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His Second Valentine.
* IJY UOUOTHY 1)IX
"It's no use , Arthur , " " said the
woman , looking1 straight before
her and speaking in a dull mono
tone to keep her voice from tremb
ling , "it's no use. ( Jur marriage
is a-failure. I do nothing1 but
make you miserable with my
reproaches. You break my heart
by your neglect , and we should
both be better off. and and
happier if I went abroad indcfi-
nitelThat's the haven , you
know , of the virtuously divorced
the people who are separated
without a scandal. "
"Oh , I'm not blaming you , "
she went on wearily. " 1 suppose
it is inevitable there was bound
to come a time wh'en the fire of
love would burn down and leave
nothing but ashes on the hearth
stone. Only it chills me to
death'and she shivered as she
drew her lace trimmed morning
gown closer about her shoulders-
"Well , of all the unreasonable
women in the world you arc the
most illogical , " the man began
fiercely , and then he turned sud
denly upon her"In God's name"
he cried , "what does it take to
make you happ } * ? You have the
finest house in town , you have
diamonds , and horses and auto
mobiles , and everything that
money can buy. What more do
you want ? "
"Nothing , nothing , " she an
swered , with a bitter smile that
was not good to see , "I have
diamonds and automobiles what
more could a woman want ? ' . '
The man ; irose and began put
ting on his topcoat and hat. "I
remember the time when you
thought yourself fortunate to
have a shabby house on a shabby
street and one maid-of-all-work , "
he sneered , as Jie closed the door
behind him.
' 'Ah,1' moaned the woman
under her breath , < ts she watched
him walk down the street , "but
I had you then. "
An hourlater Arthur Ellington ,
millionaire merchant and director
in a half a dozen gigantic enter
prises , entered his office , nodded
a curt good morning tolthe clerks ,
who grew suspiciously alert at
sight of him , and passed with
rapid footsteps to his private
office , whose outer sanctuary was
guarded by a sandy haired lad ,
whose hard , shrewd , worldly
wise little face looked as if it
might have worn out a doxen
such bodies as the one it sur
mounted.
The swing door fell softly to
behind him. and in the doorway
Ellington paused , for , perched
upon a stool , his thin little legs
curled around it , his tongue
thrust into his cheek , his fingers
clutching a pen in a vice-like
grasp , was Tommy the office boy ,
in the throes of literary composi
tion. The sight was an unusual
one , for Tommy , when not pro
fessionally engaged was accus
tomed to beguile his leisure with
"The Bandit's Bride" or "Three-
Fingered Dan , the Terror of the
Spanish Main , " or literature of
like character , a n d Ellington
smiled with cynical amusement
at the spertar.le of him turned
author.
"Hello , Tommy , " he asked
derisively , "writing poetry ? "
Tommy looked up , startled and
chagrined at being caught , but
there was an unmistakable look
of fright in his little rat-terrier ,
face as he turned it to his em
ployer. '
"Yep , " he answered laconically ,
"valentine. "
"Oh , ! ' answered Ellington witli
i sudden liking for the boy he
icver felt before. He was a
fighter himself , and the lads
courage appealed to him. "Let's
see it. "
Tommy handed over proudly
for his inspection an ornate filigre
paper affair , adorned with a
bleeding heart , surmounted by
two cooing doves. On the back
of it he had written laboriously
in a big , unformed hand :
"If you love me like I love you
No knife can cut our love in
two. " '
"Saj' ain't that a Jim Dandy ?
Ain't it a corker ? ' ' the boy asked
as Ellington finished reading it-
"Say that's poetry all right , all
right , ain't it ? " ' ;
"That's what it is my son , ' '
replied Ellington with menda
cious enthusiasm , "who arc 3011
going to send it ? '
"Aw , quit yer stringin' me , "
cried the boy. "Me .steady , of
course , " and then he added con
fidentially. "Say , I've got to
square myself wid me calico , and
that's the reason I blew myself
for this beaut , for she's dead sore
on me 'cause I ain't been jollying
her lately. I tell her I'm too
busy , but that bunch of excuses
don't go with her , and I got to
do her to the. grand to make good
wid her. But , say , " he went on
with unabashed directness , "ain't
youse goin' to send no valentines ?
