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-By FREDERICK
UPHAM ADAMS
Author of The Kidnapped Millionaires Colonel Monroos Doctrine Etc
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Chapter XVIII Continued
That evening Arthur Morris called
on Jessie Of licr favorable answer
to his suit he had not the slightest
doubt He had carefully rehearsed
his avowal After critically reviewing
hiscainpaign since quitting Paris he
decided that he had made no mis
takes
Ho made his declaration confidently
hut with more of feeling than Jessie
thought him capable fMr Morris
she said with an earnestness which
almost tricked herself I owe a duty
to my father which I cannot forego
He is alone and In rouble and I
-cannot leave him You know little of
the pride of the Cardens if you imag
ine that the daughter of General Mar
shall Carden will give her hand In
marriage so long as the shadow of
bankruptcy hangs over his name
Morris again assured Jessie of his
absolute confidence in General Car
dens financial future and attempted
to secure some conditional promise
from her
I am willing to wait dont you
know he said Im sure General
Carden will come out all right Go
abroad it you like but promise to
marry me when you return He
gazed longingly at her
No I will promise not to marry
within the next two years Will that
satisfy you
Morris left Jessies presence wild
with delight over his fancied success
A ifew days later General Carden ar
rived from Boston and held several
conferences with Arthur Morris One
night he greeted Jessie with unusual
tenderness The old proud light was
in his eyes His shoulders were
thrown back and his step was elastic
I am no longer a bankrupt Jessie
my darling he said when they were
alone I have so disposed of my se
curities to Mr Morris that I am able
to pay all of my debts and have
enough remaining to send you abroad
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Jessie remained behind Back
through the swiftly flying years her
fancy wandered to the summer day
when under the tuition of a sturdy
farmer lad she fished for crabs over
the side of the bridge
Did John Burt yet live Did she
yet hold the place in his heart she oc
cupied on that night when under the
old maples she rested against his
breast and bade him a sad farewell
Would ho return When The little
brook flowing towards the ocean on
the outgoing tide seemed tho sole
connecting link between the past and
the future
The clatter of hoofs aroused Jessie
from her reverie She looked up to
see Edith coming towards her
What attraction has that muddy
old creek demanded Edith Come
on Jessie uncle Tom has sounded
the -horn for dinner
On the morrow Edith and Mrs
Bishop went to Boston on a shopping
expedition but they could not per
suade Jeslse to accompany them In
the afternoon she ordered her horse
saddled and declining an escort soon
disappeared in a turn of the road
Half an hour later she stopped in
front of Peter Burts farmhouse
She had not dismounted when the
great oaken door swung back and
Peter Burt came towards her There
was a kindly gleam in his eye as
with a courtly air he bowed and
greeted her
Vlt Js -thoughtful of you to remem
ber me my child he said as he gave
her his hand and helped her to dis
count Jasper take care of Miss
Cardens horse We will sit in the
shade of the trees it is cool and
pleasant here How is your father
my child
He is very well answered Jessie
Since you saw him he has had finan
cial trouble but his affairs are in
better shape now He lives in New
York
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my pet And Mr Morris has given
me a position in is bank with a
chance to work into a partnership
Oh thats splendid exclaimed
Jessie Are you sure ycu will not
be disappointed Is it all arranged
beyond any doubt
Here is the check said General
Carden with some surprise Why
do you ask Jessie
Because I wish to go to Paris as
soon as possible was the answer
I am just crazy to lake up my paint
ing and music And now I can go
cant I papa
Certainly my pet
Arthur Morris called that evening
and vainly attempted to persuade her
to spend the summer in Hingham and
postpone her trip abroad until autumn
He bade her an effusive farewell
and Jessie gave a happy sigh of re
lief when the train rolled out from the
station
CHAPTER XIX
Two Strange Interviews
i It was delightful to be again in the
old fashioned country house overlooking--the
ocean Jessie confessed to
Edith Hancock that her anxiety to
return to Paris was assumed -
I would be perfectly happy in this
dear old place all summer were it
