THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TIIUKSDAT , JTTjT U7. 1801) .
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( Copyright , 18)9 , by Gertrude llAlllilay )
Paulina Sewall oamo Into her chamber ami
M.t down distractedly before hcjr dressing
tivblc. She had been married HUlo more than
a month anil her flrst quarrel with her hus-
tiand bad taken place not quite five minutes
before.- She bad left the scene of the con
flict with a proud nlr of a victorious general
withdrawing his troops ; but now , as she gat
down to review tlio battle her heart fMik
with the heavy consciousness that she had
had decidedly the Worst of It.
It was not thut she had not a glorious causa
nor could she claim that one bad been taken
unawares. Paul In o had long foreseen and
been preprcd for this struggle. Her array
of arguments , firm and Invulnerable , had
been drawn up In line of battle and re
viewed many times. Words were to bo the
only weapons. Tears , the exclusive and
overwhelming allies of her sex , were to bo
Bcornfully rejected. , There should be a fair
contest , In which man , traditional oppressor ,
serene and Incredulous of defeat , should bo
overcome on his own field of action , and
with his own methods of warfare ; but so
courteously and with so llttlo flashing of
nrins and war of nrtlllery that ho might
scarcely know himself beaten and peace waste
to follow , Immediate and lasting.
Few campaigns , however , follow the exact
lines marked out for them. The attack had
. idlttcHnK llDO Ot
mmn n .mlilnlllv I That
argument , BO Invincible on parade , had nod
heller skelter. A horrid sense of confusion ,
the sharp sting of a wound , .1 blind skirmish
with poisoned arrows ( obsolete and un
worthy weapon ) and the sight of the cnomy ( ,
man , In agony , and down goes woman once
more , vanquished by herself.
Pauline drew a sliarp breath and turning
quickly , took up her husband's photograph ,
to ntudy It Intently nnd curiously , as If she
had never neon It before. She herself \\as 23.
She had married a man of 60. She had se
cretly feared and adored this man , her fath
er's friend , all through her girlhood ; admir
ing him for ability which had brought him
" . " from errand
a typical "self-made. roan ,
boy to owner of one of the largest dry
goods hops In New York ; pitying him for
his misfortunes , the hysterical , wcak-mlndcd
wlfo who had died flvo years ago , and his
two sons , both weak and bad , who had
done their undramatlo worst to ruin him
and his fortunes.
The story was commonplace enough , but II
had como very close to Pauline , who had
watched the fortitude and strength of her
hero from day to day for BO many years.
There had been .plenty of people , at the
announcement of Mr. Sewell's eocond en
gagement , who had whispered of doling old
men and portionless girls who married for
raonoy ; but Pauline had no Illusions as to
the position of things. Sbo know very wel
that howas marrying her for nothing more
sentimental than Uhat ho wished a sensible
nnd ogreeablo companion for his old age.
During the past month she had watchec
and studied him with nn Interest greater
than she had over lelt before. She had been
amused and touched by the evident relic
ho felt at the orderliness and regularity o
Ibis household arrangements. His surprise
nt the modesty of their flrst month's bill
had been posltlvejy pathetic.
"Are these ajt ? " ho had said , tapping the
pllo Blho had presented Wllh a peremptory
forefinger , and looking up from under hi
heavy browa In his searching -way.
"Are you so anxious for more ? " she h
retorted , laughing. And ho had commented
shortly , "Yet wo have- lived very well. "
Once or twice sbn had caught on apprecla
live twinkle In his eye , when she had boldty
nnd saucily stood out against his will In
some small matter.
Mr. Sewall was In the habit of reading
hie morning paper at the breakfast table
a habit ho resumed after the wedding jour
ney. Pauline eyed him askance for sovera
mornings , saying nothing. Then one nigh
she 'brought a book to the dinner table am
read demurely throughout the meal. I
seemed ominous to her that her husbam
made no sign , but toward the nd of dcaser
one of her uneasy reconnoltorlng glance :
mot a very quizzical one from him am
that conflict was won by a laugh and a
blush.
