THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , MARCH 16 , 1906.
On the farther side of his closed
iloor Bnron Renault de Palllac swore
once. Hut the oath wns one of the
most awful tlmt Frenchman may
utter In his native tongue : "Sacred
Name of n Name ! "
"Dut iho bnron wasn't done eating. "
f > protested Mrs. IJInes.
"Ah , yes , madnme ! " replied
rhtllppc. "Monsieur le Baron has
consumed enough for now. Paul , mon
enfant , ne toucho pas la robe dc
raadamc ! He Is large , Is he not ,
f V inadame , as 1 have told you ? A
" i f monster , yes ? "
Mrs. Bines , stooping , took the limp
and wide-eyed Paul In her arms
Whereupon he began to talk so fast
lo her In French that she set him quick
ly down again , with the slightly help-1
less air of one who had picked up an
Innocent-looking clock only to havi
the clanging alarm go suddenly off.
"Madame will honor our little sa
Ion , " urged Philippe , opening the dooi
and bowing low.
' "Quel dommage ! " sighed Celine
moving after them ; "la seuel chemise
blanche de Monsieur le Baron. Eh
.blen ! 11 faut Itil en acheter unc
lautro ! "
1 At dinner that evening Mrs. Bines ;
' related her adventure , to the tin
feigned delight of her graceless son.
; and to the somewhat troubled amazement - -
; ment of her daughter.
"And , do you know. " she ventured
' "maybe he Isn't a regular baron , aftei
all ! "
1 "Oh , 1 guess ho's a regular one al !
"right , " said Perclval ; "only perhaps
he hasn't worked at It much lately. "
"But his sitting there eating in thai
that shirt " said his sister.
"My dear young woman , even the
' nobility arc prey to climatic rigors ;
.they are obliged , like the wretched
'low-born such as ourselves , to wear
, pardon me undergarments. Again , 1
: understand from Mrs. Cadwallnder here
'that the article In question was satisfactory -
; factory and lit red , I believe you say
I Mrs. Terwilliger ? "
"Awful red ! " replied his mother
"and they rail their parlor a saloon. '
' "And of necessity , even the noble
'have ' their moments of deshabille. "
i "They needn't eat their lunch that
way , " declared his sister.
, "Is deshabille French for under
clothes ? " asked Mrs. Bines , struck b >
the word.
"Partly , " answered her son.
"And the way that child of Philippe's
Jabbered French ! It's wonderful how
they can learn so young. "
"They begin early , you know , " Per-
eival explained. "And as to our friend
the baron , I'm ready to make book that
sis doesn't sec him again , except at n
distance. "
Some time afterward he computed
the round sum he might have won if '
any such bets had been made ; for his
sister's list of suitors , to adopt his own
lucent phrase , was thereafter "shy a
baron. "
CHAPTER XIV.
THE SI'MMKR CAMPAIGN IS
PLANNED.
Winter waned and spring charmed
the land into blossom. The city-pent ,
as we have intimated , must take this
season largely on faith. If one can
find a patch of ground naked of stone
or asphalt one may feel the heart of
the earth beat. But even now the
shop windows are more inspiring. At
leaat they copy the outer show. Ten-
der-hued shirt-waists first push up
their sprouts of arms through the win
ter furs and woolens , quite as the first
violets out In the woodland thrust
themselves up through the brown car
pet of leaves. Then every window be
comes a summery glade of lawn , tulle
anil chiffon , more lavish of tints ,
hades and combinations , indeed , than
ever nature dared to be.
Outside , where the unspoiled earth
begins , the blossoms are clouding the
trees with a mist of pink and white ,
and the city dweller knows it from the
bloom arid foliage of these same win
dows.
. ,
'llien it is that the spring "get away"
urge Is felt by each prisoner , by those
able to obey It , and by those , alike ,
who must wear it down in the groomed
and sophisticated wildness of the city
parks.
On a morning late In May Mrs. Bines
and her daughter were at breakfast.
