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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS IN
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f'f NEBRASKA'S SCHOOL RESOURCES
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What la ShoYJ/1 / By the Report of State
Superintendent McBrien-Work Be.
Ing Done In This State Along the
Line of Irrigation ,
LINCOI.lN-Advanco sheets Crom the
. report oC State Suporlntendent Mc.
BrIen show the lolal resources of all
the school dlslrlcla In lho stlLto at
the close oC the school year .1uly U , :
I JD06" nmounted lo $ G,18 ,4G.t,70 , whlla
the OXllclulllurclJ for lhe school 'onr
I .l11 unled to $ ,4 2,28D. . 'rhe nUIII'
her oC schoo ] chlltlrou In the Iitr.tH
between lho ngcs of and 21 yenrs
WIUI 373,829. 'rho rel10rt will show the
fol1owIn utallsllca fOl' the school
: rear :
lU SOUncgs.
A moull l 011 hllllll
III llw bo-
Ilnnlng- oC
) . 'out. . . . . . . . , . . . $1,032,27 LoJ :
l t.o" , cOUllt ) ' &
tOWIIII'P trclIH'
urora , . . . . . . . .I,210,768,48
From SIll ! ! or
t cUstrcl 110111114. . 22:1:12:1,81 : : :
l r m lultlon ur
lion - t'l'Il : ! l'lIl
IIUIIlIs . . . . . . , 68,727.70
Ft"Om IDeal Onea
un lIeun ! ! " , ! ! . 801,00\4.70 \ ,
I roll1 all tllhor
lIourccs . . , . , . 119,328,43
'o,4G3,193.17
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' . . 'fotnl , . . . . . . . . $ G,480,4J.I,70 (
, EXPJoNbI''UIt1JS ( : ,
! " 1 1\1 ( } to mule
' . tl'ocl\IJrlJ - . . . . " 088,7:10.38 :
1'1 : Paid lo fcmnlo
; lcachers . . . . 2,810,321,0:1 : I
: . " I or building &
. /iltes , . . , . . . . 391n2,83
. , For ropnlrH . . . . 2l n,8 ! ' O.2t1
I. ) Ot' fllel. . . . . . . 217l183.7U
. I ' l or roCurollcn
" heel [ ! ! , map ! ! ,
l'hnrtH 0.1111 up-
' : pat'alllfl . , . . . , 74,691.36
Fot' tuxl 1I001fI
1\11(1 ( IHlIIIIR'
9Ullpll ( > 11 . . ' . , . 211 , .J6GII ! !
] or rUl'nllut' ! . . . . 5GU ; 1.28
Fot. nil uthor
llUrJJoHell . . , . SOI , : J2r..ll
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$ o.J ( 2,2SUOG
Amollnt Oil hallil
nl clOlIO oC
) ; 01\1' . . . ' , ' . . . . . . _ 1 70.G.1
'J.'Otlll . . . . . . . . $ G.480.IG4.70
I Irrigation Projects.
LlNCOLN - A , It. Wilson , assistant
8ccretary of the stnto hoard of Irrlga.
tlou , has just returned f'Om n western
trip , on whieh ho Inspocte the worl {
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being done In the great interstate
canal nnd the farmors' canal. The latter -
ter is l.\oing \ constructed b ' the 'rrt.
Statel.1nd : C01l11H1.ny and is planned to
: run nboll t elghl ' miles an lo irrlgato
80U,1.I 'fH'ros of iand. It starts nIJout
on,9 ml10 from the W 'omlug lIne amI
: wll1 run severnl mllcs cast of Bridge.
port. About IICl ' miles oC the ditch
nro already compleled ,
The Intor3tnto canal'wlIl hl\\'o becn
pushed into NolJrnslm from Wyoming
1 > y spring. In the northel'1l state thou.
6ands of acres of land are nircady ua.