There was , however , Just one thing tha
Pauline had known from the flrst would
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HIS SISTER UAGtiHD A MILLIONAIHC.
cause trouble between her husband and her
eelf. She lhad ono brother , a weak and
hambllng apology for a man , resembling
outtlclcntly Mr. Sewalls's own two sons. Du
Pauline cherished for John Cowdcn a pity
Ing and unshakable affection , such as hi
mother might have felt It she had lived. HI
frequent appeals for money to his fatho
had long since ( boon received with Indlffer
once , but Pauline was never weary with
sympathy and excuse , and stubbornly con
tlnucd < o divide with him whalever email
sloro of spending money came to her purse ,
though much against the wishes of her fam
ily. iMr. Suwall bad said to her shortly
before their wedding , "I wish you to under
stand , Pauline , that though I shall settle
n certain nmount on you every year for your
own personal use , not one cent of my money
U ever to bo thrown away on John Cawden. "
The girl had stiffened and reddened , opening
her lips us If to speak and * then sitting
elleut. She had her own Ideas on this sub
ject , assuring herself sturdily that a man
nd his wife should have equal right to
their united resources ; and from her per
sonal allowance- had long since decided
that "helping John" should take whatever
ehe could spare , even though Jn open rebel
lion ngalns-t her husband's wishes. She
should make no secret about It. nor ) 'ct
would eho seem either to beg from him or
defy him by mentioning It beforehand.
"Nothing more bad been said on the sub
ject until this evening , when she had been
summoned before her husband. Ho was sit
ting at his desk In the library , and his ex
pression , stern and forbidding , had warned
ber that the expected was about to happen.
There was no preamble. "I have a letter
from your father , " ho began abruptly , "in
which be says your brother has been boast-
lug Uiat his bister , who has 'bagged a urn-
lonfilre. ' will 'keep him In tin' hereafter. "
Mr. Sfwall'a voice was \oy hard ; and the.
Aords "bagged a millionaire" were eatd with
n sneer which made Pauline nlnce.
"U Is qulto true , " nho wild ev nly , "that
have given money from my nlloA-ancc "
"You admit It , then , " her husband broke
n , furiously. The loss of self-control In
his man seemed so Impossible and o un
expected that his wife started back In alarm.
Us voice had In It all the despairing rage
of a creature which feels again the familiar
rrlp of the trap from which It had thought
tBclf forever free. "Woman as you arc , I
wonder that jou own so much. Before wo
were married I ordered you never to give
ono cent of my money to your worthless
scoundrel of a brother. Have you forgotten
17 Answer mo ! "
Paulino's nineteenth century spirit rose
'It was my money , not yours , " she said , de
fiantly , "and why should you order mo to do
anything ? I am not a child. "
"You are my wlfo. "
"I suppose you mean your slave. "
"I married you , Pauline , " said Mr. Sowall ,
with conte'mptuou'j bitterness , "because I
bought you would niako me an efficient and
obedient housekeeper. I trusted that your
'ather's ' daughter would have some good
sense and discretion. Hut I sec , " ho con
tinued , "that you are llko the rest , without
reason or honor. It Is not your fault , I [
suppose , since you are a woman. "
Joslah Sewall's miserable experience- had
made It impossible , lor him .to realize the
'effect ' of sucli'wo rds as these on a sensitive
woman , -who'loved him. Pauline lashed out I
wlldry. "You married methen. . to-boa _ ser I
vant without -wages , who' ' cannot give up
her place. Very well , I have my revenge ,
for I married you , an old man who might
have been my father , simply and solely for
your money ! " Then she had turned and
fled from the room , without another glance
at the frozen figure at the desk.
Pauline shut the eyes of her Imagination
when she thought of the future. Remorse , 1
together with many extenuations of LT hus
band's words , was already hard at work
within her. She did not go downstairs
again that night. In the morning when she I
went to breakfast her husband had already '
gone. All day long she wandered from ono
trifling employment to another , restless and
disconsolate , felling for the flrst time the
disadvantage of being a rich woman with
servants' hands to fulfill all the necessary
duties of life.
Over and again she reviewed despairingly
the scene of the night before , -wondering how
she had over come to fling- that cruel , tauntIng -
Ing lie , but her own calmer reflections had
brought such quick forglvonness for her hus
band that she grow hopeful for herself ; so
that Bho was woefully disappointed -when ho
did not appear at dinner time.
It was only at 0 o'clock that she heard him
como in and go to the library. Presently ho
seat for her and she went to him with a most
contrite spirit , determined to do her utmost
by apology and conciliation , no " matter what
ho might do and say. But she "was scarcely
prepared for the omnlous whiteness of his
sot face or the Judgo-llKo sternness of his
demeanor as ho sat at his desk with a couple
of official-looking documents under his hand.
