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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF,
The City
of Purple
Dreams
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By
EDWIN
BAIRD
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' Copyright by F. O. Drown ft Co.
CHAPTER XIV. Continued.
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Daniel Joined In merrily nnd more'
thnn held his own In the three-cornered
melee. Having bought a paper,
lie win publishing the sort of yellow
Journalism the manses wanted.
Very naturally his enemies attacked
flrst what seemed to them his most
vulnerable spot. "Why did he change
his name?" "Why did he need an
ullnR?" "What foul deed had he done
nnd essnyed to cover up?" These were
the questions hurled brondenst; these
the ones they fain would answer. "In
vestigators" were dispatched to Mary
land. All went well or III for them,
becnuso nothing but good could be
found of him until his nineteenth
yenr. Then they encountered a blnnk
wall. There were live years unaccount
ed for. Ills family was unlmponchnblc.
The Daniels of Hnanoko county were
of the Booth's flrst people. The Fltz
riimlolph8 of England and Virginia had
distinguished themselves on more than
several occnslons. I'lalnly, there was
nothing hero for their purpose. Hut
thoso live years!
When thoy had given up nil hope of
err sounding It and were senrehlng
In despair for n successful, plummet,
Daniel very deliberately laid bare on
the llrst page of his newspnper every
th'ng It contained. With genlnl can
dor, nnd not without relish, he nar
rated his five years In trnmpdom. In
JuMIce to himself, In Justice to his
pnfty, ho felt he could do no less. Be
tween the ages of nineteen nnd twenty-four
his had been nn eventful life,
and the story thereof was not dull.
The bomb exploded with n deafen
ing crush, nnd with n howl nnd n
shriek his foes were upon him. Rend
ing the disclosure ns n pnek of wolves,
they clawed It, gnnshed It, mndo It
'ugly end held It up greedily to tho
public gaze.
And then when the nimble nnd bom
tinst had died away, when the blood
nnd smoke hnd pnssed, Hugh Dnnlel
Fltzrandolph stood before tho populnco
n hero. Tho city which reveres tho
memory of n man who, starting ns a
clerk, Inter saddled with debts, bowed
Ids wny through ndverslty nnd beenmo
'tho "Merchant Prince" of the world,
of another who struggled from a
butcher' apprenticeship at two dollars
a week fo tho pinnacle. of the Union
Stock Yards, of scores of others
of Ignoblo beginnings nnd vast
achievements such a city wns not
slow to itrect n pedestal for one who
hnd once been n vagabond and wns
now becomo a nuiltl-mllllonalre candi
date for the highest honor tho city of
his adoption could pny him. Thus,
for the hour, Daniel hnd becomo un
Idol of tho people.
Dnnlcl ruAhcd his campaign onward
with a tireless real that outdistanced
Ills rlvnls nnd lost them to view. Hero,
as In tho wheat pit, his endurance nnd
energy were a marvel to nil who knew
ihlm. He snatched only live hours from
tho twenty-four for sleep, nnd less
than one hour for meals. Every min
ute of the remaining eighteen was a
busy minute.
Tho campaign enmo to n whirlwind
finish. Dnnlel roso nt daybreak on
election eve and was on the go cense
lessly for twenty hours.
While smoking n good-night clgnr
with Hunt at two o'clock next morning
bo remarked:
"Altogether, Harry, It hns cost me a
warm million dollars. But It has been
worth It every cent. I've hnd a mil
lion dollars' worth of fun."
Yet an hour Inter, had one looked In
tho front room of Daniel's apartment,
one would hnve doubted It. Tho room
was quite dark, nnd bofore the front
' windows overlooking Grant pnrk he
,was sitting very silent and motionless.
A gray fog was rolling damply In from
th lake, thickening tho night with Its
clanemy embrace.
From the avenue below enmo sounds
of an Irresponsible quartette. They
wore tondcrlog "Tho Heart Bowed
Down," and oven their untutored
throats, guttural with libations, could
uot wholly mar the tragic sweetnoss
(f Bnlfo'a nd melody.
