THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 9 , 1906.
THE SPENDERS
A TALE OF THE THIRD GENERATION
By HARRY LEON WILSON
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Copyright , by Lollirop Publishing Company.
SYNOPSIS.
T11K SPENDERS.
CHAPTEU 1. Story opens with death
of Daniel J. Hlnrs , millionaire mine own
er nnj railtoad man , at Kalso Junction
Secretary wires friends and liunt for nines'
aged fattier Is begun , to acquaint htm with
news.
CHAPTER 2. 1'etcr IJInes Is found.
Mourns son's death ,
CHAPTER 3.-Hlncs' family wants to live
In the east , but 1'cter urges that they stay
In west. 'Decide on trip through nines'
properties.
&
She halted anil looked back.
"No ; I'm afraid wo won't lose them ;
como on ; you can't turn * jack now.
And you don't want , to hear anything
about mines ; It wouldn't be at all good
for you , I'm sure. Quick , down this
way , or you'll hear Pangburn telling
Eomo one what a stopo Is , and think
what n thing that would be to carry
In your head. "
"Really , a stope sounds ? like some
thing that would 'get you' in the night !
I'm afraid ! "
Half in his spirit she lied with him
down a dimly lighted Incline where
men were working at the rocky wall
with sledge and drill. There was that
in his manner which compelled her
quite as literally as when at their first
meeting he had picked her up in his
arms.
As they walked single file through
the narrowing of a drift , she wondered
about him. He was western , plainly.
An employe in the mine , probably a
manager or director or whatever it
was they called those In authority in
mines. Plainly , too , he was a man of
action and a man who engaged all her
instinctiveliking. . Something in him
at once coerced her friendliest confi
dence. These were the admissions she
made to herself. She divined him ,
moreover , to be a blend of boldness
and timidity. He was bold to the point
of telling her things unconventionally ,
of beguiling her into remote under-
"WHY , MR.- "
ground passages away from the party ;
yet she understood ; she know at enc <
that he was a determined but unspoilcc
gentleman ; that under no provocatioi
could he make a mistake. In any sit
nation of loneliness she would have
felt safe with him "ns with a brother1
she thought. Then , feeling he
cheeks burn , she turned back and said
"I must toll you ho was my brotho
that man that night. "
He was sorry and glad all at once !
The sorrow being the lesser and mor <
conventional emotion , he started up ai
awkward expression of it , which sh
Interrupted. .
"Never mind saying that , than !
you. Tell me something about your
coif , now. I really would like to kno
you. What do you see and hear an
do In this strange life ? "
"There's not much variety , " he ar
Bwercd , with a convincing droop of de
presslon. "For six months I've bee
seeing you and hearing youseeln
you and hearing you ; not much varlet
in that nothing worth telling yo
about. "
Despite her natural caution , intens1
fied by training , she felt herself thrl
to the very evident sincerity of hi
tones , so that she had to affect mlrt
to seem at ease.
"You stubborn person. Really ,
know all about myself. I asked you t
tell me about yourself. "
"And I began at once to toll yc
everything about myself every thin
of interest which Is yourself. "
"I see your sense of values is jjpn
poor man. I shall question you. No
you are a miner , and I like men i
action , men who do things ; I've ofu ?
wondered about you , and serious ]
Pm glad to find you hero doing som '
thing. I remembered you kindly , wll
real gratitude , Indeed. You dldn 1
seem like a Now York man either , ar
I decided you weren't. Honestly ,
am glad to find you hero at your woi
in your miner's clothes. You mustn 1
think we forget how to value men th
work. "
On the point of saying thoughtles
ly : "But I'm not working here I o\i
< ' the mine , " he checked himself. I
stead he began a aefense of the mi
who doesn't work , but who could If
ho had to. "For example , " ho contin
ued , "hero we are at a place that you
must be carried over ; otherwise you'd
have to wade through a foot of water
or go around that long way we've
come. 1'vo rubber boots on , and so I
pick you up this way " Ho held her
lightly on his arm and she steadied
herself with a hand between his shoul
ders.
"And staggering painfully under my
burden , I wndo out to the middle of
this subterranean lake. " He stopped.
"You sec , I've learned to do things.