"Isn't Perclval coming ? " asked his
mother. "Everything will bo cold. "
"Can't say , " Psycho answered. "I '
don't even know If ho came in last
night. But don't worry about cold
things. You can't get them too cold
for Perec at breakfast , nowadays. He
fakes a lot of ice water and a little
something out of the decanter , am !
maybe some black coffee. "
"Yes , and I'm sure It's bad for him
Ho doesn t look a bit healthy and
hasn't since ho quit eating breakfast
Ho used to bo such a hearty eater it
breakfast , steaks and bacon and chop :
and eggs and waffles. It was a sigh
lo see him eat ; and since he's qul
taking anything but that cold stuf
ho'H lost his color and his eyes don'
look right. I know what he's got holt
of it's that 'no-breakfast' fad.
heard about It from Mrs. Dalldridgi
v hcn we came here last fall. I neve ;
did believe In it , either. "
The object of her solicitude enterei
iu dressing gown and slippers.
'
" ' "
"THAT'S IT.
"I'm just telling Psycnt Jiat this no-
breakfast fad is hurting your health
my son. Now do conic and eat like
you used to. You began to look Imo
j as soon as you left off your breakfast
It's a silly fad , that's what It Is. Yoi.
can't tell me ! "
I The young man stared at his mothei
1 until he had mastered her meaning.
Then he put both hands to his head
and turned to the sideboard ns if tc
conceal his emotion.
"That's It. " he said , as he busied
himself with a tall glass and the
cracked ice. "It's that 'no-breakfast'
fad. I didn't think you knew about it. I
The fact Is , " ho continued , pouring out
a measure of brandy , and directing the
butler to open a bottle of soda , "we '
all eat too much. After a night oi
sound sleep we awaken refreshed and
buoyant , all our forces replenished ;
thirsty , of course , but not hungry"
lie sat down to the table and placed
both hands again to his head ' and
we have no need of food. Yet such is
the force of custom that we deaden
ourselves for the day by tanking up on
coarse , loathsome stuff like bacon.
Ugh ! anyone would think , the way you
two eat so early in the day , that you
I were a couple of cave-dwellers the
kind that always loaned up when they
' had a chance , because it might he a
week before they got another. "
Ho drained his glass an , , brightened
visibly.
"Now , why not be reasonable ? " he
continued , pleadingly. "You know
there Is plenty of food. I have ob
served it being brought into town In
huge wagon loads In the early morn
ing on many occasions. Why do you
want to eat It all at one sitting ? No
one's going to starve you. Why stupe
fy yourselves when , by a little nervy
self-denial , you can remain as fresh
and bright and clear headed 'as I am
at this moment ? Why doesn't a fire
i make its own escape. Mrs. Carstep-
Jamwuddle ? "
"I don't believe you feel r jht. cith
er. I just know you've got an awful
headache right now. Do let the man
give you a nice piece of this steak. "
"Don't , I beg of you. Lady Ashmor-
ton ! The suggestion Is extremely re
pugnant to me. Besides. I'm behaving
this way because I arose with the pure
ly humorous fancy that my head was
a fine largo accordion , nnd that some
meddler had drawn it out too far. I'm
sportively pretending that I can press
it hack into shape. Now you and sis
never get up with any such light poetic
notion as that. You know you don't
don't attempt to deceive me. " He
glanced over the table with swift dis
approval.
"Strawberries , oatmeal , rolls , steak
three Inches thick , bacon , omelette
oh , that I should live to see this day !
It's disgraceful ! And at your age-
before your own Innocent woman-
child , and leading her into the same
excesses. Do you know what that
| breakfast is ? No ; I'll tell you. That
breakfast Is No. 78 In that book of
Mrs. Rorer's , and she expressly warns
everybody that It can be eaten safely
only by steeple-climbers , piano raoT-
crs and sea captains. Really. Mrs.
I Wrangloberry , I blush for you. "
i "I don't care how you go on. You
ain't looked well for months. "
"But think of my great , big heart
a heart like an ox" he seemed on the
verge of tears "and to think that you ,
a woman I have never treated with
i anything but respect since wo met in
e Honduras in the fall of ' 93 to think
e you should throw it up to my own face
that I'm not beautiful. Others there
are , thank God , who can look into a
. man's heart and prize him for what
ho is not condemn him for his mere
superficial blemishes. "
"And I just know you'vegot in with
a fast set. I met Mr. Mllbrey yester
day In the corridor "
"Did he tell you how to make a
lovely asparagus shortcake or some
thing ? "
"He told me those men you go with
so much are dreadful gamblers , and
that when you all went to Palm Beach
last February you played poker for
money night and day , and you told
mo you went for your health ! "
"Oh , he did did he ? Well , I didn't
get. anything else. He'e a dear old
soul , ' If you've got the copper handy.
