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SBSP ytwsim pm''t -, .. . . . ... ' BHHHHHBBHffi!SZS5iMM!MR09SMS JOHN BURT Author of 'Thn Kidnapped Millionaires.' Coi'rmt.iiT. 1903, r FntUKUIOK Ul'llAM ADAMS All rlctitt fcerved CHAPTER XXI Continued. Gen-ia' Carden n))l:iuiliil vigor Sul nnd demanded an encore. Tlie Irlo sang several songs, and the old soldier ln liack In his armchair and let his mind drift hack to the hours when the one of whom .Jessie was the linage lifted her sweet voice In the ballads he loved to hear. At his re quest they Hans "Douglas. Tender nnl True." "Itoliln Adair. Hie Blue Hells of Scotland," "Annie Laurie." nnd si viral old war songs. Then Je.isle proposed a rubber of whist, and In the cut she became the partner of James Blake. Jessie played well and they defeated the Kcneial and Edith. "You don't know what a victory we have won'" declared Jessie, her eyes sparkling with pleasure. "Papa and Edith think themselves Invincible, and this lo their firm defeat. Let's Ko to the conservatory. I want to show Mr. niake those lovely bulbs I sent you from Holland." and leaving Edith nnd the general to follow, she escorted Ulnko to the great glass bouse, with its arched roof and wilder ness of palms, ferns and flowers. "I know this Is not much of a treat to you." ventured Jessie. "I had for gotten that you have spent all of your life In California." "Hut 1 have not spent all of my life In California," Blake said. "I lived In Calllornla only seven or eight years and had little chnnee to study flowers. What little knowledge I have of flowers dates back to my boyhood days In New England." "New England? Whnt part of New England. Mr. Ulake?" "Massachusetts," he nnswered proudly "I was born in Boston, less than half a mile from where the tea was thrown overboard. My mother's name was Smith, so I'm a Yankee all over " "So am I," laughed Jessie. "John Ylaneock once lived in the house where I was horn, nnd Samuel Adams was there many, ninny times. I'm as much of a Hancock as Edith, though she won't admit it. Don't you llko Boston better thnn San Francisco, Mr. Blake?" "Really, I remember very little of Boston," replied Blake. "When I was a small boy wo moved to Quinoy. and trom there to a farm near Hlngham. That part of my New England life most vivid In my memory clusters i mind the old farm in Rocky Woods." "Did you live in Rocky Woods?" The dark- eyes opened wide nnd Jes sie looked wonderlngly Into Blake's face. "Why, yes. 1 lived there for several years. Do you mean to tell me that you ever heard of that desolate patch n rocks, pines, stone fences, huckle berry swamps and cranberry marshes?" "Certainly I have. Uncle Tom Mr. Bishop lived there for a genera tion, and spends the summers there now. 1 havo often been there. Isn't it strange, Mr. Blnke, that both of us nro familiar with that out-of-the-way country? Where was your father's farm?" "It was then known as the old Leon ard farm. Do you know where Peter Burt lived Peter Burt, tho old crazy man who used to pray at night from the top of the big rock?" "Yes." said Jessie softly, with a lit tle catch at her breath as the blood mounted to her checks. James Blake watched her face In tently. Both were thinking of John Burt, but with what different emo tions! Since tho sun had set, a gulf had opened between John Burt and James Blake. And Jessie Carden? Intuitively she felt that James Blake knew John Burt. In a Hash It occurred to her that Blake's business with her father was a subterfuge. Was he the bear er of tidings from John Burt? Per haps John was dead? If alive, why Old hi' not come himself? "And you know John Burt! I re member "now that ho often spoke of you. Ho always called you 'Jim ' and iarely mentioned your last nnmo. And you ran away from home. Did you over meet John Burt in California, Mr. Blake?" . James Blako was not deceived by tno careless tono In which she asked Sis question. With grim joy he re lucted that John's Injunction for se crecy was still In force. Ho must either mislead Jessie Carden or prove false to his friend; but for tho flrst -.yw ir-v?t?jg,$s?i,?r. Ifvipifs Br FREDERICK UPHAM ADAMS "Colonel Monroe1 Doctrine," Ctc. COPTIIKHIT, IW3. JIT A. J. UllSXKL, lllDUI.B time the deceit was his own and not a sacrifice for another. "Ot course I knew John Hurt, ' said lllal.e reflectively. "Dear old John; I owe him thltty-llve dollars. When I ran away I rout home he gave me every dollar he had, and I've not seen him since. Old you say he had gone to California? Is that so? No, 1 never saw him there. Ami yon knew him? Really, Miss Carden, 1 almost feel as If we were old aciiualntances, Ah. here conies Mr. and Mrs. Bishop ! 