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THE SMGEHE DAILY GtARD. KBIDAV. AlCl'ST 7, 1908 lane C&ble Ccpyrlghl. 1906. by tlow far a man's natural inrti nation toward evil may carry htm, despite tha act that his wrong doing involve the wrecking of the happiness of his only son, is well shown in this story of Chi cago, the Philippines and New York. The tale is not all one of evil, however. In it figure also love and romance, daring and danger, patriotism and the self sacrificing if mistaken devotion tif the Filipino to his country's cause. Our narrative is essen-, Ually one of modern times, anil its characters or their originals walk tha streets if American cities today, but their actions and the story of their loves and hates recall with distinct force the scenes and persons depicted by Dickens. Especially is this true of Elias Droom, the elderly law yer's clerk, who is worthy of comparison with any one to bo found in the pages of the Eng lish master. CHAPTER I. ' st 'Vr wi a bright, clear after- Ty noun In the la to fall that II pretty MIm Cabin drove f I up In her trap and waited fJJLm I -at the curb for hor father ' to come forth from hl of- Oca In one of Chicago's (allot biilld Itigs. The crisp, caressing wind that rame up the afreet from the lake put the. pink Into her amooth cheeks, but It did not dlaturb the brown hulr tlint crowned her head. Well groomed and Kraccful, ahe ant atralKht nnd aure upon the box. her gloved hand graiplng the llow relua llrmly and cnulldcutly, Mlaa Cable looked neither to right nor to left, but at the tip of her thnroiigh bred'a ears. Hlcndcr nod lull unit very aristocratic alio appeared, her profile alone vlslblo to the passcrsby. After n very few momenta' waiting In her trap the mart young woman tiecamo Impatient. A bevero Mule pucker acltled upon her brow, and uot once, but many tlmea, her eyes turned to the broad eutraui-e across the aide walk. Hhe had telephoned to her fa ther earlier In the afternoon, and lie had proiuhied faithfully to lie ready nt 4 o'clock fur u apln up the drive lichlnd riparian. At three iiiluulea paat 4 the pucker made Ita drat appearance, nnd now, aevcral minute Inter, II v us quite, illatreaalng. Never before had lie kept her walling like tills. Hhe waa con scious of the fact that nt leaat a hun dred men Imd atnred nt her In (ho long vat ten tuluutea ahe had ever knnwu. Kniin the bottnui if a very hot heart he waa beginning to resent thla scru tlny when a tall young fellow awuug around a nearby corner and came up with a amlle ao full of delight that the dainty pucker left her tmiw na the ahadow ticca from the sunshine. Ilia bat waa off and polncd gallantly nbove his head, hla right hand reaching up to clasp the warm I III lu tan one out Irctrhcd to meet II. "1 knew It waa you long before I saw you," aald lie warmly. Truly? How Interesting'" she re spoudisl. with equal warmth "Some thing psychic In the atmosphere lo day " nib. no " he until. reluctantly colons lug her linn. I. c:in't nee through ' knrtr II n.u jc'M Ioixo In'orr I miii' yvu these huge building, you know. It a ' IluiKMrithlc to look over their Iul4. I rimply knew you m here. that i." "You're romantic, even though iou ! re a bit allly," she cried gajly. 'Tray, bow could you kuoxx r "Simplex! thing lu the world. Itlghx ! told the he had aeeu ou and that i,,n n-enus! to lie In a grenl luge II.' dnivd I ine to venture Into your prvM'tw-e, and that' v, by I'm lyre " "Wh.it a lto'l'i.v coiiiiuoupta.