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i . CLARENCE.
: By Brctl-iarte.
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. Author or "Tho luck or 1l0Rrln Cnm. . , . . "Two Icn
a or snIy ' ltrtr . " Ir.
( Copyr1git . 1894. by the Auhor )
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PAlT )1h-CIAPTi1t , .
I WaR sun ct of n hot Ilay at WashlnKton.
Even at thnt hour the brOad avenue which
11vcrgerl from the capitol like rays of another
sun were fierce and glittering. The sterile
11Rtances between glowell more cruelly than
- over anti pedestrians , keeping In the scant
L shade hesitated au the eurbstoncs berore
' plunging Into the Saliara.liko waste of cross-
tngs. The city seemed Ileserlel Fven that
vast army of contractors , speculators , place
hunter and lobbyists which hung on the
. heels of the other army , anti hnll turned thIs
. pacific camp or the naton lute a battlefield
of ignoble conflict and contention-more dls-
t atrons than the ono to the south-hall slunk
Into their holes In hotel back reoms , In
. shady barrooms or In the negro quarters of
Georgetown . as I the majestic , whlte.robed
r goddess enthronell upon the dome or the
capitol hall at last desccT\led among them
.ntl was smiting to right anll left with the
.
. flat and nash of her Insulerablo sworl !
s Into this stifling atmosphere of greed and
} corruption Clarence Braul stepped from the
c shadow or the Wlr ( lepartinent. Per I the
last three weeks he had haunted Its anterooms -
! rooms and audience ( cham hers , In the vain
hope of righting hlmselr before his superiors ,
j who were content , without formulating
t charges against him , to keep 111m In this disgrace -
" grace of Inaction Inll the anxiety of sus-
Ilense. Unable to ascertain the detais of the
; . accusation , arid conscious of his own secret ,
he was deharred the last resort of demanllng
t a court martial , which he knew could only
exonerate him hy the exposure .ot the guilt
of his wie , whom he sUI hOl1ell ) hall ) safely
t esoalled. Ills division CDlmalller , In active
1 operations In the nehl , hall Ir tmo ti ) help
him at WaBhhlHton. Foweil aside by
. , greedy contractors , rorostaled by selfish poll-
, , I tcians , amid , disdaining the ordinary methods
oC Influence , he hail no friend to turn to In
hIs few years of camllalgn1ng he had lost
his instinct oC 1IIIIomley without acquiring a
soldier's bluntness.
The nearly level rays of the sun forced
him at last to turn aside Into one of the open-
. Ings of a , large building-a fatuous caravan-
. he
slry of that hotel.lmunted capital-and
presently found himsel In the luxurious barroom -
t room , fragrant with mint amid cool with ice
, slabs , pled symmetrically on Its marble
c counters. A few groups of men were seeking
' coolncss at small tables , with glasses before
' Ulem and palm leaf fans In thor : hands , but
I a larger 1111 noisier assemblage was collected
k before time bar , where a titan , collarless and
In his shirt sleeves with his back to the
counter , was pretenlously addressIng them
Drant , who had moodily dropped Into I chair
In thc corner , after ordering a cooling drink
al an excuse for hs ! temporary rtugo from
the stifling street , hal regretted his enforced
t participation In their convlvlal } ' . But I
t sudden lowering of the spealwr's voice Into
a note of gloomy significance seemed famlar
'o him. He glanced at him quickly from the
shadow , or his corner. lie was not mistaken
-It was Jim 100k ' r !
: For the first time In hIs life. Brant wished
to evade him , In the da of his own Ilros-
- , lerlty his heart had always gone out toward
. , . this ell comllnion of his boyhood ; In his
humiliation his Jarred
present humiiaton presence upon
him. He would have slipped 1 away , but to
. do so he would have had to pass before the
r counter again , all looker , with the seH-
.i conscIousness of a story-teller , had nn eye
on his audience. Brr.t . , with a palm leaf fan
- before hii Is face , was obliged to listen.
Yes , gentlemen , " said hooker , examinIng
. his glass dramatically , "when a mans I been
cooped UI In a rebel prs\n , with a death line
before him that he's obliged to cross every
time he wants a square drink . It Jeems s rt
or like I dream of his boyhood to be stand In'
$ - her comf'hle before his honor. alonlslde 0'
F white men once more. And when lie ' knows
, i lIe's bin put to all that trouble Jest to save
r the reputation of another , man and the secrets . -
* crets or a few hIgh and mIghty ones I.s
almost enough to mall his liquor go agln'
hhn ! I " lie stopped theatrically , seemed to
choke emotonaly over his brandy smash , but
with a pause of dramatic determination . nn-
ally dashed It down "No gentlemen , " he
' contnued gloomily ; "I don't say what Im
back In Washington for-I d6n't say what
I've bin say In' to mysclf when I've bin picking -
. Inl the weevils outer my biscuits In Libby
prison-but ef you don'l see some pretty big
men In time War department obliged to climb
'
; down In the next few days my oamo ain't
Jim hooker of Hooker , Meechal & Co. , army
beet contractors. and the man who saved
the fight at Gray 0:1(1 "
, Time siitlia of satisfaction that
smie satsraoton went aroull
his audlcncean nudiduco quick to seize the
weakness of any performance-mlghl have
. startled I vanity less oblivious than
hooker's , hut It only aroused Brant's
: IndIgnaton and lilt } ' , and made his position
still mora intolerable But hooker , scornfully -
fully expectorating n thin stream of tobacco
juice against time spItoon , remained for an
Instant gloomily imiieut.
. "Toii us about time fight agaIn , " said a
, smilng auditor. .
Hooker looked around the - room with a
certain dark suspicIousness , and then In an
affected lower voice , which his theatrical
experience miule perfectly audible ! , went on :
.I an't much to speak or , and If Il wasn't
; , for the principle of the timing I wotmldn't
bu tahkin' . A man Who'sKeen , Injn flghtin'
don't go much on this hero West Point
iiglmtin' by -of-three-but that au'L hero
' or there \Veli , Id bin omit n scoutin'-just
. 'to lieu ) the boys along and I was sittin' In
I. my wagon about daybreal , when along
comcs I brigadier general. and ho looks Into
* r . the wagon flap . laughter tel you first ,
gentlemen , that every mlnlt ho was oxpectin'
an attack-but he didn't let on a hint or I
to me 'how are you , Jim11 ? ' says he. ' 110w
are you , general says I. ' \You11 you mlll
loadIng mo your cant nnd hat ? ' says he.
