CHAPTER L Continued.
This girl who came Into our ofllco
that July Saturday, just in time to In
terfere with the outing Bob Brownley
and I had laid out, and who was
destined to divert my chum's hereto
'fore smooth-flowing river of existence
and turn It Into an alternation of roar
ing rushos and deadly calms, was truly
the most exquisite creature one could
conceive of. I know my thought must
have been Bob's, too, for his eyes wero
riveted on her face. She dropped the
black lashes like a veil as sho went
on:
"Mr. Brownley, i have just come
from Sands Landing. I am very anx
ious to talk with you on a business
matter. I have brought a lottor to you
from my father. If you have other
engagements I can wait until Monday,
although," and the black veiling lashes
lifted, showing the half-laughing, half
pathetic eyes, "I wanted much to lay
my business before you at the earliest
minute possible."
There was a faint touch of appeal
in the charming voice as sho spoke
that was Irresistible, and we were both
willing to forget we had lunch wait
ing us on the Tribesman.
"Step into my office, Miss Sands,
and all my time Is yours," said Bob, as
he opened the door between his office
and mine. After I had sent a note to
my wife, saying wo might be delayed
for an hour or two, I settled down to
wait for Bob in the genoral office, and
it was a long wait. Thirty minutes
went into an hour and an hour Into
two before Bob and Miss Sands came
out. After he had put her in a cab for
her hotel, he said In a tone curiously
intent: "Jim, I have got to talk with
you, got to get some of your good ad
vice. Suppose we hustle along to the
yacht and after lunch you tell Kate wo
have some business to go over. I don't
want to keep that girl waiting any
longer than possible for an answer
cannot give until I got your Ideas."
After lunch, on tho bow end of the
upper deck Bob relieved himself. Re
lieved is the word, for from tho minute
he had put Miss Sands into the car
riage until then, it was evident even
to my wifo that his thoughts were any
where but upon out outing.
"Jim," ho began in a voice that
shook in splto of his efforts to make it
sound calm, "there is no disguising the
fact that I am mightily worked up
about this matter, and I want to do
everything possible for this girl. No
need of my telling you how sacred we
have got to keep what she has just let
me into. You'll see as I go along that
it is sacred, and I know you will look
at it as I do. Miss Sands must be
helped out of her trouble.
"Judge Leo Sands, her father, is the
head of the old Sands family of Vir
glnla. Tho Virginia Sands don't take
off their bonnets to another family in
this country, or elsewhere, for that
matter, for anything that really counts
They have had brains, learning, money
and fixed position since Virginia was
first settled. They are the best peo
pie of our state. It Is a cross-road Bay
ing In Virginia that a Sands of Sands
Landing can go to tho bench, tho
United States senate, tho house, or the
governor's chair for tho starting, and
nearly all of the men folks have held
one or all of these honors for genera'
tions. Tho present judgo has held
them all. I don't know him personally,
although my people and his have been
thick from away back. Sands Landing
on the James is some 50 miles abovo
our home. The judge, Beulah Sands'
father, is close on to 70, and I have
heard mother and father say is a stal
wart, a Virginia stalwart. Being rich
that is, what we Virginians call rich
a million or so he has been very ac
tlvo in affairs, and I knew before his
daughter told me, that ho was tho
trustee for about all tho best estates
in our part of tho country. It seems
from what sho tells, that of lato ho has
been very active in developing our
coal mines and railroads, and that par
tlcularly ho took a prominent hand In
tho Seaboard Air Line. You know the
road, for your father was a director,
and I think tho house has been prom
inent In Its banking affairs. Now, Jim
this poor girl, who, It seems, has re
cently been acting as tho judge s sec
retary, has just learned that that coup
of Relnhart and his crowd has com
Dletely ruined her father. Tho decline
has swamped his own fortune, and
what Is worse, a million to a million
and a half of his trust funds as well
and tho old judge woll, you and I can
understand his position. Yet I do not
know that you just can, either, for
you do not quite understand our Vir
glnla life and tho kind of revered post
tion a man like Judge Sand3 occupies
wmi 1 mm
You would havo to know thatto un
derstand fully his present purgatory
and tho terrible position of this daugh
ter, for it seems that since he began
to get into deep water ho has been
relying upon her for courage and ideas.