I del' irrigation fro1l1 It. All of Ule walel'
of the North l'lalte rlvor Is to IJe
stored in the re801'voir by lho great
Palhfin er dam , on which work' will
begin in thc earlr sprln , The dam
will bo located about thirty mlles
Boulhwest of Cnspel' . 'rho I1tlm'stale
canal across the IItate line is in chnrgo
. of Bert FOI'bes. former nssl8tant to
SccrelMY Adnl1 Dobson of the Nebrns.
1m bonrd of irrigation.
Old Settler Dead ,
trECUMSEH-AitOl' nn IIInoss of bb !
a few da 's , Iloilertt. ! . Prost ono of
i.lo . curliest : sotUm'a of ' 1'ecumseh , is
dcad. I-Ie wns 72 years oC age. 1\11' .
! Frost drove 0. coach hot.ween Nebrns-
Jea. City a11l1 ' 1'ecumseh fifty years ago ,
) , afore this secllon had ! L railroad.
He hud been In business In this city i
oft amI on for fortr 'oars anll hud n
Ufo which was brimful oC eXl1orienco
oC ! L dUforent sort. HQ was t\\lce : mar.
1'lod , his fil'st wife dying here twenty.
l1vo years ugo and going lo Omnha.
Although he had mn o thousands oC
doUnrs he hnd beoll ! L good sl1ender
and dIed 1Yer ' 11001' man.
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: Pardoned by the Governor.
, 'I INCOLN-Goverllor l\lIcwy ] pardoned -
doned William Campion oC Seward ,
fined $1,000 on n child dosortlon
chal'ge. The shorirr at Seward refused
to honor the l111rdon. 1.1. C. BUl'r secured -
cured a write of habeas corpus of
,1udge Letton of the supreme court.
Gov. l\llcko ) ' l1ardonell Cumplon some
time ago. Judge Goml refused to rec.
ognizo the l1urdon. 1\Uclwr grnntod a
IIClning to all parties and Intcrfered
n second time.
t New NebrnslHt 011 Company.
Secretary of State Galusha received
$107:25 : ns 11. fee for the filing of artl.
cles of Incorporation of the Nobraslea
011 and Mining comll1ln ) ' of Omahu ,
which has a capital steele of ono mill.
Ion dollars. The company has taken
ever some 011 property In BIg Horn
counly.
Seward Man for Speaker.
SEW ARD-Dr , P. A. March has an.
nouQced that he Is a candidate for the
spealeerslilp. of the house In the com.
Ing session of the legislature. The un.
nouncement Is mUlle "at the solicIta.
tlon of old friends. "
Prison Association Meeting ,
The annual meeting of lhe Nebrasltll
Prison association will be held at the
First Christian church in 1.1ncoln on
Friday evening , Janunry 4. Dr. G. W.
Martin superintendent of the society ,
announced that the program would be I
an intorestlng one , with addresses Oil
l > risen worle by JUdge M. B , Reese , Dr ,
M. A , BulIocl { and Dr. B. 1\1 , Long , ne.
ports of the ofilcers of the assoclatlOl ]
wUl be read and the general worl { dls
cussed , PrIson wOl'lwr from nU OVOI
the tate will be"presont nl1d the ses
slon will bo a noteworthy ono.
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OVER THE STATE ,
CollllnlJUs Is moving In the mnller or
socllrIl1g wireless teegraphy ] Cor that
city.
CalhollcH oC St. Mnry's church nt Os.
moull heltl 11. full' thnt netted over
$7 O.
O.A wolf hunt , In wlch ) about 100 peo.
pie Jlllrtlclpnted , occurred In Dodge ,
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roun
' 1'110 cUy council oC Omaha proposes
to mnlw a fIght Cor one dolinI' gas , The
prlco is now $1.35.
'rho Drett l\tercllnllle COlllpany or
Wood HiveI' has Incorporated wllh a
cailltni stacie oC $25,000.
Articles of Incorporallon of the Co-
0)10rntlvo ) Telephone compnny of Mayweed -
wood hnvo hoen filed wllh the HeCt'e-
tury of state.
