SL = § 5 ,
THE MUTABLE MANY.
BY ROBERT BARR.
The Story of n labor Union. A Tale of Prevent Bay Problem * . With episodes from Real lite.
( Copyright , 1SIC , 1 > y lloliert llnrr. )
CHAPTER XIX Continue I.
"You ace , you are In Bohemia , " cried Bar
ney , beaming Joyously on Iits many gucaJs ,
"And the delight of Bohemia U unconven-
tlonnllty. I danced after tlio theater till
daylight this morning , and I am ns ready as
over to begin again. Shall wo not lunch
because wo have breakfast and because
wo dlno at 7 ? Not BO , I am ready for a
dance any time of the night or day. Now ,
Mr. Musician , strike up. 'On with the
dance , let Joy bo uncotiflncd , ' na the poet
Bays. "
Ldngly could not have played out of
tlmo or ttino If ho trlcJ. The piano , as Bar
ney had truly raid , was a splendid Instru
ment , nnd when the gay waltz music filled
the largo room each couple began to flcnt
lightly over the poltahed floor. The musician
played on nnd on , mechanically yet bril
liantly , nnd In the pauses between the dancea
more than one of the guests spoke to their
hoot of the music's excellence.
"Oh , yes , " aald Barney , with n Jaunty
wave of the hand , "he's one of my friends.
The mcin'u n genius , don't you know , nnd Is
In music what I am myself In painting. "
"Barney , > ou always lay It on too thick , "
nald ono of the young men. "You'll turn the
plaiilat'ii head with ( lattery If lie knows you
consider him as clever as yourself. "
"Perhaps you Imagine I'm too dense to
BCO through that remark , " said Barney , with
the condescension of true genius. "I know
your sneering \vnys , but let mo tell you
what I meant was that both the musician
and myself nro unrecognized by the mob
of commonplace people of whom > ou nro
BO distinguished n representative. " ( "I
Hatter myself I had him there , " whispered
Barney nslde to the lady on his right. ) "Yes ,
my boy , the day will come when you will
bo proud to pay you were Invited to these
receptions , which I Intend to mnke ono of
the nrtlatlcs features of London society. "
"Why , linrney , " protested the young man ,
" .I'm proud of It nowi I make myself ob-
Joctlonablo In nil my clubs by continually
bragging that you smile upon mo. I claim
that you arc In nrt what the Universal Pro
vider Is in commerce. "
"Do get him to piny something while wo
nro rostlng , " murmured the lady , thus pourIng -
Ing oil on the troubled waters.
Langly sat at the piano , n disconsolate
figure , paying no attention to the hum of
conversation all around him. Ills thoughts
were fnr away. In the sualld room where
the dead girl lay. Uarnoy bustled up to
him , nnd the musician cnmo to himself with
a start on being spoken to.
"Hero arc several Hungarian mazurkas-
weird things jou'll like 'em. Just polish off
n few for us while wo have some ten , will
you ? They are all complimenting your
playing they're people to know n good
thing when they hear It. Won't you have
some icfrcshment yourself before you be
gin ? "
Langly shook hla head and began playing
the Hungarian music. * Barney sH down
again beside the lady , smiling with satis
faction at being able to pose ns the patron
of so accomplished a musician. The lady
leaned her chin on her hand nnd listened
Intently. , .
"How marvclously ho does those mazur
kas. ' she whispered softly. "Ho brings out
that , diabolical touch which seerns to lie In
.much , .of , , yjePqUsh and .Hungarian music. "
"Yes. " assented Barney Cordially , "ho
docs play like the devil , yet he Is an or
ganist In n church. Ah , well , I suppose
Beolzcbjib looks after our mUnlc as he docs
our morals. "
"Has he composed anything ? "
"Who ? Satan ? "
"No , no. You know very well I'm speak
ing of the organist. "
"Composed. Well , lather. He's an
unrecognized genius , but I'm going to look
After his recognition. I'm going to bring
out borne of his works , If ho'll let me. He's
a very modest man , nnd "
"Another likeness to yourself. "
"Exactly exactly. I'm always pushing
other pccplo forward and neglecting my own
Interests ; still , I'll arrive some of tlitso days
and astonish you nil , don't you know. You
see. our sst doesn't produce men of ccnlus
HKo that organist. The 'upper ten never pro
duced n Shakcsptiaro. ' "
"I thought it did. Didn't Lord Bacon write
Shakespeare ? "
"No , ho didn't. I've looked up that ques
tion , hut there's nothing In It , don't you
know. No , the really great men corns from
the common people. The \\oild doesn't know
where to look for them , lint I do , and I find
'cm Just ns I found this man. I go for my
scc'lety to the aiistocracy , but for my
i geniuses to the democracy. "
"Hut If society doe1) not produce creat
men , how do you hope to become the greatest
of painters ? "
' 'Ah , painting's a different thing , don't you
know. It has always b en the gentleman's
"OUH8HO I1A1) TASTK , IF YOU ASIC MR. "
art. Leonardo and all of thosu chaps were
Krcut swells. Hubc-ns or was It Titian ?
ona of them , anyhow , went as ambassador to
the court of Spain In great pomp. Painters
have always been tlio companions of kings.
But , I tay , let us have another danco. "
Once more the dreamy waltz muiilc mingled
with the swlnh-awlo.il of silken skirts , slbll-
ant oil the polished floor. Lungly nearly al
ways lost himself In whatever music ho
played , but now It merely dulled his sorrow ,
nnd an undertone of deep grief lay beneath
the frivolous harmony that rippled BO
smoothly and sweetly from the piano an un-
tlcrtumi hoard by none save himself. Merry
laughter , and now and then a whispered
ptiiasa as the dancers swung close to where
T ho eat , fell on his unheeding car , and ho
wUhed his task were done , so that hu might
face again the long walk lying before him ,
' Ho chldcd himself ns being ungrateful , when
it ticrmed hard that at this time ho should bo
railed upon to minister to the amusement of
a pleasure-loving party ; for ho remembered
that the Hebrew had tolled seven yeans un
complainingly fpr the woman ho loved ; BO
\vhy blunilJ ho grudge an afternoon , when the
object was practically the same , although
hope cheered the longer tt.sk , and despair
clouded tlia shorter. Each In hi a way la
bored for lila love , living ami dead.
