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THE WEALTH MAKERS October 10, 1895 ? .- It' Si I, .7 I Continued from Ifwt week, CHAPTER XV. A MOST BSMARKABLS YOUNG W0MA5. A pretty, petite figure tripping down Broadway, New York, attracts the at tention of the loungers who always in fest that busy thoroughfare, bent on Btaring every unprotected woman out of countenance. Many a glance of hon est admiration is cast at the face of a young girl, as she passes along, wist fully looking into the upper windows of the great business houses. Her face is unwontedly pale, and her big blue eyes look as though they had lately been bedewed with tears. Poor Elsie Whitforj evidently did not leave carking care entirely behind her, when she evaluated Oretown with so much happy precipitancy. Her case was a singular one. Death had stepped in to upset Mrs. Baxter's kind intentions regarding her young protege, and the kind hand, which but two weeks ago had written Eisie so encouragingly, was stilled for ever, and the house, which should have sheltered her, closed and empty, A kindly-disposed servant, won by the girl's sweet face, had secured lodg ings for her and given her the address of Mr. Theophilus Crall, Mrs. Baxter's man of business, to whose office Elsie was now hurrying. Mr. Crall was disturbed when his clerk announced to hira that a young lady, who would not send in her card, desired to see him on urgent business, for more than once that astute gentle man had found his sanctum invaded by feminine canvassers with just such ex 'crmes for admission. "Tell her I'm engaged." The message was curt and came like the cut of a whip to the frightened girl. . "Give him this letter," she said at last, recovering a little courage, "and tell him I am the person referred to in it." . "I wouldn't if I were you," the clerk said, sympathetically, "lle'd never read it, but if it's a case of charity, why perhaps I might do something for you, miss." Elsie flushed indignantly, then poured into the man's ear, the story of her mis adventure. "Oh, he'll see you all right," was the glad assurance, and a minute later she found herself in the great man's pres ence. "It must have been a great shock to you," Mrs. Crall confessed, with a lit tle sympathetic cough, "and I under stand you have no friends in New York?" "None." "Well, of course I shall be glad to af ford you means to return home." "But I do not mean to return." "Good gracious, young lady, do you suppose you can remain in this big city?" "Why, certainly. Surely in this vast place there is room for one more young woman to earn her living." "But what could you do?" , "Anything that is honorable." "Really, this is extraordinary. What nerve you western girls . must be en dowed with." "Are there not thousands of girls in New York working for a livelihood?" "Hundreds of thousands, but they are under the protection of their friends." "I am sorry I troubled you," Elsie said, rising. "Do not be impatient. Why, bless my soul, do you suppose that I zm go ing to allow an innocent child like you to walk out into the pitfalls of this 1 .4. J x 1 n.t "If you cannot give, me work to do, nor tell me where it is to be got, I shall accept no other aid from you." Mr. Crall stared at her harder than ever. "I think," he said, "you had better return to your lodgings, and I will in quire among my lady friends what is best to be done. You may rely on hear ing from me by noon to-morrow at the latest. Even your activity can brook so brief a delay, I hope." "Oh, yes, sir." Elsie said, giving him a look out of those lustrous eyes of hers that set the matter-of-fact old man's heart aglow. Now, in accordance with instructions from Mr. Crall, which our heroine re ceived in due course, she found herself waiting with all humility on a grand "society lady," one Mrs. Clarence Grind lay, inner Fifth avenue mansion, a sup pliant for the position of nursery gov erness. A gorgeous footman opened the door such a radiant being as poor Elsie's backwoods experience had never -imagined. '.'Well, what is it?" he abruptly asked. "I called on Mrs. Grindlay by the ad vice of Mr. CralL In fact," she added, for she thought it would pay to be a little confidential, "I am seeking the position of nursery governess here.". . "Oh, please sit down." " Elsie placed herself uncomfortably in one of the antique hall chairs, whose heraldic designs astonished the unso phisticated child, that had been taught to believe that the citizens of this free and enlightened land were above such fripperies. In a few moments there was the frm frou of a silk dress heard, and a stout, handsome woman, superbly dressed, . ablaze in diamonds and gold,' though it was barely