On the 1st of .lu11l1ltr ' , , T. S. Saun.
del's will rotlro Croln nctlvo connec.
tlon wllh the l armerH' and 1\lerchantrj'
bl1nk of IlIoomlield.
Adjutant Geneml Culver Is now payIng -
Ing out fund" thal have been rocolved
fr01l1Vnshlngloll for bllel { pay lethe
the 'l'hl1'l1 . .ohraslll\ .
II. E. Saclcolt , scnator.elect from
Gage cOllnty , Is It can lliate Cor IJr ( ' I.
dent of the DOllnle , lU1d is mntlng ]
atrcnllOU8 elforts lo lalld the plnce.
All ellidemlc of plleumonla Is 111'0-
vulellt umong chlldrcn in Callaway ,
and lho region roulld ahout. ' 1'11\19
fnr , however , no deaths have occurred -
red ,
nev , J. n. 1.owls , of Beatrlco , re'
ceivcd 11. lelegram aunounclng the
eath of hla hrolher , A. H. Lewis ,
which occlll'refl at Chihuahua , Moxlco ,
of tYllllold fevOl' .
, lames CI'aalw of Yorlt , who attompt-
cd tCJ end hlH IICo h ' cutll11 his wrist
and throat with a I01lfo , is getting
along" nlcelr. Craslw is 6 ( ) 'en.1'S old
and Is 11 ploll o1' resilient of Yore. ]
Mrs.V. . II , WlsecUl'vor , about 35
rears of age , was found dead on a cot
ill her room at ned Cloull , she Imv.
11Ig' shot h01'lJolf. III health an do-
mcstlc lroublo a1'O I1sslgned as cnuses.
As n. . mcalls oC rn slng fUllds for the
Chrisllnn church of EdisOll , sixteen
young lady rnombOl's oC tw ) congregn.-
tlon Illvaded lhe corn fields of farms
IICUl' town and piclw and huslccd 115
bushels of corn.
Henry Seymour of the nudltor's oC-
fico h ! selldln out hlnn1eR to bo used
h ' lho countj' treasure1'fl lo maleo their
annual rOlmrts to the auditor. These
reports will bo sent hael { to Lincoln b '
I"ebl'uarj' I , lho year closing January
1.
Ace Walls of Gordon , who In It fit
of jealous rage shot 1IissIaggio : !
B 'lstra in the ol11co of the Central
hotel of that IIlaco last .1uly , hILs heen
fcmnd gullly I1nll wns sOlltence by
.1uIlgo Wmtover to fIve 'ears In the
1Jenltentlar ' .
] l'ellIont Hill of Now Yore ] , promoter
of the Norfollt & Yaneton ] railroad , at
IJrOaont in Norfoll { , In the interest of
hlB rallrond , I1nnouncell that surve 'ors
woulll commence work Janunr ' fi at
Yanleton I1nd worl { south. NorColl {
township wlll he llslccd lo vote $50,000
In onds. .
Ilo\ ' . John F , Solbert of North Platte ,
announces Unit he ha decldod to with-
dl'llw his reslgnallon , which he ha
IH'evlollslj' submlttcll lo the council.
This announcement cnused much jo '
among' the cougl'egatlon and it Is
equnll ' pleasing lo the citizens or
North Plntto.
A meetlllg was held at Gmnd Island
to consider the matter of holding t
soml-centennlal celebrntlon of the settlement -
tlomont or Han count . and vicinity , .
It is prollosed to mnle the celebration
ono of imllol'tanco , to have promlnont
speakers and to invite the governor ,
senators and congressmen.
no relatives In this country , He
surfenl ! ! a sunstrolco some tome a o ,
and later is al1ogol1 to have attempted - I .
ed suicide. Since then ho has been
cured Cor nt the count ' farm. Ho
calllo to town and attempted to hlro a
hnl1 in which ho proposed to hol 11.
hall and g1'll11l1 ChrltaS colebratlon.
The members of tlto ministerial association -
sociation at a mooting for the purl > ese
of distributing the GOO cards which
were slgncd b ) ' convorls at the Lyon
revival , discovered that a large num.
her oC pel'sons who were nlready mem.
hers of tlto chl1rcltof ; had becn among
those who wont to the altar to profcss
belle ! In the Christian doctrine.
