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red cloud, Nebraska, chief H The City of Purple Dreams -j; UP-TO-DATE Here's an up-to-date story, if there ever was one. In the opening chapter the hero is an unkempt tramp; at the end he's a candidate for the mayoralty of Chi cago, a capitalist, and the lover of a fashionable girl on the Lake Shore drive. So there is room for lots of ex citing experiences in be tween. The Lake Shore drive girl gives him a dollar to buy soap and cures him of being a hobo. A beautiful Russian woman starts him in anar chy. A poker game starts him as a successful grain speculator and introduces him to society. Failure to win the Lake Shore girl leads him into politics as a distraction. The seething life of the great cities in this age of unrest- that is "The City of Purple Dreams." it -is CHAPTER I. Even Olilcnso's corroding March wind could not dull the gloss of his buoyancy. Like n furious mastiff It tore nt hltu angrily, snapping viciously at his poorly protected body, snarling nnd howling malevolently. But to him It wns no more than a bumptious puppy that worried him not at all. Head erect, hands thrust deep In rag ged pockets, he swung Jauntily along the Hush street bridge, whistling mer rily a populnr coon song. lie wns wretchedly clad a mass of rngs nnd tntters. Ills face was smudged with a healthy growth of Jet black beard, and it required little scru tiny to see he had long been a stranger to soap nnd water. He wns very tall over six feet nnd this accentuated his slovenliness. He wns a ninn of twenty-four, with n distinguished face rnther than n handsome one, and he had an athlete's physique. At the south end of the bridge ho turned nnd started across tho street. Midway ho stopped short. Standing on the opposite sldewnlk wns a plain clothes detective, Vat Kelly by name, who yestcrdny had arrested him on a vagrancy charge and released him with n warning to leave the city or suf fer the consequences. There was no time for hesitation. He laid caught Kelly's unfriendly eye, and he knew what to expect. He wheeled about, started back and plunged directly In the path of a high i powered touring car which came hur tling ncross the bridge. Tilings happened quickly. It was too late to sidestep the onrushlng ma chine, too late to stop It, and tho chauffeur, in a frantic effort to avoid running him down, Jerked wildly at his steering wheel ; the big car veered, dashed diagonally across the street, and smashed Map-bung against n brick wall. Tho hood of the enr was caved In, the lamps demolished, the front wheels broken and ilio axle twisted; but to tho occupants two girls who sat in the tonnenu no harm had come. I As soon us tho vagabond looked upon tho wreck, u smashing blow caught him behind the ew, another on his neck; en arm was twisted be hind his buck, and a red. hairy hand clutched at his throat. Without turn ing round he knew It was Kelly ; knew, also, that he must not strike back, for nothing earns n culprit quicker or se verer punishment than resisting an of ficer. Ono of the girls in the tonnenu Jumped quickly to tho ground and stepped between tho belligerents. The heavy motoring veil which theretofore had concealed her face was now lifted, and she stood revealed as ono of those insidiously beautiful nnd frankly femi nine girls who command golden opin ions from ull men, slavish obedience from most, and tho envy and Jealousy of many women. Her eyes, uormnlly of a dark, velvety blue like a pansy's petals, were nenrly black as she turned scornfully upon tho detective. "You contemptible coward!" she ac cused spiritedly. "To attack a man when his bnck Is turned l" Kelly smiled down nt her Indulgent ly und shook his head. "No, miss," said he, "you misjudge me; I'm a philn-clothcs man from detective headquarters." "That docs not alter tho first fact," she retorted. Fumbling hastily In her purse, she confronted Kelly as ho started off with his prisoner. "If you arrest tliat man," she cried Iwarnlngly, "I'll " I She left tho sentence uncompleted, and plucking a visiting card from bcr purse thrust It Into the detective's hand. He read tho name thereon, and then looked at the girl with a respect as sudden as It was profound. "Let me see; you're Mr. Black burn's" "Niece. He will grant me any favor I ask of him. Do you still wish to take your prisoner?" Ollicer Kelly capitulated uncondi tionally. Without a word he lifted Ids hat half an Inch from his head and turned on Ids heel and walked swiftly away. The girl stepped back from the lib erated one and surveyed him curiously from head to foot. He had sniffed an odor of violets when she wns near him, and lie saw now It came from n cluster on a lapel of Iter tan motor coat. Ho felt ashamed. For perhaps the first time In his life of vagabond age he was conscious of his rags, of his unwashed body, of his unshaven face, of his slothful dirtiness. And he was ashamed. "Take this dollar," she said, hold ing out n bill to him, "and buy some soap wltli It. Candidly, I believe you are the dirtiest young man I ever saw." The hot color receded from his cheeks, leaving them, If one.could have seen the skin, as white as marble. Very daintily lie took the bill from her lingers, crumpled It In his capacious left hand, ami removing ins nattered