The melancholy strains, something
oftened by tho dlstnnce, floated dole
fully up to him. Music even the
worst always had a slngulnr ofTect
upon Daniel. Good or bad, he could
never listen to It without feeling with
in him n responsiveness transcending
the composer's note. It was ns though,
Bounding tho keynote, he soured on In
vito realms the composer essnyed, yet
failed to attain.
1 His elbows resting on the arms of
the chair, his chin on his Interlaced
Angers, ho sot for a long while gazing
Into the foggy gloom, And mirrored
In his face was an Ineffable loneliness
which by its very profundity must
seeds be mute.
He pressed his hands to his fore
head and slowly shook" his head, again
nd again, Ms eyes closed.
, , 1m. Yes, he had failed once more.
fU'WouM fall next time. Be would
nlwayg fnll. Ho fould not forget. He
could never forj-vt.
Daniel started, flat up suddenly,
looked round with n Jerk. It wan past
nine o'clock, lie Imd been asleep In
Ills clinlr live hours.
After cutting his ballot the dny
seemed n void. There was nothing
more to do. It wns nil over now. Al
ready the election wns practically Bot
tled. Ho lunched In un obscure little
restaurant nnd went motoring.
Returning, how over, ho left the car
nt Twenty-fourth street continued
nfoot toward town, his raincoat collar
turnH up, his soft hat down, "and wnn
dorod aimlessly about, taking studl
ous emu to shun his usual hauntH.
CHAPTER XV.
All afternoon of that rainy April
fourth, Daniel roamed restlessly about
the loop, until, shortly before dark, the
returns began coming In. About the
newspaper ulllces he mingled with the
crowds, black smudges against shining
streets, watching the figures flashed
by precincts on screens; and when, as
often occurred, ho was greeted effu
sively by friends nnd acquaintances,
ho would answer perfunctorily and
stride on to the next bulletin.
From the start It was plainly seen
which wny the election tended. Din
woody was carrying the First, Fourth,
Fifth, Tenth, Sixteenth and Eighteenth
wards by a big plurality. Fltzrandolph
and Rufllngton were running neck nnd
neck. Sklmkus, the Socialist, was last.
Before eight o'clock the winner wns
known.
John DInwoody, champion of vice
nnd crime, wns elected mayor of Chi
cago. With n sickening dissolution, Dan
iel's castle came crumbling about his
ears, and he lay among the ruins and
the dust, bruised nnd stunned by the
utter havoc, yet unreslgued to tho In
evitable.
Scenting a storm of questions nnent
his unexplained absence, Daniel fore
stalled It by outlining to his secretary
a philanthropic plan of such magni
tude that the curiosity of the two was
drowned In astonishment.
"I believe you're kidding l"exclnlmed
Hunt. "Do you know what such u
thing would cost?"
"Fully" glancing over tho letters
and telegrams beside his plate.
"It would take tho bulk of your for
tune, rich ns you are."
"Not 'would,' Harry, 'will.' " Tutting
nstde his mall, and devouring a thick
steak ns ho talked, Daniel continued:
"I shall establish tlicso houses In every
Goosel What Did He Mean? He Was
a Full Hour Early.
town of n hundred thousand or more.
In New York, Philadelphia nnd Chi
cago there will be ono to every two
hundred thousnnd Inhabitants or
more If needful, They will bo self-supporting,
nonprofit-making. Those who
can nfford will have food nnd shelter
nt the net cost of provision. Thoso
who cannot will havo both free. Above
all else, I wunt no publicity. In fact,
I prefer having my naipo left out of It
altogether. I wish you two would re
member that, nnd act accordingly.
Each of these settlements, by tiie wny,
will bo known as an Esther Strom me
morial," Hunt Interposed. "Esther Strom?
Let me see why, that woman wns an
anarchist 1"
"Sho was something more besides,
Harry. Sho wns a great altruist."