\Vashlnglon dispatch : Congressman
Klnlcnld waa informed that the pen'
slon of11ce had granted increased pon.
slons to the fol1owing : William N.
Van Horn of Page , Nob. , $21 ; from
No\'cmber 7 ; George OI\1'rlson , Sar ,
gunt , Nob" $17 , from November 7 :
.Tohn S. Borden , nn.tlonal mllltar '
homo , Ohio , restoration , supplemental
and incI'onso to $10 from Novomb'or
2 , 1892 ,
County ' 1'reasul'er Barnard of Oaga
county , reports having received $16"
000.29 , in partial Im 'mont of the pOl"
Bonal tnxos of the Burlington Railroad
compan ' , and $ G,08D.44 , in partial pay.
mont of the Union PacifIc personal
taxes fOI' the 'ear 1906. The various
funds 'aml school districts will recelvo
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their prollortlon of the amount paid
In , which will In a great measure 1'0'
1I0vo them , whllo the tux suit is pond.
ing In the United States sUIJrOmO
court ,
The Soclely of Equity No. 2064 Is 1\
RGcioty In Yorl , countr among UIO
farmers , It Is purely farmers' or.
ganlzntlon nnd Its IlIIrposes are to promote -
mete the Intoresls of the farmers and
afslst them in securing the highest
IJrlcos tor grn.ln . Dnd 8toC ] { .
' 1'ho Beatrlco Commerclnl club \'Is.
Itod the postoffico to Inslloct the mat.
tOl' of addltoona ] room to rollevo UIO
I present crampcd quartors. An apIHk'\l
will bo made to Congressman HInshaw
at on co for the 11Ul'IOSO or securIng an
. apprOlJrlaUon tor the orectlon or an
addition to the government building ,
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China's military forces to-day are
vastly dlfferont from those which the
comblnod nrmles or the alllmi powers
met with du1'lng the march on Peldn
nt lho tlmo of the Boxer uprising.
' 1'hen in the estimation of western mil.
Itar ' men , China had nothing worthy
oC the nalllo of nl'lll ' . It was scarce ! ) '
more than an undrllled rabble , badly
dlscipl1ned , and without pri'de in its
caillng. But at the recent big mllluU' '
maneuvers , what was it that mot the
astonished eyes of ml1ltary experts
from other nations , who were permitted -
ted to be IH'esent ? Not the old army
ot China , nor 0. hnf.drllled ) and organ.
Izecl forcc , hetter than the old hut far
lnforior to the mll tarr forces of. other
nations. No. It was a transformed
army. ' 1'ransformed , it seemed , as by
magic during the past few years , nn
the foreign observers and experts who
were present and saw the maneuvers
admitted lhat It was a force to bo
reclwned with.
On Oct. 21 the Viceroy Yuan Shl
Kal and Gen. 'fie Liang , the mlnlstor
of war , recolved the forel'gn ' guests
and explnlned the plan of the operations -
tions and the theater of war lo them.
lIe pointed ont to tllOm that while
unU1 now each province had had Its
own armr : , qulto independent of any
other , this was the first time that any
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Chlneso mllitury maneuvers would be
conductcd by united armies.
Each forolgn nation had received
permission to send throe mllitar ' ob.
servers , and the American officers
present were Capt. Henry Leonhard ,
United States marine corps , mllil ry
nttacho at Peldn ; Capt. Reeves ,
United States camh'j' , from the Phil.
hJpines , and CalJt. W. II. Clifford ,
United States military commander of
the legation gunrd ut Pedn. ] Capt.
Leonhard is the of11cer who lost his
right arm in the aUacon ] : Tientsin
during the Boxer uprising.