Prom our talk I gather she has a won
derful store of up-to-date business no
tions, and I am convinced from what
she lays out that the judge's affairs
are hopeless, and, Jim, when that old
man goes down It will be a smash that
will shako our state In more ways than
one.
"Up to now the girl has stood up to
tho blow llko a man and has been able
to steady tho Judgo until ho presents
an exterior that holds down suspicion
as to his real financial condition, al
though sho says Itoinhart and his Bal
timore lawyer, from tho ruthless way
they put on the screws to shake out
his holdings in tho Air Line, must
have a line on it that tho Judge Is
overboard. Tho old gentleman can
keep things going for six months
Bob was slipping the shackles of
longer without jeopardizing any of the
remaining trust funds, of which ho has
some two millions, and whllo his wife,
who is an invalid, knows the judge is
in some trouble, she does not suspect
his real position. His daughter says
that when tho blow camo, that day of
tho panic, when Relnhart jammed tho
stock out of sight and scuttled her
father's bankers and partners In tho
road, tho Wilsons of Baltimore, sho
had a frightful struggle to keep her
father from going lnsnne. Sho told
me that for three days and nights sho
kept him locked in their rooms at their
hotel In Baltimore, to prevent him
from hunting Relnhart and his lawyer
Rettybono and killing them both,' but
that at last she got him calmed down
and together thoy havo been planning.
"Jim, it was tough to sit thero and
listen to tho schemes to recoup that
this old gentleman and this girl, for
sho is only 21, havo tried to hatch up.
Tho tears actually rolled down my
cheeks as I listened; I couldn't help
It; you couldn't either, Jim. But at
last out of all the plans considered,
thoy found only ono that had a tint of
hope In it, and the serious mention of
oven that one, Jim, in any but pres
ent circumstances, would make you
think wo wero dealing with lunatics.
But the girl has succeeded in making
mo think it worth trying. Yes, Jim,
sho has, and I havo told her so, and I
hopo to God that that hard-headed
horse-senso of yours will not mako you
sit down on it."
Bob Brownley had got to his feet;
ho was slipping tho shackles of that
flory, romantic, southern pasBlon that
years In college and Wall street had
taught him to keep prisoner. His eyes
wero flashing sparks. His nostrils
vibrated llko a deer buck's In tho au
tumn woods. Ho faced mo with his
hands clinched.
"Jin Randolph." ho wont on,- "as I
listened to that girl's story of tho tor-
rlblo cruelty and devllsh treachery
practiced by the human hyenas you
and I nssoclnto with, human hyenas
who, when in search of dirty dollars
tho only thing they know anything
nbout put to shamo the real beasts
of tho wilds when I listened, I toll
you that I felt It would not glvo mo a
twinge of conscience to put a ball
through that slick scoundrel Helnhart.
Yes, and that hjred cur of his, too,
who prostitutes a good family namo
and position, and an inherited ability
tho Almighty intended for more hon
est uses than tho trapping of victims
on whoso purses his gutter-born mas
ter has sot lechorous eyes. And, Jim,
as I listened, a troop of old friends
Invaded my memory friends whom I
havo not seen slnco before I went to
Harvard, friends with whom I spent
mnny a happy hour in my old Virginia
home, friends born of my Imagination,
stalwart, rugged crusaders, who car
ried the sword and tho cross and tho
banner inscribed 'For Honor and for
God. Old friends whb would troop
Into my boyhood and trumpet, 'Bob,
don't forget, when you're a man, that
tho goal is honor, and the codo: Do
unto your neighbor as you would have
your neighbor do unto you. Don't for
got that millions is the crest of tho
groundlings.' And, Jim, I thought my
friends looked at me with reproachful
eyes, as they said, 'You are well on tho
road, Bob Brownley, and In tlmo your
heart and soul will bear tho hall-mark
of tho snaky S on tho two upright
bars, and you will bo but a frenzied
fellow in tho Dirty Dollar army.' Jim,
Jim Randolph, as I listened to that
agonizing talo of tho changing of that
that fiery, romantic, southern passion.
girl's heaven to hell, I did not see that
halo you and I have thought surround
ed the sign of Randolph & Randolph.