1 had no Idea It was fo late." Mr. Thomas Bishop was Introduced, and after a brief conversation. In which Jessie acquainted her uncle with the fact that their guest was formerly from Kocky Woods, ninke excused himself. He accepted an In vitation to call again. "Then wo will continue our recol lections of Rocky Woods, Miss Car den." he said on leaving. Instructing his coachman to drive to his apartments, James Blake closed his eyes and attempted to calmly re view what had happened. He found It Impossible. One emotion bold mas tery over him he was In love, madly and defiantly In love with Jessie Car den. He thought of Arthur Morris and hnted him. He thought of John Burt and pitied him. Neither should stand In his way. Could she bo engaged to Arthur Morris? Now that ho had met Jessie Carden he found himself unconscious ly repeating John Burt's Indignant declaration: "It Is a lie: an Infamous He!" If an engagement did exist. It should be as n barrier of mist to his ardent progress. But she did not, she could not love Arthur Morris. Did John Burt love her? Did she love John Burt? These were the stinging, burning questions which seared his brain, but the clamor of his conscience was drowned in the louder din of his pas sion. He had not yet reached a point where, with calm selfishness ho could voice the brutnl aphorism of moral and physical desperadoes: "All Is fair In love and war." He was eager to clear himself of self-accused dis loyalty to John Burt, nnd ho clutched at any defense which would serve as possible justification or extenuation. John Burt was his friend, the found er of his foi tunes; the loyal, trustful comrade to whom ho owed all ho was or could hope to he. Blake knew this, and yet. with the truth confronting him and pleading for justice, the so phistic aiguments and evasions of a vaulting passion came readily to his lips. "How do I know John loves her?" he pleaded. "He has not told me so. Ho has sent her no word. He could have done so easy enough. She does not know If he be dend or nllvo. is that the way for a lover to act? If John has lost her it is his own fault. Perhaps he gave her up long ago. Honestly, I believe his hate for Mor ris Is more to him than his affection for Jessie Cnrden." Thus quibbled James Blake. Awak ened love loosens a million eloquent tongues to plead for self, and palsies the voice which should speak for oth ers. The love of a man for a woman Is the sublimation of his egoism; his uneonsLlous exultation of desire. CHAPTER XXII. Unreasoning Passion. In nil tho vast world only two per sons knew that such a man as John IlMi t lived James Blako and Peter Hurt. John Burt owned stock In thou tiauiln of miles of railroads. Ho wns en Investor in other groat enterprises nuil activities. An army of men worked under his direction, and tho stock market rose and fell at tho pres .aire of his unseen hand. For years ho had rebelled at the fato which had made him a recluse, which donled him the fellowship and confidence of his peers. Ho felt a keen joy over the knowledge that tho day was ap proachlng when he could nssumo his true place in tho world of vast affairs. But of earth's countless millions there was one above nil others to whom he wished to toll his secret. Ho Impatiently nwalted the time when he could look Into Jesslo Cnrden's face and rend the verdict In her eyes. Wero years of patient waiting and working to bo rewarded or unreqult od? rvKewfrr Blako arrived nt his ofllco at an un usually early hour on the morning following his Introduction to Jessie Cnrden. He had spent a miserable night. No sleep came to his blood shot eyes, and for hours he restlessly paced the floor. "I lovo her: my Cod, how I love her, but 1 nlso lovo John!" he ex claimed again and again, as the night hours crawled slowly away. "Whnt shall I do; what can 1 do? I cannot give her up. By God, I'll not give her up for any man; not even for John Unit! Would John surrender tli woman he loved for me? What nm I to do? 1 must decide before I see him If 1 tell John she Is In New York he will see her Inside of twenty tour hours. That will he the end of my hopes. She shall lovo me! She must love me! I cannot live without her! Oh, why did 1 ever see her!" In this unequal contest between loyalty and passion In a weak and "lMiidulgcnt nature, pnsslon won tho battle, but nt a frightful