not for one discord she said to Edith
as they galloped along the beach the
first evening after their arrival in
Hingham Yonder is a suggestion of
what is driving me to a foreign land
Jessie pointed with her riding whip
at the red tiled roof of the Morris man
sion seen several Eiles away through
a cleft in the hills
Do you mean that you are flying
from Arthur Morris Ediths dark
eyes opened wide
I do I prefer the society of strang
ers abroad rather than totolerate his
occasional presence here answered
Jessie biting her lip in vexation
They cantered in silence until they
came to the old bridge where Jessie
first met John Burt There she reined
In her bay
Well let t2ie horses rest here a
moment she said I always liked
this spot Isnt the view charming
across the level of the marsh to the
of pines beyond
rocks and -the dark fringe
yond
Its much better at the top of the
hill insisted Edith and wondered
what Jessie could find to admire in
surroundings Come on
the prosaic
Jessie and she touched her roan with
the vrhip
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The old man mad- no reply and an
interval of silence followed She felt
that his eyes were upon her not un
kindly but searching friendly and
magnetic Almost unconsciously she
addressed him
Have you received any word or
heard anything from John Mr Burt
He paused for a moment as if to
weigh his words
I have heard from him he said
deliberately Ho is alive and well
Alive and well she exclaimed
her eyes glistening with excitement
He is alive aal well repeated
Peter Burt This strange interview
took place more than two years be
fore James Blake returned from Cal
ifornia and as has been narrated in
advertently gave to Peter Burt his
first verbal information concerning
John Burt
Listen to me my child said Peter
Burt impressively and have faith in
every word I say o you John is in a
far off land and there he shall remain
until the time ordained for his re
turn Seek not tc call him away
from fields not yet harvested I am
four score and more years old yet
shall I- live long after his return and
he and his shall be the joy of my
closing days Youth is impatient but
it is powerless to check Gods plans
Do you believe what I have told you
my child
I do answered Jessie Carden
and her voice and the confident look
in her eyes added emphasis to her
declaration
Peter Burt abruptly changed the
subject nor did he return to it For
nearly three hours they talked on
various topics and never once did
Peter Burt lead the conversation in a
direction not entertaining to his fair
young visitor Not until the great rock
to the west of the house threw its
loitg shadow over them did Jessie look
at her watch With au exclamation of
surprise she arose to go
You have made this afternoon a
very happy one for me my child he
said as he lifted her to the saddle
He bowed his gray head and raised
his powerful arms
May God bless and keep you my
daughter
Jessie rode home in the fading sun
light a great joy in her heart He
is alive and well she repeated lime
and time again
A week later Jessie sailed for
France It was nearly two years be
fore she completed her studies and
again entered Boston harbor
CHAPTER XX
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Genera Garden lo Puzzled
Here are the papers papa dear
And here are cigars and matches I
found your glasses on the writing
desk You are careless as ever papa
dear Isnt it nice to have some one
who knows just what you wish and
where to find it
It is Jessie my pet And Gen
eral Carden placed his arm around his
daughters waist drew her fair face
down to his and kissed her fondly
I shall not let you read all the
evening papa because I have so many
things to tell you said Jessie
smoothing back the scant gray locks
They were in the cozy drawing
room of Mr Bishops New York resi
dence
It is remarkable how easily a new
concern can establish itself in Wall
Street said General Carden laying
aside his paper and slowly wiping his
glasses Jessie raised her eyes with
dutiful interest It was not so in the
old conservative days It then took
years to establish standing and credit
Now an unknown man can come out
from the West and have the Street
by the ears in thirty days For ex
ample take this man Blake who has
established the firm of Blake Com
pany He suddenly appeared here
from San Francisco and conducted a
campaign which swept two old estab
lished houses off their feet His
profits were estimated at millions
Since then we have heard of nothing
but the doings of James Blake Here
is an article continued General Car