Pauline stood before him , hesitating np-
poallngly. Her husband's eyes mot hers
without a change from their stony calm.
All nt once It came over the girl what a task
she had undertaken to raako this hard old
man of the world love nnd trust an undis
ciplined and Inexperienced creature like her-
fielf and how miserably and soon she had
como to utter failure.
Joslah Sownll looked at his wife's face ,
paling and fluking , and at her quivering lip.
Ho believed that she had spoken the truth
In her anger the night before ; he saw noth
ing In her expression now but fear of the
consequences. And Pauline , on her side ,
saw only the sneer In his searching eyes ,
and her own hardened and she straightened
and felt no more dread , but only a patient
sense of Inevitable misery.
Mr. Sowall spoke flrst. "You Informed
mo last night , " ho began coldly , "tihat your
reason for becoming my wife was through
no regard for myself , as you had pretended ,
but simply to reap the advantage of my
money. Such a condition of affairs naturally
excludes you from any claim , henceforth , to
my regard. It docs not constitute , I believe ,
a reason for divorcing a wife ; but I can at
least prevent you from realizing your ex
pectations. Since money Is your only ob
ject , I shall make It my business to deprive
you of that In the future as completely as
lies In my power. I have today altered my I '
will , leaving you at my death exactly what
the law allows , and not a penny more. 11 j
have alee made out a Hst , " ilr , Sewall raised I I
a paper from his desk without moving his , |
eyes from hla wife's white face , "of certain
shops , nt whUh you can order , I think , what
ever you need for your clothing and other
necessities. If there la anything I have
omitted , I will add to the list when advlsa-
blo. The bills will bo sent to me every
month. Your brougham will , of course , be
ready at any time to tuke you wherever you
may w'lsh to go. But , " added Mr. Sewall ,
raising his volco slightly , "you shall never
again , If It Id In my power , touch ono cent
of my money while I Hve. "
Ho stopped and held out the list toward his
wlfo. Wbateyer outburst of rage dr hysteria
his experience or the bitterness of his spirit
may have led him to expect , nothing at least ,
followed. Paullnu took the paper mechan
ically frnni his hand , and went quietly and
without a uord out of the room.
In the da > that followed there came to
her a curious sense of relief , almost of rest. \
Her doom bad fallen , and there WAS a sort of
poetic justice about this curious punish-1
ment or revenge. But there came to her ,
oddly enough , a first faint feeling of hope ,
from the fnct that she had succeeded In
moving the man so deeply. She regretted
deeply what had happened , and though U
had teen put out of her power to confess (
her remorse , she had at least been shown ,
a way to suffer for It. I
The practical discomforts of the now order I
of things showed themselves promptly. She \
had emptied her own purse of all the change I
which had happened to be In It , scaling , |
somewhat dramatically , the few bills and j
coins In an envelope , and put It Into a cor
ner of the desk , wondering , half childishly ,
If her husband would ever realize she was
too proud to take even this advantage of his
forgettulnefs or gensroslty.
"Kxcuso me , Mrs. Sowall , but the man has
finished mending the window and wants to
know will you pay him the 60 cents now ? "
"Tho postman Is at the door , ma'am ;
he'll bo wanting 10 cents extra on a loiter ,
ma'am. " .
"It's my afternoon oul , Mrs. Sewall , and
could you advance me a. dollar or two on
my wages , please ? "
Poor Mrs. Sewall had hard work at flrst
to conceal her confilslon on these embar
rassing occasions , but her answer was In
variably : "I am very ibusy , Maggie ; you
bed bellcr go to Mr. Sewall , when he comes
home ; " and at lenglh the servants came to
know It was no use to apply to her.
"This Is a nice lady , " they would whisper
among themselves ; "there ain't many nicer ,
but It'a wicked the way she shoves every-
I ONLY MARRIED YOU FOR YOUR MONEY. "
thing on to that poor man. It's easy to see ,
too , that ho ain't any too fond of her. "
Indeed there was HUlo communication
these days between husband and wife.
Pauline took a piteous pleasure In making
llfo as luxurious as possible for him.
Joslah Sewall was not a club man. He
came home regularly to his somewhat silent ,
but invariably delicious dinners. Ho and
Pauline had sometimes a llttlo conversation
about politics or purely Impersonal matters
of the day. Ho scarcely realized It until It
had become quite usual. Ho had never bo-
moro thought It worth while to talk to wo
men about euch things. Once or twlco they
spoke of books , but ( the conversation had
lagged and he found himself salving his self-
respect with the excuse that men have nowadays -
a-days less time for reading than women.