I did not seo it, Jim, but I did see my
self, and I didn't feel proud of tho
picture. My God, Jim, is it possiblo
you and I havo joined tho nobility of
Dirty Dollars? Is It possible wo aro
leaving trails along our llfo's path llko
that Relnhart left through tho home
of these Virginians, such trails as this
girl has shown me?"
Bob had worked himself into a stato
of frenzy. I had never seen him so ex
cited as when ho stood in front of mo
and almost shouted this fierce self-
denunciation.
"For heaven's sake, Bob, pull your
self together," I urged. "Tho captain
on tho brldgo there Is staring at you
wlld-oyed, and Katherlno will bo up
hero to seo what has happened. Now
bo a good fellow, and let us talk this
thing over in a senslblo way. At tho
gait you are going wo can do nothing
to help out your friends. Besides
what Is thero for you and mo to tako
ourselves to task for? Wo aro no
wreckers and nono of our dollars
stained with Frenzied Finance. My
father, as you know, despised Relnhart
and his sort as much as wo do. Bo
yourself. What does this girl want
you to do? If It Is anything in reason
call it done, for you know thero
is
nothing I won't do for ypu at tho ask
Ing."
Bob's hysteria oozed. He droppe
on tho rail seat at my side.
"I know It, Jim, I know It, and you
must forglvo mo. Tho fact Is, Beuln
Sands story lias aroused a lot
of
thoughts I havo been a-stlcklng down
collar lato years, for, to tell tho truth
I havo some nasty twinges of con
sclenco every now and then when
get to thinking of this dollar game of
ours."
'I saw that the' impulsive blood was
fast cooling, nnd that It would only bo
question of minutes until Bob would
bo his clcar-hoaded self.
"Now, what Is It sho wants you to
o?" I persisted. "Is it a caso of
money, of our trying to tldo hor fnthor
over?"
"Nothing of the kind, Jim. You
on't know tho proud Virginia blood.
Neither that girl nor hor fnthor would
accept money help from any one. Thoy
would go to smash and tho gravo
first."
Ho paused and then continued Im
pressively:
"This is how Bho puts it. Sho and
icr father havo raked togothcr her
different legacies and turned them
nto cash, a matter of $G0,000, and
sho got him to conaont to lot her
como up hero to seo If during tho noxt
six months sho might not, in a fow
desporato plunges In tho market, run
t up to enough to at least regain tho
trust funds. Yes, I know it is a wild
dea. I told her so at tho beginning,
but thero was no need; sho know it,
for sho is not only bright, but sho
ins tho best Idea of business I over
tnew a woman to have. But it Is
their only chance, Jim, nnd whllo I
Istenod to hor argument I camo
around to her way of thinking."
"But how did sho happen to como
to you with this extraordinary
schomo?" I Interrupted.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
WHY BOB WAS ANNOYED.
Emptying of Golf Bag Made Emban
rasslng Situation.
Young Harwood's Cousin Evelyn
md invited him down to her country
plnco to stop over tho holidays. TIo
arrived just before dinner, to find that
ho had loft his golf clubs behind him.
It was most exasperating; but his
cousin comforted him somowhat by
promptly offering tho uso of hor clubs.
Tho next day ho started early for tho
links with Evelyn's husband, but In an
hour ho was back again. "Wore tho
clubs so bad?" sho Inquired; "couldn't
you finish tho game?" Ho answered
shortly that ho had not cared to finish
tho game of courso there was noth
ing tho matter with tho clubs. Whon
Evelyn's husband camo homo for
luncheon at noon she questioned him.
