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THE OREGON "SUNDAY JOURNAL. .PpnTLAXIDjUIIDAYMO.SNINQJVtI2!..lJ0fcj;;j.. rr .41 f- , 1 BY OCTAVE TilAIlET J& J& J& J& "" v TEE ... . TJ ... (Copyright by.Alic French.) t J WIRE ft BOUM parix w spending ft "w - naye . Roger's- ceuntry- house at Hlarhlaad Dark. Though : Roger la Chicago lawyer, ha waa born "ft Virginian and we recalled many an evening over ft bowl bf genuine Virgin Ian tinoi. A -noble -re-biased up Roger'e colonial chimney, aa generou. If not so crooked, aa tn anceaiora mra ney In Berkeley manor;; and we could, dtd-w choose, rut our ayea from It blinding aplendor by a eearcb tbrougo the duck and the moonlit night otrtatde the window pane, until the vaat dark ' bulk of the lake ahaped It eel f out of the In peasant moan of Ita eurf on tha beach. . ' Somehow oor talk, which) had etarted tightly enourh amid dead-and-gon Vir ginian revels, aank Into a aombra mood. 1 and presently wa ware diecueehig-rio an' 'occassional miaatep over the bound" of temperance, but tha black problem of , drunkennees It self. .- . Th Judge had ft high opinion of the Keeley euro, but tha doctor believed in ' legislation, backed by ft good, atlf f sen- ; tence In . prison. - Roger - had listened. "earing nothing.-ur pufflngmway-ftt that brlerwood " plpa of hie that be - smokes whenever ha. la under tha pro tection of hla own household gods. At last he removed tha pipe and poleed it In air. with tha manner of one about to apeak. We all listened, for Roger doea ot often discourse out ef court; and when ha doea. ha la likely to have some thing to aay. Besides, Roger Is tha best fellow In tha world. "I have nothing t aay agalnat tha Keeley cure." aaid Roger In hla soft, de liberative tonee. "No doubt It helps ' aome men mightily, find that Is not Bay ing that tha doctor here cannot give )uat aa good ft hypodermic as they give "at Dwlght; there la tha contagion of sympathy and the Influence of faith to be taken Into account, you know. There la sense, too, la what Ben" l waving me Bin at tha 'doctor) :has to aay about fear aa ft detriment, and I dare aay .many fellows have been reformed 7 through their sffeettoner which la th -- pleasing theory of tha lad lee. My own impression la that each case haa a pos ' albla cure. If wa could only find 1C I know ft man who waa scared Into re- hwh ewrt nniillief1 ma II lui lerunneu hrthromt-oT-favoiv pally. I think, because be saw ine ooi oueneee of hla own vice In another man's actions. That waa queer case." You mean Jimmy r said tha judge. "See here. Roger, your wife Isn't here, and we are all In the family; tell us a noil t , jimmy, , " .' ... "ratty woman t mina, i a"""- "" mem. Itoger, saia nie aieiwr. uw,, , ' the and. Ronr did tell aa, 'Ho rubbed tha ahlnlng top of hla --iiad.--T'roiw whlehnl bown-ouflav.ra receding; hla kind, keen eyea contracted abeentlv; he sighed and began. . ' - "My flrat acquaintance with Jimmy,'' aaid Roger. "goes back to a period that makes ma feel my age, for I waft old - ' enough to be in Harvard law achool and " Jimmy waa in knickerbockers. 1 found him In ft high seat of ft clrcua In Chl - cago. exulting in the dangers of tha trapes. He had madw-frtende-wUh-ft . newsboy even at that tender age Jim my's 'peiiloua sociability was In full bloom and they were exchanging emo- tlon. "My! squeala Jimmy, -ain't aha ft daring ladyl Would your mamma dare r- do thatr Mine wouldn't." "'Who "la your mamma f-Bald I. we ' being already oW terma of camaraderie, J thanks to the balmy Infiuencee at pea nuts' and Pink' lemonade," Jimmy an- we red frankly: "Oh, my mamma la Mrs. , ' Jamea Cunningham, and I; ain't gorany . nana, and wa don't live In Chicago, but . .wa re vlaltlng jny.Aunt .Bue. nd'RlJJbJttiit-'wHind and a dark Suspicion of - wouldn t take me to the ciroua, so I ran. having ahot aome one too magnanimous awT. i euriui.ou uv niu... Ing the police about him by this time, and I wheedled him Into giving ma the street number, and tha upshot of the ' Incident waa I returned him to hla ' mother that afternoon. That la how I t became acquainted with the Cunning V hama. I have felt a sneaking obllga- ; v - . tlon to Jimmy aver alnca. There were only Patty and Jimmy-In the-family. - I married Patty.. Mr. Cunningham left hla fortune unconditionally to hla wife. There waa naif a million dollara a - enough to spoil ft boy; not enough to fill him with tha aenaa of obligation - - that sometimes ft . great fortune will - bring, ft did spoil Jimmy. He wss at my wedding, tha aweeteat little golden- - haired angel In blue 'velvet you ever saw. And -after the wedding breahiaet. wniie riur was -ryint w i mother, he tied an old shot full of-rice to tha bridal .carriage.