Dnnlcl looked down, stirring his coffee
slowly nnd thoughtfully. "And sho did
me nu Irrcmcdlnble wrong," ho quietly
ended.
Hunt burst out: "Then why the "
"I'm hanged If I know, Harry I I
suppose It Is a queer notion. We all
have them, don't wo?" Ho added In
an odd voice r "Perhaps I deserved nil
I got. Anyway, I bellevo she wns a
martyr."
"A martyr to anarchy P
"But still a murtyr to what she con
sidered right."
"Steady, Dan," said Hunt. "You're
getting morbid. Como nlong to the pit
today. There's something stirring In
summer wheat It'll wake you up;
make you your old self again."
"No ubo, Harry. I'm finished with
speculating."
"You talk llko a hns-bcent Why,
you'ro Just starting In life. You've got
to do something, A man llko you can't
lonf. What's It going to bo?"
"Giving to others."
Hunt Jerked his head impntlently. "I
menn what business, what line? You've
got sotno big "thing up your sleeve,
Dan. Out with It."
Dnnlel dnbbled his fingers In a finger-bowl.
While drying them on a
RLVfltfdHHitlTmA"
napkin tho vertical lines nppearej
sharply between his brows. He lighted
a cigarette.
He shoved his chnlr back, stood up.
"Henceforth I am going to take my
happiness In my own way. I learned
how at daybreak this morning. I am
going to give, give, give. And I won't
stop giving until tho last cent Is gone."(
"Dan, I bellevo you've gone crazy."
"And I believe," said the secretary,
who read his Bible on occasion, "that
Mr. Fltzrandolph shows a very keen
wisdom. Furthermore well, there Is
n veise In Snlnt Matthew, which runs:
Ye are the salt of the earth. . . .' " i
Jonas, the valet, touched his sleeve.'
"A special delivery letter, sir." '
Taking the square envelope from
the servant's salver, without observ
ing the .superscription, the seeretury
opened It and perused tho contents.
He knitted his brows.
"Puzzling," he murmured, scratching
the back of his head. "It's anonymous,
has neither beginning nor end " He
looked suddenly at the envelope, then,
with nn apology, handed the message
to his employer. "I didn't notice It.
It's ninrked 'personal.' "
One glance at tho sheet of note
pnper, nnd Daniel sank Into his chnlr.
With his strong lingers he pinned tho
note to the table, breathing rapidly
through dilated nostrils. Hunt, sljtlug
next to him, recalled afterward Unit
It was the only time In nil the years
he hnd known him that he had ever
poen tljo man'H. hand tremble.
Daniel looked up, stnred blankly n
moment at tho two silently questioning
fnces. Ills lip quivered slightly.
"Boys, I've received startling news.
I've chnnged my mind about giving
everything nwny. I'll go ahead with
thosojiiouses. But I'll go n little saner.
In a little saner manner, you under
stand. And, boys, I am going to do
that big thing 1"
He sprung up.
"Jonas I Call a good livery stable.
I want their best saddle horse at
twelve sharp. Craig, make an appoint
ment for tomorrow morning with
Stanley Graham, tho architect. 'Phono
for the head barber downstnlrs, Jonas.
Mention ten dollars to him."
Then, without any of them know
ing what It wns nil about, tho specu
lator, the secretary, and tho valet, hnd
their hands seized nnd wrung with n
vim that crushed their Angers.
Hunt, burning with curiosity, per
mitted his eye to rest momentarily
upon the opened note lying on tho
table. He could make nothing out of It.
It began without preface and was un
signed. It consisted of two questions,
written In a flowing, girlish hnnd:
"Do you remember our hst appoint
ment? Will you keep It today?"
As the superbly lithe, red-haired
young woman mounted with cool com
posuro on the sorrel horse, cantered
serenely pnst the Grant monumont In
Lincoln park she glanced nt her watch
and saw It wns one o'clock. A garden
er spndlng the soft ground besldo tho
bridle-pnth stopped his work, as well
anyone might, to follow her with nd
miring gaze. There wns n delicious
"enrthy" smell of spring In the nlr.
a verunl quickening all about.