I could pick you from that slippery
street and put you In your carriage ,
and I "an pick you up now without
wasting words about It "
"But you're wasting time hurry ,
please and , anyway , you're n miner
and used to such things. "
He remained standing.
"But I'm not wasting time , and I'm
not a minor In the sense you mean.
I own this mine , and I suppose for the
most part I'm the sort of man you
seem to have gotten tired of ; the man
who doesn't have to do anything.
Even now I'm this close to work only
. because my grandfather wanted me to
| look over the properties my fathsi
loft. "
| "But , hurry , please , and cot me
j down. "
I "Not until 1 warn you that I'm Just
aa apt to do things as the kind of man
you thought 1as. . This Is twice I've
picked you uji now. Look out for me
next time I may not put you down
at all. "
She gave a low little laugh , denoting
unruffled serenity. She waa glorying
secretly In his strength , and she knew
his boldness and timidity were still
Justly balanced. And there was the
rather astonishing bit of news he had
Just given her. That needed a lot of
consideration.
With slow , sure-footed steps he
reached tuo fanner side of the water
and put her on her feet.
"There , 1 thought I'd reveal the ills-
tressing truth about myself while I
had you at my mercy. "
"I might have suspeetcd , but I gave
the nameno thought. Bines , to be
sure. You arc the son of the Bli.es
who died some months ago. I hem'
Mr. Shcplcr and my father talking
about borne of your mining properties.
Mr. Shepler thought the 'One Girl' was
such a funny name for your father to
: lvo a mine. "
Now they ncared the foot of the
shaft , where the rest of the party
seemed to await them. As they came
ip Perclval felt himself raked by n
broadside from the maternal lorgnon
that left him all bill disabled. The
father glowered at him and asked ques
lions In the high key wo are apt U
adopt In addressing foreigners , in tin
nstinctlvo fallacy that any language
can be understood by anyone If It be
spoken loudly enough. The mother's
manner was a crushing rebuke to tin
young man for his audacity. The fa
ther's manner was meant to intimati
t-hat natives of the region In whicl
they were then adventuring were no
worthy of rebuke , save such genera
rebukes as may bo conveyed by dis
playing one's natural superiority o
manner. The other members of thi
party , excepting Shepler , who talkee
with Pangburn at a little distance
took cue from the Milbrcys and ag
grcsslvely Ignored the abductor of ai
only daughter. They talited over
around and through him , as only ma ;
those mortals whom It hath plcasei
heaven to have born within certaii
< areas on Manhattan Island.
"I shall sec you soon above ground
n shall I not ? " Mifis Milhrny hurt fiskc. ; :
0 at which her mother shot Percival
parting volley from her rapid-fir
lorgnon , vhllc her father turned upo
him a back whose sidelines were reall
admirable , considering his age an
feeding habits. The behavior of thes
people appeared to Intensify the amusi
ment of their child. The two solcm
young men who remained continued t
chat before Percival as they woul
have chatted before the vnlet of elthe
He began to sound the spiritual ai
guish of a pariah. Also to feel truci
lent and , in his own phrase , "westy ,
" With him "westy" meant that yo
were as good as anyone else "and
shade better than a whole lot if
1 '
ca'hio to a show-down. " Ho was IK
a little mortified to find how easy
was for him to fall back upon that o !
cushion of provincial arrogance.
was all right for I'nclo Peter , but U :
himself well , it proved that ho w ;
finely eastern than he had inn ;
ined.
ined.As
As the cage came down for anothe
assent , ho let the two solemn youi '
ot i men go up with Shepler and Pangbur
n i and went to search for 1'nclo Peter.
y'i "There , thank God , Is a man ! " 1
® '
rofiectcd.
, He found Uncle Peter In the cro ? '
: cut , studying a bit of ore through
1 ( : gmss , and they went back to ascend.
' "Thorn folks , " said the old ma
r * "must bo the kind that uewspap
meant , that had done something
al i practical achievement. 1 bet thgt giri I
) mother will achieve something pra
is * | Meal with you fur cuttin' the girl o
vn of the bunch ; she was awful tormer
n' od ; talked two or three times nbo
an he people in the humbler wn.ks of ' 1
leln' strangely something or other.