'I'vo got a little game here wih our Imiekets ,
' and I dun't want to be recognlzell. ' 'An-
thing to oblige . gOloral , ' says I , und wi h
. that I strips oft I } ' coat and hit , amid he
peels unll limits them on 'Neamly time same
sale
, figure , Jlni , ' he , Iooldmi' ut '
. IRure says looltn' mc ; 'In11110s0
you just try on my things and see. ' Wlh
that ho hnlls mao his coat-ful mmnlfrnj _
with the little gold cords all IICl'J anti lie (
epaulets with I slnl' , and 1 puts I 0mm-quite
Innocent l < e. And then ho snya , hmamidin'
,
mo his sword anll belt , 'Same lmmchmo3 'round
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time waist , too , I reelln . ' and I Iuts 01 that
: too. ' 'You lay as wel , keep I 'cm on till I
ccmo back , ' saYK he , 'for it's mighty 11an11
amid malurlous at this time 11)1'1 ' thu
swamp ' AIII wih that ho Itl's out Wel \ ,
, gentemen , I lmmtdn't sat Ulro Uvo mlnnte'
before bang ! blngl mlt l rattle ! Jiershlz
anti I hear a yell . I steps ant or time wagon ,
d everything's 11"le dark , hut Limo rtle goes
. Ofle 'hen I10ng trots 11 orderly leuliu' 1
. horse. 'Mount , general , ' ho says . 'Wo're
Ittacl ( d-the rear guard's on us' ! ' "
Ho [ IIUSI'd , looked around lila atmiemmce .
and then In n lower vole ralll , iiarkly ; ' 'I 1
' 4 al n't a fool , gentemel , antI In that iii I nmi tea
, I mimmimi's hrln works lt high 11'essur" ) . 1111
I saw It ull I saw limo ltle mamime or time
Inlo
; brigadier-to bkunl away In ni ) ' clothts uld
leave mo to ho calltur In his lImit I
nln't n dog , nelhel' . antI I mount ' ,1 , that
harKe , gentemen , alld lit out to where the
mel were furmln'l I didn't dare to 1'eak
. lest they should leow 10. ) hut I \a,1 ( IY
- sword , ali by G- ! they followed 111 Am
. the next , minute wo was In tie thll of i .
I had my hat lS foil of holes ns tlult Icu
strainer I had dozen
; a bulMA 4lmromqli my
-hroulh
' coat . the fringe of my , epallets 1\ its bhot
'I away but I kept I the
, : ( boys lt their work-mmnti
wo btOpeLl 'enti '
stollllcll'ell Stopped 'em , gt'ilientemt !
gl'rII'men
\ntl we heard the bugles Cr time
test at olr division , tilat ' mill this
time had been roiling that I'llblcd
roar lulr,1 , over ( n us. , 'ntl I
saved the lght But time IfJt Ilnutu the
Johnny , ilebs latle I lass \ IllSh and cute off
-and there I WUf- : : IlrlolH'rl II that
had la\ed the light I"
A rll'pltof ' ironical OPIhitUSO went roulHI M
Hooker gloml ) ' dralued his glasS and then
held up his hand In scornful deprecation ,
I " 1 ulll I was a lirlsoner gentemen , " ho
went on bitterly , "hit that aIn't ali I I asked
to SCt' Johnstone , told him what 1 lad done ,
tulcI d"muandeil to bo exchanged for
lul d/'mandl exchtgell : or a general
eMer . lie said , 'Not ynl' I then lent
word to the dh'lslon commander-In.'hld. mind
told him h\w I ha.1 saved ! Gry 'l Oaks when
lila brigadier ran away , and h. maid , 'Not
you , ' I'Y6 been rbulEI from the lowest
eton , iOiU. to th , . cOllnaalla.ln-chlef. ouch
wlel 1 Wa lt last exelialigetl - 1 was n-
- ChiaueI : ' . sentelen , f'r two 1\1es aud :
. , ; -o" ' - , " _ , ' ' " _ - . . - - - ' _ _ , -b. ' " _ ' _ _ _ , ' _ , - . . - . . - _ . . L _ .
broken wagon. Hut I'm here . gentlemen . as
I was timer ! "
"Why don't you 9C time president , about
I ? " asked a byU31ler In affected contniis-
erot ion .
eraton.
Mr. hooker starell contemptuously at the
suest'I : , antI expectorated his scornrul
dissent , "Not flinch I" he Iald. "But 11
going t see the man that carries him and
his cabinet In his breeches pocket-Sentor
" .
hioompainter .
"floonmpointer'mj n big man , " contInued his '
auditor donbtul } ' . "Do you know him ? "
"Inow hln ? " Mr. Itoker laughclI a biter
ter sadcnle laugh " \Vehi . gentlemen , I
ain't thu klnll o' milan. to go II for family In-
nuenc . hut , " he Ildel } with gloomy eleva-
ton , "consldertn' he's an Intmate relation
or 111 II marriage , I shou1 MY I did "
Brant he.lrd no morc ; the facing around
i r his oM companion toward the bar gave
hll that opportunity of ecapln he had bean
waiting for The deCecton of Hooker and hl9
I.ecullr inventions were too characteristic
or him to excite surprise , and . although they
no longer awakened his go4-imcmmoremh tolcr- ,
once , they were Ilowerless to affect hum In his :
greater trouble. Only due thing ho learned
-that looker knew nothing of hl9 wIfe's
being In camp as a iy ; time Incident woull
have been too temptng to escape his tlra-
matc embelshment , AmI thc allusion to
Senator 1lomnpointer-monstromma as I seemed
In Ilooiter's mouth-gavo hIm a grim tempta-
tlon. I hall heml : or Boompolnter's wonderful -
derful power ; hc believed that Susy would
and could help hll , CIJrence , whether she
tiicl or mild not help lol < er. But the next
mcmcnt he dismised the idea with flushing
eheel how low had hc already sunk even
to think of It I
1 lied been once or tW'ce ' In his mind to
seek the president , 1111 , Illcr n promise of
secrecy , reveal a hart of his story , lie hal
heard many anecdotes of his goodness df
heart amid generous tolerance of all thlns-
hilt wltim this was jolnell-so sold contemporaneous -
aneous hlstory-a flippancy of speech anll bru-
taly or directness from whloh Claremtce's ,
sensibility shrunk. Would he see anything
In his wife but a c01mon spy on his army ;
woull ho see anything In him but the weak
victim . hike man ) ' others , of a scheml1 !
voimmamm . Stories were current In eam(1 ( and
congress oC the way that this grim humorist
hall , With an apposite anecdote or a rugged
illustration , brushed away the most delicate
Sentiment or time subtlest poetry , even as he
exposed the sham of the Puritanie morality
Purlanlo moraly
pI of epicurean ethics. Drant had even so-
hicited an audience , but had retired awkwardly -
wardly , and with hIs confidence unspoken be-
Core the hark , humorous eyes , that seemed
almost too tolerant of his grievance lie had
bcen to levees , and his heart had sunk
equaly before the vulgar crowd who seemed
to regard this milan as their own buffoon , or
the pompousness of position , learning , and
dignity which he seemed 10 delight to shake
and disturb.