-.. i puliation! hr did y.. not leave Ine to think Inst tticrc x:m ready sou,., thing Mvchic atut It? Logic it to I iff Vodi. Mead 7ZL Company : discouraging to one'a conceit. I'm" In n i rory dlaagreeable humor today." abe aald. In flue deapalr. I "I don't believe It," he disputed gra- cloualy, "Hut I am," abe Inalited. amlllng brightly. Hla heart waa leaping high ao high that It Oiled hla eyea. "Every thing haa gone wrong with me today. It'a pretty trying to hare to wait lu front of a, big ofljee building for flftceu minutes, livery Inatant 1 expect a po liceman to come up and order me to move on. Don't they arreat people for blocking the street?" "Ves, and put them in awful, rnt warming duiigeoua over In Denrlsjni venue. I'oor Sir. Cable, be abould lx made to aurrer aeverely for hla wretch ed conduct. The Idea of "Iww't you dare to aay anything mean about dad." ahe warned. "Mut he'a the cauae of all the trouble. Ile'a uever done anything to make yon happy or" "Htop! I take It all back. I'm In a IMTfeetly adorable humor. It waa dreadfully menu of me to lie half an gry with him, waau't It? He'a lu there now working hla dear old brain , to plecea, nnd I'm out here with no brain at all," ahe anld ruefully. To the lugeuuoiia youth audi an up. peul to hla gallantry waa well nigh Irrealatllile, and fur a moment It acorn ed na If lie would yield to Hie tempta tion to eaaay a brilliant contradiction, but hla wlta came to hla reacue, for. quickly realizing that not only were the frowulng rocka of offcuae to be avoided, but llkewlae the danger of floundering helplessly about In the lu vltlng quteknnda of Inanity, lie pre served alienee, wine yciuug man that he waa, and truated to hla eyea to ei preaa an eloquent refutation. At laat, however, aomethlng aeemed to occur to him. A amlle broke on hla face. "You hud atupld time laat night," he hazarded. "What luakea you think ao?" "I know who took you In to dinner." The eyea of the girl nnrrowed slight ly at the rorucra. "I lid he tell you?" "No; I have uelther aeen nor heard from any one present." She opened her eyea wide now. "Well, Mr. 8. Ilol:;ica, who wna It?" "That Imbecile. Medford." Mlaa Cable ant up very straight In the trap. Her little chin went up In the air. She even went an fur lis to make a pretense of curbing the Impa tience of her horse. "Mr. Medford was moat entcrtnlnlng. He waa (he life of the dinner," she ro turncd aoinewhat aeverely. "llu'a a professional." "An actor!" she cried Incredulously. "No; a professional diner out. Wasn't that rich young Jackson there?" "Why, yea. Hut do tell me how you knew." The girl waa aofteulug'a lit tle, her curiosity aroused. "Of course I will," he anld boyishly, at ouco pleased with himself und hla aympathetlc audience. "About 5 HO I happened to Iw III the club. Medford waa there and, na usual, entering to Jackson, when the bitter was called to the phone. Naturally I put two and two together." lie paused to more thoroughly enjoy the look of utter mys tlllciitlon that hovered on Hie glrl'a countenance. It waa very apparent that thla method of deduction through uildltlou was unsatisfying. "What Jackson sn Id to Mciirord on Ills re turn." the young iiniu continued, "1 did not hear, but from the expression on the listener's face I could have wag ered Hint an Invitation had la'cn ex tended and accepted. Oh, we hoys have got U down line, Harrison Is" - "And xv ho Is Harrison?" "Carrlsou Is the head door man at the club. It's positively iiuiiuiug Hie llllllllier of telephone calls lu tei-ches exery llftoi-.H'ii from xxell known so Cletx xxoincn." "Wluit shout? ,n, xx Inn's that got lo do xx Ith Mr. .Medford taking ine lu to dinner:" "Jil-1 Hits: Supio-.c Mrs. Uoxxdcu" - "Mrs. ltoxvdon:" The girl xvns lion ptUMH. "Ves -xxants to tliul out xxho's lu Hie club. She phones llnriisoti llistnut v. nftx'i- ass. rialiilng xxhleh