Presently she hnd pnssed the end
of the hillock Just north of the monu
mentshe turned In her snddle, and
perceived far to the south a dark
shape growing rapidly Inrger. She Jerk
ed the reins preclpltntoly, wheeled
about, started back In alarm. Her ad
mirable tranquillity hnd vanished.
Goose! Whnt did ho mean? Ho wns
n full hour eiuiy.
Escapo was cut oh. Quickly sho
guided her hor.se Into the concrete
arch monument nnd waited. Her per
turbntlon Increased. Her gloved hand
toyed nervously with her riding crop.
Her heart pounded ngnlnst her side.
Sho smoothed for tho fifth time her
stylish rldlng-hnblt, adjusted for the
tenth time the .pointed hut atop her
Titian hair.
Whnt did he mean? Ho wns nn hour
early
, Now she could henr the rhythmic
thud of the lioofbeats. They wero
coming with break-heck speed. Louder
nnd nearer, louder nnd nearer, louder
nnd nenrer
A form shot past Her heart leapt
to her throat.
Then the scuffle of a horse checked
In a headlong gnllop, swiftly return
lug sounds, nnd the archway was dark
ened by a broad-shouldered, athletic
man astride a heaving, foam-flecked
steed.
His age sat lightly upon him. Ho
looked much younger than he was. Ho
had swept off his hat, and his thick
black hnlr, matted damply ngulnst his
forehead, showed never a traco of
gray. He was distinguished rather
than good-looking, and the skin of his
nowiy nnd wholly shaven face was
as fresh, ns clear, and as glowing as
her own.
Stirring within tho minds of these
two, who had beyond question proved
their love for one another, who hud
known sorrow nnd blttorness and de
spair, who had traveled years to reach
this moment, trending a long circle
to fuse It nt laBt, were who shall say
what thoughts and emotions?
But suppose I tell you what tho
gardener, spndlng the soft ground be
sldo tho bridle-path, overheard?
"... Well, Kate, how are you?
You came u Httlo early. Two was the
hour, you know. ..."
"... Don, I llko you ever so much
bettor without tho beard. . . ."
(THE END.)
Took It Back."
Pickpocket (visiting friend tn
prison) I engaged n lawyer to eppnk
for you this morning, Sllm.'but I had
to hand him my watch as a guarantee.
Drlannnr Anil did h ItPPn Iff
I Pickpocket He think he did,
CRISP, COOL THINGS
FOR AUGUST WEAR
E VEN the sheerest things we wenr
J contrive to be a little burdensome
In tho dog days. They prove them
selves possessed of an unsuspected
mil unwelcome warmth, especially If
they are of the clinging sorts of ma
terials, and cllnglness Is the very Inst
Milng one will long for In hot weather.
All our concern Is to keep as cool as
possible nnd look considerably cooler
than we feel nnd now Is the dny of
trlsp fabrics organdie, dimity, swiss
and tnffetn. The first of these ac
counts for ninny a delightful midsum
mer frock and figures as a trimming
In frills, or accessories, on dresses of
all these other materials.
An old favorite appears among tho
crisp, cool frocks and skirts thnt look
comfortable In sweltering weather.
Dark blue swiss with scattered dots
Df white, brightened with collar nnd
cuffs of organdy, makes many a re
freshing looking dress and Is a Joy to
behold In the country or on the streets.