Ono afternoon , a few days later , In sheer
listlessness of purpose , he found hImself
again at ' the white house The president was
giving audience to a deputation of fanatics
who , wih I pathetic simplicity almost equal
to his own pathetic tolerance was . urging
upon thIs ruler of millions the policy of an
Inslgnlncant score and Brant listened to Ills
patent , practical response of facts and logic ,
clothed In simple but sinewy English , up ! to
the Inevitable climax of humorous illustration ,
which the young brigadier could now so was
lecessury to relieve time grimness of his re-
fnsal. For the first time Brnt felt the cour-
age to address him , and resolved to walt until
time deputation retired , As they left the gal-
lery he lingered In the anteroom for the pres-
Ident 10 appear. But as he did not come ,
afraid of losIng his chance , he returned to
the gallery. Alone In his privacy and shadow
the man he hat just left was standing by a
column In motonless abstraction , looking ,
over the distant garden But the kindly ,
humorous face was almost tragic with an
intensity of weariness Every line of those
strong , rustic features were relaxed under a
burden which even the long lank , angular
figure , overgrown and umlnlshed as his own
west , seemeJ to be distorted In its efforts to
adjust itself , while time dark , deep-set eyes
were abstracted with time
wih vague prescience ,
at the prophet mind time martyr : Shocked at ,
thal sudden change , Drant fell his cheel bur
wlh shame. And he was about to break ; I
import that wearIed man'K unbending ; he was
about to add his petty hurden to the shonlders i
or this western Atlas. lIe drew bJcl silently
und descended the stairs :
But before ho had left time house , wimiho
whlo
mInglng with the crowd In oue of time
larger rooms , ho saw the president reappear
beside an Important , urosporotms.looklng ng-
mire on whom the kindly giant vas now
sming wIth humorous toleration . lie no-
heed thc Ilvllell attention of the crowd , time
nammic , oe Senator
nalo Ihoomupoimitor was
10umpoilter wai upon
every lip : ho Was nearly face to face with
( hat fatuous tlsl1cnser of place amid prefer-
ment-this second husband of Susy ! An Indescribable -
scribable fl'lng , half cynical , half fateful ,
cale over hmirmm lie would not bavo been
surlrlse to have seeit Jim hooker Join the
throng , which now seemed to hll to even
dwarf the lonely central figure that hall so
lately tonched him ! lie wanted to escape
I a 1 ! ,
lul hIs fate brought him to time entrance
at time sale moment that BOOlllolnter waK I
leaving I , anll that dIstnguished man
brushed hastily by hll , as n gorgeous car-
riage. drawn ,
two
e. Iraln hy spirited horses , and
Ilrh'en by n reslllelHlent negro coachlan ,
dashed 1(1. ( Il was thc Boompolnter carriage
A fashionably dressed , pretty woman , 'who
In style ! bearing , opulent contentment , and
Ingenuous Eel.consclousnes was In perfect
keeping with the slight ostentaton of time
equipage , was its only occupant As 110am-
poInter steppell Into the vehicle her blue
eyes fell for un Inslant emi liramit A happy
chJllke pInk hush came Into her cheeks ,
antI n violet ray of recognition and mischief
darted from her e'es to his. For It was
Susyl !
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PAnT hI-ChAPTER n.
When lirant rctumell to t his hotel there
was un Ilugmented respect In the voice of the
clerk : S ho handrl him a note with the 10
mark that I hall been left by Senator lloomn-
pointer's coaclmmnmmn lie had no loom-1
rccogmti.imig Susy's peculiarly Drobdlgnaglan ,
school girl band ,
"Kia'uns , I cal i real mean ! I believe
) 'ou Just hoped I wouldn't know yoU . I
) 'ou'rl a bit like your old fef ! ) 'ou'l come
right elf here-this very nlgbt 1"0 got a
big party on- but WI can talk somewhere
between the acts ! Ilavcmm't I gl'owedl Tel
lclnd ! m1 what a gloomy swell the young
brigadier Is ! 'fhe clrrllg ' will come for
ou-so you have no excuse , "
Time effect of this simple note upon Drant
was strangely out of proportion to its trh'-
iahlty , But then It was SUBY'S very triviality .
I ) -80 expressive of her charlcterlstu tr-
reEpomilbhllty-thmat Ilad always affected him
at such mnoiiieimts Again , as ut Hobles , he
felt I react against his own ethics. Was
site not riGht In her delghtul materlatslT
.
- - - 'S-
Was she not Ilappler than It she had been
consistently true to Jr 1eyton , to the con-
vent to the episode ot her theatrical career .
to Jim Hooker-even to himself ? AntI did
he conBelentously believe that Hooker or
himself had suffered for Inconsistency ? Nol
Front all that he had heart ! she was n suit-
able hclpmtt to the senator , In her social
attractiveness , her charming ostentations ,
her engaging vanity that disarmed silpiclon ,
anti her lack of responsibilty even In her
partisanship. Nobody even dared to hell
the senator responsible for her promises . even
while enjtylng the fellowship at both , anti
It Eq f Mid that the worthy man singularly
profited by It , I.okln upon It merely as
n phase or Washington society , Brant resolved -
solved to go.
The moon was high ns the carriage whirled }
!
him out or the still stifling avenues toward
the Soltiters' home-n sylvan suburb frc-
Iuentell by cabinet ministers and the presl-
dent-whero the good senator had "decreell , "
111cc Kubla Kahn "a stately pleasure dome"
'to entertain his rrlends and part ans. As
the } ' al1proached time house the trembling /
light , like fireflies through time loaves , the
warm silence broken only by n military bent
playing I drowsy waltz on time veranda , and
the heavy odors of Jessamine In time aIr ,
thrilled Brent with I sense of shame lS he
thought oC his alI comrades In the field . But
this was preselty dlsslpatll by the , uniforms
that met him In the hair , with the presence oC
some oC his dlstnulshell superiors At the
head of time stairs , with a circling 'baek-
grolnll of the shining crosses and rIbbons
or time dIplomatic corps stood Susy , her bare
arms and neck glittering wlh diamonds , her
face radiant wih childlike vl\aely. A slg-
nln ant pressure of her little glove / as ho
made his bow seemed to hc his only welcome ,
but I moment later she cauht hIs nrumt ,
"You've yet to Imow him , " Jhc slid In I :
half whisper ; "ho thinks a good dell of him- I
self-just like Jim hut he makes others I
believe it . and that's where poor Jim slipped
UII. " She pausoJ before time man thus cimarac. I
carc.
terlstealy l\sposell of and presented Brant 1
It was the man ho had seen heforematerlal ,
capable , dogntatic. A glance from his
shrewd eyes , accustomell 10 the weighing
of men's w'ealcnesses amid nmbllons , emit ! I
few hurried phrases , apparently satisfied him
that Brlnt was not at the moment Imporlant
or available , and the two men n moment later
drifted easily nl1rt , Drant sauntered listlessly
through the crowded rooms hal remorse-
fully conscious that he had taken some Irrer-
ocablo step , anti none time less assured by
the Ilresenco of two or three reporters and
correspondents , , who were dogging his steps ,
or the glances of two or three pretty women
whose curiosity hall evidently been aroused
by the singular abstracton of this hnndsome ,
distinguished. but sanlonlc.looklng ofilcer.
But the nexl moment ho was singularly In'
terestemi
A tail youngvomuaim had just moved Into
. - di r f/ / j1
'm" iicfit ii / ( tt'p. ' .
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'TALKING WITh MY OLD FRIEND. "
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the center of the room with an Indolent yet
supple gracefulness that seemed familiar to
Itint A change In her position suddenly revealed -
realed her face I wa , Miss auUer , Pre-
viously he had only known her In time riding
habit of confederate gray , which she had at
first affected , or In the light morning muslin
dress she had worn at Gray Oaks. I seemed to
him tonight that tIme careless elegance of her
full dress became her still more ; that the
pretty wilfulness of her chin and shoulders
was chastened and modified by time pearls
round her fair 'throat Suddenly their yes
met ; her face paled visibly ; lie fancied that
she almost leaned against her companion
for support ; then she met his glance again
with a face Into which the color had as sud-
denly rushed , but with eyes that seemed to
be appealing to him even to the point of pain
amid fright Drant was not conceted. He
could see that tile girl's agitation was not the
erect of any mere personal Innuence In his
recognition . hut of something else lie turned
hastily away ; when ho looked again she was
gone
Nevertheless he felt fled with a vague
Irritation. Did she think him Kuch I fool
as to imperil her safety by openly recognizIng -
lug her without her consent ? Did she
think that ho would dare to presu.no Ipon
the servIce sue had done him ? Or . more
outrageous thought-had ! site heard of his
iliagrace known Its cause , and feared that
he wonld drag her Into a dlsclJsuro to save
himself ? No , nosho could not think that !
