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"It doesn't pay," ho muttered pren
witly, nnd opened Ills e.o In surprise
at tils own voice. Ho ndded with firm
ness: "No nothing to It. It doesnl
pny."
After n while he turned over nnd
went to deep.
lie wns wide nwuke nt nine nnd wns
dressing two minutes nfter. Ho rung
for Ills iniui.
"Get mo n momlnR newspaper," ho
aid, when Hukl appeared, "nnd havo
breultfnfit sent up."
For two weeks Fltzhugh hnd not
seen n newspaper, nnd when Ilnkl re
turned with one ho snntched It from
him nnd turned to tlio financial page
with n nervous excitement ho rnrely
permitted himself to display. A
glance nt the market nuotntlous suf
(lccd to show hltn thnt Dccemhcr
wheat had taken a gigantic tumhlc,
Jiint ns ho hud predicted fifteen days
ago It would.
Folding tho paper nnd tossing It on
the dining table, ho sat down nnd com
puted his winnings. Deducting every
possible outlay and expense, thero wns
now duo to him something llko ono
hundred thousand dollars. By tho tlmo
ho had finished his computation an ap
petizing brenkfnst was spread before
him and, thrusting pencil nnd envelope
In his pocket, he fell to with n relish.
lie propped tho paper against the
ihlnlng coffee pot and no he ate rnn
an eye over tho hendllnes. Presently
he paused midway In tho act of but
tering a hot roll nnd leaned suddenly
forward to read something that par
ticularly Interested him.
Mt was about Qulgg and Pccvy.
Qulgg had Inaugurated his "grand lit
tle mall-order scheme," nnd It hnd gono
swimmingly. Hut Its nourishing
growth was not unobserved by Undo
Sam's post olllco boys and It had been
nipped before It bloomed. In conse
quence, tho ambitious exponent of dis
illusionment and his unassuming col
league were now undergoing Imprison
ment. "Poor Qulgg I" In splto of his sym
pathy, Fltzhugh smiled. "He wns a
pretty good sort, after nil."
Directly nfter his breakfast ho went
to his study und called Hunt on tli6
telephone.
"Good morning, Mr. Fltzhugh," camo
promptly over tho wire. "Eh? . . .
Yes ; I have a check for you. Ninety
eight thousand dollars Oh, when did
you got back from tho East, and how
la your brother?"
Fltzhugh flicked tho ash from his
cigarette and rolled It between hla
long forefinger and thumb, studying
Its glowing end. After n pause ho
said: "I returned last night. My
brother Is much Improved almost re
covered, In fact. When may I seo you,
Hunt?"
"Meet mo at Burton's, at ten."
A few Inconscnuontlulttlcs, und Hunt
"hung up," rather abruptly.
Although ho wns not qulto positive,
Fltzhugh thought he detected In his
voice a noto of unnaturalncss, even of
unfriendliness. Ho seemed too polite,
too precise. At Burton's theso suppo
sitions wero tnndo certainties. Hunt
acted In a very unwonted manner.
After delivering the ninety-eight thou
Bnnd dollars ho fell strangely silent,
6peuklng only when asked a direct
question, and, when ho thought ho was
unnoticed, watching his co-operator
with sidelong glances of suspicion.
And Fltzhugh noted ho wn no longer
"Dan" to him, but "Mr. Fltzhugh."
At last he could restrain himself no
longer.
"Mr. Fltzhugh," ho began, apparent
ly absorbed In tho study of his finger
nails, "I, or a funny thing happened
while you wero away. A fow dnys
after you left I wnnted to send you n
wire, and as I didn't know your Now
York address, I looked you up In the
New York directory. I also looked you
ap In the New York Blue Hook mid In
the New York Social Register and In
tho New York Business Directory."
"Well?" snld Fltzhugh quietly.
"Well, tho fact Is, I couldn't find you.
I tried all the Fltzhughs, from Aaron
to Ztzah, but to no purpose. None of
them knew you; none of them had
over heard of you. It's a little singu
lar, Isn't It?"
Fltzhugh looked down at him from
his superior height. Ho was smiling
engagingly. His eyes wero as Ingenu
ous ns a child's. "I haven't any peoplo
In New York, Hunt. I don't know u
uoul In tho town."
"What I Why, then by George, I
bot you'ro all bluff I I thought so.
You're not rich?"
