is mme and [ won't take « cent less.” Jim,” edd the banker, putting the! sheck in his pocket and arising ab- tuptly, “I've gat to go to St. Joo at once. There's a ifttie cusiness there [ must attend to. Come along with me and we'll talk it ever on the train We have ten minutes (o reach the depot.” ‘The stranger made ao reply. The brothers reached the depot just In time and were econ epesding toward Bt. Joseph When Bolivar reached nume afte: his swim he found the family «t th table. Dropping into bis chair next| to Kit's he noticed nis brother wore | & new pair of jeans and seemed un- | usually happy. | Bolivar,” raid Mrs. Brown quietiy | after a moment of silence. “You | little trick played on Kit will cost you} your pie Your piece gots to Kit Furthermore, [ shal! mond the torn jeans and you must wesr thom, patches and all, Kit bas eome new | ones.” | Bolivar Gid not reply. He had pected to have hia ears boxed but he | little thought he would be deprived of | his pie. It was an awful biow. Fin: | ishing his meal ahead of tho rest, he picked up his hat and went out into the kitchen, intending to leave the house by the back door, As ho closed the doer leading to the dining room he caught a glimpse of Kit's beaming face and heard him call; “Oh, Bol, got that buckeye fer me, yet?” ‘Turning away with @ grunt Bollvar caught sight of the plo, out in pieces all ready to be served. One piece was 66 “ae, By Bide Dudley. double the size of the others and he knew that was Kit’s. At fret he de- cided to eat that pie a second impulse, he pantry and found the red pepper am Making an Incision in Kit's pie wil \ knife, he poured pepper in the hole and went his way, out of the house. “Buckeyes are good for mothe. he chuckled, ‘but they won't work on red ‘ Climbing the back fence he hended for the cave. Qn the way he picked | up Skeots, Sorawney, Bil, Jimmy and | Inky, the latter with his guitar under his apm. When the party arrived at the entrance of the cave Skeets pulled | the boughs amide and the boys entered. crawling single file. The aperture was left unobstructed in order that there might be light, there being no il in the lamp. Pach boy selected a seat and Inky began to tune his guitar. Having attended to this the lttle negro sang a song called “Lazy Lize.” The boys al! joined tn the chorus, which went something like this: “Lazy Line; Lazy Line, Yo’ hab got sech lubl¥ eyes, Doan’ yo" fret, ma black pet We'll get married soon, yo" bet.” “Well fellers,” sald Bolivar when Inky had put his guitar in a corner, “— thought of a scheme to-day, We been wishin’ this cave had two rooms ‘stead of one, ain't we?” ‘We sure hav replied Scrawney. “Well,” continued Bolivar, “to get out some of that rock we gotta blast, ain't we?" “They ain't any other way I know f,” said Skeets, “An' to blast we gotta have giant powder and to get giant powder we otta have money. Now, fellers, ere's a atumper—how we goin’ to get the money?” Bolivar eottled back and watted for a reply, but none was forthcom- ing. Finally Scrawney replied: “IT don't see any money in sight. Guess this here one room'll have to do.” “Guess it will,” agreed Skeets. You ain't going to give are you?” asked Boli- " asked My !dee) ts to give a show . “Boy, you sho'ly spoke a parabie, shouted Inky enthusiastically. Tho idea So delighted Inky that he sprang to the middle of the room and executed a hoe-dawn, finally dropping back into his seat breath- less and grinning. The other boys liked the suggestion, ‘You know that old blacksmith shop that ain't ‘beln’ used on the AReal Bis by Bids Dudes.) 8 OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. {s 8 real 00s, always 00 to mischicrous pranks By sretttie wampeds oe onvmnes the ery Cae toes vers id forgive, whan she under AApODUlAT oank srestdent, John Lake, Ae im coldis. James asks for money, saying tak bauer reaches for his check books of Methodist Churoh and the Qeve Im- pievement Company.” “Pine! shouted Skeets, ‘But how" much of the money will the heathens get?” 4 ‘bout “a cent “Oh, out of ever dime.” oo "Great!" was Scrawneys com ment. ‘Then he added with a grint “Why, I bet even Ann Eliza Chase will come to help the heathens.” Tt brought a bit laugh from the boys who then aeparated und started for their homes, CHAPTER Vi. AW PAW CORNER had known many shows given by its ju- venile population. Usually the performance had tuken piace In @ barn and