She had perhaps regretted what she had
done In a' frealt of gIrlsh chivalry ; she had
returned'to her old feelings antI partsanship ;
she was only started al meetng the single
witness of her folly . \'el , she need not
felr ! 10 would as studIously avoid her
hereafter , and she should know It And yet
-yes , there was a "yet " For ho could not
forget-Indeed , In the past three weeks It
had been moro often before him than he
cared to think-that site was the one human
being who had been callbie or a treat act
of self-sacrlnce for him-her enemy lreat ac-
cuser , tIme man who had scarcely treated
her civilly . le was ashamed to remember
110W that thIs thouht had occurred to him
at the hecsllo of his wlfent time hour of
her escape-oven on the fatal slope on which
ho had heen struck down And now this
fond iusion must go with the rest-tho girl
who had served him so loyally was ashaln d
or I I A biter Imle crossell his face.
" \Vehh , I don't u'ondor Hero are all the
women asking me who Is that goo.1 hookimig
Mephistopheles , wIth time burning eyes , who
Is prowling around my rooms as If search-
Ing for I victitit . Why , you'ro smiling for
nil tIme world like poor Jim , when ho used
to do time Red Avenger "
SUSy'K voice , an illustration , recalled him
to himself . "I ' urlous I may well be , " he
said , with a gentler snub , alhough his eyes
still glittered , "furious that I have to wall
unt tIme one woman I como to see , the
womln I have not seen for so bug while
these puppets have been nighty dancing be-
fore her-can give mo a few moments from
them to talk of tIme old days " .
In his reaction he was quite sincere , although -
though ho felt I aught sense of remorse as
he saw time quiCk faint coor : rise , as In those
ell days e\n through the tonight's powder
on her chmeek "That's Iko the ell Ia.uns , "
she said , with a slghl pressure or his Irl ,
"but wo wlJ not have a chance to speak until
hate When they are nearly all gone you'
take mo to get a little refreshment , and we'l
have a chat In the conservatory But you
must drop that awfully wIcked look and
make yourself generaly agreeable to those
women until then "
I was perhaps part at this reaction which
enabled him to obey his hostcss' commands I
with 1 certaIn recklessness that , howe\er , II I
sIletl to 10 In keeping with the prevIous
satanic reputation he had , all unconsciously ,
achieved . The woman Istenell to time cynical
Ilppancy of tIme good looking soldier with an
undisguised admiraton , , whmichm In turn , ex-
cited curiosity and envY from his QWI sex .
He saw the whispered questioutimmg. the lfed
eyebrows ; the scornful shrugging of shoulder
-and knew that thc story of his disgace
was In the air lut I. fear this only excited
him tu urther recklessness and triuimmiihm .
Once he thought he recognized Miss Fault-
ner's figure at I distance , and eveu fancied I
that she had been watching hIm-but he only
redoubled his attentions to the fair woman
beside him and looked no moore
Uut he was glad when time guests began
to drop uri ; the great rooms thlnncd and Susy
appearing on the arm of her husband coquet.
tshly reminded hIm of his proummise "l < r 1
wlnt to talk to you of old tlimtes . General
Urant , " she went on . turning explanatorily
to Iloomitpointer "marrIed my adopted mother
In California . at Robies a dear old place
where 1 spent my earliest years . So you
see we Ire sort of relations by munrriae "
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she Itlllell , with delightful nnh'ete. liookor'mm
one vlln-Iorious nluslon to his relations to
the man before hlOI flthel across Brnnt's
mind , but I heft now' only R smile on his
lips. Ito felt ho had already become a plrt
of the Irresponslbhhcnedy or life around
him. Why shoull ho > resist or eXlmlne its
ethics to closely 1 HI offered his arm to
Susy ; they decentlld te stairs , but instead
of pausing In the aupr rooni she simply
passed through tt 'vh' a significant pressure
on his arm , anti . MI1'ln , aside a lusln cur-
thin stepCI Into the moonlt conservatory.
Jehlnl the curtain there wits I
smnl rusto settee : wIthout releas-
Ing his Irm she < sat down so that
when he dropped bslO he their hlllls let
and untmttmally clasped
"Now , Kla'uns , " she saul with a slight
comfortable shiver lS she 9 tell besIde him ,
"It's n Ito hike old ! Hobles , Isn't I 1 Tel
iite. And 10 think It's five years ago . lint
Kla'uns , what's the laler 1 You are
changed , " she saltl . looking at his dark face
Ih tel time me. monlht. "or ) have sometlng to
" [ have. "
"And It's something dreadful , I know , "
Jhe said , wrinkling her brows with I pretty
tcrror "Couldn't yeti pretelll you had toll
I to mo nnl ! let us go on just the same1" '
Couldn't you . Kla'uns1 Tel me. "
"I am afraid I coultln't " bo said , with a
slll suiiie. !
"Is I about yourself , KII'uns1 You know "
she went on with cheerful rapIdity . "I know
ever'thlng about you-I always did , you
know-amI I don't care and never did care ,
011 It Ilon'l antI neveldll make the slightest
dllerenco to nit So dun'l tel It and waste
' "
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tme , ldia'tm its.
"It's not about 10but about my wife , " ho
sold slowly.
ler expression changd slhty , "Oh , her I" !
she said , after a pause. Then , hal reslgn-
ediy "Go on , ldla'uns "
lie began. He had a dozen tmes rehearsell
to hlmselr his mIserable story , always feeling
It keenly , and e"en fearing that he might
be carrIed away by emoton or morhhl sent-
meat In teling It 10 Inother , but to his mtstomt-
Ishmenl ho found hImsel telling It nracti-
caly , calmly , almost cynically , to his ell
hilaymmiate reprelslng the half de\'oton anti
e\n tenderness that had governed him from
thc time thnt his wife , dlsb'llsed ns a
mulato woman , had secretly watched him In
his oihhce . to the holr that ho hall IlassCI
her through thc hues. Hc withheld only the
incident of Miss Faulkner's complicity and
sacriuice .
"And she got away-after having kicked
you out of your place , Kla'uns ? " said Susy ,
when ho h(1 ended
Clarence stiffened beside her. lint he felt
ho had gone too fur to quarrel wIth his con-
fitlaimte. "She went away. I honesty believe
that wo shall never meet agaIn-or I should
nol be telng you tils ! ' "
' 'ldla'tmmis , " she said lightly , taking has
hnnd again , "don't } 'Ol believe II ! She won't
let you go. You're one or those men thnl a
woman when sIte once has hooked on to
won'l let go of , even when she believes she
no longer loves him-or meets bigger and
better men I reclln it's because you're so
diferent from other mmtcn-mnaybe---thmere are
so many dlerenl things about you to hook
on to-uml you don'l slip oft so easily as the
others , Now , IC you were like old Peyton ,
her first husband , or hike Jim , or even my
floouupcimiter . you'd bl all right I No , my boy ,
al wo can do I , to try to keep her from
! etng at you here I reclln she won't
trust herself In Washington Igaln In n
"
hurry !
