INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
THOUSANDS IN PRI2SS
CRESCENT NEXT GOAL.
LAND E X C H A N G E P R O V ID E D .
H awley Bill W ould P erm it S ta te s to
M ake Lieu S e lec tio n s.
W ashington, D. C.— R ealizing th a t
w estern sta te s can d erive no practical
benefit from school sections scattered
through fo re st reserves, R epresenta
tiv e H aw ley introduced a bill which
p erm its the exchange of th ese lands
fo r com pact bodies o f equal area, so
situ a te d as to be o f value.
H is bill provides th a t w here any
s ta te ow ns lands w ithin a national
fo re st o r w here its rig h ts of indem nity
selection in resp ect to school sections
w ith in such boundaries has n” t been
fully exercised, th e s ta te , su b ject to
th e approval o f th e sec retary o f a g ri
cu ltu re, may change such lands for,
o r m ake indem nity selections of, o th er
national fo rest lands o f like q u a n tity
and value, to be selected in reasonably
com pact bodies, w hich lands shall
th e re a fte r be excluded from national
fo rests for th e benefit of the sta te .
Offered Already for Children’s Con O regon Eaatern Railroad Said to
H ave Let Big C on tract.
test Under Plan.
Vale — Since c o n tracts have been
C orvallis — Thousands o f dollars
have already been offered in prizes for aw arded fo r th e construction o f a por
tion o f th e O regon E aste rn railroad
the contests in corn grow ning. poultry w estw ard from Dog M ountain, the
raisin g , manual tra in in g , and dom es w estern term in u s of the lin e now u n
tic science to be conducted among d er construction o u t o f Vale, th e H ar-
boys and g irls o f th e s ta te by th e ex rim an in te re sts, it is understood, will
tension d e p artm en t of th e Oregon rush th is p ro ject through to C rescent,
w here it w ill connect w ith th e South
A g ricu ltu ra l college.
“ T his new w ork will reach every ern P acific’s N atro n -K lam alh cut-off
school child in th e sta te , since S ta te im m ediately. K ilp atrick B ros., of Be
Superin ten d en t A lderm an
and the atrice, N eb., who w ere aw arded the
county superintendents have offered contract, it is reported, will s ta r t to
th e ir cooperation in th e o rganizing work w est o f Dog M ountain early in
and conducting th e c o n te sts,” said th e spring.
T his m eans th a t th e new line will
P rof. R. D. H etzel, d irecto r o f ex te n
sion. “ The S ta te fa ir association has be ready for operation by th e tim e the
agreed to furnish $1,400 in cash prizes Southern Pacific’s road betw een E u
for the school ex h ib its and we already gene and Coos Bay is com pleted, thus
FEDERAL Q U A R ANTINE NOW .
have prom ises o f prizes w hich will affording th e H arrim an system a new
run possibly, to nearly $2,000 and sh o rt c u t to th e Pacific Ocean, as
m any oth er in te re sts which will doubt C rescent and E ugene will be connected California W ants Aid in Flgnting
less be glad to offer som ething have by m eans of the line now being b u ilt
T hreaten in g Fruit Fly.
not y e t been approached, so th e prizes betw een N atron and K lam ath Falls.
W
ashington,
D. C. — The sum of
I t is said th a t the H arrim an in te r
offered fo r the ex h ib its a t th e sta te
fa ir alone by th e children w ill am ount ests propose to m ake Coos Bay a sh ip $50,000 to rep u lse the invasion o f the
ping point for th e d istrib u tio n of M editerranean f r u it fly is asked in a
to thousands o f dollars.
“ T here are also to be contests a t the freig h t, follow ing th e com pletion of bill introduced by R ep resen tativ es
county and school in d u strial fa irs th e P anam a canal. T his accounts for H ayes and K ahn, o f C alifornia.
C alifornia, they say, had held an
throughout th e s ta te , and th e com m er th e h aste to have th e new line ready
cial clubs w ill be asked to cooperate. w ith in th e n e x t two years, or as soon e x tra session o f its le g isla tu re and
The w ork is also to be pushed by the as the canal is com pleted. The plan passed leg islatio n along th is line.
Portlan d Comm ercial club and the is to send fre ig h t o rig in a tin g on the The invasion is th re a te n e d from the
Oregon developm ent 'league.
The A tla n tic seaboard through th e canal to H aw aiian islands, th e fly’s h ab itat,
S ta te B an k ers’ association w ill tak e Coos Bay and thence d is trib u te it to and fr u it b ro u g h t from th e re carries
up the work both locally and as a its d estin atio n in various p a rts of the th e larvae, w hich flourish ill th e C ali
I t is believed fo rn ia clim ate.
state-w id e m ovem ent. T h e ir com m it W est and N orthw est.
The C alifo rn ian s in th e ir
fight
tee on ag ricu ltu ral education, o f which th a t th e e n tire country w est of the
E m ery O lm stead is chairm an, has Rocky M ountains can be served in th is a g a in st th e pest, w ill u rge the bill of
of New
agreed to raise a t le a st $1,800 to help m anner. To give vessels cargo for R ep resen tativ e Sim mons,
th e re tu rn tr ip to th e E a st, lum ber Y ork, for a national q u a ran tin e for
the movem ent.
“ T here w ill be, probably, a t le a s t w ill be loaded. I t is believed th a t a im ported n ursery stock.