yet mid-day, and accompa nied by two young ladies, equally bediz ened, made her appearance. "Oh," she said, and looking Elsie critically over from head to foot, "you are the young person Mr. Crall has en gaged for me as nursery governess yes I think you will do. Thompson, you can show her to the schoolroom." And without waiting for an answer, 1ie swept into a room, followed by her fair satellites. Elsie's first glance at a nursery in a Fifth avenue mansion was a revela tion she never, through weal or woe, forgot. Three girls and a boy, varying in age from e!ght to twelve, were engaged in a pitched battle, pushing, pulling, thumping, punching each other like savages, and yelling at the top of their voices, while a distracted maid wm vainly endeavoring to separate them "Miss. Melie," the woman was scream ing, "I'll tell your mamma; Master George, ain't you ashamed of yourself; Miss Julie, let go your sister's hair, you spiteful thing." The combat might have continued to rage Indefinitely, but an ill-directed blow from Master George's fist struck a case of stuffed birds, which fell crash ing to the ground. "You've done it!" "I'll tell ma, I will." "Oh, you bad, wicked boy!" resounded on all sides. Elsie seized the opportunity to step forward and make her presence known. "'I am the new governess," she said to the maid. "Are these the children I am supposed to take charge of?" "They are; and thank the Lord you've come, miss; I'd sooner be shut up with a lot of caged tigers than be their keeper for another day." "I'll tell ma!" yelled the sweet inno cents in chorus.' "You will all take your seats and re main perfectly still," said Elsie, reso lutely. "George, take this place beside me." "Ma says governesses and servants are to say Master George, when they speak to my brother," observed the eld est pet pertly. "And you, Julia, for your imperti nence, will stand in the corner with your face to the wall," and, saying this, the young governess led the in solent child into punishment, 'which she' was too much astonished at to re sist. . Yet not long was it before Elsie had all the little ones round her, talking pleasantly and hopefully of to-morrow's lessons. . It was at this propitious moment that the door opened and Mrs. Grindlay entered the room. In a moment Babel broke loose again. The clamorous children gathered round their mother, screaming their troubles in her ears. "She pinched my arm and made me stand in the corner." "She won't call brother 'Master George."' She made us sit still, and wouldn't let us speak." "You sweet little rebels, will you be quiet?" the silly mother whined, ap pealingly; but the luncheon bell ring ing, they fled to the dining-room with out ceremony, leaving Elsie face to face with her employer. "I'm afraid you'll find them a little troublesome they have such high spirits," the great lady simpered. "They utterly lack discipline," Elsie said, gravely and bravely. "They would be much happier if you would allow the person in charge of them complete control of their actions. . In fact, if they are not to be taught wholesome obedience, I shall decline at once the office of governess." "Good gracious! What an extraor dinary young person you are. . Do you know that you are talking to a mother of seven? Do you think that Fifth av enue children are to be brought up in accordance with the rules and habits of humbler homes?" "I only know, madam, that the ques tion of remaining in your service is of vital importance to me; but, unless you let me teach those little ones order, self-control and cheerful obedience to proper suggestions, I will not under take the charge." Mrs. Grindlay looked nonplussed. "I see, madam, that you do not" ap prove of my sentiments," Elsie con tinued. "I see that you do not realize ' ' ' "what ah extbaordinart f OUNO PERSON TOTJ ABE." that for me to do your children good I must first enjoy their respect, as to a constituted authority, and that this can only be accomplished by your cordial support." "Ah, and what next?" "And t.riB t. if T., remwinpd ,T should n- pertineDce, no rude conduct, no small- ness of any kind. They must be trained to habits of neatness, gentleness and courteous bearing." "The most extraordinary young per son I ever met," for the third time Mrs, Grindlay gasped. "And the most sensible!" a mans voice added, with loud-toned emphasis. The ladies started in surprise, for they had not noticed anyone's ap proach. "Oh, Uncle Marcus, how you made me jump!" Mrs. Grindlay ejaculated with a little move of petulance. "Why do you come creeping in in this fashion?" The newcomer was an old man with strongly marked features, plainly dressed, but who bore an air of author ity