"Dul I cannot stay heremy career Is In
the feld , "
"Your career Is alongside 0' me , honey-
anti Boompolnter \'e'll fix al that I heard
somethIng /bout your being' In disgrace , but
the story was that you were soft on some
girl down there , and neglectcd your huslnscs ,
Kla'uns But , Lor1 to think Il was only
your own witch ! Never mimI , we'l stralghtcn
that out We've had worse Jobs titan that
on. \\hy. there was thal commisary who
was buyIng imp dead horses at one end of
the nehl anti seln"them " to the government
for mess beef al the other : anti there was
that genernl who 'wouldn't mal < e an attack
when It rained . and the other general-yol
know who I mean/ / laa'uns-who wouldn'l
Invade . the state where. . his sister lived-but
we stralchtened them' out somehow , and
they wee 1 heap worse than you ' \Vc'l
get - yOu a"'IJslton' In them 1 \ \ / " djpartment
here , one of the bureau offices , , where you
keep your rank and your uniform-you don't
look bad 'In It , Kla'uns-n better pay And
} 'OI'1 cOle and see me-and we'l talk over
old times. "
tmes
Brent felt his heart sick within him. Dut
he was al her mercy now He said , with an
effort : "Bul Ivo told yon that my career-
nay , my lfenow Is In the feld , " ,
"Don'l you be a fool Kha'uns and ! eave " It
there ! You have done your work of fghtng
'
-mighty good fighting , too , and 'everybody
knows l It , You'vo earned a change Let
others take your place. "
lie shuddered as he remembered that his
wife had mode the same appeal Was ho a
fool then , and these two women-so totally
unllm In everything-right In this ?
"Come , Kla'uns , " said Susy , "now talk to
mel You don't say what you think of me ,
of 1 } ' home , or my furnitureof my posl-
tlomi-cven of him Tel une' ! ' "
"I find you well , prosperous , and happy , "
he said with a faint smile .
She turned her" still youthful , mischievous
face toward him In the moonuhght . The
wltohny of her blue eyes was still there as
of old , the same frank Irresponsibility
beamed from them : her parted lips seemed
to give him back the breath at seeme ,
8usy , dear ! "
It was her husband's volcc "I quite forgot -
got , " It went on . as he drew tIme curtain
aside , "that you are engaged with a friend ,
but Miss Faulkner Is waiting to say 'good
nIght , ' and I volunteered to find you , "
"Tell her to walt a moment , " said Susy
with an impatience that was as undlsgulselr
as It was wIthout embarrassment
wihout or confu-
aion
sion.But
But Miami Faulkner , unconsclolsly followIng -
Ing ! r. Boommipointer . was already upon them
For a moment the whole four were silent ,
alhouRh perfectly composed.
Senator Doompolnter , unconscious of any
infelicity In hIs interruption , was calmly
waiting . Clarence , opposed suddenly to the
young gIrl , whom ho believed was avoiding
his , recognition , rosa colly Imperturbable
Miss Fauhkmmer , hooking taler and more erect
In the long folds of her satin cloak , neither
paled nor hlushed , as she regarded Susy and
Branl with a smIle of well bred ollology.
"I expect to leave Washington tomorrow
and may not he able to cal again , " she
sal , "or I would . not ba\e so partcularly
"
pressed n leave.taklng upon you
" 1' ' was talking with my ell frIend . , General
lrnt , " said Susy more by vayof Introduc-
ton than apology
Brent bowemi For an Instant time clear eyes
of Miss Faulkner sUppel icily across hIs as
she made hIm an oll.fashionell colonial courtesy -
tesy , and taking Susy's arm she left the
raoni . Brant did not linger , but took leave of
his host almost In the same breathu At the
front door a wol-lllpplnted carriage of ono
of time legatons hal just roiled Into waiting .
lie looked back alI\ saw Miss I aulmer ,
erect and bcautnhal : 1 bride In her gauzy
draperies , deecondlg the stairs before time
waitng servants Het felt his heart beat
strangely lie hMllted , recalell himsel
with an effort , hurrIedly stepped from time
porch Into the path las he heard the carrIage
door close behind ! Jllh In time distance , and
even felt the dust"from bier horso's hoofs
rise around him allh8 drove past him and
away
.
41'WJIT. , ,
\\'hen we ca part,1rmtU I have gone afar
I.'rom Chico like luwanlerlng star ,
No muter wbdr ;
Vhien evening luour ,
\'hel al the quiet hOlr
When sleep hums clolL'U eneh lower ,
'rimou'ht Inyrot me u pryer' !
So we part : I to grmy : way
'l'hrougl de\lous puthim whie for tlee I
imrayAiim } sweet memorlel keep I ,
Whie elcl softly ( mulling tear .
Our hel ts to euch will more endear-
Wi cnnnot help but veep.
To uity heart thou hast the ke-
My love hells Irst a. place fO' timee-
How ( ( onlly art thou cherished there !
May choicest blessings ( never cease
' 10 crown theo : to thy heart calm peace
Wi ever bo my fondest l'ra'er
So I blcss thee ( , anti thy memory frOnt afar
II my "lessing , Ito a star
CrownlnJ every care
'rhere rests a llefsll' ! on thybrow .
And whIle I feel th } ' murmured vow ,
I cay for thee a Illa'er.
-G. S. W ,
Omaha , Nab . Jnnlan' , 1&95.
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Ck's Imperial World's fair "hlghc61
award , excellent champagne : good [ rerves , '
cence , agreeable bouquet t. delicious favor , "
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towuis. Garbage I cremated In ffy.f'e Englsh
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CO-OPERAT1VEIOIE - ! BUILDiNG
Des Moines Scandal Drect Attention to
, Lax State Laws
GENERAL EXAMINATION IS ORDERED
1.lgllAI1cctA 01 the Usury ! Ind J.ocmii
Jlollll ( Jtiostltmis-l'rojioett Ieglsimi-
lun in eiiqqommrl-Asmocimutioit
No,1 In ( leimoriti .
The embarrassment of the Union Bulhlng
and Snvlngs associaton of Des Iolnes , in ,
has excied lively \ Interest throughoul time
state amid be'oml its bortlers. I Is not
ccnnncd ! to shareholders nlone. Iembers of
other nssoclntons In time state are anxious
to see its affairs satisfactorily straightened
out , omit ! If creel < edness Is shown , that the
gully be punished
Accurate Informaton concerning time affairs
of the union Is not al hinmid Time receiver
Is now ovorhmauhiiig' the books , mutt ! as soon
lS the work Is complelell the nes Iolnes
rcpresentntvo of Time lIce will furnish time
facts lu dCtali .
lit [ ono respect lt least the suspension
of the Union Is I fortuuate circumuistnimcc.
1 has rlveled pUblo alenton on tht in-
nlequlc ' of Iowa law concering bul.lng .
and loan associations. TIme speculatve evils
which have been given a free field In time
state are 10W returnhl/ / to plugno time pro-
molers and their victms.lh time Possible
excepton of 1lnnesotn , no state nronled a
more Ilvltng feld or operaton than Iowa.
The 111111 of the
111 mnnagers or nltonal as-
soclatom , has hitherto Ilrevented Il'glslaton
of Iny character . , loatJmig them without
restrlcton.or regullton or n Ilerlodlcnl ex-
nmlnaton hy state Inspectors I was to ,
bu expected that evils woull 8prlng UII , amid
time reckless and dishonest take Ilvanlage of
time freedom thus offered The fulure of the
lawmal < ers to enact relsonable safe uurds Is
time more aniazimig , when It Is wel kmuowmm l
that the Ilatrons of buiding and loan associa.
