Te THIRD
f DEGREE
cA Narrative
oAletropolitan
Life
By CHARLES KLEIN and
ARTHUR HORNBLOW
ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAT WALTERS
she did not hesirate to deceive mm.
He was rich, he could give her that
prominent positl n In sxiety for
which she yearned. The fact that
she was already engaged to a man for
horn she did c" did not deter h
for a moment from her set purpose.
She had met Robert Cndtrwood years
before. He was then a college boy,
tall, handsome, clever. She fell in
love, with him and they became en
gaged. As she grew more sophisticat
ed she saw the folly of their youthful
infatuation. Underwood was without
fortune, his future uncertain. While
In this uncertain state of mind she
met Mr. Jeffries, then a widower, at
a reception. The banker was attract
ed to her and being a business man
he did things quickly. He proposed
and was accepted, all in the brief
time of five minutes. Robert Under
wood and the romance of her girlhood
were sacrificed without question when
it came to reaching a prompt decision
She wrote Underwood a brief letter
of farewell, telling him that the action
she had taken was really for the best
interests of them both. Underwood
made no reply and for months did not
attempt to go near her. Then he met
her in public. There was a reconcilia
tion. He exerted the old spell on the
married woman. Cold and Indifferent
to her husband, Alicia found It amus
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CHAPTER III.
The handsome townhouse of How
ard Jeffries, the well-known banker, on
Riverside drive, was one of the most
striking among the many Imposing
millionaire homes that line the city's
fph'iidid water front. Houses there
were In the immediate proximity
wilrti were more nhnwv nmJ had post
more money, but none as completely j ing to have her old lover paying her
satisfying from the art lover's stand-! court and the danger of discovery only
point. It was the home of a man who
pHidled and loved the beautiful for its
wn sake and not because he wanted
to astonish people with what miracles
bis money could work. Occupying a
large plot on slightly elevated ground,
the house commanded a fine view of
the broad Hudson. Directly opposite,
across the river, busy with steam and
sailing craft, smiled the green slopes
rf New Jersey; in the purplish north
frowned the Jagged cliffs of the precip
itous Palisades.
The elder Jeffries, aristocratic de
scendant of an old Knickerbocker
family, was proud of his home and
had spent large sums of money in
beautifying it. Built in colonial style
of pure white marble with long
French windows and lofty columns
supporting a flat, rounded roof, sur
rounded by broad lawns, wide-spread
ing Bhade trees and splashing foun
taJns, it was a conspicuous landmark
for miles. The interior wag full of
architectural beauty. The stately en
trance hall, hung with ancestral por
traits, was of noble proportions, and
a superb staircase, decorated with
statuary, led off to tastefully decorated
reception rooms above. To-night the
bonne was brilliantly illuminated and
there was considerable activity at the
front entrance, where a footman in
mart livery stood opening the doors
of the carriages as they drove up in
quick succession..
Mrs. Jeffries' musicales were always
largely attended because she knew
the secret of making them interesting.
Her husband's wealth and her fine
house enabled her to entertain on a
llVral scale, and the was a tactful
nd diplomatic hostess ao wetf. She
not only cultivated the right kind of
neonle who were coneenial to each
other, but Rhe always managed to i dreading
have some guest of special distinction
whom every one was eager to meet.
Her own wide acquaintance among
the prominent operatic artists and her
husband's influential position in the
world of finance made this policy an
asy way of furthering her social am
bitions. She would always invite
name one whom she could present as
the lion of the evening. One week it
would be a tenor from the opera house,
another time a famous violinist In
this way she managed to create a lit
tle artistic salon on the lines -or the
famous political salons In which the
brilliant women of the eighteenth cen
Inry molded public opinion iu France.
Alicia knew she was clever and as
he stood admiring herself in front of
a full length mirror while awaiting
the arrival of her guests she congrat-1
ulated herself that she had made a !
success of her life. She had won those j
things which most women hold dear
wealth and Boclal position. She had .
married a man she did not love, it
gave the intrigue additional zest and
charm. She did not lead Underwood
to believe that he could Induce her to
forget her duty to Mr. Jeffries, but
she was foolish enough to encourage
a dangerous intimacy. She thought
she was strong enough to be able to
call a halt whenever she would be so
disposed, but as is often the case she
overestimated her powers. The In
timacy grew. Underwood became
bolder, claiming and obtaining special
privileges. He soon realized that he
had the upper hand and he traded on
It. Under her patronage he was in
vited everywhere. He practically lived
on her friends. He borrowed their
money and cheated them at cards
His real character was soon known to
all, but no one dared expose hiii for
fear of offending the influential Mrs.