You ain't such a humble walker now ,
are you , son ? But say , that yellow-
haired woman , she ain't n bit dlflldptit ,
is she ? She's a very hearty lady , 1
must say ! "
"But did you see Miss Mllbrey ? '
"Oh , that's her name , Is It , the ono
that her mother was so worried about
and you ? Yes , I saw hor. Peart and
cunnln' , but a heap too wls'o fur you ,
son ; take my steer on that. Say , she'd
have your pelt nailed to the barn while
you was wondorln' which way you'd
jump. "
"Oh , 1 knowj'm only a tender , teethIng -
Ing Infant , " the young man answered ,
with masterly satire.
At the surface n pleasant shock was
In store for him. There stood the for
midable Mrs. Mllbrey beaming upon
him. Behind her was Mr. Mllbrey ,
the pleasing model of all a city's re
finements , awaiting the boon of a hand-
lasp. Behind those wore the uncom-
ortablo little man , the chatty blonde
ml the two solemn young men who
ad lately exhibited more manner than
natincrs. Percival felt they were all
ngnrdlng him now with affectionate
onccrn. They pressed forward cffu-
Ivoly.
"So good of you , Mr. Bines , to take
in Interest in us my daugjiter has
) een so anxioim to see one of these
iisclnntlng mines. " "Awfully obliged
, Ir. Bines. " "Charmed , old man ;
leured pally of you to stay by us down
n that hole , you know. " "So clever of
.011 . to know where to find the gill '
He lost track of the -paikcrs. Their
s ; { ' ( Hies 1 ecamo one concerted cffi.slou
if affability that was music to his cam
Miss Milbroy was apart from th ?
-jreiup. Having doited the waterproofs
she was now pluming herself with
hose fussy-looking but mysteriously
jotent little pats which restore the nt-
.iro and mind of women to their nor-
iwl perfectlem and serenity. Upon hai
face was still the amused look Pcrcival
md noted below.
"And , Mr. Bines , do come in with
lhat quaint old grandfather of youra
nnd lunch with us , " urged Mrs. Mil-
urey. who had , as It were , spiked her
lorgnon. "Hercs Mr. Shepler to second
end the Invitation and then wo shall
chat about this very interesting v\cst. "
Miss Mllbrey nodded encouragement ,
seeming to chuckle Inwardly.
In the spacious dining compartment
of the Shepler car the party was proj-
ently nt lunch.
"You seem so llttlo like a western
man , " Mrs. Mllbrey confided grnlous-
ly to Pcrcival on her right.
"Wo cal'lato he'll fetch out nil
straight , though , In a year or no , " put
In Uncle Poter. from over his chop
with guileless Intent to defend his
grandson from what he believed to bean
an attack. "Of course ) a young man's
bound to got some foolishness into
him in an eastern college like Mill boy
went to. "
Pcrcival had Hushed at the compli
ment to himself ; 'also at the old man's
failure to'Identify it ns such.
"Your grandfather Is so dear and
quaint , " said Mrs. Mllbrey ; "you must
certainly bring him to Now York with
you , for of course a young man of your
capacity and graces will never bo sat
isfied out of New York. "
"Young men like yourself arc as
suredly needed there , " remarked Mr ,
Mllbrey , warmly.
"Surely they are , " agreed Miss Mil
brey , and yet with a manner thai
seemed almost to annoy both parents
Tney were sparing no opportunity tc
make the young man conscious of hit
real oneness with those Orbout him , nne
yet subtly to intimate that people o :
just the Mllbreys' perception were re
quired to divine it at present.
These westerners fancy you ono o
themselves , I dare say , " Mrs. Mllbro :
had said , and the young man purree
under the strokings. His fever for tin
cast was back upon him. His week ;
with Uncle Peter going over the Held
where his father had prevailed hoe
made him convalescent , but thcs ? Nev
Yorkers the very manner and utmos
phoro of them undid the work. H
envied them their coaler speech , thel
matter-of-fact air of omnlscienc ? , th
elaborate and cultivated simplicity o
tholr dress , their surcness and sufli
i , in all that they thought ua
a said and did. Ho was homesick agal
ae
e for the life ho had glimpsed. The WOE
was rude , desolate and depressing
Even Uncle Peter , whom he had com
warmly to admire , Jarred upon hli
with his crudity and his western ai
sertiveness.
CHAPTER V.