tons are , almest entrely , time assocl- I.eo
Ille Now , when groups of sharcholders In
Counci Bufs , Burlngton , Ieokul , Des
1101nes , and In other cItIes are clamoring
for their moncy antI emplo'lng lawyers the
laxity or the law Is brought home with Imui-
presslve , costly force. Ono need but 10 go
back to time last legislature to secure cvi-
denco of the Imlfercnco of the lawmmiakers
'ho state auditor hall collected I mass of
cvhlcncc , detailing ' the swIndlng operatons
or bond Investment couiipammies Iml suhmlt-
ted It to the legislature I with an urgent
recommendaton for I law prohibiting such
scimouiies No acton was taken Fortunately
the heavy hand of federal authoriy was haiti
on the bond promoters and they were cf-
fectvely squelched
A ' COMMISSION O gXA1INEIS ,
The' nppolntmenl of a receiver for thc
Union has brought down upon the state auditor -
tor time wrath of I buIlding and loan organ
publshell In Chicago The anImus of the
attack will bo umlerstooll when It Is stated
that n lan named Ichmond Is the power
behind tim organ , and was time chIef manager
cf the collapsed ascociatioui. Mr IUchmond
was opposed to investigatIon , and soughl to
arrauugn matters wIt haul the assistance of
the state Auditor did
McCarthy nol ap-
prove the plan , and took the responsIbiiy of
appoIntng a ccmmlsslon of two reputable
cItzens to oxamlno the books of the collapsed
concern , and also every building amid loan
association In the state. ThO action of the
auditor Is warmly endorsed by the
pre s. "The examinatons , " says the
Cedar Haplds Gazette . "will hurt no
sound Institution . I , will benef
such , because In every case It will
give timeiti an omcial I certificate of good
sandlng : But IC there are weal assoolatons
the people will bo benefited by the publca-
ton of the facts McCarthy needs no jUdg-
ment against Hchmom } or any ether Indl.
vidual vindicate his acton In the premises.
Ho can afford to risk the sober judgment oC
tIme people , 10 whom a convicton for libel In
this case would mean nothIng except I state
oncer had become angry al an Incense
qucntal alair , Let tIme auditor saw wood
and lots of It . and every time ho brIngs up
a fraudulent : concer ho will receIve an en-
core " ,
NEED OF BETTER LAS
The general laxity or Iowa laws forms the
basis of I vigorous edltcrlal In the Des
Moines Lcader "The press of the state , "
says time Leader , "oughl to take the subject
up anti keep It before the public that time
next legislature may feel compelled by fear
or public opinion to pass laws correcting time
present grss abuso. Not only should the
Ino'rporaton , laws bo made more strict In
order that only legitimate enterprises may
take advantage of them , under condiions
which will clearly specify tIme nature of tIme
business 10 bo transacted and the responsi-
bity of time incorporators , but these laws
shouhl bo made n source of revenue to the
state. Men combine to ferm corporations to
lessen their Imlvldual responsibility and to
increase their opportunities for profitable Investment -
vestment The state In assuming partial
responsibity for these Incorpcratons shoull
share In their pronts. eiher by the paYlen t
of a large Initiatory fee or by tIm payment.f
certain equitable annual dues Into time state
treasury. "
TIm QUESTION OF USURY
Mississippi courts have decIded that a member -
ber oC a building and loan association who
paid 32 per cent per annum for a loan 1nd G
per cent per annum on account thereof , and
who voluntarily made a settement , receivIng
credit for 72-100 of , the premium paid and
his share of the profits . cannot complain that
tIme transacton Is usurious as he received his
share of the Interest paid by all the memhers.
Judge Wood , In delivering time opInion of the
court , said : "As a mater of fact , the appel-
lea paid less than 10 per cent per annum In-
teresl on the amount or money actually advanced -
vanced or loaned 10 hint Ills contract , most
unfavorably constructed for appellant , required -
quired the paymenl of lawful Interest on the
amount of his bid ; tine record shows that he
nnaly paid less than lawful Interest on the
sum receive by him I Is dIfcult to con-
jecture where any claim of usury can be ten-
ably Illnnted. } Jut Independent or this the
appelee on repaying his loan l and withdrawing
Cram the association voluntariy made the
settlement 111alnly shown In time record , and
this ho did with full Imowledgo of all the
facts , In this luntary setement he made
no mistake of fact ; ho has received subse-
quent enlghtenment of law as he now sup-
IJOseS In [ this vlluntary settement made wih
his eyes open he recelvell 72.10 of time pro-
mlum bid by him , which was returnell as
unearnell , and he received his share of oil the
profs mode by the association during his
membership and while enjoying time money
loaned him ; anti thesu profts embraeed his
rateable part of al time Interesl pahl by all
borrowing member himself and otlmera In
that Kttement ho tool aim hut own his Part
of all Interest now supposetl to ho usurious
alli still holds I. " '
REGULATION IN MISSOURI .
A pretty fght Is brewing In MIssouri be-
tween the locals and time nltonnla In the
mater of restrictive legislatiomi . Doth shIes
will have hIlls Intruduced In the legIslature
provllng ( for officIal supen'lslon. Time locals
demand I law similar to that of Ohio , but
tIme natonalf are not In favor of a sweeping
measure of reform They claIm that I
wi seriously cripple all associations doing
a general buslne5s und ! wi lay all assoclu-
tons liable to a system of state inspection
which will be entrely arbitrary and very
ruinous should Inspectors chancr to he Incapable -
capable or corruplhlo , The natonals are
pledged to state Inspection , hut they want
tae ( Inlpecton that will be conscrvltve
and strictly hegitlmmumte . They desire a fixed
stlndarl to bo prcaented , to which all as-
soclatons must core , but they do not want
that standard to be arbitrarily fixed by one
lmiamm Numerous scammdaia which have 00-
currell among the associations In St LouIs .
esimecImthiy . and In eome other towns or the
state , mayo created the Imprtsslon that rigid
legislation Is necessary Time national sys-
tel Is f"presented In only "even counte
of the state anti can only hrlng pressure
to bear on time rel1resentatves In those
countes , On the other hand , the local as-
sociatons are represented In every county
anti have 1 direct connection with a big
majoriy of time representatIvc's.
TIm IOCI0AHD PLAN
Among naUonal associations doing business
al pInts distant from head1luarters , the
common plan Is to appoint a local board In
towns where Iulclent patronage Is secured
to wlrranl it. Thus If twenty or more
shareholdera mire secured In u village or city
they are authorlzell to elect a local bOlil
to manage the affairs of the group 'rhe
treasurer accept and receipts for payments
ant forwards the amount tu the Innln owe .
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Money is not Wealh
for. His only good for what Comforts anti Neeofsllos It will oxcl1ngo t ,
how loolsh poo\10 are They wi th'Ivo ni oM knock-knecll luorso
for years. ho eats , nail 008th as milchl to keep , as a sounti aittmnni ,
' .I'hioy got nltmg s'tllt tihla1mltlmitetl ftit'itltttro fmtietl iiiitl shabby enn'pots ;
bare v1iitlots's ; nittl mluhto likely nit olti stove vhkh emits up imioi'o fthol III
a' 'enu' thn a now ittiti ccolionltIcitl comistihilor vouhl cost titont ; broil
thou' vl'os autti Sui'Vmtnts ovem' a roat'imig firtu iti it Julv day , when it G8n4.
