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Froni the bend of the crcclc cnmo
the bny of n bound n long, deep nolo
that held n certain quality of mennce,
of lust for the kill. It rolled back
from the bluffs beyond where the slug,
glsh Wakenda writhed ncross the tim
bered bottoms.
"Spndu" Gtirvey, blunderliiR n!on&
the winding shore of the stream,
paused and listened.
Again came the mellow voice of the
bound, and It was echoed by the quick
er, keener yapping of unother dog.
A Phrlll yell of encouragement was
beard In the edge of the woods, and
Gurvey stiffened.
I Now ho understood! They were
after him with bloodhounds.
I rie crashed through the underbrush,
fulling over logs and banging Into trees
ns he fled. He knew nothing of the
woods either by day or night, and
realized be must follow the creek or
lose bis way.
Garvey hud been given the title of
the "Spade Burglar" by Shea, chief of.
the Bertlllon department at St. Louis,'
because of his use 'of that nrtlcle, In
various burglaries charged to hlin In
that city.
The thin edge can be pushed under a
wlndow-sash and the leverage provid
ed by the long handle makes It easy
to break a window-catch.
Besides, one usually can bo found
about the stable or yard of a residence,
and this makes It unnecessary to car
ry a Jimmy un nrtlcle which Is hard(
to explain when found In one's posses-'
elon.
In n big city Gnrvey was at homo
and could hide himself with ease when
hunted; but in the country lie was out
of his element.
Unusual activity on the part of the
police nnd a shortage of funds bad
driven him to seek new fields of en
deavor a few days before, nnd n coun
try post olllcc had provided nn oppor
tunity for the exercise of his tulents.
But he had been unfortunate. The
Bafe had been opened with the facility
with which the top is stripped from n
tin of sardines, nnd the proceeds had
been gratlfyingly large. It was the
town marshal who bad caused the trou
ble. This ofllelnl now lay with a bullet,
In his shoulder, and Gigrvey was trying '
to make his way on foot to safety.
For two hours ho had stumbled,
along, following the sinuous course of
Wakenda creek; then had come thoj
buying of dogs. Of bloodhounds he
knew nothing, except that they tracked
men. The distant shout had continued
his fears. They were on Ids trull 1
Somewhere ho hnd hoard that walk
ing In water throw hounds off tlio
track. Me stepped Into the icy creek,
cursing the fact he could not swim.
Finally he could stand the chilling
water no longer, and he stnggered up
the slippery bnnk.
He did not notice the creek was
curving, and ho virtually was running
In u circle, approaching ever oioser to
where three men waited,' straining
their curs to catch each note of the
dogs.
At the rail fence where the corn
fields met theheuvy timber little ICel
soe wriggled impatiently ns the hounds
worked their wiy slowly along the"
edge of the creek.
Burkett, one of his companions a
tall, raw-honed luap In overalls and
Jumper of u farmer leaned motionless
ugalnst the fence.
The third memlnr of the party, nn
undersized negro youth with long and
extremely powerful arms, rolled his
eyes toward Burkett and ventured nn
op'r.l-n. i
"Good track," he said. "Old Bull
talks long tl.atawny when It smells
strong,"
Kelsoe said nothing. His Ignorance
of the ways of dogs checked his clly
rcadlness to talk.
As Spade Garvey struggled through
the woods he caught the dicker of ICel
sou's lantern between the trees. He
pnused abruptly. He was trapped, nnd
his eyes roved about wildly, seeking
a chance to escape. The moon peeped
ft moment through a rift In the clouds,
revealing n dark mass of timbers
Jummed In the creek channel.
Garvey heard n crackling of dried
leaves as the hounds, now close behind
him, circled nbout for the trail. (
He nlniost fell down the steep bank,
and was half-way across tho creek
when trom the edge of the water came
a deep-toned bay. Garvey heard the
snuffling of tho dog and a rustling of
leaves and dry grass. '
The moon had disappeared, nnd Gar
vey strove to pierce tho dark with his
eyes.
Paws pattered on tho logs, nnd nn In
quisitive nose sullied at his heels. His
hand fumbled for his pistol, and he
kicked out wildly.
The pit If til yelp of n hound that had
been hurt arose, ami little Kiln, the
running mate of Old Bully, shrank
whimpering away from tho man.
Tho neck hair of the old lighting
hound on tho shore bristled, and ho
bounded out on tho Jam.
Garvey had picked up a club nnd
swung linrit ns tho dog sprang toward
him. Old Bull was hurled Into the
water, and Garvey scrambled up the
bnnk on the opposite side of tho
stream.
Tho complaining voice of Klin hnd
reached the ears of tho three beside
the ftmce.
Limber's eyes showed nn unusual
amount of white In tho lantern's glow
ns ho spoke.
"Some one's hurt that dog," ho said.
Burkett melted Into the shadow of
tho trees.
