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20 THE OMAITA fDAILY JlEEt SUNDAY , DEOI tBEll 1 , 1805. * " % * A Woman Intervenes. BY ROBEKT BARR , Author of "The Face mid the iMnsH , " "In tlto .Midst of Alarms , " Etc. ft i&H-j K ( Copyright , J5S5. t > y Hob rt narr. ) CHAI'TEn XVII. When John Kcnyon entered ht offlc * It teemed to him that bis clerk looked at him oikancc. Ho Imagined that Innocent gentle man had bwn leading the article In the rinanclal Held , but the truth Is John was liardly In the frame of mind to form a cor- tect opinion on what other people had been doing. Everybody lie met In the street , It teemed to him , was discussing the article In the rinnnclal Field. Ho asked If anybody had been In that morning , and was told that there had been no Ciller * . Then ho passed Into the directors' room , closed the door behind him , sat down on a chair and leaned his head on his hands vllh Htyplbotts on the table. In this position Wontvr'oflh found him some time later , and vhen John looked up Ills face was haggard end R il. "Alff I'sco you have read It. " "Yts. " "Do you thing Longworth Is at the bottom of that article ? " John shook his hwd. "Oh , no , " he sold , "he had nothing whatever to do with It. "lloido von know 7" Kcnyon related exactly what had passed be tween the oily young man of the Financial Held and himself In that very room. While this recital was going on Wentworth walked up and down , expressing his opinion now and then In remarks that were short and pithy , but hardly lit for publication. When the fctory was done ho turned on Kcnyon. "Well , " he said , "there Is nothing for it but to sue the paper for libel. " "What good will that do ? " "What good will It do ! Do jou mean to say that you Intend to sit hero under such an Imputation as they have cast upon jou and do nothing ? What good will It do ? It will do all the good In the world. " ' 'Wo cannot form our company and sue th paper at the same time. All our energies will have to bo directed toward the matter wo have In hand. " "Hut , my dear John , don't jou see the effect of that article ? How can we form our company If such a He remains unchallenged ? Nobody will look at our proposals. Kvery ono \vlll tuy , 'What have you done about the article that appeared In the rinanclal Tleld ? ' Jf we say we have done nothing , then , of toursf , the- natural Inference is that wo arc a pair ot swindlers , and that our scheme is n fraud. " "I liavo alwnjs thought , " said John , "that the capitalization is too high. " "Hcally , I believe you think that article Js not t unfair after nil. John , I am as tonished at joul" "Hut If we commence n libel suit it can not IIP HnlBhcd before our option has ex pired. If we tell the people wo have be gun to sue the Financial Field for libel they will merely say they prefer to wait and hear what the result of the case is. Uy that tlinu our chances of forming a company will bo gone. " Before John could reply there -was a knock at the door , and the clerk entered with n letter In his hand which had just como in. Kcnyon tore It open , read it , and then tossed It acioss the table to Went worth. Wentworth e\\v the name of thslr linn ot tolloltors at the top of the letter paper. Then he read : De.ir Sir : You have doubtless seen the m tide In the Financial Kl'ltl of this inoin- 1ns rcferrlnt ? to the Canadian Mica Mining cuinpan } . We should be pleased to know what action jou Intend to take In the nri.it- tei. We inny say that. In Justice to our reputation , we can no longer represent your uompanj unless n suit is brought against the paper which contains the article , yours tiuly. W. HAWK. Wentworth laughed with a certain bitter ness. "Well , " he nald , "if It has come to such a pass that Hawk fears for his reputa tion , the sooner we b ° gln a libel suit against the paper the hotter. " "I'erhapB , " said John , with a look of. ag6ny on his face , "you will tell mo where the money Is to come from. The moment wo get Into the law courts money will ha\o to HOw lIKe water , and doubtless the Field liaa plenty of If. It will odd to their reputa tion , and they will make a boast that they ara lighting the battle of the Investor In London. Everything Is grist that comes to their mill. Meanwhile we shall bo paying out money , or we shall bo at