Excepting for the thought of that ono night
ho would have been more at peace than ever
before , tout that ugly memory would not
leave him. For weeks ho expected dally
some belated storm of reproaches , tears and
entreaties. When they did not como ho grew
suspicious and examined the monthly bills
with iblttcr curiosity , wondering If In some
way Pauline were not supplying herself with
money through her power of ordering with
out stint. But he could discover no flagrant
excess of any kind. The amounts seemed ,
indeed , to his mascullno mind , absurdly
small 'but then , ha had only his flrst wife's
folly and onatl extravagance to compare with
them.
A temptation of this kind had , It Is true ,
momentarily occurred to Pauline. It was
only a few daya after the beginning of her
penance when Edith Arnold , her most Ittl-
roato friend , cams hurrying In with the
suggestion that they should go to the thea
ter together.
"I feel ju&t llko hearing the 'Geisha , ' " she
began , breathlessly , as she pu'led off her
( . loves. "I'm going to stay to lunch , and
then we'll be off. I'm ' starved. Hope to
goodness you'vo got something fit to eat. "
Edith's cheeks were very red , her teeth
very white , and she > poured out her words
with an energy and decision which admitted
of no resistance. Now Mr. Sowall had In
cluded in the cruel minuteness of his
thoughtfulness , a couple of season tickets
to two of the most popular theaters. Pauline
ino suggested -with what grace she could
that they should go to ono or the other of
these. But It was all of no use. She had
found It a matter of comparative ease to hide
her embarrassing wcrct from her father and
sisters , but from Edith's straightforward
and unabashed persistency ebe could find
no refuge. It was half ( humiliating and halt
a relief to toll , and half painful and half
amusing > to hear Ellin's excited comments
and exclamations.
"I never heard such a thing ! the old brute !
Truly , Pauline , Isn't It awful ? But you
wore nasty. What an abominable thing to
eay to the poor old coar ! Pauline , how could
you ?
"I don't blame him a bit. But how do you
got along ? Not a single cent ? " Edith went
off Into fits of laughter , and Pauline could
not 'help ' joining , in a hysterical sort of way.
"No matter , " went on Edith , Impulsively ,
giving PauHne a sudden and somewhat up
setting embrace ; ' 'I'll ' give you half my al
lowance every mouh or a third ; no , I
won't either. You can get hats and dresses
and things , and I'll pay you for them ; all
the girls will. You can set up a regular
shop. It will bo gnat sport. "
Pauline listened pith a. smile. She sud
denly felt very old , very "married. " She
knew Edith did not ; mean a hundredth part
of what she said , 'but ' these were suggestions ,
Eomo of which bad come to her already ,
by which ehe could taslly gain ready money
without much lllc'lbood of her husband
ever discovering H She had put them
aside , however , wlhout a struggle. Bho
had began to look upon this thing as a
desperate sort of gfcne , tn which she was
determined , whateve * might be the out-
cdme , to use no un'alr means , to tolerate
DO assistance. j
She went by Edjh's Invitation to the
"GelBha. " put she jlJ cot go about much
with tie women of 'ier acquaintance. She
had always the dredt of exposing her lack
'
of money , She nevej went to church without -
out her husband ; forv-ery craven fear of the
godly man who carrlw the contribution box.
Most galring of all , she felt the necessity of
refusing all help to her miserable brother.
The spring wna coming on fn&t now , and
the Hudson , across the wldo Riverside drive ,
on which the Sewall house fronted , lay
crisp and blue under the keen April wind.
Pauline hud been married almost a year , and
there was not A wretched wait In the city
who had not felt money In her fingers more
lately than the girl who had "bagged A
millionaire. " Joslah Sewall came homo early
from the city on several of thcso delicious
days and begged for a scat' with his wlfo
when she went to drive.
Sometimes In the morning ho would him
self order the carriage and ask Pnulluo to
drive with him down through the city. The
park w-ns lovely with fresh green grass and
the yellow 'blossoms ' of the forsythln.
Ono night at this time ho was looking
over a report from a charitable society whkh
I'aulluo had joined tn accordance to his wUh.