Jeffries. Realizing this, Underwood
continued his depredations until he
became a sort of social highwayman
He had no legitimate source of in
come, but he took a suite of apart
ment8 at the expensive Astruria and
on credit furnished them so gorgeous
ly that they became the talk of the
town. The magazines and newspa
pers devoted columns to the magnifi
cence of their furnishings and the art
treasures they contained. Art deal
ers all over the country offered him
liberal commissions if he would dis
pose of expensive objets d'art to his
friends. He entered in business rela
tion with several Arms and soon his
rooms became a veritable bazaar for
art curios of all kinds. Mrs. Jeffries'
friends paid exorbitant prices for
some of the stuff and Underwood
pocketed the money, forgetting to ac
count to the owners for the sums thev
brought. The dealers demanded resti
tution or a settlement and Underwood,
exposure, had to hustle
around to raise enough money to
make up the deficiency In order to
avoid prosecution. In this way he
lived from day to day borrowing from
Peter to settle with Paul, and on one
or two occasions he had not been
ashamed to borrow from Mrs. Jeffries
herself.
tne, letter open ana rena:
IVar Mrs. Jeffries: I rtctiviM your let
ter telling me tluit my pivxrnce ut your
house to-night wnultl le ilisiastvful to
you. As you can limix'ne. It was a Kreat
flunk. Don't you multi-stand the harm
this will Jo me? Kvorylio.lv will notice
my absence. They will Jump to the con- ;
elusion that there has been a rupture,
ird my credit wUl suffer Immediately j
with your friends. I cannot afford to let !
this happen now. My affairs are In such
condition that It will be fatal to me. I
need your support und friendship more ,
than ever. I liave noticed for Mine time, i
that your manner to me has changed.
Perhaps you have believed some of the
itories my enemies have circulated about
me. Kor the sake of our old friendship,
Alicia, don't desert me now. Remember
what I once was to you and let me come
to your reception to-nlslit. There's a rea
son why I must be seen In your house.
Yours devotedly,
RO HURT lTMKRVOOn.
Alicia's face flushed with anger.
Turning to the maid, she said:
"There's no answer."
The girl was about to close the
door when her mistress suddenly re
called her.
"Wait a minute," she said; "111
write a line."
Taking from her dainty escritoire a
sheet of perfumed notepaper, she
wrote hurriedly as follows:
If you dure to come near my house
to-nlRht I will have you put out by the
servant!."
Quickly folding the note, she
crushed It into an envelope, sealed it,
handed it to the girl, and said:
"Give that to the messenger."
The servant disappeared and Alicia
resumed her work of drawing on her
gloves in front of her mirror. How
dare he write her Buch a letter? Was
her house to be made the headquar
ters for his swindling schemes? Did
he want to cheat more of her friends?
The more she thought of all he had
done, the angrier she became. Her
eyes flashed and her bosom heaved
with Indignation. She wondered
what her husband, the soul of honor,
would say If he suspected" that she
had permitted a man of Underwood's
character to use his home for his dis
honest practices. She was glad Bhe
had ended It now, before it was too
late. There might have been a scan
dal, and that she must avoid at any
cost. Mr. Jeffries, Bhe felt certain,
would not tolerate a scandal of any
kind.
All at once she felt something
brush her cheek. She turned quickly.
It was her husband who had entered
the room quietly.
"Oh, Howard," she exclaimed, peev
ishly; "how you frightened me! You
shouldn't startle me like that."
A tall, distinguished looking man
with white mustache and pointed
heard stood admiring her In silence.
His erect figure, admirably set off in
a well-cut dress coat suggested the
soldier.
"What are you doing alone here,
dear?" he said. "I hear carriages out
Bide. Our guests are arriving."
"Just thinking, that's all," she re
plied, evasively.
He noticed her preoccupied look
and. with some concern, he demanded:
"There's nothing to worry you, la'
there?"
"Oh, no nothing like that," she
said, hastily.
He looked at her closely and she
averted her eyes. Mr. Jeffries often
wondered if he had made a mistake.
He felt that this woman to whom he
had given his name did not love him,
hut his vanity as much as his pride
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MEETING
Of!!1,1,':;
Dun Says Improvement is Fray
ing Very SLw.