The opposing Corces were complete
In infantry , cavalr ' , arlillerr , on-
glneers , transports and medical service -
ice corps , and the appearance and discipline -
cipline oC the new arm ' amazed rather
than surprlsoll the mllitar ' critics , as
the orgnnl'zatlol1 is only four 'ears
old. It is prol10sed within the next
ton 'ears to train OOOOO men for tel"
rltorial defense 11tlrpOSCs. There are
a thousand cndets in the Chinese mlli.
tary academics , 100 are studying In
Japun and there are several in almost
every country in the world. It Is to
these students of the military sclenco
of olher lands that Chinn. looks for
her own future ef11clent stuff of of.
ficers.
One oC the mtary ( ) ( experts writes
prlvalelr , for no officinl report Is 'et
to hand : "Of aU eastern Institutions
none , perhaps , Is rcgarde by the west
with such contempt as the Chlnes
army. . . No great degree or
mIlUIl1' ' capacltr Is claimed for the
Ch nnman , but ample evidence might
bo adduced to provo that ho is very
far from bolng totally dovold of it. It
Is sufficient to say that there does ox.
ist an army , the organization , dls-
chJlIno and benring of which oxclted
the aston shmont of the largo numb or
oC forolgn ofilcers who wltnossed the
mlUlouvers and to whom what has been
accomplished within the last fonr
years came as n rovelatlon ,
"Efilciency In tIle transport and
commissariat departments Is general.
ly accellted as Indicating officloncy In
other branches. 'rho Chlneso arrango.
monts on the l1resent occasion were so
complete and worlccd out so perrectly
as regularly to confound these who
tlchJlted ! a brealdown 1'n the com.
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missariat and Ule consequent looting
of , 'lI1agcs bj' starving sol iers.
"Detween a European and a Chinese
regiment on the marcJl there is noth.
ing to choose. Physique , equipment
and deportment impress ono as being
much the same. A western soldier.
perhaps , is Incllned to 100 ] ' bored ,
whereas the Ch1'naman seems more
keen and appears to taC ] Do greater in.
terest in his wor ] { .
"At attention the Chinese Infantry
stand 1l1ea heroes , rigid and impassive ,
yet In nttltudes Instinct with lifo , the
expression on their faces firm , often
suggestive oC strong character. Sln'rm.
Ishlng is conducted in orthodox fash.
ion , the men showing great attention
tq the worle in hand , carefully followIng -
Ing every order with regard to sighting -
ing rUles , etc.
"They avail themselves of every
scrap ot cover while advancmg , while
the control oC each subaltern over his
section of the line and of the comllany
commanders seems absolute. To say
that the Chinese infantrr : is pcrfect
would hnrdly be correct , but It was
unanlmouslr agreed that a very lligh
state of discipline existed , that the
men showe intolllgent appreciation
of the taslto : be performe and that ,
iho officers were extremely lwen and
had their men perfectl . In hand.
"A significant feature of the ma.
nenvers was that throughout several
tr 'il1g dars hardly a man feU out , a
high testimony to the condltlon of the
troops and proof that they were being
well fed and carefully hnndled. "
Lord Charles Beresford and others
whoso opinions carr ' much weight
say that to-day Chino. has a military
organization which wlIl prove the
nucleus of n. . wonderful arm ' . The
man who has accompllshe this IS
Gen. Tuan Slm Kai , who has been apt.
ly called the Bismarck of China. 'l'uan
Is a civilian rather than a mtary ( ) (
officer , and has served s a minister
plonllJotentiar ' , huving been the Chi.
neso envoy to Korea for nine 'ear .
Ho stands out In bo1l1 and strll { ng
contrast to his countrymen ; ho pOSe
sesses rare executive abilltr , unim.
poachablo Integrity nnd is ahsolutely
above briber ' , After tbo Chlneso-
Japanese war he established his head.
quarters and the camp for his recruits
at Hsnio Chau , about 20 mUes Crom
Tientsin , and there he bu11t an army
of well equipped soldiers , with modern
guns. It is divided into infantry
troops , using the best of modern
rifies ; cavalr ' , carr 'ing light r1'fies , re.
volvers and swords , and artillon'men ,
with Krupp , Schneider find Jnpanose
mountain and rapid fIre guns , as weU
as heavy pieces of ordinance.