okiec StS'C lint oitly tous butter work % 'itlUitit lioatlmtg , buy 'vitli fisr
more ecoitoiny ; they ct'tib or jinbut no otti tough floor , s'hcit a beautiful "
co'ei'itit of lAiteOlLLlhi Voilli1 not oiily look bettor , but netthumlly pity for
Itiol ( lit it sitoi't , time with labor saved ; they ea off of tulekoil aitti
cracked dislice , wlteui ii whole 1111(1 ( comnpioto 1)kimtciet COtili ( 1)0
bought tom' uliitos hiothling , lii is % 'om'ti , they deceive tlIeiuiolved by
tluiiiklug they ni'o ecoiioiulcnl , Imoit they tue mietumilly extt'os'mtgmtitt In
thou' lilftlessitesm , ( ii' liOl'ltRPS Vu otig lit to be mniuro cllu.1tmtbleutltm. cull It
thoughtlessness ; while iti 1 thu timiho tine chultiromt are gm'ovLii ii p amid
getting miccustoined to stielu mumi1oslmIft lintilts and stii'i'otiiuditugs ; gt'ow
tmuitltiy lii t1t'es' , cnut'oleu In hitblts anti gomicially tltt'lftless. Lntt'goly
yotht' fault , ft'lentl , because you have not. itmntdo yotut' ChllltlI'Cii'mi I h ) iliC
nut ! ibm itit'i'ouitdliigs the itiutliodiemil , systeiiitttle :11111 : ntti'actlvu lilitco
yoth ought to hhintko It , ANI ) MAY ,
\\'hntt fools % % 'o ntiw'tntls bet ' ] iici'o Is liat'mlly nit oi'd Imiai' ' home but ,
itt tiuc eXhChIdlttmt'd ) of niiywhiem'o fi'eint $2'I ' tO lOO , c'tnlld be iiimttle to Ionic
like it diiTci'eimt liutbitutlon ; yotmi' gtitud riro's Italics ttiitl itinbitlomint teal- " -
Izetl , itimd'Otit' s'Iio1u home n tntospliem'o h'fltlIdal 13' eluutmigetl ,
\\u iniuit , lit out' Imt'estliteiits , siiecillmttlomis aini toll , foi'get otis'
I I ouiics too iuttieli.mtlntilc my wom'ds , " sutiotit time vm'Itoi' , ' ' Ott ) 'Otti'-
.self vIli be a d'nffct'cmit ielluw I I you but follo' out' nttlvlco , "
N ( ) ' , 3P0t1 any , ' 'mnitposhiug inmoincy is not. venlt1i , but only i'ehih'eseittn.
tlve of saute nmtd exeltalignlhilo lot aumto , niid I Imava hot tli Is inomicy ;
1ios' mmii : I to gut \Vcntitli , vliIeut you titihiiu as 'Coimifou'ts nitti Coitvomu-
iciuclos ? ' W7o alivoi' , because Ci'cdit is ti pct'feet substitute for
itiOitC , ' , so lwmg as the partgi'itmttlmig mcmtuile l)0lio'CS it to be good.
\Vc ( It ) believe that the Credit of our \Vntgo Imii'miei's is good-the
\'ePy best , So iitucht do we believe It , that we imtost cmtt'nestly invIte you
to test otti' fmilth imt It by uvmthhlmig ytittiwoi I of out' propositiomi ,
Vta oxtenud to , ' ( iU omit' MAGNIV1ClN'I' CItIII'1' SYS'1'Ii1 ,
"liii its nulttem'otus itdvmtiittuges , numim ! ntsk yeti to ftiu'iiisli your Itoittes
witlt u , anti ini.v for yotti' furitlab imtgs Iii oito of three ways :
OURTERMS C AS H , Or
is I 0 ivi , ri Im or gtmtmtl , ti I ii , 'r tue it m
Ilol ieh dmnvmm mm ro flq fid itiws , mi mmtl i I , I'm cm I i I 1 r 1 ii , ' r iii mm ii t li
t imo mntm no I u tt'i is ii ic'im iii mu mm 3Dm uitl tqmt , $ ' , tr s u rt It o V go ii ml , $ I . ii pm r us'oc It
ommiy a mm o t lii ing Ito xii ro of , ttm I' m , OOhI ( P r ititil ( ii ) ml , mm on 1 It
mire all ivmmrrm.II , both as to ( mtmahity $ n ( ) uvorthu ul gtmtmIs , Mt pm ucrlc !
a mid viii no 0 mm r tint lusm me mm mire cii un m' tetimis. ( ) r hI { am ) m iii ti mm I Ii ;
oil r aim I ummie ii ta ml rt.i hirommi lit. it imtl a' ° u v fi % 't ) ri Ii (1 I goomi 'i , $2 an r uc k ;
iamrmmnlgt' , ma IItrmlgIuIy Iitire'ntutI , On' ShIll itar mn1'mmtIi ,
Eli 1mm' vtitm pity cnisim or ntCCtllmt our easy a I on worth imi gomtiis , i l't'r % i''elc ;
lim' : immemm t mmmcm : i p r 5 I t ii'r lit , , mm tim ,
' ' t 121' tunrtlt of gems , tu.ru : ) per wt'ek
Ftmtsi'-i'Itht Cash , SECOND-With1 ( be $1 .1 m'm' iiitumtit
t alto wortim of'gnt'.he' , m int' uu'tfl'it ;
; msrt Cmushi iuumtl so itmuicim imor iuioiitim. ( ii' S I 0 imer imtnimtli
I2 ! 00 uumrt ii or gotitl , 8ri IIt r ui'tc m' U ;
TIl I RI-'m'lthi hart citmult utimul so , , .
( I e2 ( ) ior imuiilli. " - '
82t0 i'ort It of gmOmI , $0 , , , uveni ; ; '
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Send ( Oc to cover postage on our big Furniture
Catalogue. Baby Carriagge Catalogue mailed free.
If a member waumt a loan time local hioard is
expected to pass upon time value of the Se-
curity. TIne fact tlmat. tlno bean ! is cont-
posed of resithents tenths to give tIme association -
tion a "local habitation arid a name. " But
timeso local boards imave mo mimore to tb with
time practical workings of time association
titan thm Ainkoond of Swat , Time questloum of
tlmelr legality was stmbntltted to tine attorimey
general of 01mb recently , amid brougimt forth
an liuterestimig opinlotm , from which time 101-
lowing Is taken :
"A buIlding and loan organization Is organized -
ganized for tIme murposo of raising mooney to
be hoauied among its members , Time bnusiness
Cf time comuupamuy Is coutducted anti controlled
by a hOard of thirectors elected by all thmo
mnenuibers. ' Time memnbers who put timeir
iiioni'y ! in the association hmavo a rigumt to insist -
sist that tine money mmimahl not be loaned ax-
Capt to borrowers amid upon securities cli-
proved by tlme directors cimosemt by timenmi. Time
directors wlmo have assummmueml tlmhs trust can
not delegate any part of their Itowers to
subordinate local boards aintl shift. to time
simoulders of stmclm agencies time responsibility
of approvIng of applications for loans , Time
local beard of ilirectors Provideti for by this
article Is an Irresponsible body not known to
time law , anti yet It is virtually imitrusted with
time unost responsible duty to be discharged
by time officers of a bimlltling and loan associa-
tionm , namely , the approval of application for
loans.
"But it may be said timat tine local board
inns no power , antI acts sliiiply In an advisory
capacity , tIme business of tine associatiout beimug
traumsactetl'by tine real board of directors , at
time central ouulce ; but , taking this view , I amn
disposed'to thmink time adoption of time article
amnd time organization of tine local bramichies
amid boarils are beyond time power of the car-
poratlomi ammml oiposemj to thmo policy of tine law
regnihating bulitilmig amid loan associatiomis , If
the local board is to mayo no power its or-
ganizatiotm operates to ileceiva tIme people of
tine locality In whmichm it is lmustitumted , inducing
them to become mmmemuibers of an associatiomm
located ehesewinero , amid controlled anti maim-
agenl elsowlmere , upon time representation that ,
tinronmglm time local board of directors , elected
by tlnenm , timey shah have control of time simaro
of the entire btuslumcsms of tIme corporatiomm con-
trlbuteml by tinem. Tinis , of course , ought
mmot to be parmnuitteml. ' '
ASSOCIATION NOTES ,
TIme Gering ( Neb. ) association closed out
series A , payIng spot cash ,
There are 482 associations in tlmo cIty of
I'imliamlolplnla , withm time names of 106,000 persons -
sons emi time books. Time comnimineil assets
amuuount to 42O7G,131 anti time income for tIme
last fiscal year was $17,000,000 , a galmi of
$6,520,514 , Twenty-two thmousarnd families
hold simares vulumeti at $10,000,000 ,
At tIme annual iiieeting of time Citizens' as-
soclatlon of Superior , Neb. , JoInt Reilly , A.
