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CHAPTER XIII Continued.
At tho sight of the oru, ami of tho
dull gloss of tho nugget, a wonderful
tratiBfortimtluu look placa In John
Hawkins. He garni at the ore with
tho rapt look of an enthusiast. Tho
weight of tho nugget told Its own
story.
"(Jo nhcail and toll tun almut this,"
lio Bald uhrnptly. "You look like an
honest man, and It's u waste of tlnio
to He to me. What have you got,
and how did you got It'"
In a matter of fart way .loliu Hurl
related the .story of the discovery and
development of the Sailor Mine.
"This may he worth looking Into."
Bald the capitalist. "I'll send an ex
port to Investigate It and make a re
pott" He rang a bell and a hoy re
sponded, "do and tell David Parker
I want him," he ordered.
"Until we have arrived at some ten
tative agreement or understanding, I
don't care to have your export exam
ine this property," said John Hurt,
when the boy had closed tho door.
"Your expert will find one of two
things either that my estimate of
these claims Is accurate, or that It Is
not. In the latter event you would
drop the matter. If, on tho rontrary,
your expert confirms my estimate as
ho will It then becomes necessary to
net under n dcllnite understanding. In
brief, the question Is this. What
agreement will you make, assuming
that your expert confirms my state
ments?" "Thot sounds llko business," roared
John Hawkins, a gleam of admiration
for an opponent worthy of his atten
tion showing in his eyes. "Mako
your proposition. You're selling; I'm
buying. What's your terms?"
"You will assume tho payments on
the Blake option, which amount to
three hundred thousand dollars," said
John "In addition to that, you will
advance the money necessary for the
tain-side, and In the valley below In
nntlouution of possible placer de
posits .11 in Blake was delighted when In
formed of John's progress. "Hope
you make millions, and am bettlug
you vlil," said .Mm as they shook
hands and separated.
Mr. Hawkins, David Parker nnd
John Hurt spent three nights In tho
cramped quarters of tho log cabin,
nnd thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
On their return to San Francisco a
formal ngreement was signed,' nnd
John Hurt and John Hawkins became
partners In tho Sailor Mine and In
the scores of claims surrounding It.
For eighteen months JoWn directed
the efforts of an arnry of men, swarm
ing llko ants on the mountain-side. A
village sprang up In tho valley and
clustered about tho stamp mills of
Hawkins & Company. Churches,
gambling houses, stores and saloons
contended for patronage. Thousands
of claims were staked out; but nature
hail ceased from her gold sowing
when she finished tho broad layers of
the Sailor Mine and Its otitcropplngs.
The mines produced eight hundred
thousand dollars in gold tho first year.
After deducting Blake's price. John's
share In the profits was more than a
hundred thousaud. His dividends In
tho following six months were thrco
hundred thousand. Following Mr.
Hawkins' advice, he so Invested his
protlts as to become a millionaire be
foro ho had been in California two
years.
Having placed the mining property
on a permauent footing, and In charge
of competent managers and superin
tendents, he transferreil his head
quarters to San Francisco. Ho still
mado periodical visits to the mines,
whero he had an ofllco In the old log
cabin; orders having been Issued not
to destroy it under any circumstances.
When Jim Ulaka received his first
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development of tho property and for
tho handling of the ore. Fifty per
cent of the not profits will revert to
you until tho money paid to Hlake is
"refunded. In consideration of the
capital thus advanced, your Interest
In the property will amount to forty
per cent nnd mlno to sixty per cent."
"I wou't do it!" thundered John
Hawkins, slamming down tho cover
of liis desk. "I must have control
when I Invest. Make my interest m-ty-ono
per cent and I will talk to you.
Fifty-one per cent or nothing."
"Very well," said John nurt. rising;
"It Is Impossible for us to agree, and
well wo should know it In advance.
!ood-day, Mr. Hawkins. I am stop
lilng at the Palace Hotel, and letters
sent there will bo forwarded when I
leave tho city. Good-day. sir."
Two days later John Burt received
a message from David Parker, asking
him to call nt his office. Scientific
tes.ts had shown a much higher per
centage of gold than those Indicated
by the crude experiments made in tho
cabin by John Burt.
"I had nn interview with Mr. Haw
kins this morning," said David Park
er, after greeting his visitor. "Mr.