If that man was n woman he'd bo a
warm neighborhood gossip. Ho'd bo
the nice kind old lady that starts
things , that's what Hoddy Mllbrey
would be. "
"And you said yourself you played
l > oker most of the time when you went
to Alkcn on the car last month. "
"To bo honest with you , ma , wo did
play poker. Say. they took It off of
me so fast I could feel myself catchIng -
Ing cold. "
"There , you see and you really
ought to wear one of those chnmolB-
skln chest protectors in this damp
climate. "
"Well , we'll see. If I can nnd ono
that an ace-full won't go through I'll
snatch it so quick the man'll think
ho's being robbed. Now I'll Join you
ladles to the extent of some coffee ,
and then I want to know what you two
would rather do this summer than. "
"Of course , " said Psyche , "no ono
stays In town In summer. "
"Exactly. And I've chartered a
steam yacht ns big as this hotel all
but . But what 1 want to know IB
whether you two care to bunk on it
or whether you'd rather stay quietly
al some place , Newport perhaps , and
maybe take a cruise with me now and
then. "
"Oh , that would be good fun. But
here's ma getting so I can't do a thing
with her , on account of all those beg
gars and' horrid people down In the ,
slums. "
Mis. Blues looked guilty and feebly
. .eprecatlng. It wns quite true that in
Her own way she had achieved a repu
tation for prodigality not Inferior to
that acquired by her children In waya
of their own.
"You know It's so , ma , " the daughter
, \ cut on , accusingly. "One night last
\\Intcr when you were away wo dined
at the Balldrldgd's , In Eighty-sixth
street , and the pavements were so
sleety the horses couldn't stand , so
Jol. Balldrldge brought us home in the
Elevated , about 11 o'clock. Well , atone
ono of the stations a big policeman
got on with a little baby all wrapped
up in red llanncl. He'd found it in an
areaway , nearly covered with snow
.vherc some one had left It , and he was
taking It down to police headquarters ,
he said. Well , ma went crazy right
away. She made him undo it , and then
she insisted on holding It all the way
down to Thirty-third street. Ono man
jiltl It mlgiit be president of the
United States , some day ; and Col.
Halldrldge said : 'Yes , It has unknown
ossibllltlcs it may even * be a presi
dent's wife' just like that. But I
bought ma would be demented. It
was all fat and so warm and sleepy It
could hardly hold its eyes open , nnd
I believe she'd have kept it then and
there if the policeman would have let
her. She made him promise to get It
a bottle of warm milk the first thing ,
and borrowed ? 20 of the colonel to glvo
o the pollcerpan to get it things with ,
and then all the way down she talked
against the authorities for allowing
such things as if they could help it
and when we got homo she cried you
know you did. ma and you pretended
it was toothache and ever since then
she's been perfectly daft about babies.
Why , whenever she sees a woman go
ing along with ono she thinks the poor
thing is going to leave it some place ;
and now she's in with those charity
workers and says she won't leave New
York at all this summer. "
"I don't care , " protested the guilty
mother , "It would have frozen to death
In just a little while , and It's done so
often. Why , up at the Catholic Pro
tectory they put out a basket at the
side door , so a body can leave their
baby In It and ring the bell and run
away ; and they get ono twice a week
sometimes ; and this was such n sweet ,
fat little baby with big blue eyes , and
its forehead wrinkled , and It was all
puckered up around its little nos3 "
I "And that isn't the worst of It. " the
relentless daughter broke In. "She
gets begging letters by the score and
I gives money to all sorts of people , and
' a man from the Charities Organiza
tion , who had l\enrd about It , came
and warned her that they were Impostors
pesters only she doesn't care. Da you
know , there was a poor old blind wom
an with a dismal , wheezy organ down
at Broadway and Twenty-third street
the organ would hardly play at all ,
and just one wretched tune only the
woman wasn't i..lnd at all , we found
out and ma bought her a nice row
organ that cost $75 and had it taken
up to her. Well , she found out through
this man from the Organization that
the woman had pawned the new organ
for $20 and was still playing on the
old one. She didn't want a new ont
because It was too cheerful ; It didn't
make people sad when they heard It
like her old one did. And yesterday
ma bought an Indian "
"A what ? " asked her brother. In
amazement.