The heavy hand of Barney came down bois
terously on the thinly clnd shoulder of the
plRHT , and partially aroused him I'roin his
'i bitter rcvorlo.
"Flrat rate , my boy , first ratel You've
done nobly , aud every one Is delighted
charmed ! they are Indeed , I asjro you.
Now they're saying eood-by. go &lve us a
; ouslug march for the farewell anything you
ilkc omcthlng of your own would bo Juut
mo thing ; you kuow what I mean- inarch
with a suggestion of regret In It sorry
they're going , don't you know. "
linrney hurried back to Ins guests , shak
ing hands , asking them to come ngnln , and
receiving gunning thanks for a most agree
able afternoon. Suddenly there knelled forth
on the murmur oS farewell the solemn notes
of the "Funeral March , " like the measured
toll of a parsing bell. The metallic clangor
of the Instrument gave a vibrant thrill to
the somber music , which was lacking In the
smooth , round tours of the organ , l.angly
played like a man entranced , his head thrown
back , his pale face turned upward , looking
an If life had left It. An Instantaneous chill
ing hush fell upon the assemblage , as If of
an Iry wind had swept through the room
ftcczltlg Into silence the animated stream
of conversation. Some shivered where they
fitood , nnd one girl , clasping her cloak < it
her throat , pauecd and said , half hysteri
cally :
"If this Is a Joke , Mr. Hope , I must say I
don't like It. "
"Cursed bad taste , If you ask mo , " mut
tered one man , hurrying away.
"Oh. I nay , " cried Barney , as much
shocked as aujl ono at the Inopportune Inci
dent , and striding toward the performer ,
ns soon ns his wits came to him , "we didn't
mention it. You can make tills fellow drive
you around for four hours , if you want to.
Ho'd take you to Brighton In that tlmo , so
I suppose ho'll land you anywhere In Lon
don hi short order. Well , good-bye , my dear
fellow , and I thank you ever BO much for
your oxiulslte music. "
, CHAPTER XX ,
Alter the burial of his daughter Brau'nt
sat in his lonely room and pondered bitterly
upon the failure his life had been ever slnco
ho could remember. Hard and Incessant
toll ho did not complain of ; that was his lot ,
and It had been the lot of his fathers. Ho
was able to work and willing ; the work was
tliero waiting to bo done ; yet , through the
action of men over whom he had not the
slightest control ho was doomed to Idleness
and starvation until the capricious minds of
others changed , nnd the signal was given to
pick up the tools that had been so heedlessly
dropped.
"Ah'll not stand 111" ho cried aloud , bring
ing his fist down on the empty table.
But after these momentary flashes of de
termination the depression habitual to him
settled down with Increased density upon his
mind , nnd , realizing how helpless ho was. he
burled his fnco In his hands nnd groaned In
hopeless despair. It Is difficult for n starv
ing man to bo bravo for long. What could he-
do ? Absolutely nothing. He might drop
dead from exhaustion before ho not n chance
to earn a meal , though ho tramped the huge
city searching for work. The trndo ho knew
was already overcrowded with thousands of
men eager for the plnco he had been com
pelled to abandon. Even the street crossIngs -
Ings were owned by Impoverished wi-etchcs
who earned what living they got by sweep
ing them" . If ho were presented with a
crossing he had not the money to buy a
broom. Gibbons , fool though he might be ,
spoke the truth when ho said n workingman -
man was but n cog In a largo wheel ; the
wheel might get a new rog , or a new set of
cogs , but the cog separated from the wheel
was as useless as a bit of old Iron.
Langly stole softly in upon ItU stricken
"Atl'M COIN' MAD. "
want a dirge , don't you know. "
The lady who had spoken In praise of
Lingly's music laid a detaining hand on Bar-
noy's arm.
"Hush , " she said gently , the glimmer of
tears In her eyes , "don't stop him. Listen.
That man Is Inspired. I never heard Chopin
played like that before. "
"Oh , it's Chopin , Is It ? " murmured linrney ,
apologetically , as if , had he known It , ho
would not have interfered.
The throng dissolved rapidly , with the
unwelcome chords ringing In their enrs ,
leaving Barney and his guest standing thcro
alone. Langly , on finishing the nmicli , sat
where ho was , his long arms drooping by
his side.
"Wouldn't you llko to speak to him ? "
asked Barney.
"No. not now. "
The lady stole softly out , Barney following
her to the landing at the head of the stairs.
"Please don't lose sight of him , " she said ,
giving Barney her hand. "I want you to
ask him hero again , and let mo invite the
guests. "
"I'll do It , " said Barney , enthusiastically.
"That will bo awfully jolly. "
"No , It won't bo Jolly , Mr. Hope , but we'll
hear some enchanting music. Hood-by. "
Barney rc-cntored the room , and found
Langly standing beside the piano llko n man
awakened from a dream , apparently not
quite knowing where ho WPS.
"You must have something to drink , "
cried Barney , cordially. "You look fagged
out , and no wonder. I never heard Chopin
so well rendered before. I tell you , my boy ,
you get nil out of a plnifo that's In It , don't
you know. Now , will you have whisky or
brandy ? "
Langly thanked him , but refused either
beverage. Ho had a long unlk before him
and was anxious to get away , ho said.
"Walk ! " cried Barney. "Nonsense. Why
should you walk and thus Insult every self-
respecting cabby you meet ? I'll sco about
the walking ; I hope I know my duty toward
the hansom industry. "
Barney touched an electric bell , and when
Ills man appeared , said to him :
"JtMt send Buttons to the King's road for
a hansom. When it comes give the cabby
ten shillings and toll him ho belongs to hla
fare for four hours. Ask him to wait at the
door till his fare conies , and meanwhile bring
In some whisky and soda. Now , Mr. Organ
ist I always forget names ah , Langlcy ,
hero It Is on the card , of course. Ila\o you
ever composed any music joureelfV , t
thought so. Ever published 'any ? I thought
not. Well , my boy , wo must remedy nil
that. You're too modest ; I can reo tint.