den picking up a paper which gives
an account of a conference between
this upstart and the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States They
say Blake Is only twenty seven years
old Jessie my dear it is a great
thing to be born fortunate You wera
not wise darling in your selection of
a father General Carden smiled
sadly
Ive the best and dearest father in
the world exclaimed Jessie placing
her hand in his But Im not going to
let him read the papers any more this
evening Lets forget all about the
old stocks and the wonderful Mr
Blake and talk of those we know
Papa dear I wish lo ask you a ques
tion
What is it my pet They say that
children must not ask questions
Has anything been heard of John
Burt I I thought perhaps Mr Mor
ris would know as soon as any one
General Cardens lips tightened
He pulled nervously at his beard and
the military moustache bristled ag
gressively
Answer me papa I have a right
to know this
There was a flash in the tender
eyes and a warning curve in the pret
ty lips The crimson left her cheek
and she looked frankly into her
fathers face There is in innocence
the bravery of truth and the calm
modesty of virtue General Carden
was disarmed
Nothing has been heard from Mr
Burt so far as I can learn Jessie he
said Possibly his grandfather may
have news I am reasonably sure Mr
Morris has none Let us talk of some
thing else Jessie
The door opened and Mrs Bishop
entered
Here is your evening mail Mar
shall she said handing her brother
a number of letters And here is a
letter for you Jessie
Jessie opened and read a note from
Arthur Morris It congratulated her
on a safe return from abroad and
closed by asking permission to call
on the first evening which would suit
her convenience The letter lay idly
in her hand and her thoughts were
far away when the general uttered
an exclamation
A most astounding coincidence
Realiy this is quite remarkable
What has happened papa
To be continued
Transformation of a Shabby Man
A certain New York man whose
bank account is so fat that it takes
six figures to measure it used to go
around looking reprehensibly shabby
Recently there has been a change in
his appearance Nowadays his at
tire is really natty and he shaves at
least three times a week
One day the shabby looking man
went into J Pierpont Morgans office
on business connected with a charity
He asked to see Mr Clarke who
looks after some of the charity af
fairs in which Mr Margan is Inter
ested
Mr Clarke is not in now said one
of the clerks If you will come to
morrow you may be able to catch him
and possibly he will help you a little
The shabby looking man thought
that closing sentence sounded rather
queer
Thank you he said sarcastically
You are very kind
Thats all right replied the clerk
Ive been broke myself
The shabby looking man saw light
Oh he said
Since then the shabby looking man
has ceased to be shabby
Raw Eggs a Tonic
A raw egg is an excellent tonic and
is veiy stiengthening If prepared
in the following way it is really a
delicious drink Put the yolk of an
egg into a dish with a teaspoontul of
white sugar and a teaspoonful of
orange or lemon juice and beat light
ly together with a fork Put the
whites on a plate and add a pinch oi
salt then with a broad bladed knife
beat it to a stiff froth Now as light
ly as possible mix all together in the
dish then as lightly transfer it to a
clean tumbler which it will nearly
fill if properly made It must not
stand in a warm place as it soon be
comes liquid and loses its snowy look
Any fruit juice may be used in place
of crange cr lemon
AS TO STANDING PAT
WHY NOT IF IT IS THE BEST
THING tO DO
The Main Point to Be Kept in Mind
Is That There Shall Continue to Be
a Sure Market for Al Products of
American Labor and Industry
A lowering of import duties on man
ufactured goods means a surrender of
an American market or a large part
of It to the people of other lands The
surrender of the American market
would mean less employment and low
er wages and that the worklngman
would not have sufllclent wages to en
able him to buy the best products of
the farm With low wages he would
cease to be a consumer of beef With
lower wages he could not purchase
clickens butter and eggs Lower
schedules in the American Tariff
would be disastrous whether the
lower schedule were introduced by
the- Republican party or the Demo
cratic party
There is nothing the American man
ufacturer so much needs as a cus
tomer He can manufacture all he
pleases and if hedoes not have some
one to buy his product he will go into
bankruptcy The beauty of the Ding