sacrillce. Ills Judgment warned him that ho was doomed to defeat, but with tho frenzied desperation of a gambler he staked everything honor, friendship, loyalty, his business career all on the turn of a card, and dared to meet John Buit with treachery In his heart and a He on his lips. Blnke knew that John Burt was In his private olllce, but for the flrst time In his life he hesitated to enter It. Piosperlty had erected no wall of formality between these two. From the day they fought their boy ish battle, on the edge of tho Ashing pool, they had called each other John" and "Jim." In tacitly accept ing John Burt's leadership, Blake rec ognized In his companion those traits which attract allegiance, and which hold It by unseen but powerful bnnds. By a display of tact which amounted to genius. John Burt had aided James hinke without patronizing him, nnd had forgiven his repented mistakes without offending him. Blake strolled slowly through tho connecting ofllces nnd entered the large room reserved for customers. Those who knew the famous oper ator bowed respectfully. Blake gazed absent-mindedly nt n bulletin board containing the early I-ondon and Paris quotations. He read them, but they had no meaning. He was thoroughly, abjectly miserable. "Who Is thnt gentleman?" nsked n smooth-cheeked and dapper young man, who had embarked on his first speculative venture by risking tho mnjor part of his quarterly allow ance. "Why. don't, you know?" exclaimed his companion. "I should have intro duced you. That's James Blake the tamous and only James Blake. Five years ngo he didn't have a dollar. Twenty millions in five years is his record? And It hasn't enlnrgcd his hat in tho least. He tells a good story, sings a good song, nnd no man In the club can drink him under tho table." (To be continued.) NEVER SEE HEARSE AT NIGHT. New York Undertaker Explains Why They Are Not Sent Out. "Nobody gives us fellows credit for having a large bump of sensitiveness," said a west side undertaker, "hut the fact Is, wo go to a good deal of trou ble to safeguard the feelings of tho general public. For one thing, wo try never to keep our hearses In tho street after dark-. "Of course, In tho enpo of afternoon funerals mid long distances wo can not avoid getting home late, but, even so, wo mnke It n point to get under cover ns soon as possible after night fall. And wo do that absolutely out of consideration for the public. By nine people out of ten tho sight or a hearso on the street nt night Is tnkon as a sure sign of Impending death ami disaster. "Even In the daytime a hoarse is a gloomy affair, hut to run up against ono nt night Is pretty sure to give the most joIal fellow alive u depressing turn. I know how It Is myself. Ac customed ns I am to handling hearses, I don't like to hump Into ono unex pectedly nt n dnrk corner. "Most men in ttyo business fool the snmo way, therefore wo strive to ho considerate. That wo succeed re markably well is apparent to anybody who will tnko the trouhlo to count the hearses he has neon out nt night. These aro so few that I'll wager tho most confirmed gadabout cannot re call more than three or four of them." New York Times. John Wesley's Ideas on "Ailing." It is pretty generally known that John Wesley, during his unparalleled apostolato of half a century, traveled 250,000 miles and preached 40,000 ser mons, but comparatively few are aware of tho prodigious mnount of lit ornry work ho managed to accomplish. His most curious nnd eccentric book was entitled "Primitive Physic; or, An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases." It was published In London by Burr & Co. In tho year 1743. The preface Is characteristic of tho author. "When man came first out of tho hands of tho Crentor there wob no plnco for physic or tho art of heal ing. But when man robolled against the Sovereign of heaven nnd earth tho Incorruptible framo put on corruption, and tho Immortal put on Immortality." Turks Tax the Greeks. The Porto having Issued ordern for tho collection of license taxes from Oreeks In the Turkish dominions, It Is foared at Athens thnt there will ho fresh trouble, especially at Smyrna, Irish Parliamentary Fund. Tho Irish parliamentary fund for the year VMo amounted to JG3.045. MM Lingerie Hats. The lingerie hntsi of exquisite ba tiste or mull or tine Swiss embroider ies and Valenciennes lace mo lovelier than ever this season, and Innumer able changes are rung upon combina tions of lace and flowers. Nets plain or dotted with large chenille