Now , modesty dorsn't pay In London. I
know , because I suffer from It myself.
Heavens ! If I only had the check of no me
men , I would bo the most famous painter In
EuropeIf > ou bring a row of your com
positions to me , I'll get a publisher for you.
Will you promise ? Nonsense. Not worthy ?
Bosh ! Compared with1 the great composem ?
My dear fellow , the great composers were all
very well In tlmlr way. I've no doubt , but
they were onro poor devils llko you , Beeauso
Raphael painted , to that any reason why I
should not Improve on him ; Not a bit of It.
You and I will bo old masters In painting
and music some few centuries hence you
Just wait nnd see. The great point Is to
realize that you're an old master while
you'to young and can do something , If
you don't tecognlzo the fact yourself , you
may bo Jolly well sum no ono else will at
least , not In tlmo to do joii any good hero
below. Do have some whisky ; It's cheering
and comforting , ' as the advertisements uy.
Well , hero's to you. "
"I came to see you , Mr. Hope , " stammered
Langley diffidently , "because Mnrstcn one of
your father's employes told mo ho thought
you might that you were good enough to
help once "
"Oh , yes , I remember Marsten. He was
hero about some fellow knocking down a
few policemen. Well has ho knocked down
some more ? "
"No , but he Is In great trouble. Mr. Hope. "
"Such a man Is euio to be. How much la
the Una ? "
"Ills only daughter died yesterday , "
"Oh , I'm very sorry to hear it very sorry ,
Indeed , "
"He has no money , and none of the men
have any. Braunt would ask no ono for help ,
but I know that ho feara there will have to
bo a He > doesn't want her to bo burled as
a pauper and I thought "
"Of course , of , course. I sco It all I no\er
could understand ths feeling of the poor on
that subject. They seem to llko a line fu
neral , as If that mattered , I confero that If
> ou glvo mo good company while I'm alive ,
you may do what you please with rae with
I'm dead , I would Just as soon Ho besldo
a pauper as a prince , but I prefer the prlncu
when I'm above ground , Now , how much
will bo needed , ? Of course , you don't know ;
no more do I. Lot us say HE ; If more is
wanted , Just telegraph me and I'll send It
by messenger nt oncp , don't you know. No ,
you mustn't think of sending any of It back.
Use the surplus , If thcro la a surplus , for
soin9 charity or another , But you must
come back yourself and we'll have a talk
on music. Drop'ln any tlmo there's no cere ,
mony here. And Just write your address on
this card , so that I may communicate with
you. I promised a Udy to have you hero
sonio day to play for a few friends. You
won't disappoint mo. will you ? Thanks ,
I'm ever so much obliged. "
"The hansom ia 'here , sir , " said the man ,
entering.
"All right. I'll Just see you Into your cab.
Ur. or Langly. No trouble at all ; don't
friend , closing the door stealthily after htm ,
with the bearing of a man about to commit a
crime and certain of being caught. Brniiut
gave him no greeting , but glowered upon him
from under his'frowning , shaggy cyebrowa.
"Tncre Is aome money here thut you arc to
take , " aald the organist , timidly , placing a
heap of coins on the table.
Biaunt , with an angry gesture- , swept away
the pile , and the silver jingled on the floor.
"Ah'll have none o' thy money , as Ah've
told 'eo before ! " ho roared. "Ah can earn ina
money , If Ah boot get th' chance. "
Langly , svlth no word of remonstrance ,
stooped and patiently collected every scat
tered piece.
"It is not my money , " ho said , on rifling.
"It was sent to you , and is for you nnd for
no one else. It belongs to you ; I have 00
right to H , and this very money you youroelf
have earned. I don't know who has a better
claim on It. "
Again placing the silver and gold on the
table Langly tiptoed out of the room In some
haste before Brnunt could collect his wits
and make reply.
The Yorkshlrcman , with curious Inconsist
ency , had accepted without question the
money which had saved his child from a
pauper funeinl , although he must have
known , had he reflected , that the expenses
were paid by some one ; yet charity which
did not come direct awakened no resentment
In hlG turbulent nature , while the bald offer
of money or food sent him Instantly into a
tempest of anger.
Ho thought o\er the organlst'a words.
How could the money be hlaV How hail he
ca-ned the coins ? Ills slow brain graduallj
solved the problem. The money evidently
had come from Hope or Monkton , or perhaps
fi'om 'Sartwcll. He cursed the three of them ,
together and separate , and In his rage once
more .scattered the heap to the floor. The
coins whirled hither and thither , nt last spin
ning to rest on the bare boards. Uraunt
watched them ns they lay there glittering
in the dim light , his mind ceasing to cogi
tate QII the respective culpability of em-
[ ploycrs and employed for the state or things
under which he suffered. He had formerly
thought of Monkton and Hope as pursoproud ,
haughty capitalists until ho saw their cilng-
I lug , frightened demeanor "when escorted out
of the works by the policemen , and nlnce
I that time he had been endeavoring to re
construct his Ideas concerning them. So ,
aftc-r nil , why should he icfuso to take
money from them If ono or the other had
seit It ? He gazed at the coins on the Moor ,
whlto splotches and yellow points of light
hitching .round his chair the better to ace
them. Ho had heard that a man might bo
hypnotized by gazing steadily on a silver
piece hold In the palm. As Braunt watched
the coins intently he pa-ssed his hand
swiftly across his brow , concentrating hit
gave by half closing his ejcs. He leaned
forward and downward. Surely they were
moving , edging closer to each other , the
larger heaps attracting the various atoms
of metal , as ho remembered , with bewildered
brain , was the case with money all the
\\orld o\er , which gave a plausible cause
such as one has In dreams , for the coins
creeping together , although what was left of
his rcjcon told him that It was all an allu
sion , The sane and Insane sections of his
mind struggled for mastery , while Braunt
leaned closer ami closer over the money ,
sitting forward now on the very edge of his
chair , breathing hard , almost wholly ab
sorbed In the strange movement on the
floor , and gradually losing Interest In the
mental conflict regarding the reality of
what his strained , unwinking cyeti told him
as going on at his feet , At last he
noticed that the heap was plowly , but Im
perceptibly sliding away from him. All
doubts about the genuineness of what ho
saw vanished. The money was trying to
escape. Ho sprang to bis feet and jumped
to the door , placing his back against It.