80 d ifferen t branches in w hich con c e rta in q u a n tity o f rail shipm ents also
H itchcock Plan B o o ste d .
te s ts w ill be held, including various can be hauled from th a t port. A l
W ashington, D. C. — A fe a tu re of
ag ricu ltu ra l lines, dom estic science though Coos Bay a t p resen t lacks suffi
and a rt, m anual tra in in g , and poultry c ie n t d epth to p erm it th e en tran ce of th e annual rep o rt o f Joseph S. S tew
raising . One fe a tu re o f th e work th e class o f vessels th a t w ill ply a rt, second a ss ista n t p o stm aster gene
w hich w ill have a perm an en t value is through th e canal, it is believed th a t ral, is a recom m endation th a t the gov
the fa c t th a t when th e con tests, such th e im provem ents now contem plated ern m en t pay only for w h at it receives
as corn grow ing, potato grow ing, th e re w ill m ake th e ir accom modation in th e tra n sp o rta tio n of th e m ails.
An e lab o rate discussion of th e pro
bread m aking, and poultry raisin g possible.
posed plan of P o stm aster G eneral
com petitions, are over th e com petitors
T R A P P E R S T O BE HIRED.
H itchcock to pay th e railroads for
w ill be asked to file w ith th e e x te n
actual service perform ed is presented.
sion d ep a rtm e n t o f th e college accur
a te and com plete h isto ries o f th e ex G am e W arden Plans Engaging o f T his plan, it is said, “ would elim i
T rained Men to Kill C o u g a rs.
n ate all d istin ctio n betw een paym ent
perim ents. In th is w ay th e re will be
thousands o f carefu lly p rep ared rec
Salem —T h at a Bystem is soon to be for w eig h t and paym ent for space, and
ords from which some v aluable in established w hereby co m petent h u n t would be based on th e space occupied
form ation can be derived. The coun e rs and tra p p e rs w ill be added to the by th e m ails in tr a n s it and the haul of
ty sup erin ten d e n ts of schools have gam e w ard en ’s d e p a rtm e n t for the th e sam e. ”
The plan would enable th e govern
agreed to assist in the w ork, and one protection of gam e from cougars and
of them has m ade th e sta te m e n t th a t wolves, w as th e announcem ent made m e n t to tra n sp o rt th e m ails a t a ra te
th ere will be a t le a st 4,000 ex h ib ito rs by G ame W aiden F inley. I t has been o f 6 per cen t above actual cost to the
entered from his county a lo n e .”
found, Mr. F inley says, th a t larg e roads.
num bers o f d eer are destroyed every
Navy O fficers Grilled.
G E T S EX PERIM EN T ST A T IO N .
w in te r through th e d epredations of
W ashington, D. C .— R ep resen tativ e
these anim als and th a t m eans m ust be
O . A. C . A sked to Furnish T each er tak e n to p ro te c t th e herds from them . H ow ard, o f G eorgia, u rg in g before the
The gam e w ard en ’s office now has the house naval affairs subcom m ittee, the
for Klamath F alls S tu d en ts.
services o f a tra p p e r and h u n te r in re in sta te m e n t o f L ie u ten an t Colonel
C orv allis—The b ig g e st p ro ject in K lam ath county, who has already re C. M. P erk in s, o f th e M arine corps,
ag ricu ltu ra l tra in in g fo r high school ported th e tra p p in g and k illin g of declared th a t P erk in s discharge for
studentB y e t launched in O regon has m ore th an 100 cougars, wolves and alleged “ m ental incom petency” w as a
ju s t been announced by th e K lam ath coyotes.
“ D re y fu s” conspiracy, hatched a t the
F alls educators.
“ The F o re stry d ep a rtm e n t of the A rm y and N avy club in W ashington.
W. E. F au g h t, principal o f th e natio n al governm ent has been endeav
Mr. H ow ard a tta c k e d both th e Ma
K lam ath county high school, and R. orin g for some tim e to engage tra p rin e corps and th e navy.
H. D unbar, su p erin ten d e n t o f the pers and h u n te rs ,” said Mr. Finley,
“ Only 32 p er c e n t of the officers of
K lam ath F alls c ity schools, have “ b u t it has not been easy.
By com th e n a v y ,” he said, “ are in actual
asked Dean Cordley to find them the bining w ith the d e p a rtm e n t we hope service.
The rem ain d er s it about
m ost su itab le man to ta k e charge of to do much tow ard th e protection o f W ashington engaged in social pur
an agric u ltu ra l e x p erim en t sta tio n to d eer and o th e r gam e h e re a fte r. I t is su its. N aval b a ttle s are planned and
be established on a tr a c t o f 86 acres ju s t as im p o rta n t to p ro te c t these fo u g h t in th e clubs, w here liquor
ju s t purchased by th e county fo r the from d estro y in g anim als as it is to tak es th e place o f th e b rin y deep,
use o f th e stu d en ts in th e 70-room p ro te c t them from law less hunters. w ith a red .cherry as th e ship and a
high school th ere.
The experim ents, We have not y e t decided w h eth er the toothpick as th e propelling force.
it is proposed, w ill be c arried o u t by com pensation o f th ese men shall be The officers fu rn ish th e w in d .”
the stud en ts them selves u n d er th e d i based on a sala ry o r on a bounty for
S e n a te C u rb s N ew lands.
rection o f the e x p e rt sen t them by th e th e hides tu rn ed in .”
college, who will have th e cooperation
W ashington, D. C .—The sen ate has
and assistance o f th e college in p lan
refused perm ission to S en ato r N ew
S 2 6 0 . 0 0 0 B U Y S 2 3 0 0 A C R ES.
ning the work.
lands, of N evada, to have his resolu
" T h is is, to my m ind, th e ideal plan
tion for a le g isla tiv e program m e made
for an ex p erim en t s ta tio n ,” said Dean E astern C ap italists A c q u ire Big H old unfinished business.
Mr. N ewlands,
in gs on Grand Ronde River.