UP SICIl'LAI' CANYON
The meal was ending In smoke , Mi
women , excepting Miss Milbrey , bavin
11- lighted cigarettes with the men. . Tli
" talk hael grown less truculently sei
HI ilonal. The Angstcnd twins told <
a tholr late fishing trip to Lake St. Job
it or salmon , of projected tours to Brl
oi ish Columb'a for mountain sheep an
it .o Manitoba for elk and moose ,
d Mr. Milbrey described with ininul
It and loving particularity the pr pan
y .ion of aeufs do Fnisan , nvec bo n
as au champagne.
KMrs. . Milky Tolalcd an anecelo e (
New York sdcioty , not much in i.so :
er but which permitted the dlsctcfaiii
'it .hat she habitually addressed by ill1
a , first names three of the foremost si
tiety leaders , and that each of tlei
he i.un-onaj-es adopted a like famll.ari
toward her.
's Mrs. Drelmor declared that si
a meant to have Uncle Peter Blr.os ;
one of her ovenlngg tne very first tin
n. he rboulcl cornc to Now York , and th
er If he didn't lot her know of his coi
In ing she would bo offended.
s Oldaker related an incident of tl
icball given to the prlnco of Wales , tra
ut ollng ns Baron Renfrew , on the eve
itlug of Oitobor 12 , 18CO , in which h
iut father had figured briefly before t !
I'p royal guest to the abiding credit
American tact and gentility.
Shcplor was amused until ho became
sleepy , whereupon ho extended the
freedom of his castle to his guests and
retired to his stateroom.
Undo Peter took a final shot at
Oldaker. He was observed to bo laughIng -
Ing , and Inquiry brought this :
"I Jest cemldn't help snlckcrln' over
his idea of God's own country. Ho
thinks God's own country Is n llttlo
strip of an Island with a row of well-
fed folks up and down the middle , and
a lot of hungry folks on each side.
Mebbo he's right. I'll be bound , It
needs the love of God. But If It is His
own country , It don't make Him any
connysoor of countries with me. I'll
toll you that. "
Oldaker smiled at this assault , the
well-bred , tolerant smllo that loyal
New Yorkers reserve for all such bar
baric belittling of their oniplro. Thejn i
ho politely asked Undo Peter to ahow j
Mis. Drolmer and himself through the ,
stamp mill. I
At Porcl vat's suggestion of a walk , j
Miss Mllbrey wan dollghtcd. j
After tin Inspection of the Bines car ,
In which oldiikcr declared he would bo ,
willing to live forever , If It could bo
anchored firmly In Madlsem square ,
the party separated.
Out Into the clear air , already cool
ing under the slanting rays of the sun ,
Iho young man and Mm girl went to
gether. Behind them lay the one street
of ( he llttlo mining camp , with Us
woolen shanties on cither side of the
railroad track. Down this street Uncle
Peter had gone , leading his charges
toward the busy ant-hill on the moun
tain-side. Ahead the track wound up
the canyon , cunningly following the
tortuous course of the llttlo river to
bo sure of practicable grades. On the
farther aide of the river a mountain
rend patallelod the railway. Up this
road the two went , followed y u playful -
| ful admonition from Mrs. Milbroy :
I "Remember. Mr. Bines , I place my
i child In your keeping. "
| Pcrcival waxed conscientious about ,
his charge and Insisted nt once upon
| being assured that Miss Milbroy would
Lo warm enough with the scarlet golf-
rape about her shoulelers ; Mint 8ho was
used to walking long distances ; that
her boots were stoutly soled ; and that
olie didn't mind the sun In their faces.
The girl laughed at him.
"Your west Is the breathlngcst
place , " she said , as they crossed a
foot bridge over the noisy llttlo stream
and turned up the road. "I don't bo-
llovc I over drew a full breath until 1
came to these altitudes. "
"Ono has to breathe more air here
there's ) lebs oxygen in it , and you must
breathe more to get your share , and
so after awhile 0110 becomes robust.
Your checks are already glowing , and
we've hardly started. There , now ,
iicre arc your colors , see "
Along the edge of the green pines
nil sprurc were lavender asters. A
ttlo way In the woods they could see
he blue columbines and the mountain
ihlox , pink and red.