I Kelsou marveled nt the speed and
silence of the big man's movements as
he raced ufter him, carrying the lan
tern. Kiln wns whimpering on the shoro
Reside Old Bull, who wns shaking tho
(wnter from his back when Burkett
renched the spot. Blood dripped from
(the older hound's nose, nnd the man's
(qulet eyes llumed.
J There are persons whoso dogs It Is
not safe to kick around,
j "Get 'cm, boy 1" he commanded. "Go
after hlml"
! The hound snarled a rumbling
sound of anger that came from deep
jWlthln his brond chest. Quickly ho
tBnuflIcd his way across the log-Jamb
and bounded to the top of the bank,
j Then he gnve tongue.
J It wnst the fierce, Joyous bay of a
dog running with the scent hot In Ids
nostrils. Burkett followed him with
the negro nt his heels.
, They were out of sight when IColsoo
tolled across the creek with the lun
tern. For a quarter of a mile tho chnso
led through the timber, the hound oc
casionally giving tongue. Tho animal
was but n short distance behind Gar
vey; but with the wisdom of nn old
bound he wns keeping out of reach
of the man who hud struck him.
It wns In n bend of the creek that
Gnrvey was cornered. Crouching be
hind n tree, revolver held ready, he
awaited the coming of his pursuers.
OU Bull scented tho man and
stopped.
Throwing up his bend, he gave tho
tneo bark the short, choppy notes thnt
tell the hunter the quarry has been
treed or run to earth.
Infuriated, Gurvey threw up the pis
tol and tired.
There was n serlesof sharp yelps ns
Old Bull, a shoulder seared by n bul
let, scurried buck toward Burkett and
Limber. The gentle Ella pattered out
of tho darkness and whined In sympa
thy ns the old dog licked the wound.
Gurvey heard the rustle of leaves,
saw two figures dodging forward be
tween the trees. One now was only n
few yards away.
A tall man burled himself forward
ns flro spurted from the weapon, and
Garvey Jumped aside to avoid the
rush, again pulling the trigger of thu
revolver.
Ten paces away the negro whirled
up the light ax and threw. Tho head
struck Garvey In the neck and he went
down, half across the still form of
Burkett.
Kelsoe reached tho scene us tho ne
gro recovered the ax and swung It
above the unconscious burglar.
"Don't!" be culled.
Limber hcsltutcd, tho weapon still
poised.
"But he's done killed Massa Bur
kett," lie nrgued.
"Don't!" commanded Kelsoe, grasp
ing the handle.
' For a moment they stood tense, then
the taller of the two figures on the
ground stirred and groaned.
The negro let go of the ax nnd
dropped to ills knees.
There were Joy and relief and many
other things In his cry ns he lifted
Burkett's head.
Limber started a fire while Kelsoe,
with tho ax and pistol, stood over Garvey.
Burkett, who had recovered quickly,
the bullet merely having creased hN
skull, leaned back ujntliist a tree and
knotted a handkerchief about his head.
Kelsoe took command.
"That fellow bad a good reason to
dod(;e folks or he wouldn't have used
that gun," ho reasoned as he fastened
his belt about Harvey's arms after n,n
examination hud convinced him the
,mun wns only stunned.
While buckling the belt he noted a
heavy packet In the man's breast-
,'pocket and drew It out.
There were jevcKtl .luvt of st.imps
nnd a bundle of registered letters.
Farther (Investigation brought to
light ti handfu1 of silver coins and pen
nies and n thick roll of bills. It then
required no great powers of reasoning
to estimate correctly the status of the
prisoner.
Half nn hour later n silent proces
sion led by Burkett, bis head bandaged,
filed out Into a road that led to town.
Behind Burkett came Garvey, bound
and sullen, with Kelsoe at bis heels.
In tho rear walked Limber, tho nx
;held by the middle of the handle,
swinging nt his side.
! Old Bull and Ella, Ignorant of tho
significance of ovents In the woods;
trotted In front. There came to their
, noses an odor they recognized, and
they gave tongue.
j Old Bull leaped the fence and tho
younger hound squeezed through. .A
hundred yards away tho hounds stop
ped beneath a small tree, barking In a
frenzy.
Limber's racial Instincts asserted
i themselves, and he scrambled' over the
barrier.
Ten minutes later ho returned, car-
'rylng n creature that drew back It lips
In u many-toothed grin as It strovo to
'feign death a 'possum,
j In Garvey's thick skull a thought
stirred to life. For the first time since
(his capture lie spoke.
I "Will those bloodhounds chnso then
'things, too?" ho asked.
i "Sny, man, them ain't bloodhounds."
iTlie negro's answer held scorn of sucb
ignorance. "Them's coon dogs."
"Then you wasn't after mo 7" snld
, Gnrvey.
, .Ills voice wns husky.
