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wuen
fy, .md kissed
she <Wld reach
Janed.
love me, Jefrry."
love you? Ah, sweet
mei Jerry." \
jye you so, that if there
will thank him all my life
sek and the thought of you."
not," said Billy, "when
jeen married a year.'"
:an't marry, dear. Don't you
ind? I'm a tramp."
am I."
lr father will kick me out when
i
| none of my father's business,
Billy with a saucy tilt of her
hin '.'He's marrying whom he
and I shall do the same."
lilt until I speak to him?"
said Billy promptly. "I will
Jerry. Promise me. that you
ly a thing until we get to the
rhere we can telegraph. Oh,
hy love, promise me." .
uniBe, Billy, kid."
lise you won't say a thing un
lak.".
|'t say a thing until I can't
Jut what good will that do?"
j>e happy while we can," re
lllv. with a nrettv evasion.
one more day."
lly," whispered the Water
fed and led the way up the
house while the Water
ed up the t^o suit-cases
her.
Ise they fouiid the general
\al inability, to conceal a
ling that they had no
fished to have a two
driver to take them
town.
not hail the propo
lloyed joy. He looked
>m one to the other
explained earnestly
|rho the general v?s,
^re, in a vain attempt":
I's commendable, if
less. Upon promis
?ver keep his watch
faith, to be re
icney they were to
ived, Bartlett per
give in and go to
jrses.
Uher aside, while
and the Water
teetly to the well
elar is "usually
[fad, when caught,
:e. and will usu
fcvocably in Jail
knH if hfi wfts
be a danger
lany years. If
will be heard
[ays and decid*
'<V: , V
> Borglas.
le wealth of
I have come
the duke of
sraeli's let
appointed
It. Peters
condition
, distribute
Madrid,
to draw
Juke was
liest man
extends
travel
France
sleep
Castles.
l-V
it with a
skill that Uc iriier father's daugh
ter. "Jerry wants to marry me. Oh,
father, 1 love him . o \ love him as
much as you do Henri*? "
Bartlett flushed ami dismissed Hen
rietta from the conversation. "My
dear.Billy, you have only known him
a week."
"I know, father," agreed Billy, "but
a week is long enough to fall in love
in. Truly, it is, father. And we both
care so much, so very much."
Bartlett was secretly elated at the
idea. He and Batchelor, with their
differences reconciled, fighting to
gether. instead of each other, would
become rulers of the Street, could
attain to any height. Batchelor was
young, clever, lovable. There seemed
nothing to object to. But he felt that
he should. He hemmed and hawed '
and wished that he could consult Hen
rietta.
"We don't want the others to
know," went on Billy guilefully. "Wait
until wo get to the town before you
| say anything, won't you, father?"
"But, Billy, a week."
"Now, father," advised Billy, "just
foreet it. And 7 will fnreet about
you and Henrietta."
"About me and Henrietta?" snapped
Bartlett.
"Yes," said Billy, "and last night
on the porch when you thought we
had all gone in."
"That will do, Billy. We did noth
ing at all but s&y good night. I have
no objection to Batchelor as a son
in-law from what I know of him; but
only a week?"
"It was only an hour," said Billy.
"I loved him that very first day. And
please, father, you won't say any
thing, even to him. about it? Just
3 nice to him, you know. And then
won't say anything."
"Certainly I won't' say a thing if you
't want me to, Billy?but there is
whatever that you could say."
said Billy, "only what I
^carriage drove up at that mo
rhich was well.
CHAPTER XXIII.
lack to the Road.
tok the telegram the clerk
an elation it was nara
Batchelor, who leaned
of the store and
e combined, and
lily.
was a piece of fool
trip," thought
pathy of the vie
as probably for
time. Poor
sgram quickly
then slowly
and stiWfaira^^PlL^^Jil^18.
florid face grew first red and then
white.
"Come back, for God's gake. B.
here all the time. Where have you
been?" signed by his broker's name.
After the third reading. Bartlett
raised his eyes and glanced dully at
the Watermelon, leaning against the
counter, among thp gay rolls of cali
co and boxes of rubber overshoer. and
stockings, watching him with thr ;htt
ful, wary eyes, and Bartlett wonuered
If he were going mad. >
It was late in the afternoon. The
general and the girls, having tele
"Just Be Nice to Him, You Know."
graphed for^money, had gone to the
hotel to wait for their answers, while
Bartlett and the Watermelon had re
mained in the store, Bartlett eager
to receive the answer to the joyful
congratulations he had sent his brok
er on the success of his plan, and the
Watermelon because he scorned to
^un aw^y like- a whipped cur. prefer
ring Bartlett to know who he was.
