BED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF u" v M THE GODDESS LUCK. Cynopsls Typlcnl tramp In tip pearnnco, Daniel Itandolph Fltz. hugh, whllo crossing a Clilcngo street, can nen tho wreck of nn auto, whose chauffeur disables It trying to avoid running him down. In pity the occupant of tho auto, u young girl, savra lilin from arrest and Rives hltn a dollar, telling him to buy soap, and wash. Ills sense of slmnie Is touched, and he Im proves his appearance That night, In a crowif of unemployed and an archlsts, ho meets Esther Strom, n RUBfllan anarchist, and In a spirit of bravado makes a speech. A few days later Fltzhugh visits Syming ton Otis, prominent financier, and displaying a packago which ho says contains dynamite, demands $10,000. Otis gives him a chock. At the hrfuse ho meets the girl who had given him the dollar, and learns she la Kathleen Otis. She rerognlzcs him. Ashamed, he tears up the check and escapes, but Is arrested. Knther visits Fltzhugh In' Jail, and makes arrangements for procuring legal advlco. Ills trial Is speedily complotrd and he Is found Insane and committed to an asylum,, from which ho easily makes his escape. Fltzhugh takes refuge In Chicago with Esther, who has be come Infatuated with him, but with the thought of Kathleen in his mind, his one Idea was to become rich and powerful, and win Kath leen. In a fight with Ntkolny, Jeal ous admirer of Esther, Fltzhugh worsts him, leaving him uncon scious, and escapes. Securing me nial employment ho learns that Nlkolay. has been found dead In Esther's house, and In a. letter to him she admits the killing, tolling him she did It for his sake and that she has gone away. Ho sees Kath leen from a distance, and Is strengthened In his determination to win her. FtUhugh attracts the attention of one Qulgg, dealer In bogus stocks. In Qulgg's place of business Fltzhugh acts as a decoy for gullible Investors. Staked by his employer In a poker game for high stakes, he meets a wheat pit peculator, Henry Hunt, who be lieves him to be a New York man of wealth. tiz 3d CHAPTER VI. Continued. "You wish to tell "me aboutrtlmt Queen Bee gold mine stock, do you not, Mr. rattlngtonr "Yes, yes." "I think you snld you wnnted a thou sand shares? the last thousand, to bo exact." "I snld so." Mr. Qulgg shook his largo head, his baggy eyes twinkling. "I'm sorry, Mr. Pnttlng'ton, but I'm afraid you can't havo thoso thousand shares." "What d'you mean?" snapped tho pseudo-llnanclcr. "This gentleman" with his cigar Qulgg Indicated the colorless mini, who, eyes wide, mouth agape, had been swallowing whole every word uttered "Is Just about to buy em. You sec, Mr. I'attlngton, I'm on to you eastern fellows. I know all about your little game. I wus Just telling Mr. Dlako hero about It. I know you're trying to get possession of tho Queen Bee; I. know you've had your secret (agents assaying her; I know you've discovered what a fat little chunk o' gold she reully Is. Hut I'm nfrald you can't have her, Mr. I'attlngton. First, because tho Queen Ilee people don't wnnt you eastern capitalists to own tho controlling Interest; and, second, because Mr. Hlnkc here has spoken first, and, In fact, Is Just about to nego tiate for the purchase of tho remain ing thousand allures. Isn't that right, Mr. Illnke?" Qulgg fixed his ox-eye benevolently upon the susceptible Hlukc, who moist ened his lips, lingered his hat, looked down, then up, and clenred his throat. "I 1 guess" He hesitated, licked his lips and took the plunge with a rush: "Yes, that's right Mr. Qulgg. I'll take them thousand Miares." Fltzhugh, keenly uwalting further cues, searched the grafter's face In tently, ttnd though he received but a bare flicker of an eyelash and tho fnlntost suggestion of a nod toward tho door, It was sufllclent, and with no other comment he turned and left, Indignantly slamming the door behind him. For tho benefit of those In tho outer room he again assumed his mloii of boredom us ho leisurely sauntered through and out In the corridor. lie boarded tho elevator and ascend ed to the top floor of tho building. He fore an .office devoid of lettering and apparently unoccupied, ho stopped, took a key from his pocket, unlocked the door, let himself In and locked tho door behind him. Ho removed his coat, hung it on a hook, placed his (hat on tho tablo and his gloves upon the hat, then settled himself In tho chair and rested his feet on the steam radiator. Ho lighted a cigar, exhaled a swirl of fragrant smoke, and took a magazine from a pile on the table. Ho had barely read the tablo of con tents, however, before thero was a tap at tho corridor door, and he ad mitted a messenger-boy. who