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Published by courtesy of Doubleday, Page ft Co.) CHAPTER XXVI (CONTINUED). Just at thla time the mayor waa boasting that he had put an end to gambling and prise fighting In the city: but here a swarm of professional gamblers had leagued themselves with the police to fleece the atrlke break ers; and any night In the big open apace In front of Brown's one might eee brawny negroea atrlpped to the waist and pounding each other for money, while a howling throng of three or four thousand surged about, men and women, young white glrla from tho country rubbing elbows with big buck negroes with daggers In their boots, while rows of woolly heads peered down from every window of the surrounding factories: The ancestors of these black people had been savage's In Africa; and since then they had been chattel slaves, or had been held down by a community ruled by the traditions of slavery. Now for the flrat time they were free—free to gratify every passion, free to wreck themselves. They were wanted to -break a atrlke, and when It was broken they would be shipped away and their present masters would never see them again; and so whisky and women were brought In by the carload and sold to them, and hell was let loose In the yards. Every night there were stabblnga and shootlnga; It was said that the packers had blank permits, which enabled them to ship dead bodies from the city without troubling the authorities. They lodged men and women on the same floor; and with the night there began a saturnalia of debauchery —scenes such as never before had been witnessed In America. And as the women were the dregs from the brothele of Chicago, and the men were, for the most part. Ignorant country negroes, the nameless diseases of vice were soon rifs; and this whers food waa being handled which was sent out to every corner of the civilised world. : The "Union Stock Yards" were never a pleasant place; but now they were not only a collection of slaughter houses, but also the camping place of an army of fifteen or twenty thousand human beasts. All day long the biasing midsummer sun beat down upon .that square mile of abominations; upon tens of thousands of cattle rlfiwded Into pens whose wooden floors stank and steamed contagion; upon bare, blistering, dnder-etrewn railroad tracks and huge blocks of dingy meat factories, whose labyrinthine passages defied a breath of fresh air to penetrate them; and there were not merely rivers of hot blood and car loads of moist flesh and rendering vats and soap caldrons, glue factories and fertiliser tanka, that smalled like the craters of hell—there were also tons of garbage festering In the sun, and the greasy laundry of the workers hung out to dry, and dining rooms littered filth food and black with flics, and toilet rooms that were open sewers. And then at night, when thla throng poured out Into the streets to play w-flghtlng, gambling, drinking and carousing, cursing and screaming, laugh ing and Hinging, playing banjos ana dancing! They were worked In the yards all the seven days of the week, and they had their prise fights and • crap games on Hunday night os well; but then around the corner one might see a bonfire biasing and an old, gray-heuded negress, lean and wltch-llke, her hair flying wild and her eyes biasing, yelling and chanting of the fires of perdition and the blood of the "Lamb," while men and women lay down upon the ground nnd moaned and screamed In convulsions of terror and remorse. Such were the stockyards during the the Indies proceeded to administer It •trike; while the unions watched In by leaping from the truck and cracking •ullen despair, and the country clam- at every lies ored like a greedy child for Its food, •nd the packers went grimly on their way. Each day they added new work ers, and could be more stern with the old ones—could put them on piece work, and dismiss them If they did not keep up the pace. Jurgts was now One of their agents In this process; nnd he could feel the change day by duy, like the alow starting up of a huge machine. He had gotten used to being • master of men; and because or the stifling heat and the stench, and the fact that he was a “scab" and knew It some men Into a barroom. One of There were yelis of rage, and the terrlfled people lied Iqto houses and stores, or scattered helter-skelter down the street. Jurgls and his gang Joined In the sport, every man singling out his victim, nnd striving to bring him to bay and punch him. If he lied Into a house his pursuer would smash In the flimsy door and follow him up the stairs, hitting every one who came