a tremendous disadvantage , and the result of It all will probaly be a disagreement of the Jury and practically ruin us. You ECO , I have no wit- nessci' . " "Yes , but what about the mlno ? " How can we go on without vindicating ourselves ? " llcfore an > thing further could bo said young Air. Longworth came In , looking as cool , calm and unruffled as If there wereno such tilings in uiu nunu ua unanciai news- papers. "Discussing It , I see , " were his first words. "Yes , " tald Wentworth. "I am very glad you have como. We have a little difference of opinion In the matter of that article. Kenjon here Is averse to suing that paper for libel. I am In favor of prosecuting It. Now Vhat do jou say ? " "My dear fellow , " replied Longworth , "I am delighted to bo able to agree with Mr. Kenyon for once. Sue them ! Why , cer tainly not. That Is Just what they want. " "Hut , " said Wentworth , "If we do not , who Is going to look at our mine ? " "Exactly the same number of people as would look at It before the article appeared. " "Don't jou tlilnk it will liavo any effect ? " "Not the slightest. " "Uut look at this letter from your own lawyers on the subject. " Wentworth handed VN THIS POSITION WENTWOflTH SAW HIM BOMB TI.MC AKTEU. Lonenorth the letter from Hawk. worth adjusted IiU glass and read It care fully through , "Ily Jove ! " he said with a laugh , "I call that distinctly good. I had no Idea old Hawk vtas tuch a humorist ! IIU reputation , Indeed ; well , that beats me ! All that Hawk wants | B another itult on his hands. I wish jouoiild let mo keep this letter. I will liavo some fun with my friend , Hank , over "You arc welcome to the letter , so far as I am concerned , " ( aid Wentnarth , "but do you mean to nay , Mr. I ongnorth , that v\e > have to sit her * calmly under this Imputa tion and do nothing ? " "I menu to say nothing of the- kind ; but I don't propose to play Into their hands by ulng them' , at least , I thoulii not It It were my case Inste-id of Konyon'i , " "What would you do ? " "I uould let them sue me If thty wanted to do eo. Of courio their canvasser called to tie you , didn't ho , Kenyan- ? " "Y s , he did. " "Ho told jou that ho had a certain amount of space to evil for a crtnlu sum In catli ? " "Yei. " "And If you did not buy that space this certain article would appear ; wlifrcas , if jou did , an article of yulte a different completion would be printed * " "You seem to Know all about it , " tald Kenyon , suspiciously. "Of courea I do , my dear bay. Everjbody knows all about It. That's the way those papers make their money. I think myself , as a general rule , It Is cheaper to buy them off. I believe my undo always does that when ho has anything special on hand and doesn't , want to be bothered with outside Issues. Uut we haven't clone so In this Instance , and this1 la the result. It can bo easily remedied yet , mind you , If you like. All that you have to do Is ttf pay his price- , and there will be an equally lengthy article saying that , from outride Information re ceived with regard to the Canadian Mining company , ho regrets very much thai the for- mef artlcle was an entire mistake , and that there Is no moro secure Investment In Eng land than this particular mlno. nut now , when ho has como out with bis editorial , I think It Isn't worth while to have any further dealings with him. An > thing lie can my now will not matter. He has done all tlio harm he can. IHiL I would at once put the boot on the other foot. I would write down all the circumstances just aa they happened give the name of the young1 man , who called upon you , tell exactly the price he demanded ( or his silence , and I will have that printed In an opposition paper tomor row. Then It will be our friend , the Finan cial Field's , turn to squlrml Ho will say It Is all a lie , of course1 , but nobody will be- llevo him , and wa can tell him , from the opposition paper , that If It Is a lie he Is per fectly at liberty to sue U9 for libel. Let him begin the suit If ho wants to do TO Let him defend his reputation. Sue him for llboll I know a game worth two of that. Could you get out the statement before the meeting tonight ? " Kenyon , who had been looking for the first ttmo In his life gratefully at Longnorth , said lie could. "Very well ; Just set It down In