"To ask me for Billy," Eartlett had
at first decided, but changed his mind
as the youth's gloom became appar
ently impenetrable,
Bartlett's jaw was set squarely,
sternly, hip eyes gleamed angrily and
a small pulse beat in his cheek. He
handed the. Watermelon the telegram
and watched him as he read it.
"Who are you?" he demanded
hoarsely, when the Watermelon had
LIVES UP TO REPUTATION
wary Knew now 10 worK, wasn't
Afraid to Work, but Was
Independent.
Mary's written references were ex
cellent and the employment agent
piled up praises. She knew bow to
work, and she wasn't afraid to work.
But she was independent, she wouldn't
hide that. Every bit of work that
fell to her legitimately was performed
thoroughly, but not one hand's turn
would she do to help a fellow-servant
along; the mistress must take that
into consideration. The mistress did.
She said that that was no objection.
On the first day in her new home
Mary lived up to her reputation. Also,
she lived up to it later in the evening.
She was requested to wind a big hall
clock. It was a fourteen-day clock,
and It took twenty-eight turns of the
key to wind it. Mary turned the key
fourteen times.
"That's not enough," said her mis
tress. "Why don't you finish?" 1
"Because there may be another girl
on this job next week," said Mary,
fin.j
turned it.
"JfToboam\ Martin," said the Water
melon slowly^ a grim amusement in
bis half-shut eves.
"Jero?what V'
"Jeroboam Mirtin."
"But Batchelo'v," stammered Bart
lett, confused.
"Batchelor is in New York,"- re
turned the Watermelon. "I just tele
graphed him, C. 0. D.. where he could
find his blooming car. Don't sup
pose the police had sense enough to
look for it at the hotel."
"A low, dirty trick," sputtered Bart
ieiu
The Watermelon agreed. "Typical
of the Street," he sneered. "Yah, it
fairly reeks with the filth of money,
your plan and mine."
"My plan?" Bartlett flushed 'and
looked away. "Stung," said he hum
bly, and crumpled the telegram in his
hand as he gazed moodily through the
open door to the village street, impo
tent to refute the words of the Wa
termelon.
The Watermelon nodded without
any undue elation, in fact, not think
ing at all about Eartlett, he was too
entirely absorbed in his own troubles.
"I suppose you are his partner?
friend?" questioned Bartlett, after a
moment's painful readjusting of ideas.
"No, I am a stranger. We met by
chance, as you might say. I am a
tramp.".
"A tramp!" Bartlett's business c^*
grin vanished before the rush of his
paternal alarm and surprise. "But.
by heavens, man, I told Billy she
could marrv vou."
The horror in his tones angered the
Watermelon. The hot blood leaped
into his face and his hands clenched.
"Well, why not?" he demanded. "1
am a man if I am a tramp."
"Bah," sneered Bartlett A man?
A cow, rather, an animal toft lazy to
work. I suppose you stole your
clothes."
Both talked In low voices that the
clerk, who only restrained himself
from approaching by the exertion of
tremendous will power, might not
hear them. The Watermelon's face
was very white, and he spoke slowly,
carefully, as he retold of the episode
of the swimming-hole and the stolen
car, still leaning against the varied
assortment of dress goods. "I bor
rowed these clothes," he concluded,
"to keep you away frop New York
for a week. That object may not
sound original to you, and it wasn't
You were the one who suggested it
to me through the telegraph clerk last
Sunday. You were stung, that's all.
I love Billy and she loves me. I hate
work, but for Billy I will' work and
am going to work. I love her." ,
"Does she know you are a tramp?"
"Yes."
"You haven't a cent, I suppose,
but I can earn some."
"rve"TtfSv^ thousands through that
dirty trick of ycM""8?"
"Yours. You \y;iginated it, you
know." V
. Bartlett leaned against counter
beside the Watermelon and
the floor. Neither thought to leave
the store, and even forgot the clerk,
who gazed at them dubiously from a
discreet distance ,and wondered how
many more telegrams they wanted.
Bartlett knew Billy. -Billy said that
she was going to marry this man and
so she would marry him?unless some
thing more effective than verbal op*
position were used. He had never ex
erted any authority over Billy and
knew that It would be too Kite to be
gin now. Billy would only laugh at
him. But after all, he was Billy's fa
ther, lie loved the girl and had some
right to object to her marriage with
a tramp. ' .