Last j'ear de place where I works
de boss had me hot-footin' it all
day to swell dc dolls' houses wid
violets and candy , all done up
like they was hearts. Ain't
youse goin' to send one to your
best girl ? "
"No , " said Ellington careless
ly , "I am a married man. "
"Where does ( lat cut any ice1'
asked the boy simply. " 'Cause
you ties up wid your steady don't
make her loose her sweet tooth ,
does it ? "
"Oh , pf cours not , " replied
Ellington , "but you don't er er
er er er pay your wife so
many attentions as you do your
sweetheart , you know. "
"Huh , " grunted the boy , "I'm
on. Before youse marries you
pushes de velvet for all it's worth
but as soon as youse gets de girl
youse get de cold feet and cuts
out de love making. De way I
frames dat up it ain't giving de
petticoats a square deal. You
touts it to 'em dat yous zom' to
fan 'em wid hot air as long as
. .jtj M" ! . - ' . . , ; ,
as dev live , and den when you
gets tired an' lays down on de
job it ain't playin' fair wid 'cm :
You arc welching. "
"You don't understand whaj.
you.are talking about , " Ellington
replied with a heat that surprised
liimself. ' 'After you are mar
ried you don't express your af
fection for your wife in words ,
but deeds. You don't talk love
to her , You work for her. ' '
"Out it out. Forget it , "cried
Tommy derisively. "Say , Mr.
Ellington , I ain't on to de ways
of de swells like you isi but down
my way it's de soft talk dat 'goes
wid de calico. Dcrc's Dennis
O'JIagan , who romcs home wid
a jag and boats his old woman ,
but de next morning when he's
crying sorry wid a head dat feels
like it was as big as a barrel ! he
tells her dat she's a lalapaloosa
dat has got every girl in do block
left at de post , and Mrs' O'llagan
lies to de cop about falling
against the bed and getting de
black eye , and goes out scrubbing
to support dc family , and swears
she's got the best husbahd in de
ward. And dere's Mrs. Flan
agan , whose husband never gives
her a lick nor a compliment , and
she's green wid envy of Mrs.
O'Hagan. "
"Say , I ain't de seventh son of
a seventh son , but I'm wise 'dat
if you don't pass up dc soft talk
wid de women youse sure to lose
out , no matter how much you
work for dem. " '
"Well , send your valentine. "
said Ellington , kindly , "and
lier ' 's a dollar to stamp it , ' ' and
with that he passed to his private
room.
It was a busy day for him.
Men magnates in the financial
world- came and went. Trans
actions involving great interests
came up for his decision. Mes
sengers with telegrams hurried
in and oittAand he gave his atten
tion , quick , comprehensive and
incisive , to each in turn , but
through it all ran the undercur
rent of what the boy had said
about valentines and love. He
had left home with a heart full
of rankling bitterness and hot
anger against his wife for what
he esteemed her injustice and un
reason. It he had Corked , he
had worked for her no less than
himself. If he" had striven it
had been that she might have
luxuries as much as that he might
have power , and now he had suc
ceeded , she had turned his tri
umph to dust and ashes by her
unhappiness and reproaches. Ik-
had gained all that he had set
hinibelf to win. By every law
of reason he should be happy ,
and he was miserable. Somehow
v a g u e 1 y , unconsciously , he
blamed his wife for it. and mixed
up with the feeling of helpless
rage against her was the memory
of all thecyearsof toil and sweat
that had been in vain
Today for the first time he was
thinking of her side of the story.