"Oh , no , " he shouted , "you're mine , you're
mine , "
Crouching down , never taking his eyes
from the coins , ho got upon his hands and
knees , crawling toward them craftily ; then
pounced suddenly on the main heap , while
the isolated pieces scuttled back to their
former position , pretending they had never
shifted their places. Ho laughed sneerlngly
at their futllo attempt to deceive him ,
poured the heap Into his pocket , nnd cap
tured each separate coin that remained by
springing upon It , Ho searched the uholo
room like some animal , nosing Into the
corners , crouching lower when no spied a
silver or gold pleco that had rolled far ,
.chuckling when ho seized It and placed It
with tbo others. At last ho rose to his
feet , slapping his pocket joyously , and mak
ing tbn money jingle. Once erect , the blood
rushed to his head , making him dizzy. Ho
staggered and leaned against the wall , all
his hilarity leaving him , and bo covered
his oycs with his bands.
"Ah'm gooln1 mad , " ho whispered. "Ah
mooat ha' minimal to eat or drink. "
Braunt staggered through the doorway to
tlio passage end down the stair , out Into the
open air , -which revived him and made him
feel the nip of hunger again , Once on Light
street ho turned Into the "Hose and Crown"
and asked for a mug of beer , The barman
hesitated. The credit of tbo strikers had
long since gone.
"I'd llko to ECU the color of your money , "
ho said grullly ,
"Ah'vo no money. Ab'Il pay thee next
week ; ah'm coin' to put a stop to the strike
today , "
He brought dawn his open palm against
hi * trouseru' pocket to emphasize lili pov
crty , and wni'-srnrtled by the clink of coins.
Ho thrust his hand down Into his pocket
nnd pulled i out ! some silver , gazing at it
stupidly , fO )
"Ma. word , ' . ; hqgaspcd at last. "A thought
Ah drcamlt/lt ! " ,
The barnrah'tySughed , and reached for an
empty mug , ' { torsplng the beer pump handle.
"That drpm'fl good enough for the
'Crown , ' " ho , wild. "Bettor have some bread
and cheese ytn ! U. "
"Yes. Itctfiilck man. "
Standing Uicrc. Ilraunt afo and drank rav
enously ,
"I can get'diia ' plate of cold meat , " said
the barman , nccliig how hungry the man was ,
The other redden , and the- plate , with knlfo
nnd fork , was placed before him.
"So the strike's ' off. Is It ? " said the man ,
leaning his arms on the bar.
"It'll be off when Ah get there , "
"Well , It's not a minute too soon. Our
trade's Buffered. "
"More than your trade has suffered , worse
luck , Dom little you'll do for a man , unless
the money's in to pouch. "
"Oh , If It comes to that , neither will other
people. We're not giving outdoor rollef , anymore
moro than our neighbors. "
Braunt ate Ms food and drank his beer ,
but made no reply. The barman 3 nUltude
| was commercially correct ; nn ono roi.l 1
Justly find fault with It. Monois the
master key of the universe ; It unlorkel all
doors. The barman' did not carp how Ilraunt
came by It , so long as ho paid for Whit was
ordered , nnd the workman now fuunl that
courage wns taking the place of despair ,
merely because ho had money In his pocket.
Ho felt that now ho had cueny enougn to
cope with the strikers , simply because ho
had frd while they were hungi > . llf would
wait for no meeting , but would linrau uo the
men on the street , those of them that weic
assembled In futile numbers around the
closed Kates , and mo&t of them were MIIP to
bo there. If Gibbons opposed , ho world Kel
tic the question by promptly ntul conclusively
knocking him down an argument oasil
comprehended by all onlookers.
Brnunt drew the back of his hand acrca
Ills lips when ho had finished his inoal on
departed for the works. Ho found , as h
had expected , the despondent mcu standln
Iherc , with linndu hopelessly thrust deep 1
their empty pockets. Their pipes were a
smokeless as the tall chimneys of the fac
torv. nnd that of Itself showed that thcl
condition was nt Its lowest ebb. They wer
llst-ulng with ) lstlds' Indifference to
heated altercation going on bclwccn Glbbor
nnd Marsten , ns It the subject dl-jiusse
did not concern them.
"You might have played that card las
week , " Marsten cried , "but It U too lit
now. You can have no conference with th
owners. I tell von they have left the coirn
try and won't return for a fortnight , and b
that time the works Will bo filled with nov
men. The new * men are coming In on Men
day. I demand that tl o committee call
meeting now nnd' that a vote bo taken. "
"Don't mind him. wn.11 cried Gibbons
"Ho's In Sartwcll'o piy. "
Thu men didn't mind him and paid no at
teiitlnn to Gibbons either. What they wantei
was aomethliiK to eat' and drink , with tia
bacco to smoke afterward. If Marsten wa
In Sartwell's pay , they would gladly havi
changed placca with hjm. Braunt made hi
way roughly Uirough the crowd , o bowliu
the men rudely nslde. None rcoentcd this
all the fight had gone put of them. Marstci
seemed on the point of attacking Gibbon
for the alnndflrpug" jcni.-rk made , vhcn In
felt Urai n' ' < 3 beayy hand on his shoulder.