set. x minc er or old. Is xx auied. from n sum; I curd lim xxhleh he has xxiliicn a fen but choice untiles of chili iiieuilicrs he slll'llllts a inline to her." "Itenllx, xoil don't llle:in lo tell llic (hut such a thing Is actually done:" c claimed Miss Cable, xx ho as xet xxns ms-IhIIv so unsophlslh -ileil us o be lioi-rlllid. "You'ni Joslng, of course!" "lint nine limes olil of ten." Ignoring the Interruption. "II Is met xvlili: -lion t xvant linn!' Am. i her -Makes a bad xMiul.imitii.il!' A third 'Oh. no. my dear, inn a dollar to his name hoi- lesslv Ineligible" Tills Isst exelalna Hon. tboiigii lutendcxt solely for the vis Hor al her home, ell. lis from Harrison a low chuckle of approxal of the ss.k er's dlscrluilnullou. end presently he be.n-s. -xosslncsa inc. tlarrlsou, there inus( Is' some one e'se" 'I'hen. to her dcMg'it. Is Inforin.sl that Mr Jack sou h.is lost ism e til. nnd he Is rxiui-( isl to come lo the phone. Cirrlsou ls Hi, liismi.s.st with ttiauks and Ihr c ..-. latum of seeing her bullcr In the u nun g " H oi s 'f,s i'x di Mi ious'" cam,, from Ihei I - i in nlunstt blur Mis Udt. o George Barr McCutchecfl Author of "Beverly of Grauslark," Etc I den telling Jarkaon that Ik will be I (he dcures( boy lu tbe world If be will dine with her." "And bring some one with biin, as sue is one man auon, laugueu uraj" don. as he wound up lightly: "And bere la where the professional cornea In. We're all on to Medford! Why, Garri son has half a dozeu requesta a night -all limes Ave 30. Not bad but then the man's a 'who's wbo' that never makes mistakes.' 1 won't be positive that he does uot draw pay from both ends. For, men like Med ford, outside of the club, probably tip blm to give them the preference. It would lie good business." There was so much self satisfaction In the sisMiker'a manner of uttering these last xvords that It would not have required the wisdom of one older than Miss Cable to detect that be waa thor oughly enjoying hla pose of man of the world. He wna Indeed young, for he had yet to learn that not to disillusion the girl, but to conform as much as possible to her Idenla, wua the surest xvay to win her favor, and hla vanity surely would have received a blow bad not liavid ('able at that moment come out of the doorway across the aide xvnlk. pausing for a moment to con verse w-llh the mnu who accompanied htm. The glrl'a face lighted with pleasure and relief, but the young man, regarding uneasily the countenance of the general manager of the Tat-lnc, I. likes and Atlantic Hallroad company, aaw that he waa white, tired nnd drawn. It waa not the keen, alert ex presalon that had been the admiration of every one: umethlug vital seemed to tie missing, although he could not have told what It waa. A flame aeemed to have died somewhere lu hla face, leaving behind a faint suggestion of "fcllo. Urtiutfori.' fnie nr iouf" iishe:;. und through the young man's brain there Hashed the remark uf bla fair companion: "He's In there now, working his dear old brain lo plecea." "I'm sorry to have kept you wait ing, .lane." said Cable, crossing to the curb. "Hello, Cray, Ion! Iloxv are yon?" Ilia voice xvns sharp, crisp mid louder t tin ii the occasion seemed to deuiand, but It wua natural with blm. Years of life In an engine cab do not servo to niclloxv the lone of (he bumtiii voice, ami Hie tin hit Is too strong to be over come. There was no polish to the tones ns'tlicy Issued from lMivId Ca ble's lips. He spoke xxilh more (ban ordinary regard lor Hie queen's r.ng llsli Inn It xvas because be never h id iieglis-led It. It xvas characteristic of the man to do a thine, as nearly right as he knew Imxv In the Is-gliinliig