"An Indian a tobacco sign. "
"You don't mean it ? One of those
lads that stand out in front and peer
under their hands to see what pale
faces are moving Into the house across
the street ? Say , ma , what you going
to do wltn him ? Thereisn't much
room here , you know. "
"I didn't buy him for myself , " re
plied Mrs. Bines , with dignity ; "I
wouldn't want such an object. "
"She bought it , " explained his sister
"for an Italian woman who keeps n
little tobacco shop down In Rlvlngton
street. A man goes around to repaln
them , you know , but hers was so bat
tered that this man told her It wasn'
worth painting again , and she'd bettei
get another , and the woman said she
didn't know what to do because they
cost $25 and one doesn't last very long
The bad boys whittle him and throw
him down , and the people going alonj.
the street put their shoes up to tic
them and step on his feet , and they
scratch matches on his face , and when
she goes out and says that isn't rlgh
they tell her she's too fresh. And so
ma gave her $2G for a new one. "
"Hut she has to support flvo children ,
and her husband hasn't been ahlo to
work for three years , since hi' fell
through a tire escape where he wns
sleeping one hot night , " pleaded Mrs.
Bines , "and I think I'd rather stay
hero this summer , .lust think of all
those poor babies when thu weather
gets hot , I never thought there were
so many babies In the world. "
I
"Well , have your own way , " said her
son. "If you've started out to look
after all the babies in Now York you
won't have any tlmo left to piny the
races , I'll promise you that. "
"Why , my son , I never "
"But sis hern would probably rather
do other things. "
"I think , " wild Psyche , "I'd like
Newport Mrs. Drolmcr says 1 should
not think of going any place else.
Only , of course , 1 can't go there alone.
She says she would be- glad to chapc-
lonu mo , but her hiiHlfnuit IUIHU'I liuil
n very good year In Wall street , anil
she's atrnld she won't bo able to go
herself. "
"Maybe , " began Mrs. Bines. "If
you'd offer "
"Oh ! she'd be offended , " exclaimed.
Psyche.
"I'm not so sure of that , " said her
brother , "not If you suggest It lu the
right way put It on the ground that
you'll be quite helpless without her.
and that she'd oblige you world wltn-
oiit end and all that. The more I see
of people hero the more I think they're
quite reasonable In little matters like
that. They look at them In the right
light. Just lead up to It delicately
with Mrs. Drelmer and see. Then if
she's willing to go with you. your sum-1
mer will bo provided for ; except that
wo shall both have to look in upon
Mrs. .luzzlebrnggln hero now and then
to see that she doesn't overplay tho'
garnet and get sick herself , and make
sure that they don't get her vaccina
tion mark away from her. And , ma ,
you'll have to come off on the yacht
once or twice , just to give it tone. "
It appeared that Perclval hud been
right in supposing that Mrs. Drelmer
might be led to regard Psyche's pro-1
posnl In a light entirely rational. She
wns reluctant , at first , It Is true.
"It's awfully dear of you to ask me.