"The tlmjjij ? RJst lot meeting ! , lad , " sal(1 (
the big mafiiV'aiid foi'HalkV/oo. The meet-
Ing's hereJffiJsn/jAU'll / ' deal with It.
bothering vvJUf JJiat fool , and eland among
the crowd , rrfflj to fiack me up If need be.1'
Marsten alljJaeo di4 as .requested , whll <
Braunt strod ficijias the open [ 'pace , In spltt
of the wqifafagjlot , a , policeman to stam'
back. ( * * * '
? H' - -
Few ol tjUVtdrce1 were-on the ground
the authoriiti r-aiw'Jhere was little to fear
from cowod.-ijwUljeiiten meiu
"You'll lt te.tjo , 'Rtand back,1. ; ' said the
officer. "ortiflt-Uike'you In charge. "
"Will yoilpp 5 cried Braunt truculently ,
rolling tip Htj-el&ves as he"turned upon hi ]
opponent. ' 'TtfgSll jYaiti'you ; send for help.
You haven't men enough" hero to take me In
charge. Ah've had a nieal today. "
After glaring for a moment Braunt turned
an-i strode unmolested to the closed gate.
The officer paid heed to the advice given
him and cent for jnore men. He sawi there
was to be trouble of some sort ,
Braunt smote lib huge fist against the
panels , and roared at the top of his voice :
"Open the gates , "
A slight flutter of llBtless interest seemed
to pass over the crowd. The 'man ' elbowed
closer together , uhuflllng. their feet and
craning their necks forward , Those to the
rear pressed tcwsrd the front , wondering
what was about to happen. The few police
men looked onwithout Interfering , waiting
for reinforcements. Braunt beat with his
fiH against the founding timbers , the rhyth
mic thuds being the only break In the still
ness except when he repeated his stentorian
cry : ' "Open the gates ! "
The porter .at the small wicket , fearing an
attack , ran for Sartwell , and met the man
ager coming dovyn the stairs.
"I'm afraid ( here's going to be inothe.
riot , sir , " said the porter , breathlessly.
Sartwell did not answer , but walked
quickly to the small gate , unbolted , It and
stepped out.
"What do you want ? " he said.
"Wo want our work ! " cried Braunt. "Open
the gates ! "
Sartwell's glance swept swiftly over the
men , who stood with jaws dropped , their
gaunt faces and. wolfish eyes turned toward
the closed barriers. The manager quickly
comprehended that it was no time for dis
cussion or arranging of terms. What wes
needed was action , sharp and prompt. Ho
turned toward the trembling porter and said
peremptorily :
"Throw down" that bar. "
Wljatever doubts the man may have had
about the wisdom of such nn order In the
fnco of the hcstllo mob , ho preferred to
bravo probable danger from the ciowd rathe :
than the certain wrath of the manager , and
obeyed the command with haste. The heavy
gates were slowly pushed open.
"Now , men , In with you , " cried Braunt ,
with a scythe-like swing of. his long arm.
"Tho man that holds back now ah , God ,
Ah'll break hla back. "
Some , oim stumbled forward , as If pushed
from behind ; then It was as If an invlslbln
rope , holding the ciowd baclr , had suddenly
broken. The men poured through the open
gateway In a steady stream. Gibbons , wavIng -
Ing his hands llko a maniac , cried ;
"Stop. Stop. Listen to me for a moment. "
But no ono stopped , and no one listened.
Braunt , his face white with anger , struggled
against the Incoming tide , shouting :
"Let mo get at him. Ah'll strangle tlu
whelp. "
"Brauot , " said Sartwell sharply , his vole. !
cutting thrpugh the din of shuffling boots.
"Leave him atono. and get Insldo yourself.
Bather the men together In the yard. I want
a word with.them. ) "
Drauut's trncuJonce at once disappeared.
Ho turned lilj'.tf'U ' men and came to where
SartwolJ atoodj looking grimly at the moving
throng * 'Nofonp kianced toward his master ,
but each , ' wtMdoggedly ( forward , with head
ilown , as UJaiiKb ? doing something bo was
nshairjed of punt stopped at Sartwell's
"For God'aJaaKo , manager , set them at
York and don' fajk to them. They're beaten ,
and there's Jmf more' to bo. said. Bo eajy
* OSQ
For it. I hearJTylmr first shout at the gates
In my ofllce , ' " '
As the last-nym passed through , Sartwell
heard Braunt calling them to halt. A few
still remaliuU'outside Sclmuilna arid his
fellow members of the strlko committee lis
tening gloomily to Gibbons' frantic denun
ciation of thdU'Jiolesale defection- The man-
igcr stepped Inside , and ordered tbo wanderIng -
Ing porter to close the gates.
As Sartwell walked briskly toward the
works ho saw tbo men huddled together llko
sheep , very crestfallen , and evidently ready
to endure any censure the manager saw fit to
launch at their defenceless heads. Braunt ,
towering over them , looked anxiously about
lilm , with air of a huge dog not quite certain
bow his flock would behave.
fartwell mounted the steps leading to the
leer of the former olBcp and spoke ,
"I take It , men , " he said , "that this strike
s off. I want to begin fair and square ; ao , if
.hero la any among you unwilling to go back
o work on my terms , let him stand out now
ind say BO , "
There was a short pause , during which the
illence was unbroken. No one stepped out ,
"Very well , " continued the manager ,
rhat'n settled and done with. Now each man
tnows his place in thceo buildings ; let him
; et there and remain for further Instructions ,
s'o work will ba done today , aa some prepara
tion la required before wo begin. You will
come tomorrow at the usual hour , and , after
arrangements for work have been made , you
may each draw half a week's wages In ad
vance from the cashier ; I shall glvo orders
to that effect , A number of telegrams were
to have been sent out on Saturday which It
Is now unnecessary to send ; I will spend the
money thus saved In tobacco , of which each
man shall get a share as he passes out
through the small gate. The largo gates will
nol bo opened until tomorrow morning. "
There wo a faint wavering cheer ns Sart
well stopped speaking and stepped down , The
men then slowly n Herod Into the works ,
( To bo Continued. )
iioiu.vso.v cHirsoivs"ISI.ANH. .
Sumo I'nH Aliotit UN Location lit llic
Sonlli 1'no I lie.