" 1 see by this , " ho said , suddenly , "that
there was a call for extra contributions to
pay for readers to the sick poor. Your name
is not among those who responded , " ho con
tinued , rather sternly , "I don't llko to have
you niggardly In such matters. " Joalah
Sowall was strongly philanthropic and his
displeasure made him for an Instant forgot.
" 1 offered Instead to read once a week my
self , " said hla wife , briefly , and looking up
with a rather flushed face , she surprised sud
denly the old twinkle of the cyo which was
the only sign of amusement he ever showed.
It was about a week after this when ono
nornlug Pauline went Into tawn with her
msband on the elevated. They were to de
cide upon some household furnishings at
a shop far down In the city. It was not
the flrst time they had done this. Mr. So-
wall always put his wlfo on her return train ,
buying her tlckel nnd gravely saying "good-
'bye ' , " as If she were a child. But on this
particular day some hurry of business occu
pied his mind , and when Ihcy hnd finished
their errand ho shook hands abstractly at
Lho door of the shop and hastened oft down
the street. Pauline stood still , staring after
him. In spite of all , In spite of having been
without a penny for all these months , she
had never before felt any real physical de
privation from II.
It was 11 o'clock and she was flvo miles
from home flvo miles of city streets ,
crowded and bustling , on a languid spring
day , when ordinary existence becomes nn
effort. Pauline felt an Impulse to run after
her husband , but second thought forbade
anything so humiliating. She knew plenty of
shops where she would once have explained
that she had lost or forgotten her purse ,
but this , too , eho would not do. She would
accept no money from a stranger , while that
of her husband's was withheld. She would
walk a mlle to Sowall & Co.'s big shop and
telephone for a brougham , but she feared
encountering Joslah himself. So at lost she
truged oft dolermlncdly on the long road
home , somewhat weary toward the end , In
spite of a certain-satisfying consciousness of
suffering martyrdom.
To Joslah himself the realization came
suddenly , a short tlmo after ho had left
Pauline standing In the street. The old
man was distressed and chagrined , but his
hard face softened almost to a smllo as ho
thought of the predicament of this small ,
quiet person , with head stubbornly upright ,
who had taught him so much during the last
year concerning that curious puzzle , wo
man.
man.Would
Would she bo conquered of her unyield
ing obstinacy now ? Would the prospect of
flvo miles of hard walking send her to
him , after all these months , to humbly beg
for 5 cents ; or would she get Iho money In
some other -way ? Ho had como to under
stand Jicr well enough to fancy she would
not and they came back her hateful words.
Nevertheless ho said fp her ehapply at
dinner , when they Tvere drinking tholr cof
fee , "How did you get homo this morning ? "
"I walked , " she answered , quietly. She
did not look up.
< > )
Her husband fancied sljti looked tired and
dragged , though as a matter of fact she
was not In the least so. It Is a curious
proof of what unpremeditated things oven a
seasoned and Iron-willed man of the world
will sometimes do , when Joslah Sowall Im
pulsively thrust his hand Into his pocket ,
and drew out a handful of bills and loose
change. "By heaven ! " said he , "It is a
brutal shame. You shall never again "
Pauline was on licr feet In an Instant ,
flushed and angry , her hands clenched at
her sides.
"I will not touch ono cent of your money
because you pity me , " eho cried , excitedly.
Her husband's face , arrested a moment In
his surprise , hardened again Into the old
stern lines. Ho thrust his money back
again Into his. pocket , and went on as If h4
had not been Interrupted. "You shall never
again touch It for any other reason. " The
anger and defiance of her ey s faced the
stern ecorn of his , and neither fell.
Then she flamed out again. "You were
cruel to mo before , " Bho cried , "cruel nnd
unjust. You condemned mo before you
heard ; and when I told you I married you
for money , you must have known I lied.
But , you have no right to treat mo so. 1
will not touch your money from pity , but I
tell you I will make you give It to mo as
my right. It Is my right. I am your wife ,
and It Is mine n well as yours. I will
raako you. "
Joslah Sewall sat leaning loavlly forward
on the table. His eyes -were keen through
lids nearly closed. His face was whlto and
sot , but It was not bitter only the face of
. a man who pits himself against a well-
matched opponent and longs for the bout to
begin.
"I bet you $10,000 you will never make
me. "
Pauline stared at him curiously , with
parted lips , startled out of herself. "I'll re
member that , " she said , but mechanically ,
and then she went past him out rf the room.