HOPEFUL C0TL05K FGR CHOPS
LIE I
!H,: El I! 1 1 0 1 51 CI I II I
Mr. Lewis Tells Story of His Life in Most Eloquent and Forcible
Manner Song Service Conducted by Mr. Sutherland Splendid
Iron and Steel Markets Designated ai
Irregular and Conservative Im
provement in Shoe Trade Continues
Hide Markets Quiet.
New York, March 18. Dun's review
says: Recent Improvement In trade lb
very slow, irregular und conservative
and chiefly is in evidence in Iron and
steel, in which there Is a larger de
niand for structural materials; a more
cheerful sentiment regarding pig iron
and belter mill conditions in finished
materials. The volume of transactions
U somewhat under that of hint yeur's,
but Is genernlly larger than in the pre
ceding quarter, while business senti
ment is helped by the hopeful outlook
for crops.
Very conservative trading is re-
nnrtrxl In i hi iirlnitirv mid secondary ,
T' " 1 . . 'iP'ause.
cry genius uiiiiHi'i, yri siut! niiuo nic
busy, while others, notably cotton
mills, are being forced to curtail pro
duction In a largo way. Silks, wool
ens and worsteds, linens and some
other special lines show business
enough to offset the depression mani
fested In cotton circles.
The improvement In the shoo t.ado
noted last week continues and further
good slifd orders have been placed by
Jobbers, who were previously holding
out In the hope of concessions. The
tone of the prices Is steady. There Is
little if anv improvement in the de
mand for kather and sole Is especial
ly quiet, owing to buyers having pre
viously stocked up so heavily In ad
vance of their needs on this variety.
The hide markets nro generally
From Saturday's Pally. ,
Kvangellst Lewis spoke to a crowd
ed church last evening, the doors of
the lecture room having boon thrown
open and that part of the church was
also filled with Interested listeners.
For an hour and over Hev. IawIh
held the large audience while he de
tailed some of the Incidents of his
life to his call to the ministry.
He fore Uev. Lewis began to speak
there was a song service, led by Prof.
Sutherland, which delighted the audi
ence, and to vary the program the
singers were Invited to whistle the
air of some of the hymns. The ladies
were given an opportunity to do the
stunt alone, as well as the men, and
then all whistled together, at which
nand-ciHpptfg was permitted in ap-
' nt'oi'on tc A ti I m f rtm w L n r vl- 1 W 1 1 1
Allca lent the money more because : , , " ' A, r" 3.7
ill vrti l uiiurjcu, si it. VI au( ti nun
she feared ridicule than from any real
desire to oblige Underwood. She had
long since become disgusted with him.
The man's real character was now
plainly revealed to her. lie was an
adventurer, little better than a com
mon crook. She congratulated her
self on her narrow escape. Suppose
she had married him the horror of
it! Yet the next instant she was
filled with consternation. She had
allowed him to become so Intimate
that it waa difficult to break off with
him all at once. She realized that
with a man of that character the in
evitable must come. There would be
a disgraceful scandal. She would be
Rev. L. W. Gade of the Presby
terlan church offered prayer and
Prof Sutherland sang as a solo,
"What Shall the Harvest He?" and
Rev. Lewis and Prof. Sutherland to
gether sang a duet, which was much
appreciated by the listeners.
In giving a sketch of his career,
Rev. Lwl8 said, in substance, that he
was born In Inncaster county, Penn
sylvania, February 25, 1861, and that
he Is of Welch, Irish and German ex
traction, and said If that combination
did not make a lighter he did not
know what would. He was the young
est son of a family of ten children
and two of his brothers (111 soldiers'
mixed up In it, her husband's eyes
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was tmo, but other women had done
that before her. If she had not
brought her husband love she at least
was not a wife he need bo ashamed
of. In her Paquln gown of gold cloth,
with sweeping train and a Jeweled
tiara In her hair, she considered her-w-lf
handsome enough to grace any
man's home. It was Indeed a beauty
which she saw in the mirror the face
of a woman not yet 30, with the fea
tnres regular and refined. The eyes
were large and dark and the mouth
and nose delicately molded. The face
eenied academically perfect, all but
the expression. She had a cold, cal
culating look, and a cynic might have
charged her with being heartless, of
stepping at nothing to gain her own I
ids.