and lo do It Hie same xxay iinill a bettor method presentisl Itself. "Very xxell. thank you. Mr. Cable, except that Jane has Is-on abusing me Is'iailse you xxere not here lo" - "hon't you believe a xxord be says, dad." she cried "Oh, If Hie truth Isn't In nie. I ll sub side." laughed lllayilon, "Neverlhe less you'xe kept her xx ailing, mid ICs only reasonable (hat she should abuse soiuebisly." "1 inn glad you xxere hero to receive It. It saves my gray hairs." "liilblilsh!" xvas Miss Cable's simple comment as her father took his place N'slile her. "Oh. please drive on. Jane." said the young man, his adiiilrlna exes on the girl xx ho gi ass-,t the reins arrcsti and straightened like a soldier for lnsxv Hon I must run armmd to the t'nl versny club and watch the score of (lo. Yale ll.irxarxl game at Cambridge. It looks like llarxarxl. hang It all! Ureal game, thex say"-- "There be g,v on football. We must U off or It will ts dark before we get axxay from blm. liosstby!" crhsl Miss Cable. "How's your father, tlray? He wasn't t,s. ii. g the U'st In the world yesterday." said x'aMe. (m king In the rotsv " cae of 'her Mr fable, right t.slay i;,ssll,v -" lie s all As Jan,, and her father whl-led away the latter b.i x utterance to t remark o that broufbt a new brightness to br eyes and a proud throbbing to her heart, but he did not observe the ef feet. o"Hrlght. clever eb.ip-t!i:.t firaydou Hansemer." he aald comfortably. CHAPTER. II. THE general manager of the I'adrlc, Lakes and Atlan tic Railroad system' bad had a hard struggle of It He who begins hla career with a shovel In a loco- motlx-e cab usually haa aomethlng of that sort to look back upon. There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed. In the end, perhaps, be wonders If It has been worth while. David Cable waa a general mannger. He had been a fireman. It had required twenty-five years of bard work on bis part to break through the chrysalis, racked away In a cheat upstairs In hla house there was a grimy, greasy, un wholesome suit of once blue overalls. The garments were Juat as old as his railroad career, for he had worn them on bla first trip with the ahovcl. When bla wife Implored blm to throw nxvay the "detestable things" he said, with characteristic humor, that he thought he would keep them for a rainy day. It was much simpler to go from gen eral manager to fireman than vice versa, and It might lie that be would need the suit again. It pleased blm to hear hla wife sniff contemptuously. David Cable had been a wayward. venturesome youth. Hla father and mother had buHt their hopes high, with blm as a foundation, and he had proved decidedly Insecure basis, for one night lu the winter of 18) a be stole away froif) his home lu New York. Before spring he was fighting In the far southland, a boy of sixteen carry ing a musket In the service of bis country. At the close of tbe civil war Private Cable, barely el;leen, returned to his home, only to find that death had de stroyed Ita happiness. Ills father bad died, leaving his widowed mother a de pendent upon him. It w-na then philo sophically be realized that labor alone could win for him, and he stuck to It with rigid Integrity. In turn ho be came brakeniiin nnd fireman. Finally hla determination nnd faithfulness won him a fireman's place on otio of the fast New York Central "runs." If ever be xx' a 8 dlssailslled with the work, no one was tbe wiser. Railroading lu those days wua not what It Is in these advnnced times. Then it meant that one xvas possessed of all the evil habits that fall to the lot of man. David fable was more or less contaminated by contact with hla rough, ribald compaulous of the rail, and