wafers nro shirred and plaited Into airy, hroadrlmmed shapes nnd trimmed with flowers nnd soft silk scarfs. Shaded straws ami straws of count less new weaves are shown. Linen hats Inset with lace nnd picturesque In shape are among the new olTerlngs as well as more severe linen models for outing and mourning wear. Garden bunches and flower wreaths dlvldo the honors and there nre ninny flowers and hud fringes which aro used profusely. Uoekndes. choux, ro settes, mercury wings, ciipld wings nnd qulils are called into service for the sailor hats. Making starch with soapy water Is tho best way to produce a gloss and prevent the Iron from sticking. Tho best way to mash potatoes Is to rub them through a wire sieve; you can then bo sure there are no lumps left. Never put table linen Into soap suds until the stains have been re moved by pouring boiling water through the linen. When making a pudding don't for got to make a plait In the cloth at tho top of your basin, so ns to allow tho pudding room to swell. When boiling green vegetables, add a piece of sugar to tho water; It is quite harmless, ami preserves tho color as well as soda would. Before using a lamp wick soak It In strong- vinegar, then dry It thor oughly, and It will burn brightly and without any unpleasant smoke or smell. Ink spilled on the carpet niny he taken up without leaving a stain If dry salt be applied immediately. As the salt becomes discolored brush it off and npply more. Wet slightly. Continue till the Ink has disappeared. Tucked Sailor Blouse. Thn sailor blouse Is ever In demand. t may vary in detail, but essentially is always tho comfortable favorite that is so Indispensable. This one Is novel, Inasmuch as It includes fronts box plaited and tucked for their entire length and sleeves that aro tucked above tho elbows while they form full puffs below, and Is made of pale blue linen with collar of white and shield and trimming of embroidery, but Is quite as well suited to n long list of fabrics. For yachting mid simi lar sports It is admirable made of light weight serge or mohair whllo all tho many linen and cotton fabrics aro much to ho desired for tho cotton gowns. The waist Is mndo with fronts and back and Is finished :u the neck with a big sailor collar. Tho back Is plain, but tho fronts are laid in n box plait nt each edgo with threo tucks at each sldo and beneath tho box plaits the closing Is made. Tho sleeves aro in ono piece each, tucked at their up per portions and gathered Into itralght cuffs. Tho shield and stock rollar are separate nnd nrranged uti- dor tho waist, being buttoned Into placo beneath the sailor collar. Tho quantity of material required for tho medium slzo Is 4 yards 21 Inches wide, 3Vi yards 27 Inches wido or 2& yards 44 Inches wido, with yards of all over embroidery nnd 2 yards of applique to mnko as illus trated. Strawberry Baskets, Cream Vt cup butter, add gradually 4 cup sugar, 1 egg slightly beaten, Vi ounces flour and Vi teaupoonful vnnllla. Bake, shape and fill with whipped cream, sweetened und flavored, nnd with strawberries, Servo nt once. When the ingredients aro mixed, roll out vory thin and cut with a round cutter about four Inches In diameter. As soon ns taken from tho oven and whllo yet warm, roll two bides up so as to form a sort of boat, 71if!H mmlumMW" lit Tucked Sailor Blouse an Indispens able Adjunct to the Wardrobe Smart Box Eton Adapted for Girl ish Figures Some Approved Re cipes. mid set them close together In a dish, to hold them In that shape until they are cool and hnitloned, then prepare the tilling by cutting the strawberries, sweeten with powdered sugnr and mix with thick whipped cream. Fltl the baskets, anil plnco a whole atrnw berry on either end. Do not till tho baskets until time to serve, ns the cream softens the pastry, If allowed to stand, nnd the baskets lose their shape. The Millinery of Summer. Tho large and the small hat are In equal favor this season. For semi dress occasions the small or medium sled turban or sailor is perhaps In better taste, but the vogue ot tho wide drooping shoulders in costumes and wraps will undoubtedly mnke the picture hat more populnr than ever. The blending of delicate pink and blue is a feature of many lints, mid In the association not only of small flowers but of ribbons as well Is this discernible. Green nlso Is a favored color, and for the lint to complete n green toilette or to he worn with a black or dark blue or a natural-colored pongee or Shantung gown, It Is a most