Hawkins is a. very peculiar man very
peculiar as I have told you. Ho
savs you are the hardest man to deal
with ho ever saw a great compliment
for you, Mr. Burton, I assure you. He
has had his lawyer draw up a provis
ional agreement In conformity to your
terras as ho understood thorn nnd
Instructs mo to say to you that we are
invited to dlno with him at his club
tills afternoon, when tho matter may
"bo finally arranged. If so, I am to ac
company you to the mines to-morrow."
John thanked Parker, and arranged
to meet him with Mr. Hawkins at a
later hour. Ho then callou on an at
tomev and submitted the agreement
to his Inspection. After making a
few minor alterations, tho lawyer as
sured John that the agreement fully
protected his Interests.
Over a dinner such as is possible
.only in San Francisco the agreement
was ratified.
CHAPTER XIV.
Success and Failure.
David Parker's report on tho Sailor
Mlno was submitted to Mr. Hawkins
ten days later, and It moro than con
tlrmod tho statements mado by Jonn
Burt. Upon receipt of it, tho mag
nate proceeded to tho mlno with Burt
nnd Parker, taking several miners in
whom ho had absoluto confidence
Now claims were located on tho mouu-
Instalment of a hundred thousand dol
lars, he gave a dinner in John Hurt's
honor In the Occidental Hotel. Twen
ty guests were present. This social
function cost Hlake a thousand dol
lars, and ten days after tho feast ho
was without a dollar.
' Mining stocks," he explained to
John Hurt. "I plunged on Itobert Em
met, and they trimmed me."
John advanced Jim ten thousand
dollartand gave hjm advice which
was vvortii more than Uio money.
Hlnkc followed the advice for a
mouth. When his second Instalment
was due, he had drawn so heavily
against John that he had a balance of
only forty-five thousand. Two months
after ho had received a check for tho
final payment, which terminated his
original property rights in the mines,
he admitted to John Hurt that his to
tal assets did not exceed 11 vo thou
sand dollars.
"I have a plan," said John, "one
which will give full scope for your
talents. I've been thinking for some
time, Jim, of making a proposition to
ou. I recently purcnaseu seats on
the mining and stock exchanges, and
wish to become a silent partner in an
investing and brokerage firm. I will
furnish most of tho capital; but for
rmsons that you will appreciate. I
prefer to remain In tho background.
How would you like to become tho
nominal head of such a concern, un
der tho title, wo will say, of 'James
Blakrt & Company'? In order that
you may have a substantial Interest In
the tlrm, I will advanco you a hun
dred thousand dollars on your future
profits from the Sailor Mine, and in
vest with tho firm four hundred thou
sand of my own money. What do you
think of my proposition?"
'Nothing would suit me hotter, but
I'm afraid I'm not qualified for such
a position," said Blake, delighted be
yond measure. Onco moro the path
to wealth oponod out bofore him.
"I know your qualifications," said
John. "You will become tho most
popular and capable broker In San
Francisco."
Announcement of tho establishment
of tho new firm was made tho follow
ing week. Mr. Hawkins refused to
confirm or deny tho popular rumor
that ho was the banker or tne con
cern; and no one suspected that John
Burt had nny financial intorost
In it.
Blake & Company first attracted
speculative attention by its masterly
handling of tho corner in tho stock of
Don Pedro Smelting nnd Mining Com
pany. Tho profits of the firm wero
estimated at a million and a half.
' John Hawkins was tmbllcly nnmed as
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,j. Uio manipulator ana principal winner.
M luif Tnmita tlttil'it tm u liti It nil n a Mil
trill, uuiuun iimoo nun iiuiiii i
daring operator whose brilliant gen
eralshlp had crowned the success of
tho deal In tho speculative firma
ment he suddenly blared forth as a
star of the first magnitude.
Jnmcs Hlako suddenly developed
traits which bewildered his friends
and surptlBod himself Under the
guidance of John Hurt he mastered
the details of the business, displaying
ability In dealing with tho Intricacies
which formed the dally routine. In
capable of acting for himself, he could
follow a chnrtored course with lu
precision of a pilot.
Nature had denied to James Hlako
that spark of genius which Inspires
the leader, but he possessed In a high
degree those traits which leadership
attracts and Invests with power. He
grasped Hurt's plans of cnmpalgu with
the Intuition of a Hernadotte, ami ex
ecuted them with the dash and skill
of a Murat. In tho two yeats which
followed, wealth poured Into the cof
fers of, James Blako & Company.
Hlako's name figured In great finan
cial transactions, and his opinion was
eagerly sought in matters of commer
cial moment. Handsome as Apollo,
and tho reputed possessor of a largo
fortune, he became a society Hon, a
popular club man ami the target fo
matrimonial archers.