he glided moderately Into (he bad hnhlts of hla kind, lie drunk nnd "gamboled" with tbe rest of the boys: but, by nature not being vicious and tow, the Influences were not hopelessly deadening to the bet(er qunllilcs of his character. To his mother he xvns al ways the strong, good hearted, manly boy, bettor than all the other sous In the world. .She believed In him. Ho worshiped her. end It xvas not until he xvns xxell up lu the txventles (bat he stopped to think that she xvas uot the only good woman In the world xvho de served respect. I'p In Albany lived the Widow Cole man and her txvo pretty (laughters. Mrs. Coleman's husband died on the battlefield, and she. like many women lu the north and (he smith, after years of moderate prosperity xvns compelled to support herself and her family, she bad Uen a pretty xvoman, and one readily could see where her daughters got their personal attractiveness. Not many doors from (be boisterous Utile eating bouse lu xvhlch the rail road lueu snatched (heir meals as tliev vveni through, tbe xv idoxv opened a Iss.k and iiexxs stand. Her home xvas on the lloor above the stand, an I it was there sl. brought her little girls (o womanhood. (Jo.nI looking, haruin sen rum Dave Cable saxv I'rainvs Cole man one evening as be dropiisl In to purchase a newspaper. It xvas at the end of June. In tSTti. and (he country was In the throe of excitement oxer Hie first news of the Custer massacre on the Little lllg Horn river. fable xvas deeply Interested, for lie had seen Custer lighting nt the front lu Hie sixties. Francos Coleman, the prettiest girl he had ever seen, sold him the nexx spiixcr. After that, he seldom xvent through Alliany xvithont v isiting the little book shop. i'eius'stuous, even arrogant lu love, l alile. oinv oonvtinvd that he cared for her, lost no time In claiming hor. whether or no. Ill less than three mouths after tbe Custer massacre they xxere married. Deteat.sl rivals unanimously nnd en viously ohscrxcxl that the handsomest flrxMlian on the rxxad had inuquered the nnvst outrageous little x-.siuette ls txvorn New York and Hufalo. As a matter of fact, she had loved him frxvn the start: the others served ss thorn with xvhlch he dtiightedly prtckod Irs heart Into n!J,vti.u The xo'iin husband settled down, re nouinv.1 a l of hi nil lesirible habits and Uv.une a new man w It i such sur prising suddenness that lis frleu-ls uurvc'ed and-derldi-d. A year '6 Ifcapplnesa followed. He grew accu itomcd to her frivolous ways, oxcr ' looked her merry whimsicalities and 'gave her tbe "full b-ugih of a free !rope." as be called it. He was coii 1 tented und i-onse.'lclill.v carele-s. S.le j chafed under the li,.li:f. rence a:.d in her ! resentment believed Hie worst of l.iui. 'Turmoil succeeded ; ea e -mi c.,t'te.it nient. and lu tbe end D;.vii Cat-ie. driveii to distract!'. :i. weakly .u.iu jloned the domestic baulolicld ami tie I to the far west, giving up borne. g"i wages and all for the Mike of treeuom. uch as It was. He Ignored her Ictiers and entreaties, but In all those mouths that he xvas away from bee irv never ceased to regret the Impulse :b:it had defeated him. Nevertheless be could not make up bis mind to go back nnd resume the life of torture ber Jeulousy had begotten. Then the unexpected hapieued. A letter was received containing the com mand to come borne and care for hla wife and baby. At once David Cable called a halt In his demoralizing ca reer and saw the situation plainly. He forgot that she had "nagged" him to the point where endurance rebelled: be forgot everything but the fact that he cared for her In spite of all. Sobered and conscience stricken, he knew only that she was alone and tolling: that she had suffered uncomplainingly until the babe waa some months old before ap pealing to blm for help. In abject hu miliation he hastened back to .