- and then eonf 1 cated 4 'feottle of champagne to cheer aome choice friend of bia waiting in the stable, and contrived during the revel te tumble out of the second-atory win- ' dow and break hia collarbone, which his mother thought waa punlahment enough. . ' -. ' -. - "I didn't, but I waa too new In the family circle to be loud In my oplnlona. I didn't hear very much more of Jimmy "that year until he got Into a mesa at school, and, tha master being ft friend of mine, I had to beg -the young ras cal out of hla Just deserta. Naturally, after that It fell to me to. pull Master Jim tmt of hot water a ft regular job. I muat aay it waa ft pretty ateady Job. too. - He waa expelled from two schools, where he had bein ao popular that he returned home with ft miscellany of tokena of regret In the shape of broken pocket knlvta, old cravats, ft revolver without any cartridges and three trained mice. It waa Mra., Cunning ham's notion to have tutor for him. Digby was an Innocent young fellow In training for ft clergyman. He was so Innocent that Jim worked hla aprer eff on him aa malaria. Cika every one else, ha grew fond of Jimmy; and Jim my liked him so much that he borrowed money to buy Dlgby a gold watch when they parted. He taught 'poor Dlgby draw poker, and. when the malaria waan't too bad, Dlgby taught him the clasalcs. Really, Dlgby. did push him through the college examinations. To be sura, he was heavily conditioned, and -dropped -the -next year; but you couldn't blama the tutor for -that. . . "Then Ralph look Jimmy Into the bualnewa, 'Just aa I waa beginning to fear Mia- tMnnllixliaiii wuulil i"md llie' --. 4aw aa the beet reform for a -wild young . . man, and aeddle Jim on me. "Poor Ralph kept Jim a year. Then , ho came to me very eolemnly and told ma about the Keeley cure, and waa - aura It would make a man of Jim. "Well, I ahould not like to offer Jim 'a , case In dlaparagemant of the Dwight work, -i Ha offered ft bet It wouldn't euro him: and only went, as ha ex- preeaed It. . to oblige the ladles.' , "The worst, ihlng about Jim. waa that be liked hla, evil waya. He waa the moat unabashed elnnar you ever aaw. ' He went through ft certain form of - penitence - when ha waa getting over ft fit of Intoxication, but W announced boldly that ha- dffin't Intend to give up ' his tlmee only. In deference to the SaerMd aensltlveneea of his family, he aalgkt agree to have rather fewer : of tbeas, I assure you-. he would argue the matter, cool aa darky with a ehlehea under hla hat. It waa . ft re deeaBlag trait of toy gentleman that .ha wasn't little bit of a hypocrite, tai have n Idea, Roger, what ft glor- lous aeneatlon It la to let yourself go." saya he. 'Tou deadly respectable lei Iowa that are - forever ekoMng . your natural passions and handcuffing any Instinct- that la a bit wild, you don't realise ' the tremendous . exhilaration there la in the gallop.' "At thle he swung around In feia chair. and aay he: 'JLaayt.RogerAwerevou ever drunk T . -. -"Weil," said Roger'a slater, for Roger had paused., -. , '' ?T told him," answered Roger, "that once - In - my college daya, when our- baseball team won,' I had made all the different klnda of an ass of myself. .In eluding that: and I had awakened the next morning with my head Ilka a sawmill gone wrong, and my , throat Ilka baked leather, and my stomach be neath contempt; had apent several daya n cursing myself and paying my bills. And had -never repeated: the experience." " Thafa odd.' aaid Jimmy, affably; 1 never even have a. headache until' I get quite done up, you know; and 'I don't think I make an aaa of myself.' " Tou do I rapped out, 'and a par ticularly-, na uaeoua oneI lab -you could see yourself.' ;. "But he simply laughed, and asked ma to lend him double X; there, waa no moving Jimmy. I made every ftp Deal m imas-tnetinn eould aueaeat. . I even talked about hla mother, who waa broken-hearted over him..' . Then ha lost his tamper for the first time. He apoke Ilka ft much-Injured man, demanding to know why wa allowed Mrs. Cunning ham to guess - anything - about hla careueale; dldnt ha take ' particular pains, ha asked wit i an ' air of indig nant virtue, to' keen them' from, her T And hero waa that chump Ralth tod dling over to her,, or writing every time ne waa lata at the office! And ha had always treated Ralph ao squarely;- al ways gave him warning when bo waa going to take-a week off: yea. and nut off hla fun when there waa rush of business. - aometfmea. Ralph to talk! "He. might hive added, thou ah ha didn't Jimmy - waan't conceited that sober he waa particularly valuable man. He had plenty of" energy and plenty of industry, and tha almon-pure business Instinct, which, you know. Isn't lying around loose, either Ton found .hitnL .J .wetiidai'aaei.ft liellet i lerxnr a better partner, if ha would "only keepH atraignt.: I have heard Ralph wall a doaen times. There it waa; Jimmy would not keep straight. To look at him. with hla delicate face and curling hair and penalva eyea, alwa.ya ao trim and dainty In hla appearance and so' gentle of "rnan- "r. you could not auspect him of degrading vice. And. bealdea; Jimmy waa sober, he-waa ao striklnclr. ao Immaculately sober! I don't mean that he. didn't touch liquor; that waa Hiaj wonder - it" to-1 aiiiapeople.