cape may cotnrrt tikes, fpbat. jawfab? m. ims.

N TIPTOE

Stewart Edward 'Whit* nirntrUioniirH^yJ^f* ^ OvTT^ht flwwart Edwatd wid* ^ v 1 Relaaa-d thm * l PttNlaher. /

In!*- bj tno)«: lifted ( th« nap'door of »ti roar to show I a near'. troi*r Iclertor. "You are. I have nothin* op mj ' aleere with which to decoire you." | taM be. )Mttnpir. -There - * the whole wori» ' On the rrtuTJi to the camp Crimetrad fell hack to co low-voked With hi. wcoad in

„ ww* who in the story: jiftrim.i-arl the "Buccaneer" ol Hits swashbuckling story. i> Stranded nmo^< the California rediroods in his “private craft." a fiah-powered car. when its gaso-

line tank is broken,

v Burton Grimstesd. his "spoiled - ” 4 is with him against her

•specially i her fath

F father's object I

•toting on her going on the trip B<0 throw her into the conipauji . Sosa Gardiner. Grimstead's slnis-

dr**ncood tn Command.i

^le. good

ssr.

1)1 c

chauffeur »nd bouse

«f gay spirits, repressed beof his ultra Engllsh-butler r. He is sect after help and

with a young man in a

sored him seriously. “As It is. . shall have my check for a thousand the moment Sir. Gardiner

pays his debt."

And no* you know why Sim-

mies passed the coffce care-free. swashbuckling that would warm you up! ‘Looks as if It might n

t.” remarked Griinstead after

spirit

tlon.

'It will stop at ten minutes to

he stated.

I acknowledge that you called the turn on this storm, but cutting tt too fine." said Grtmatead. "Be reasonabli !" Nevertheless. If you'll allow me

•What do you make of it. Boss

be i no Hired

•He's lying showing off. The

thin* Is Impossible.”

- Well, be certainly drove op last

night from somewhere."

He probably lives <julle near ' and recharges from —•“ ' "

of causes and effects working out

and as the cause* and effects are ._ bu( ryrQ ,j, M be . -■•••• all subject to physics! taw wbicn th|n< -rv^ box taut any larger Is unchangeable, any predict loo as UMn a fUrt | ni battery. Well have to the time or the direct loo or ^ Jook |bU) „ a lm |. A battery the strength or duration « ^ cvtnVNA as that will drive torxu can be entirely exact. pro ' 0 tbers off the market, ided it is based on those cause, j D ^ ym9 g rt pus everybody and effects." i wock »fUr a quick maol ( HtnlTi Til i«nprovi*d ^S*****

X .startling HUckwtj

. into existence

, vtricken. ctainwd total ignorance

mp cookery

- ' It." stated Davenport

Davenport, a youth come* by lisbes them first by sayUs small car runs of elec■0 be has no "gas" to give and next my winning 1.000 bet from Gardiner by pre-

ting s rain storm.

Siaalns Brightest. l>

! A tiny fire blazed merrily si the edge of the shelter, a marvelboa sight in all this deluge to r n when she turned out in morning. Her father and Gardiner sat leaning against a log in the background and Sim-1 min* fussed with a coffee i-ot over i small gasoline, stove. Grtmstoad looked good-natured, and amused fe the turn of events; Gardiner eompany-m.mncs polite, I :h meant that he was dl.gruntlcd; Slmmlns was bright and was no doubt of It: s.-une-h. ->( had happened to Simmin*. His manner was free and IndePenOi'it and human: no longer did he co.:-e»I rigidly his naiurally frivolous proclivities •'.“Coffee, Miss," be should hsve »>undated mtcbanically. Instead hf. which he remarked: 'Thalll Jrarin you up." fc^That morning Davenport found MMnlns clad In a mackintosh. Bearing in the pockets of the

Urger car.

. “Yon certainly did call the turn!” and Simmin*. "I congratulate you sir! And to rook his Bibs doe* my heart good! Ill buy me a little souvenir with the tenner yon 1st me In for. I sup-

pose that goes, sir?"

• “Certainly," laughed Davenport. “You'd better make yourv a Liberty Bond though. Sim mins, if

yon take ray advice. ''

■ “Liberty bond, sir. with a ten-

ner?" puzzled Simmons

. “Tenner,” repeated Davenport. ■Iso pretending to be puzzled. “Oh!" he simulated enlightenment. *" -ee! Did you Imagine for a

t I'd bother with a sum

o dollars?”