within reach, and Anally dragging his squealing quarry from under a bed or a pile of old clothes In a closet. Jurgls and two policemen chased and despised himself, he waa drinking, and developing a villainous temper, and he stormed and cursed and raged at his men, and drove them until they war* ready to drop with exhaustion. Then one day late In August, a su perintendent ran Into the place and shouted to Jurgts and his gang to drop their work and come. They followed him outside, to where. In the mldet of a dense throng, they saw several two- horaa tracks waiting, and three patrol wagon loads of police. Jurgls and his nten sprang upon .one of the trucks, and the driver yelled to the crowd, and they went thundering away at a gallop. Some steers had Just escaped from the yards, and the strikers had got bold of them, and there would be tbs chance of a scrap! They went out at the Ashland ave nue gate, and over In ths direction of the "dump." There was a yell as soon as they were sighted, men and women rushing out of houses and saloons as they galloped by. There were eight or ten policemen on the trucks, however, and titers was no disturbance until they came to a place where the street was blocked with a dense throng. Those on the flying track yelled a warning and the crowd scattered pellmell, dis closing one of tho steers tying In Its blood. There were a good many cat tle butchers about Just then, with noth ing much to do, and hungry children at home; and so some one had knock ed out the atesr—and as a first-class man can kill and dress one In a couple of minutes, there were a good many steaks and roasts already missing. This called tor punishment of course; and thorn took shelter behind the bar, where a policeman cornered him and proceeded to whack him over the back and shoulders, until ho lay down and gave a chance at his head. The oth er* leaped a fence In the rear, balking the second policeman, who was fat; nnd as he came back, furious and curs ing. a big Polish woman, the owner of the saloon, rushed In screaming, and received a poke In the stomach that doubled her up on the floor. Mean time Jurgls, who was of u practical temper, was helping himself at the bar; and the first policeman, who had laid out his man. Joined him, handing out several more bottles, and Mllng his pockets besides, and then, as he slarted to leave, cleaning ofr all the balance with a sweep of Ills club. The din of the glass crashing to the floor brought the fat Polish woman to her feet again, but another policeman came up behind her and put hla knee Into her bark and his hands over her eyes—and then ealled to his companion, who s ent back and broke open the cash drawer and fllled his pockets with the contents. Then the three went outside, and the man who was holding the woman gave her a shove and dashed out himself. The gang, having already got the car cass onto the truck, the party set out at a trot, followed by screams and curses and a shower of bricks and stones from unseen enemies. These bricks and stones would figure In the accounts of the "riot" which would be sent out to a few thousand newspapers within an hour or two; but the epi sode of the cash drawer would never be mentioned again, save only In the heart-breaking legends of Packlngtown. It waa late Ip the afternoon when they got back, and they dressed out the remainder of the steer, and a couple of others that had been killed, and then knocked off for the day. Jurgts went downtown to supper, with three friends who had been on the other trucks, and they exchanged reminiscences on the way. Afterward they drifted Into a roulette parlor, and Jurgls, who waa never lucky at gambling, dropped about IIS. To console himself, he had to drink a good deal, and he went back to Packlngtown about 2 o'clock In the morning, very much ths worse for his excursion, and, It must be confessed, entirely deserving the calamity that was In store for him. As hs was going to the place where he slept he met a painted-cheeked woman In a greasy "kimono," and she put her arm about hla waist to steady him; they turned Into a dark room they were passing—but scarcely had they taken two steps before suddenly a door swung open, and a man enter ed, carrying a lantern. "Who's there?" he called sharply. And Jurgls started to mutter some reply; but at the same Instant the man raised hi* light, which ilaahed In hi* face, *o that It was pos sible to recognise him. Jurgls stood stricken dumb, and his heart gave a leap like a mad thing. The man was Connorl Connor, the boss of the loading gang. The man who had ruined his wife—who had sent him to prison, and wrecked his