Hlake accepted his honors with dig
nity and modesty. Ho was willing
and proud to shlno in the reflected
light of John Hurt. He would havo
endured unmerited disgrace as se
renely as ho woro unwon honors.
From tho moment when Peter Burt
stood with uplifted arms In tho light
ning's glnre and gave him a blessing.
John Hurt had no doubt of his finan
cial future. With his eyes fixed un
waveringly on nn Immediate purposo,
ho had boldly commanded fortune to
do his bidding.
A profile portrait of Josslo Cardon
rested on nn easel which stood near
the desk In his library. It was the
work of an artist of local fame, drawn
from a tintype photograph his solo
memento or. tuo women uo iuvi-u. iu
pink paper frame, with a design In
hearts and roses, which surrounded
tho photograph, was frayed and torn,
but Jessie's sweet face was revealed
on tho glossy surface of tho metal
the face which had looked Into his one
summer day when thoy rodo to Hing
hnm. and Jessie proposod they should
"have their tintypes taken."
Jessie was In her sixteenth year
when the picture was taken, but the
long ridlng-hnbit and the queenly pose
of her head against the plain back
ground added dignity to the nascent
charms of face and figure. John
would sit for hours during tho long
evenings nnd gaze at this portrait. It
was tho ono visible connecting link
between the past and tho present, tho
ocular Inspiration for his future.
Again nnd again ho attempted to pic
ture the Jessie Garden of tho pres
ent. With his eyes fixed on tho por
trait, nnd his mind centered on Its
original, ho struggled to span the void
of miles nnd years which parted them,
and to hold communion with her. At
times he imagined tho message was
received, nnd that a loving answer
came, bidding him to have faith and
to persevere. Surely such correspon
dence was not in violation of his
promise to Peter .Hurt! Then he
would turn to his books, anil with a
light heart toll far into the night. In
this room ho mastered tho secrets of
finance and of commerce. With him
self as tutor, he took a postgraduate
course In business. No detail was
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A Guide to the Height of Heels.
There are four different heights,
with n many dllfeient names of the
li 1 11 i 1 it t v heel alone As a guide to
those who want to be rluht on lh"'
subject of heels, tememliei the fol
lowing t'i to one and unequal (cl
inches a heel is a mlllturv, up to uc
and the eights Incites il N a Cuban
aliiie that It Is a Spanish heel When
it goes above two Inches It Is a ('as
tlliati The Ft ouch heels tango from
one and onoquntter to two Inches
usuall and are called l.ouls XV.
The Du Hnriy heel inns from two to
three Inches- .mil quite a lew women
wear It -Shoe ltetaller.
Boy's Military Suit.
T,ovo of the, military Is Inherent In
every normal boy's composition, and
clothes that suggest the soldier are
sure to lliul tiictr way to his heart.
This very stylish llttlo "stlsllos
that ambition and well stilled to dnlly
wear. The model Is made of dark
blue serge, stitched with cortlcelll silk
and 1 rimmed with braid and gold but
tons and Is worn with a belt of braid
tied nt the left side, but a plain belt of
tho material or leather can be substl-
Uov'a Military Suit Both Stylish and
Useful Fancy Waist to Be Made
With or Without Fancy Bolero
Some Recipes of Value.
'iiiiinl Intrdlv of the tailor-made or
der of things. et not quite a recep
tion tollut.
A Wire Salad Basket.
A wire nil.nl basket Is n ery use
ful piece of Mtclien furniture. It Is
n kettle-shaped basket with u small
neck and a lull handle. After thor
oughly washing the salad It is put In
the basket nnd shaken until every
drop of water has been shaken off
Then basket and nil Is put near the
Ice to crisp the leaves Oil will not
cling lo wet lettuce and unless the
leaves ate well coated with oil tho
dressing Is a failure. -New York
Kvontng Post.
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lrtl piaster of pnrls with vinegar
Instead oi u.at,.r nlll y(, wm m K
excellent to sto, tne cr;UUs !n the
wall.
Jars and hollies that hiiiwi ()f onions
will be quite sweet and cMlonaa f
left out of doors filled with sauil or
garden mold.
After rice or macaroni is cooked
place In a colander and drain off the
water, then quickly turn cold wnter
through unci ou will Hud that the
stickiness, which is so undesirable,
will he pi evented
To boll eggs forj Invalids, bring tho
water to the boll, then take tho sauce
pan ofT the fire ami place tho egg tn It
fot live minutes. Tills will cook tho
egg perfectly wllbuut maklrg tho
white hard ntid Indigestible. It Is also
well to boll an egg Intended for a
.voting child In this manner.