Yet by the tlmo she had reached her chamber
she had once more that sickening feeling
that she had lost her self-control , had said
what she did not mean , had made a fool of
herself.
I Pauline suffered for many days. Mr.
Sewall treated her with distant coldness.
There wore no more drives , no more conver
sations. The ix > or girl felt with a bitter
sense of Injustice that she had lost the preci
ous results of all these long months for the
sake of a moment of bravado , How could
I she make him give her bis money as her
right ? she asked herself scornfully. Should
she go In her brougham. In her well-made
clothes , -with all Iho evidences of
weallh about her , to a lawyer and accuse
I her husband of nonsupport ? Why , Indeed ,
' did she want the money now at all , ex-
cepUng for poor John's sake ? To gain her
end would be a barren victory , If she could
win with It the love nnd respect of thin etern
old man whom she had married.
And so Pauline set to work to storm her
husband's heart through the twinkle In hla
eye ; to bring about her "rights" with a
Jest , which Is the only way "they will over
be gained while- men ore men and women
are wise.
One day Mr. Sowall was surprised by a
request from his wife to visit In Boston an
elderly aunt , whom she had cot seen since
I she was llttlo more than a child.
I It was early in Juno and the request was
1 the flrst eho had made to him for over a
year. "I shall ba obliged to ask you to buy
me a ticket , " she said , haughtily , It was
evidently an effort to ask so much. Her
husband stared at her in surprise. He bad
had a sudden vision of her , his wife , alone
and penniless , in a strange city ,
"Do you realize " he began , and broke off
again. "You are not accustomed , " he went
on , rather awkwardly , "to traveling by your
self. I am Eolng on next week mjeelf , as
you know , to make my quarterly visit at my
Boston shop. Will you not wait and go with
me ? "
"Thank you , I believe not , " said Pauline ,
quietly , "I dave made my arrangements
to go sooner. "
Mr , Sewall saw her off & few days later
with rather curious srnsMlonc. There had
bc n n terrible struggle In his masterful
mind as to whether ho should not force upon
tliIn willful girl the money she had so lately
refused. But pride had held him back , Ho
had also , perhaps , a suspicion that he mlfcUt
not eueceed. He watched her serene depar
ture with A mixture of Impatience and ad
miration , but found himself absurdly relieved
when ho got a brief note n few days later
announcing her safe arrival.
The house seemed lonely enough without
her. JoMah Sowall was a stole at heart , but
he caught himself during thcso days , Imag
ining nervously all sorts of predicaments
Into which Paulino's penniless condition
might betray her , and ttiero were sometimes
moments of unaccustomed doubt as to
whether lie had acted always for the best
toward this second wife of his , who , In
spRo of everything , had brought so much
peace nnd happiness into his life. The
thought of her boasting words never failed
to bring a contemptuous emllo to his face ,
but tn his heart of hearts ho did not now
believe eho had married him for his money.
Ho went to Boston by the midnight train ,
on bis accustomed dato. The next morning
ho wont early , as usual , to the big branch
shop which bore his namo. He never failed
on these vUltn to review personally the long
line of men and women who wore In his em
ployment , paying them , as ho did so , their
weekly wagra ; for It was a part of tils theory
to como as Intimately Into contact with all
the details of his business as lay In ono
man's power.
At the very end of the long fllo on this
particular day , ho stopped short at the sight
of a quiet looking girl In black.
Ho turned to the foreman 90 suddenly
that the man started , 'This woman Is
new here , " ho said sternly. "Where did you
find her ? "
Mr. Watson looked dlstuibcd. "Sho came
yesterday morning , sir , " he said , In a con
fidential tone of apology. "Sho hasn't had
much experience , I guess , 'but ' she brought
a very urgent note from your wife , sir , Mrs.
Sewall , sir. I thought , " ho continued , low
ering hla voice so that the girl , standing
with downcast eyes should not hear , "that
she might bo some youug lady who was
drove to work because her forks were In
difficulty at home "
"Sho brought a note from Mrs. Sowall ?
Very urgent , did she ? " Interrupted his em
ployer. His cxprceslon did not change , but
there was something In his volco which
made 'tho foreman breathe freely once
more.
"From IMrs. Sowall , you say ? " repeated
Jostah again , and then his glance met tha
glancd of the girl before htm and the signal
she was waiting for twinkled there.
"How much do I owe her ? " went on Mr.
Sewall sharply.