She complained that he neglected
her. Well , it was true. lie had
given bib days and nights , his
thoughts a n d aspirations , his
very soul to business , lie had
not intended to be unkind , but
perhaps Tommy was right , and
there were things a woman
wanted more than fine1 gowns and
jewels and automobiles. Perhaps
deeds didn't count , and she hun
gered for words , and even foolish ,
sentimental valentines. W h o
knew ? Women were queer creat
ures. And how long was it
since he had kissed her or told
her that he loved her ? Days ?
Weeks ? Months ? Years ? It was
so long that he could not even
remember.
Had he even ever sent her a
valentine ? Yes. Once when they
were children , a n d , curiously
enough , he had written on itjust
as Tommy had on his :
"If you love me like I love you
No knife can cut our love in two. "
Well , her love had stood the
test. There had been long , hard
years of privation , .and struggle ,
and labor in the beginning of
their married life , but the two-
edged sword of poverty had never
been sharp enough to cut her
love in two. Nothing had daunt
ed her loyal affection and there
had never been < i tear or a re-
'proach until he had gotten so
absorbed in business that he had
forgotten her. The fault was
his , all his , he cried to himself ,
and then the old lover that was
not dead , but only slumbering ,
waked up , and ho bowed his head
on his desk and wepl as children
weep Then he touched his bell.
"Tommy , " he said , as that
philospher ansvVered it , "do you
think that you will be able to
square yourself with ypur steady
with your valentine ? "
"Sure thing , " replied Tommy ,
confidently , "all the petticoats
want is a chance- make up with
us. "
"Then , " said Ellington , "take
this money , run out and buy \ \
valentine exactly like yours. I
I've got to square myself gooll
and hard. "
' The early shadows of evening
were falling when Louise Elling
ton , looking up. saw her husband
standing beside her.
"Louise , ' ' he saill , his face
tender with a light it had not
known in many years. "I 'have
brought you something , " and he
held out to her the cheap and
tawdry little valentine. She
opened the envelope with tremb
ling fingers , and then as her eyes
fell upon the billing doves and
the old familiar bit of doggerel
and the meaning of it all came
home to her , she turned to him
with a little cry of rapture that
not all the diamonds and rubies
he had showered as gifts upon
her had ever brought.
"My vilc.ntiuc"shc cried , "oh ,
heart of my heart , have you come
back to meKansas City World-
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Too Much Money.
The damning1 inlluence of too
much money is striking il-
lustratedin the case of Harry
Thaw. The profligate young
millionaire who is now on trial
for murder had a splendid an
cestry. Money was his ruin.
It was not necessary for him to
work to be industrious. He
was one of the idle rich , and
vast wealth at his command
every avenue of vice was open
to him. E. G. Stitt , of Sabetha ,
was an old time friend of Wil
liam Thaw/ / the grandfather of
Harry Thaw , and he tells the
Sabetha Herald the story of
how the Thaw fortune was
started , and incidentally ho
mentions the sterling character
of old William Thaw , on whose
grandson the attention of the
nation is now riveted. William
Thaw was an old canal man on
the Pennsylvania canal and
made a good part of his money
in the canal business. lie had
in a measure retired from the
canal forlarger interests when
Mr. Stitt , now of Sabetha , was
interested in canal contracts.
William Thaw , Andrew Car
negie , a man named Clark and
Thomas A. Scott built a bridge
over the AllCghany nver to
connect two railroads which
heretofore had transferred pas
sengers by drays and busses.
The lour men asked Mr. Stitt
to take a book of stock in the
bridge. In fact they were
rather insistent about it. Hut
M. Stitt was fearful of the ven
ture and dared not sink the
money. Had he put in a thou.
sand dollars , he would even at
this time be receiving enough
money to keep him well , from
the receipts of the bridge. The
four men mentioned were the
bigstockliolderf. They charg
ed 25cents each for all pas
sengers over the bridge and
§ 5 for each car and engine.
The same charge is still in ef
fect after half a century. There
are thousands and thousands
of passengers and cars passing
over this bridge daily. Harry
K. Thaw , millionaire murderer
is one of the beneficiaries of the
immense amount of money
brought in by the bridge now.
