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CHAPTER XXIX.
I Open the Safe.
"It Is true," she murmured.
It is
true, and too horrible."
"Do not believe it." I said obstinate
ly. "It is impossible."
"Can one deny a fact? Am I a child
to be solaced with smooth words? I
have seen; I must believe, though God
knows the truth makes me .wish a hun
dred times that I lay beside my poor
disgraced brother."
It is always painful to see one whom
we respect the prey of an emotion un
controlled. It was doubly painful for
me to see this strong woman, whose
dominant quality was courage and
calm, writhe under the blow that de
prived her for the moment of all
power to think coherently. I dared
not tell her my belief that I held the
combination of the safe, and that be
fore many minutes were passed I
might have the papers in my posses
sion. The woman who tortured us both
-stood at the threshold of the little
room Helena had just left, a malevo
lent flsrure in her hour of triumph.
As I loaned toward her. tempted to ex
pel her brutally from that room, and if
my surmise was false, to force from
her. even by violence, if necessary,
the combination of the safe, she with
drew hastily, leaving Helena and my
self alone. It was then that I feared
' the worst She had appealed to Hel
ena. She was confident of her suc
cess.
Still I held Helena's hands tightly in
mine. I wished to give back to her
her poise, her calm courage.
"Mr. Haddon," she whispered pres
ently, "do you think Is it possible
o do this thing?"
"It is possible; but it would be the
act of a madman and a liar," I said
gently.
"You say it is possible." She with;
drew her hands almost roughly. Her
voice was monotonous and harsh.
"Then you will save us, mother and
myself, from this deep disgrace."
"There is no service that I would
not do for you. Miss Brett, that would
bring you peace ani happiness "
"Peace! Happiness!" she interrupt
ed with fierce remonstrance. "I do
not look for peace or happiness. Hon
or itseir and the motto of the Bretts
is 'Honor. My Sword' can no longer
be our proud boast But if silence can
be purchased it- must be. I dare not
let my brother s name be nem in re
proach. I dare not. I cannot, for his
mother's sake, let jt be known that he
has been false to "England."
"Weiinay yet save him if "
"YcsV she broke in with a strange
exultancy that was even more dread
ful to me than her despair, "and it Is
you whom I have despised that is to
save us. A life for a life those were
the words I said to you at Lucerne.
Nov it is to be dishonor for dishonor.
I am asking you a terrible sacrifice. I
am dragging you with me to the
depths. But there is no other to help
us. Say that you will."
"Your grief robs you of your rea
son." I said gently. "Escape is not to
be found in that way. It is the last
hoie of a desperate and unscrupulous
adventuress, who has herself little
hope of success. It is her last card,
and she will lose nothing by playing
it But we. you and I, we risk every
thing" "Ah. you refuse! You are afraid of
the risks. I might have known you
would be afraid. That woman said
that it was hopeless to ask a service
so heroic from one who was a proven
" oh, forgive me, I did not mean to
say that"
"Miss Brett, I think there is no dis
grace I would. not gladly endure to
help you. I swore to rescue your
brother's honor if it were possible. If
I could do so now. though! sacrificed'
myself, I tell you ! would. More than
that though every instinct tells me
that I should fail. I will do what jrou
ask even now
"Heaven bless yon!" She cried
brokenly
"But first of all I want you to realize
clearly just what you are asking. I
want you to be quite sure that you are
not adding dishonor to dishonor in
asking me to do this thing. No; it is
BOt that I am afraid. I have not that
kiad of fear. But I think that neither
of as should be so cowardly as to yield
. to this woman's demands. la the ora-v
tory yonder lies your brother. Ask
yoarself. when .you see him, if it is
Merely the merciful hand of death that
has-smoothed his forehead, or whether
the calm and serenity is that of a man
who held the motto of his house, 'Hon
or, My Sword.' "
This .appeal was perhaps not wholly
sincere. One cannot deny facts be
cause one wishes to. It still seemed
to ne that ,t it must be true that Sir
Mortimer was proven guilty of taking
Bribes.