your own words as plainly as possible and give date , hour , and full particulars. Sign jour name to It , and I will take It when I come to the meeting this afternoon It would not b ? a bad plan to read It to those who nrs here. There In nothing like fighting the devil with fire. Fight a paper with another paper ! Nothing new , I suppose ? " "No , " said Kenyon ; "nothing new except what we were discussing. " "Well , don't let that trouble you. Do as I say , and we will begin an Interesting con- tioversy. People like a fight , and It will attract attention to the mine. Goodby , I shall set- you this afternoon. " And with that he was gone , leaving both Kenyon and Wentworth In a much happier frame of mind than that in which ho hod found them. "I say , Kenyon , " said Wentworth , "that fellow is a trump. His advice has cleared the nlr wonderfully. I believe his plan is me best , after all , and , as you say , we have no money tor an expensive lawsuit. I will leave you now to get on with jour work , and \vill bo back at 3 o'clock. " At that hour John had hit statement con cluded. The first man Inas Longworth , wl o read It with approval , merely suggesting -and there which was do y a change- hereand , made. Then he put the communication Into an envelop * and P3nt It to the editor of the oproiltlin paper. Wentworth came In next , then Melville , then Mr. King. After this they all adjourned to the directors room , and In a few minutes the others were present. ' 'Now ' , " said Longworth. "as wo arc all hereI do not sec any necessity for delay. You have probably read the article that ap peared In this morning's Financial Field. Mr. Kenjon has written a Ptatement in rela tion to that which gives the full particulars of the Inslds of a very disreputable' plcc ? of business. It was merely an attempt at black mailing which failed. I Intended to have had ths statement read to you , but wo thought It bsst to get It off us quickly as pos-jlblf , and It will appear tomorrow In the Financial Gagle. where , I hope , you will a read It. Now , Mr , Kcnyon , perhaps you will tell us something about the mlno. " Kfnjon , like many men of worth and not of words , was a vtry poor cpjaksr. He seemed confused , and was often a little ob- ucuro In his remarks , but he was listened to with great attention by thoss pressnt. He was helped here and there hy a Judicious question from joung Longworth , and when ho bat down the Impression was not EO bad no might have been cxpsctcd. After a mo- moT 's silence' It was Mr. King who spoke. "As I taks U , " he raid , "all wo wish to know Is this : Is ths mln < what It Is repre sented to be ? Is the mineral tha best fcr the ui < 3 Mr. Kenyon has Indicated ? Is there a sulllclent quantity of that mineral In the mountain ho speaks ? of to maks It worth whll ; to organize this company ? It teems to ins that this can only bo answered by some practical nun going out there and see ing the mlns fcr himself. Mr. Melville Is , I unders'und , a practical man. If he has the tlmo to spire , I would propo ? ) that he should in AvpHfi aee this mlno. and renort. " Another person uskej wh'.n the option on the mlno ran out. This was answered by young Lcngwojth , who said that the person who went ovit and reported on the mine could cabl ? the word "right" or "wrong ; " then ther = - would bo time to act In London In gctt'ng up the list of subscribe. "I slippage , " told another , "that In case of delay there would bo no trouble In renewing the option for a month cr two ? " To thlu Keijon replied tint ho did not know. The owner might put a higher price on the property , or the mln ? might be produc ing more mica than It hid besn heretofore , und they perhaps might not ba Inclined to sell. He thought that things should bo arranged so that there would bo no neces.