- - Ha could -touch liquor: he could drink moderately, -occasionally, like any ab atemioua, but i not totally abstaining, man. and yet not seem -tempted by hla moderate drinking. And ha would walk for monthe in the paths of temperance until the next' time. -Suddenly, tha desire, or tha wearlnesa of temperance, or. call it what ' you will, the thing would be oh him. and-he -would drink and drink and drink, for days, for weeks, until tha physical power to keep liquor in him left him. or until ha waa raving in delirium. And tha clean, de cent fellow would be as neglected and degraded looking a sot aa aver rofls In the gutter.- It waa pretty bad for the women. I tell , you. Well, never mind that part. I on t enlarge, either, on our enons io renrra jimmy. We tried all the approved achemea. Wa aent hmi at great expense to. a ranch, from which he, returned with a mysterious io press nia clalma. Jimmy bought to preaa ' hia claims. him off with a thousand dollara; ha waa thrifty, aa well aa magnanlmoua, and Jimmy waa' a generous soul, never nig gardly wtth his mother's money.1. An other venture of oura wa o dispatch James to the lakes with a triad and true temperance captain. Thla ended very sadly, because Jimmy smugglsd an assortment of liquors on board, enough to last lort-r cruise; and. when he found that the voyage waa to be a ahort one. nearly killed himself drink ing all the atock at once, 'to aava it!' Finally, wo agreed on a desperate rem edy. Wall. I waa the one to auggeat It We had been having, jimmy with ua all aummer. I had Just built thla houae then. And, after a month or 'Six weeks Of beautiful behayJorLhelgck.lhe.. a-ToTmainiTTTlenrnf nh. n.i4 hi me, and went . to. Chicago on a holy terror or a spree. This time I waa an gry. I don't think, with all the worry and disappointment and the tragedy of the thing. I had been angry before. I don't aupposa that I could explain to any one who didn't know-Jimmy tha extraordinary charm of tha fellow. Ir responsible aa he waa, you could no more help having your heart move to ward him than taking off your coat for tha sun see Aesop's Fablea. Ha had ft quick and happy sympathy" about him, and a genuine Interest In other people, that, wss . irresistible. And while, of course, his perverse gratification of the basest part of him, though It ahould break hla mother'e heart, was Infernal ly selflah, he waan't selfish In little things. 1 ha-e seen Jim do a hundred vagrant -kindnesses that wouldn't ocour to most men. But, aa I aaid. thla time there. waa a kind of contempt of . our feelings In the performance that rasped me; besides, it waa a laat atraw. And Mra. Cunningham " was reluctantly brought to conaent i to my , plan. I hunted Jim up In Chicago. - A nice time I had doing It; but. never mind that. I found him In a squalid hole. He ha'd pawned the very clothea "on hla back to the aaloonkeeper whoss tittle room he was occupying. Such a room I And Jimmy, who must have perfumed wa ter in hla hath and a barber of hla own: He looked ghastly; " his pale face smouched with a we;k-o!d beard and ft blg.strlp of black plaster on hla fore head, that dtdn t hide a half-healed cut. But he gave.. , me a most unrepentant grin, that sent all my pity flying. 'Hope you brought ft cab with you.' says he, easy as ft soda fountain. I felt myaelf growing warm; but I mo tloned the messenger with me to put a largejilanstone that M ki rarfyl'ng o"if"th cleanest-looking chair, and I re plied In the same tone. Tn that bag,' eald I, 'are some clothea. They are not ewell clothes, such aa you are used tn wearing, and they will not fetch much at a pawnshop; but they are clean and whole, and eultabia-to a. man who haa to earn his living. That Is you In fu ture. If you will put on those clothea. I have a cab outside, and we will go to a private hospital, where your board will be paid until you are strong again. Then, the doctor will buy you a ticket nnd give you a sum of money, and hereafter you will have to depend on yourself. .' For we are done, Jimmy' I did tblnk. of calling him. Jamea to be impressive, you know; but there waa twinkle tn fils eye, unshorn. 111 and shabby as he was, and I hadn't the nerve to try Jamea on "yes, wa are quite, done: and. If you get Into any mora trouble, you win have to get. out by yourself.' , - ' ( ' "I hardly wa prepared for Jimmy's reply. ! guess you have hit a good potion,' aaid he, rubbing tha atubbl on - " ' tvr . T--tL.2.7- wv,er7 " urn? tM -. ..rn.ri .- a .. is. 1 mmmmmmmm "Placing tha DUh And hi cheek' -with an air of Impartial meditation, precisely as - if he were aome one else; "anyhow. It la worth trying. Say. you don't expect me to wnenT,ty "?- tho eeW Jwaefloltaly,., do I youT The fatted calf oughtn't, to get past veal. It 1 a period of probation, isn't It aay. ft yeart You are an aw fully-good- xsHpwp-Rogff ut you never ! were original, and thla plan, of your is usually ft year.