-e York, reproaching himself every mile of the way. Had he but known the true situation he would bnxe been spared the pangs of remorse and this narrative never would haxe been writ ten. CHAPTER III. N the city of New York there waa practicing at that time a lawyer by the name of Bansemer. Ills office, on tbe top most floor of a dingy bulldltig in the lower section of the , '7 ," ... . .. city, was not inviting. On leaving the. , . . " , ,, . . elevator one wound about through unr- row balls and finally peered with more or less uncerlulnty and misgiving ut " v the hall obliterated sign wnicb said that James Bansemer held forth on the other side of tbe glass panel. It xxas whispered In certain circles nnd openly avowed In others that Ban- semer's business was not tbe kind xvlilch elevates the law. In plalu words, bis methods were construed to debase the good and honest studKes of the land. Once luslde tbe door of bis olfice-and a heavy spring always " " "s l",st "'irty-nve wnen lie en closed It behind one-there was quick fr ed tho 8cho01- at lpast twelve 'enrs evidence that the lawyer lamentably '-fenlor f Knusemer. disregarded the virtues of prosperity. . ,8 BPPea"iuce and attire proclaimed no mailer how they hud been courted hlm, t0 be trom ,ne country, but bis and won. Although his transactions S0Inlstry. bis knowledge of the world In and out of the courts of that great a"d hls wonderful insight Into human city boro the mnrk of dishonor, be was known to bavo made money dur- lug tbe ten years of bis career as a member of the bar. I'ossibly be kept bis office shabby and unclean that It might be in touch with tbe transactions xvhlch had their morbid birth Inside the grimy walls. There xvas no spot or corner In the txvo small rooms that comprised bis chambers" to which be could polut xvltb pride. The floors were littered xxilh papers; (be xvalls were greasy and bedecked with malodorous uotu- Hons, documents aud pictures; the win- dows xxere smoky and useless; the clerk s desk bore every suggestion ot dissoluteness. llut Utile less appalling to one's nes- (belle sense xvas Hie clerk himself. Squatting behind his wretched desk. :iias Droom peered across the littei of papers and books wit Ii shaky but polite eyes, almost as inviting as the spider xxiio vviili wily but insidious decorum draws (he guileless Into In web. If one passed muster in the estlma 11. mi or the Incomprehensible Droom h, I '" i'':ti:niite lie packed up bis was p.-ritiiiii'd in iliie season to pas- ) Sl'n:!"es and laid them away tempo throni.ll a second oppressive lookhn; ' n,ril.v- he said. He resorted' to slc'mi I door ai d i:no ihe lu-ivale ollico f Mr : James Itansi'inor. attorney at laxv audi soliciior. It may be remarked at ibi. ! early since that or how well o matter boxv Ion.. may have known Dr.siin. one seldom linuered to en lu colllluolllila. es with hlm. Ills .. .. i the inosi repellent personality lmagl j liable. When be smiled one xvas con , scions of a slun k to the nervous sya ! ICUI xvheu he so far forgot himself 'a ; i" lauxill al l there was a distinct llliistrailoii of the word "crunching;" xvheu he spoke one xvas nliuost sorrv (hat be had ears. Bansemer knew but little of thi , fn-akish Individual's hlstorv; no one I e,'',' had the temerity to inquire (m, ! bis past or to separate it from bis fu ! tare, for that mailer iin.ee Baiisem... j ronlenlly ask.sl him why be had nYiei nnrrhsl. It , mllmtf u.tt) I the oHii-r llftl his eyes from the sheet , of lc-al cap and by that tltne he. wa I In ful! control of Ms pas;i,.n. I ii'l. SI me! Would ''.v Woman : marry a thin; hi,,. I hi xxas s:,,, i,, h ,,.rr,.,I(1 (Mr t"'l"i-s h, t ins,..n,.r t. k ,.:,,v ,., ; er t., ,r..a. 1, the K,-,s t g:!1 :.