-.ty of asking for an extension of the option , and to thU they all agreed , Mehille then laid tie had no objection to tjklng a trip to Canada. It was merely a question of the an oint of the mineral In sight , and be thought ho could determine that as well a * an > body eee. ! And to the matter vvtu about to ba tattled , when joung Long- worth rose , and said tlut ho was perfectly willing to KO to Cam tin himself , In company with Mr. Melville , and that ho would pay all lib own expenses , and give them the benefit cf his opinion a ? well. This was received with applauie , and the meeting terminated , bficnurtli L'hoolc hands with Kcnyon and \Vetttwortb. "Wo will sill by the first stejmer , " he- said , "and at I may not sec you asaln , you might vv .to me u letter of Introduction to Mr. Von Ilrcnt , ami tell him that I am acting for you In this affair. Ttat ntll make matters smooth In getting the extension of the option , If It should bo necessary. " 1 CHAPTER XVIII. Kcnyon wag on his way to lunch next day when ho met Wentworth at the door. "Going to eat ? " asked the latter. "Yc . " "Very well ; I'll go w-llh you. I couldn't stay last night to have a talk with you over the meeting ; but what did you tlilnk of It ? " "Well , considering the article which ap peared In the morning , and considering alto the exhibition I made of myself In attemptIng - Ing to explain the- merits of the mlno , I think things went oft rather smoothly. " "So do I , It doesn't strike you that they went off a little too smoothly , docs It ? " " do ? " * "What jou mean " ' what I I "I don't know exactly mean. merely wonted to got your own opinion about It. You see , I have attended a great many gatherings of this sort , and It struck mo there was a certain cut-and-drlcdness about the meeting. I can't say whether It Impressed mo favorably or unfavorably , but I noticed It. " "I still don't understand what you mean. " "Well , ns n general thing In such meet ings , when a man gets up and proposes a certain action there Is some opposition , or somebody has n suggestion to make , or some thing better to propose , or ho thinks ho has , and so there Is a good deal of talk. Now when King got up and proposed calmly that Melville should go to America , It appeared tome mo rather an extraordinary thing to do , un less he had consulted Melville beforehand. " "Perhaps ho had done so. " "Yes , perhaps. What do you think of It nil ? " Kcnyon mused for a moment before ho re plied : "As I said before , I thought things went off very smoothly. Whom do jou sus pect joung Longworth ? " "I do not know whom I suspect. I am merely getting anxious about the shortness of the time. I think mjsclt you ought to 50 to America. There Is nothing to bo done here. You should go , see Von Brent , and get a renewal of the option. Don't jou see that when they get over there , allowing thorn a few days In Now York , and a day or two to get out to the mine , we shall have llttlo more than a week after tha cable dlo- "IT IS A WOMAN'S IDEA OF FAIRNESS " SAID EDITH. ' patch comes In which to do anything , shoujd they happen to report unfavorablj- . " "Yes , I see that. Still , It Is only a ques- tjpn of facts on which they have to report , and you know as well as I do that no truth ful men can report unfavorably on what we have stated. We have understood the case In every Instance. " "I know that. I am perfectly aware of that. Everything Is all right If If Long- worth Is dealing honestly with us. If ho Is not , then everything is all wrong , and I should feel a great deal easier if we had In our possession another three months' option of the mine. We arc .now at the fag end of this option , and it seems to me , as a protec tion to ourselves , we ought cither to write to Von Brent by the way , have you ever written to him ? " "I wrote one letter telling him now we were getting on , but have received no answer. Perhaps ho Is not In Ottawa at piesent. " "Well , I think you ought to go to the mines with Longworth and Melville. It Is the conjunction of those two men that makes mo suspicious. I can't tell what I suspect. I can give nothing definite , but I have a vague uneasiness when I think that the man who tried to mislead us regarding the value of the mineral Is going with the man who has led us into all this expense ; he who refused In go Into the matter In the first place , pretended he had forgotten all about It In the bccond place , and then sud denly developed an Interest. " John knitted his brows and said nothing. "I don't want to worry you about It , but I do want to have your candid opinion. What nad we better do ? " "U seems to me , " said John , after a pausj , 'that we can do nothing. It Is a very per plexing situation. I think , however , wo should turn It over In our minds for a few days , and then I can