"Who are your people?"1 asked Bart
lett to gain time. He must make a
plan to separate Billy from the impe
cunious suitor. Authority was use
less. He must use tact, finesse.
*My father was a minister," re
turned the Watermelon. "Yours was
a grocer. Billy told me. Families
don't count in America."
Bartlett nodded agreement. "Why
did you become a tramp?"
Through inclination, not the whis
ky, bottle. Not that I am above* get
ting full once in a while, 'cause I
ain't. Just, I'm not a drunkard. See?
I took to tramping because I hate
to work. It takes too much of your
time. An office is like a prison to
me. A man loses his soul when he
stays all day bent over a desk. Be
sides, \ don't like work."
"Lazy?"
fes," snapped the Watermelon,
"but a man. < I love your Billy?my
Billys and -1 can work for her."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
It Will Save Time.
They took an ocean voyage for their
honeymoon. The second day out
"dearie" was experiencing the unrelia
bility of an ocean that was guaranteed
to be without variableness or shadow
of turning and wondering if "hubbie"
could by any human effort obtain a
position abroad when "bubble" en
tered the stateroom.
"It is lunch time, dearie; sh^ll I
have yours brought here or will you
try to eat it on deck?"
"No, love; have it thrown overboard.
It will save time and trouble."
t
"and I'm not going to do her work
for her." . '
To Clean a Piano Case.
Use a bottle of olive oil, a bottle of
alcohol, some new or perfectly clean
Canton flannel, a perfectly clean
chamois leather and a basin of wa
ter.
1. Wet a small piece of the flannel
-* J ? ?? '* a r\ wAna f\9 nil
ana arop uu it ? ic** uivpo ui w**.
2. Rub with the wet flannel, a
small section of the case at a time,
and Immediately rub it thoroughly
with a dry piece of the flannel, before
proceeding to a fresh section.
3. Polish finally with the chamois
or a fresh piece of the flannel. Rub
with the irain of the wood, and
brtathe on it occasionally to help re
move any oiliness that may remain. A
very little flour rubbed with the grain
of the wood will also help to remove
oiliness, but its use should not be
necessary.
t. wttMi iue pittiiu *uy& wun u coi
ner nf the flannel wet with alcohol. Be
careful, however, to avoid touching
the wood with the alcohol, as it will
ruin the varnish.
BACK TO
He swung his swivel chair around
from the flat desk on which documents
of all kinds were arranged in orderly
fashion and arose to greet the visitor
who entered this comfortable but
severely plain office. ' Slightly below
medium height he was, hair whitened
somewhat by a lifetime of hard serv
ice, cheeks ruddy with health, blue
eyes sparkling with fire?a man oi
sixty, clean cut, full of energy?the
heart and mainspring directing force
of the New York Central system
which means boss of 10,000 miles oi
railways. Forty years and four has
I William C. Brown been in railroad
I work; five has he spent as president
! of the New York Central. And now
1 V.A V. ~ ~ 1 3 _ J l_ T_ I 1 II A. -
ue iias xituiuea in nis resignation ic
to take effect January 1.
"Yes," he said, in answer to a ques
tion, "I remember very well when 1
commenced work as a railroader. It
was in the latter part of June, 18G9,
and a mighty hot June day at that. 1
was sixteen' years old then, plowing ci
was a big field to plow the sun beat <
sweated their way between the long ri
the plow.
"At one end the big field ran u
got there (I stopped to let the horses
myself. Outside, on the rails, was a
gang at work. He looked up and saw
g? ace he said:
" 'Young man, how would you like
" 'I'd like it mighty well,' I replie
"'All right,' said Leach. "Repor
start in.'
"I did report the following Mon
Brown continued with a smile. "I've
last three or four years I've been look
back from the rails to the farm again.
CROY DUCHESS "NOT
\
disapproved at a family co|
duke's mother, or members
sia, France and Hunga7y.
at a meeting atTrankforin
The house of Croy Is one
Intermarried with royal famlllei
John I. of Croy (1346-1415), a desc?
of the Croys antedates that of the Hoi
Tfie genealogical authorities who
come the duchess of Croy held that
from France and that its members wei
nobility, but were governed solely by t
MR. BORLAND'
Representative William P. Borland,
who not long ago gained fame by
*-- - - '?v? im/lanonh orm
Dringing a uttuy uumc uuu? ? ?
with which to surprise his wife and
augment his household, was seized
by another whim on his recent trip to
Panama and brought home a monkey.