"Rich?" Fltzhugh laughed. "All I'vo
got In tho world Is this check nud a
thousand or bo on deposit"
Hunt gaped nt him dumbly. Al
though his worst suspicion had been
verified, ho was none tho less astound
ed. He could not reconcllo. himself to
tho staggering fact.
"I'll stop payment on that check I
HI w
"No, you won't, nunt. You could
never provo thnt you'ro right and I
wrong nover. Thero was oy nn
orul agreement, you know. Besides, I
gave you my check for twenty thou
sand hen wo planned tho deal. I
i'7o the voucher In my pocket now.
Viro to vm U? No? All right But
DM0Qi
you see, of course, thero's no chnnco
for you. Wo wero partners, as my
voucher shows and you know tho
lnw. I'd thought of nil of theso little
things long ago, Hunt."
Hunt doubled his fists nnd glared
nt Fltzhugh. Yet, even In that angry
moment, ho could not but ndmlro the
shrewdness of tho man.
Fltzhugh leaned ncross tho tnble, hli
faco grown suddenly very earnest. "If
you want to got rich Immensely rich
you'll hold on to mo. I shan't for
get what you've dono for me lu a hur
ry, nnd somo day I'm going to bo nblo
to repay you n hundred times over.
About a year ago on a capital of ono
dollnr, given to mo, I mado a turning
point In my life. Today I am worth,
roughly, ono hundred thousand dollars.
Some yenrs from today I wl'l bo worth
millions. It Is coming ns suro as fato.
What nro you going to do, Hunt? Aro
you going to stand by me, or nro you
going to break with mo7 GIvo mo your
answer now this minute."
Hunt did not meet tho speaker's
eyes, hut looked nwny, his gazo wan
dering about tho glittering grill. Then,
ns tnc noedlo Is drawn by tho magnet,
ho turned back and looked Into the
powerful young faco opposite. And
who shnll sny7 perhaps, by somo
Hash of prescience, ho saw Fltzhugh
not as he wns then, but as he would bo
In nfter years, a juggler of millions.
Perhaps ho saw that hero was a man
who was a born lender of men. Per
haps ho 6aw In that momentary flash
another of those men who hnvo mado
Chlcngo tho Wonder City tho City
of Purple Dreams another of thoso
who, rising from the depths of obscur-
mvmm MYr
Perhaps He Saw In That Momentary
Flash Another of Those Men Who
Have Made Chicago the Wonder
City the City of Purple Dreamt.
Ity, hnvo amassed fortunes, achieved
power, besldo which tho most extrava
gant fiction appears puerile. Ho
thrust his hand ncross tho table.
"I'm with you, Dan," ho snld.
It was In tho following December,
during the height of tho Christmas
holidays, thut Fltzhugh wns Intro
duced to Symington Otis. This day
was a notable ono for renowlng casual
acquaintances.
The past year, although It had
ndded not n little to his capital, had
failed to carry Fltzhugh as high as
ho had Intended It should. Ho had
suffered many reverses, for his reck
less habit of plunging often carried
him backward as well as forward. But
theso setbacks, If keenly disappoint
ing, wero not discouraging, nor wero
they unprofitable. Ho learned by
each of them, using them as stepping
stones. Ho never made tho samo mis
tako twice.
Attired faultlessly, a cigar between
his teeth, a malacca stick under his
arm, ho was standing In the rotunda
of the Board of Trade that December
morning, rending telegrams Just hand
ed to him, when Otis entered, accom
panied by threo or four men, among
whom was Hunt. Otis had glanced
several times nt the striking, black
bearded man standing n short distance
uway absorbed In opening und scan
ning tho yellow telegrams, heforo ho
asked :
"Who Is thnt fellow? Anyono you
know?" '
He lndlcnted Fltzhugh, and the oth
ers glanced In his direction.
"Tho greatest financial genius," snld
Hunt, "I've over known."
Otis looked again nt Fltzhugh, who
had finished his telegrams and was
moving off. "Mnjestlc looking devil,"
he observed. "Might mako a first-class
villain for a melodrama. I'vo noticed
him several times of late. I bollovo
suppose you call him over, Hunt? I
think I'd like to moot him."
With glad acqulesccnco Hunt hur
ried after Fltzhugh and caught him ex
citedly by tho shoulder.
"What do you think, Dan?" ho cried
Joyously.
Fltzhugh dropped his enno In mock
excltntlon.
"Tho Bank of England's failed I" ho
gaspod.