got to America In plenty of time , If necessary. " "Very well ; suppose we give them ten days to get to the mlae and reply. If no reply romcs by the clevvnth day , then you will nlll have eighteen or nineteen days before the option expires. Put It at twelve days. I propose , If you hear nothing' by then , jou "o over. " "Itlght , " Mid John ; "we may take that ns settled. " "Hy the way , you got on Invitation , did you not ? " "Yes. " "Are you going ? " "I do not know. I should like to go , and yet , you know , I am entirely unused to fash ionable assemblages. I should not know what to say or do vvMle I was there. " "As I understand , It Is not to be 3 fashion able party , but merely a llttlo friendly gatli- erlrg which Miss Longworth gives because her cousin Is about to sail for Canada. I don't want to Hotter jou , John , at all , but I Imag'tio Miss Longworth would ba rather dis appointed If ) cu dU not put In an appear ance , Resides , as no are partncm with Longworth In this , and as he Is going away on account of the mine , I think It would be a llttlo ungracious of us not to go. " "Very well ; I will go. Shall I call for you , or will you come for me ? " "I will call for jou , and we'll go there together In a cab. Ho ready about 8 o'clock. " The mansion of thu Longworths was bril liantly lighted that night , and John ftlt rather faint-hearted as he stood on the steps before going In. The chancea are he would not have had the courage to announce him self If his friend Wentworlh had not been with him. George , however , had no tmch qualms , and was much more used to this kind of thing than his comrade. So they went In together and were warmly greeted by the young 1 ostess. "It Is so kind of you to come , " she said , "on such short notice. I was afraid 'jou might have , found It Impotdlble to get here. " "You muit not think that of me , " uald Wfcnlworth. "I was certain to come , but I must confess my friend Kenyon hero was lather difficult to manage. He seems lo fronn on fashionable assemblages anJ actually had the coolness to propose that we should bolli have prior engagements. " Edith looked reproachfully at Kenyon , who flushed to the temples , as was usual with him , and sild ; "Now , Wentworth , that Is unfair , You must not mind what he gajs. Miss Long- worth ; he likes to bring confusion on me , and ho Knows how to do It. I certainly eald nothing about a prior engagement. " "Well , now jou are here > , I hope you will enjoy j ourselves. U Is quite an Informal llttlo gathering , with nothing to abai'h even Mr. KenyonJ. ' M < They found young Longvvorth fbeffr lo com- Still Too Many Suits and Overcoats At the Equity. For Monday we make another low price effort Who comes Monday buys We'll have extra help Sizes are brokenbut values are most extraordinary. No pirofit , cost or value is considered We must close out every dollars worth by January 1st. . . . . . . , . . , . , Overcoats . . Men's Suits . . Splendid all wool suits that never sold Overcoats . . for less than $ S.oo , go Monday for Excellent fine wool , well trimmed , nicely tailored , latest style cheviot suits , A splendid heavy winter overcoat that the regular $15.00 article , for only./ . used to sell for § 6.00 , Monday . Think of this : $ 18. oo and $20.00 worsted cassimere and fine diagonal cheviots Splendid overcoats in beavers , cheviots , Monday for chinchillas , melton ? , kersess , elysians , in Furnishings . . blue , brown , black and Oxfords , at less Good wool underwear . . . . . .7 than half price in every instance. The 5oc grade for. . . . 25c Fleece lined wool underwear . . . 35c $15.00 garments . . . $650 The regular $1.00 fine goods . . . .50c $ 18 oo fine overcoats , . . S8-5O Wilson Bros. § 1,25 white slrrts for only , . . . 75c Our elegant $25.00 garments. . $12.OO 250 E. & VV. linen collars . . . . 