Nor did I dare tell Helena now of
my wild conjecture. I dared not raise
her hopes at the risk of a speedy dis
illusionment. Once the papers were
la my possession, together we could
defy Madame de Varnier. And if-disappointment
was to be mine I hoped
that by the bier of her brother Helena
would recover her courage and clear
vision.
Again I was alone. But Madame de
Varaier who had awaited the result
at Helena's intercession, now came to
ward me. I saw with a thrill of thank
fulness that the door of the room of
the safe was not closed.
"You told me that it would be for
her to decide," she said confidently.
1 kaow that she has decided. Aad
your owa deciskm? Does your reso
hrtioa falter?" .
"Ybb are nlstakea." I begaa to
pace the boot with rapid step, ad-
memrer aad Bearer to we roost
x
of die safe. "She has not yet de
cided. I believe with all my heart that
she'will refuse. She is in your oratory
there. She will gain strength from
the presence of the dead to defy you."
"Perhaps," sneered the woman. She
seated herself near the table slightly
turned from the room she had left
An instant and I had gained it, and
drawn the bolt Anothemmd I was on
my knees, my . fingers tremblingly
whirling about the shining surface of
the little knob that controlled the com
bination. C-O-W-A-R-D.
I whirled it this way and that, then
pulled at the handle. '
It resisted my efforts. A cold per
spiration broke out on my forehead. I
had been a victim of my own madness.
But again I moved the knob; this
time slowly, with Infinite care, with
the calmness that comes with despair.
I heard the woman without call my
name 'in a frenzy of rage, her hands
beating against the door.
Once more I turned the handle. It
yielded to my touch. The safe was
open.
I saw no papers of any sort In the
large compartment. It was empty
with the exception of a jewel case. I
slipped out a drawer, the only one in
the safe. Two packets were there.
I seized them greedily. I was about
to open them, when a shadow fell
across the room. Thsre was a light
step behind me. I looked up, the pa
pers in my jiand.
Captain Forbes was standing by my
side.
He had made his entrance through
the open window.
- C - O - W
"Good evening, Sir Mortimer!"
I rose to my feet staring at him
stupefied.
"I am, sorry if my abrupt and un
ceremonious entrance has alarmed
you," he' said mockingly, and regarded
me with a cold smile.
"You have managed -to escape?" I
stammered.
"Exactly; and I hope I do not in-,
convenience you. With your permis
sion, sir, I will withdraw the bolt This
little room reminds me too well of the
one I have just left It is too cramped
for my taste." '
He brushed by me brusquely and
drew the bolt I thrust the papers m
my breast pocket With one motion
I closed the safe softly, and turned the
knob.
CHAPTER XXX.
Trapped.
Captain Forbes passed Into the
larger room. I followed him slowly.
"Ah, that's better," he sighed. "Now
I am among friends." His sardonic
smile took in Madame de Varnier and
myself, who had not yet recovered
from our astonishment.
Indeed, it was rather embarrass
ment that held me speechless. Pres
ently' he would know that, it was not
Sir Mortimer whom he had surprised
at the safe. And knowing that, it was
inevitable that he mistake me for one
of the conspirators. First of all at
Vitznau I had' taken dispatches from
his hand. Had I indeed been really
under the influence of an opiate I
might have urged that as the reason.
I could have said that I was not con
scious of any deception; I was simply
a victim of Dr. Starva and Madame de
Varnier, and not responsible for my
acts.
But not only had I not taken the
opiate, but Madame de Varnier knew
that I had not, and even had I wished
to tell -the lie she would have contra
dicted me.
And bow he and caught me red
handed at the safe. He would draw
his coBClusioas swiftly. It would he
absurd to suppose that I shouM kaow
the cemMaatioa of the safe, merely
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guest -the, hey of her strong-box. If I
were not Sir Mortimer, 1 Bust be in
league with Madame de Varaier and
Dr. Starva.
That was the conclusion he"must ar
rive at To tell him the absolute truth
that by one chance out of ten thou
sand I had stumbled on the combiaa
tion would only deepen his convic
tion as'Wmy guilt ''
And Helena?. What would she
think? Would her faith in me be so
strong that she would believe me?