ley Tariff is that it assures the Ameri
can manufacturer of a consumer
Manufacturers do not have sufficient
capital to talce the risk of making
goods without knowing in advance
that somebody Is going to have the
means with which to buy
The Dingley law has made the stock
and corn growers of Iowa rich It has
furnished these producers with a
thrifty class of workingmen in the
manufacturing centers to buy the sur
plus products of the farm The work
ingman out of a job is of no sort of
help to the farmer This was illus
trated during the last Cleveland ad
ministration There were plenty of
men to work but no work to do
Cleveland had been in office nearly
a year before the evil effects of Free
thing to dq They cannot give a soil
tnry reason for any of these except
they want to bo doing something
create somo sort of sensation They
want to talk loudly and receive ap
plause from unthinking men
Why not let well enough alone
Business has been so good that Wall
Street could not throw tho country
into a panic The land never experi
enced anything like it before Iowa
was never so prosperous Her farma
are glowing Her factories aro run
ning Her railroads are busy Her
schools and colleges aro booming Why
stop It all by new policies and uncer
tainties Give old Iowa a chance
We ought to have as much sense in
prosperity as wo had in adversity
When jjur people were in adversity
theytall knew what was the matter
They know that they simply needed
somebody to buy in order to put men
to work Why struggle for a change
Des Moines Capital
The Farmers Prosperity
For the American farmer to con
tinue his prosperity by continuing the
market at home where he must sell
his products if they are to be sold
et his advantage the American fac
tories which take 80 per cent of their
raw material from the American farm
mustbe kept open and the 0000000
operatives in those factories whom
the American farmer feeds must be
kept employed So for all the Amer
lean people to continue their prosper
ity the American home market must
be maintained It can be maintained
and always will be when we keep
our own wage earners at work giving
them the money with which to bu
American articles of commerce in the
home market It cannot be main
tained If this country takes the prod
uct of foreign wage earners the tariff
harrier being leveled in place of that
of our own wage earners who must
quit their employment when the
cheaper made output of the foreigners
may come here to undersell the American-made
output of our own mills and
factories and shops
The American people will determine
this choice for themselves when they
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Trade got around to the farmer Fin
ally the lack of employment reduced
the farmers market and farm prod
ucts went down in price because the
American farmer was depending en
tirely upon the foreign market for the
sale of his largely increased surplus
For a time the farmer smiled at the
manufacturer under the Cleveland ad
ministration Everything he bought
Avent down in price and the effect not
having reached him he concluded that
the ideal condition of trade for the
Free Trader had arrived He conclud
ed that his life was to be one long
sweet song But finally the paralysis
of business in manufacturing indus
tries reached him and he concluded
that it was not all that had been paint
ed He began to study the question
He finally decided that his home mar
ket was best and that his home mar
ket depended on the full employ
ment of the workingman And he con
cluded that the full employment of the
workingman depended on a Tariff
high enough to keep out foreign made
goods
During the last Cleveland adminis
tration everything was prostrate
Since that time every railway bridge
every railway track every railway
station every viaduct nearly every
public building nearly every college
and church nearly every court house
nearly every school house has been
rebuilt The rotten ties have been
taken out of the railway tracks
Grades have been lowered long lines
have been straightened The farms
have been equipped with new houses
and barns new scales and new ele
vators Every city has had new sew
ers and new sidewalks Practically
during the past eight years every
thing in the United States has been
rebuilt
Yet there are people who want to
change all this They want to stop
it all They want to rip everything
up They want lower prices They
are revengeful They want to strike
the steel trust and to hit the Standard
Oil monopoly Many of them do not
know what they want but they simply
want lo destroy They want to stop