Cordley, who is e n th u sia stic over th e
in his a rg u m en t fo r th e resolution,
plans. “ For some y ears I have had
I.a G rande — T w en ty -th ree hundred said it w as intended to fa c ilita te the
such an arra n g e m e n t of th e work in acres o f tim b er land betw een llilg a rd work of congress, and m entioned fa il
mind, and have been hoping th a t some and the u p -riv e r d is tric t in th e w a te r u re to en act legislatio n for the im
one o f th e schools of th e s ta te would shed o f th e G rand Ronde riv e r have provem ent o f w aterw ay s o r for physi
ta k e it up. 1 believe th a t th is is the been sold by a group o f individual cal v aluation o f railroads as instances
proper way to teach a g ric u ltu re in the ow ners to a p a rty o f E aste rn finan w herein congress does not respond to
schools, to have an actual farm on ciers.
th e w ill o f th e people. He charged
w hich th e stu d en ts may w ork o u t th e
A ug u st J. S tange, a recen t arriv al th a t th e ap p o in tm en t o f th e N ational
problem s re la tin g to th e ir own p a rtic here from M errill, W is., represented w aterw ay s com m ission w as made to
u lar d istric t.
th e buyers. J . D. McKennon, o f th is postpone action, d ecla rin g it w as a
city, J. D. Casey, o f H ilgard, and the "sa n d b a g g in g process” and th a t ra il
Beatty Road Will B enefit.
Rugg b ro th ers, o f Pendleton, are the road influence w as behind it.
C ottag e Grove—T h a t th e proposed principal individuals who disposed of
P o w e r s M ove C autiously.
road from W alker to C ottag e Grove th e ir holdings.
S tan g e already has bought up large
P a ris—The possib ility of an ev en t
on the e a st side of th e C oast Fork,
a reas o f tim b er, and th e erection o f a ual in terv en tio n by th e pow ers in
known as th e B eatty road, w ill mean
saw m ill in o r n ear La G rande is the
600 m ore fam ilies on th e land th a t
supposed consequence o f th e ex ten siv e C hina in some form is an absorbing
will be given an in let and o u tle t by
topic of discussion in d iplom atic cir
purchases.
way o f th e road, w as told in resolu
cles here. The feeling, how ever, is
The p recise figures are not given,
tions adopted by th e Comm ercial club
th a t nothing o f a concrete n a tu re is
and forw arded to th e county court. b u t are e stim ated to be about $260,- justified o r can be carried out a t p res
000. The deal is one o f th e very b ig
The resolution also said th a t it would
en t. I t is pointed o u t in a u th o rita
g e st ev er recorded in th is county.
be a m a tte r of in ju stice to those now
tiv e circles th a t th e powers, as such,
on the land not to give them a m eans
are not able to in terv en e unless fo re
Third
Regim
ent
to
C
ontinue,
of ingress and egress. T here is little
ign pro p erty in C hina should be en
P ortland — R ecru itin g o f th e Third dangered o r attack ed and the legations
doubt the road will be established.
O regon In fa n try to the stre n g th re should rep o rt th a t th e tim e has a r
V ais M akes Big S tr id e s.
quired by the W ar d e p artm en t has rived for th e pow ers to act.
Vale— The y e a r 1911 has been a been provider! for by W. E. Finzer,
D irect V ote in D eadlock.
banner y ear for Vale. O ver $260,000 a d ju ta n t general, and the m em bers o f
has been expended in im provem ents in th e general staff o f the Oregon N a
W ashington, D. C .—C onferences of
the pest year. A new g ra v ity w ater tional G uard. Hence it w ill not be the two houses o f congress on the
and sew er system has been installed necessary to in te rfe re w ith th e re g i resolution providing for th e elections
a t a cost of $110,000. O ver $87,000 m ental o rg anization of the command. o f U nited S ta te s sen ator by d irect
has been pu t into new business blocks. R eadjustm ents have been m ade and vote of the people have reached the
T hree new church buildings costing th e prospects for an effective re g i conclusion th a t an ag reem ent would t e
nearly $10,000 have been erected. The m ent, free from any in tern al factions, im possible.
The difference betw een
new high school building coat $27,000. is said by guard officers to be exceed th e sen ate conferences is based on a
The city spent $4,000 in im proving ingly b rig h t.
question o f congressional supervision.
the stre e ts and p u ttin g in cem ent
As passed by th e house, the control of
crossw alks. More than $40,000 was
th e election o f sen ato rs is in the hands
P ostal D ep o sits G row .
expended on th e local railroad yards.
The senate
P o rtlan d A nother record w as b ro k o f s ta te leg islatu res.
en by th e P ortland Postal S avings amended th e resolution leaving th e
S ta te 's 1911 Payroll « 2 0 2 , 6 6 4 .
bank recently,
when the deposits control in th e hands o f congress.
Salem — G overnor W est has had a am ounted to $10,449 for th e day. In
S tate Bounty Inadequate.
sta te m e n t prepared show ing th a t the some o f th e E astern sta te s efforts
payrolls a t the various s ta te in s titu have been m ade to d isc re d it th e postal
W ashington. D. C .— P resident Good
tions in 1191 am ounted to $202,646.86, savings banks, financial in stitu tio n s ing and S ecretary McClure, o f the N a
as a g ain st payrolls o f $206,997.02 in refu sin g to purchase th e postal bonds tional W oolgrow ers’ association, now
1910. T his sta te m e n t does not in a t par. P o stm aster M errick has re in W ashington, a re p rep arin g to urge
clude $9,907.10, the payroll o f the ceived word from th e d ep artm en t th a t the passage of a national bounty law.
T ubercu lar sanatorium . T his w as le ft th is situ a tio n was m et quickly by the They contend th a t s ta te bounty laws
out because of the fa c t th a t th e in s ti governm ent, which decided to tak e up are inadequate to e x te rm in a te the pre
tu tio n w as not opened u n til la te in th ese bonds a t p ar a t any tim e the d ato ry wild anim als w hich breed in
the season o f 1910 and the payroll was holders desired to dispose o f them .
national forests.