Had Captain Forbes not surprised me
at this moment my guessing of the rid'
die of the safe would have seemed
miraculous indeed, but the fact that I
had the papers,' and could place Uhem
in her hands to be- destroyed, would
support my story readily enough.
But I dare not give to her these
papers before Captain Forbes and
Madame de Varnier? It eemed to me
that the king's messenger of all per
sons must not know 'of Sir Mortimer's,
guilt. For though the papers, the
proof, was in bur possession, the fact
remained. And if Captain Forbes
knew that I was not Sir Mortimer
Brett, but an impostor, would he not
demand those papers? And having
them, would he not read them? ;
And Madame de Varnier? To what1
extremes would she 'not go in her
rage? Now she believed that in some
way I had been cognizant of Captain
Forbe's escape, and had gone to the
room containing the safe to give him
assistance. But when she knew, as
she' must presently, that I had taken
the papers from the safe I could ndt
doubt that she would not submit meek
ly. She would have her revenge, both
on Helena and on myself. She would
insist on telling Captain Forbes of Sir
Mortimer's guilt
He would demand from me 'the pa
pers and v my cleverness would have
gone for nothing.s For the mind of
Forbes mbved in an obstinate channel.
Duty to him was a soldier's first im
pulse. In doing what he thought his
duty, he would sacrifice all. Not Hel
ena's tears, nor my own entreaties,
would prevent him from hurrying
back to Downing street with the
proofs of Sir Mortimer's guilt.
For some seconds after we had
reached the large anteroom, the three
of us stood like .so many wax figures.
- A - R - D."
Each of us had ample
to feel
ill at ease.
"I have the honor to report to your
Excellency," said Forbes at length, in
a voice -that was admirably controlled
despite his' indignation, "that the sec
ond dispatch a dispatch of profound
importance, as "I warned your Excel
lency at Vitznau was stolen from me
last night May I express the hope
that your Excellency has received it?"
"No," I said calmly. It was time to
put an end to this game of cross-purposes.
"Then possibly madam can enlighten
you as to Its whereabouts."
"Lyour Excejlency'? Oh,.no!" She
swept me a mocking courtesy. "I am
not so deeply in your Excellencyts
counsel."
"My patience. Sir Mortimer," cried
4,Forbes. breaking into direct, speech.
nas us limits, i see you at Lucerne
only with ''the greatest' difficulty. I
warn you of the grave purport of a
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Women a
Once more woman has 'demonstrated
her superior vitality, to the discom
fiture of mere man. Of the centenari
ans who died in the United Kingdom
during last year 42 were women and
only' a paltry 16 were men; in 1905
the numbers were 36 and 22, respec
tively, and in 1904, 41 and 22. During
the last ten years the women who
died after completing 100 years, at
least, of life, exceeded the.male cente
narians by 227 to 177 an advantage
of nearly 85 per cent.
Tested by length of life woman can
equally claim the superiority. Bridget
Danaher, who died last March in Lime
rick, was, said to be 112 years old;
Mary O'Hare, another daughter of
Erin, was only two years younger, and
Mrs., Sarah Egan, of King's cotty,
was credited' with 107 years, while
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dispatch which I am aable to jfeliver
to you hecsnse.efrybur condition." The
next morning, when ;I would see you,
yo have disappeared again. I trace
you here with difficulty. When for the
-third time I attempt to deliver this
dispatch, I am held captive; the dis
patch is forcibly taken' from me. When
I ask you if you have received it, you
give me an indifferent answer. I' dare
not believe that you are so far lost to
your sense of duty that you counte
nance these violent acts of a bandit.
But I must Insist"-
He paused abruptly. I thought It
because he realized that his anger had
carried him too far. But when I
looked where he looked, I saw Heleaa
Brett.
"Miss Brett!" he exclaimed in
pained surprise, "I am sorry to see
youhere."
"And I am infinitely relieved, though
bewildered, to find you, Captain
Forbes." She extended him her hand,
smiling wanly.