Mr. Stitt says that William
Thaw was the most beloved
man in Pennsylvania. He was
loved by young and old , rich
and poor , Saturday afternoon
Mr. Thau * gave entirely to the
interests of the poor : They
rang ( he bell of his pnlaii.il
Pittsburg hoiiu' , and ho pr
snnally UHre'lilli ' Omni and
heard their troubles lie then
alleviated them by money or
sympathy , as the case required ,
lie personally saw Hint the
cases of trouble were genuine.
Upon his tluath the city of
Pittsburg went into mourning.
William Thaw was worth a
hundred million dollars at Hiu
time of his death. He left ten
millions to each of his ten
children. This Is the sort of a
man whose grandson is now
facing a murder charge and is
known as the degenerate son of
riches. H is no .wonder that
Solomon in his wisdom exclaim
ed ' "Give neither
, me poverty
no'r riches.--Topelca. Journal' .
MISUNDERSTOOD SITUATION.
Shortsighted Parson ( to Imdly
bunkered golfer who Una lost hlu
temper ) Hush ! my good man , hush !
I know that stone breaking is u try
ing nnd arduous occupation , but sure
ly it doosn't justify you In using ( lint
dreadful language ! "
ILLUSTRIOUS SHOEMAKERS.
Germany's now famous captain of
Kopenick comes of a calling which
has. given the world pome very great
men. Ono authority asserts that the
majority of cobblers have exception
al brains that their attitude when
stooping over their work lends to a
cranial development in the part
whereHie intellectual faculties arc
seated. .Some one has written a
book on illustrations shoemakers. In
it arc Sir Cloudcsloy Shovel ; Gifford -
ford the Terrible ; Bloomlicld , au
thor of the well-known "Farmer's
Boy ; " Carey , ihe orientalist ; Ad
miral IMyngs ; George Fox , founder
of the Society of Friends ; John
TCitto , the Biblical scholar ; Stur
geon , the electrician. Thu list of
illustrious shoemakers nuin into
ILL-AMENDED CALENDAR.
To I lie modern world a "calendar"
is merely a harmless necessary re
minder of uccks nnd days , to bo
hung up on New Year's day. and
consulted in dating letters through
out the year. It has no stick .mourn
ful Found as "ealemlarium" bad for
the ancient Itonmns. The original
"calendar" of their times was the
iiionov lender's account book , t-o
called because interest was due from
the debtor on the calends , or first
clay of each month. sScnccu speaks
of "calendar * ' as a word invented
outside the course of nature on ac
count of human greed.
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WOULDN'T ITI
Soulful Woman ( to e.-eori )
Those Jiieu over there are all bril
liant writers. Wouldn't it be a
treat jtibt to bear their cnnvorn-
tion ?
One of the Brilliant Writers
Gns , do .you remember tbo.-e snu-
pagcfa we bad in Berlin ? Talk' about
took in this countrv ! I'uck.
THE RETORT BITTER.
"Why , bow d'ye do ? " said the
barber to bis old-time customer.
"Howdy , " snapped the latter.
"You're a stranger. I haven't
fccu your face for u long time. "
"That's odd. E left most of il on
your razor the last time I was at
your sliop. "
A SWINISH ERROR.
"Jn my gcrapbook , " said Clyde
Fitch , the famous playwright , "f
have many examples of typograph
ical errors.
" 'Of all tbcFe error ? , L like best
one wherein a tea given by n society
woman iij ' 97 was called 'a swill af-
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KNOWS MANY SHREWD TRICKS ,
Wise Old Elephant Develops More
Than Usual Sngnclty.
Our Hue Indian elephant Gunda
ms not only grown stouter anil
.aller , but ho 1ms also developed in
ntelligeiice and sagaeiy ( in a mau-
icr Unit is bound to make him fa-
nous. The greatest care baa been
exorcised with his training , food
uul everyday life , nnd ( bus far it
appears to bo labor wisely expended.