"Otis wants to meet youl"
"I knew tliat long ago. X waa
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watching him from tho corner of ray
eye."
"IIo's taken a fancy to you. Otis
Is tho biggest' man In I.n Salle street."
Fltzhugh glanced nt his watch.
"Bring him over," he said. "I can
spnro a couple of minutes."
"Bring him over? Bring him to
you?"
"By nil means."
Such staggering Indifference Hunt
could not understand.
"Well. I'll be "
"Don't do It, Hunt. My time's very
precious this morning."
Otis received tho mnndnto with.
mingled nstonlshment and admiration.
Then he smiled and dlWns ho was
told. Whllo Fltzhugh looked down
Into Otis' steel-gray eyes, shaking tho
lean bnnd nnrt exchanging perfunctory
words of pleasure, ho thought of that
other time, less than two yenrs ago,
when ho hnd faced this man, had
threatened his life, hnd forced him
to sign n check for ten thousand dol
lars. Less than two years but how
much had happened since 1 The In
troduction led to a dinner Invitation
for that evening.
"Wo dine nt eight" wore Otis' pnrt
Ing words.
Whllo Fltzhugh entered his broker's
office a mluuto or two later his mind
dwelt not upon tho wheat deal ho had
on hand, not upon tho whirligig of
Fato, nor yet upon the mnn whom ho
had Just left. He was thinking solely
of Kathleen Otis.
He dressed with such extraordinary
en re that Hakl despaired of ever
pleasing him.
Yet It was scarcely seven when, a
last satisfied that his appeurance
could not bo Improved upon, he
swung out of tho marble entrance of
the apartment building and walked up
tho drive toward Otis' homo, a quar
ter of a mllo away. Tho same stout
butler whom ho had onco roughly
treated mot him at tho door. Otis re
ceived him In the library. In a little
while .dinner was announced, and
host and guest, repaired to the 'spa
clous dining room, furnished In the
stylo of the Elizabethan period, nnd
dined alone.
A black pall enveloped Fltzhugh.
AH his spurkle und snap vanished. He
could not, or would not, conceal hla
chagrin, admirable actor though he
was.
Not until dessert was over did Otis
reveal tho basis of his hospitality. "I
hxd a purpose In meeting you today,
Mr. Fltzhugh, as I had In Inviting
you here tonight."
"I had surmised as much."
Otis lighted a cigarette and extin
guished tho wax match with elabo
rate care. "I understand, Mr. Fltz
hugh, that you aro a very wealthy
man."
Fltzhugh Inclined his head.
"Briefly what I have to say Is this:
In tho Chlcngo wheat pit thoro Is a
certain clique of bulls whom I and
threo other men desire to rout. Al
ready wo havo them on tho run, but
to mako our victory corapleto nnd
thorough wo must have more capital-
Ave millions moro, nt tho least." Ho
stood up. "If you will pardon mo a
moment I hnvo something I should
llko to show you."
Ho went out, returning presently
with a lnrgo envelope and n pad of
writing paper. Taking t scat near his
guest, he removed tho contents of tho
envelope and spread them upon tho
tnblo, now cleared of everything savo
a vnso of flowers and somo brandy
and cigarettes. With characteristic
precision he began detailing his rea
sons for believing tho then panic-
stricken condition of the wheat mar
ket would continue until May, or cvon
beyond, selecting, as ho talked, dlvcra
papers from tho array before him,
submitting them to his auditor, or re
ferring to them, for corroboration.
Fltzhugh, however, seized some
slight excuse for soon Interrupting
him, and taking up tho thread of tho
argument where he hnd .broken It,
carried It along with a sureness thnt
displayed an Irreproachablo knowledgo
of tho subject In hand. When he fin
ished several sheets of tho paper wero
covered with figures and Otis was
regarding him in quite a new light
"You show a most thorough knowl
edge of tho wheat market, Mr. Fltz
hugh. I can see you havo studied It
very exhaustively."
"I'vo studied It for a "little over a
year."
Otis smiled. "Of course you are
Jesting?"
"I solemnly nssuro you that nil I
know about wheat I havo learned In
thnt length of time. There are some
men, Mr. Otis, who can learn mo-o
nbout n given subject lu a few months
than others can In ns many yenrs. It's
as much a matter of work as It Is of
brains. Now, when I am sufficiently
enthused over n thing I npply myself
to It, concentrating upon It every fac
ulty of my mind for eighteen, yes,
twenty, hours a day, and begrudgo the
fow hours I must give to sleep. That
sounds egotistical, doesn't It? But
I want you to know the truth of tho
mntter."