Cnlil milk pudding can be used to
form extremely nice dishes and,
when tastefully arranged, will cer
tainly disguise the fact that thoy nro
made up of mils which would often
be wastefnlly thrown nwuy. or eaten
with distaste because so unappetizing
to all save fie ravenously hungry.
Fancy Waist.
Full waists worn with fancy boleros
are extremely smart and allow ol
many chnrmlng nnd effective combin
ations. This ono shows n full wali
of dotted silk mull with slashed bo
lero of pale green nioussellno tnffot.i,
which mutches the skirt, but there are
numberless other materials Hint are
equally desirable. Veilings nro always
pretty made with waists of either
thin, soft silks or muslin nnd very
nenily nil the season's fabrics enn
be utilized. The yoke of Inco with col
lar to match makes nn attractive fen
ttiro nnd Is finished with lace or othor
banding when the bolero Is not used.
The waist Is mado with n fitted lln
lug on which the full fronts and back
are arranged and Is closed invisibly
at, ami on a Hue with tho left edge of
tho yoke which Is hooked over onto
the left shoulder senm. The sleeves
are wide and full finished with douhlo
frills, and can bo made full length by
using linings to the wrists nnd facing1
tho lower portions to form miffs. Tho
stashed bolero Is cut tn one piece and
Is arranged over tho waist, boltm
Tho quantity of material requlrcc"
for the medium si.u Is, for waist 4 Vi
.too slight, no problem too Intricate, to
OacapiTiris a'ttenUon. Tho world was
the chessboard of his future opera
tions, and he explored Its past and
studied Its present with zeal unflag
ging and faith untxiunded.
Hut whon slumber fell upon him,
and his soul wandered Into unknown
regions, ho dreamed dreamed not of
millions nor of triumphs over mnster
minds. He dreamed 6f Jessie Car-
den.
(To be continued.)
UMBRELLAS OLD AS MAN.
tuted If preferred, and mohair and
other light weight wools ate quite as
much used as Is the serge.
The suit consists of blouse and
knickerbockers. Tho blouse Is made
with back, fronts nnd a center front
that Is applied over them and held by
brass buttons. At the shoulders ate
tine military straps and the neck Is
finished with the characteristic collar,
while the sleeves are plain and trim
med to hariuoni.e therewith. The
knickerbockers fit smoothly over the
hips, but the leg portions are drawn
up by means of elastics Inserted !n
the. hems and bag becomingly over the
knees. At their upper edges are
waistbands by means of which they
can be attached to any iimlerwalst
and pockets are Inserted at the shies
whore the closing Is made. The
blouse Is closed at the front, the cen
ter portion being buttoned over onto
the right side.
Tho quantity of mnterial required
for tho medium size (G years) is Wa
yards 27 Inches wide, 24 yards 44
Incl.js wldo or 2 yauls Wi incues
wide.
Useful Fruits.
Figs. ilnt'S and prunes am all time
ly at this henson, and make valuable
addition lo the ordinary hilt of fare.
ICach of tli'sc fruits should be thor
oughly wasted before using.
If iiii Im.'e never had graham gems
with dates for breakfast, try this re-
I clm iiml s;e if it will not be called
lor nualn Heat the yolk of ono egg
with a lut f toaspooutttl of salt until
lemon cob red nnd thick. Add to this
one etipfu of milk, hall a cupful of
boiled jct a cup and a half of gra
ham Hour ami half a teaspoonful of
melted butter. Heat the mixture until
il is hiihbiy. Then mid carefully one
quarter ctpful of chopped dates, one
teaspoonfd of baking powder, nnd
the sillily' beaten whites of two eggs.
Fold in, bt do not stir. Fill buttered
gem tins !ialf full and bake in u slow
oven.
Joined to it nt the lowor edge beneath
tho mil belt.
yards Inches wide, 3 yards 27
Inches wldo or 24 yards 44 inches
wide, with Vt yard of all-over laco;
for bolero 1 yards 21 or 27 inches
wide or yards 44 Inches wide.
Short Sleeves and Gloves.
Tho fashion or short sleeves is, o
course, going to mnko gloves an inn
porlunt und expensive Item of tho
vvaulrohe. Tho wrinkled suedo gloves
will undoubtedly bo worn, und tho
glovemakers are showing soiuo novel
lies In tho shape of long wrists em
broidered with lino beuds or silks, or
Inset with lace. Tho latter are es
pecially pretty. Tho short Blcovcs
may also be given a llttlo Impetus to
the fashion of wearing lace mitts,
which was tried last season with llt
tlo success.