[ f actions speak for themselves , he
ipprccintos the attention bestowed
ipon him. Iii numerous ways 1m
mlieatcs bis complete satisfaction as
; o bis bill of faro and Ilia kindww
of the keepers. Ife kuefils til com-
naiul. Htlntos , Minkes bauds and ha. *
atcly become a hanker. Sonicof
bo devious methods be employs in
lis particular bank indicate that
hero will be serious trouble tinier
10 moiulB bis wins.
Tf ono throws u penny on tlic'lloor
ic picks il up and drops it. into the
) o.x above bis bend , after which he
rings a 'bell ' wiUl bis Ivunlc. Then
10 looks for -a reward. If il is not
forthcoming , in Ihe shape of forage
) iscuilB or peanuts , bo rings the boll
until il does eome.
Tl was soon apparent that , ill- : f
. Ibe . * <
.liough deposits were heavy ,
; licre was also IL correspondingly
icavy shortage. Upon inspecting
ho books it was learned that the
.cllcr dropped the cent iulo the box.
) iit afterward very doi'Lly picked it
onfc and put il on the Jloor nnlil a
visitor came along , when bo went
hrotigh Ibo form of dropping it in
again and ringing I bo boll. T ( $ pre
vent Ibis fraud Hiuall staples wore
Iriyen in the bottom of tbo box &o
.hat the penny fell between them.
[ To simply elongated ( bo tiny tip at
.lie end of his trunk aiu therewith
if ted tbo cent. [ I was only by using
eng nail8in , place of tbo staples that
ho trick was prevented. Xew York
Zoological Society Bulletin.
HE FOUND A DOG.
In retnniing to bis homo ono
jiighl , bmt fall ulollg u lonely lligb-
\vay , : i lad in western Lissouri wna
approached by an animal bo took to
bo a dog. 'Ho whistled it up and
patted it and it followed him homo ,
rubbing against bis logs now and
then on tbo way.
TTo illnil tbo losl dog up in the
barn before entering Ibo bouse , and
a few minutes later bis father went
out to have u look and was almost
frightened to dctitli.
Tbo "dog" turned out to bo a
panther that bad escaped from a
lircus a inoiilh before , and bo was
lield nnlil Ibo owner could send for
liim. Tbo boy still wants a dog if
anyone lias one to spare , but not
that kind. They growl too much
and show their teeth too often.
TOBACCO GROWN IN CANADA.
"Sounds' funny to bear of tobacco
being grown in Canada , doesn't it ? "
said W. .1. Clancy of Toronto , "tfot
BO much perhaps to Wisconsin people
ple , who know that it is grown in
tins state , whore the mercury -'fre
quently goes out of sight , but the
average American thinks of the wav
ing piilnis of tbo tropics as soon as
tobacco i-ullnro is mentioned. It is TV * I
a fact , however , Hint tbo weed is
now grown with great success in On
tario and other provinces in , tlio
ciiptcrn par ! of the nonunion , .So
great have bean tbo luturns , III fact ,
that many farmers arc giving up
wbeal , growing and are planting to
bacco in their fields. " .Mihmukuy
Sentinel.
, CENSORED.
"When Maxim Gorky lunched
with me , " said a literary .New York
er , "be talked well aboul the liussinn
censorship.
"lie said that during the Uusso-
.lapanesc war bo had occasion in an
article to describe tbo headquarters
of one of Ibo grand dukes. lie wrote
of these headquarters , among other
things :
" 'And over tbo desk in bis high
ness' tent is a largo photograph of
Marie la , Tnmbe , tbo beautiful bal
let dancer/
"Before this article could appear
the censor changed that sentence to :
" 'And over the desk in his high
ness' tent is a largo map of the the
ater of war/ "
BUT KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.
Slit Would you like to have me
sing "For All Eternity" for you ?
lie ( seizing the opportxinity , also
her hand ) Indeed indeed 1
would. Boston Transcrip t.
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