lint with his right held It arm's length and made a sweeping, exaggerated bow, bringing the hat upon his breast at Its conclusion. "Thank you, kind lady, you arc very good," said he, and there was now In his voice a deep, mellow tono which cnused her to look at him more closely. "The base lucre" ho folded the bill and deftly concealed It In some myste rious recess of his rags "will pur chase for my parching thirst some twenty swallows of whisky. Dear lady, I bid you good day." "Walt!" she cried, as though uncer tain whether or not to laugh. "Tell me your name." "Daniel Randolph Fltzhugh, dear lady, at your service." Again he made the mock-cavaller bow, and with a ridiculous show of haughtiness walked "Buy Some Soap With It. Candidly, I Believe You Are the Dirtiest Young Man I Ever Saw." off, leaving her staring nfter him with parted lips and n half-amused, half puzzled expression In her pansy eyes. Beside tho automobile he stooped and picked something from the ground. ,An examination showed It to be a dainty handkerchief of exquisite lace. He thrust it in a tattered pocket and walked on. Just outside n certain unsavory sa loon, supported by derelicts of the un derworld, he took out tho handker chief and held It to his nostrils; again he breathed tho fragrant odor or vio lets. He examined It clumsily, with a sort of awe, and In one corner found a tiny embroidered "K." For a full minute he stood with the bit of lace pressed to his nose; sud denly he Jerked his hand away, glanced sheepishly around and grinned foolishly. He enteral a "blind" nl. ley near tho saloon, and with his back toward the street unbuttoned his coat and vest, thus displaying the absence of a shirt. He glanced over his shoul der, and grinned sheepishly, und folding buck the flun of his soiled mi. dershlrt lie placed the handkerchief next his skin. With a safety pin (It required several to hold together parts of his apparel) he secured it to his un dershirt over his heart. After which he laughed loudly and hnrshly and with a great, cynical contempt, nnd emerged from the alley and buttoned his coat. "I'm n'blankety-blank fool I" ho mut tered savagely, and pushed open tho swinging doors of the suloon and stalked Inside. Tho remnlnder of tho day he spent In attending to his personal appear ance. He enjoyed a shave and a vash, and discarded his tattered coat for a newly purchased snowy whlto sweater which reached from tho top of his throat to below his waistline. Thus transformed, he appeared at midnight M n By EDWIN BAIRD Co;rrlll br P.O. Browse A Ce. in West Madison street, wlicre a densely packed crowd hud assembled. A platoon of policemen, marching live abreast und armed with night sticks, had drawn up on the outskirts of tin, crowd. The police had been given to understand that the Jobless men would march once around the "loop" ami dis band on the lako front. But It was now seen this was not their plan. In stead of turning east tho leaders turned west, and all along the line the cry arose "Smulskl's hull 1" Fllzhugh fell In with the surging mass, ami like it became Imbued with tho spirit of "On to Smulskl's hall!" In front of the rendezvous u large crowd was already collected ; the. new arrivals swelled It threefold. Then, by that curious form of thought trans ference which often animates big gath erings, word went through the crowd that the hall was nearly tilled, that there was room for scarcely two hun dred iiKjre. And fully live thousand wanted admittance. As by a single Impulse the crowd became a seething, clamoring, blind mob that surged this way nnd that, trampling the weak un derfoot, crushing, struggling, swearing, without reason or purpose. The police, instantly suspecting a riot, rushed in, using their batons freely. By sheer strength Fltzhugh wedged his way to the protection of n door, which, being partly open, gave way before the liqpnct of ills body, precipi tating him Into a narrow hallway. He regained his feet In a second, nnd stepping outside closed the door and stood with his back ngalnst it. The next moment u singular thing happened. From out that frenzied mob, like a ship tossed by a restless sea Into a haven of safety, a woman was swept squarely Into his arms. For a bare moment ho held her, Hushed and' palpitating, In a close embrace. Then ho released her nnd saw her hat was missing and that her clothing was torn and disarrayed. "Thank you!" she excinlmed breath lessly. Tho rays of a near-by street lamp fell athwart her face; and his first thought wns that she was a Jewess; then a Busslan, ho added, apparently of good birth and schooling. Though she spoke with a slight foreign nccent, her English wns grammatically per fect. Her forehead, unusually broad and high for a woman, nnd her enst of features denoted uncommon Intellect., Like angry waves the mob raged about them In their Inadequate refuge, and he opened the door, pushed her Into the hallway, and followed, clos ing the door behind them. "You'll find It snfer In here." said he, nnd added with some hesitation: "I my nnmo Is Fltzhugh. You needn't tell me yours If you'd rnther not." "I see no reason why I shouldn't," she retorted, yet with the hot color Hooding her cheeks. "1 am Esther Strom, .Mr. Fltzhugh, and I am very happy to know you, even If only for u