DOTTED NET AND LACE.
Though Rain Shields Are 10,000
Years Old They Need Improving.
"How rich I'd be." said an umbrella
salesman. "If I had patented the um
brella." Tho floorwalker smiled. .
"You might as woll talk," said he,
"of a patent on swimming or cooking.
Umbrellas appear to havo existed
always. Wherever we excavate
Babylon, Is'lnevnh. Nippur tracos of
the umbrella are found. This Instru
ment is coeval with mankind.
"It Is of oriental origin. Tho Eng
lish didn't begin to use it until 1700.
Shakespearo, with all his genius, had
no umbrella to protect him from tho
rain. Jonas Hanway was tho first
Ungllsh umbrella maker."
Tho floorwalker paused to brush a
white thread from his long black coat.
Then ho resumed:
"Now, what you might do would be
to patent some now sort of umbrella
some rain shield built on better lines.
We havo proof that the umbrella has
existed for 10,000 years, and yet In all
that time It has not onco boon improv
ed. Consider it. U Is by ua means
perfect. It turns inaldo out readily,
and it only protects tho head and
shoulders from the ralu. Change all
that. Give us au umbrella that Is a
complete rain shield. Then you will
bocomo a millionaire"
Irish Crochet Coat.
A white Irish crochet coat Is exceed
ingly smart In style made with a deep
collar of white linen, trimmed with
modnlllons of the lace, and having the
Inco sleeve made with turnback cuffs
of the linen und also finished with
Huffy lncetrlniined uudersleeves. A
coat ot this style should he worn with
a linen skirt trimmed with lace In
sets. It would also look well with a
sltlrt of white Mtohalr. with the soft,
silky finish. But then the cuffs and
collar of the coat should havo white
silk substituted for tho lluen.
It Is quite the smart fad of '.ho day
when wearing a lace coat to.havo tho
hat made to mutch. With the Irish
crochet lace coat a white picture hat
Is good Btyio with the flaring brim
faced with the coarse lace, nnd nn
ostrich feather caught through the
brim and drooping over the hair at
tho loft side. If the wearer fools that
a touch of color will make the hat
moro distinctive It may havo tho
ciown a mass of green lenves or
formed entirely of pansles, forget-me-nets
or blue hyacinth blossoms.
No wahts of the season are moro
charming and attractive than those
made of die many pretty nets In soft
cream ami champagne tones. This
one is simply dotted and Is combined
with a in "f heavy laco which
makes o i admirable contrast, but
lining of chiffon, but tho fitted founda
tion Is optiounl und can ho used or
not, as may bo liked. Tho broad
shoulder line of tho yoke Is eminently
graceful ami tho full blcoves, with
their uinplo frills, fall over tho hands
most becomingly. To mako tho waist
Paradoxical Doc.
"Doctor, you are tho most Jovial,
even tomuorod man I evor mot do
vou revcr get out of tompor?"
"One has to get out of patlenco lo
lose one's temper, and, as I am novor
out of iratlents, I am novor out of patience."
Paris Facts and Fashions.
In Paris thoy are wearing tho
basque again; the Jaunty llttlo short
coat always finds favor with Paris
ians. In brown, black or gray suede,
with silver or brass buttons, this is
About the smnrtest speclmon of sar
torial art we can hnve, worn with a
cloth skirt of tho same shade, strap
ped with suede. Suedo Is beyond the
price of tho average araatour. which
Is fortunate, for It Is a fabric which
can only be successfully manipulated
by experts.
Then, again, in Paris the tweeds,
plaids, plain cloths and serges aro cut
with a short, full bolero and capollko
sleoves, and worn with a wide kid
band.
Corduroy did not havo a very long
run among tnllor-mado frocks. The
velveteen which boasts a mirrored
effect and narrow strlpe3 Is much
smarter. A good many of those havo
boon made with u regulation bodice
ami n skirt which just cleared the
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ships of banding held by fancy
sttt'hes are equally fashionable and
greatly HRed. Tho blouse Is full at
both upper and lower edges and Is
made over a fitted foundation, be
twen which and the not Is nil Inter-
for a woman of medium slzo will ba
required 6 yardB of matorlal 18, 5
ynrds 21 or 2 yards 41 Inches wldo,
with Vt yard of all-over law for yoko,.
2 yards of lace for frills and yards,
ot iilll: for the full belt. t
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