Federal assistance
small for th a t year.
is necessary, they a ssert, aa these
R osaburg Will Appeal.
anim als each y e a r kill $16,000,000
C otta g e G rove Mill R eopened.
Salem W. P. Ix>rd announces th a t w orth of livestock, w hich resu lts in an
C ottag e Grove— The Brown lum ber 1 th e R oseburg tax p etitio n which has increased cost of m eat.
com pany's mill a t th is place is again been denied by th e s ta te tax commis
D em o cra ts M ake S la te .
in operation a fte r a tw o m o n th ’s sh u t sion. w ill be appealed aa soon as official
down for rep airs and im provem ents. sta te m e n t of the com m ission’s action
W ashington. D. C. — The first cau
An eigh t-h o u r s h ift will prevail in in th is respect is received. If th e rase cus o f the house D em ocrats w ill be
Jan u ary , bu t it is expected th a t by is lost in the C ircu it co u rt it will be held soon to consider nom inations to
the first o f F eb ru ary th e logging taken to the Suprem e court. The case fill vacancies on com m ittees and a
crew s w ill have enough logs on hand is o f in te re st to practically every city proposal to m ake D em ocratic caucuses
to w a rra n t running a full crew full in the s ta te w here a larg e am ount of public sessions in tead of secret m eet
tim e.
ings.
railroad business is done.
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ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTER^
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SY N O PSIS.
H o w a r d J e ffrie s , b a n k e r '* aon, u n d e r
th* e v il In flu en c e o f R o b e r t U n d e rw o o d ,
a fe llo w -s tu d e n t a t Y ale, le a d s a life of
d is s ip a tio n , m a r r i e s th e d a u g h te r o f a
g a m b le r w h o d ie d In p ris o n , a n d Is d is
o w n e d b y h is f a th e r . H e tr ie s to g o t
w o rk a n d fa lls.
C H A P T E R I.—C on tin u ed .
**I w ish I could h e lp you, old m an.
As i t Is, my ow n s a la ry b arely s e rv e s
to k e ep m e In n e ck w e a r. W all s tr e e t's
g r e a t fun, but it d o e s n 't pay m u ch ;
th a t Is. n o t u n less you play th e g am e
y o u rse lf "
H o w ard sm iled feebly a s be re
p lie d :
"N o n se n se — I w o u ld n ’t a c c e p t help
of th a t so rt. I ’m n o t re d u ce d to so
lic itin g c h a rity yet. I g u e ss I'd p re
fe r th e riv e r to th a t. B ut If you h e a r
of a n y th in g , keep m e in m ind."
T h e a th le te m ade no resp o n se. H e
w as a p p a re n tly lo st in th o u g h t w hen
su d d e n ly he b lu rte d o u t;
“ Say, Je ffrie s, you h a v e n ’t got a n y
m oney, h a v e you—say . a couple of
th o u sa n d d o lla rs? "
H ow ard s ta re d a t th e q u e stio n e r a s
if he d o u b ted his sa n ity .
"T w o th o u sa n d d o lla rs !" ho gasped.
“ Do you su p p o se th a t I’d be w e arin g
o u t shoe le a th e r lo oking fo r a Job.
If I had $2,000?"
Coxo looked d isa p p o in te d a s he re
p lie d :
"O h, of c o u rse, I u n d e rs ta n d you
h a v e n ’t It on you. only 1 th o u g h t you
m ig h t be ab le to ra is e It."
“ W hy do you a sk ? " Inquired H ow
a rd , his c u rio sity a ro u sed .
Coxe looked a ro u n d to se e If any
one w as liste n in g . T h e n in a w h is
p e r h e sa id :
“I t's a cinch. If you had $2,000,
you a n d I could m ak e a sn u g little
fo rtu n e.
D on’t yfiu u n d e rsta n d ? In
m y office I g e t tip s. I’m on th e Inside.
I know In a d v an c e w h a t th e big m en
a re going to do. W h en th ey s t a r t to
m ove a c e rta in sto c k up, I ’m on th e
Job. U n d e rsta n d ? If you h a d $2,000,
I could ra is e a s m uch, and w e’d pool
o u r c a p ita l, s ta r tin g In th e b u sin e ss
o u rse lv e s—on a sm a ll scale, of course.
If w e h it It rig h t w e m ig h t m ak e a
n ice Incom e.”
H o w a rd 's m outh w a te re d . C e rta in
ly th a t w as th e k in d of life he liked
b e st. T h e fe v e rish e x c ite m e n t of
g a m b lin g , th e clo se a sso c ia tio n w ith
ric h m en, th e p ro m ise of a lu x u rio u s
s ty le of living—a ll th is a p p ealed to
him stro n g ly . B u t w h a t w as th e u se ?
W h e re could he g e t $2,000? H e
c o u ld n 't go to h is fa th e r. H e shook
h is head.
‘‘I'm a fra id not, old sp o rt," h e said
a s th e y left th e saloon and he held
o u t h is hand to sa y good-by. "B u t I'll
b e a r It In m ind, a n d If th in g s Im prove,
I’ll look you up. So lo n g !’’
C lim bing w e arily up th e d irty s ta irs
of th e e le v a te d ra ilro a d , he b o u g h t a
tic k e t w ith one of th e few n ick e ls re
m a in in g In his pocket, a n d ta k in g a
s e a t In a n o rth bound tra in s ta rte d on
h is tr ip b a ck to H arlem .
T h e d a y w as o v e rc a st, ra in th r e a t
e n ed . A pall of m ingled sm oke and
m is t h u n g o v e r th e e n tire city. From
th e c a r w indow a s th e tra in w ound
its se rp e n tin e c o u rse in and o u t th e
m aze of grim y offices, sh o p s a n d te n e
m en ts, e v e ry th in g
a p p e a re d d rab ,
d irty a n d squalid.