She was a beauty, as pionkeys go,
and while Mr. Borland does not know
the technical name of the species, he
affirms that she had a white face and
was just about the cunningest and rar
est thing in the monkey line he ever
saw. In fact, she was more beautiful
tbau good and seemed wholly lacking
in appreciation.
Instead of grovelling at his feet in
gratitude for being transported from
the Jungles of Panama right into the
very arms of a member of congress,
she grew morose over the matter, got
1 to be a regular man hater, and found
her only solace when hedded on the
nice soft muff of Mrs. Borland. Mr.
Borland tried to win her heart, but
three bites now mar his beauty. The
tional zoo at Washington, where sport
Roosevelt In the wilds of Africa an
possums sent to Pre6ide_nt Taft and
things brought back by other mepbei
Panama.
PONCHO VILLA,
when it is considered that it was
artillery taken from the enemy's far si
95 per cent, of his ammunition was <
mainder smuggled in small quantities i
The cohesive power of loot is the t!
It is a bond that enfolds mlno work
aristocrat This band of robbers gutf
sacked Torreoa, and Villa v.is the fire
$8,000,000 in cash there. ^
. s
orn on a farm out in northern Iowa. It
lown with broiling rays, and the horses
owa as I guided them and boro down on
d close against the railroad and when 1
i rest and to c&tth a breath of air for
section foreman, A. J. Leach, and his
me wiping my forehead. After a single
t. . 'V .
to go to railroading?'
d.
t for work next Monday morning and
day morning, and went to work." Mr.
been right at'it ever since, and for the
ing for a gap in the fende so I conld get
EQUAL OF HUSBAND"
The 1914 edition of the Almanach de
Gotha; . which has just appeared in
Berlin, categorically announces that
the marriage of Miss Nancy Leishnian
and the duke of Croy "is not a mar
riage of equal birth-"
It is understood in royal circles' that
this phraseology, which is unusual in
the Almanach, is printed at the insti
gation of the Prussian royal herald's
office, and is intended as notice to the
duke that his wife is not entitled'to
the privileges of the kalser'Syj!?aK^or
the pther royal" courts of GefrmatfY; V
Wihen the duke of Crof ajrd'SjftSB
Nancy Leishman were mw?fed at
Geneva on October 28 there was a
strong presumptioA that the- bride
would not be Acknowledged as the
duchess of Croy in Germany. The
marriage took place without the con
sent of the kaiser and with the disap
rwOw a# tViA HllIrA
I ^luirai v/i iuv iauiu/ wj. tuv
I Upon the. announcement of tbe en
Igagement last April the match was
1 by the dowager duchess of Croy, the
Ranches of the Croys In Belgium, Pru*
Association of High German Nobility,
Bopposed the marriage.
jftest in Europe and has for centuries
JHjuke of Croy traces his lineage to
^Hpf a king of Hungary. The royalty
lURllerns by a full century.
ass^ted that Miss Leishman could; b -
the Hb^Jse of Croy derived Its nobility
e not botK^d by the rules of the German
:he family la^ys of their own house.
S LATEST PET
> monkey? Well, she 1b out at the Na
the wild animals corralled by Theodore
d Yellowstone park; the collection of
President Wilson, and the parrots and
8 of congress on their various trips to
SOLDIER OF LUCK
Mo man in any of Mexico's countless
rebellions and revolts has gone
through a more complete change of
circumstance than has Pancho Villa
in the last five months, and to few
men has there ever been given a more
kaleidoscopic career in a life time
than this desperado diplomatist has
jammed into the last five years of his
existence.
Escaping from United States bordei
patrols and Mexican federal infantry
and cavalry last March, Villa took the
field with a single horse, which had
been "borrowed,two sacks of flour
and nine men. r.Last month he re
turned with upward of 10,000 follow
ers, mostly well armed, quick moving
cavaliymen, 38 large field pieces, 50
rapid fire machine guns, a trainload of
ammunition, other trainloads of sup
plies for his troops and more than
$5,000,000 in Mexican money.