"Sixty-three tents , sir , " answered Mr.
Watson ; "sho has only been working half
a day. "
Joslah Sewall opened the drawer of his
desk and pulfcd out his check book. Ho
made out , under tbo startling orba of the
foreman , a check for $10,000.63 , signed It ,
and held It toward the girl. She looked up
Into his face gravely , but her eyes were
saucy.
"I cannot accept that , sir , " she said.
"Why not ? " sold her husband sternly ,
' 'do you not honor my checks ? "
Then she smiled at him suddenly nnd
radiantly. "Yes , " she said , "but I prefer
ready money. "
ONLY ONE OF THE KIND.
Rnrc Pout of Inspector ol Mcnln uii
Ocean Liner * .
It Is difficult to believe that there Is any
employment under the sun in which only
ouo man Is engaged. But an employment
of such a kind has been found , and \vlut is
still stranger , the man so engaged crosses
the ocean oftener than any other humitn be
ing. This unparalleled record Is held by
Alexander Flllpplnl. Ho spends practically
no tlmo on land , frequently reaching port In
time to sail bock again on another liner upon
Iho same day.
Mr ! Flllpplnl Is known as traveling Inspector
specter of the American liners. It can be
readily understood that the provision of ex-
ceTfent meals on steamships Is a very diffi
cult task on account of the small working
quarters for cooking and the difficulty of
keeping up supplies of varieties of fresh
vegetables , meat and fruit His work lies
In overseeing and Improving the service of
meals on the tlilps. Such large
numbers of people have to be pro
vided for that unless a perfect system
Is established , every ono attending to his
duties llko clockwork , the meals take nn
unreasonable time and people are badly
served. For years It has been found diffi
cult to establish , a uniform system in the
saloons of the vessels , those In charge of
each vessel having different methods. Com
plaints were continually being made by pas
sengers. To systematize steamship cooking
on a new basis Mr. Fillpplui , who for years
previously superintended at Delmonlco's ,
was called In. IIo then felt the need of an
ocean voyage nnd gladly accepted the posi
tion. It at once became evident , on his flrst
voyage , that ho had undertaken an emrmoua
task , so many changes would bo absolutely
necessary. The work of getting the men to
abandon old ways was very difficult. Mr.
Hobart , now vice president , happened to- bo
one of the passengers on his first trip.
Many'complaints wore made by passengers ,
and Mr. Flllpplnl saw that ho must show
each man in the service exactly how things
must bo done. Ho met with great opposi
tion and ugliness at flrst , but his instruc
tions were soon appreciated. Such a marked
Improvement resulted as the voyage pro
gressed that passengers , Including the pres
ent vlco president , complimented him for
bis work.
When the flrst report was turned In and
approved full authority was given to Mr.
Flllpplnl and he started out with new cour
age , adopting tbo best Ideas on each ship.
He goes on board a ship without previous
arrangement , not being expected , and
watches the preparation and serving of
meals , shows the cooks and bakers essential
details , sees that the table stewards are In
good training and what supplies are lacking.
All this has to be reported upon. Cooks have
to ba keot from carelessness and great
promptness Is essential. 'Some cooks , for
Instance , were apt to make sauces carelessly
or apply them on meats from cnns without
even warming , to waste supplies , to bold
back flavorings brandy , for Instance and
keep llttlo supplies for themselves , while
bakers sometimes forget that bread can bo
made twice as good by thorough kneading.
Such were the difficulties.
Then Mr. Flllpplnl also studies the
classes of people traveling at varlouu sea
sons and prepares menus for each day to
suit tbo tastes of people from all parts of
the globe. For Instance , ho does not forget
to have roast beef for Englishmen occa
sionally , sauces and stow for Frenchmen ,
Hungarian goulasch for Austrlans , wiener
wursta for the Germane and maccaronl and
all dressings for Italians , as extras , suiting
the tastea of all nationalities , without hav
ing the bill of fares predominate In dishes
not acceptable to others. He gives close at
tention to the second and third cabins as
well as to the saloon , so that , with the prepa
ration of his reporto , his time la fully oc
cupied.
QIr. Flllpplnl U a man of middle age ,
with black mustache and hair , slightly
mixed with gray. Some have taken him to
be a detective , but soon learn of his im
portant work , for It is stated that after
hla first year's work on shipboard ho
baved the company $15,000 over and atxive
his ealary AS the result of his work.
