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the bottles filled with that stuffthat smelled of poison, whichhad been in the little man'spockets. A quick realizationof danger etched sharply beforethe Loon's dormant mind.The bottle in his hand rvas fullof poison !Jim r,ose to his feet, his bigf,sts clenched. That gentlemanwanted him to get a beating !What if the sheriff found himnow? The idea of that manwanting him to carry poison !The idea !flM Jeaped to bis feet, LisJ lranri cleneLing around theneck of the gunny sack. Hegrunted as his powerful armsswung the sack about andcrashed it down on the roacl.As he stood staring down atthe sack the poison smell rosestabbing at his nostrils. Jimsmiled ancl strocle off, his bigMr. Joseph Sicignano, ourrepresentative, is authorizeCto collect subscriptions andsolicit advertising contractsfor ATLANTICA. Any courtesyextended to hirn willbe gratefully appreciated byLlS.JIM, THE LOONfists clenching. The sheriff,the poison-that man that hadwoke him up-the rascal-he'dshou' him, he would ! The Loonhad never tried to fathom themysteries dividing right from'wrong, .but he knew--he justIrnew the gentleman had "donehim dirt."lVhen he stood empty-hancledbefore the gentleman, thegentleman askecl:"Well, didn't you find it?"Jim, the Loon, did not answerin words. He swungabout and lancled a powerfulblow on the man's left jarv. Itsent the gentleman reelingc'lown the embankment. Thisaccomplished, Jim turned anrlleapeci into the box car.Later, as he was huddling inthe strarv, grunting in his sleep,the sheriff, the gentleman, andthe other men, leaped into theemPt;- car and the club of thesheriff rained blows over theLoon's head.The Loon hacl assalLlted aperfecbly peaceful citizen. Assaultedhim for no reason-justpoppecl out at him and almostkilled him ! The gentlemanhacl sai,cl so"Jim began to talk incoherentlyabout poison and a sack,but no one listened to him. Thenext ilay Jim stood before agroup of men, and throughla.r'ers of fog he heard wordswas pronounceil a ttdan--he gerolrs cltalactort'-p1'g1"v61'ppresent insisted something /zadto be done-he was getting oldand dangerous-the torvn haclto protect its citizens.Jim the Loon felt they werenot right-for he knew he nrasnot dangerous or any older tliansome of these men before him.But the Loon colLlcl not talk, infact he would not have knownwhat to say-his big head keptswinging back and forth, backand forth-like the bell he likedto ring for the man of the lunchroom-but no one was eYenloohirig at him.85ND so it was that the nextlay the Loon was shippedtlown state in a caboose toheave mud out of the marshesthat ran in back of the stateasylum.Jim is there now. At timeshe grumbles, but he is not dangerous.He grumbles aboutgentlemen, poison and pie. Noone pays an.v attention to him,. but they claim he is a goodhand at heaving mud. Oncein a while the rvife of thekeeper gives him a slice of pie,just to see him grin.A1l considered Jim is quitehapp,r', especially on Sundayafternoons when they let himsit in the sun and cut out paperboats for the baby of thewoman who makes the pies thatmake Jim grin.tElffiffiWer.oeqtffi sp_CiEb(,,-,",,,,,H^( lo jlil)r'ess / -{re l0l1 ccrtain "Y that -g::\1,,iJou .tr(, ilotmaliing erroLs Fl('n Iou thinli you are spealiingfaultlssly? r\rc Jou sure of yoursell shen trrrkinga talk belore your club? Can .r-ou write a gracefulsocial not0 or a good business letter? The Ditlallsof Inglisli are rratryl so 1trlle,ss Jou havc an infallibleguide, Jou rncousciousll Day be Inalnngnlistalies thirt are holaling Jou bacli from the socialor busincss srrccess ]on seck.Is there such rn jtfrlljble 3uidel 'I'here is. I'i jsSpe€chcraft r neil' irnii r1[rzingIJ (iils\' \ral toquicli oasiery of In3l:sh, terfecled b! a Srolrp ofnrlionally kno\1n cchrcrtor r, a{rer 15 lea1s oi tenc[-ilr! ind rcir,r1 h.SfJeechcraft is as fNscilrirtinr ts it gitme. No thltircsorlle rur'es io lcrtn. Just I; minutcs n daJrrinur{rs-1i}racln,rl \rirh absotbitlg jnterest, andIoxl ronrcisrtion Njll lje farthless Jour ]etters intcrcstln:.inLl lou \rill he tble to hold and thritlrny audierce lleforc \rhorn Jorspeik.Speechcraft vill rrnlock the doorto bigger opportunitios \rillquiclien social or blNiness aclvance-D)ent anal better !?u. Talre theflrst step no*'by sending for ourljis FreP Rook - l Jre \Vr\ o \\'.nWith Words." ilddressSPEECHCRAFT, Inc., DeDt. FP-7_i ]:'_lr_a' _.1' "j'j. l' ! _Speechcraft. lnc.. DeDt. FP-7. 25 We$t Elm St,,Chicago, lll.Send me, 1fithotrl obligtltion, 1o1rr big free booli,'The \\'ar to \\'in \Virh \Vords."\i.r ,E ..Age .........Occrrtetion..,\'ltlrP"..CitI........Stite.