New Y ork w as
se e n a t its u g lie st. E n sco n ced In a
c ro ss-se a t, his c h in lea n in g heavily
on hts hand, H ow ard gazed d e je c te d ly
o u t of th e w indow . T h e d e p re ss in g
o u tlo o k w as In k e e p in g w ith h is ow n
s t a te of m ind.
•
How w ould th e a d v e n tu re e n d ?
R e co n c iliatio n w ith h is fa th e r w as o u t
of th e q u estio n . L e tte rs s e n t hom e
re m a in e d
w ith o u t
resp o n se .
He
w a s n 't su rp rise d . H e knew his p a le r
to o w ell to e x p e c t th a t h e w ould re
le n t so soon. B esides, If th e old m an
w a s so in fe rn a lly proud, h e 'd show
h im he had som e p rid e, too. H e ’d
d ro w n h im self b e fo re h e'd go dow n on
h is k n e es, w hin in g to be forgiven. H is
f a th e r w as dead w rong, anyw ay. H is
m a rria g e m ig h t h av e been fo o lish ;
A nnie m ig h t be b e n e a th him socially.
S he w as not e d u ca te d a n d h e r fa th e r
w a sn ’t any b e tte r th a n he o u g h t to
be. She did n o t ta lk c o rre c tly , h e r
m a n n e rs le ft m uch to be d e sired , a t
tim e s he w as se c re tly a sh a m e d of her.
B u t h e r b rin g in g up w as h e r m isfo r
tu n e . n o t h e r fa u lt. T h e g irl h e rse lf
w as s tra ig h t a s a die. She had a
h e a r t of gold. She w as fa r m ore In
te llig e n t. fa r m ore lik ely to m ak e
him a happy hom e th a n som e stuck-
up. Idle society
g irl w ho had no
th o u g h t for a n y th in g save m oney,
d re s s a n d show
P e rh a p s If he had
b e en le ss h o n o ra b le and not m arrie d
h e r. his fa th e r w ould h ave th o u g h t
m o re h ighly of him . If h e'd ru in ed
th e girl, no d o u b t he w ould have been
w elcom ed hom e w ith open a rm s.
P shaw !
H e m ig h t be a poor, w eak
fool, b u t th a n k God. th e y c o u ld n 't re
p ro a c h him w ith th a t. A nnie had been
loyal to him th ro u g h o u t. H e'd s tic k
to h e r th ro u g h th ic k and th in
Aa th e tra in sw e p t ro und th e c u rv e
a t F ifty th ird s tr e e t a n d s ta rte d on Its
long, s tr a ig h t ru n up th e W est side,
b is m ind re v e rte d to R o b e rt U n d e r
w ood
He had se e n his old a sso c ia te
only once sin ce leav in g college. He
ra n a c ro ss him one day on F ifth a v e
nue
U nderw ood w as com ing o u t of
a c u rio shop. He e x p la in ed h u rrie d ly
th a t he had le ft Yale, and w hen ask ed
• b o u t his fu tu re p la n s ta lk e d vaguely
of going In for a rt. Hla m a tte r w as
frig id a n d n erv o u s— th e a ttitu d e of
th e m an w ho fe a rs he m ay be a p
p ro a ch e d for a sm all loan. H e w as
e v id e n tly well a w a re of th e c h an g e In
hla old a sso c ia te 's fo rtu n e s, and hav
Ing squeezed all he could o u t of him .
had no fu rth e r u se for him. It w as
only w hen he had d isa p p e a re d th a t
H ow ard suddenly re m e m b e re d a loan
of $250 w hich U nderw ood had n e v e r
re p a id
Som e tim e la te r H ow ard
le a rn e d th a t he occupied a p a rtm e n t* |
at th e ex clu siv e a n d e x p en siv e As-
tru ria , w h e re he w as liv in g In g re a t
style. H e w e n t th e re d e te rm in e d to
se e him a n d d e m a n d h is m oney, b u t
th e c a rd a lw ay s cam e back " n o t a t
hom e.”
U nderw ood had a lw ay s been a m y s
te ry to H ow ard. H e knew him to be
an in v e te ra te g a m b le r a n d a m an e n
tire ly w ith o u t prin cip le. N o one knew
who his fam ily w ere o r w h e re he
cam e from .
H is so u rc e of incom e,
too, w as a lw ay s a puzzle. A t college
h e w as alw ay s h a rd up, b o rro w in g
rig h t a n d le ft and fo rg e ttin g to pay,
y e t he a lw a y s su cceed ed In liv in g on
th e fa t of th e land. H is a p a rtm e n ts
In th e A s tru rla c o st a sm a ll fo rtu n e ;
he d re sse d w ell, dro v e a s m a rt tu r n
o u t and e n te rta in e d lav ish ly . H e w as
n o t Identified w ith a n y p a rtic u la r b u si
n e ss o r p ro fessio n . On lea v in g col
lege he b e ca m e in te re s te d in a rt. H e
fre q u e n te d th e im p o rta n t a r t sa le s
and soon g o t h is n a m e In th e n e w s
p a p e rs a s an a u th o rity on a r t m a tte rs .
H is a p a rtm e n t w as lite ra lly a m useum
of E u ro p ea n a n d o rie n ta l a rt. On all
sid e s w ere p a in tin g s by old m a s te rs,
b e au tifu l ru g s, p ric e le ss ta p e s trie s ,
ra re
c era m ic s, e n am els, s ta tu a ry ,
a n tiq u e fu rn itu r^ , bro n zes, etc.