"But you will help me to make your
brother realize the danger of further
misunderstanding." he said .gently,' his
anger at cy 'indifference vanishing at
sight of her pale and haggard counte
nance. "My brother, Captain Forbes, is
dead. He iles ia that room," she an
swered' fismly, though her lips trem
bled. She hud made her decision. She,
too, was determined at all hazards not
to act a lie. .
As for Captain Forbes, he was dumb
with astonishment. His eyes widened
with dismay and concern.' But-though
he did not. speak his startled glance
dwelt on me.
"Mr. Haddon is my loyal friend,"
said Helena, interpreting his look. At
the same time she reassured me with
a quiet smile that more than her words
expressed her trust.
A slow, flush of anger mounted to
the temples of the king's messenger.
He towered over me menacingly.
"You have dared tamper with his
Majesty's business; you have tricked
one of his servants. By Heaven, you
will rue it dearly!"
"Captain Forbes! 7 Helena laid her
hand on his sleeve in her distress.
"Madam!" He turned on her in
dignantly. "This man-has deliberate
ly passed himself off as your brother.
He tricked me into giving him impor
tant, papers of state. You know that,
and you defend him? You dare call
him friend?"
"I did not know that," she replied
firmly. "But I dare call him friend,
Captain Forbes. You do not under
stand" "Understand!" he stormed, before I
could make any reply myseir. I un
derstand this only too well: he is in
league with a notorious woman, and
the still more Infamous Dr. Starva,
two Bulgarian adventurers of the most
dangerous type. I think that is
enough. That he has obtained under
false pretenses my dispatches convicts
him of high treason. He will not leave
my sight until he is placed under
arrest"
VI am an American," I said quietly.
"You may find it more difficult to do
that than you imagine."
- My mild expostulation maddened
him only the more.
An American?" He advanced to
me as if to lay hands on me. "Do you
flatter yourself that your nationality
leaves you free to play the spy and
traitor with impunity? Give me those
papers."
i He came a step nearer. Instinctive
ly I placed my hands at my breast
pocket as if to protect the precious pa
pers. But again 'Helena, distressed at
his violence, restrained lim.
"Captain Forbes." she pleaded, "pray
restrain your anger. It is natural that
you should feel the, deepest suspicion
against Mr. Haddon. But if you will
be patient, I am sure he will make all
clear to you."
"Miss Brett," he said sternly, "this
is a man's work. It is hardly becom
ing in you to defend one who has tra-J
duced your brother's -honor. How dare
you 'claim an impostor like this as
friend? He must be indeed a clever
villain to have so' deceived you."
"Mr. Haddon has done enough," she
answered proudly, "to justify my faith
in him. And let me tell you. Captain
Forbes, that I believe in his word so
implicitly that I have given him my
word that until midnight to-night I
shall neither question his motives nor
interfere with any action of his. Nor
shall I permit another to act on my be
half." ,
Indignation and surprise fought for
mastery, as Forbes answered with res
olution: v
"I shall refuse tp obey you. Miss
Brett. You forget that it is not your
self who has been wronged so much
as Sir Mortimer and myself. Now, sir,
give me those papers that you took
from the safe."
For the first itfme Madame de Var
nier, shocked into rigid attention,
spoke. Her surprise at the demand
forced from her a contemptuous de
fense of myself. i
"You are mad!" she cried involun
tarily.
"You see. Miss Brett," exclaimed
Forbes, with satisfaction, "his accom
pli defends him." ,
(TO BS CONTINUE
Centenarians
So healthy is Ireland that it is said
she, has at present more than 500 cen
tenarians, while England, Scotland
and'Wales can only muster 192 among
them.
Adding to His Pile.
The hired man of a man who had
uiauc us iuumcj uj auoiy .iiiavuve was
delivering a load of hay, which he ac
cidentally overturned upon a cow. The
cow was smothered to death before
they could get her out. Her owner
called up the master next day and de
manded payment for the loss of his
cow.
"Certainly," said the master. "What
do you think she was worth?"
"Wen. about ten dollars." said the
owner of the cow.
"And how much did you get for the
hide and tallow r
"Tern dollars and a halt str."
"Oh, well, then yon owe, me just
lfty cents."