attractive shade. Green trim mings plumes, aigrettes, breasts and ribbon velvet provide this sinnrt touch when the hat Is black, blue, ecru or white Brown and green is another populnr combination. No form of headgear Is more chnrtn lug than the dainty lingerie hat made In simple "baby" shape out of tho llnest lace or embroidery, with a largo bow of ribbon as Its only trim ming. These hats have a girlish ef fect, and to be successful they should be worn only by tho youthful and with dainty frocks. -From Tho De lineator for July. Told in Her Boudoir Fancy stocks are much simpler than last year. Turnovers of llnest llneu nro de cidedly dnlnty. Boas of any sort are not very much In evidence. A now heavy pongco has an almost shaggy surface. A favorite braid for vollo gowns Is the bright-surfaced hercules. Wreaths of daintiest small flowers done In velvet, especially dollcately palo blue forget-me-nots, trim hats, Tho latest development of tho sleeve frill Is the employment of flno Ince dyed to match tho shade of tho gown. Chiffon la nlso largely used for sleove frills. Tho fashionable decolletngo lino Is somewhnt higher this season, for, al though tho corsage Is cut lower, It Is finished with a dainty tucker of mous sellno do sole, chiffon or net. Pelerlno collnrs slightly draped In front and finishing to a point, leav ing tho throat free, will be much worn this summer. Another effectlvo collar yoke Is a yoke and bertha In one, fitting closely on tho shoulders and then falling with a full flare. Separate Yoke and Collar. Tho now plan of tho yoko and col lar being soparato from tho rest of the gown Is an excellent ono, ns It permits of their being easily laun- Handsomo blouses nro ever In do- enrd. tho deep fall below tho vost and; 1 ILl'j maud both for tho odd waist and tho those kn tho sleeves bolng of cream I Ml gown. Hero Is ono that suits both Ilurro lace. To mako the blouso for RIB I purposes nnd nllows many variations, a woman of medium slzo will bo ro-i mil but Is shown In pulo green mossallno qulml 4-i ynr(3s of rantcrlal 21, , MA satin, with the yoko of tucked chiffon. yl:7 or ,2 V""'8, " JncUo8. w, . ... . , . , ' with yards of tucking for yoko, ' fJJ vest und trimming ot Chtnoho em- i yiml8 ot nil-over laco for cuffs and & broidery, on white odged with sill; yards of laco for frills. (I -IFbtstJ iiir isliiiiBMii Fn MiTl rMrrimti IM'MIMsTmsmmsTsTsTM i'M dered without the entlro waist hnr lug to he ripped apart, as is gonernlly the case. In tho simpler stylos ot gown this is most desirable, but ' Is nlso cnrrlod out In tho moro clab orato ones, mid for tho same renson that tho laundering of any laco or embroidery Is a illfflcult task tiniest tho entlro waist Is cleaned nt tho snmo time. In many such rcspocts fashion becomes moro nnd moro practical ns time goes on; ono rea son, however, being thnt nbsoluto cleanliness and perfection of detail arc required lu any garment that Is to bo considered at all smart. Smartest Facing for Hats. By all odds tho smartest facing for hats to bo worn with tailored drosses Is thnt built from narrow llngcrlo frills. A facing of net is cut to fit tho hat, thon covered witli Innumerable ruffles of narrow lace, cither gathered or accordlon-plented. Valenciennes Inco lends Itself best to this sort of facing, mid If n vest, collar and half sleeves of laco edged flouncing nro worn with tho linen suit, tho har monious effect with tho lint Is very good. Misses' Box Eton. Box Etons aro essentially smnrt nnd suit girlish flguros to perfection. This ono Is ndapted alike to tho suit and tho general wrap and to a vnrloty of materials hut, as shown, Is mndo of natural colored pongco bandod with stitched silk nnd matches tho skirt. Tho wido sleeves aro gracoful lu tho extremo nnd nllow of wearing over back and Is fitted by means of shoul der and under-arm scums. Tho wido sleeves aro cut in ono plcco each and aro laid In box plaits that aro extend ed to cover tho shoifldor seams. A shaped band finishes tho neck and tho full ones of tho season's waists without danger of rumpling, whllo tho extended box plaits give tho drooping lino so esscntinl to present stylos. Tho Eton is mndo with fronts and front edges and both tho lower edgo nnd those ot tho sleeves aro faced to correspond. Tho quantity of mnterlal rcqulrod for tho medium slzo Is 2 yards 21 Inches wide, 2 ynrds 27 Inches wido or l'fc ynrds 44 Inches wido, with 1 yard of silk to trim ns Illustrated. "VsiSR'-SBlSSi'B A HANDSOME BLOUSE. lM H 1 m m r R Ki IVM' K. i I m t