He
p assed for a m an of w e alth , and m o th
e rs w ith m a rria g e a b le d a u g h te rs, c o n
| « I m t o r to tfca » t n r t C r o ia ta f B lgktti
' avanue, h a w as going s tr a ig h t hom e
w hen su d d e n ly he halted. T h a g litte r
a n d te m p tin g a rra y of b o ttle s In a
c o rn e r salo o n w indow te m p te d him .
H e su d d e n ly fe lt th a t If th e re was one
th in g he n e ed e d In th e w orld above
a ll o th e rs It w aa a n o th e r d rin k . T ru e,
h e h a d had m o re th a n e n ough alread y .
B ut th a t w as C o x e 'i fa u lt. H e had
In v ited him a n d m ade him d rla k .
T h ere c o u ld n 't be any h a rm In ta k in g
a n o th e r. H e m ig h t as w ell be han g ed
fo r a sh e e p a s a lam b. By th e tim e
h e e m e rg ed from th e salo o n h is
sp e e ch w as th ic k and his s te p u n c er
tain .
A few m in u te s la te r he w as
pain fu lly c lim b in g up th e ric k e ty s ta irs
of a cheap-looking flat bouBe. As ha
re a c h e d th e top floor a c h e e rfu l v o le t
c alled o u t:
"la th a t you. H ow ard, d e a r? ”
C H A P T E R II.
A y oung w om an h u rrie d o u t of one
of th e a p a rtm e n t* to g re e t H ow ard.
S he w as a v ivacious b ru n e tte of m e
dium h e ig h t, In te llig e n t looking, w ith
good fe a tu re s a n d flue te e th . It w as
n o t a doll face, b u t th e fa ce of a
w om an w ho h a d e x p erien c e d e a rly th e
h a rd k n o c k s of th e w orld, y e t In
w hom a d v e rsity bad n o t su cceed ed In
w holly subduiD g a n a tu ra lly buo y an t,
a m ia b le d isp o sitio n . T h e re w as de
te rm in a tio n In th e lines above h e r
m o uth. I t w as a face full of c h a ra c te r,
th e face of a w om an w ho by sh e e r
d in t of dogged p e rse v e ra n c e m ig h t ac
co m p lish a n y ta s k she c a re d to se t
h e rself. A sm ile of w elcom e gleam ed
In h e r ey es a s she Inquired e a g e rly :
"W ell, d e a r, a n y th in g d o in g ? ”
H o w ard sho o k h is head for all re
sp o n se a n d a look of d isa p p o in tm e n t
c ro sse d th e y oung w ife's face.
“ Say, t h a t 's tough, a in 't It? ” she
ex claim ed .
“ T h e Ja n ito r w as h e re
a g a in fo r th e re n t. H e sa y s th e y 'll
s e rv e us w ith a disp o ssess. I told him
to c h a se h im self, I w as th a t m ad."
tw«, 6 dialog room tab le , a few kite*
•n uten sils. W h en th ey w a n ted to a lt
* %
In th e p a rlo r th e y had to c a rry a
c h a ir from th e d in in g room ; w hen
m eal tim e s cam e th e c h a irs had to
tra v e l back a g ain . A so a p box tu rn e d
upalde dow n a n d n e a tly covered w ith
c h in tz did d u ty a s a d re s s e r In th e
bedroom , a n d w ith a few p h o to g rap h s
a n d tac k s th e y h a d m an ag ed to im
p a rt a n a e s th e tic a p p e a ra n c e to th e
p a rlo r. T h is p lace c o st th e huge su m
of $25 a m onth. It m ight Ju st a s w ell
h a v e coet $100 for all H o w ard 's a b ility
to pay It. T h e p a s t m o n th 's re n t w as
long o v e rd u e a n d th e Ja n ito r looked
m o re In so le n t e v e ry day. B ut th e y
did n o t c are . T h ey w ere young a n d
life w as s till b efo re them .
P re s e n tly A nnie cam e In c a rry in g
a ste a m in g diah of stew , w hich sh e
laid on th e tab le . As sh e h elped How
a rd to a p la te full sh e sa id : “ So you
h a d no luck a g a in th is m o rn in g ? ”
H ow ard w as too busy e a tin g to an
sw er. As he g ulped dow n a huge piece
of bread, he g ro w le d :
"N othing, a s u su a l—sam e old sto ry ,
n o th in g doing.”
A nnie sighed. S he h a d been given
th is a n sw e r so o ften t h a t It w ould
h a v e s u rp rise d h e r to h e a r a n y th in g
else. It m e a n t th a t th e ir h a rd hand-
to-m outh stru g g le m u st go on. S he
sa id n othing. W h a t w as th e u se ? It
w ould n e v e r do to d isc o u rag e How
ard . She trie d to m ake lig h t of It.
“Of c o u rse It is n 't easy, I q u ite
u n d e rsta n d th a t. N ev er m ind, dear.
S o m e th in g w ill tu rn up soon. W h e re
did you go? W hom did you se e ? W hy
d id n 't you le t d rin k alone w h e n you
p ro m ised m e you w ould?”
“ T h a t w as C oxe's fa u lt,” b lu rte d
o u t H ow ard, a lw a y s read y to blam e
o th e re for his ow n sh o rtc o m in g s.
"Y ou re m e m b e r Coxe!
H e w as a t
Y ale w hen I w as. A big, fa ir fellow
w ith blue eyes. H e pulled s tro k e In
th e ’v a rsity b o a t ra ce , you re m e m
b e r? ”
“ I th in k I do," re p lied h is w ife, In
d iffere n tly , a s sh e h elped him to m ore
stew . "W h a t did he w a n t? W h a t’a
he doing In New Y o rk ?”
“ H e’s got a fine p lace In a b ro k e r’s
office in W all s tre e t. I fe lt a sh a m e d
to le t him se e m e low dow n lik e th is.