- -:,a, Dns.tn, ,,., . , ; i"l and br.iss i ... . m.vi, as nildd V av-ed , lH,1-v "d cadaverous f:l,,. It's structed on principles not generally na rreditO to uature as It applies to men. When ere I body sv ved as if it were a iiubborn reed uetermlned to maintain its dignity in tbe face of the' wind. He did not walk; be glided. 1 Ills long, square chin, rarely clean i shaven, protruded far beyond Its nat ural orbiL Indeed, tbe attllude of tbe I chin gave one an luslght to tbe greedy I character of tbe man. At first glance I one felt that Droom was reaching forth with his loxver Jaw to give greeting with bis teeth Instead of bis hand. Ills neck was long and thin, and bis turndown collar was at least two sixes too large. The nose xvas booked and of abnormal length, tbe tip coming down over the short upper lip and broad mouth. Hla eyes were light blue and o intense that he was never known to blink the lashes. Topping them were deep, wavering black eye brows that met above the nose, form ing an ominous, cloudy line across the base of his thin, high forehead. The crown of bis bead, covered by long. 1 Droom. grinned diabolically as he re- sutned the rubbtnq ot his hands. scant strands of black hair, was of the type known as "retreating and pointed." Tbe forehead ran upward and back from the brows almost to a point, and down from the pinnacle hung the veil of hair, Juat as If be had draped It there with the same care be might bare used In placing his best Z ""''" nnd the. high, nnrrow shou ders were . , , , , , . hunched forward eager y. Long arms . ,, , . .., . ... ., and ridiculously thin legs with big h 'da "d fe ! Mtbe story of his PYtrfimirifiQ U linn ho tvn nn hla r nnt r, " pr"u' f more than six feet al : as " """. ' ' "..,.'; . . ,, , , , , , , """ -' an ol,st;ure "w sc"001 down 'n I'ennsyl- ;",,m' t,t'ulr ,B"U l00KlnS. ,,l's' ""Vi . "PI""""-- .. nere ne came f"1 " 01,e kl'e.w aDd n0 0,le carl. coutrnuictea nis looks lmmcas- u,uu'-' v counici or two convinced u'9 fellow' students that he was more I tnan a ma,cn for them In stealth and cunning If not In dress and deport- ""-nr. Ellas Droom had not succeeded as a '""Ter- He repelled people, growing more mm more uir against the world as ms "ruggics became harder. What "l0"ey "e bad accumulated beav- nlone Kncw boxv he enme by It- dwindled to nothing, and be waa In nc- t"al 'ltilor when laler Bansemer fou"d hlm In an attic In Baltimore, l;vi'" ns llp engaged tbe half starved B "'"'" t0 become his confidential clerk tlle lawyer shuddered nnd almost re- l"'"1 of bis action. " fcllas Droom xvas worth bis wlsht In gold to James Bansemer 1 d".v forth. His employer's """ in " as to get rich and ';'ereby to achieve power. His auibi- j '" u:,s laudable if one accepts the I ''ri'''d "f morals, but his methods were ! "ot sojc.iis .worthy. After a year or I '"" "f s,:lrv-'tin struggles to get ou piaclice. knavery und all Hi., form ,,r I'-ackiunil. it was not long lie f"ri' llis '""k aecotint besnn to xv..n ; in. I "' ""soicss inrlved. He xvas so .-l.o-. "'r "l:,t "'" 0!o of bis shadv nrocee.l. iiil-x reacted. It Is snr i i.... ,. '" ..iiniu- inai " I"''' cent of the people xvho were 'I. ked through bis manipulations pro:-.i-i-e.l lu tne boat of virtuous wrath to ''M"se him. but be bad le.ni,,.,t m 1 8"lil' '" "wnrity. lie knew that ox- l';ie for him moant humiliation f. sft 11 iue niMi.-.itor. and lie contlnmsj t0 rest easy vvh,;,. 