12ic Equity Clothing Co. , QUITTING BUSINESS. - - 13th AND FAR.NAM STS. pany with Melville , who was to be his com panion on the voyage. He shook hands , but without exhibiting the pleasure at meeting them which his cousin had shown. "My cousin , " said the young man , "seems resolved to make the , going of the' prodigal nepliew'ah occasion ( for killing the fat.ted dalf. I'm sure I don't know why , unless it is that she Is glad to be rid of mo for a month. " Edith laughed at this and left the men to gether. Wentworth soon contrived lo make himself very agrceablel to the young ladles who wore present : but John , It must be ad mitted , felt awkward ! and out of place. He was not enjoying hlnuelt He caught himself now and then following Edith Longworth with his eyes ; and whtfn he rpallzed he was doing thlf , he abruptly looked at the floor. In her handsome evening dress she appeared supremely lovely , and this John Kenyon ad mitted lo himself with la sigh , for her very loveliness seemed to I place her further and further away from him. Somebody played something on the piano , and this was , In a way , a respite for John. He felt that nobody was Icoklne at him. Tltbn a young man gave a recitation , which wag very well received , and Kenyon beganto forget his uneasiness. A German gentleman with long hair rat down at the piano with a good deal of Importance In his demeanor. Theroiwas much .arranging of music , and , finally , when the leaves were settled to his latlsfnctlon , there was a tre mendous crash of chords , the beginning of what wao evidently going to bo trouble for some time for the piano. In the midst of this hurricane of round , John Kenyon became aware that Edith Longworth had sat down be side him. "I have got ( very one comfortably esttled with every one else , " she said In a whisper to him , "and you seem to bo the only ono who Is , ao U were , out In the cold , so you see 1 have done you the honor to como and talk to you. " "It Is Indeed an honor , " said John earnestly. "Oh , really , " said the young woman , laughIng - Ing very roftly , "you must not take-things PO seriously. I didn't mean quite what I mid , you know that was only as the children say , pretended , ' but you take one's light remarks as If they were most weighty sentences. Now , you must look as If you were entertain. Ing mo charmingly , whereas I have sat down bcoUo you to have a very few minutes' talk on business at an evening party , but you see I have no other chanceto speak to you , I understand you have had several meetlngo of shareholders , and jet you never sent me an Invitation , although I told you that I wished to help you In forming a company , but that Is the way you business men always treat a woman. " "Really , Miss Longworth , " began Kenyon , but t'he ' spfcdlly Interrupted him. "I am not going to let you make any ex planation , 1 have como over here to enjoy tcoldlng you , and I am not to be cheated out of my pleasure. " "I tlilnk , " said John , "If you knew how much I have suffered during this last day or two , you would be very lenient with me. Did you read that article upon me In the Financial Field ? " "No ; I did not , but I read your reply to It this morning , ana i inuiK u was excel lent. " "Ah , that -was hardly fair. A person should read both sides of the question before passing judgment. " "It Is a woman's Idea of falrners , " saW Edith , "to read what pertains to her friend , and to form her Judgment without hearing the other eld ? , But jou must not think I am going to forego scolding you because of my sympathy with you. Don't you remem ber you promised to let me know how your company was getting on from time to time , and here I have never had a word from you ; now tell me how you have been getting on. " "I hardly know , but I think vvo are get ting along very well. ) Indeed. You know , of course , your cousin la going to America to report upon the mine : As I have stated nothing but what Is perfectly true about the property , there can ha no question as to what that report will be , o It oeeins to me everything Is going on inlcsly. " "Why do jou not gp to America ? " "Ah , well , I am on Interested party , and tlioso who are thlnklnw of going In with us have my report already. It Is necesiary to corroborate that. When It Is corroborataed I expect we Rhall have no trouble In form ing a company. " "And was William chosen by those men to go to Canada ? " "He was not exactly chosen ; ho volun teered. Mr. Melvlllo , here , was the only ono who was chosen. " "And why Mr , Mtvllls , more than jou , for Inttance ? " "Well , ag I laid , I Tjm out of the qus- ton ! because I am aa Interested party , Mel vlllo Is a man connected with china works , and , as such , In a measure , an expert. " "Is Mr. Melville a