(TO DH CONTINUED.)
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Herrera: New Head of Guatemala
and ability Is recognized. He Is not n militarist, but rather n mnn whose life
has been spent In the administration of large enterprises.
Guatemala twenty-five years ago, according to Its friends, wns prosperous
and contented. Its cnpltal city Is built on n plateau -l.SOO feet nbove sen level.
Its friends say these conditions will be restored under Herrera. They aro
asking for speedy recognition of his government by the United Stntcs.
To Save U. S. Mothers and Babies
A quarter of n million American
babies died last year of preventable
dlbcases most of them before they
were a year old; and In the same
year twenty-three thousand women
sacrificed their lives because skilled
care and medical ndvlce were not
available when they were to become
mothers. What makes this record
even more shocking is the fact that
among fifteen Important countries
fourteen show a more favorable ma
ternal death-rate than our own enlight
ened and highly civilized United
Slates, und soven of theso countries
bhow n more fuvorablo Infant mortal
ity rate.
These alarming statistics are of
ficial and ore given out by the chil
dren's bureau ot Washington, which
has been investigating health condi
tions In a number of states through a
careful house-to-house canvnss of
mothers. Such facts as the.ie have led
to the Introduction of a maternity bill in cougress by Senator Morris Sheppard
of Texas (portrait herewith) and Representative Horace M. Towner of Iowa
for "the public protection of maternity nnd Infuncy," whereby the great ma
jority of "needless deaths of a mother every thirty minutes nnd five hundred
babies a day" will by proper caro be prevented.
Governmental appropriations of money arc to bo apportioned on the bnsls
of population among all states agreeing to appropriate an equal amount.
Nestor of Our
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uary 'lit, 1841, age 70; Representative William S. Greene of Massnchuwetts,
born April 2S, 1841, ago 71); Senator Carroll S. Pago of Vermont, born .Tnnuury
10, 1813, ogo 77; Senator William P. Dillingham ot Vermont, born' December
12, 4843. ago 70, and Senator Knuto Nelson of Minnesota, born February 2,
1843, ago 77.
Ho was speaker of tho Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth and Slxty-flrst
congresses! , '
"Uncle Joe" lives at Dauvllle and represents tho eighteenth district He
Is likely to bo returned by his district He wns born In North Carolina.
Captain Turner
Hero's a new portrait of Capt
Albert B. Turner, skipper of Shamrock
IV. Along In July ho'll eclipse even
Sir Thomas Llpton In popular Inter
est, for it's then International yacht
ruces for tho America's cup will be
won and lost. Kven now he's tho
tnrgct of thousands of eyes of expert
American yachtsmen, ns Shamrock IV
tries' her wings on the Sound.
Sir Thomas "thy namo Is per
Blstencyl" This Is the fifth time the
Irlfeh baronet has challenged for the
America's cup, He's failed three times
to lift It In 1881), 1001 nnd 1003. Ho
challenged a fourth time In 1013 and
tho great war prevented tho races set
for the summer of 101-1.
Report has It that Captain Turner
has an odd sort of craft to sail. Ex
perts say, sho Is a very homely and
r calvish looking boat with n snub
bow, n square cut off stem (with com
paratively Utile overhang), a very
long keel and a Hat lloor to sail on.
Sho apparently will carry a very largo sail spread, as her composlto inasl
la at least Ecven or eight feet longer than tho Vanltle's steel spar.
.lust forward of tho helmsman's "well" there Is a Bmall opening about two
feet wide and a foot deep for Sir Thomas to sit In when bo Is on board.
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Cnrlos Herrera Is the provisional
president of Guntemnla, following
the revolution which overturned Man
uel Estrada Cabrera, for 22 yenrs Its
despot. He Is qulto well known In the
United States and speaks English flu
ently. Ills son Is n graduate of Cor
nell university. Thoso fumlllnr with
Guatemalan affairs say ho Is most
frlendllly Inclined toward Americans.
Ho Is about sixty years of age and
Is the owner of extensive and lucra
tive sugar und colTeu plantations.
It Is stilted that Herrera Is not,
nor has he ever been, u politician. He
Is nn Influential business mnn, much
honored by his countrymen. He did
not seek tho presidency of Guatemala,
but hearkened to tho unnnlmous voice
of his people.