A late dispatch In the newspapers through
out the country refers to a reported sinkIng -
Ing of Juan Fernandez and to this Island
as the fabled home of Robinson Crusoe. A
later dispatch says 'that the government
of Chill hns decided hereafter to call Juau
Fernandez Crusoe's Island.
It takes but a moment to show that Juan
Fernandas is not Crusoe's Island. The story
Dvfoo first published In 1719 tells Just where
Crusoo'a Island lies. The hero , you remem
ber , was on his way from Bra/11 to Guinea
when the hurricane the likes of which still
r.wecp over the West Indian seas wrecked
him aud cast'him on a lonely coast. It was
near the mouth of the Orinoco.
"The master made nn observation as well
a ? ho could , " saya Crusoe , "and found that
ho was In about 11 degrees north latitude ,
, but Hint ho was 22 degrees of longitude far
ther west from Capo St. Augustine ; so that
ho found ho was upon the coast of Gutan.i ,
on the north part of iUrnr.ll , be > end the river
Amazon , toward that of the river Orinoco ,
commonly called the Great river , and ba-
gan to consult with mo what course ho ,
should take , for the ship was leaky , and
very much disabled , and ho was going di
rectly back to the coast of Brazil. I was
positively against that ; nnd looking over
tlio charts of the scacoast of America with
him' wo concluded there wna no Inhabited
country for us to have recourse to till wo
came within the. circle of the Carrlbee Isl
ands , and we therefore.resolved to stand
away for Barbadoes. "
Again , says Defoe , toward the end of the
tale , ! n reference to the tide nbout his
Island ; "I afterwards understood It was occa
sioned by the great draft and reflux of the
mighty river Orinoco , In the mouth of which
river , ns I found afterward , our island lay ,
and that this Island , which I perceived to be
west and northwest , was the great Island
THnldnd , on the north point of the mouth
of the river. I asked Friday a thousand
questions about the country , the Inhabitants ,
the sen , the coast , and what nations \\oro
near. Ho told mo nil he knew , with the
greatest openness Imaginable. I asked him
th'o names of the several nations of his
sort of people , but could get no other name
than Carlba. I easily unacrstood that these
wore the Caribbces , which our maps place
on the part of America which reaches from
the mniith of the Orinoco to Guiana , and
onward to St. Martha. "
This disposes of the fiction that Juan For-
J THE MAGIC BOOK & -
\
Or How the Princess Fooled the Griffin.
( CopyrlRht , ISM , by S. S. McClure Co. )
A very long tlmo ago , when London towr
was but a small village , there lived a famoue
scholar , whoso house had been broken Intc
by a robber band. The band carried nway
all they thought worth taking and destroyed
everything else that is , all but an old vol
umes bound In rough , red leather , the llda
of a unlcprn , and written throughout , from
the first page of parchment to the last , with
n pen niado ftom a quill plucked out of the
wing of a phoenix and dipped Into dragon's
blood Instead of Ink the robbers did not
take It , because It was secured with three
heavy chains to n stout oaken desk built
Into the stone wall of the apartment , and
, they did not destroy It , because they thought
It was a prayer book. They were very pious
men In their peculiar way. As , Indeed , are
many of their trade even nt the present day.
It was not a prayer book , however ; it was a
book of answera. All one had to do wns to
knock thrco times upon the cover , repeal
the question to bo answered , and say , In
Latin :
As I open let It bo
Where my answer I shall see.
Open : the book and there before your eyes
you would find what > ou sought. But the'
scholar who owned the hook had been car
ried off bf the robbers , nnd ns he made a
profound seciet of the proper manner of con
sulting ltk and never sought Its aid when ho
had reason to suspect any ono was within
eight or hearing. It really seemed as If the
old volume was no longer of much use to
anj-oao.
A KNOWING LAD.
The scholar , however , was not the only
ono who know how to use It. It so happened
ho had a lad about the place named Guy
of WCMCX , who understood what should bo
laid and done , though ho had never been
able na yet to open the book , for his mas
ter kept the clasps locked with a padlock
and carried the key about with him. You
sec , the way of It was this , Guy acted as
servant to the old scholar , ran his errands ,
brought him his cloak and his crutch-
handled cane vhcn ho wont abroad or pre
pared his meals when he remained at home ,
ut'lng ' for the purpose ono corner of the same
fin unco In which his master cooked cop
per and lead nnd quicksilver , with a lot of
ovll smelling substances together In great
crucibles , hoping to discover a mixture that
would melt Into gold. Back of the furnace
chimney , behind an old ramshackle stuffed
alligator , Guy had a hiding place where he
crept In cold weather to keep from freezing.
Often had he laid here trembling when his
master called up all sorts of outrageous
nightmares and set them tasks to do , or
USING TUB CUOSSBOW.
nandez , on the other side of South America ,
U Robinson Crusoe's Island. Crusoe's Island
is in reality Tobago , the more douthcrly of
the windward group of British West Indian
Islands. It Is twenty miles northeast from
Trinidad , and Is twenty-six miles long and
set'cn and one-half at Its greatest breadth.
Today It has a capital , Scarborough , with
near 2,000 Inhabitants.
Tobago Is not wanting In a legend of a
oastiway , on original of Robinson Crusoe ,
for In the "History of Tobago , " by Chief Jus
tice Woadcock , we find an account of a sol
itary Frenchman who said ho had lived there
alone twenty-one 'year.i.
Two men have at different times lived for
years quite alone on the Island of Juan Fcr-
mndcz , off the coast nf Chill. One was an
Indian who was left there In 1GS1 , and res
cued in 1CS4 , whcso adventures the bifcca-
neer , Captain Dampler , describes In his "New-
Voyage Bound the World. " The other w s
the celebrated Alexander Selkirk , who was
found by Captain AVoodea Rogers , and by
him taken from the Island In 1709 , after a
solitary life of four years nnd four months.