handod him an envelope and departed. Upon reading the dispatch he tore the paper Ito small bits and hurried Into the ad (Joining room, throwing off his vest nnd loosening his tie and collar as he ran. . In ten minutes he renppenrcd. He was completely metamorphosed. Instead of tho smart morning coat, he now worova long tan "duster;" Instead of the stylish derby hat, he wore it broad, brimmed yellow one; and he wore n soft flannel shirt with attnehed col lar, and rough trousers and dusty shoes. Under one urm he carried a horsewhip. In line, ho was a typlcnl rancher, Just arrived In Chicago with n load of cnttlo and a big wnllct for tho thousand-dollar bills. Even bis beard was magically changed: It was tousled and all askew, and ngnlnst the "sunburn" on his face appeared to be that of n man sadly In need of n shnvo rnther than of ono recently barbcred. A few minutes later ho entered the "customers' room" of Qulgg & I'cevy. Free and easily, as befitted ono of untrammclcd life, he strode across the floor townrd Qulgg's prlvato office, with great, awkward movements of his long body, flicking his whip ngalnst his thick trousers nnd pulling like a tugboat at his evil cigar. Ostensibly, Qulgg & I'cevy were brokers. In reality they were swin dlers. A superficial observer, visiting their offices, would have supposed their customers to bo La Sallo street speculators. A rigid Investigator would -have discovered their only patrons were victims of the get-rlch-qulck fever. Tho chief business of Qulgg & Peevy wns the selling of worthless stock. Tho rows of chairs In tho "customers' room" and their oc cupants, tho rushing messenger boys, tho long blackboard and tho phleg matic youth chalking cabalistic fig ures, the chattering telegraph Instru ment, operated automatically not twenty feet away, were nothing more than stage properties nnd players, em ployed for the sole benefit of the suck ers who made them possible. And upon this opera bouffe stnge of sham and hypocrisy strutted Daniel Fltzhugh, dreamer nnd actor. Ills roles were many nnd varied, but he portrayed them all with unerring ac curacyand, yes, even art. When he wns Infonncd thnt It was tlmo for an other "entrance," ho never knew, until tho messenger enmo with directions, what part he would bo called upon to ennct. Now It" was that of a West ern millionaire, bluff, ungrammatlcal, breezy ; again thnt of a French finan cier, suave, polite, tangling hln Eng lish; anon It wns some great banker from Liverpool, frigid and precise. Hut the chnrncter he most often por trayed was the "Eastorn capitalist." Peevy was a thin, pale mnn, of n drooping eye and a pointed chin, and was deeply attached- to a small briar pipe. His business was to "round up the boobs nnd steer 'em In." Qulgg, aided by Fltzhugh, did tho rest. After the second week Fltzhugh be gnn to conceive a slinking dislike for the knnvery ho was nbettlng. After tho third ho began to hate It. Capa bilities were stirring within him cnpnbllltles which told him ho was worth Infinitely more than one hun dred dollars a week, nnd that every week ho worked for that sum he was throwing nwny money. It wns near tho end of the first month that he asked his slippery employer for a hundred-dollar weekly lncrense. Ho was n llttlo surprised when It wns prompt ly granted him. "I wns thinking about Increasing your pny, FItz," snld Qulgg, In his lnrge, cureless way. "You're worth two hundred n week to me." Hut when three weeks Inter tho grafter was told It wns four hundred dollnrs n week or nothing, ho frowned, pinched the pink roll of flesh under his chin with his chubby lingers, nnd rocked himself gently In his swivel chair. "I'll tell you what, Fltz. I'm about to tucklo the biggest thing I've ever attempted. I'm launching upon the grandest llttlo mall-order scheme In Amerloa. I expect to spend n cou ple o' hundred thousnmls In advertis ing. If It goes through, ns I certainly think It will, I'll do the level thing by you " "That's not the point," broke In tho petitioner. "Do I or do I not get my tour nunured now?" "You do not!" Qulgg's palms de scended firmly upon tlfc arms of his chair. His big jaw acquired u bel ligerent aspect. "That's all I want to know." Fltz hugh stood up briskly. "This Is Wednesday. You therefore owe mo a hundred dollars,, I'll take It now." "Sit down, Fltz. Sit down und keep cool. I believe you're a game sport, In splto of tho low way you're acting, and I'm going to make you a gambling proposition. Som friends o' mlno are getting up a nice, quiet llttlo game of poker tonight, and I'm going to sit In. The pot'll run hU'b no limit. Bc tvreen ourselves ve41 co-operate In thU game. I'll