that bade Elsie hope for an ally, who would be able and willing to de fend her. . "My dear Marion," the elderly man said decisively, "you may thank your fortune that your old uncle did come in at this minute, for you were about to lose an opportunity which might not occur again in your lifetime. If you have any regard for me you will not hesitate to secure this young lady's valuable services." "I am sure," pouted the lady, "I would do anything to oblige you, but the present extraordinary conduct" "Nay, no buts; let me have my own way in this matter. Since poor Clar ence's death your children have run riot. t You are. like hundreds of other American mammas, spoiling them, my dear. Why, if they were angels instead of little bits of human clay, you " "Oh, Uncle Marcus, how can you go on so? I'm sure I would do anything to promote the happiness of the little darlings," Mrs. Grindlay sobbed. "Of course you would," he continued soothingly. "So we'll make a begin ning by securing the friendship and help of this young lady is it a bar gain?" And thus Elsie gained a little triumph over the illfortune that had dogged her footsteps. Her position, while full of small crosses, was ameliorated by the continued support of the old gentleman who had so opportunely offered her protection. The children, quinsk to ap preciate the new state of affairs, ac corded their young teacher first sullen obedience, then willing respect, and at last, won by tfte evenness of her tem per, and gentle, affectionate disposi tion, loved her with all the ardor of their young natures. Long before Uncle Marcus' visit came to an end Mrs. Grindlay had begun to see what a treasure she had in her gover ness; but Elsie's heart was troubled, for the kind old man who had done her such service announced his determina tion to leave them. "I cannot tell you, my dear," he said on his farewell visit to the schoolroom, "NOW OOOD-BV, god bless tou." "how much I appreciate what you are doing for my niece's family. Now I want you to feel that you have a per manent friend m me." "For which, sir, I am indeed grate ful." "Now if an emergency happens, if your path is a little too full of thorns, I want iyou to promise to write to me Marcus Woodgrove, Buffalo. The ad dress will not be difficult to remember." "Oh, I shall never forget you." "I wish my dear wife were near at hand to offer you her counsel. Well, who knows? Perhaps some day you may come on a visit with the children. So now, good-by. God bloss you, my dear." And he was gone. If Elsie Whitford had heard him chant her praises in his home in Buf falo, she would have blushed crimson with honest pride. According to him there never was so pretty, so charming, so sensible a young woman as his niece's new governess. Mrs. Woodgrove declared that she was getting quite jealous of this gay Lothario of a hus band of hers, and that a divorce court was looming up very largely in the near future. "Aye, Grey!" the old man chuckled, "if you could only win such a girl for a wife you'd be the luckiest dog in the union. Tell you what, I'd a good mind to invite her down here. It would be all up with you, man, if once you saw her." "Frank," suggested Mrs. Woodgrove, "is engaged already." i "I'm son y for it, for I'm more than half in earnest." (To be Continued.) Public Ownership. Save this; it shows the advantage of municipal over private ownership: New York city owns and run9 the Brooklyn bridge at a profit, and pays the following wages: Engineers, $4; firemen, $2.87; conductors, $3.76; toll oollector, $3 all eight hours. The elevated railways in the same city, private corporations, pay: Engineers, $3.50 for twelve hours; firemen, $1.60 to $2.50, nine hours; conductors, 3 to $2.50, ten hours; ticket men, 81.50, twelve hours. You don't believe in owning anything and paying yourself; you prefer to have private corporations enjoy tne privileges of ownership and an opportunity to skin you. You are deep, brother, deep, and dull too. Comi' w- ' V HARRISON'S POSITION. General Mlehner on John C. New'a Statement. Washington, Oct, 2. A recent in terview with tieneral John C. New, stating that Mr. Harrison was not a candidate for the presidency, and that the ex-president would not select Mr. McKinley or Mr.. Reed, if his advice were asked, has attracted marked at tention in Washington among those who have been closely and officially connected with Mr, Harrison. Sev eral of these gentlemen, including a number of the Harrison cabinets, con ferred with a view to correcting any misapprehension that may have arisen. As a result, it was determined that General Michener, who, with General New, was in charge of the interests of Mr. Harrison at the last Republican national convention, -would be asked to make a statement.