friend of jours ? " "No , he Is not. I never saw him until he came to the meeting. " "Do you know , " she said , lowering her voice and bonding toward him , "that I do not llko Mr. Melville's face ? " Kenjon glanced at Melville , who was at the other side of the room , and Edith went en. "You must not look at people when I mention them In that way , or they will know we are talking about them. I don't like his face He Is too handsome a man , and J don't llko handsome men. " "Don't you , really , " said John ; "then you ought to . " Edith laughed softly , a low , musical laugh1 that was not heard above the piano din , and was Intended for John alone , and to his ears it was the sweetest music he had ever heard. i I Know what you were going to say , " she said ; "you were going to say that In that case I ought to llko you. Well , I do ; that Is why I am taking such an Interest In yp r mine , and In your friend , Mr. Wentworth. And so my couHn volunteered to go to Canada ? Now , I think jou ought to go yourself. " "Why ? " said Kenyon , startled that she should have touched the point that had been discussed between Wentworth and himself. ' "I can only give jou n woman's reason , 'because I do. ' It seems to mo you ought to be there to know what they report at the time they do report. Perhaps they won't understand the mine without your explana tion , and then , you pee , an adverse report might come back In perfect good faith. I think you ought to go to America , Mr. Ken yon. " "That Is Just what George Wentworth Bays. " "Does he ? I always thought he was a very sensible young man , and now I am sure of It. WPll , I must not stay here gosalpplng with you on business I see the professor Is going to finish , and so I shall have to lOok after my other guests. If I don't see you again thto evening or have another oppor tunity of speaking with you , tlilnk over what I have said. " And then , with the most charming hypocrisy , the young woman thanked the professor for the music to which she had not listened In the least. "Well , how did you enjoy yourself ? " said Wentworth when they had got outside again. It was a clear , starlight night , and they had mnlved to walk home together. "I enjoyed myself very well Indeed. " an swered Kenyon ; "much better than I ex- ptcted. It was a little awkward at flist , but I got over that , " "I noticed you did with help. " "Yes , 'with help. ' " "If jou are Inclined to rave , John , now that wo are under the- stars , remember , I am a clos : confidant , and a sympathetic listener. I should like to hear you rave , just to learn how an exasperatlngly sensible man acts under the mania. " "I t-liall not rove about anything , George , but I will tell you something. I am going to Canada. " "Ah , did i > ho speak about that ? " "She did. " "And , of course , her advice at once de cides the matter , after my most cogent ar guments have failed. " "Don't be offended , George , but It does. " ( To be Continued. ) GOSSIP ADOUT MTiiJ I'KOPI.i ; . Most people remember the unique guberna torial campaign of a few years ago In Ten nessee , when "Bob" and "Alt" Taylor , brothers , ran against each other , speaking almost always from the same platform and drawing huge crowds wherever they ap peared , "Bob" was the winner , but the brothers thought just as much of each other at the close as they did when the campaign begad. Th * other evening the two ap pealed together at Chlckerlng hall , New York , In an entertainment which they call "Yankee Doodle Agalntt Dixie , " "All" contributed a political tpcech designedly of tha extravagant spread-eagle l.lnd. It was received with a certain degree of favor , and then "Bob" appeared. He had not been on the stage flvo minutes before everybody's attention was riveted , It was no long-winded talk that the ex-governor made. What he uald was a beau'lfully ' constructed word picture of southern life In all Its phasti. Ho has , too , the happy knack of dialect , and tils ttorlea of the negro quarter were In con- ceqiunco artistic gemt. The wonderful ver satility of the man can hardly be overesti mated. From the broadest humor ho jumped In a Hash to the highest eloquence , llo talked In dialect and blank verss , recited statistics , and then sing plantation songs. Borne of the songs he sang , with the as- sittauce