'"Course not. Wc's coon-hunting.'
"Well, I'll Iip " begun Spado Gar-
vey of St. Louis. But right here the
'English lnngunge fell down.
NECESSITY OF A "
j LEAGM NATIONS
'Should Eliminate War In Nlnoty.
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Nine Out of One Hundred
Cases.
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t I wish to maintain tho nronosition
Rhat a Lcaguo of Nations is not only
fdosirablo . but an absolute, necessity
and for thrco reasons, any ono ol
rwhlch would bo sufficient to justify
that phrase.
First, it is a necessity for winding
up tho war. Wo must not forgot that
tills war has unsottlod almost ovory
thing; has destroyed nations, and
'has croated now nations on paper,
such as Finland. Poland. Czodio-Slo.
vskla, Jago-Slavio, the Ulkrnlno ,and
tho Balkan States and some seml-
indopendent bodies like Armenia, Uie
Caucasus, and Palestine-. Thcso small
states will bo evon moro at tho morcy
of the great states than Belgium was,
u we uo not guarantoo in sotno way
tholr Independence.
Thon thero aro tho great problems
(of tho landlocked countries, which
(must have nn outlet to tho sea, and of
pertain international areas, liko tho
'Bosphorus, which must bo admlnis-
torod by a leaguo of nations. Then
thero aro tho German Colonics, which
need, for obvious reasons, to be ad
ministered internationally.
1 Finally, as Mr. Taft predicted, this
peace treaty is as long as the moral
llaw. It will roqulre interpretation,
and it will require enforcement, for
both of which we need a league ot
(nations.
1 Secondly, we need Jt In order to.
javold a recurrence of what has con
iBtltutcd a veritablo cureo oven In,
times dt peace, competitive arma
fments. '
International cnt-throat competition
fin armies and navies leaves the na
tions in tho end in substantially tho
arao rolatlvo positions as in tho bo
jglnning. Yet wo must each in sclf
Idefense, keep up in this race. To Eu
lrope this will mean economic ruin; to
jss, high taxes.
I There aro business men who aro
(fighting shy of tho Idea of a leaguo
kit nations with tho thought that it is
going to unsettlo trade internationally
! afraid, porhaps, that tho tariff will
bo disturbed in some way. But any
posslblo gain that could be had by
maintaining tho Btatus quo would bo
cancelled many times over by tho I033
from tho taxes enormously high
which would be required to keep up
tour end in this international compe
tition in armaments. Our own coun
try, in spite of its wealth, would bo
reduced a long way toward poverty.
This world would bo scarcely fit to
lire in.
f Wo have reached tho parting of the
ways as to our policy on armaments,
Either we must compete with the rest
jof the world, or combine with the
pest of the world.
i Tho third and most important rea
son for, a lcaguo is to prevent the re
currence of a world war.
I' A leaguo should eliminate war in
j99 out of J00 cases, because it af-i
.fords another way than war to scttlo
jtho inevitable disputes. A collective
police force takes the place of na
tional military forces. The national
iprido which so often leads to war will,
'be transferred to keeping treaties.
'No longer will a nation need to go to
(war to "save its face" rather than recede-
from an untenable position; for
the award of tho third party will pre
serve Its self-respect. Furthermore,
whatever disarmament takes placo
will tpnil In illmlnlnli Mm rlnnpnr nf
'war and reduce its scale If It comes.
J Many people are Indifferent to or
(scornful of the Idea of a leaguo of
Rations chiefly because they lack tho
Imagination to realize the horrlblo
alternative.
t ' In order ,then ,to wind up this war,
to prevent oppressive taxes in times
fit peace, and to prevent future wars
wo need a League of Nations. (
( But besides these three reasons,'
'which nro- purely selfish, there is a,'
Teason which outweighs them all. In
(respective of our interests, irrespec-j
Jtlve of tho fortunes of any man or,
party, wo are in honor bound to do
this thing. Our boys wont abroad, to
pake the world "safe for democracy,"
and to do it forover. Wo owe it to
them that their labors shall not have,
jbeen in vain. Wo are talking about
lorectlng monuments to them memo
irkl arches, and bridges, and bulld-r
lings. Let us first erect a monument
rwhlch will not only commemorate bub
perpetuate thnlr work, tho monument
of a League ot Nations. ,
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HIVING FISHER,
Professor Yale University,1
Dopt. Political Economy.
GEORGE WASHINGTON ON
ADOPTION OF CONSTITUTION
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Durlncr thn voars 17S7 nn,l l7no'
George Washington in over 50 differ4
lent letters expressed his hope that
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teen states might be ratified; nianw
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Jpllcable in the presont discussion ofl
jour ratification of the Covenant foil
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jof interests that aro to be attended!
to. As a Constitutional door la
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alterations, I think it would 'bo wise
Jin tho People to accopt what Ib offered
fto them." (
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