"What's wrong with Bob, Henry?" bIio
asked; "didn't tho gamo go smooth
ly?" Her husband chuckled. "It was
your clubs," ho explained. "I don't
wonder ho Isn't happy. He was pro-
paring to 'tee off' at tho hole in front
of tho clubhouse, with a lot of girls on
tho veranda watching him. Ho picked
up your bag of clubs to tako out tho
'driver,' but it was caught in somo
way, and ho turned tho bag upsido
down to shako it loose. The drivor
tumbled out thon, and with It camo
your falso fringe, your powdor puff,
your green veil, and that little Ivory
handglass you carry around. Do you
wonder his feelings nro somowhat
bruised?" Harper's Ilagazlno.
MADE HIS RECORD CLEAN.
Driver Had Missed One Rock and Had
to Go Back.
Somo years ago Gen. Miles started
to dnvo from Red Lodgo, Mont., to
Cody, Wyo., to seo his friend, Buffalo
Bill. Tho road was rough, and tho
reckless driving of tho man holding
the lines made it seem rougher, but
the Indian fighter compressed his
lips and clung to the seat without
complaint. Whon near Cody tho gen
oral suddenly prodded tho driver in
tho back with his walking stick and
said curtly: "Driver, turn around."
"What?" exclaimed tho astonished
driver. "Do as I tell you," command
ed Miles. So the man turned tho
horses about and started back to Red
Lodge. "Now turn hero," ordered
Miles, after thoy had driven a few
yards. Convinced that his dlstln
guished passenger had suddenly lost
his mind, tho driver turned about
onco moro and started for Cody.
"There!" exclaimed Miles, in a tono
of satisfaction, as tho sido wheels
struck a stone nnd ho bounded into
tho air. "You hit It! Now, driver,
you can go back to Red Lodgo and
toll them that you drove 75 miles and
never missed a rock. You'vo hit
them, every one."
Concrete Work In Mines.
The newest Innovation that has
taken place In tho method of working
a coal mine Is the substitution of con
creto for tho mino timbering. Tho ex
periments along this lino aro being
made by tho Reading Coal company
at Shamoktn, Pa. A plant for the
manufacture of these cement props
will be erected at tho North Franklin
colliery, Trovorton, from which place
tho new Btylo of "timbering" will bo
sent to all tho other collieries. Tho
Reading company has spent consider
able tlmo and money in determining
tho best method for preserving mino
timbers, and tho present step seems
to indicnto that in the futuro corneal
will replace wooden props.
Women have all tho virtues of
priests and all tho vices of tyrants.
G. K. Chesterton in tho "London News.
THE
TABERNACLE
Sunday School Lesson lor Aug. 4, 1907
Specially Prepared for This Paper
LESSON TEXT.-Exodus 40:1-13, 34-33.
Memory verses 31, 35,
00 LI) EN TEXT. "Then a cloud cov
ered tlio tent of tlio congregation and tho
glory of tlio Lord llllod thu tabornaclo."
ExodUs 40:31.
TIME. Tlio work on tlio tnbortmclo
was begun In tho seventh month from
tlio Exodus, nnd completed during tho
remainder of tlio your. Tho tablernnclo
wnB dedicated on tho flrHt drty of tho
year, on tlio first of Ablb (called also
Nlsan), 1). C. 1490 tlio latter part of
March or early In April.
PLACE. Tho plain, Er-Itahah, at tlio
foot of Mount Sinai. The wilderness.
SCRIPTURAL RIWERENCES. Illfl
tory of tho Tabernacle Ex. 25:9, 40;
Hob. 8:G; Etf. 40:17-33; Num. 2:17; Josh.
18:1: 1 Sam. 21:1-0; 1 Cliron. 1(1:31); 2 Chron.