child , but really , I'm afraid it will be
quite Impossible. Oh ! for reasons
which you , of course , with your endless -
less bank account , cannot at all com
prehend. You see we old New York
families b'avo a secure position hereby
by right of birth ; and oven when we
are forced to practice little economics
In dress and household management It
doesn't count against us so long OH
we stay here. Now , Newport Is dlfj
ferent. One cannot economize grace
fully there not even one of us. There
ire quiet and very decent places for
hoae of us that must. But at Newport
> ne must not fall behind In display. A
sense of loyalty to the others , a no-
) lcsse oblige , compels one to be as
nvlsh as those flamboyant outsldcrn
who go there. Ono doesn't want them
0 report , you know , that such and
such families of our smart set are filli
ng behind for lack of'means. . So ,
while wo of the real stock are chummy
enough here , where there arc only us
n a position to observe ourselves ,
there Is a sort of tacit agreement that
only those shall go to Newport who
ire able to keep up the pace. One
need not , for one season or so , be a
cottager ; but , for example , In the mat
ter of dress , one must be sinfully lav
ish. Really , child , I could spend three
months in the Engadlne for the price
of one decent month at Newport ; the
parasols , gloves , fans , shoes , 'frillies'
enough to stock the Rue de la Paix ,
to say nothing of gowns -but why do
1 run on ? Here am I with a few sim
ple summer tilings , fit enough Indeed
for the quiet place wo shall reach for
July and August , but ab-so-lute-ly im
possible for Newport so say no more
about it , dear. You're a sweet but It's
madness to think of It. "
"And I had , " reported Psyche to her
mother that night , "such a time get
ting her to agrep. At first Hhe wouldn't
listen at all. Then , after I'd Just fair
ly begged her , she admitted she might
because she's taken such a fancy to
rap nnd hates to leave me but chc
was sensitive about what people might
say. 1 told her they'd never have a
chance to say a word ; and she was
anxious Perec should know , because
she soya he's so cynical about New
York people since that Milbrey girl
made such a set for him ; and at last
she called me a dear and consented ,
though the'd been looking forward to
n quiet summer. To-morrow early wt
tart out for the shops. "
So it came that the three members
of the Bines family pursued during ( tie
summer their respective careers of di
version under conditions most satis
factory to each.
The steam yacht Viluca , chartered
by Perclval , was put into commission
early In June. Her first cruise of ten
days was a Blgnal triumph. His eight
guests were the men with whom he
had played poker n > tirelessly during
the winter. Perhaps the most Illumin
ating log of that cruise may bo found
In the reply of ono of them whom Per-
cival invited for another early In July.
"Much obliged , old man. but I haven't
touched a drop now In over three
wcekb. My doctor says I must let it
be for at least tivo months , and I mean
to stick by him. Awfully kind of you ,
though ! "
CHAPThR XV.
THK SIGHT OI' A NHW BKAIJTY. AND
HOMK AOVICn FIIOM HIGBKi : .
Iii from the shining sea late ono aft
ernoon steamed the Viluca. As her
chain was rattling through the hawsehole -
hole , Perclval , with his sister and
Mauburn , came on deck.
"Why , there's the Chicago Hlgbeo's
yacht"
"That's the boat , " said Mauburn ,
"that's been piling the whltu water up
lu front of her all afternoon trying to
overhaul us. "
"There's .Millie Hlgbeo and old Silas ,
now. "
"And , ns 1 live. " exclaimed Psycho ,
"there's the Barou do Pnlllnc between
them ! "
"Sure enough , " said her brother ,
"We iiiimt call nut up to see him
dressed in those sweet , pretty yachting
flannels.Oh , there you arcl" ns Mrs.
Bines joined them. "Just take this
glnss and treat yourself to a look at
your old friend , the baron. You'll no
tice ! ho has one on see they're wav
ing to us. "
"Doesn't the baron look Just too dis
tinguished l > enl < lo Mr. Hlgboo ? " said
Psyche , watching them.
"And doesn't Illghco look just too
Chicago bi'sldc the baron ? " replied her
brother.
The lligbci1 craft cut her way grace
fully up to an nuchornge near ( he VI-
i Idea , and launches from both yarlitu
now prepared to land their people.
At the lauding Pcrclvnl telephoned for
, a carriage. While they were waiting
1 the Hlgbee party came ashore ,
i "Hello ! " said Highee , "if I'd known
that was you wo was chasing I'd have
I put on steam and left you out of
Bight. "
"It's much better you didn't recog
nize us ; these boiler explosions are HO
messy. "
"Know the bnron hero ? "
"Of course we know the baron. Ah ,
baron ! "
"Ah , hn ! very charmed , Mr. Bines and
Miss Bines ; it IK of u long time that
we are not encountered , "
! He was radiant ; they had never be
fore seen him thus. Mrs. Hlgbeo hov
ered near him wltb an air of proud
'ownership. ' Pretty Mllllo Illjibee posed
1
gracefully at her side.
| I "This your carriage ? " linked Hlgbeo ;
' i must Kilephonc for ono myself. On-
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"THEIUS'S T1IU 1JAHON. "
ing lo the Mayson ? So are we. See
you again to-night. We're off for Bur
Harbor early lo-morrow. "
'Looks as If there were something
doing there , " said Perclval , an they
drove off the wharf.