1, worked hard, "i.'u'rc getting rich at this sort of i ng. observed Droom oue dav after the lawyer had closed a paniculnrlv "'c.,us deal to bis own satisfaction, "hat are you going to do when t"C tide turns''" Ii.-einor. irritated on perceiving that ii .. ..tner was engaged In his exasper ating habit of rubbing hi, hands to M'ther. did not answer, bl,l ,wrelY ''"'"lereil out. "Will you stop that?" "ere was faint suggestion, of tbe "ss:b::y f ,ransitl,.u of the hands " ciaxx, as Dr.Huii abruptly desisted. 1:'-v ""t on: O . oii'.i. day tl. t(.r shark will get tie belter of ,. ,, ,.. h.lvc i)()lh ' ran back on. You've tioen build- i mighty slim foundation.,. There -nt a sW, f support If the worst xvn.es totbexv.h" be chucked. o o n' - , " " 'rge worlH , emolover ... 111 Sr, "And small u'!ro saying." sa Hlw a mans ,! " I lnM " Droom gr!,mHi, bauds il.-,, ,i... .. an oath, an. I cr, r"c e.t side ot'-Ice. where Droi I-alise . ': es, l tt.l.i i . hung outsi.h. .1... j l utes. as If x,ai,iUw 'I in nnd tantalise hi... 1 RllllSMMti.n . the courser in,,:,. .L i -Wim jQyJ. . the tweuud look f . favor. Ue Was thI 1 ; lint nnL-i.,1 i.i. .'. ur v" oiuer. Uj, and dfeply tuarked tensity. The black erJ lng In their brliiii,n cruel, snv.-ii... n.o.. .. . pitiless lu their ver 7 'Jin: .iy auer leaving collf-MJ Hlnvls ho . "1 of a minister. For t. Influence kept In, ' rtfrbtunna noil, .... . i".iu. out Qe xtr-i tha rnb. rt invert;. Hi,, because he xvas uuab! , wnu more or the lun,r his selfish xvay he luvrt ........... ,UP ,m ,uri pered. despite Lcr mi.. lighteu the sliadoxvj ltKJ uuiiic. .. uen me baj io mem anu she sujJ more from the i.nkiiidi.l James I'.auseiner. b; ujt,J eor, threw off iw'nuM 1 into the traliie that Mot J lamouaiy successful ever, berore tbe tulm ( , touched her. aud be. , ten tuankrul Hut she t knnxv the truth. At this time Iiansumf fort at oiie of the uildille lug houses uptown. ini . Just leaviug the kinder):: private scboul. Bauwiwr heart bud one teuder cbii It dwell the little lad r bair and gray eyes ef lb, bad died. Lnte one November if: before Bansemer put on t coat to leave the ofict : Droom tapped on tbe (i the door to his private o tbe clerk communicated t signal, a Boor button h could acquaint his dusih that he might lo kuotv.i: In the outer office koumJ wiser. The occasions xriJ he xvent. so far as to up Bansemer was puzzled i: listened for soiimls frnr aide. Suddenly there cmr the voices of women, d Droom's suppressed but cous tones. ilnnsemer opened tbe do-j Into the outer office, he swaying before txvo xroc- his bunds and smiting, women carried a small : arms. Neither she nor be: seemed quite at ease in :! of the lank guardian of UV CHAPTER ADY lo I" neiinced 1' sliri'ivd. of the Inner ed up Q the prolor- g:i7.o of his clerk, fiw fell. "Confound it. Mas! quit looking nt me soinetliing positively slare of yours!" "Lady to sc,. you." r.T' shifting al'J'i: I':"':!-!'; ilig axvav to tal.e Id '"'' the long row of I-"1' cases. He had 1"' dozen times a d-ir f 0 v..,.,-s Tbe .iMt khl " that chains c.n'd him. It xvas xxii-t - ,.r.,,...f,.i w iv of thom'M ... .i... fun., civinff ill mi :..,iii. ' " . ib-it h.. xvas constant.; f- " Xr.. von Mr. lWa woman 'with the he crossed into the -w ,.,M.ai llne- r..,ii.,l a!.sorll I- ii,. i, is liiiL-cr n.i sudden. comiK'CheMl" ' took In the J and all the s was no don! was another catalogued "I am." In ,'WSfJ c in t:f s iKiterait-' r,.;,:i.xl ......ii- n..l.. slurt. q-1'1 ji e The:,' xy.siiJ them at best, lng In tomorrow the dav." i I'm .... .. .... .. ha! I - II xx in " - - y sd It would W ver? et nxv::v rtg.'.n1 young woman mTriW prniwi ill il f.l'. . r.. (ConmcdV'-i at ::"' Prize nish o o o O