After Selkirk's arrival In London ho wa/i
much written up and talked of. IUs experi
ences Inspired Cooper when ho wrote his
beautiful versca beginning , "I am monarch
of all I survey. " Defoe's Roblcson Crusoe1
enjoyed adventures that bear a striking re
semblance to both the Indian's and Scotch
man's experiences as detailed by their res
cuers. With Selkirk Crusoe he.i been espe
cially Identified , and .T late Ingenious writer
of the life of Defoe even relates the legend
of a visit of the true-born Kngllshman to
Selkirk at Bath.
I'Jl"rtTTInOr THU VOU.\OhTI3IlS.
"You're getting altogether too big for
your pants ! " sneered the boy with the pug
nose. "I'm up to your sighs , anyhow ! "
fiercely responded the boy with the bad eye.
At this point the fight began.
"Pshaw , you don't know nuthln' , " said
little Tommy Toodlemacker scornfully.
"There never was a man with a blue beard. "
'Well , " Eald Susie Heffelfinger , "my papa
mows a man with lllao whiskers so now ! '
"Say , pa , " aald Johnny , "I Jlst heard
Sips , 'Billings ' tell Mr. Billings that ma
> vas the man of our houso. What did she
nean ? " "Here , " said Johnny's pa , "Is a
liiarter. Never let your mother know about
his. It would be a terrible shock to her.
S'o'.v run away and play llko a nice llttlo
) oy , "
The Chicago Chronicle tells of a religious
Ittlo boy of Chicago who never goes to
iloep without praying that his soul may
> o kept throughout the long watches of the
light , The other evening , however , ho be
: amo a little mixed about bedtime. When In
Us snow-white gown ho made a movement
award the llttlo cot , but was reminded
hat bo hftd forgotten to say hU pvenlng
irayer. He quickly knelt at his mother's
ddo , and , laying his small bead upon bis
'aided hands , began :
"Now I lay mo down to sleep ,
I pray the. Lord my soul to keep. "
But there his drowsiness became too much
or him , His curly head went down with
i bump against his mother's knee , and she ,
loping to help him out , softly suggested :
' " Ho made another his
'If. effort , and as
nether prompted him the second tlmo ho
tightened up and finished :
"If ho hollers let him go ,
Eno , menl , mine , mo. "
CIIANCK.
Written for The Bee ,
rho wind blows good the wind blowaill
And happy hours are Hying ,
VII that IB past Is cold and still ,
And fragrant flowers are dying.
? ho wind blows soft the wind blows warm
And we forgot fate's chiding ,
> Jor heed the muttering of the atorm
That unseen hands are guiding.
Pho winds are fierce , and loud , and strong ,
Of llfo'B despair they're shrieking ;
Drained are the clear , uwcet springs of song
And all earth's ties are breaking.
Ye cannot change the storm-wind's course ,
Nor stay Its awful power ;
Ve cannot uheltcr from death's force
Our fairest , dearest llower. .
features of chance we must remain ,
The strongest wills but creeping ; i
'et Hu who tiettds us peace and pain
Still has us In His keeping.
BELLtf WILLBr dUB.
when ho consulted his magic book , and the
boy had caught the formula and knew how
to perform the trick as well as the old
scholar himself. Indeed , the first thing he
did after creeping out from his hiding place ,
where he had taken refuge when the robbcis
broke Into his master's laboratory , was to
place himself before the book of answers ,
knock three times upon Its cover and repeat
the verse necessary to work the charm ,
together with one containing the question
that interested him most at that particular
time.
Book of answers , tell me true.
What 'tis best that I should do.
As I open let It bo
Where my answer I shall sec.
It did not trouble him to say this In Latin ,
for ho understood the language very well ,
having spent the most of his life , before en
gaging service with his present master , in
a monastery where the priests spoke nothing
earth. As Guy made tola appearance * thr
creature called out :
Wilt seal ft compact , lad , with mo
If thy bond servant 1 will bo ,
Make nil my mnglo thine , obey
For twelve months and a day
All thy commands , wilt thou then b
Thereafter what I were to theo ?
"Never , " cried Guy , stoutly , "to this wtlf
I agree. "
"Nay , not so hasty. Hear mo through , "
Implored the grlfiln. "If you can hit on
BomcthliiR you can do und I cannot , why.
then 'tis true. "
"Tho compact's done , " said Guv.
"And I'm done , too , " replied the griffin.
"On thcso terms , then , I will agree , " said
Guy.
Guy.Upon
Upon which the griffin called out exult
antly :
No more In the magic book nmld
Three chains that bound me , broken lie ;
Choose , muster , earth , or sea. or sky ,
For 1 ran run and pwlm and Oy.
"To Greece , " eald Guy of Wessex , loosen
ing the creature and mounting upon < t
Inck ; "to Greece , where I shall yet bo cm-
pcror. "
Unfolding nnk enormous pair of leathorjr
wings , like the sails of a galley , the griffin
rose far above the hilltops , took his course
toward the rising su i\ml flow so swiftly
that the sun had not begun to do down Into
the west before > ho alighted with his rider
In n thick grove of cypreso trees near the
great city of Constantinople. "Get mo a
task , master , " said ho.
GUY'S COMMAND.
"That will I , " replied Guy. "In th
mountains of the moon , In n cave inaccess
ible to man , I have heard my master say ,
Is to bo found three things , the Invulner
able shield , the spear of penetration and
the Inextinguishable fire. Go bring thetn
to mo as ' "
speedily ns possible.
The griffin wns out of sight In nn In-
stnnt , nnd almost Immediately returned with
the shield and the spear grasped In hi *
talons and tlio fire In a cresset hanging from
his beak.
"Set mo a task , master , " ho said , as soon
as he had delivered them to Guy.