finance tho partner ship with five thousand dollars. If. w double that amount you get half the winnings and your four hundred a week. If not, you'll still centrtrs) to scrnpo along on two hundred." The poker game that night took place In n South side hotel. It wom a six-hnnded gnme, the players belnfc of , tlio cinss commonly known ns "men nbout town." Two were professional gamblers, another was a wheat pit speculator, a fourth was a wealthy sa loon owner. The remaining two were Fltzhugh nnd Qulgg. Playing com menced shortly after eight. Compared to subsequent betting, It was modest at first, a five-dollar limit having been Imposed. About nine, however, tho limit wns removed, and the game be gan to warm up. Another hour, and it bnd reached the point where five-and-slx-hundred-dollnr pots were the rule nnd not the exception. The Golden Goddess, Luck, smiled upon Fltzhugh from the very start. Perhaps It was his superior playing that won her favor. Anyhow, he as tonished his coadjutor by his skill ut the game. He wns a hundred differ ent men. Ills fellow pluyers never knew how to take hltn never knew what he would do next. And while they wero wondering he continued to tnko their money from them ns though It wero only a matter of course that ho should. But ns Fltzhugh steadily won Qulgg ns steadily lost. When the game ended at nine n. in. It wus noticeable thnt of the five men sitting around tho pad ded tnble beneath the pall of tobacco smoke and tho green-shaded electric lights Fltzhugh was tho only one who showed no 111 sign of the thirteen hours' fitendy playing. He seemed ns fresh ns when he stnrted nnd appar ently wns qulto lit for another thlr-teeu-hour session. When ho "cashed In" ho was winner to the extent of some eighteen thousand dollars. The professional gamblers had won a few thousands each. The rest had lost. Qulgg, who had left the gume, was not to be found In the hotel rotunda. While Fltzhugh was walking ubout looking for him the whent pit specula tor, a Jovial, red-faced man named Henry Hunt, clapped htm heartily on the shoulder nnd wrung his hand. "Old man, I'd give a million If I could bluff like you, Where did you leurn how?" "It comes naturally," smiled Fltz hugh. Hunt glanced around and lowered his voice. "Fltzhugh, I'm putting through today one of the biggest wheat deals I've ever handled, and I'd .like to let you In on it. What time can I see you, and where?" "Any time at any place." "Meet me at Burton St Burton's, then brokers, you know, Board of Trade at eleven sharp. Don't fall. It's a big thing. So long. Must hurry." Upon certain of tlio casual acquaint ances he had made In La Salle street Fltzhugh had taken pains to create the Impression of being the scion of a highly respected family unknown to the uewspaper columns but possessed of wealth. Hunt was one of those thus deluded. Others ho had impressed In different wise. But every man who met him believed him to be a person of tneuns. It was an emphatic point with him to see to that. In a secluded corner and a low tone Hunt explained his project very con cisely. "September wheat," said he, "opened at ninety-eight and a quarter this morning. A gnng of bulls liuvo Inflated It till she's Hko a soup bubble ready to burst any moment. A gigantic bear raid Is coming off here tomorrow that will send September wheat down like thut" throwing a clgur end to the floor. "Theso bears," .he went on, kicking the clgnr aside, "have got mil lions behind 'era, and they're going to claw the entrutls out of those bulls. They won't stop cluwlng as long as there's a live bull left. They're going to sell sell sell. It'll bo the biggest smash you ever heard of. And the mnn who's heading this big bear raid Is none other than Symington Otis " "Otis?" "As you know, of course, Otis has nlwnys been ono of the greatest bulls In Chicago. Has that reputation. Hut nil of a sudden he's gone over to tho other side. I found it out Inst night. Only a handful besides myself know It. It seems he's got It In for a fellow who wns associated with him In a bull charge u few months ago, and he's going tho smash that fellow If It takes tho last cent he's got. Thut's Oils nil over. Onco you get In bnd with hltn you might ns well Jump in the Inke." "So 1 was once given to under stand," said Fltzhugh quietly. "You see where wo come In, of course. I'm only nn outsider myself but youl Lord, whut u pile you can make I" Symington Otis again! (TO DE CONTINUED.) Famous American Patriot In 1832, on tho 14th of November, Charles Carroll, the last surviving slguer of tho Declaration of Independ ence, died at tho ago of nlnety-slx. He studied law In France and England and returned