home, and ruined his Ilfs, life stood there, staring with the light shining full upon him. Jurgls had often thought of Connor since coming back to Packlngtown. but It had been as of something far off, that no longer concerned him. Now, however, when he aaw him, alive and In the flesh, the same thing happened to him that had happened before—a flood of rage boiled up In him, a blind fronsy seised him. And he flung him self nt the man, and smote him be tween the eyes—and then, as he fell, seised hint by the throat and began to pound his head upon the stonea. / The woman began screaming, nnd people came rushing In. The lantern had been upset and extinguished, nnd It was so dark they could not see a thing; but they could hear Jurgls pnntlng, and hear the thumping of hla victim’s skull, and they rushed them and tried to pull him off. Precisely as before, Jurgls came away with a piece of his enemy's flesh between his teeth; and, as before, he went on light ing with those who had Interfered with him, until a policeman had coma and beaten him Into Insensibility. And so Jurgls spent the balance of the night In the stock yards station house. This time, however, he had money In hi* pocket, and when he came to his senses he could get something to drink, nnd also a messenger to take word of hie plight to "Bush" Harper. Harper did not appear, however, until after the prisoner, feeling very weak and 111. had been haled Into court and re- tnnnded at 1500 ball to await the result of his victim's Injuries. Jurgls wss wild about this, because n different magistrate had chanced to be on the bench, nnd he had stated that he had never been arrested before, and also that he had been attacked flrat—and If only some one had been there to speak a good word for him he could have been let off nt once. But Harper explained that he had been down town, nnd had not got the message. "What's happened to your he asked. Tve been doing a fellow up," said Jurgts. "nnd I’ve got to get 1500 ball.” "I can arrange that all right.” said the other, "though It may cost you a few dollars, of course. But what was the trouble?' It was a man that did me a mean trick once," answered Jurgls. •Who Is he?" •He's a foreman In Brown's—or used to be. His name's Connor. And the other gave a start. "Con nor!”' he cried. "Not Phil Connor?" Yes," said Jurgls, "that’s the fellow. Why?" "Good dod!" exclaimed the other, then you're In for It, old man! I can't help you!” Not help me! Why not?" Why, he's one of Scully's biggest men—he’s a member of the War- Whoop League, and they talked of sending him to the legislature! Phil Connor! Oreat heavens!" Jurgls sat dumb with dismay. "Why. he ran send you to Joliet. If he wants to!" declared the other. "Can't I have Scully get me off be fore he finds out about It?' asked Jur gls, at length. "But Scully's out of town,” ths other answered. "I don't even know where he le—he's ran away to dodge the strike.” That was a pretty mess, indeed. Poor Jurgts sat half dased. His pull had run up against a bigger pull, and he was down and out! "But what am I going to do?' he asked, weakly. How should I know?" said the oth- “I shouldn't even dare to get ball for you—why. I might ruin myself for life!" Again there waa silence. "Can* you do It for me?" Jurgls asked. "And pre- tend that you didn’t know who I'd hit?" "But what good would that do when you came to stand trial?" asked Harp er. Then he sat burled In thought for a minute or two. "Thera'a nothing— unless It's this.” he said. "I could have your ball reduced; and then If you hatl tho money .you could pay It and skip." "How much will It be?" Jurgls asked, after he had had this explained more In detail. "I don't know," said the other. "How much do you own 7" ‘Tvo got about 5300,” waa the an swer. “Well,", said Hafpcr, "I'm not sure, but I'll try and get you off for that. I’ll take the risk for friendship's sake—for I'd hate to see you sent to state prison for a year or two.” And so Anally Jurgls ripped out his bank book—which was sewed up In hta trouser*—and signed an order, which "Bush” Harper wrote, for all the money to be paid out. Then the lat ter went and got it, and hurried to the court, and explained to the magis trate that Jurgls was a decent fellow and a friend of Scully's, who had been attacked by a strike-breaker. So the ball was reduced to |S00, and Harper went on It himself; lie did not tell this to Jurgls, however—nor did he tell him that when the time for trial came It would be an easy matter for him to avoid the forfeiting of the ball and pocket the 1500 as his reward for the risk of offending Mike Scully! All that he told Jurgla