minute." She held out to him a small, dark linnU, and he pressed It in his large, white one. "Are you going Inside?" she asked. "I don't think so," he lnughed, und motioned toward the crowd outside. "How can I?" "You I might be nblc to get you In If you care to go." He started. "Then you are an " "Oh!" Her hand fumbled excitedly nt her neck, then dropped to her sltlo with a little gesture of dismay. "I'm afraid I've lost something something I valued very much. It was a brooch an heirloom. And I've lost It!" He struck n match, and together they searched the Uoor. "Perhaps you dropped It outside," lie suggested; and feeling the neces sity of doing something, yet knowing the futility of tho action, ho opened tho door leading to the street. Mid way between tho door and the alley, against the brick wall of tho building, lie saw n large packing case. He noted It wns of strong material, re enforced at tho corners. The woman seemed to have forgot ten her loss In the rush of some stronger emotion. She stood beside him, gazing at the unclean crowd with wistful eyes, and there shone In the liquid depths a great sadness, und something far rarer besides sympa thy. "You poor, wretctied people!" lie heard her murmur. "How I wish I could talk to you as I should like to!" He looked nt her quickly. Ills bud ding thought burst suddenly into full bloom. To "show off" before this woman, to parade his talent hoforu her, to Impress her and win her ad miration what delight that would be I "Berhaps I could do It for you," hj offered, Ids voice betraying his eager ness. "Would you lllco to hear mo try?" Without waiting for her answer, fearful lest It bo a negative, ho el bowed his way to the packing case, mounted It, drew a deep breath, und stood up to his full height Tho arc lamp, beating upon Ids face, served uncommonly well for u calcium light. Money or your lifel (TO BE CONTINUKD.) Welsh tho man, not his title. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION NOTES Lincoln. There will bo no moro executive .sessions of the Nebraska state senate In conllniiallon of nom inal Inns of the governor for memberd of the state board of control. Tho con stitutional convention struck that pro vision out of tho constitution. The convention also voted down an iinieiidnient providing for a four-year term for state olllcers and adopted an iimeiiiluieiit sent In by President Weaver "that until tlxed liyjlu legis lature, tin salaries of state olllcers shall lie as provided by the constitu tional roti veil! Ion nail udopted' by the people." The convention has already adopted u provision for J?f.tMK u year for the governor und S 1,000 for other sinte olllcinls. It also .provides for S7.."i(H) for supremo Judges and ?.".()00 for district Judges. A motion was passed that a committee shall take up the matter of salaries and more equal ly adjust the same. o Tin convention In committee of the whole merged the two pro petals for the creation of an Industrial court and a state trade commission Into one. which leaves the legislature power to do certain things along cer tain lines. These two propositions have been mighty touchy questions for tin convention to handle nud have oc casioned many days of debate. After a lengthy discussion, it adopted, fil to US, the following nmei'diiKiit, by llealy and Peterson, embodying the whole subject : "Laws may lie enacted providing for Hie investigation, siihiulsloti und de termination of controversies between employers und employes In any bust- nes or vocation affected with a pub- He Interest, and providing against un fair practices and unconscionable gi hi allectlng the public welfare; and fur the purpose of administering and en forcing such law, an Industrial com mission may be created, from the Hunt orders and Judgments of which an up peal may be taken to the supreme court." By a vote of (Kl to 1!). tl . convention passed on second reading Proposal Itll, which divides the state into legislative and senatorial districts and counties having more than one representative shall he divided into as many districts as representatives are to be elected in s'ead of as a whole as at present. The basis of apportionment shall be as Miown by the census and the legisla ture may reapportion the state not oftenor than once in ten years. With the end of the labors of tho convention In sight delegates showed their anxiety to return to their home when some of the members asked to be excused. It was practically decided that excuses will not be grimed, so that If delegates do go home they will be subject to call of the sergeant at arms If a "call of the house" Is neces sary to get the necessary votes to finally pass upon the proposals. In consideration of the fact tliut the most Important work Is now before the convention that of finally passing or defeating tho proposals hat have been able to weather the storm a motion was adop'od last Saturday re quest long Hie president to notify all absent members that they will be com pelled to be present during the re mnlnder of the session. By a vote of 7.'1 to I the convention passed on second reading Proposal No. 1L!!, which declares that water In natural streams for domestic use and for irrigation as a natural want, and right to divert unappropriated waters ... Iltllllll. H... Ml. .11 .......... I... .I....I...1 iiii jniiMit ii.