MADE GUTS
BY MILLIONS
Rockefeller's Wealth Ex
ceeds a Billion If He Has
Adhered to His Original
Biblical Plain, of Devoting
One-rTenth of His' Total
AccumulatiorUo Charity
Much of His. Donating Has
Been Accomplished with
Scriptural Secrecy.
X will surely give the. tenth to thee.
firnln 28:22.
Let not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth. Matthew 6:3.
.John D. Rockefeller, upon whose
oil monopoly the United States gov
ernment has laid a penalty of over
129,000,000 for alleged violations of
the law against rebates, ,has given
away, up to the present time, more
than $100,000,000 "for public good"
to churches, schools, hospitals, 1
asylums and missions.
In an address some years ago be
fore a Cleveland religious gathering of
his own Baptist faith Mr. Rockefeller
told the story of his early struggles.
He said he had always followed the
Scripture rule adopted by him when a
poor clerk, which provides for giving
one-tenth of his earnings to charity.
Accepting this statement as true, it
follows, from a simple mathematical
calculation, that the oil king has made
during his business career at least a
billion "dollars, in order to have given
away a hundred millions, unless per
chance in an excess of zeal for the
pnblic weal' he has trespassed on his
capital. . - ,
It is the general testimony of those
who have been brought in close con
tact with Mr. Rockefeller that he has
likewise followed, more closely than
the ordinary public benefactor,- that
other Scripture maxim in regard to
the right and the left hand in the act
of giving." He has never, so far 'as
known, handed out a list of his, dona
tions, aitnougn it 4s said that such a
list has been .compiled by one of his
secretaries and is now -in the inner
archives of the general education
board.
Said to Be an "Easy Mark."
'Mr. Rockefeller's reputation among
professional gift hunters is that of an
"easy mark;" that is, if approached
cautiously and yet frankly and plaus
ibly through properly accredited chan
nels he gives up generously and much
more easily than the great steel king
whose- benefactions rival those of the
founder and preserver of the Standard
Oil company. Mr. Rockefeller, say
his friends, is not a man of the world
in the ordinary sense of the term. Un
til ten or a dozen years ago he was
so engrossed in the development of
the oil business that he knew little of
what was going on. He attended
church and devoted himself to busi
ness, and that was about as far as he
went.
Although he has been compelled to
take more leisure in the last ten
years,' on account of his health, and
consequently has been drawn into
other spheres of experience and obser
vation whereby he has grown interest
ed in the general subject of secular
as well as religious education, he h's
never crossed 'the threshold of art, of
literature or of science. Hence the
limited 'primary scope of his' colossal
gifts. From this is to be excepted his
interest in the Rockefeller Institute
for . Medical Research, which wa3
originally aroused, however, bya mis
fortune in his own immediate family,
and not, it is said, by any general con
siderations for humanity, at large. ,
John D. Rockefeller's charity has as
sumed four great forms of expression:'
Church and mission work $15,006,000
The general and southern educa
tion boards 44.000.000
The University of Chicago 22.000,000
The Rockefeller institute 2.000.000
Private gifts to schools, individuals,
churches, parks, hospitals, 'societies
and reformatory and benevolent insti
tutions have absorbed the rest of the
1100.000.000.
Started with Church Work.
During the first quarter century of
his business career Mr. Rockefeller's
charities did not extend beyond church
and missionary work. He' began his
activity in that direction in Cleveland,
where he gradually built up, in con
junction with other rich Baptists, a
splendidly equipped church and parish.
He has always considered Cleveland
his home city, and has given large,
amounts to nearly every one of the
publicly supported institutions there.
Including the parks In his donations.
. As the oil king grew in fortune he
gradually became a dominant figure in
the Baptist denomination throughout
I the United States and gave systemat
ically to the foundation and main
tenance of Baptist churches through
out the length and breadth of the
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of the mills. Iron cloth is used large
ly today by tailors for making collars
of coats set fashionably. It is manu
factured from steel wool by a new
process, and has the appearance of
having been woven from horsehair.
Wool which never saw the back of
a sheep is being largely utilized on
the continent for making men's suits.