- Let' make It , a year. By the way, don't you think It would be nice for me in the meanwhile to pay that money of yours that I ah anticipated, .back In inatallmenta. like the honest, boy in the First ltVader who breaks the plateglaaa window T 1 aaid that it might e a little com fort to M mother. - x ? - '- -- "1 dare aay the dear old mater has hopes of me yet,' said he. ' Tou will have ft deuce of ft time, Roger, keep ing her from flying the track and a en cl ing me auppllea on the aly. But I'll help you out, old man. Don't get dis couraged.' And, I glv you my word, the scamp patted me on the back, I packed him Into hla clothea and took him away.' On the way to the hospital he waa neither sullen near depressed In fact, to my ahame be It spoken, he gsve me an account of life among the lowly aaloon that waa ao funny I waa laughing .whan we drew up before the hospital and I aaw the doctor come solemnly out to hand Jimmy down. Now. here's ft great moral problem: Why do we weakly forgive amusing reprobates ao much more readily than the equally undeserving who - don't amuee ua? - Jhnmy'a funny stories dis armed me. - I am ashamed to aay - I aent htm- another ault of clothea and a box of my beat Henry Claye (the Predllectos. 8.- S. P-SJudge Jimmy liked those) and privately doubled the fund In the doctor'a hftnda. If I could be such a weakling, you may fancy I felt pretty shaky about Mra. Cunning ham. But Jimmy waa aa good aa his word. A week later' his mother re ceived ft letter. It explained that he had not gone away from Chicago, hav ing procured 'an honest, though not would-return the money for hla ticket We would write every Sunday. Roger had left him plenty of clothea, and ahe waa not to worry; and, with all hia faulta. he loved her still.' It Is won derful what ft comfort that letter waa to my mother-ln-law. Well, I believe she has It tucked away In the leavea of her Bible yet, . I am very fond of my mother-In Tlaw. Jimmy? ' Oh. he kept hla word thla time, too. There came a sh6rt letter to his mother every week for three months. Once during that time, dining with a friend. I thought I aaw Jimmy at well, at a Chicago hotel; he was aervlng ft coun try client of mine. Relating by name, and he was placing the dishes and un corking the-wine with all the auave decorum of ft veteran. " He met my startled ga without a algn of recog nition, but I could not Da misinicen. i thought ' of speaking to him. .'.Then, I reflected, better not- Jimmy Is ar-least working hard; better keep my hands off for while. . - "I told Mrs. Cunningham I knew where Jimmy waa, and that he waa all right, .which eased her mind; and I told Patty the truth. She aaid: ' 'Tou let. him alone." Roger,' and I promised; but the -next time I was in Chicago Jimmy appeared at m y office. He waa well dressed end entirely sober. His first proceeding waa to draw out a lit tle roll of bank note from hla pocket and lay them before me. 'Flrat install ment,' aaid he. - 'Thank you.' , said. I; 'and how are you getting onT' t .. "Oh. fairly well; but I have ft droll sort of Job.' - '- . "What Is Itr . "' '"I dare aay. you cam her to see Relsllngr .......... " 'Yes,' aaid I "Are you employed by ti I ii i By Mrs. Reirllng,'. aaid Jimmy, smiling. 'I'm the ono thst sdvlsed your being employed. I recommended you.' -"My errand had to do with Relsllng. He wa a young man who had been liv ing In a neighboring state aa aome body' clerk. Hla habits were ao- erratlo he had difficulty, fn .keeping hla situa tion. All at once, to thla self-indulgent, unambitious, semi-immoral - creature, there came a great fortune from a Cali fornia uncle. 'Relating simply loat his head; he went all to bits.- The money began to, fly In hi ge chunks to. sharp ers of all kinds, and Ms wife be waa marrjed took fright. Una and one sis ter were hla nearest relations. By the Urns of this alnie. a spendthrift . who drinks to excess may have a gua dKn at pointed tcr take .charge of hla- prop erty. .The guardian haa other powers of extensive-nature, one being the right to snd hia ward to an asylum for treatment, t had won ft case Involving aome Chicago property ratheri a heat rase and i somehow they had y an ex aggerated Idea of my Mrvtc, Mrs. -K. - -:,-' Uncorking the -Wine With All the Relsllng especially. ' She waa a good sort, although not always discreet. Now she wanted me to advise her.