"Of course , stupid ! " said his sister ;
"that's plain ; only it isn't doing , It's
already done. Isn't It funny , ma ? "
"For a French person , " observed
Mrs. Bines , guardedly , "I always liked
the baron. "
"Of course , " said her son , to Mau-
burn's mystification , "and the noblest
men on this earth' have to wear 'em. '
The surmise regarding the Baron de
Palllac and Millie Hlgbee proved to
be correct. Perclval came upon Hlgbec
In the meditative enjoyment of Ills
after-dinner cigar , out on the brosd
piazza.
"I s'poso you're on , " ho began ; "tho
girl's engaged to that Frenchy. "
"I congratulate him , " said Perclval.
heartily.
"A real baron , " continued Hlgbee.
"I looked him up and made sure of
that ; title's good as wheat. God know
that never would 'a * got me , jut the
madam wan pet on It , nnd the girl , too
and I had to give in. It seemed'to
be a question of him or borne actor
The madam said I'd had my way abou
Hank , putting' his poor stubby nose
to the grindstone out there in Chicago
cage , and makln' a plain Inslgnlflcan
buslncbB man out of him , and I'd ough
to let her have her way with the girl
being that 1 couldn't expect her to go
to work , too. So Mil will work th
society end. 1 says to the madam ,
soys : 'All right , have your own way
and we'll see whether you make mor
out of the girl than I make out of th
boy , ' I says , But it ain't going to b
Jill digging up. 1'vo inado the baroi
promise to go Into business with me
and though I ain't told him yet , I'n
going to put out a line of Hlgbeo'
thin-sliced ham and bacon In glas
Jara with his crest on 'em for th
French trade. Tills baron'll cost m
moro'n that sign I showed you coming
out of the old town , and he won't glv
any such returns , but the CTCHI on thei
Jars , printed in throe colors and gold
will bo a bully ad. , and it kept th
women quiet. " he concluded , apolo
r.etlcally.
"Tho baron's a good fellow. " sal
Perclval.
"Sure , " replied Highee. "They're a
good follow * Hank had the makln'
of a good follow In him. And sa >
young man. that reminds me ; I hea
all kinds of reports about your gottin
to be one yourself. Now I know you
father , Daniel J. Dines , and I like
him , and I like you ; and I hope yo
won't get huffy , but from what the
tell me you ain't doing yourself a hi
of good. "
"Don't believe all you hear , " laughe
Percival.
"Well , I'll tell you one thing plain ,
If you was my son , you'd fade right.
back to the packing house along with
Henry-boy. It's a pity you ain't got
pome * one to shut down on you that
way. They tell mo you got your fa
ther's rapacity for carrying liquor , nnd
I hear you'ro known from one end of
Broadway to the other aw the easiest
mark that ever came to town , 'ihoy
say you couldn't walk In your sleep
without spending money. Now , excuse
my plain speaking. but them arc two
reputations that are mighty hard to
live up to beyond a certain limit.
They've put lots of good weight-car
riers off thi > track before they wan duo
to go. 1 hear you got pinched In that
wheat deal of Buniian's ? "
"Oh , only for n few hundred thou
sand. The roportn of ' ' losses were
exaggerated , And wo stood to win
over "
"Yon you stood to win , and then
you went 'way hack and sot down , ' as
the tmylug IH. Bui II ain't Iho money.
You've got too much of that , nnywny
Ixird knows. It's this ovorlastlng hul
labaloo and the drink ( hat goes with
It , and the general trilling sort of a
dub It mnki-s out of a young follow.
It's u pity you ain't my mm ; that's all
I got to say. 1 want to see you again
along In September after I got back
from San Francisco ; I'm going to try
to get you Interested In m > mo business.
That'll be good for you. "
"You'ro kind , Mr. Hlgbeo , and really
I appreciate all you say ; but you'll see
mo settle down pretty BOOH , quick as I
got my bearings , and bo a credit to
the state of Montana. "
After they had gone away Pcrcival
sat revolving the paternal warnings of
Hlgbee. He considered them seriously.