was that he waa now free, and that the best thing he could do was to clear out as quickly as pos sible; and ao Jurgls, overwhelmed with gratitude and relief, took the dollar and fourtean cents that waa left him out of all his bank account, and put It with ths two dollars and a quarter that was left from hla last night's cele bration, and bonnlcd a street car and got off at the other end of Chicago. CLOSING CHAPTERS OF "THE JUNGLE." After Chapter XXVI "The Jungle" drops completely the narrative of life In the stockyards nnd plunges Into the story of bow Jurgla Is led Into a coterie nt Socialists; how hs Imbibed their principles, and how they promulgated those principles. (This la a brief synopsis of the last flve chapters.) Poor Jurgls was now an outcast and a tramp once more. He was crippled —as literally crippled as any wild ani mal which had lost Its claws. He could no longer command a Job when he wanted It; he could no longer steal with Impunity. And also he labored under another handicap now. When he had been out of work before he had been content If he could sleep In a doorway or un der a truck out of the rain, and If he could get 15 cents a day for saloon lunches. But now he desired all aorta of other things, and, suffered because he had to do without them. He must have a drink now and then, a drink for Its own soka and apart from the food that came with It. Jurgls became once more a besieger of factory gates. But never since he You Are Accessible To the world if you are a Bell Telephone subscriber. Listings for next Directory Close JULY 25. If you wish to become a subscriber or change your listing or take a different class of ser vice now is the time to act. (J Reasonable Rates. Call Contract Dept.. M. 1300 BELL SERVICE IS SATIS FACTORY had been In Chicago had he stood IeB9 chance of getting a Job than Just then. At tjie end of about ten days he had only a few pennies left; and he had not yet found a Job—not even a chance to carry a satchel. Haw, naked terror possesed him. He was going to die of hunger! He would walk, begging for work, until he was exhausted. Every where he went there were hundreds of others like him; everywhere waa the sight of plenty—and the merciless hand of authority waving them away. There Is one kind of prison where the man Is behind bars, and everything that he desires Is outside; and there is an other kind wltpre tho things are be hind bars and the man Is outside. Down to his last quarter, Jurgls took to living on stale bread, which the bakers sold at a reduced price, and lived for two days upon a cabbage which he snatched from a stall. One night he was given a quarter by an old lady for carrying hor bun dles and he obtained a meal which stuffed hie skin as tight as a football, afterward finding himself In a hall where Senator Spareshanks won ex plaining the system of protection, an Ingenious device whereby the working man permitted the manufacturer to charge him high prices. In order that he might receive higher wages; thus taking his money out of hts pocket with one hand and putting a part of It back with the other. To the senator this unique arrangement had somehow become Identified with the higher veri ties of the universe. Singular as It may seem, Jurgls was making a desperate effort to compre hend the extent of American prosper ity. The reason was that he wanted to keep awake. But he had eaten such a big dinner, and ths room was so warm, Jurgls began to snore; one of his neighbors called a policeman and he was thrown out. In the street, Jurgls caught sight of a well-dressed woman. It waa Alena Jasaityte, who had been the belle of hla wedding feastl Alena gave Jurgls the address of Marlja. a number on Clark street, and he set out to find her. While watting In the hall, there wa* a cry of "Po lice!” and In the confusion Jurgls comes upon Marlja. Every one In the house was arrested, but the magistrate free* Jurgls next morning, and he wan ders past the hall from which he had been ejected for snoring during Sena tor Spareshanks' speech. Another meeting was In progress, and Jurgls entered, to find that It was held by Roalallets. After the speaking ho ventured to thank the lecturer for his address end was Introduced to Ostrinskl, a little tailor, who took Jur gls to hit room and talked to him for tours of the Socialist movement. To Jurgls the packers had been equivalent to fats; Ostrinskl showed him that they wars the beef truth It was a monster devouring with a thou sand mouths, trampling with a thou sand hoofs; It was the Oreat Butcher —It was the spirit of capitalism made flesh. Bribery and corruption \fiere Its everyday