"There are your eyes and your
hecks. "
"What a dangerous character' you'd
o If you wore sent to match silks ! "
On the dry barren slopes of gravel
cross the river , full In the sun's glare ,
grew the Spanish bayonet , with Its
pikes of creamy white flowers.
"Thcro I am , more nearly" fho
lolntcd to them ; "they're ever so much
nearer my disposition. But about this
bin air ; It must make men work hard
er for what comes easier back In our
country , so that they may become nblo
o elo moro more capable. I am thlnk-
ng of your grandfather. You don't
enow how much I admire him. He is
stanch and strong and fresh.
There's more fire In him now than in
my father or Launton Oldaker , and I
hire say he's a score of years older
ban either of them. I don't think you
liilto appreciate what a great old fel-
ow he Is. "
"I ndmlro Undo Peter much more ,
I'm sure , than ho admires me. He'n
afraid I'm not strong enough to admire
that eastern climate of youra social
and moral. "
"I suppose it's natural for you tc
wish to go. You'd be bored hero
would you not ? You couldn't stay ir
these mountains and bo such a mar
as your grandfather. And yet then
ought to bo so much to do here ; It'i
nil so fresh and roomy and Jolly
Really , I'v grown enthusiastic abou
It , "
"Ah , but think of what there Is li
the east and you are there. To thinl
that for six months I've treasure !
every little memory of you such s
funny llttlo lot as > ey wore to thinl
that this morning I awoke thinking o
you. yet hardly hoping over to see yon
and to thiiiK that for half the nigh
\\c had ridden so near each other ti
sleep , and there was no sign or slgna
or good omen. And Mien to think yoi
should burst upon me like some nov
sunrise that the stupid astronomer
hadn't predicted.
"You see , " he wont on , after a moment
mont , "I don't ask what you think o ,
me. You couldn't think anythlii ]
much as yet , but there's soniethini
about this whole affair , our nieotlni
and all. that makes me think It's goliii
to be symmetrical in the end. I knoi
It won't end here. I'll tell you on
way western men learn. They lean
not to b afraid to want things out o
their reach , and they believe deviutl
because they've proved It so of on-
thnt If yon want a thing hard onouf
and keep wanting It , nothing can keo
It away from you. "
A boll had bcon tinkling nearer an
nearer on the road ahead. Now
heavy wagon , filled with sacks of on
v- came Into view , drawn by four nlulei
, As they stood aside to let It pass n
iB scanned her face for any sign U migli
le , show , but ho could see no more tha
!
Of a look of Interest for the brawny drive
f
| of the wagon , shouting musically t
"YOU AUK HATIIHH INBClU'TAHhE. "
his straining team.
"You nro rather Inscrutable , " ho
said , as they resumed the road.
She turned and smiled into his oyea
with utter frankness.
"At least you must be sure that I
like you ; that I am very friendly ; that
I want to know you better , and I want
you to know mo bettor. You don't
know mo at all , you know. You west
erners hnvo another way , of accepting
people too readily. it. may work no
harm among yourselves , but perhaps
easterners nro a bit moro perilous.
Sometimes , now , a very eastern per
son doesn't even accept herself him
self very trustingly ; she ho finds It
fo hard to get acquainted with him
self. "
The young man provided ono of
those slloncca of which a few dlsc.ein-
Ing men are Instinctively capable and
for which women thank them.
"This road , " she mild , after u llttlo
time of rapid walking , "leads right up
to the end of the world , doesn't It ?
See , It ends squarely in the sun. "
They stopped where the turn had
opened to the west a long vista of gray
and purple hills far and high. They
stood on a rldgo of broken quart ? and
gneiss , thrown up In a bygone age. To
their left a few dwarf Scotch firs
threw shailows back to wind thu ( own.
The ball of red fire In the west WUH
half below the rim of the distant peak.
"I shall look forward to seeing you
and your mother and sister ? In
New York , " she said , when they part
ed , "and 1 am sure 1 shall have more
to say when wo'ro better known to
each other. "
"If you wore the one woman before ,
If the thought of-you was moro than
the substance of any other to me you
must know how It will bo now , when
the dream has eomo true. It's no munli
thing for your best dream to eomo
true. "
"Dear mo ! haven't wo bcon scntl.
mental and phllo ; iphlc ? I'm never
like this at home. I assure you. 1'vq
really been thoughtful. "
From iiji the canyon came the sound
> f a puffing locomotive that presently
steamed by them with Its three dingy
Ittlo coaches , and , after a stop for
water and the throwing of n switch ,
nislied back to connect with the Shop-
lor car.