H e said th a t I could m ak e a good deal
of m oney If o nly I had a little c a p ita l.
H e know s e v e ry th in g going on In
W all s tre e t. If I w e n t In w ith him I’d
be on E asy s tre e t."
"H ow m uch w ould It re q u ire ? ”
"T w o th o u sa n d d o lla rs.”
T h e young w ife g av e a sig h a s sh e
a n sw e re d :
" I’m a fra id th a t's a day dream . O nly
y o u r fa th e r could give you such a n
a m o u n t and you w o u ld n ’t go to him .
w ould you?”
"N o t If we h a d n 't a n o th e r c ru s t In
th e h o u se,” sn a p p e d H ow ard sav a g e
ly. "Y ou d o n 't w a n t m e to, do you?“
he a sk e d lo oking up a t h e r quickly.
"N o, d e a r,” sh e a n sw e re d calm ly.
“I h a v e c e rta in ly no w ish th a t you
sh o u ld h um ble y o u rself. A t th e sa m e
tim e I am n o t selfish enough to w a n t
to sta n d In th e w ay of y o u r fu tu re .
Y our f a th e r nod ste p m o th e r h a te m e,
I know th a t. I am th e cau se of y o u r
se p a ra tio n from y o u r folks. N o d o u b t
y o u r fa th e r w ould be v ery w illing to
help you If you w ould c o n se n t to
le a v e m e.”
H ow ard lau g h e d a s be re p lie d :
“ W ell, If t h a t ’s th e p rice for th e
$2.000 I g u e ss I'll go w ith o u t it. I
w o u ld n ’t give you up fo r a m illio n
tim e s $2,000!”
A nnie s tre tc h e d h e r h a n d a c ro ss
th e tab le.
"R e ally ?" sh e said.
(T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
sid e rin g him a n e lig ib le young b a c h
A n n ie's v o c a b u la ry w as e m p h a tic ,
e lor, h a ste n e d to, in v ite him to th e ir r a th e r th a n choice. E n tire ly w ith o u t
hom es, none of th em co n scio u s of th e e d u ca tio n , sh e m ade no p re te n '.e a t
d a n g e r of le ttin g th e w olf slip Into th e b e in g w h a t sh e w as n o t a n d th e re in
la m b s’ fold.
p e rh a p s lay h e r c h ie f c h a rm .
As
W h a t a s tra n g e p o w er of fa sc in a H o w ard sto o p e d to k iss h er, sh e said
tion, m used H ow ard a s th e tra in re p ro a c h fu lly ;
“ You've b e en d rin k in g a g ain , How
Jogged a long, m en of U n d e rw o o d 's
bold a n d re c k le s s ty p e w ield, esp e a rd . You p ro m ised m e you w ouldn't."
T h e young m an m ade n o reply.
c ia lly o v e r w om en. T h e ir very d a rin g
and u n sc ru p u lo u sn e ss se e m s to re n d e r W ith an Im p a tie n t g e stu re he p assed
th em m ore a ttra c tiv e . H e h im self a t on In to th e flat a n d flung h im self
college h a d fallen e n tire ly u n d e r th e dow n in a c h a ir in th e d in in g room .
m an 's spell. T h ere w as n o d o u b t th a t F ro m th e a d jo in in g k itc h e n cam e a
he w as re sp o n sib le for a ll his tro u w elcom e o d o r of cooking.
"D in n e r re a d y ? " he d e m a n d ed . “I'm
bles. U nderw ood p o ssesse d th e u n
c an n y g ift of bein g a b le to bend peo d e v ilish h u n g ry .”
“ Yes, d e ar. Ju s t a m in u te ,’’ rep lied
ple to h is w ill. W h a t a fool he
h a d m ade of him a t th e u n iv ersity ! h is w ife from th e k itc h e n . “ T h e re ’s
H e h a d been his ev il gen iu s, th e re som e nice Iris h ste w , ju s t w h a t you
w as n o q u e stio n of th a t.
B u t for lik e .”
T h e box-like hole w h e re H ow ard
m ee tin g U nderw ood he m ig h t have ap
plied h im self to se rio u s stu d y , le ft th e s a t a w a itin g h is m eal w as th e la rg e st
u n iv e rsity w ith h o n o rs a n d be now a room In a flat w hich b o a sted of "five
re sp e c ta b le m em b e r of th e com m unity. a n d b a th .” T h e re w as a b e droom of
H e re m e m b e re d w ith a sm ile th a t It e q u ally d im in u tiv e p ro p o rtio n s and a
w as th ro u g h U nderw ood th a t he bad p a rlo r w ith w all p a p e r so loud th a t It
m et his wife. Som e of th e fellow s ta lk e d . T h e re w as sc a rc e ly enough
h in te d th a t U nderw ood h a d know n room to sw in g a c a t a ro u n d . T he
h e r m ore In tim a te ly th a n he had pre th in w alls w e re crac k ed , th e room s
ten d e d a n d had only p a sse d h e r on to w e re c a rp e tle se . Y et It sh o w ed th e
him b e ca u se he w as tire d of her. He c a re of a good h o u se k e ep e r. F loors
had n a ile d th a t as a lie. A nnie, he a n d w indow s w e re clean, th e c o v er on
T he fu rn ish in g s
could sw ea r, w as a s good a girl as th e ta b le sp o tless.
w ere as m e a g e r a s th ey w e re Ingen
e v e r b re a th e d .