The early training Mr , Klllpplnl had Is
rather different from that given to pros
pective chefs of today. As a boy ho went tea
a cooking Institute in Lyons , France. Here
were taught separately all the branches of
tbo trade. Tb beginner flrst learned the
preparation of sauces or all kinds and In the
i-econd class ho learned to prepare vegetables
Whenever mistakes were made or material
wasted ho was given a clubbing. Ho ad
vanced rapidly and flnAlly went through the
complete course in baking. Then , Instead of
having to pay for instruction , ho was em
ployed by the school as an Instructor.
Later ho traveled through Kuropo and
learned a great deal more In Switzerland ,
Germany and other countries , coming from
there direct to Uelmonlco's.
Ho hns.recently made a short trip to study
the preparation of foods In the largest cities
of Europe and ho knows In what special
dish or food each city excels. For Instance ,
ho found that the best bread was made In
Turin , Italy nnd Geneva , the reason being
that they pay more attention to kneading.
The material ho has been gathering ho ex
pects to embody In a new book of menus.
Ho likes the sen , feels just as safe thcro
as on land , nnd docs not get sick , although
ho has been on the roughest trips. Very
early In the morning ho Is lo bo found exer
cising on deck , where he becomes a very
pleasant traveling companion.
One Mlnuto Cough Cure quickly cures ob
stinate summer coughs and colds. "I con
sider It a most wonderful medicine quick
and safe. " W. W. Morton , Mayhow , WIs.
AllODLJS W THC CMFt' mVKLl.UUS.
Foriurrty Inlnililtoil ! > } ' Them
Dlorovcrrit In t'tnlt. '
Charlca E. Clinton of Salt Lake City gives
to the Salt Lake Tribune the following ac
count of his recent dlsco > cry of a cliff
dwellers' village four miles from Good Hope ,
on the Colorado river , In San Juan county ,
Utah :
"About March 10 I left Graves valley , on
.ho Dirty Devil river , and made my way to
Hindoo mountain , a great Isolated peak on
.ho San Rafael desert , where I Intended to
3roflpcct. Ono afternoon shortly afterward ,
while viewing the country from the tnoun-
; al I saw to the southwest a green cot-
lonwood grove high on top of n red nnd
; ray cliff. Trees are nn unheard of thing In
that region and I determined to go over and
Investigate. I cut across the country ,
I through innyona and gorges to Good Hops
bar. Tltero was n largo force of men workIng -
Ing on placers , but not ouo of them know
anything about the cotlonwood grove. After
a day's rest 1 started out to find the red nnd
gray clllf nnd after much tolling through
gullies nnd ravines I came to Its base ,
"Tho cliff was almost perpendicular nnd I
despaired of r\cr getting up , until I found
where a series of rim rocks ascended for
povcral hundred feet. The ascent grow grad
ually steeper until entirely perpendicular ,
then hand and too holds , six tnchra apart ,
took the places of rtm rocks. After mud
climbing I came tn a narrow trail , which as *
ccndcd by winding backward and forward
across the frtco of the cliff until It reached
tha top , where a unique sight WAS awaiting
mo.
. "Scattered for n full mlle were small
' sandstone hut In a state of perfect preser
vation , while near c\ery hut grew twoor
'
moro cottcnwood trees. The hut were
fifteen feet apart and arranged In row .
There were no lgns of publlo buildings , all
the huts being alike In site. After wandering
through the streets for some tlmo I forced
open the stone door of a hut and entered.
With the exception of eomo pottery and
a few square etones It was empty. I then
went from house to house , mcnt of which I
could not open. In flvo huts which stood In
a row 1 found mummies , each ono wrapped
In a blanket , which when touched dropped
to pieces. I gathered the mummlen into
ono hut and left them there , Through the
center of the village ran a small stream ,
which had worn A bed eight feel deep In the
sandstone. It wan allvo with small , speckled
trout nud sunsldes. Thcro were so\crnl
hundred acres of tillable land nbaut the
village and what looked like a burying
ground. But the sun was now getting dan
gerously near Mysterious canyon on the
went and I had to lonvo the place. H was
dangerous work climbing down nnd It was
dark befoio J reached the botlom. "
Mr. Clinton thinks there arc great discov
eries yet to be made In this village nnd In
the uoar future ho , together with J. B. Tel-
ford of Osceola , Nov. , will leave to thor
oughly explore the cliff.
for infants and Children.
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