of a quartet , were the best things In ( he way of negro melodies that have been heard In New York City. John L. Peak of Kaneai City , who has just boon appointed United States uloloter to Switzerland , was torn In Scott county , Ken tucky , and the little plantation school house of ante-bellum days gave him the rudiments of knowledge. In 1859 he was graduated from Georgetown college with distinguished honors , and shortly afterward began the ttudy of law. In 1SC2 ho marrled _ Mlas Mar tha II. Divls of Georgetown , the daughter of James H. Davis , a prominent attorney of that day. In 18C8 he went to Kansas City and formed a co-fnrtnere'ilp with Judge Yea- man In the practice of law. In lb7G Mr. Peak was elected piosjcutlng attorney , and at the expiration of his term was re-elected. Soon after his first election he formed a part nership with U. L Yeagor , which continued until two years ago. In 1887 U. E. Ball was admitted to the firm , and upon Mr. Yeager's retirement the firm became Peak & Ball. The Chicago Evening Post tells a num ber of characteristic stories about tnc late John B. Drake , for so many years proprietor of the Grand Pacific hotel , Chicago. On one occasion a traveling man saw him go Into a little room behind the key box frame and drink some water , as was his habit , and he accosted the little man : "Say , John , why don't you patronize the bar drink mineral water , cider or some such thing. Instead of that plain water ? If I owned this place , I'd hnvo the best , . .ou can bet. " "I had to break the Ice out of the water bucket winter mornIngs - Ings , and melt It to get a drink , " replied Mr. Drake , "when I was a bqy , and somehow Just plain , clear water out of a white pitcher docs me quite well. " "How long have jou been with John B. Drake , Henry ? " asked a. big politician of the parlor floor colored " " man , "Thirty jears , fc'ald Henry Bradley , "and I hope I'll be with him thirty years longer. Ho always keeps his old hands. " Henry was In the employ of Mr. Drake to the time of the hotel man's death. The newspaper biographers of the late Ebon D , Jordan , the Boston dry goods merchant , have overlooked ono of his claims to fame , sayn the New Yoik Post. It was he who "discovered" James Klsk , Jr. Mr , Jordan was fir ft attracted to Flak when the latter came to hh store as a peddler to replenish stock. The ilch merchant was eo Impressed with the young man's shrewdness that lie engaged him as a clerk. In a llttlo while the very qualities of character which brought Flt'lc to his benefactor i > notice made him also a good deal of a load to carry. Demands for Increased pay followed each other fat > t , anil before long Flsk was drawing the largest salary In the establishment , and one whlcl ) would have been considered enormous any- whcro else. The next step was the entrance of the high salaroil | clerk Into partneiahlp with Mil employer , and ho retained this po- s'tlon as long as It was deemed safe. In a sketch ot SpUgel Grove , the homo of the late President Hajos , In Fremont , 0 , a writer In the Cleveland World says : "Every where about Fremont the visitor flntls re minders of Hayes. A short distance from th IIOIIP : Is the Methodist church , for whore wel fare the ex-president and his wife labored t > a disinterestedly. Further downtown Is the Blrchard library , for which Sardls Blrchanl bequeathed $50,000 , and the erection of which was superintended by his nephew , the ex- president. It lb filled with Inteicstlng thliigj from the Hayes collections and rare revolu tionary and Indian relics , aUo loanel by the children of th * general , rive children are still living MKS | Funnle. who resides at Kplcgel Grove ; Blrchard , the eldest ton , nou a well known attorney of TolcUo ; fliithcrfoid I ) , , who resides1 In Colorado , anil Webb U. anl Scott 11. , wlio are engaged In the manufactur ing business In Cleveland. The two latter are unmarrlcJ. As of old , family reunions are of frequent occurrence , especially during the summer , when Blrchard Hajes and his family make their home at the Gro\c. "When I was 0 years old , " nnld Joseph Jefferson - forson to a Now York Herald man the cth r day. "my fjmlly moved to Chicago , then a little town of about 2,000 Inhabitant ? . 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