BED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
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A CHECK FOR $20,500.
Synopsis. Typlcnl tramp In ap.
pcurnnte, Daniel Itimdolpli Flu
IiukIi, while crossing a Chicago
street, causes the wreck of an mi to,
whoso clmulToiir disables. It trying
to avoid running tt down. In
ftlty tlio occupant of tho nuto, a
young Klrl, nines him from arrest
nnd elvva Itlm ti dollar, telling him
to buy soap, and wash. 1Mb sense
of iharao Is touched, and lio Im
proves IiIb appcuranco. Tlmt night,
In a crowd of unemployed and an
archism, ha meets Hstlior Htrcun, a
Itusslun ntmrchlst, and In a spirit
of bravado makes a speech. A few
dayH later FltzliURh visits Hymlnt;
ton Otis, prominent financier, and
displaying a package wlilcli he
says contains dynumlte, demands
J10.000.' Otis slvcs him a check. At
tho house he mcctn tho Rlrl who
had lvon him tho dollar, and
learns she Is Kathleen Otis'. She
recognize him. Ashamed, ha tears
up tho check and escapes, but la
arrested. Esther visits FUzIiukIi In
Jail, and makes arrangements for
procuring legal advlco. His trlnl In
speedily completed .and he Is found
Insane and committed to an asy
lum, from which he easily makes
his escape. Kltzhugh takes refuge
In Chicago with Esther, who has
become Infatuated with him. Ills
one Idea la now to become rich and
powerful, and win Kathleen. In a
fight with Nlkolay, Jealous admirer
of Esther, Kltzhugh worsts him.
Securing menial employment ho
learns that Nlkolay has been found
dead In Esther's house, and In a
letter to him she admits tho kill
ing, telling him she did It for his
sake and that she litis gone away,
lie sees ICaihlcan from a distance,
and la strengthened In his determi
nation to win her. Fltzhugh at
tracts the attention of Qulgg, deal
er In bogus stocks. Fltzhugh acts
as a decoy for gullible Investors
Staked by his employer In a poker
game for high stakes, he meets -a
wheat pit speculator, Henry Hunt,
who believes him to be a New York
man of wealth.
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CHAPTER VI Continued.
9
Fitzhugn did not speak, and tho
other rushed ou:
'Every cent I've been ablo to rake,
scrape, steal or borrow goes Into this.
I'm going to hnvo Burton sell half a
million September at the best price he
can get How much do you want, Fltz
hugh? Remember, It's not speculat
ing, exactly. It's more llko picking up
money in the street."
"I'm sorry, Hunt, but I'm nfrald I
Bhnn't be able to go Into this with you.
There's no necessity for details, Is
there?"
'By George, that Is too badl It's
not every day you get a chanco llko
this. Suro you can't come In?" -
"Quite sure."
"I'm mighty sorry. Well, it can't bo
helped excuse me a moment." Hunt
turned and started on a half-run
towurd the ofllce of the senior Burton.
"I say, Hunt I" As though struck by
a sudden afterthought Fltzhugh hur-
"Got It I" Fltzhugh Laughed. "Why,
Lard Bless You, Qulgg, I Haven't Got
the Price of a Ham Sandwich 1"
rled after tho speculator and caught
him by the shoulder. His eyes were
twinkling. "I won a little money last
night, you know, and Just for a
Joke I'm going to uinko that little
make a little more. My poker win
sings are at your disposal, Hunt Do
with them aa you will."
"Good boy I What'a the Dgure,
Wtxhugh?"
"Oh, somewhere between eighteen
aad twenty thousand, I believe."
"Suppose I sell twenty September
for you, then? It's hardly worth the
bother, of course; but I'll attend to ev
erything for you."
Fltzhugh took out his wallet and
began counting checks and currency
Into his companion's hand. While his
lips were speaking tho denominations
on the checks and bank notes his mind
was doing a different notation:
"Twenty thousund bushels at ninety
eight and a quarter cents a bushel
"'neteen thnnj-niid, six hundred and
rn lMtn'w two thusaint vo bui-
swBHnP
tired cash from Qulgg total winnings,
eighteen thousand total due Qulgg,
cloven thousund live hundred total
capital on hand, twenty thousand, six
hundred and llfty dollars.