Ho decided he ought to think more
about what ho was doing and what he
hould do. Ho di'c.ldnd , too , that hn
ould think better with something mo-
hanlcol to occupy hln hands. Ho look
cab and was driven to the local
ranch of his favorite temple of chance.
Us host welcomed him at the door.
"Ah , Mr. Bines , a little recreation ,
h ? Your favorite dealer , Dutson , Is
ere to-night , If you prefer hunk. "
Passing through Iho crowded , brlght-
y-llghtcd rooms to one of the faro
ibles , where his host promptly so
ured a Heat for him , ho played modi-
atlvoly until one o'clock ; adding ma-
orlally to his host'H reasons for bollov-
ng he had done wisely to follow his
York clients to their summer nn-
icx.
CHAPTER Xvl.
IIOUAOl-J MILIIHHY UPHOLDS T1IK
DIGNITY Oli * 1118 IIOUHIC.
In the shndo of the piazza at the
lotel Mayson next morning there was
. sorting out of the mall that had boon
orwarded from the hotel In Now York.
ho mall of Mrs. Bines was a joy to
lor son. There were three convontlon-
il begging letters , heart-breaking in
heir pathos , and composed with no
nean literary skill. There was a lot-
er from one of tlm innlilH at the Hlgh-
ewer for whose mother Mrs. Blues
nid secured employment In the family
if a friend ; a position , complained the
laughter , "In which aho finds constant
mrd labor caused by the quantity ox-
) ected of her to attend to. " There was
ilso a letter from the Indy'H employer ,
saying she would not BO much mind
icr laziness If she did not aggravate
t by drink. Mm. Bines uighod de
spairingly for the recalcitrant.
'And who'B this wants more help
mtll her husband's profession picks
ip again ? " asked Perclval.
"Oh , that's a poor little woman I
lelpod. They call her husband 'the
Terrible Iceman. ' " ,
"But this IB Juat tin- season for Ico-
nen ! "
"Well , " confessed his mother , with
nanifcst reluctance , "ho's u prlzo-
l"hter , or something
Pcrclvnl gasped.
" and ho had a chance to make
some money , only the 'man ho fought
against had some of his friends drug
this poor follow before their their
meeting and so of course ho lost. If
ho hadn't been drugged ho would have
\von the money , and now there's a law
passed against it ; mxV of course it Isn't
a very nice trade , but I think the law
ought to bo changed. He's got to live. "
" 1 don't sec why ; not if ho's the man
I naw oox one night last winter. Ho
didn't havfi a filngln rsniKfl for Hying.
And what arc these tickets 'Grand
Annual Outing and Games of the Egg-
Candlcrs & Butter Drivers' Association
at Sulzer's Harlem Hlvcr Park. Tlqket
Admitting Lady and Gent , Oho Dollar. '
Heavens ! What Is It ? "
"I promised to take ten tickets , "
said Mrs. Bines. " 1 must send them a
check. "
"But what are itiey ? " nor son insist-
cd ; "cgg-candlcrs may bo all right ,
but what are butter drivers ? Arc you
quite sure It's respectable ? Why , I
ask you , should an honest man wlsh <
to drive butter ? That shows you what
life In a great city does for the mor
ally weak. Look out you don't got
mixed up in it yourself , that's all I
ask. They'll have you driving butter
first thing jou know. Thank heaven !
thus far no Bines has over candled an
egg and as for driving butter " he
stopped , with a shudder of extreme
repugnance
Nc.\ ; Y"kj \
A ll&hil To Be Encouraged.
The mother who hai acquired thu
habit or Keeping on hand a bottle of
Uhumbm-lnln' * fouj-li Remedy , tiives
her-cllii u1 if ut amount of uiu-uslness
ami anxitiiy. ( Joiit'Oh. c ildx and croup
to vshlch cnlldrtin an > MiM--ptihln uru
quickly cured by tin UM > . It cminU'r-
acf < any tendency of .i Mto \ rc-tilt in
pneumonia , and if BiviMiiin goon its the
tliH tir-l bymptoniA of i-rouu appi'iir * , it
will prevent the attack. Thl < remedy
contain * nothing Injurious and mothers
ulvo It to little OOPS with u f-olinir of
perfect security. Sold '
m Korr's Dru"
Store.