The Infantry ancl artll1ery dr ( ) ( nn.
der Chlneso officers , who were edu.
cated abroal or who Imvo graduated
from the mtar ( ) ( ' school at TIentsin ,
but Gen , Tuan has established a class
at Hslaao Chau on the plnn of 11. war
coUege , which he personally 1'nstructs
and from which ho cxpects to drnw
the olllcors for his new nrmy.
The camp oC Hsiao Chau Is an ex.
cellent ono and Introduces some fea.
tures which are strl1dngly novel to
one at aU famar ( ) ( with the Chinese
mtary ( ) ( methods oC the past. Ono of
them is the Hed Cross fiag of the Go-
nm'a. convention fioatlng over a hos.
111tal perfect in Its sanitation , with nU
necessnry appliances , conducted by
Chinese physicians , nnd where nearly
100 pntlents nre treated dally , An.
olhor is a mllilary band of natlvo
I musicians ; its pla 'ing Is exceptionally
good and only behind thnt of bands
I composed cntlrelr of proCess1'onal
musicians ,
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AT THE NEWSBOYS' DINNER I"
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By MARJORIE BENT'JN ' COOKE
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( Copyright , by Joseph B. Bowles. ) :
"I saw you drive up , " said Thorn.
ton , " as he came up lnto the hall ,
with outstretched hand , to greet his
( ; uefts. ! "It's really very good . of you
to como. "
"I shoul say It was at this hour-
whoever lward or dinner at high
noon ? " retorted. 1\lrs. Winthrop. "I'm
scarcely awake yet , and in a humor
usually reserved for my family. "
" 1\I0ther , 1\11' . 'rhornton isn't 'tho
ramlly , ' you Imow , " remonstrated
Katherine.
"No-ho Isn't-worse luck , " said
theIr host , smiling. "You see , I had
to ha.vo . It at this hour because most
of my gucsts ha\'o to get out with
their evening editions. "
"Their what ? " deman e Mrs. Win.
throl > .
"Evening mIllions. I hope YOll
aren't going to think that I've imposed -
posed upon your good nature too Car ,
Mrs. Winthrop. I'm sure I coul n't
llsk any other woman oC my acquaint.
; .nco- "
"You don't mean to say that you
haven't as1ccd any other women ? "
"Just you-and Miss Kathorine. "
"Good gracious-have you aske us
to a stng party ? "
"I've aslccd you to n surprise party.
rids Is the yearly banquet of the
Newsboys' cluh. I um entertaining ,
and lmew you and 1\1iss \ Katherine
would be interesled.V111 you gen
; n ? "
Thornton led the way into the reception -
ception 1'00111 , l\lrs. Winthrop follow.
ing , with an expression indicating
mental indecision , and Katherine
brought up the rear , radiam , scenting
nil venture. The reception 1'00111 pre.
sented an unwonted spectacle. A
dozen boys , rangtng from eight to
16 , were examinhlg" the room , with
huge enjoyment , - when the door
opened" and lo ! Eve entered-the
eternal Eve , or the mother of Eve ,
shan wo say , in a pompa our hat , and
Q fashionable dinner gown.
"HuUy gec-thoy'so wimmen ! " said
I ! red-he:1ded youngstel' , as he ducked
I I
This Is the- Jolliest Dinner I Ever-
Went t In My Life.
under a divan. Consternation ensued -
sued , and for a moment panic threat.
ened , but Thornton was equal to the
occasion.
"Hulton , " he said to the biggest
boy , who was busily trying to hold
his han over a hoe ] in the knee of
his trousers-"Hulton , will you Jet 01&
present you to 1\Irs \ , Winthrop ? "
Hulton blushed and limped for.
ward , hangIng on to his' knee ,
as Mrs.Vinthrop , as much at a loss
as ho was , murmured : "So ga ] to
meet you , 1\11' . Hulton. "
'rhornton put his hand on the boy's
should or.