To-night Alicia had every reason to
feel Jubilant. She had secured a so
cial lion that all New York would talk
about no less a person than Dr.
flernsteln, the celebrated psycholo
gist, the originator of the theory of
scientific psychology. Everything
fieewied to go the way she wished; her
musicales were the talk of the town;
hec husband had Just presented her
with the Jeweled tiara which now
graced her head; there seemed to be
nothing In the world that she could
not enjoy. j Ht from trapping her friends Into his
Yet she was not happy, and as she many schemes, She had written him
razed at the face reflected before her ' mat morning forbidding him to come
rn the glass she wondered If the world to the house this evening. She was
gneesed how unhappy she was. She done with him forever,
kaew that by her own Indiscretion she j These thoughts were responsible for
wma In danger of losing all she had ' the frown on the beautiful Mrs. Jef
wry her position In society, her place fr,.,,' hejeweled brow that particular
in the affections of her husband, Saturday evening. Alicia gave a sigh
everything. I and was drawing on her long kid
Wiion elm ninrrlid Mr .TerTiies it cloves before the e'ass. when sudden-
was with deliberate calculation. She ly a maid entered and tendered her
d not love hUu. but. beUig ambitious. ' mist ret-s a note. Alicia knew the
1 l.a!;d AiiUns only too well. She tore
Sht
t Least Was Not a Wife
Need Be Ashamed Of.
would be opened to her folly, It might
ruin her entire life. She must end it
now once for all. She had already
given him to understand that their
intlmncy must cease. Now he must
stop his visits to her house and de-
did he care? She was a companion,
she graced his home and looked after
his creature comforts. Perhaps no
reasonable man should expect any
thing more. Carelessly, he asked:
"Whom do you expect to night?"
"Oh, the usual crowd," replied
Alicia, languidly. "Dr. llernstcln la
ronilng you know he's quite the rage
Just now. He has to do with psychol
ogy and all that sort of thing."
"So, he's your lion to-night, Is he?"
smiled the banker. Then he went on:
"By the by, I met Brewster at the
club to-night. He promised to drop
In."
Now It was Alicia's turn to smile.
It was not everybody who could boast
of having such a distinguished lawyer
as Judge Hrewster on their calling
lists, lo-nlght would certainly be a
success two Hons Instead of one.
For the moment she forgot her worry.
"I am delighted that the Judge la
coming," she exclaimed, her face
beaming. "Every one Is talking about
him since his brilliant speech for the
defense In that murder case."
The banker noted his wife's beau
tiful hair and the white transparency
of her skin. His gaze lingered on the
graceful lines of her neck and bosom,
glittering with precious stones. Art
exquisite aroma exuding from her per
son reached where he stood. His
eyes grew more ardent and, passing
his arm affectionately around her
slender waist, be asked:
"How does my little girl like her
tiara?"
"It's very nice. Don't you see I'm
wearing it to-night?" she replied al
most Impatiently and drawing herself:
away.
Refore Mr. Jeffries had time to re
ply there was a commotion at the
other end of the reception room,
where rich tapestries screened off the
main entrance hall. The butler drew
the curtains aside.
"Mr. and Mrs. Cortwrlght," he
nounced loudlv.
(To He Continued.)
quiet, but prices are well maintained graves. Hie speaker here paid a
on all varieties. Packer' hides are es , tribute to the old soldiers and said
pecially dull, but the stocks of these he would like to ee the 0. A. H. of
are so well sold up for this season ol tne cit y attend the services in a body
the year that prices are easily main j ponie eVenlng. When the speaker
'"''"'d was years of age his parents moved
IRON ORE SUPPLY DWINDLING t0 AManA P0l,n(y- 0,,io- aml at ,h0
I age of 8 years he went to reside In a
Cushman Says Deposits In United Presbyterian family.
States Will Be Exhausted In 30 Years, j His education was limited to what
Philadelphia, March 18. Speaking a boy could acquire In attending
on the sulij -ct of the conservation ol school from three to four months
Iron, Dr. Alerton S. Ciishman, director' ,n(.h ar when tho speaker was 19
ao-
Superlntendent of Hrldges A. F.
lledciigren and wife and children ar
rived last evening from their home at
Omaha and .Mrs. Hendengren and tho
children will visit friends here, while
Mr. Ileilcimveu aUeudH to business
mattem
of the bureau of industrial research
at Washington, declared at the Frank-1
11m Institute that at the present rate'
of production, the Iron supply of the
United States will be exhausted In
thirty years. j
"If the average rate of Increase by
decades should be continued," he said,
"It would require the production In
the next three decades of G,088.Oi)0,(nC
Ions of ore. Hut the ore supply now
available in the United States Is entl
mated at 4,7SS,0(in,OoO tons, which If
only 78 per cent of the amount needed
on this assumption. It Is evident
therefore, that the present average
rate of Increase In production of high
grade ores cannot continue even foi j
the thirty years."