- No doubt Jimmy .Increased her confidence. But what llminf -lining with -ftfftg- UngaT I asked him. . "Ha threw back hla chin, with the dimple In It. and laughed hla old. Jolly laugh He- had -4 her sweetest laugltr -eon-found him. ' '"Well, you may laugh.' aaid he; dear boy, I am no longer ft waiter. - I am a moral - constable and amateur guardian of the family altar, good luck to It! I'm keeping Relating straight.' "How did you get tha Jobr said t " 'Moat natural thing In tha world.' aaid he. The Relating came to our hotel, -and I had to steer Relsllng up stair a. On time I aaved him 'from tak ing good tumble. They were there ft month; he wouldn't go home, and aha wouldn't go -without him; and ao aba got into the way of rather depending on me. She think I am ft good young man because I take off my hat, to women and amuse children, and once she saw -me . going - to cheroh: . I aa sored her it waan't ft habit,, and that I waa not ft particularly good young man: but ahe took all that for my modesty. So finally, aa she came to need, me. and aa I couldn't get my time when I waa waiter, aha Induced ma to resign and oecome a gentleman detective. I keep Relsllng out of all the mischief I can. and keep the track ef htm generally. If I can't restrain hlmv I have ft very liberal aalaryand 1 am to have some thing very handsome, should I succeed in reforming my charge. " 'Do you think It safe for your said t. rather dryly. I imagine. "Jimmy waa not offended; he answered more seriously: r"Well, yea, Roger. da In the first place. I haven't any present inclination for little birds; In the second, I rather take to Mra. Relsllng, who Is an awfully good little woman; and ao plain you can t help but be- sorry for- her, and ao nice ybti have to like her: and there la a kid. ft nice little felloWt-with something the mat tar, with hla hip that' why they are here, you know and. In the third place, I'm - Interested Zn the case ..Uaelf. '. I think you may depend I shall not run crooked, Roger; and. I'd ft little rather you wouldn't ahow .me up to the Rela lings. It la a new aeneatlon being re spected morally. I give you my word, I'll resign and take myaelf off to the doga alone If I feel the bad fit coming.' "It struck me there was something different about Jimmy. I couldn't put my finger on It but I felt It. -Just aa you feel whin your witness Is telling you the truth. I promised, and we had an amaslngly pleaaant half hour. Then Jimmy bad to betake himself to Rels llng. -. - - ; "He haa been drinking very hard,' aaid Jimmy; "but now wa hare corraled him in hla room' and - taken all hla clothes away, except pajamas; so he Is Just where we want him." "That evening,' as T waa waiting for Mra. Relsllng in their parlor, -1 had an Interesting Insight ' into Jimmy's methods. . My client's bedchamber waa the next room, and I could hear htm offering Jimmy ft hundred .dollar for a ault of ready-made clothes. "Til tell you something. Mr. (Rels-J ling.' responded Jimmy a imperturbable accents. 'I am a gentleman. Kindly don't Insult me with bribery and cor ruption. Tou haven t enough money to buy a stilt Of clothea from me. SeeT " 'I don't know why I n ao atuck on you.' Relating whimpered back; 'you're forever slanging me!.. Why don't I end you ofTT . -, . , " Toaslbly you have a drop of aenae left, and recognise I am your only chance of bracing up and living 'like ft man, and, not like at dog,' say a Jimmy, sweetly. "Now yqu lie down, and . I'll sing to you.' - Jimmy had a most lovely voice. That When so much sensibility and tender ness and Indescribable' purity of melody get Into a vftlce. It generally Impllea that, the mualo haa scraped the fellow's conscience bare; all the pretty - things are In the volcev and none left In the moral , nature. But that'a merely my theory; myself. I don't know one tuna from another without the words. Jimmy did have an angeifo voice. Now he be gan to alng "Rock Me to Sleep, Mother' In. hi roost affecting manner, . Direct ly' there cornea ft roar from the bed. Don t want me to warbler aay Jimmy, Bweetly. Want you to alng something lively. growls the audience. Tou don t need anything lively,' an swers Jimmy, placidly; "what you re quire la to have your conaclence awak ened and your affections touched, and general - kind of wlah-you-were-dead feeling encouraged. , - - J 'Mother, come back from the .echoless i - Bhorea t r ' ' ' ' Tske " "Drop that pillow! Toull have te Suve DecorumoTT ge without sleeping accommodations If you hurl them all at me. But anything to please, -r -fv ..- " 'Nelly au ft lady: last nlght ahe died. Toll.lhtbeUtor Jovely Nell' - i net loo meiancnqiy, too . "See how It sparkles, thla drink, divine; But. all Ita brlghtbea our eye out- "Relellng waa quiet now, and he re mained quiet, although Jimmy glided Into 'Old Folks at Home,' and, when Mrs. Relsllng entered, he was singing old-fashioned hymns. - She Bald . aba didn't knowvwhat ahe ahould do without Jimmy, and apoke of him with, tea re 1A her eyea. Of course, she knew nothing about Jimmy's real name or hla relation to m y wife. The next , morning - Jimmy appeared at my office again. He wa more angry than I ever had keen Mm; and he explained at length -4uat how Relsllng had outwitted him, and es caped when he took, the Inebriate to drive. It was comical to watch Jim my's mounting Indignation: " Partlco- I tarty, did ha bubble dVer the drunken ounninaT ana uupiiru. v. n. " They are all like that.' aaid I. phil osophically, and the red climbed, up Into the roota of Jimmy'a hair. "Waa I like thatr be burst forth. '! repeated aeveral episodes which, ftt the