It is known by the name of limestone
wool, and is made in an electric fur
nace. Powdered limestone mixed
with a certain chemical is thrown into
the furnace and after passing under' a
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pair of trousers or n coat made from
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ceuatry.--He-eartr'5eemwe'Iatereeted
in the "working church" eeaeme, and
under the guidance of Dr. Judsoa aad
ethers "invested", largely lajthe new
Men. The workiar church. It -was ex
plained to him, would solve the indif
ference of the masses in the great
cities toward the cause of religion.
Mr. Rockefeller accordingly estah
lished, with Rev. Dr. Judson, the fine
religious institution of that kiad on
Washington Square South, .in Cleve
landT known as the Judson Memorial.
He likewise stood behind Rev. Daniel
p. Potter in the development of the
Baptist tabernacle, m 8ecoad avenue,
at St Mark's place. These -two men
did not eventually get along well to
gether. Rockefeller was implacable,
and in the end Pastor Potter entered
the municipal service.
His Benefactions Broadened.
From church work to mission work
was but a step, and as Mr. Rockefel
ler grew interested, first in foreign
and then in domestic missions, he
gave up millions for those two cause.
In mission work as in church work,
he at first restricted his outpourings
to the Baptists. ' Utile by little.
D. Rockefeller.
though, he was drawn' toward the Cori
gregationalists,' until now he is open
to the appeals of mission work in any
and all denominations.
The cry "tainted money!" was first
raised against the Standard Oil head
in connection with his proposed gift of
$100,000 to the Congregational mission
board. A New England clergyman
started the protest, which was taken
up by Rev. Washington E. Gladden, of
Chicago", who filled the land with the
reverberations. Rockefeller and his
friends replied to the issue and the
controversy raged for weeks. The
gift was finally accepted, the hue and
cry having meantime somewhat sub
sided. It was In 1888 that Mr. Rockefeller
took his first important step outside of
church and mission work and became
interested in the University of Cbica-
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General Education Board $43,000,000
University of Chicago .-. 21.400.080
Rush Medical College '. 6.000.000
Churches (known) 3.100.000
Missions (known) ..: 2.300.000
Baptist Foreign Mission Fund 2.080.980
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research v 2.000,080
Barnard College 1.375,089
Southern Education Fund 1,123.000
Union Theological Seminary 1.109.080
Harvard University 1.000.009
Baptist Educational Society 1.009,009
Yale University 1.089.009
Juvenile reformatories ...z. ............ 1.009.989,
vieveiano city paries ...... ......... ........ ..... 1,009.009
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Teachers College 509.009
Johns- Hopkins 509,099
Vassar College 499.989
Brown University 325.099
Seven small colleges 329.009
McMasters's College 275,909
Rochester Theological Seminary -...'. 259.909
Cornell University :.. 259.099
Bryn Mawr College 359.989
Case School of Science. Cleveland 259.089
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Spehnan Seminary, Atlanta ................................................... 189.089
Newton Theological Seminary 150,989
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Presbyterian work ift Egypt aad the 8oudan 109,989.
Seveland Social Settlement 109.989
'recuse University 100.099
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Lincoln Memorial Fund 199.089
University of. Virginia 199.989
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Arcadia University
Indiana University
Mount Holyoke College
ShurtlenT College
School of Applied Design for Women
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William Jewell Institute
Howard College
Miscellaneous gilts prior to iws
GRAND TOTAL'
Some time ago an English clothing
manufacturer succeeded in making a
fabric from old ropes. He obtained
a quantity of old rope and cordage and
unraveled them by a secret process
into 'a kind of rough cloth. A suit
of clothes made from it and worn by
the manufacturer himself proved'
strong in the extreme and kept its
color well. It is said that a number
of goods sold by some 'of the best
London tailors at low prices are made
of old ropes.
BACK TO BOYHOOD- DAYS.
City, Man Reveled in Home-Cooked
Dishes ef His Youth.
One satisfied man' has just returned
from a two weeks vacation. He spent
It on a farm, owned by an old aunt,
and the royal way in which she fed
him. to use his own description, form
ed the chief delight of his holiday.