It Is usually mennt to be prnctlcnl and
The Hats of
IN MIDSUMMER'S dazzling light,
eyes retreat Into the shadow of
wldc-brlmmed lints ; those glowing and
projecting shndows that millinery of
fers In so great a variety of color and
degree" of shndo. Leghorns, crcpeL
halr-brnld, taffeta, organdy nnd many
other airy stuffs go to mnko up the
gay or picturesque dress hats that
are tho climax of tho year's story In
millinery und nlong with these bright
crowns for beauty's head thero are
always those stately hats of fine black
lnco or mnllnes. Theso seem fewer
this colorful year than In past sum
mers, but they are among thoso pres
ent nnd perhaps n little more distin
guished than ever. But tho wldc
brlmmed hat Is not for every face or
every occasion; It has competitors
that uro oftener worn nnd nnrrower
brimmed, llko thoso examples for mid
summer wear that mnke up tho group
of lints Bhowp above.
In this group thero nro four lints
Umt present themselves ns millinery of
tho kind that makes Itself very gen
erally useful nnd It Includes ono hut
at tho top of tho picture made of
black mnllnes nnd having a curtnln
edgo about the brim. Tho brilliant
materlnl called cellophane adds n Bpnr
kle to the design, placed In parallel
rows about the crown and In the upper
&
Is less frilly than dotted swiss dresses
In lighter colors. These nro frivolous
and go to any length they choose In
the mnttcr of organdy dissipations.
Striped dimity, having n white grouud
and stripes In cny colors, keeps up i
wnn mem in tuts matter or orgunuy
frills.
Besides those Irresponsible but
chnnnlng cotton frocks, there nte
those of chiffon tnffetn, actually even
cooler thnn sheer cottons. Collars nnd
cuffs of organdy contribute to their
daintiness also. Tnffetn proves the
best of all choices for mnklng the
coolest separate skirts with every
thing to recommend It. An exnmple
of the tnffetn skirt worn with a voile
blouso Is pictured above. And this
skirt may hnve n pretty bodice to
mntch It, with u frilly vestee of lace,
a fichu of organdy or other fanciful
aids" that convert It Into on afternoon
dress. In this wny the skirt does dou
ble duty.
Late Summer
brim. There Is no trimming except
a sash of sntln ribbon with bow and
ends across Uie 'front Below It at
tho left, thero Is n hat of pink crepe
georgette, faced with a light, soft
braid In the same color. It has a scarf
of georgette that falls from the brim
at tho back and Is edged with button
hole stitches lti yarn. This scarf la
embellished with yan embroidery In
pastel colors and furnishes all Uie dec
oration tho model needs.
A very simple, but becoming hat at
tho right Is made of wide sntln ribbon,
having double tucks ncross It at Inter
vals. This shapo hns proved so great
n favorite that It will reappear lu fall
hats. This model being of ribbon, In
n strong blue, may bo worn nt any
season.- The Inst 'lint hns n brim of
ratlin nnd soft crown of taffotn and
contents Itself with a sash and ends
of narrow satin ribbon finished with
fringe.
For Dancing Frocks.
Gold and silver cloth are' favored
for dancing frocks.
JONAH MERELY A MOUTHFUL
Monster Fleh Recently Caught at ML
ami, Fla Could Have Accommo
dated Twenty Prophets.
Wns Jonah swallowed by n whale?
According to the blblcnl story It was
n fish of this nature that entertained
the prophet In Its Interior for three
days and nights, but the limited size of
the whale's throat precludes the possi
bility of Its swallowing n mail.
Ilowoer, there was caught at Mi
ami, Fin., recently, a llsh that could
have lunched on 20 Jonnhs without
suffering the slightest pnug of Indiges
tion, atul among the many persons who
have seen the llsh are clergymen who
have formulated the theory that It was
really a llsh of this species that swal
lowed Jonah.
Here Is the way this denizen of the
deep, shapes up hi the way of diineii
slonnl figures: The net weight of the
llsh, when caught, not Including Its
last meal, wns .'10,000 pounds. Its liver
alone touched the beam nt 1,700
pounds, which Ih about tho weight of
u hefty bullock. From end to end It
meusures -15 feet, which Is equal to the
combined length of eight nprmal men.
At the thickest part tho circumfer
ence Is 2a feet 0 Inches.