"This is Hulton , 1\Iiss Winthrop , "
Hulton ] ooccd ] at the girl's face ,
and Inlo her vel'y kind e 'es , an said ,
bluntly : "lIow are you ? "
"Very well , thanls , how are you ? "
she replied , holding out her han .
Hulton forgot the Imee , and e1'11she
the hand in his. Katherine turned to
Thornton , intercepting his quick
glance of appreciation. "Let Mr. Hul ,
ton introduce the rest of them to mo ,
and you Introduce thmn to mamma , "
She moved awa ' with the delighted ,
but embarrassed Hulton , and began a
tour oC the room.
"Who is the one under the divan ? "
she Inquired.
"That's Reddy O'Connor - hates ,
girls ! "
"Reddy , " said MIss \Vinthro , "that
divan is a Uttlo short for you-your
feet are sUcking out. "
The bo 's , hu dled about the divan
JUco so man ' rrighloned sheep , gIggled.
Then in her sl1nple , charming way ,
she shoole hands with lhom all , and
made them laugh and feel at ease.
" 1\11' . Thornton-dlnncr Is served ,
sir , " said the butler.
"Wlll you all come out to dlnnor ? "
theh' host inquired , "HuUon , you shal ]
have the honor of taking out 1\Irs
Winthrop , "
"Yes , and Iloddy wants to como wltlJ
me-don't you , neddy , " Katherine
laughed , pooping under the divan.
, 'rhey sat down , Katherine in the
midst oC the boys , and Mrs. WlnthroJ1
at Thornton's right. A solemn silence
CeU ns the SOUII was sorved. Irl ] ,
Winthrop , Iatherlno and 'l'horntol1
toyed with tholr S1100ns , but the 12 sal
stUIIy In their chairs , and novoI' moved
a muscle.
"What the dlvll-1 mean dlckons-
,
uU" demanded neddY of Katherine. \
"Bouillon , " she answored. Bla.n1C
stares greeted her remark. "Soup. " . q .
"It looks to 010 lollco medlclnc-or I
durty dishwather. Is ut good ? " "
"Excollont. Try It and seo. " I'
Re. y tasted gingerJy , all eyes upon
him.
him."It's aU rolght , fellers , o ahead I" I
'l'he quail was greeted with , "Say. 1
wlll you look at , the 'sparrows I" and '
as for the salad , It was refused with
scorn , until Heddy , the olllcial 'taster , '
tried it. and rOlllarlwd : . .
"It ain't so , , "ol'se-it's Iind aVe
grass 111lsh ! " .
Ices and nuts , cheese and fruit dls-
appeared without comment. \
"What do YOll say.to . a toast ? " said
Thornton , final ! ) ' . "I have ono thnt 1
should Uko to prol10so in this very '
superior bran of ci or. Let's stand f . .
!
and drink it-To the ladies , God bless . . _ . . ;
'om. " , ; , ,
The 12 1001ed anxiously from one to
another , slid from their chairs and
dranlc IJCrfunctorlly. "The Ladles" ,
dl n't nwaken any chivalric thrills in
tholr manly breasts. The ones they "
know were apt to be overworked , and
over sharp or .tonsue-but if 'l'hornton l
wanted to drinlc to "tho ladlos"-whY , i.
that settled it. IIulton brolw the si- \1 \
lenco that followed 'l'hornton's toast ,
! "Here's to Mr. 'fhol'nton , the best
feUer I know , and to his girl ! " They J :
drank to that with real enthusiasm , ' '
crying , "Speech , ' speeoh. " Thocnton I '
rose an laughed , and ceared ] his ,
throat.
"La les and gentle'men : I am not
much of a speech.malwl' , as you wlIl "
find out. I'm just a quiet sort of a. ' \
fellow who llIes his friends and }
wants his friends to Hko him. So you )
see I'm ver ' mucll fiattere't ' by the
toast offered by my good ' ' : omrade ,
Hulton. I think , with your permls.