"There you are, Hunt nineteen
thousand, six hundred and llfty dollars."
CHAPTER VII.
Two days had passed before Fltz
hugh and Qulgg met again. Late In
the evening Fltzhugh, Immaculately
dressed, entered tho private ofllco of
Qulgg, who was alone and In a black
mood. The fraudulent speculator
swung round In his chair ns Fltzhugh
entered, growled a sullen "Hello I" and
after n momentary silence growled nn
unpleasant "Well?"
Fltzhugh sat down nndtfnnncd him
self leisurely with his Panama hat.
."It bids fair to bo a warm day," lie
observed.
"You know whnt I want," snarled
Qulgg, rapping his desk with his
knuckles. "Where's my money?"
"Oh" Fltzhugh stopped fanning,
put down his hat "you mcau the po
ker money?"
"What about It? Where Is It? What
hnvo you done wlth'lt?"
"Naturally, Qulgg, I played poker
with It."
"And you doubled It tool" The
grafter leaned suddenly forward nnd
pointed one of his short fingers In
Fltzhugh'8 face. But If this maneuver
whs calculated to frighten or confuse
Its mission failed.
Fltzhugh smiled easily. "I more
than doubled It. I more thnn tripled
It. I won eighteen thousnnd dollars."
Qulgg Jotted n few figures on a cal
endar pad and held out his hand.
"There's eleven thousand live hundred
coming to me. I'll tuko It now."
Fltzhugh shook his head smilingly.
'Tin sorry," said he; "but I'm nfrnld
you'll do no such thing."
"What d'you mean?" Qulgg hulf
rose from his chnlr, his puffy eyes
blinking' rapidly. "You've got this
money, haven't you?"
"Got It I" Fltzhugh laughed. "Why,
Lord bless you, Qulgg, I haven't got
tho price of u ham sandwich."
"What'd you do with that money?"
roared Qulgg, smashing his flst against
the nrm of his chair. "How could you
spend over twenty thousand dollars In
two days? You're lying to me I"
Fltzhugh'8 breath whistled through
UJb nostrils. He stood up quickly. Ills
fnco was very white. For tho first
time he seemed In deadly earnest.
"Don't talk too much," he advised
quietly. "There are some things I
won't stand, und If you auger mo I'm
liable to make that fat head of yours
look like a plum pudding. The mon
ey's tied up In speculation, If you wunt
to know. You have the choice of two
things: you can either tako nn equal
chance with me In the speculation, or
you can take my note, for what I owo
you. Which do you want?"
"Neither I" exploded Qulgg. '"I
wouldn't glvo a cent for any specula
tion you'd make, or for your note
either. There's only one thing to do
with you. You've plnyed me a dirty,
low-down trick, nnd I'm coming back
tho best wuy I can, You're going to
work for me two months longer, nnd
you're going to work for nothing. I'll
seo that you have a place to eat and
sleep, but I won't promise more. At
the end of those two months you'ro
going to clear out of my sight, and
Lord help you If I ever see you ngnlu I"
"Gentleman to seo you, suh," an
nounced tho uniformed negro."
"What name?" growled Qulgg.
"Didn't glvo none, suh. Said ho
wanted to seo you ubout some Florida
ornngo groves."
"Tell him I am very busy but will
see him In live minutes." '
"Yes, suh." Tho negro touched his
cap and departed.
The moment the door closed Qulgg,
keenly animated, swung round In his
revolving chair and spoke In a quick
volco to his lieutenant: "You'ro a
Fifth avenue resident. Newport
Villa In France. Cotillon leader, so
ciety swell all that. Recently you
bought fifty thousund acres of Florida
land and turned them Into a paradise.
You're tired of It now and want to
sell at a great sacrifice. You follow
me?"