"Ton see," he remarked, confluen
tially, "my wife is a graduate of 'a
diet and cooking schooJL of the most
ap-to-date sort. She atm that we
go. The late K K. narnr. kaai eft
the institution, had heardef the elf
king as a great giver, and, trusting tc
luck, he made whathe himself after
ward described as "running lean"
toward him and landed. Mr. Harper
'was a fnent aad energetic man aad
one of the most successful money
-raisers that ever entered' the educa
tional field. '
- Under his persuasive eloquence Mr.
Rockefeller consented to become the ,
patron of the Institution. He laid ne
restrictions on the faculty or the trus
tees as to creeds, dogmas or methods
of teachlag. His Initial gift of S334.tt
was made ia January. 1889, and was
followed up with n gift of fCOO.tft In
Jane. Since then he has contributed
about $1.00.0M a year to the founda
tion and mamtenaace of the uni
versity. Enormous Sums to Colleaes.
At the samcTtime he has given large
ly to other colleges throughout the
country, his gifts to them, however,
being for the most part conditional on
their raising at least as much more
elsewhere. His gifts to the University
of Chicago, on the contrary, have been
outright. He has donated more than
$1J5009 to Barnard college; $1,100,
000 to Union Theological seminary;
$000.000 to Harvard; $1,000,000 to
Tile;. $500,000 to.the Teachers' college
in New York; $500,000 to Johns Hop
kins: $400,000 to Vassar; $323,000 to
Brown university, sad so on.
It was after he become the patron
of the University of Chicago that Mr.
Rockefeller's attention was directed
by President Harper and others to the
need for educational activity among
the negroes of the south. " He made
his first large contribution to the
southern educational board ia 1501.
Robert C. Ogden was one of those who
interested Mr. Rockefeller in the
movement, which, under the inspira
tion of Mrs. Rockefeller, soon took
the vastly more comprehensive form
of a plan to aid the general cause of
education among whites and blacks in
all parts of the countim.
$43,000,000 for Education. '
The general education board was
therefore incorporated at Washington.
It was said at the time that the board
was to be virtually a chartered form
for John D. Rockefeller's charities,
which was thereafter to be concen
trated under that one impersonal and
systematic administrative shape. Mr.
Rockefeller started off with a donation
or $1,000,000. In 1905 he gave $10,000.
000, and in February, 1907, he an
nounced a further donation of $32,
000,000. This doubtless was the largest
sum ever given by one individual for n
specific purpose. This unsurpassed
donation brings his aggregate contri
bution to the general education board
up to $43,000,01.
Of the $43,000,000, the initial $1,000,
000 was to be devoted to work in the
southern states. The second gift of
$10,000,000 was to be used to "pro
mote a comprehensive system of high
er education in the United States." .
This excluded common schools and
academies. Of the $32,000,000 consti
tuting the third' gift, one-third is for
the board outright to use as it. deems
best. Two-thirds are reserved for dis
tribution under the direction of John
D. or his son. It is said the elder
Rockefeller is preparing a new plan
of benefaction, the nature of which
has not yet been disclosed,
now represents him in all
tematic charities.
His son
his sys-
Total of
the Rockefeller Benefactions
iov,v89
100.989
59.989
59.099
35.099
25.099
.... 25,060
25.099
25,989
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never have a meal which isn't perfect
ly balanced as to food values.., The
things we eat are chosen with refer
ence to that, and not with regard to
whether we Uke them especially. Well.
I can tell you, old Aunt Laura, wjth
her table just groaning with forbidden;
indigestible articles, was a mighty wel
come change to me.
t "She never heard of carbo-hydrates,
or phosphates or .cellulose, and she
wouldn't know proteid If she met one
in a bean porridge, where, by the way,
I believe they largely congregate. But.
I ten you, her fried chicken and fresh
pork and doughnuts and biscuits were
the finest things I've had in years.
My wife actually paled when she saw
me eat, and I know she was wor
ried because we were six miles from
a doctor. r I was never sick for a
minute, though, and those two weeks
of old-fashioned, unscientific cooking
nave made me feel like a new
or, rather, a boy again,"
It is the girl who does not
the quality aad quantity of her -work
by the amount of her salary.
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