"That will I , " replied the lad. "Take the
form of n black war horse that can bo
neither wounded nor resisted , bear me to
the battlefield where the Greek Is fight
ing the Palnlm who for seven long years
has besieged this greatest of Christian
cities. "
No sooner said than done , nnd the op
posing armies beheld with astonishment a
slight lad armed with a spear and a cresset
of flre and mounted upon an enormous black
war horse , take his place In the front ranks
of the Christian warriors. The battle had
gone aRalnst them and they were about to
retreat when Guy Joined them , but alone
and unattended he rushed upon the foe. As
ho did so his black horse seemed to brcatho
lire and smoke from his nostrils. In vain
were arrows , spear and sword thrusts ; drawn
by the magic of the shield they alighted
upon Its Impenetrable surfaca and their
force was quenched , while the spear held
by the lad pierced all substances as If they
wore but BO much parchment , and the flro
scattered among the enemy from the cres
set burned through iron and brass and
steel. The Greeks believed an angel
had como to their rescue , while
the Saracens were sure that satan himself
fought In the ranks of their enemies. The
result was a great Christian victory ; the en
tire Saracen army was destroyed. Nothing
could exceed the popularity of the young
hero ; his praises were heard everywhere and
ho was quickly promoted to the highest
office,1 ? In the empire. The young and beauti
ful Princess Irlne , the only daughter of the
emperor , aw and loved him and a marriage
was arranged between them. In course of
tlmo ho himself reached the height of his am
bition , and Guy of Wessux , sometime serylng
lad to a conjurer , bccamo the greatest mon
arch on earth , the champion of .Christendom.
Porphyrogenltus , so-called , the emperor of
the Greeks.
A CANNY PRINCESS.
But the day after the coronation the young
empress saw her husband was far from
happy , and would know the cau-io of his trou.
bio. In truth , seeing no earthly reason why
ho should not be the happlcnt of men , sbo
began to dream unpleasant things , and be
came jealous. Guy , however , plainly told
her he was at the end of his tether. Ho had
made a bargain with the demon of the red
book , that after seven years and a day ho
was , In consideration of the demon's serviced
during that time , to deliver himself up , soul
and body , provided ho could find nothing
that ho himself could do after the demon
had tried and failed. This , moreover , waa
the last day of hjs life , and he must bid her
farewell forever.
"Not 60 , " replied the princess , "wo Greeka
nro not Ignornnt of the habits of demons , and
though you should have told mo before we
shall yet foil him. " -would , Indeed , bo n
pity If a princess , and a Greek princess at
AWAY ON THE GIHFFJN.
else. Ho unfastened the clasps , -which , for
tunately , were not locked ns usual , and
opened at a page , which Immediately began
to glow with a bluish light , and upon which
ho read the following words ;
Loo.so thcso chains , tnko of all thrco ,
Guy of We-ssox , set me free.
Bhoot nn arrow nflor me.
Follow to the inland true ,
Follow where thine arrow falls.
Follow where the xca bird calls.
Follow fast without a fear ,
Goblins of the book are hero ,
They will follow nnd appear ,
Hiding1 on your shield and epenr
When death or danger drawotli near.
FOLLOWING INSTHUCTIONS.
Very much astonished at what ho read ,
Guy nevertheless had presence of mind to
procure an old crossbow ho had found hidden
away amid a lot of rubbish In the loft
above , under the rafters , together with a
broken arrow , and also a file , with which ,
after much labor , ho cut the fastenings of
the three chains that bound the book to the
desk. No sooner had ho done so than , flap
ping Its covert ) as If they were Its wings , the
maglo book flow out of the window llko some
strange blackbird. Quickly fitting a shaft
to hla crossbow , Guy of Wesscx let drlye at
the book , and , true to Its aim , the broken
arrow struck the volume , which fluttered
down behind the rocks and was lost to view.
Now it so happened that the house of tho. old
scholar was built i.pon a cliff overlooking
the sea , and as Guy hastened quickly out of
doors lie was just In time to sco the book
fall among the branches of an old uprooted
oak washed up on the shore of a rocky Islet
that lay a bowshot from the coast. Aa ho
stood upon a crag , high above the white-
crested and turbulent water , be paused for
a moment , but when the wild cry of a tern
pursued by a. flab hawk met his car ho hesi
tated no longer , Plunging Into the sea , ho
breasted the waves , and , swimming across
the channel , landed amid the roots of the
oak tree.
Hero ho saw so remarkable a looking
creature among the branches , lie was fain
to climb the ellppery rocks to get a better
view. i
In was , Indeed , nothing else hut a wonder
ful red griffin , lxj ells long. Ho < hone llko
[ wlisbed copper and waa paddled nnd
bridled , and fastened by a halter to the
broken arrow , burled to the vanei la the
that could not outwit a stupid English de
mon. So she told him to do thus and so ,
and left him. When the spirit of the red
book came for his victim ho found him sit
ting at a table cracking nuts.
"Sot mo a task. mnHtor. " Bald ho ,
"For now the day IH almost o'er.
And you nnd I will part no more. "
"lie not too sum of that , my friend ,
The longest cord must 'havo ' an end. "
replied Guy.
Ro muni our compact. In your claw
Bring ma what no man cvor saw :
Or , bavin * ; seen , must Kcclt In vain.
For evermore to see again ,
The griffin flow Into a passion and glowed
like redhot copper.
"What silly task Is this ? " ho bellowed forth ,
" ' true 'tis than I do
'TIs , morn oven can ;
But Huch trlcka will hardly ttervo you now ,
For If I can't no more , canst thou. "
Guy of Wcsaex smiled and cracked a nut.
Taking from it the kernel ho showed it to
tbo griffin.
In all thy ways , -where'er they go ,
Knot , west , north , south , or'nigh ' or low ,
Dld'Ht ever HCO this thing before ?
And the Krtllln hail to nay no.
Then clapping It into his mouth , Guy con
tinued :
Nor did anyonn else , and 'tis as plain
It never can bo suen again.
Sick at heart , the crestfallen humiliated
griffin hastened to disappear , nor has any of
the specie * , ever clnco been seen by human
eye.
Brlght'a Disease la hut advanced Kid
ney Ulscu&o. ids bettor to euro tbo
kidney trouble lulls luclplenov , butM
you have neglected it , hctltato no
longer , but euro yourself nt onco.
WITH APE
WARNER'S