the saw mills and the rolling mills
They want to turn the workingmen
cut on the streets for the lack of some-
vote as between the Republican party
of protection with Mr Roosevelt its
candidate for President and the
Democratic party with Judge Parker
or any other man it may nominate
New York Press
Useless Contention
It is a waste of words for Edward
Atkinson the New York Journal of
Commerce and other worshipers at
the shrine of Richard Cobden to en
force the contention that unrestrict
ed commercial intercourse between
the States and Territories of the
American Union has been of great
advantage to the people of the United
States Of course it has Nobody
disputes the proposition But does
it follow that because free trade
among our own people has been a
good thing therefore free trade with
all the world would be as good a thing
for Americans Far from it Produc
tion in any part of the United States
necessitate- the employment of Amer
ican labor the payment of wages to
Americans and the distribution of
these wages among Americans When
free trade opens the gate and admits
to our market competitive produc
tions from abroad precisely the re
verse is true Foreign labor is em
ployed wages are paid to foreigners
and the money of Americans goes
abroad instead of being kept at home
That is the difference between free
trade between our own people and
free trade with foreigners
The nternational Trust
Under the free trade policy which
Democrats favor the only survivors
among our American industries would
be those powerful would be monopo
lists which usually control the most
profitable plants These would ten
be in a position tc safely unite with
their brethren in other lands in the
creation of a universal trust to domi
nate the affairs of mankind That this
is no idle dream is shown by the fact
the wires transmitted a synopsis of
the speech oT Senator Dolliver they
brought also the news of a secret
meeting In London of the great steel
manufacturers of the world to form
in the steel trade a new trust of ex
actly that kind Clinton Ind Ciia
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Satibfactory Reason
Ive just been making my will I
havo bequeathed everything I possess
to my wife
Then you did It In about ten
words
Not at all The lawyer who drew
It up for mo used four shoots of
paper
What did he charge you
Five dollars
Then hes an honest lawyer Un
wanted to make the service worth
tho fee
No Faith In Them
Do you believe In vacations wo
asked of Miss Speedlcigh apropos of
a conversation in which Uncle Ruas
Sagos anti vacation theories wero be
ing discussed
No I doubt most things I hear dur
ing them she replied
And then we remembered having
seen her at the seaside listening to
the sweet nothings that Porcy Har
old and Algernon were lisping into
her ar
Logic
Mr Twopair Here here Edgar
Dont lose all my poker chips
Edgar Why pa you might as well
let me lose them as you Chicago
Bulletin
Something Just as Good
Dyspeptic Customer Havo you any
lime water
Drug Store Boy rumaging among
the shelves and producing bottle
Yes sir Here it is
Dyspeptic Customer looking at the
label But this isnt lime water at
all Its lime juice
Drug Store Boy Yes sir Its the
same thing in a more concentrated
form Some people prefer it that
way
Unpardonable Offense
Friend Arent you rather afraid of
that handsome rival of yours
Smartchai Not a bit
He is very rich
Yes
A great favorite with the ladies
I know it
Yet you have no fear
No He guessed at her age once
and got her only two years younger
than she is New York Weekly
A Feat in Growth
I lost my foot in the war said
the tramp and Im tryin to raise
enough money to get out to Califor
nia
What do you want to go to Cali
fornia for asked the woman at the
door
Oh Ive heard that there are
things which grow a foot in a day
out there
One Thing Certain
O A
Has your lawyer got money
Hes got all of mine
Water Cure
Among other things remarked the
temperance man I consider water a
good sleep producer
And so do I replied the suburb
anite I empty a pitcher each even
ing before retiring and then I sleep
like a top
And you really drink a pitcher of
water
No I it on the dog that
tiowls under my window
Wanted Halos
Yhat did that new arrival want
isked the Recording Angel
He asked me if I knew where he
ouki get hold of four old halos said
St Peter He says he wants to try
to build an automobile
Fair Exchange
Stern Parent I heard that young
aian kising you m the parlor last
aight What does it mean
Ernestine Oh papa you told us
there were germs in kisses and we
just exchanging a few