1:3-G; 5:5 compared with 1:3, 5, 0 and 1
Kings 8:4. Figurative Meaning of tho
Tabernaelo.-2 Cor. 5:1; Heb. 8:2-0; 9:1-12
2 Pet. 1:13; Row 21:3.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Tabernacle (vs. 1, 2.) Thoro
aro not a fow difficulties In tho way
of obtaining an accurate Idea of tho
form and construction of tho tabor'
nnclo, from tho descriptions glvon; atf
Is usual In all attempts to roalizo a de
scription. Evon tho form of so sim
ple a thing as tho golden candlestick
It wns Impossible to copy in brans
from tho description given till tho
modol wns found In tho triumphal
arch of Titus at Homo pictured among
tho treasures ho brought from Jeru
salem after Its destruction.
Spiritual Meaning of the Taberna
cle. At all timoB thero Is need of vis
ible expressions and manifestations
of tho unseen spiritual things to help
oven tho most oducatod, culturod, and
holy men to roalizo tho unsoon God
and charactor and llfo. So through
nnturo wo understand God and keep
him In mind, as nearly all wo know of
the sun Is rovoaled to ub by tho re
flection of its rayB on matorial par
tlcios in tho nir. So tho institutions
of religion aro "tho shadow of hoav
only things" (Hob. 8: 5.) Still moro
wero these institutions necessary in
tho oarly education of man. So tho
groat churches and cathedrals of tho
agon when fow could read and write
nro filled with pictures and carvings
of tho Blblo story.
It taught tho gradual progress of
tho soul toward God; Btep by step wo
move Godward and heavenward, each
Btago moro precious as wo draw near
to him. Thoro Is a fourfold teaching
of tho gradual education. (1) The
movomont is from tho camp to the
priests' Bquare, thon to tho court of
tho tabornaclo, to tho holy place, to
tho Holy of Holies. (2) Tho progres
sion la from tho bronzo of tho outer
court, to tho silver .of tho tent, to the
gold of its candlestick and altar. (3)
From tho linen curtains of tho outer
court to tho embroidery of its por
tlores, to tho tapestry 'of tho curtains
of tho tent. (4) From tho symbolism
of tho furnlturo of tho court and of
the tent, as descrlbod below.
The Ark of the Testimony or wit
nesB, containing tho tables of tho law,
the covenant between God and man,
and tho witness to the obedionco of
man. The ark was a chest of shittlm
wood, overlaid with gold within and
without, three feet nine inches long,
two feet three inches broad and deep.
Over it was tho mercy seat of gold,
upon which wore tho chorublm, per
haps "a symbolical representation of
the rodcomed." This was tho central
object of tho tabernaclo, tho placo of
God's presence, reached only by a
heart that loves and obeys God's law,
and through his loving morcy in for
giving and cleansing.
The altar symbolized tho need of
sacrifice for sin, for Bomo atoning
power.
The Laver (v. 7). symbolized tho
nocossity of moral cleansing before
ono can enter tho Holy Plnco. "Wash
mo and I shall bo whiter than snow."
The Candlestick (v. 4.) symbolized
tho true, sanctified people of God,
letting their light shlno, themselves
fed by tho spirit of God, tho sourco
of all light.
The Table of Shewbread (v. 4). Op
posite, on the north side, to the right,
as ono faced tho Holy of Holies, was a
goldplated tablo on which wore placod
tho twelve loaves of broad In two
golden dishes. It was three feet long,
18 Inches broad, and 27 inches high.
God's Visible Presence (vs. .74, 38).
Tho shining cloud camo to show
that God was with thorn, a consum
ing flro to the wrong-doer, but a
Glory and Guide, Dofendor, Rodeomor,
and Friend.
The Golden Altar of Incense (v. 6)
stood Just before tho entrance to tho
Holy of Hollos. It wns 18 inchos
square and throe foot high. Tho fra
grance of Incenso, its proclousness,
nnd Its henutlful clouds rising to
heaven mako It a suitablo symbol
for prayer and thanksgiving, tho
means of communion with God. After
tho oxporloncos typified by these ob
jects, "one can moot God In tho Holy
of Hollos and live according to tho
laws of his covenant, an near to
heaven as It Is possiblo to bo on oarth.