"I'm even ahead of you," answered
Fltzhugh. Then his demeanor un
derwent a 'complete change. Ills man
ner was now heavy with cnnul, nnd
bis voice simpering wheti It drawled:
"Aw, really, now, I cawn'tl I really
cawn't let It go for less than hawlf
what I paid for It The thing cost mo
hawlf a million, y'know, and I really
should get three hundred Uiousund,
because "
Ho dropped, his mask as suddenly as
he had assumed It, and running the
1 thumbs and forefingers of both hands
Into his lower vest pockets, turned
tho lining inside out.
Ho smiled: "Because," said he, "1
haven't a cent."
These were frenzied days In tho
wheat pit Under tho terrific, unre
mitting pounding of Symington Otis
and his associates September wheat
descended with Invincible force. With
every titanic swing of the bears' tre
mendous hammer the foundation of
the bulls rocked nnd swayed beneath
their feet nnd the dollars piled up
for Daniel Fltzhugh. Yet he knew ho
was nothing In that mighty conflict.
He was unseen, tinfelt, unknown tho
veriest pigmy In u battle of giants.
Down, down went the price of
wheat, with a dizzying velocity that
made the pit totter. It touched 80,
8-1, 80. It fell to 7&, 73, Gl). And
then, In one gigantic crash, as the
bears put forth their Inst, supremo
effort, tho bottom dropped from the
market and September whent went to
C5 cents.
It was on 'this day that Fltzhugh
severed his connection with Qulgg it
t'covy. Qulgg, repenting his unwise
bargain made In a hot-headed moment
of linger, endeavored to retain his
"star" with alluring promises. But
Fltzhugh was obdurate. He held tho
grafter rigidly to his word. When ho
left the building and walked down La
Salle street ho possessed nothing save
the clothes ho wore. Ho had not a
cent In his pockets. He had not even
a place to bleep. The Inimical Qulgg
had seen to that. Yet, entering the
portals of tho Board of Trade, he felt
again thnt exaltation he had experi
enced wluyn cutting his ties with Es
ther. Once more he was free freo
to go his own way, free to mount to
the pinnacle he had set himself, un
hindered by an alien hand.
Tho gallery wns crowded, for news
of the upheaval had spread nbroad,
but Fltzhugh's height enabled him to
seo over the heads of those in front
Si
"You're a Fifth Avenue Resident. New.
port Villa In France, Cotillon
Leader, Society Swell All That."
nnd so Into tho arena where wnged
tho thunderous combat. The wheat
pit was In a paroxysm, ungovernable
nnd volcanic. Tho bulls, all but rout
ed, were making a desperate stand.
But It wns hopeless. The ground tot
tered beneath "them. Their frenzied
rushes wero met by the Imperturbable,
unconquerable bears, nnd they were
ever -forced to retreat, snorting, bel
lowing, but unquestionably beaten.
At tho height of the conflict, when
tho battlo din shrieked Its loudest,
the closing gong soumled nnd the
day's session wns over. The Indicator
on the wheat dial pointed to 55 cents.
Fltzhugh rushed from the gallery,
shoving people right and left, and
took tho stairs five at a leap, figuring
his profits as he ran. In the olllcc of
Burton & Burton he found Hunt, who
seized his arm, clapped his shoulder,
hustled him Into the street, rejoicing,
congratulating and boasting nil In tho
same breuth. .
"Didn't wo lick 'em, though!" ho
rattled on. "I've made two hundred
nnd twenty-five thousand, and you
well, not quite so much, of course, but,
considering the Investment very fulr,
Fltzhugh, very fair."