- General Mich iner's statement as given to the press is as follows: . " 'I think Mr. New has been mis quoted. The public certainly under stands by this time that; General Har rison is in no sense a candidate for the nomination. Not, being in the field there is nothing to withdraw from. "That he would not select either Governor McKinley or Mr. Reed, if his advice were asked, is simply the opinion of Mr. New, if correctly quoted, and it should not be taken as expressing the sentiments of the ex president. The making of candidates is an art that he never practiced in the past, nor is he likely to engage in it at this time. "The guesses, or views, or opinions of his friends should be treated as such, and for anything definite or ac curate, it would be well to await such expressions or actions as General Har rison may see proper to give the pub lic directly." Baltimore Wing the Penant. The National League race ended Monday, and Baltimore is again the winner of the penant. Cleveland is a good second, while Philadelphia just beats Chicago out for third place. Standing of the clubs: Won. Lost P. C. Baltimore , tfl 43 6li9 Cleveland 85 47 ttU Philadelphia 76 58 567 Chicago.. 72 57 55s) Huston 75 62 47 Brooklyn 71 . 6J 541 Pittsburs ...73 62 541 Niw York 66 64 SUM Cincinnati 63 62 514 Washington 43 85 SStf St. Louis 37 90 291 Louisville 35 97 28 Westerners Have It. Washington, Oct. 2. A report of Chief Engineer Wilson, who was sent from San Francisco to Seattle to in vestigate the capacity of the plant of the Moran Brothers, was entirely sat isfactory. Secretary Herbert awarded to that firm the contract for the con struction of one of the three torpedo boats to be built for the navy. The price to be paid is $160,000, which is $3,500 less than the original bid of the firm, who consented to the reduction in order that the department have a sufficient margin left from the appro priation of $175,000 to supply the tor pedo outfit and the guns for the boat Value of Foreign Coins. Washington, Oct. 2 .Mr. Preston, director of the mint, has issued his quarterly -estimate of the value of for big coins, which is to govern collect ors of customs and others during the quarter ending December 31,' lS!).r. There are only three changes, as fol lows: Tael of China (Ties Tsin), $.702; tael of China (Che Foo) $. 756; kran of Persia, $.090. Last quarter's valuations were made on a basis of .67163 and the present calculations on a basis of .6718 as the average price of silver per fine ounce of 480 grains. Overworked Himself. Washington, Oct. 2. A naval retir ing board has just recommended the retirement of Chujf Engineer Edward A. Magee on account of physical dis ability. Chief Engineer Magee is an other of the many victims to over work in the naval engineer corps, caused by insufficient force to handle the complicated machinery of a mod ern warship, and his break-down re sulted from exhaustion and protracted work in .bringing the coast defense ship Monterey from San Francisco to Callao and return. Consumptive Convict Pardoned. Jefferson City, Mo., Oct 2. On the recommendation of the prison phy sician and board of inspectors, Gov ernor Stone granted a pardon to Charles McDonald, who was sentenced at the Junuary term of the criminal court of St Louis to two years in the penitentiaro for grand larceny. Mc Donald is afflicted with consumption and is in the last stages of the diseasa , Matthews for President Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 2. Gov ernor Matthews will spend the last two weeks in October in Ohio making speeches for the Democratic ticket. It is thought here that about the time the governor goes to Ohio, political friends will begin to do some work toward securing for him the nomina tion for president n ext year. Two Charged With Murder. Skdalia, Ma, Oct. 2. Willard Dyer, who shot and killed Thompson Walker, a prominent young farmer, Saturday night, was held over by the coroner's jury for murder in the first degree. Lucy Bowers, who gave Dyer the pistol, was also held for murder in the first degree. Get up a club for The Wealth Makers. Only 80c. from now until November 1st. How's This! W offer On Hundred Dollars Reward for any ease of Catarrh that cannot be cared bj Hall's tatarrn unrei F. J. CHENEY and CO., Props.. Toledo. O. We the undersigned have known F. J Cheney for tbe last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan cially able to carry ont any obligation made by their firm. West ft Trcax, Wholesale Drnpfitsts, Toledo, 0. Waldiko, Kixxah ft Uabvin, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, O ' Hall's Catarrh Cnrs is taken internally, act inn directly opon the blood and mucous surfaces of .h.. , r..ir.