time of action, had amuaed Jim my more than hi friends. He made no comment. From that - time, though, I noticed that he got Into tha way of ACHAMCTERm ROMANCE Michael White n New York Herald, HE atory of Maharaja Oaekwar of Baroda, now visiting the United Statea. ' probably 'the aeconn wealtbiset and certainly the most enlightened of the Indian princea. la one which, all small boy who.aaplre to a great poaltlon-r-rnay- reao aa an example Jesaon.. It la simply because Oaekwar. waa such a good boy that he la now a king, and because he baa been such an excellent king that the Indian government-permits him to reign with the lightest euperviston and to travel anywhere he pleaaea without hindrance. Hla la ft case of-vk-tue. more, generously rewarded than would aeem to be the rule in these days, and through which la shot vein of Arabian Night-like ro mance. - - '- " To twain with, when th preaent Oaek war was a amall boy things ware tn ft very bad way In Baroda.- The former Gaekwar possessed moat unsavory reputation. So far from being the pro tector of the poor, he aqueexed hla aub Jecta beyond the limit of endurance; and sa to his palace affaire, the acandal of It reached evstn the eara ot tne vice rov of Caloutta. - Matters reached a .crisis when the Haekwar'a wife fled III terror to tin British resident, and the resident re fused the Oaekwar's demand for her re turn, on the more than likely chance ot going to the bottom of a well in aome aecluded corner or tne -paiace garaens. I'pon this the Infuriated - Oaekwar thought to frighten tha resident and his wife by discharging blank artillery aimed at tha residency compound." As the only result,' howsver, waa to fill the resident, with threatening wrath, the Oaekwar took. the. still more objectton abls course of seasoning his political guardian' food with chemicals not in tended -for humart consumption - - Twenty-Three, forth" Oaekwar. I At this point the Indian government thought tt high time -to Investigate the Oaekwar. In oue course he was brought tlon of poisoning the resident, waa found guilty ef gross misrule and de posed. . Then came the question of a new Oaekwar. Aa there happened to be no direct heir to the throne, according to Hindu custom the selection of a ruler developed upon- the maharanl. or the deposed Oaekwar' wife, the - lady who had ,o narrowly escaped the bot tom, of a welL . The maharanl there upon aought the advice of her guru, or godfather., usual uinder . . uch rlrcum-J stances, snd It waa agreed that the new Oaekwar should, be chosen from among the three best boys In Baroda. That thla contest of good boys proved a Judicious procedure few among the Maharaja'a I.Onfl.OO subjects would now question. I'nder his rule the state haa progressed steadily, and the city of Baroda has been so modernised with handsome public buildings, wide- streets and pleasure gardens that it haa ceased to he the typical. Hindu capital of the picturesque though malodorous descrip tion. --.". reraonally Maharaja Gaekwar , la ft comparing hla own paat with Relating present The mischief with Relsllng,' said he once, very aeiioualy, la that he think he haa ft good time, while ha I driving- hla wife erey with anxiety, wasting hi money and -ruining Ma health. Bucli lot! But. fjuid. alift'lie an obJecl'TeaaonF " T am hoping he will aave you, Jlm y7sirX helfcer you avenlm6f ; ' " "Oh, I'm going te aave tha blooming little cad'a soul,' said Jim, very solemn ly. If only out of gratitude. That Isn't all; he la really fond ot ma, and be baa some mighty good streaks; ao I am bouftd-to-ftftve. him. Wha.tha.naeda. ii an almighty acare. I wlah you would go 'round and talk ft little atlff to him' J! was bythls time his duly appointed guardian )T'",you'"uaed' "Vo talk uncom monly well, Roger,' aay Jim. with all the assurance In life, 'and I believe you might get through the hair-with him. t have been at him about hla health; got him into Severne'a hospital the one I was in. you know and . Beveme baa kindly collected the grewaomeat lot of caaea of the effects of alcohol on the human organs, and I am trying to Im press Relsllng. Tes, Roger, If -that fel low won't be sweetly persuaded Into ft better life, he has to be clubbed; that's the else of it.' - -- "I wlah you ' would have llatened to Jlmtnyl I used to git and shake, he waa so funny In hla dead earnestness, that was so different from the usual mantfeatatlon of earneatneaa. - Well, shortly aftef . thta woiweraatien. Rela ting got hla scare. ' It waa thla way. Relsllng gave tha doctor the slip, and Jimmy and I pursued him. We caught our roan on ft train going downtown. Illinois Central suburban, and crowded. Short i aa the , time of hla liberty bad been, he 'had managed .to get iiimaalf, aeml-lntoxicated. - - ' s . J ,. man of much force of character and In tellectual attainment. A aketch of hla dally life tn Baroda will ahow that If It paaaea without much excitement be does not shirk administrative duties. . Maharaja- Oaekwar ' rises early and proceeds flrat to distribute alms te his personal Brahmins, or, aa we would aay, private chaplains. The amount of tho-dally-gift-is about-lle.jforwhlch TAeBrah"mInsdlTerai short prayer In hla- behalf and presence. On such fes tivals a th day r -offerings -for the dead and the day of birthday thanks giving he attends publlo worship in ths palace temple. - During, the eeaaon of mourning all auch ceremonlea are omit ted. - After hla pooja, or devotions, the Maharaja partake or a light breakraat of bread, fruit and mtk.' Then he rldea or drives for an hour or so, and returns to the palace for reading of a. aerloua character. - In thla he la assisted by resident pundits, or - professors, . the subjects embraced being ancient and -modern hlatory. philosophy, statesman ship, with perhapa ft dip Into Shakes peare, of which poet he prides himself on being ft deep student. . Beef and Alcohol Barred. - - . At 11 o'clock he lunches with his sons and the members of hia ataff. Thla meal la served In - European . fashion, though no alcoholic liquors are offered, and. needless to say. no dish comes upon the lable which bears the slightest re lationship to beef. If any Americana desire to extend hospitality to the Maha raja they must aee to It that not even beef fat la uaed In the cooking, for their oriental guest would at onoe loae caate If ft trace ef the aacred animal passed hla lips. It may also be remarked here that at some -native -court when his highness yawns it Is the. proper thing to snap your fingers snd exclaim with you," to prevent a devil Jumping, down the great man s throat. From noon until about 4 o'clock Oaek war attends to affairs of state. . The heads of ,the different departments make their reports, he revises sentences of the high court, snd discusses tne gen eral policy of hla government. - Th Ma haraja then visits the Maharanl In the tenana, which In hla particular houae holii Is not an Inclosed quarter' of the palace, but merely the apartmenta occu pied by hi wife. Toward sundown the Maharaja drtvea out in atate eacorted by hla bodyguard of lancer. On such occa sions 11 not lnrrequenuy napp-ene m he is offered petitions, when he instructs one of his slds to receive them, and ap points a time for the petitioner to be received at the palace. On two days of the week he holds public audiences, so that he may be personally accessible te all hla subject. Early to bed. is. the rule at tha palace of Baroda. Thle rather "slmple" life is varied by hunting expeditions, from whlcn the Maharaja has returned With numeroua' lion and tiger trophies, an occasional splendid entertainment. In the form of nautch dancea when distinguished Eu ropeans come his way, and extended travela na1nlyJfor tha benefit-ef hi health. The Maharata has visited Eu rope several times, and when In England throws aside, aa far as possible, native prejudices. - - . ' A hla sons have been educated at E,ton and Oxford, In manner, at ny " Wall, old man,' he aaid.. with, ft t ool Ish mlle. 'I knew you would catch mav I don't mind. 1 have had aU the drinks I want. . I'll go with you.' "Jimmy said something amiable. Cnd ne quietly took Relating' hat and stood between him and the door. Relsllng appeared to g to Bleep. ' But when the train halted at Randolph, he leaped out of Ma seat and made ft dash for the door; and almultaneously. aa luck would have U i ft lady ' of .hug . proportlona. dragging after her two large children. rolled toward the door, too. She lurched against jimmy, and ' Relsllng. got past I waa farther down In the .ear, but I lumDiea ut - Bomeuow, and ..there in front waa Jimmy'a gray darby bobbing among the crowd after Relating bar head. You know what kind of a station Randolph K. with, tha huddle of track and the crowd,, and one polloeman to prevent ft aiaugnter of the Innocents Relsllng -plunged reckieailv . an th. tracka. He didn't hear, or he waa too craay to neeo, tne polloeman' yell, could . th . crowd . shiver, and -th facea go white In ft second, and th black monater , roaring and snorting down .on. them. -Jimmy'a hand went up in ta Air; ne waa ao loae to Reji ling, I couldn't see either of them. A woman' gbrteked: - "He's down! . His shoe's eaughtf and there was an awful kltld of ft groan from the crowd that turned me sick. Than the ftlr seamed to hles with -cinders, and-my- eyes end mouth were full of them, while' I was savagely shouldering - and hitting, my way to ft heap on .the platform. Of course, you ail anticipate: ,. It waan't Relating. Oh, nl Relsllng had drunk ard's luok. He waa moaning and cry ing over Jimmy, who had cut hls shoe lace nnd Jerked him out of th Jaws of death" before they a napped, and had hla own leg cruahed for hla palna. He was senseless with the shock,7 and didn't re vive until, he .was In the ambulance. Where's Relsllngr he asked, in his first eonsqious breath. Te he hurtf " -No; I'm aU right, d n met', sobs Relating, who was sober enough now. ' "Jimmy