With these encouraging words he
handed over a check for $28,500. Fltz
hugh very calmly Inclosed It In the
empty morocco wallet, returned tho
wullet to his pocket, and buttoned tho
flap over the pocket
"Yes, very fair," ho concurred,
without smiling. "Very fair, as you
say, Hunt" His coolness, however,
was all assumed. Beneath, ho was
trembling with excitement
"But, Daniel Fltzhugh, let mo tell
you something." Hunt stopped shortly
and "buttonholed" Fltzhugh. "There's
another plum on our little tree," he
went on enthusiastically, while the
pussersby bumped nnd Jostled them
from side to side, "that's Just about
as Juicy as this ono was. It's but
come on to lurlch and I'll tell you nil
about It"
They lunched nt Hunt's club. Or,
rather, Fltzhugh did. Hunt nto noth
ing. He was too ebullient He elab
orated his plan, going extensively Into
details, producing endless data from
his pockets, while the untusted food
grew cold before him.
Letters from Esther!
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Helpmates at Reasonable Prices,
In Mongolia thero aro only two
modes of marriage capturo and pur
chase. The cost of a wife varies from
five camels for a young girl to thirty
or forty camels for an old widow, the
latter being quoted higher than all
other classes. In statements relative
to price obtained In Mongolian society
It was brought out that a wife may ,
be bought for five pounds of rice In
that country.
ATTRACTIVE FROCKS
FOR LEISURE HOURS
TIB two very attractive afternoon
frocks which present rival claims
to admiration In the picture above,
employ the two-most favored silk fab
rics, georgette and taffeta, and each
makes the most of this advantageous
Mart In spile of tho disparity In
tlicso materials the two frocks have
Feveral features In common; both aro
made with n tunic, both nchlcve the
widened hip lines which fashion en
courages, and both show the botllco
extended over the waistline nt the
front, forming a straight-line, girdle
less effect These nro nil Important
style features, and each of these
frocks Is distinctive enough to nnswer
for somewhat more formnl dress than
tho nverngo afternoon frock Is equal
to.
Taking noto of tho small Items that
go to mnko up tho success of tho
georgette frock, It appears that the
straight underbklrt has no hem, but Is
finished with a plcot edge. Its tunic
Is long nnd full, draped nnd shortened
at tho sides and embellished with
handsome embroidery In silk nt tho
'front and back. Thero aro three-quar
The Etiquette
OF ALL things that must be ac
complished according to set cus
toms a wedding requires tho closest
following of accepted rules. In order
that tho celebration of tho ceremony
and all the Incldentlnl events may
tnovo smoothly und successfully, ml
nuto attention must be given to all the
details of preparation for tho occasion,
from the assembling of the wedding
party to the departure of tho bridal
pair ou their honeymoon. JLeavIng
out tho matter of the trousseau which
Is a separate affair thero aro many
other things that must be considered
and adjusted.
To begin at tho beginning there
aro the Invitations. At leust three
weeks nnd even a month before the
day of tho ceremony, these aro to be
sent nut to lists of names which In
clude thoso furnished by tho groom
whose mother' or sister assists In mak
ing up his list. Tho bride's parents
furnish tho Invitations und announce
ments and tho latter aro to bo mailed
Immediately after tho wedding to
friends who have not been Invited to
attend the ceremony. No nenr rela
tive or close friends nro to bo over
looked, even though they Uvo too fnr(
awny to como conveniently. Tho wed
ding Invitations and announcements
are to bo engraved on heavy white
paper, In script or shnded Itomnn
letterB, and cards to tho reception
nnd "at home" cards enclosed. If tho
wedding Is to take place out of town,
train enrds are also necessary and If
In a largo city curds for admission to
tho church mny be required.
"At homo" cards are enclosed with
announcements. If a limited number
of people nre to be nsked to tho re
ception, tho card to tho recoptlon will
ho left out of Invitations to others.
Tho Invitations nro enclosed In two
envelopes, the Inner ono bearing tho
name of the recipient witnout any
'address nnd without first names, ex
cept when they nro necessary to
distinguish botween members of the
snme family. The outer envelope cor
rleB tho name nnd home address of the
recipient and the names of tho street
apt! state aro spelled out Invitations
nro Issued In tho name of tho bride's
parents, If only ono of them Is living,
In tho name of that one, or If the
brldo Is nn orphan, In the name of a
senior relntlve. A widow without a
near relative to announce her mar
rlago Issues a Joint announcement
with tho groom. Upon receipt of a
wedding Invltntlon nnd card to tho
reception, an acknowledgment Is
mndo Iraraedlrtely, written In formal
style.