-i- .-.null lll'ti'l III' lll'llll'll. Priority users to have preference, vested rights to be ro.-ervod. President Weaver bus appointed three committees which will have the promulgation of u plan for submission of the work of the convention to tho voters. One on the form and manner of submission, one on public Informa tion and another to prepare an address to tho voters of the state. 0 In voting down nn amendment for four years for state officers a proposal was presented to the convention that If the amendment carried that n recall should be attached, but the amend ment lost by a vote of -10 to !l.r. A motion to make the term two years carried by a vote of OTi to 18, Tuesday of this week was the sixty seventh day In which the convention hud been In session, and many mem bers during the past few weeks luivo shown a weariness i f the long con- t..a...1 ....toil 1 ii..i.i'l..iiil..lil ... if. iiiiiii'ii h1'"'! l'M ii.vuinii vi, iii-ui.v members have been absent during the past week. The convention has approved Pro posal SS, providing equal property rights to all citizens, such rights of aliens to be regulated by the legisla ture. Proposal !U1, creating n hoard of pardons, compose 1 of the governor, at torney general and secretary of state, lias been adopted and made part of tho executive department. Tills board will have supreme power over all matters of clemency. Under tho rule of thn convention nil amendments on third reading will hnvo to receive an afllrmatlvo vote of fifty-one members, consequently If they are to pass somo of them nro go ing' to require a full attendance In or der to receive tho necessary votes. TRIES TO BURN SELF TO DEATH Crazed Woman Rescued as She Tries to Close Firebox Door. Bradford. Pa. Sceklnc to kill her- xself by roasting to death, Mrs. Jessie i nun crawled into a llrebox at the Kendall rellnery. Prompt action of riiurles A. Burr, stationary llreman on duty at the plant, thwarted Mrs. Hunt's attempt at self-destruction. She Is In u hospital. sulTerlng from severe burns. Mrs. Hunt gained adinltlance to the holler room by an ingenious ruse. At three 'o'citck in the morning she knocked at the door of the room anil told Mr. Burr that she was looking for ""ste. Mrs. Hunt Was Lying on the Blazing Ccals. a man named Jackson, employed nt the rellnery. She said "Jackson's wife was seriously III, and wanted him to return nt once," Ban- went in search of the man, and when he returned to the boiler room the woman was not In sight. Detecting the odor of something burning, the llreman examined his boilers. He noticed a lire-box door open and hastened to Investigate. Mrs. Hunt was lying on tho blazing coals, her head In the open doorway ami reaching with one hand to pull the doer closed after her. Burr seized the womnn nnd dragged her from the firebox head-first. Most of her clothing nlrcady was burned nnd fulling from her body. , Burr dragged the woman out of doors and rolled her in the snow, extinguishing the blaze. Then he turned In a call for an ambulance. Mrs. Hunt Is thirty-eight years old and has three children. Her husband died six years ago. She Is said to hae been conliued in u sanitarium. FORCED TO GET EXCITEMENT English Court Clerk Is Given Eight Months in Jail for Altering Postal Drafts. London. Here Is a young man who cnunot get enough thrills out of life without being dishonest. And ever dishonesty soon censes to lead a thrill to him. James Walter Evers. twenty-six, for merly a clerk at the ndmlralty, plead ed guilty at the Old Bailey recently tc forging and altering naval posfa' drafts worth .-$7,100. Pleading foi leniency, Evers said : "During the greater part of my life I have been nullclctl with an extraor dinary lust for excitement and thrills While tills longing for excitement ha? often led me Into dangerous nnd trou blesome ndventures, It tins never innile me commit u criminal offense until now. I swear when I conceived this scheme my main thought was the ex citement. I left off going to post of fices because I found mj.'self going Into them mechanically and getting no thrill of excitement In handling forged drafts over tho counter. I hail "00 more .drafts In mj pocket." Evers wns sentenced to eight months' Imprisonment. Bride, Stricken at Altar Died Hour After Ceremony Denth was an unhidden guest at a wedding at Apponzell, Swit zerland, and struck down the bride Just as tho priest asked lier If she accepted "ibis ninn for husband." She wns hurried to n hospital, still robed In her bridal gown, but died an hour later, a victim of n form of sleeping sickness, which was the scquol of an at tack of Influenzn. Grave Digger Buried Alive as He Dug. New York. Seven feel of snnd and Fiiow slid Into the grave which Henry Wnchonhut, a New York city grave digger, wns excavntlng. no wns dead when dug out by the police. 1 1,- m . JS -J I 0 f..,.i inii , " i nil -".--- HOMELESS! Constipation, Headache, Colds, Biliousness, driven out with "Cascarets" $-i-" ..---..-.. MN. Drive nwny those persistent enemies of happiness biliousness nud consti pation. Don't stay headachy, sick, tongue coated, sallow and miserable 1 Never have colds, Indigestion, upset stomach or that misery-making gus. 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