to America at the nga of twenty-soven, where he soon be came known as an able political writer and a strong advocate of lib erty. Twenty-two years beforo his death ho retired to prlvato life. London's Rapid Growth. Paris was the largest city In the world for sovoral hundred yenrs un til about tho end of the seventeenth cenfciry, when London overtook It Tho population In Paris in 1080 was 1500,000, whllo London had reached 530,000, the latter figure showing thn mnlrl crrnwth of rrndo and rmn. 1 marcs during the Tudor period. IMPiOVED UmTOIM INTElNATIOHAt StlrMSOKJOL Lesson (By ItEV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D., 'lonelier of English IJIble In the Moody Hlble Institute of Chicago.) (Copyright, 1820. Weatern Newnpopyr Union) LESSON FOR MAY 23 ISRAEL'S FIRST KINQ. LHSSON TEXT-I Sam. 9:15-10:21. OOLDHN TKXT-Oiily fear tho tord, nnd servo him In truth with all your heart. I Sam. 12:21. AUPn,X'2NAL MATi:niAI,-l Sum. 8:4; 9:14: 10:25-29. I'IMMAKY TOPIC-Saul Visits Samuel. JUNlOIl TOIMC-Smil Chosen ns King. INTHn.MEDIATK AND NENIOU TOPIC Kingly Qualities In Saul YOUNO PKOPLH AND ADULT TOPIC Tho Solootlon of Leaders. I. The People Demand a King (vv. 8:1-0). 1. Their reasons for this demand. (1) Samuel was Incapacitated by old age; CJ) tho unfalthfulnesH of IiIh sons whom ho had appointed as his successors; (,'J) the desire to hu like other nations. The surrounding na tions had n king as lender. They wanted n king who would go out anil fight their battles (see v. 20). The de sire to be like others causes many to depnrt from the Lord. 2. Samuel's behavior under this trial (vv. fl-0). Hu took the matter to the Lord In prayer. The Lord com forted hltn by assuring him that this rejection win not merely his rejec tion, but the rejection of the king ship of God. II. Samuel Tells of the Manner of the Klnns (vv. 10-18). Ho shows them thnt tiie king will bo very exacting and arbitrary Hi his dealing, with them. 1. He will tnke their sons and, mnko them to serve In the nrmy nnd do nil kinds of hard work on his farm and In his house. He will make slaves of their daughters, also. 2. He will take their lands, oven those Inherited from their fathers nnd give them to his favorite officers and servants. Not content with that ho will tnke tho tenth part of the produce thnt remains nnd give to them. III. Samuel's Protest Disregarded by the People (vv. 10-22). Having mnde up their minds they deliberately shut their eyes to the truth nnd rushed madly Into the experiment. Men today Just as delib erately are turning from God's King, going after the lusts of their own hearts, but God makes the wrath of men to praise him. IV. The King Providentially Point ed Out (1-10:10). Saul was sent by his father to search for the asses that had wan dered away. While Saul und bis fa ther were acting freely in this mnt ter, at the same time God's sovereign purpose wns being cnrrled out. Al though dllllcult to understand, God carries forth his sovereign purpose without Interfering with man's free dom. V. The King Chosen at Mlzpeh (10:17-27). The Lord bnd already pointed out to Samuel who should be king nnd Snul had been anointed. Let us ob serve : 1. Why Snul wns chosen. If they would have a king the Lord would give them the one best suited to fill tho place. He was from Benjamin, a small tribe, which would prevent tin duo rlvnlry between Kphralm nnd Judnh, tho lending tribes of Israel. He was aNo chosen because of his porsounl fitness (v. 2-1). He had tho natural quulltlcntlntiH for his work, namely, self-control, modesty, nnd n military Instinct. 2. How Saul was chosen. The meth od was by lot. Samuel called them together before the Lord, and beforo the lot was cast he again remonstrat ed with them nun I nst such action. Hu showed them the base Ingratitude of their rejection or Und as their King. ft. How the king wns received by the people. ShuI knew thnt the Lord had chosen him, but through modesty and fenr he hlirnuk from the respon sibility. By Inquiry of tho Lord his hiding place wns mnde known. When ho waff brought forth Samuel present ed lilin to the people, assuring them thnt Snul was the Lord's choice. Somo were enthusiastic In their re ception and hhntited, "God save the king!" Others mocked and refused him allegiance. VI. The Klnu Confirmed at Gllgal (eh. 11). Soon after the election nt Mlzpeh the Ammonites mnde n desperate de mand upon the men of Jabesh-gllead Haul hearing of It, hastily summoned the tribes together for war and won n remarkable victory. As he thus proved his ability tho people wished to punish (he sons of Belial, but Saul forbade them. 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