Villa's record of triumphs in the
last year is all the more wonderful
b almost entirely with ammunition and
:ronger force. He declares himself that
laptured from the federals and the r
through the United States border patr
hing that holds Yilla's army togethiff.
er, cowboy, rancher, farmer, peon and
:ed Juarez, led by Villa nimself. They
h Backer. He is repor/ 21" to have taken
*
I. The Sei
one tells u^
work they wei
be heralds; to^
against his cot
is a plentitude of
borers are few."
a particular people,^
self would come," 2
2:13. No matter what
their limitations,! the
would supply all deficleL
commanded prayer, but ate!
those same praying ones CH|
Prayer'and work go hand i
a sane Christian experience-^
impression demands sufficient c
sion. if it is to make any,lastin
tributton to our characters. The la
hatVest demands attention. We ?
Bent into that harvest by the V
himself, "Bdhold I send you;"
those whom he sends are not c
pelled to labor alone, Matt.
John 14:16. . Jesus mentions
things about those whom he se
Like Lambs.
(1) Their charaeter. Th^y ar
like "lambB." We have just hae
figure of "laborers" presented, lab
ers who were sept. Is this ,ther
mixed simile? We think not We
td go forth to the harvesting wor]
wnrlr hut. In t
characters, we are tp be lamb-llke. ?
(2) Their environment, "amongi
wolves." That is to kay, surrounding: |
each harvest field, and frequently en-1
croaching as far as they dare, are the
wolves, a type of the evil one and of,
his agents. - Those who go thus into,
or by the way of, danger will not carry!
any excess of baggage, 2 Tim. 2:4.
(3) In the third place, they are ta ,
go forth with complete dependence!
upon God's providing care -(v. 4). The j
exact letter of these instructions is<
not always incumbent upon his armbas
sadors, chapter 22:36, 36, but the spir?j
It of absolute faith in a Father who
will provide, must always possess his!
representatives. !
4. As to their bearing, it must bej
that of dignity and seif-respect (v. 5).[ "
Social demands consume a great dea!(
of energy in diplomatic circles, arid itj
is here that many Christians wastej f.
precious energy, as well as becoming} . i
involved in worldly practices. Theirj
first thought upon entering a house: , ;
muot be for the good/ of the home}
(v. E). not for their personal comfortj ,>
If a "son of peace," (v. 6), dwelt there,!
one to whom peace ' rightfully be- /'
lonced. their benediction would bring /
to that home a blessing.
not there their peace was not to
fwCfolUt would-peturn to the giver.
(5) ThelF^arfssion was to offer, not
to force acceptance. They were not
beggars, going from hoase to hanser j ?
(v. 7), they had something worthj
while and were worthy of their hire.j
The fawning, cringing sycophants that)
pass for Christian workers stand re-j
! buked before this teaching. However,
[ this does not sanction the dogmatic,
domineering methods of some. They
[ are to accept what is offered (v. 8),
not demanding, "a worthy compenaar) < , ;
tion." The church of Christ staridaj
condemned for the meager salaries J -
ii. ?_ , A v.
given its representatives, yut u u? i?v?j -
true that a man usually, and in- tiej
long run, gets about what he Is worth* A
Qod's Truth.
To build up character brings a far;
richer compensation, and more laat-i
ing results, than to obtain earthly!
prestige, ease or wealth. Therefore*
the ambassador of Christ can affordj *
to wait with glad certainty the final
casting up of accounts, accepting In}
the meantime the lowlier seats among) ' *'
men, Luke 14:7-14. However, thesai
ambassadors do have ^an exalted Worfc
to perform. They had a commission!
for both body and soul. The Gospel / ;
of Christ is for the whole man (v. 9)j
To minister to the bodies of men must
however be accompanied by the her
aiding of the coming kingdom. That
kingdom which i^ everlastingly to ba
visible upon earth, Dan. 2:44.
II. The Seventy Received (w. 1<K
16.) These heralds were to proclaim;
that the kingdom was "nigh unto you.H
In this section we have set before
us not only: the probable manner,
whereby the ambassddors may be re*
ceived, but also their attitude towards.
L
those who snail reject mem. J testis,
his anathemas pronounced upon Che
azin and Bethsaida (yv. 12-15), int
mates what shall be the fate of
who reject the ambassadors of the
King. He emphasizes this by saying
(v. 16) that he is heard and despised
when these, his representatives, are
heard or despised. This shaking off
of the dust Is a testimony of God's
abhorrence of their deeds, Luke 9rfr
If men will not receive the Gospel, we
are to pass on (Acts
This does not, howj
set aside,
Rom. 1:16.
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