C , Felt. anml W' , L. McCmmhloumghm were elected
directord for three years. Time uuew eflicers
ttreV. : . L. IuicCmmhlottghm , presimlent ; ( I. I ) ,
McConnell , secretary ammmh A. J , ilrlggs , trees-
urer ,
. President Plmehpa of time Nebraska State
League announces that following coiuimttitteo on
legislation : T. J. Fitzmnorria , Ounahma ; C , F ,
Ihemmtley , ( irantl Island ; U. M , Nattinger ,
Oumalma ; Arthur Truesthehl , Freuuioumt ; Ii , 0.
, I'aimme , Ainsworthm ,
Time Equitahule of Gramnml Isiamud Is one of tIme
first to liUlJiiiihi time annual stateiuicuut required
by time Nebraska law. Time association iii omie
of time strongest imi time state , its assets ag-
grcgatlung $ iGO.122 , Time palm ! up stochc anti
dlvitlemnds credited amount to $150,662 ; of
( mum sumun $143,800 Iii rupreseimtcd by outstammti.
11mg banns on real estate anti stock , Heal
estate acqtiireti in tIme course of busIness
amounts to only $5,556 , while tIne associa-
tioni's reserve fuminul , 1CGO , is a rcasomuahle
guaraiuteo against loss.
Timere are seventy-two local cmssocimmtlomms in
! miichmigaum anti four imatlonmals , Their coitmbinetl
assets amount to $9,600,000. Only one aso.
elation lii old enough to imavo immaturemi a
series.
"Every bulldlmng and loan association in time
UumlIeml States , " remarks tIme Co.opematlve
News , "points to a way to every able-bodied
man to Imeip hmlimuselt. Time normuimil Instimncts
( mf every young man anmi womnanm reachm out
In longumnga for a imommio , a imotne of their own ,
a home timey can call in Its fullest slgmnlfi-
cance 'our hmonmie. ' 'lime rcnmteml temmemnemnt
mouse can never be a imotno Iii timis itemise ; mno
tendrils run out from lime heart amid clIng tea
a rentemi imoimie , It is hut a mitolilmlmig place to
shelter from tIme wimidmi aiiti storimis , time sun
of sumnmner anti time cold of winter. A muman
vill he a better hmuiiimannti amid father , the wIfe
a better hmomsekeeper ; aimmi mother in time true
Imome tine children will be better reared. "
Two associatIomus lii New York City mire corn
poseti of scimool teacimers , Thmeir reccIhmis arc
nearly $600,000 aminmually ,
I'cnnsylvaunia associations are agitateil over
a Irovlsion In time revised revemmue bill hmmm'
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DOCTOR
- SEARLES
bi EARLE
dIT : ! ,
_ Diseases ,
T1tmATfl IrT as M4U I , . Commstullmtt 10mm Free ,
We cure Oatarrh , nil clisoases of the
Nosu , Throat , Client , Stomach , Liver ,
Blood , Skin and Kidney Disoanes , Po- .
nude Weaknesses , Lost Manhood , aiut
ALL PRIVATE DISEASES OF MEN ,
WFAIC MEN AItiO VICTIMS To NEItVOUS
Debiiity or lximaution , Wastiimg Weaimtuesmt , In
voluntary Losses , witim Barmy Decay In youag
and iniatime agetl lack of lmmi , vIgor natiweakeneci
prematurely iii approaching old age. Aim yeimtl
readIly to our now treatment for lot's of vital
power , Call on or addm-ess withn Btamp for cir-
culmirs , free book anti receipts.
hr tnarIic nm1 mitr1ee 141i Fmirumuiumi. j
3.11 , UUUIItJJ ( .tItU IJttiL ¼ hJj Ominumimmi , Nob.
= = TH
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ullul Vegetable. , % '
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rerved In thun Arc'Imlvc of limo L'oly ( , mind , itav ,
.ngan nutimentic history mlmitimng bmuctOOOyoara.
A POSITIVE CURE
for all Stomach , Kidney and Bowel
troubles , cnpcciahly
ThIRONIC CONSTIPATIO
Price 50 ccitu. Sold by all dm'ugglstu.
the Fraicisian Remedy Co. ,
134 VA UItLq lIZ , QEICAOO , ILL
forCirm'uintr m.t'i iflOsttiLtpd 0ilendnp.
For sale by linirn & Ca , , 15th & Douglas
posing a tax of otto imulli on time value of
hniuldiuig ammsoeiatiomm stochi , 'l'lme tax , if It goes
limb effect , will cost tIme aiisoclatlominm $100,000
a year. Amt active campalgmm agalmmst time
uneasumo has already startm'mh ,
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A NEItVY SHARK ,
it ltttittkCti it itisiItriuIimI , Viii ( ) iootoml t-m
Jut ievoilriimr lii. ( sn elm ,
Fislmerjmummmn Charles A. liyrtnc' u'aa standing
lit thmreo inelmcu of sea water lmehpinig pull
In a miet of iuuuhlct. wlmoum Ito mmaiv a. shark
trylmmg to get a immeal otit of time catch , says
a dlpalclm froni S , Aumgumstimio , Via , lie
kicked time shark , hut Inisteatl of iiiaklmig off ,
It turuied mini ! cIrcled ahiout imlni ,
Ilyrno caught time fish buy its tail and
threw it Oii itS side Iowan ! time sbmorc. Timea
it elmoweml fight , It caught hmI hell hmip , let
go , entmigiit limo leg nmgaini hear time hummee , t'nt1
threw ilyrno down , TIme simarlc trIed to drag
lila victimmi to deeper vatet , butt aim liucoimming
breaker rolled (1mG mmiamm umnni lili mmcarer time
imimore.
i ° himhmermmnan Emigar I'ommmor canto to time rca.
cue. 'limo shark wait tmnmlermi , athm hymn
wlmeni Ito caimie up , ninth iii ivriggllng cult cut ,
llyriio's itle with his fins , 'lime ilahu
simapmed Imis jaws at I'miimuar tumid suuaimn away ,
llyrzue has fourleemu woummcis out imis left leg. - ,
'fimey are met serious , A shmmmrk hacem-ateil time ,
leg of Fislmermmiamm lteyiolds last Juiie ,
Somiw milks cay sheiks never attack lmmmniaa
btlnga. Ilermuaum Ocirlehma 1mm cite , Three
years ago Inc offered $100 for any autimc'mutlo
case of ii simarit bhtimmg a mmmii , 'fhmis hirougimt ,
imlmim a imumaimel of amgmuiumentai lye letters , but
imtt did mmut hmnmve to pay time $100 , Lmtpr : lie Is ,
salt ! to imavo lmucmcaseml hmis ottir to $10,000 ,
ha ima oftt'mm freely offered hIs life by swlmmu. .
mtilimg ( or mmmli 's lii watem stud to be inb-4blted
hi tine umman eater ,
eater't
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