amlled,, Never, mind,'- he said, and shut his eyea. "We had an anxious time, but Jimmy oovarea, although A mat hla leg Purtng-nlB Illness nelellng w -els-ue-i voted and moat miserable attendant. A few words, from Jimmy. .Insured. my.xlX; ing an expurgated edition of the acci dent to the. women when they came. Said Jimmy: 'Roger, you keep an eye en Relating won't you? And don't let him get discouraged. He has got bin scare and he la sorry enough; he doesn't need to have It rubbed In. Let it be an poll the only decent act I ever did In my worthless life by sicking the women on, Jjlnw Jt , hA reform and I .gm .al moat sure he will I want the credit of It; ao let him come all he will, ami don't monkey with the work ef grace. Mina. live or die, it' a. bargain.' "'"However, as you know, Jimmy didn't die. He Is very much alive, making money, in partnership with Ralph, and his mother's chief anxiety now la lest he fling himself away on Borne girl not good. enough for hlnw Relating did' re form. I have no great predilection for him to this day myaelf; he la ft Philis tine of the Philistines. But he doee a good deal - of - rather ostentatious good with his money, end I am come to holding that It Is better to do good oa- tentatlouaiy man not to do it nt all. One day his wife called Jimmy - hla good angal. She mistakes,' said Jimmy with unusual gravity; he was mine.' " Roger observed that hi pipe war out and shook the tobacco on ' the hearth. One of. the . company . Is of Jimmy's opinion, but she did not apeak- The Judge was the first - to say anything. He -'aaid: "The problem, though, la to find the particular medicine for the par ticular eaae." - rate, they are hardly to be distinguished from Englishmen. . In recognition of the efforta of both the Maharaja Oaek war and hi wife for the welfar of th1ysubjectstn Imperial government has eonf erred upon them the. highest honors. ; While Maharaja Oaekwar la a Knight Orand Cross of the Star of In dia, and eaat of Sues Is entitled, la ft aa. 'lute of II guna, tha Maharanl la deco rated with the Order of tb Crown of India. In this latter orders by the way. are enrolled two Americans Iady Cur son and Mra. Cornwallle-WesU As to the wealth which haa fallen to the lot of thla erstwhile beat boy ot Baroda no definite calculation can- be made. Indian princea do not inveet much tn stocks and bonds, th value of real estate In India has not yet been en hanced by ft boom, and aa to the weight of their treasure chests one can only hasard ft guess. If : the pablle revenue of Mabaraja Oaekwar Is some M.OQ0.O0O. his private Income probably amounts to aa much again. Bclndhla 1 of Owallor, with $14,000,000 a year, la said to be the richest of the Indian princea. and next to him comes our visitor from Baroda. We do, however, know something defi nite about the Value ef hla Jewela. Ma haraja Oaekwar poaaeases . the most costly piece of Jewelry In the world. In daiallr.g magnificence tt never has been, or la ever' likely to be, excelled. Tht treasure la - In the- form of ft shawl or Cloak of woven pearls, edged with a deep border of arabesque designs of diamonds, rublea, emeralda and sapphires Origi nally It waa intended as a covering for the tomb of Mahomet, but somehow It was diverted Into s former Oaekwar'a possession. In - cold figures the stones alone have been appraised ftt K.OOO.OOO; so when Okekwar enters ft grand dubsr with that cloak over hi shoulders hi 1100.000 diamond cap on hla head and hla 140,000 glove on hla hand tha scintillat ing 'persona of other princes are as flick ering candlea in a blase of eiectrto light; .Though usually spoken -' of a ' "the Oaekwar" of Baroda, In -reality Oaek war Is not a title, but ft' turname. Ilka Oould or Vandorbllt. Th real designa tion of the prince Is . Maharaja Sir Bay all Rao Oaekwar Sena Kha Khel iBhamsher Bahadur of IB rod a. QC S,Jlu. and of hi wire, Maharanl Sahib Chimna Bal Oaekwar, Simplified one can beat refer to them aa the Maharaja and Maharanl of Baroda, . .. r gaperlorlvy dr Breakfast roods. . from the New York WorW A Sew ess bat been fenae fnr tireekfait feeds. , Darin the recent bitkethall series -twees tke Wahlntea teaaa sad the New Vnrkt rsln begas tailing snout ke 0fth Inalns. "gplthsll" Chesnrs was pttrfelng. Tba ball ws-we-eee li emle not-hsaele It ansTthe batten were falling na bias like a n of brirk. Bring sesie sawirust:" yelle tb ntteher. The grmtndkeeDer sklreilabtd irennrt en4 flnfltne Bene earn eat with a MmKee - f eaekafe ander hla arm. lie haate4 CbsbrJ a paetage ef purree rte. Th -pitcher rubbed the ball I tt and struck eat tb better. "Hare's aonthe- earkase," the gnrasdkeeser said, fiealng e'er a nether. ' Thle time It eras fretted wheat. ' Cbeabm see eaother aaeka nf breakfast feed with ..M. halU..an,lt . - v.a - - . 1 1 .k . sample ef breakfaat fneds whlda the greasd- eener na eeneete eurlnl th winter. "I think that .snffe rice an fretted wheat are niMHt tn aw4itt," CkMbre said waea b Inlaka tht (act. i V -le ' t, ; 7