I
sion , I will now resign the fioor to our I
guest lliro ' of honor , Miss Katherine Win. II
"I-lear , hear ! Three' ' toots for the
lady. "
"I'm afraid that this is III conspiracy
on the part of our host. I never mado. . . , '
n speech before In my Ufe . , and I'm ' . . r'
Crightened to death. HeddY , stop grin.
.
ning like that. I-I'd like' to tell you .j
that this is the jolllest dinner 1 eVOI ;
went to in my Ufe , and : I've enjo 'ed
I
every minute of it , thanks to' our hosL
and you. I wish you every good thing A
and I ask you if you wm aU dine with I i .
me some time ? This Isn't much of a
speech , is it ? "
As Katherine sat down , almost disconcerted - .
concerted at the steady gaze IIf 12
pairs of eyes , Heddy O'Connor was on
his feet.
"I'd loike to say that Ivry domned
wan av' us 'uU be on hand fer that
' "
dinner-and If anr : feUer has got any' f
excuses cOlllln' he Idn make thim to
Heddy O'Connor ! As fer Mr. 'l'horn-
ton. we aU Imow the sort oC feller ho
is , fer he's the frind av' us all. Ire.
mlmber the fmst toime I laid eyes on
him , I thought he was wan av' thlm
Cholly boys , an' I sez to Wm , sez I ,
'HeUo , Algy , where did ye git yer
li ! ' An' he sez to n1l3 , sez he , 'At tha
lid store , yer little l\Iuclwr , ld ye mt
yours ? ' er somethin' to that effect ,
an' I knowed he wuz my koind , all
right , all right , an' frum that minute
him an' me has been rrinds , an' the
feller thet sez annythins against him
gits his face punched by Reddy O'Con.
? " I
nor-see
Reddy sat 40wn amidst shout5 or
laughter , when to overrone's sur.
prise , the shy eight-year-o ] boot.
blacl { , commonly caUed "the Kl , " slid
off his chair to speal\ : .
'
" 1\11' . 'l'hornton's been awful kind to -
ma an' 1110 an' the ki s , an' all you
fellers ] 01ow he's awful Idnd hepln' a.
fella glt a start , an' 1-1- , " here em.
barrassment threatened to envelop
him entirely , so he marched to Thorn.
ton's side , and soemnl ] ' profrOl'e a. I
package. "I spt a present fer you , " ho '
explained. "I idn't have much money
to spend , so the fella trusted me for l'
it-it's a box or blackln'-It's the best
blackln' mal1e" - prou lr. Thornton
swaUowed har as he accellte it , and
not a boy so much as grinned. They
Imow what sacrifices it meant to glvG
11resents. I
"I thinl { I never had a present I . . -
llIeed so weU , " Thornton managed to
sa ' , "and no hands except yours , Tim.
shaU ever put this precious blacking
on my boots. 'rlJank 'ou , old chap-
thank 'ou all for coming and giving
me such 11. happy day. I feel as rich
as Croesus with such frien s. "
' ' dinner broke that
1'hon the up , so
the boys could get to work on thoh
ovenlng editions , and Mrs. Wlnthror.
thanked Thornton Cor 11. most enter.
tainlng experience. As she stoPlJOd to
SIlY farewen to Ileddy , Katherine l > Ut.
out her hand to her host.
" } t's very genuine , and very sweet , "
, she said. "I thanle 'ou for it all. r
like your friends and I hope that r
,
may have the pleasure or entertaining
them soon , Will 'ou come ? "
Ho bcnt lower over the han , and
spolw sofl1 ' .
"Kathorino , tieal' , couldn't wo outel' . : , '
taln them-together ? " I
Was there un answering . IJreSsure In ,
the hand ?
"POl'hallS-wo'll see , " she sal . \ '
And the bo 's coul n't understand
, the affectionate ardor of Thornton's
I farewell to them.
"Arrnh , whnt sthruck him ? " said
Hedc1r , after they got out. "IIo was
80 lovIn' , I thought ho wns agoln' t.Q
kiss liS gOOd.b'o ! "