” asked Slmmlns

the hour predictsd by !>*' the rain ceased and

cloud* broke In the Instantaneous California fashion to admit aj bright shining sun. The wr*

world was a-glltter with J**»*~j . .-rand* get

and little “‘v'V'ddytB* ‘h"* 0 *} Carry in the wood. Ill chop the forest drifted in and out of, woo ^ _ Hr aroBBtf „ tbe

others. “That's the only thing I -snt you all to leave strictly

l lU do all the

( HAPTiB TUI

“Well, this is something 10t. crief Grim stead as be lower ! himself to s cushion of aromatic

i fire. He

“Coffee. Miss." be should have enunciated mechanically, instead of wukb he remarked: •TbatH warm you up."

was well fed and warm and dry and pleasantly tired He glanced about tbe scene will Everything was trim and shipshape. just tbe way be liked to

see things,

-l see! Did y fttnent I'd be Sh tm dollars «."What else, si

SMlen hundreds, of course,” r JMed Daren port. * ’"Good Lotd! If « had n 1 I'd have been out a tho £ dollars?” t certainly." Davenport a

latge paternal manner. Wot ! lire first cloud from his d where U your shop? San Rafael,

did you say?"

[ “My shop—Oh. SausaUto." ' plied Davenport. “I suppose you could use a little

five minutes eitfaei way." smiled tbe young man. "Ill lay anybody another bet.” He glanced at diner, who did not look up. The millionaire laughed. "Well, you are a good sport: HI say that for you. I'm u> heavy gambler, like you young fellows with lots of money. II! bet you a box of cigars, just to brake it

Intereating." "All right."

"By the way." added Grlmstead. "didn't you say something about

“It's

tbe

'The deuce you say!" Grlmstead sat up. "How many others are down?” be clnquired after an In-

"None. sir. not one!" cried Simmin* triumphantly, ns though tin glory were hi* own personally. •'1 look especial pains to look." 'This b the most extraordinary • khibltion ol either fantastic bull lurk or prophecy or a mixture ol both I have ever witnessed!” salt Grlmstead. “If*— It's almost un

canny!"

"Not at all. The story was tin evact product of , whole aerie.

See The New

Pontiac

- AND -

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in our showrooms they are ALL

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light.

steady, broad shafts

Grtmatead stared curiously

Davenport's little machine.

' VUk. her yourself*" inquired

GrimsU ad.

' Such vs she Is.* acknowledged Davenpo... "I didn't use much twin* with her look* because she

w Just an experiment.

Hrmethlng out."

“Who couldn't"" “A little additional capital might enable you to expand to advsnl-

"Additional capital." said Davenport Inexpectedly. with a grin, "wouldn't enable me to expand

"But you Just said you could

ise more money.” •That's different'

prove it to you tight

tbatr's no sense worrying *" oul

-pardon me." put In Gardinc' susewly "1 1 hlnk y° nr ^ld be teas* partially «*«* with tbe facilttie* at hand -What do you mean, aaaeo

Davenport

jWhat Does Ocean City Need Most?

, that If you are willing to allow your battery to carry a EL “ S ■-‘••j a? “ time. 1 can arrange th* toad If if. not beyond the power of my battery, go to it «”*d Davenport “1 fig*" . • h * 11

Diversified Views Are Expressed By Kiw«ros Chib Member*

-Long aa you like-unUl we gel at of here. If you "

-It it another bet

naked Bur

-im willing." sa d Davenport, ‘doubles or quit*. 1* P a bet "Ydont bet that bv-rily again* another mans game." said oardiner. "but Tm ready to risk five hundred that I can produce a lesiUruate tost right bore, and that ibL thing wont stand up under it. It .* understood that nry Ust roust be met and that the time limit is four days" -Well - tha- * rather aa 'mu ght .aacen' proposition itself. reloinod Davenport. “But Just to show you I'm s sport 111 go you

Battery oi Ti Trouble) Sop H. F. OGD!^

strength of the battery. Ita «tithln Ita vtrength la all I claim.' -What l propose.” said Gardiner, “to that the lerrr.lasl* ol ikb battery be connected wlU the ssrlf

starter of our car; and tha starting pedal be locked down Thro the battery, through th# aelfrtarter. will be turning over the

don't know tbe exact power re-; qutred. hut It Is considerable Toow I will compute It exactly. .. j sufficient to exhaffst the; ordinary starting battery H» Irian; > to 15 minuer " •That* ingentous." acknowledged Davenport, “but If# gotag to be as nosy a* a street car. It's going to destroy our peace *\nd quiet, and will end by getting on nerves. I'm afraid.’ .•s begun by getting your nerve. V mafraid." sneered Gar-

a tri-

JarirC-r leaned back with umphant glance at bln chief "Oh!" cried Burton. InCig

"You aren't going to give up Ilka that. Mr. Davenport. Were you ' - mg? I didn't think you'd do

" said Daren-

'I wasn't bluffing,

port quietly. "Then do It!"

•Well. I ll tell you.' tbe young man. ''there's no getting excited or dtaagreoable

driven*" queried Grlmstead.