One of the most Impressive features
of the fish Is Its month, which Is GO
Inches wide and 43 Inches deep. In
sldo of the mouth Is n tongue 40 Inches,
and It has u multitude of teeth much
smnller than a baby's. Nobody has
ever attempted to count these molars.
The tall resembles the caudal append
ago of an airplane and measures 10
feet from tip to tip. ' '
But big as the llsh Is. It died In In
fancy. Scientists who have measured
Its cartilaginous formations say they
are far from developed and that had
this monster attained full growth It
would have been two and a half times
uslarge as It Is now.
According to the scientists of the
Smithsonian Institution the animal Is
n whale-shark, and Is the first speci
men of Its kind that has been captured.
They state further that It Is an Inhabi
tant of water of 1,500 feet depth. Its
hide of sulllcleiit thickness to with
stand the most enormous water pres
sure, nnd Its eyes', which havo no lids
mid consequently were never closed.
Indicating that It dwelt as a depth
where ous are of no avail.
The Smithsonian scientists believe
that It was thrown up by some subter
ranean volcanic disturbance, which In
jured Its diving apparatus so that It
was unable to return to Its natural
levels and thnt thus disabled It strayed
beyond conllues fixed for the mou
nters of the deep.
Capt. Charles H. Thompson of Mi
ami, caught the fish while cruising for
tarpon off Knight's key, Florida.
New York Independent
.Sunset Colors.
The gorgeous sunset colors are due
to the red light which la transmitted
through the cloudy sky nnd Is the re
verso of the bluo of the sky. Water
Is apparently blue In Itsqlf when one
looks through n sulllcicntly long layer. -If,
however, there wfre nothing to re
flect the light back, the water would,
of course, look black, and certain lakes
do show exactly this phenomenon. If
there Is a small amount of reflecting
particles the wuter looks blue. With
more suspended particles a certain
amount of yellow Is sent back, and the
water becomes green. In tho tropics
Uie wnter Is un intense blue, except
near the shore, where It becomes uu
ulmost equally Intense green.
Tho water of the Rhone where It
flows out of the Lake of Geneva Is
blue, while tho Rhine of Strasbourg
Is green, and we find that the Rhine
contains 70 per cent more suspended
calcium carbonate thnn the Rhone.
Sometimes the water in u swimming
tunk will bo green. This Is duo to sus
pended solids in tho water. The same
effect can occasionally bo obtained In
n porcelain-lined bathtub. The dear
brown brooks thnt one finds In many
places In New England owe their color
to the presence of u brown materlul of
the nature of tannin, so this would
really be n pigment color and not a
structural one. Scientific American.
Measuring Our Universe.
Astronomers ure Inclined to believe '
thnt our universe with Its 8,000,000
stars Is after all but a part of space
nnd that other unlrerses niuy He be
yond. Attempts have been made to
mensure tho slz of the so-called uni
verse, but opinions differ very widely
as to Its dimensions. It Is difficult to
measure It by using so small a unit
of nieusuro as a mile. If wo take the
speed of light which travels 180,000
miles In n slngJo second, for compari
son we will begin to gain some fnlnt
Idea of tho dimensions. Light speed
ing along at this rate will travel In an
hour 009,000,000 miles. It Is estimated
that It would take light U0.O0O yours
to travel across this space. Some as
tronomers even believe thnt It would
take tea times as long or 1100,000 light
yenrs. The mind can scarcely grasp
tho Idea that beyond this universe Ho
even grcnter voids, Boy's Life.
Maiden Land's Fame In Peril.
Maiden lane, In tho heart of tho
New York huslness'dlstrlct, may lose
Uh Identity If the diamond nnd Jewel
ry and allied trades there decide to
move uptown.
Great Increase In rents recently
cnuwd the tradesmen to nppolnt a
committee to consider a proposal to
shift tho entire tnido center. This
committee, It wns learned, has recom.
mended several new sites nnd n can
nss will soon bo tnken on the prppo
dtlon, More than 75 lending firms,
neltidlug largo manufacturers, art
mid to be considering mc-vlng.
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