The others of the party crowded out
on to the roar platform as Percival
helped Miss Milbroy up the steps.
Uncle Peter had evidently boon chat
ting with Shoplcr , for ns they came out
the old man was saying : " 'Get action'
is my motto. Do things. Don't frit
ter. Be something and bo it gooil and
hard. Got action early and often. "
Shepler nodded. "But men like us
are apt to bo unreasonable with the
young. Wo expect them to have tholr
own vigor and our wisdom , and the
infirmities of neither. "
The good-bys were hastily said , and
the little train rattled down the can
yon. Miss Mllbrey stood in thu duor
of the car , and Pcrcival watched hoi
while the glistening rails thatsccince !
to bo pushing her away narrowed Ir
perspective. Sne stood motionless am :
inscrutable : to the lust , but dill look
ing steadily toward him almost wist
fully , it seemed to him once.
"Well , " he said , cheerfully , to Uncli
Peter.
"You know , son , I don't Ilka to cuss
lint except one or two of them folk ;
i d sooner live In the middle kittle o
hell than in the place that turns 'en
out. They rile mo that talk abou
'people In the humbler walks of life
Of course 1 am humble , but then , ser
If you come right down to It , ns th
feller said , I ain't &o damned humble.
CHAPTKR VI.
TUB AUCIONAIIT'S UKTUUN TO Til
UiKINU SUN.
It was mid-October. The two sadell
horsoH and a team for carriage use ha
i. bcon shipped ahead. In the prhate en >
f the Bines par.y was beginning iis o *
K Journey eastward. From the rear phi
g form they had watched the tall llgui
K of Uncle Peter Bines standing in th >
g i bright autumn HUH , aloof fiom th >
sv j band of kerchief-waving frU'iida , the
o i droop of his head aud shoulders show "
! Ing the dejection he felt at seeing thei [
" ' go. He had resisted all entreaties t
accompany them.
1 His last Injuiu-tiou to Pcrcival ho
7 bcon to marry early.
"I know your stock and I know you
1m said ; "and you got no call to 1
, rangln' them pasuires without a bram
You never was meant fur a mavorlcl
' Only don't let the first woman Mu
' comes rldln' herd got her iron on yo
' No man knows much about the cri
t tors , of course , but I've noticed a fe
things in my time. You pick or
, that's full-chested , that's got a fairisl
_ sized coso. and that , HKCS cats. Tl
10 ,
full chest means SHU'S healthy , the
nose means she ain't finicky , and llkln *
cats means she's kind and honest and
unsotflBii. Ever notice some women
when a cat's around ? They pretend to
like 'cm and say 'Nice kitty ! ' but you
can see they're vlowln' 'cm with bitter
hatw and simpleton. If they have to
stroke 'em they do it plenty gingerly
and you cnn RCO 'em ohiiddorlii' Inside
like. It means they're catty them
selves. But when ono grabs a cat up
as If sbo was goln * to oat It and cud
dles It In her neck ami talks baby-talk
to It , you play her fur belli' sound and
true. Pass up the others , son. "
At ) the train started ho swung him
self off with a sad little "Bo good to
yourself ! "
" .Thank the Uirel wn'ro under way
at ! " cried Pcrcival , fervently ,
when the group at the station hail
been shut from view.
" ' ! " exclaimed
"Isn't it just heavenly
his sister. "Thlim of having all of
Now York you want being at homo
there ami not having to look forward
to thin desolation of : i place. "
Mrs. Bines was neither doprcssod nor
ulaleel. She was maintaining that
calm level of submission to fate which
had bcon her lifelong habit. The Jour
ney and the new life were to bo under
taken bccnuso they formed for her the
line of least resistance along which nil
energy must How. Had her children
elected ( o camp for the remainder of
tholr days In the center of the desert
of Gobi , she would hnvo faced that life
with ns llttlo souse of personal con
cern and with no more misgivings.
Down out of the maze of hills the'
train wound ; and then by easy grades
after two doys of travel down off the
great plateau to where the plains of
Nebraska lay away to n far horizon In
rown billows of withered grass.