Besides furnishing tho Invitations
the parents of the bride assume all
other expenses the decoration of the
ter-length sleeves having a narrow
bnud of embroidery at tho bottom,
nnd, lest wo overlook the original
management of tho nodlce at tho
front, embroidery emphasizes It and
calls attention to the narrow collar.
Four smnll, silk-covered, bnlls fall
from the ends of the unnecessary but
pretty pretense In collars.
In the tnffctn frock tho tunic bo
comes nn apron drapery nt tho
front and back, edged with a flounco
of tho silk that Joins the draperies
nnd widens the hips nt tho same time.
This flounco has three nnrrow cord
Ings along its edgo and Is set on to
tho drapery with a cord, Insuring it
considerable flaie. This frock has an
underbodlce cut with short kimono
sleeves nnd these sleeves nro corded
near the edge. Below-tho cords nar
row tabs made of folds of taffeta
carry n narrow ribbon run through
them ns a finish. The round neck Is
finished In similar fashion. Sleeves
as short as these nro infrequent In
American frocks, but there Is plenty
of authority for them In French Importations.
of Weddings
church, tho fees to tho sexton, the
awning at the church door, tho music,
the expenses of the reception, furnish
ing motors for tho brldo and her at
tendants. If the bride Is an orphan
with no closo relatives and Is murrled
under tho chnperonnge of a married
friend, she assumes these expenses
herself. 'The bride decides upon tho
gowning of her attendants, her maid
or matron of honor, maids. and flower
girl deferring absolutely to her in this
mntter. On tho day before tho wed
ding tho bride entertains her attend
ants at luncheon nnd presents each
with a souvenir. She selects her at
tendants from among her own nnd
the groom's relatives, Including In the
cortege closo friends ns well.
A few days beforo the wedding the
bridal procession Is rehearsed, with
every member of tho bridal party
present and with tho music to bo
played nt the wsddlng. On tho day of
tho wedding motors nro sent for tho
mnlds nnd the mntd of honor, who as
semble at tho home of the brldo where
they rccelvo their bouquets. At the
ceremony the maids nro to stand In
tho positions doclded upon nnd leave
tho church In pairs or each with nn
usher. Tho maid of honor will hold
tho bride's bouquet or prayer book,
which tho brldo ,hnnds to her nt the
proper time, returning them nt tho end
of tho rite of plighting .troths. At
tho end of tho ceremony the mnld of
honor may throw back the fnco veil,
If ono Is worn by tho brldo nnd seo
thnt tho train falls gracefully. When
tho bridesmaids leave tho church
each In company with nn usher then
tho maid of honor Is escorted by tho
best man. But If tho maids go out
two by two, the attendant of honor
precedes them alone. In this case
the best man goes out by tho vestry
door and goes from thero to tho place
of the reception. Tho motor which
brought him and the groom to the
church takes tho brldo and groora
away from It
A good many duties fall to tho lot
of tho best man, who Is chosen by the
groom, who also selects the ushers.
These usually Include several rela
tives or friends of tho bride. Just be
fore tho wedding tho groom gives a
farewell bachelor dinner to his best
rannnnd ushors nnd presents each'
with a souvenir, usually a scarf pin or
other bit of Jewelry, no also may In-,
stnjft his best man to see that the
cravats ho may choose for the ushers
and best man aro delivered at their
houses the day beforo the wedding.
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Not In a Religious Sense.
In the .one llunnce olllen a letter
wns received Inquiring about n bond
which tho soldier had purchased.
Ills letter was rather Incoherent mid
tho olllcc wns tumble to Identify
tho case. So u letter went back to
the soldier asking for more Informa
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"Nnw, tho bond wnsn't converted,"
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