H e c o u ld n 't e x p la in U nderw ood's ious. W ith th e ir sle n d e r p u rs e th ey
Influence o v e r him . H e h a d done w ith h a d been ab le to p u rc h a se o nly th e
him w h a t he chose. H e w o n d ered w hy b a re n e c e s s itie s —a bed, a c h a ir o r
he h a d n o t trie d to re sist. T h e t r u th
w as U nderw ood e x e rc ise d a stra n g e ,
su b tle p o w er o v e r him . H e h a d the
pow er to m ak e him do e v e ry th in g he
w a n ted him to do. no m a tte r how fool
ish or u n re a so n a b le th e re q u est. E v ery
one a t college used to ta lk ab o u t IL
O ne n ig h t U nderw ood In v ited all his
c la ss m a te s to his room s and m ade him
c u t up all k in d s of c ap e rs. H e a t first
refu sed , p o in t b la n k —b u t U nderw ood
got up and. sta n d in g d ire c tly In fro n t
of him , gazed ste ad ily Into his eyea.
T h e ra W a* a R eason.
A gain he com m anded him to do th e s e [
ridiculous, d e g rad in g th in g s. H ow ard
W hen a n e g ro waa a rre a te d the
fe lt h im self w eakening. H e w as su d o th e r day for w a n d erin g a ro u n d th*
denly seized w ith th e feelin g th a t he stre e ts , he w ore one of th o se Invinci
m u st obey. Amid ro a rs of la u g h te r b le sm iles. W hen he w as ta k e n be
he re c ite d th e e n tire a lp h a b e t s ta n d fo re M a g istra te B riggs ha w aa still
ing on o n e leg, he c row ed like a j s a ilin g .
ro o ste r, he hopped lik e a toad, and
“W h a t's y o u r n i m * r a sk e d th*
ha c raw le d a b je c tly on h is belly lik e m a g istra te .
a sn ak e. O ne of th e fellow s told him
"A h d o n 't know , sa h ,” sm iled tha
a fte rw a rd th a t h e had been hyp negro.
n otised. H e had lau g h ed a t It -then
"W h ere do you live?”
aa a good Joke, b u t now he cam e to
"A h d o n ’t know , sa h .”
th in k of It. p e rh a p s It w as tru e. P o s
"W h ere do you w ork?”
sibly he w as a su b ject. A nyw ay ha
"A t th e T em hotel, sa h .”
w as glad to be rid of U nderw ood and
T h a m a g is tra te th o u g h t th a t p e r
his u n c an n y Influence.
h a p s th e re w as som a tru th In th * na-
T h a tra in stopped w ith a je rk a t hla g ro s p lace o f em ploym ent, so h*
sta tio n a n d H ow ard rode dow n In th a th o u g h t he w ould sea If th* negro
Engineering In H o sp ita ls,
P ra c tic a lly all th e
Im p o rta n t In
firm a rie s and h o sp ita ls In E n g la n d
h a v e th e ir ow n e le c tric g e n e ra tin g
s ta tio n s , a n d th e size of th e In s ta lla
tio n s w ould s u rp ris e th e m a jo rity of
e n g in e ers. T h e e q u ip m e n t h a s to be
d esig n ed w ith u n u su a l c are, o w ta g to
th e special c o n d itio n s w hich p re v ail
In h o sp ital w ork. E ven w here a pub
lic supply Is a v a ila b le , th e u se o f a n
in d e p e n d e n t sy ste m Is Justified on a c
c o u n t of th e se c u rity w hich It g iv es
a g a in s t fa ilu re of c u rre n t a t a c ritic a l
m om ent. T h e In sta lla tio n s a re u se d
for ligh tin g , h e a tin g , v e n tila tin g , te le
p h o n in g and o th e r
pu rp o ses, a n d
m an y h o sp ita ls h a v e la u n d rie s
op
e ra te d e le ctrica lly . O ne county a sy lu m
h a s Its ow n p riv a te e le c tric ra ilw a y
for conveying su p p lie s from th * neat*
e a t ra ilw a y sta tio n .
T he D u ration of D re am n
S o m e th in g re g a rd in g th e duration
of d re a m s can be g a th e re d from th is
e x p erien c e of a m an who. on s ittin g
dow n for a d e n ta l o p e ratio n , took g a s
a n d d ream ed . H e saw h im self flnlah
h is w ork, go to th e club, leav e for
th e sta tio n , ru n for th e tra in a n d m iss
It. H e re tu rn e d to hlg club a n d r e
c lin e d on a s e tte e In th e lib ra ry . There
he p assed a m ise ra b le , re s tle s s night,
g e ttin g g ra d u a lly c o ld e r and c o ld er aa
th e fire died dow n, and w ith a pain
g ra d u a lly gro w in g a b o u t his h e ad a n d
face from th e h a rd n e s s of his couch.
F ive o'clock In th e m o rn in g cam e, a n d
th a ste w a rd ro u sed him to say that
th e club m ust now be closed. T h a
sle e p e r got up fe e lin g very stiff—to
find th a t th e ste w a rd w as his d e n tis t,
a n d th a t th e n ig h t's a d v e n tu re ! bad
la s te d e x ac tly 42 seconds.
knew any of th e s tu d e n ts In th e coL
lege n e a r th is p a rtic u la r hotel.
“ Do you know a n y of th e s tu d e n ts
a t T em colleg e?"
“ No, sa h ." a n sw e re d th e negro, hla
sm ile b igger th a n ever. “ Ah n e b b e f
fo e s la de b a r ! ”— P h ilad e lp h ia T im es.
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B u tte r and M icrobes.
B a tte r Is an ex ce lle n t b re e d in g
place for b a c te ria w hich ten d to de
com pose It u n til it Is u se less as food,
un less It la k e p t In a cold place. 8 a lt
also re ta rd s th e ir g ro w th , but haa th is
d isa d v a n ta g e , th a t It m akes tha de
com position difficult to d e te c t eith er
by teat* o r sm ell. H ence th e prefer-
• a c e fo r sw e^ t b u tte r by th o se who
are p a rtic u la r a b o u t h av in g It frank.
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