- - K-..l.gi K- l IN A CHICAGO CONVENT. MAUDE STEIDEL IS FOUND . AMD FATHER WAGNER ARRESTED. BAD FOR THE CLERGYMAN. The' St. Joseph Disappearance Mystery Solved The Priest's I5rother-ln-Law Held for Abduction Wagner Held In 81,500 Ball In tended to Resign and Marry the Girl. Chicago, Oct. 2. -Maud Steidel, 15 years old, who disappeared from her home in St. Joseph, Mo., Sunday, September 22, and of whose abduction Father Dominick Wagner of that city was suspected, spent the night in the Harrison Street police station, this city. She was found at a West Side convent by officers from St. Joseph. Albert Elandt of 10 U Diversey street, was arrested and locked up on a charge of abduction. He is a brother-in-law of Father Wagner.' It is rumored that Father Wagner persuaded the girl, who is good look ing and large of her age, to leave St. Joseph and come to Chicago. Elandt went to St. Joseph and brought her to Chicago and placed her in a Catholic school on the West side. He said he knew 1 nothing about any abduction and had only done what Father Wag ner had told him to. The police have in their possession a quantity of furniture which it is as serted was shipped by Father Wagner, and which seems to give an indication that he expected to set up housekeep ing in Chicago. " An anonymous letter received by the mother of the girl gave the police the only clew to her whereabouts. When Elandt was arraigned in court to-day, he declared that he was inno cent of any intention to abduct the girl. Father Wagner had asked him to bring her here from St. Joseph and he had done so, also, taking charge of the furniture shipped here by the priest. That was all he' knew about the case, and he readily consented to return to Missouri for trial. While admitting that she was to come to Chicago to live in rooms fitted with the priest's furniture the girl has no hard words for him. She ia very pretty. She says she is going to St. Joseph to-day or to-morrow with her uncle. She declines to talk about the matter farther. Father Wagner Under Arrest. St. Josehii, Mo., Oct. 2. Father Dominick Wagner, the priest suspected of having abducted Maude Steidel from the home of her mother in this city, was arrested by the police last night on a telegram sent from Chica go by Alexander Podvant, uncle of the girl. The telegram stated that Wag ner's brother in-law was under arrest in Chicago and that there was an abundance of evidence on which to convict Wagner. Later developments ssem to indicate that it was Father Wagner's intention to resign from the Catholic priesthood, go to Chicago and marry the girl and then engage in some sort of business. This morning the priest was formal ly arraigned. He waved preliminary examination and was bound over to the grand jury, his bond being fixed at $1,000, which, it is thought, he can raise. The grand jury is now in ses sion and the case will be taken up at once. Cherokee Intruder Bill Fagged. Tahlequah, I. T. Oct. 2. The bill providing for the removal of intruders from the Cherokee nation passed both houses of the National Council. By the provisions of the bill 3315 heads of fam ilies will be paid for improvement made in the nation. The amount of land is held to be something like 100,000 acres but the improvements were valued at $68,000 by the appraisers , appointed by the Interior department. , The bill iust passed by the council seems to e the end of the struggle that has been waged for twenty-five years be tween the Cherokee people on the one side and the intruders led by Watty on the other. - Killed While Hunting. Oklahoma, City, Ok. , Oct. 2. George W. Turner, a prominent citizen of Morovia, Iowa, and L. T. II ill, also of Morovia, came to Oklahoma last week to visit relatives and purchase land. Sunday evening they went out to view the country, taking their guns along. They saw a squirrel and Hill shot at it. The charge striking Turner in the breast killed him instantly. . Over forty shot entered his body from the hips to neck. Coal Strike Threatened. Speixgfield, 111., Oct 2. A dele gate meeting of twelve miners, said to represent twenty-one mines in the Springfield subdistrict, was held here yesterday, at which a resolution was adopted that a demand be made on mine operators for an advance in the price of mining to forty cents per ton. gross weight, the scale to go into effect on October 5. No Money for Teachers. Atchison, Kan., Oct. 2. There is no money in the general school fund, and the Atchison teachers could not be paid off Saturday, although it was the first month of the term. 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