methods. In Chicago the city ovemment wa* simply one of Its branch offices; It stole billions of gal lons of city water openly; It dictated to the courts the sentences of disor derly strikers; It forbade the mayor to enforce the building laws against It. In the national capital It had power to prevent Inspection of Its product, and o falsify government reports; It vio lated the rebate laws, and when an In vestigation was threatened It burned Its books and sent Its criminal agents out of the country. It had forced the price of cattle ao low as to destroy the stock raising In dustry, an occupation upon which whole states existed! It had ruined thou sands of butchers who had refused to handle Its products. It divided the country Into districts, and fixed the price of meat In all of them; and It owned all the refrigerator cars, and levied an enormous tribute upon all tftli.iHtlAaftU.uitti.illaiHt.aiMi.il, .a.l & UP IN THE OZONE "In the Land of the Sky” KENILWORTH INN Situated In a Private Park of 160 Acres, Biltmorc, iVenr Ashe ville, N. C. t 2,500 Feet Above the Sea Level. HL'just the place to speno the summers—• Recognized ns the lending hotel In tho mountains of Western North Carolina. No scenery In tho world will comparo with the view from this hotel. Mount Mitchell and l’lsgah In full view. Adjoins and overlooks the lilltmore eitato. Cool, Invigorating cllmste, m*c- nlflcentljr furnished, cuisine unsurpassed. Pure water. All vegetables from our private garden gathered fresh, overr morning. Orchestra golf, poo!. Millards, tenuis, liverr, beautiful rides and dries* * Coach meets all trains at Mtnore station. 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Here many Western cat tlemen were accustomed to stay, and Hinds would get them aoound him In the lobby and paint little pictures of "The System." ‘Sea hare,” he would say In the midst of an argument, "I’ve got a fallow right hers who’s worked there and seen ev en’ bit of It.” Gradually Jurgls found out what was wanted, and he would stand up and apeak his piece with en thusiasm, and when Jurgls would give ths formula for "potted ham" or tell about the condemned hogs that were dropped Into the ‘‘destructors" at ths top and taken out again at the bottom, to be shipped Into another state and made Into lard. Hinds would bfng his knee and cry, "Do you think a man could make up a thing like that?" And when the victim would say that the whole country was getting stirred up, that ths newspaper* were full of denunciations of the beef trust, and the government taking action asrnlttp; It, Tommy Hinds had a knockout blow ull ready. "Yes," he would say, "all that Is trae—but what do.you suppose Is the- reason for tL Art) you foolish enough to believe that It Is done for the public? There are other trusts la the country Just as Illegal and extor tionate as the beef trust; there Is the coal trust, that freeses the poor In winter: there I* the steel trust, that doubles the price of every nail In your Are You Still Paying Rent? If so, I am Surprised! Rent Receipts Remind me of Money Thrown Away. Do you know that the Standard Real Estate Loan Company of Wash ington, D. C„ will aell you a home-purchasing contract whereby you can buy or build a home anywhere In the United States and pay for It In monthly payments for leas than you are now paying rent? They will lend you from (1,000 to $5,000 at 5 per cent, simple interest, al lowing you to pay It back In monthly Inptallments of $7.50 on each thousand borrowed. For prospectus and plana of our proposition, call on or write J. 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The beef trust has defied the railroads —It Is plundering them day by day through the private car; and so the public Is roused to fury, and the gov ernment goes on the warpath. "And you poor common people watch and applaud the Job, and think It's all done for you, and never dream that It Is really the grand climax of the cen tury-long battle of commercial compe tition—the final death-grapple of the chiefs of the beef trust and Standard Oil for the prise of the mastery and ownership of the United States of America!" After an Ineffectual effort to Induce Marlja to abandon the life she was leading In the house on Clark street, Jurgla settled down to work nnd the constant study of Socialism, ao that when the night of the election cams around he was one of the most excltsd In the group receiving the returns of the -party, and hla story ends, as on* of the orators declaims, "'Chicago will be ours!” (The End.) I and WHISKEY HABITS S&gsjjfK IB.M.WOOLLEY.MJ). 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