Then came the crossing of the sullen ,
ugglsh Missouri , that highway of an
rllur day to the great northwest ; and
tier that the bolter wooded and bet--
r settled lands of Iowa and Illinois.
"Now wu'ro getting whore Christians
vo , " said Porclval , with warm nppro-
atlon.
"Why , Porcival , " exclaimed his moth-
, reprovingly , "do you mean to say
lore aren't any Christians In Mon-
mm City ? How you talk ! There are
itH of good Christian pcoplo thoro. "
And even Mrs. Bines was not with-
lit a fionso of quiet and rest induced
iy Iho gentler contours of the land-
capo through which they now Mpuil.
The country hero does uucm a lot
o/lcr , " uho admitted.
The hlllu rolled away amiably and
cassurlngly ; the wooded slopes in
heir gay coloring of autumn Invited
onlldonce. Hero wore no forbidding
tretdies of the gray alkali desert , no
rim barn mountains , mi Kolltuilo of
cHolnllon. It wan a kind land , fat
lth rlehes. The shorn yullow fields ,
he capacious rod barns , the woll-con-
lltloned homes , all told eloquently of
icaco and plenty. So , too , did the vll-
ages those lively llttlo clearing
louses for Immense farming districts.
To the adventurer from Now York they
loom always now and crude. To our
rnvelors from a newer , cruder region
hey were actually aesthetic In their
suggestions of un old and woll-estab-
Ishcd civilization.
In duo tlmo they were rattling over
i tangled maze of switches , dodging
ntcrmlnablo processions of freight
: ars , barely missing crowded passen
ger trains whoso bolls struck clear and
then Hatted nn the trains flow by ; de-
Illng by narrow waterways , crowded
with small shipping ; winding through
streets lined with high , gloomy waro-
louses , nnnel the clang and clatter , the
strangely sounding bells and whistles
of a thousand Industries , each sending
up its just contribution of black smoke
to the pall that lay always spread
above ; and steaming at last Into u
great roomy shed where nil was sys
tem , and where the big englno trem
bled and limited as If In relief at hav
ing run In safety n gantlet so hazard
ous.
"Anyway , I'd rnthnr live In Montana
City than Chicago , " ventured Mra.
Bines.
"Whatever prldo you may feel In
your discernment IM amply justified , "
replied her son , performing before the
amazed lady a bow that Indicate ! the
lowest depths of slavish deference.
"I am now , " ho continued , "going
out to pace the floor of this locomotive
boudoir for n few exhilarating breaths
of smoke , and pretend to myself that
I'vo got to live In Chicago forever. A
little disciplines like that Is salutary to
keep one from forgetting the gicit
blessing which a merciful Providence
has conferred upon ono. "
"I'll walk a bit with you , " said hla
sister , donning her jacket and a cap.
"Ixst my remarks have scorned In
determinate1 , madam , " sternly contin
ued Pcrcival at the door of the car ,
j. ; ' "permit mo to add that If Chicago were
Heaven I should at once enter upon a
I'1 Hfo of crime. Do not ai.ect to mlsiin-
id dorstaud mo , I bog of you. I should
r leave no nvoiiuo of salvation open to
i ) my precious soul. I should Incur no
- risk of being numbnrod among t !
e saved. I should bo b-n-el , anil I Bho.iUl .
e sit up nights te > invent now ways of
e evil. If I Iriel any leisure left from
is bolng ns wl.-ked as 1 could he , I she ii I
devote it to teaching those I love I b > v ,
" to become abandoned. I should d m > t
to loeu Issue a pamphlet , 'How u > M nt
Perdition Without a Master. I etirn in
id Be Wlckeel In Your Own Homo in TI n
Lessons. Instruction ! ) Sent Securely
" Sealed from Observation. Thousands
lie of Testimonials from the Mont Accom-
d. pllshed Reprobates of the Day. ' 1 trust
k. that you will never again so far forget
at > ourself as to utter that word 'Chi-
n. cago' In my presence. If you feel that
Ityou must glvo way to the evil impulse ,
iw go off by yourself and utter the name
ne behind the protection of closed doors
h- j where this Innocent girl cannot hear
ho'you. ' . Come , sister. Otherwise I may