tle admission feo had been from two to twenty pins, Never had real money been charged. But the show planned py the cave boys wae to be an exception. A new opera house was to be made out of the old blacksmith shop, equipped with a stage, footlights and sven a curtain, and 0 much tme was co be spent res hearsing and such to be exhibit fled In ask sion The admission was ents, Bolivar was to be master of ceres monies and interlocutor, Skeets was to be one endman anid inky che other. The other toys were to sit in the semicircle and jot t aging Besides Boliva Het teeth there would be on exhib: a rat terrier belonging to Skeets, which would be plit tn tha “wild animal section,” together with a cat, two chickens and two white r he lat ter the p f Scraw It was decided milnatre ion of the show 1 reli after which the enviositics and animals would oe exhibited one by one, while Bolivar explained their pe of ate tractivenrss, For two dave the boys worked like beavers building (ie sti i ine seats with lumber 0 & nearby tumble gown shanty, of the youngsters broug each from home and from these the curtain was made hile hard at work the second day a bright {dea came to Rol Dropping his hams led the boss to the stage. jars.” lie besan “we forgot Ye gutta have a pas tcket.” said Skeets, il sure get un a crowd.” “Ty who’ wii,” mid Inky. “I'se in tayah ob . It was arransed then and there that'the parades should take place at hoon on the day of the show, Boll- var volunteered to the aign announcing the ince and BL sald he'd cacry to beat Boliva Skeets sud 4 drum a fd, and hed oa Until Saturday the boys did Little work on the opera how pare for the parads. The usual faker was addressing the usual crowd at the of the square at noon on when from the dist measured beat Of a dm r stopped talking and eurt= ous. Nearer and nearer came the drum-beat, Then sround a corner came a diminutive blick boy wearing a high sik hat and poundi with two drumsiucks trailed him. the being ribbon on its tail Next came the signbearcr proudly carrying a rudely painted square yard f white clot bean painted: SHOW TO-DAY, : 2KSMITH SHOPP, THEN OF ‘THE Tian To aay tho Was surprised would not be putting it strongly enough. Many were members of tha Methodist church, The was forgotten, and he didn't seein to ¢ Tt waa the queerest sicht Paw BP. Corner had seen in a long time. When the fakir and the crowd re- covered from thelr surprise the boys had disap) ner with a do: been tn the after them. Proudly Moved two squares headed for the Just as Inky turned the ner before reachin, shop he was hailed @ tall, » “Say, boys!’ 1 rushed to the waving bis umn! Fennimore Regs Methodist Church of Wd another gor who had ing, runnin, the pro more and then pera house.” ssion Tere, you boys most screamed. “You must that sign. What do you ie do you mean? You and disgracing my cl For an instant Inky, w the p. wre slandering alley by Skeet#'s home?" queried Boliva: * "Yep, “It b'longs to our opry’ house.’ “Bully!” said Bill “Now “bout the show. | figgered u minstrel would "bout*suil our tulen Inky an’ his guitar kin be the orches- try. How's that?” ‘The boys were highly delighted. It was arranged that a meeting should be ‘held at the old shop the next duy for the first rebearsal. Other plans concerning the show were discussed and each boy was given some commission to perform before the rehearsal, As the young- sters crawled out of the cave Skeets had an idea. “Say, Bol,” he asked, “how we goin’ to get people to come to the show? We ain't much good on the stage. Bolivar was stumped for a moment Here was a point he hadn't consid- ered, A moment of thinking, how. ever, solved the problem. * maid Scrawney keets's dad ‘There's r ed to mean we was ridieu not relish ehureh laugh: he didn't know the situation, for the moment “My Jo friends,” he finally WwW YOU Mean Well er kno gan, but’ He got no furthe unmistakably that of interrupted him Ann Eliza Chase M) Bolivar A shril ni Tt was woman. ate le voice of Brown!" ald llawag, you! What do A ve got it,” he exclaim “We'll P it for the benefit of the church, ‘e'll show my collection of teeth and give the money to the of the divsra the church— your fathor’s too? Hey, wi do_you mean” Dec Turning, she noticed tho r ho presence of the proacher for the firat rime Addressing him she suid: ) “Save our cHurch, ‘0 Ian't it lerribi Brothel Beggs. (Don’t Miss To-Morrow’s Ini 2 }