LEAGUE PRAISESpTAFT
Meeting at London Heartily Approvei
Recent Utterances of President.
London, March 18. The Interna
tlonnl Arbitration league at Its meet
lng sang paeons in praise of President
Taft's suggestion for sn unqualified
Anglo American arbitration treaty and
Sir Edward Orey's speech In support
of the same.
Iord Chancellor Loreburn, who pre
sided, declared that when a man who
held an office such as the presidency
of the United States said what Presl
dent Taft had said, he raised the hopei
of all mankind.
New York, March IS. The grand
Jury began an Investigation Into tho
affairs of the Carnegie Trust company,
closed hy the superintendent of banks
on Feb. 1. Three witnesses, Including
tho vice president of the suspended In
stitution, were examined.
years of age he moved to Wayne
county, Ohio, and December .'10, 1879,
he was married to the daughter of a
Christian woman, who exacted the
promise of him before consenting
that her daughter should marry him,
that "ho would become a Christian,
erect a family alter and live the
Christ life." Mr. Iwls made the
promise. Himself and wife began
housekeeping in 1R80 on a farm,
their possessions being two cows, a
couple of plug horses, a few chickens
and $.10 In debt. Thirty years ago
last January himself and wife were
converted, and for fourteen or fifteen
years he lived a consistent. Christian
life. Rut they finally moved Into a
neighborhood where tho church peo
ple engaged In dancing. Rev. Lewl
here condemed this form of amuse
ment In no uncertain terms, charging
this as the means of leading him near
to a drunkard's grave as well as a
drunkard's hell.
He was a musician, played the
violin, and at the head of a good or
chestra, was soon In great demand to
vlted to take Intoxicating drinks and
soon became a habitual user of th
beverage. Although he never bocam
unconscious from drink, as he could,
"carry an awful load," he was never
too drunk to drive his team horn
from tho dance, or elsewhere Tht
speaker then recounted the pleadings
of his wife to give up tho dance play
lng, as her heart was slowly break
ing. Mr. Ixnvls complied with hr
request at once, but did not cease th
habit of drinking until some tim
after, when, by an accident, which h
believes was providential, he was sud
denly brought face to face with
death. The accident resutled In ths
loss of the end of the little linger 00:
his left hand, and a surgical opera
tion In which he was required to tak
chloroform. His dissipated habits
had brought heart disease upon htm.
and he had been taking treatment for
the seine for some months, and whea
the family doctor told him that th
finger would have to be amputated
and he feared the effect of the chloro
form on his heart, It was decided to
delay the operation until the next
day. That night Mr. I-wls did not
sleep at all, not because the Injury-
hurt, for the physician had numbed
it so that It did not do so. What
troubled htm was the almost cert&la
death from tho chloroform. His con
science told him that he was not pre
pared for death, and agitated by th
horror of Impending doom hanging
over him, he vowed to his God that
If he was permitted to live he would
preach, or do anything that God
wanted him to do. The operation
was performed and the process of
healing was very slow, which was ac
counted for by his physician, who
was a Christian man, by telling Rr.
licwls that maybe If the Injury healed
rapidly he might forget his vow and
not give up the Intoxicants.
Costless, tleless and collarless,
wiping peiHperatlon and tears from
his face, Farmer Iewls proclaimed
the story of his lifo, and the larg
audience listened with Intense In
terest as ho bared the Innermost
weaknesses of his life, without flinch
Ing or hesitation, and the struggle up
through the darkness and despair ot
a drunkard's career to the marvelous,
light or the liberty of God. And he
convinced his audience that tho mani
fold providence of God worked
through his experience and culmin
ated In his conversion and call to ths
ministry. The story bristled with off
hand wltlclHins, homely truths, whfl
through It all run that pathos and
humility of soul that brought tears
to the eyes of many during the re
cital. He told of the tabernacle mooting
conducted by EvangellHt Williams,
with Prof. Sutherland as singer,
which he attended, and which had
much to do with moulding huj re
solve to keep his vow with God to be
a preacher. And In closing he stated
that If any good resulted from his
sermons he desired God should have
play at dancing parties. He was In- the credit for It all.
find Body of Grace.
Ostend, lMglnm. March If). A body
wns brought to the surface in this hnr
lor which Is (bought to be that of
Cecil Grace, the aviator, who was lost
lost December while attempting n re
turn n"roit:n:e flight from Calais to
Dover.
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