"And | suppose charging a

you needed a little, buy in

. _ yon understand. Of course an

im trying | investigation—"

So you are interested la my

electric • 1*^,^ a n. ‘ uld Davenport

• "Kono!" Grlmstead acknowl-

. ... . ed *'^ “ A * lea ‘ t I'm interested in

• ' ntr * “ luU JOU “I a*" 11 ! your battery. , „ ■ »triick In Gar- ^ sute of MUsoar j lsn i bu

diner scornfully, “and there arej eIlou - h wo). h .. **

charging stattos everywhere." | L wSaJ 0 ^ SI^ Tor

1" H“ ^rs-rst, mZ.L’T obierwdj Hill* b..»,r bp^h, m E,„ .. n , I tt ■ mblv nr inn nnilnn nnii

Geared a* she is 1 can make; 50 an hour on a paved road, and i that mean* power tor anything'

within reason—I haven'

don't see ho. If. different." ' L

said Grim.trod a UtUe ImpailenUy. m ° rro * ..?. orn,n * **

“bnl it crossed my mind that If'

! camp a little to get away from the

only five or ten miles, and ti expect to gel home again, u've got something big." "01 course." Davenport pointed

break-tested; but It mtoi dYYelop I f nol^SL^

tK-tw<-en 25 and 45 aorsepower." sn^a^ bcll ** ,! “ B5r ' "Your battery can't haro a long Y. * . A d 1 dont " U PP°»»- 1“

charge-life at that rate. ' Pursued : ^

Grtmstead "I don't w.- how von • 1 wou,a bave *t>y right to resent keepchargad Ho,^anj htntta JhT ^ “ y * ord ' N *’" do you maknL- 1 1 ropeat that with that "I don't know; I haven't deter- • ol * power I

«l.«l yc, Th.,; .wi'a JS5. I *?g**?.*^

mentlng on." _ 'J ,l “ ont rechargingr demanded

Grim stead paused to get Utis -WM^,, . .

straight w lu, °“ l recharging." repeated

"Do 1 understand you to say I » V *!!??.?' . .

S' Z\r~ !5L“S *

Thai's it.” ]Dttghrri. “Say if It you want to; li Wbere did you start from? “ BtaV relieve How long have you been out*" miDd *' ^‘ri'a no way - "I^it San Rafael about three,' ^ "

racket, and then well star* her up Stay an extra day If you

want to; M's worth it."

"Ill agree to that." acquuaced Gardiner “as far as the general camp is concerned But personally 1 stipulate to stay here within

sound of th- motor."

Burton exclaimed Indigently; but Davenport was unperturbed. "Weii." said he cheerfully, "you encourage me. A little while ago the battery couldn't la* over 10 or to minutes; and now M's nighttlm, T'dy. Ill agree yc- . ua ii stay here. ron --... to. pro-

vided Slmmlns sut/s too."

"Slmmlns " exclaimed Gardiner. "Why should Slmmlns stay here*" Vor tbe same rroson you do," rerlled Davenport blandly;

to hear the motor go."

"Well." sighed Grlmstead after * niomeit, “this trip certainly promises to be inti’retting If th* thing works even partially as you *ay It does, you must have a bund new principle in battery coo-

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and then come and let me abow you that I can urt you money on anything you want to buy for your h'vroe. 1 discoum my bifis, tefi for cash and am on a udt street where real estate wahtea see low. All of these permit me to underseU my competitors. The more you •pend the more you Bare.

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•‘SEL* S FOR LESS—WHY PAY MORE)" Elmer St., bet. 6th and 7th Sts., — Vineland, N. J.

M ruction."

Tt is

a new principle" said

—J ...

Davenport. "Would hear abont ItT'

(CoaUnued Next Wrwk) Davenpwt I^T uu plrai*-, '-aughter hare an intereatieg talk in next week's Installment.

amine a dial. "Been’ Just” 1100

mile*."

The pirate chief, like all good

«» always ready to

commanders. .

climb hlmseif ... uml : This speck on the horizon was 1 probably a mirage that would van-; tab on nearer approach: but there' ‘ u * » remote possibility It j might be a galleon heavy with un-1

told wexlth.

Or .deed. It might be some-! where between the extremes.' Some craft laden mainly with! o -ams. but with a trifle of metal I'-iMast worthy of a pirate's alien-i

n like

Thara^ lot of ways of going o the dogs without attending a ennel show.

a prudent chief, be bore \ I

the stranger,

a battery, if it could be 'ed out. would be valuir>ued Grimstead. One of t elements tn hi* success

better than

Who’ll Get The Free Car?

■vlous

“I confess

glue the principle—“ look at It?" inquired

In order to move my stock of USED CARS, I will give one FREE!

The« can have all been reconditioned and are in <m<vi — “.Etsr-, 6mnJ " Srm JTlT. UMll mileage on them for the Me of the car. * ~

THIS IS HOW YOU GET A CAB FREE!

tickets will be put in a bo, ^ »«1«J the

will choose one. and whwtL^I, ^

titled to their car FREE. Be tmTof^t^pSeS.'

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Drive that used car you want to sell right into its ne^ owner s hands.

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