"Surrounding him nro snld to be
the best men in Guatemala. His ex
tensive business experience will be In
valuable for his reputation for honesty
Representatives
Representative Joseph G. Cannon
of Illinois, who wns speaker of the
house for eight years, and has been
a member of tho house for nearly
forty-four years, celebrated his eighty
fourth birthday anniversary recently.
Tho house gave Mr. Cannon a re
ception when he stepped Into the
chamber wearing a red carnation and
tho smile of perennial youth.
Floor Leader Mondcll expressed
the hope thnt he would long retain
the "mental alertness, physical vigor
and kindly philosophy with which he
this day Is so richly endowed."
"Uncle Joe" wns guest of honor
at a luncheon when the seven oldest
men In congress were guests of Sen
ator Page of Vermont. Thoso present
were: Joseph G. Cannon, born May
7, 1830, age 84; Gen. Isaac B. Sher
wood of Ohio, born August 13, 1835,
age 84; Representative Charles M.
Stcdman of North Carolina, bom Jan
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of Shamrock IV.
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Embarrassing Moment.
The new minister wns calling.
Among other things he wns lament
ing the prevalent use of profanity,
the habit growing even umonj cnll
dren. Tho Htniill daughter of the house,
standing by, said Mlmldly, "Mister, I
don't swear, but 1 know all the words."
Indianapolis News.
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected. Judging from reports from druggists
who arc constantly In direct touch with
tho public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild nnd healing
influence of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root ii
soon realized. It stands tho highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made tho as
tonishing statement that ono reason why
so many applicants for insurance ara re
jected is because kidney trouble is bo
common to the American people, nnd the
large majority of those whose applica
tions arc declined do 'not even suspect
that they have the disease. It is on sal
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test thir
great preparation send Un cents to Dp
Kilmpr & Co., Ilinghamton, N. Y., for a
sample bottle. When writing bo sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
Not a New Discovery.
George Ade, sen ted In the library of
(lie Chicago Athletic club, looked uy
from his magazine nnd said :
"It says here thnt nn Knglish scl
entlst has discovered how to turn any
thing to gold."
Mr. Ade blew forth n smoko clou
thoughtfully.
"Hut, then." he added, "our profit,
eers discovered thut several year
ago."
FRECKLES
Now U th Tim to Get Rid of
The Ugly Spot.
There'a no longer tho slightest need o
feeling- aahamed of your frecklei, aa Othln
double atrength la guaranteed to remow
the homely apota.
Simply get an ounce of Othtne doubL
atrength from your drugglat, and apply t
little of It night and morning and yoi
ahould aoon aeo that even the worat freoklai
have begun to disappear, whllo the light
onea have vanlahed 'entirely. It la aeldon
that more than ono ounce la needed to com
plotely clear the akin and gain a beautlto
dear complexion.
Be aura to aak for the doublo atrengtl
Othtne, aa thla la aold under guarantee o
money back If It falla to remove freckle.
Some Chance for Him.
When Jack Jolly, the golf ball man
ufacturer, wns lu town Inst fall I
friend with whom he wns playing saldi
"J tick, do you think I'll ever lean
to play Ibis game?"
"How old nro you?" asked Jack.
"Forty-two," was the reply.
"Well," lytorted Jack, "I hove i
friend In Scotland who wns 81 yenn
old his lust birthday and he says hb
game Is still Improving."
Lift off Corns!
Doesn't hurt a bit and Freezont
' costs only a few cents.
with vour flncorsl You can lift ol
any hnrd corn, soft corn, or corn be
tween tho toes, nnd the hard skin cal
luses from bottom of feet
A tiny bottlo of "Frcezono" cost!
little nt any drug store; apply a fev
drops upon tho corn or cnllous. In
stantly It stops hurting, then shortlj
you lift that bothersome corn or cal
lous right off, root and all, wlthoul
ono bit of pnln or sorcneaa, Trulyl
No humbug I Adv.
Two Souls With but One Thought
Mrs. I lightly Doesn't Mrs. Owcnj
look radiant? She must be thluklra)
of her new gown.
Mr. Hlghtly Yes, nnd do you o
serve how wretched her husbnnd looks!
Ho Is evidently thinking of It; too.
St. Augustluo Record.
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often. Soothas), Rfrahe. Safe for
Infant or Adult At all Druggists. Write for
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