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TltffcJ BOTfettVHtBfti TrtftMAflVtfj LB, OA., AUOUSlf WALTER BLOOMFIELD i,«««****•»'#*>••♦&-**• 4+ ' Cepjrrltbt larti ir Sonar Bovfcttt'a •<>¥* f Z? CHAPTER XXII. j f Continued. ~ }•' “Bravo, Ernest; well resolved, didn’t think yon had no much grit Ita you. I would not have advised yod in this case, but hnd I done so I wold have pointed out no fairer W better line of action. So much for that. Tut your letter in your pocket and get on with your breakfaat What can I help yon to?”- "I bhtu not much appetite this morn lug, tliauk you, uncle. Another cup N o£t?offee and I have done.” Jr If It It because you ore In love that you can’t eat I will ekeusc you, but not If U la because matters In which yo« take an Interest don’t go so smoothly as yon could wish. If I had suffered my appetite to decline every one or other of the scores of matter* In which I Interest myself ran off the line 1 had marked out for It 1 should have been dead of starvation years ago. Exert your Imagination, and— forgetting all about sequins, dishonest retainers, village beauties, and what Over also occupies your thought*— bring yourself to believe that man was'tarn chiefly for the consumption ®P foodir-wbich Is certainly true of the greater number of ns. Imagination will work wonders. I hate seen a pen- nlless beggar confined In an Insane asylum who has believed that he was s king, and been for happier In that be lief than many a specimen of the real article Surrounded by Intriguers and fawning thieves. Now I have a pro posal to make respecting this steak. Xbu will observe that It Is a very small v T»lov«—that It does not weigh much more than a pound. Well, get outside of that steak and this piece of bread and I will give you n letter of Intro duction to Mrs. Vnn Rensselaer, which will enable you to spend the day at Tarry town with Connie for your com panion; refuse me, and I will give such a letter to your friend. Mr. Price, who yesterday asked mo for It.” / The task Imposed was a formidable «ne, but then the prise with which sue- etss was to be rewarded was so de lightful, and the calamity assigned to failure so awful, that I addressed my- •elf to It with great courage. Rut my aptatronomlcnl powers were not equal to the strain to which It was proposed to subject them, and l»efore my tank was half completed I pushed my plate from me and gave up the attempt In despair. My uncle, who hnd boeu Watching me, generously forgnvo my abortcoming, aud remarking that I van better when spurred, Invited me Into hls study, where he wrote ns fol lows on the back of one of hls address cards: . l)enr Mrs. Van Rensselaer—Theyouug gentleman who will hand you this Is my uephew, Mr. Ernest Truiunu, of Holdenhurst, near Bury St. Edmund’s, England, lie arrived In America a day or so ago, and we are hls only connec tions here. Kludly receive him to day, Introduce him to your friends and tell him all ho don’t know-as far as yoi can. Very faithfully yours, 8. T. Sept. 13, 18—. , •There*” said unde 8am, as he baud «*1 uif» the card, “that will do the bu*l newt for you. Mrs. Vnn Rensselaer Jtwes me some gratitude for helping \o settle her late husband’s affairs, and she will be very pleased to entrrtalu yon. Con and your aunt will lie de lighted when they learn you are to ne- company them. I have no doubt you will find a sail up the Hudson to Tar- rytown very enjoyable. My yacht will ta/ready to leave at eleven, and it is Qbw barely half-past eight. 1 have much to do to-day, and am going down town at once, so you must amuse your self for the next couple of hours In any way you can. Hadn’t you better scud your father a telegram Informing h!:n of your Intention to return in the Um bria? I am going to telegraph to Eng land myself, and will despatch your message with mine.” v ^ hastily,scribbled In my pocketbook, # *Truman, Holdenhurst, Bury 8t. Ed mund's. England - Letter received. Returning In Umbria. Ernest,” ami fearing out the lear handed It to my uncle, who having expressed hls ap proval If It. wished me n pleasant day &nd disappeared down the stairs. A minute afterward 1 heard the street door close, and looking out of the win dow saw my undo walking rapidly toward Fifth aveuue. I turned from the window different feelings tlmu were mine \Vh/n I watched my unde’s departure fr Holden burst. Then I perceived ray of hope for the accomplishment of my desires; now my path seemed eh al and eaay. The girl whom I loved lud gone so far as to declare tlmt she pre ferred me of all men. and would never marry unless with me. while her pow erful guardian, who hnd given a bund- ant evidence of Ills pr^adlce In iny favor, had juat assured me that be was not opposed to my suit. Hut the estrangement of my father and unde, and above all that dfstayed parennl command wblcb 1 carried in my pock et were as black clouds threatening to obscure the sunshine of my bapol- neis. Now that unde Bam was gene Ids defense of Annie Wolscy sceu-.ed yainfully strained and insufficient, and I could not but regard the circuw- ah!*" 111 ^ culty to be encountered In seeking to effect the reconciliation oi the* broth ers. My conscience whispered that my right and proper course was to Obey my father, but I was too deeply in love with Constance Marsh to dare to Imperil my present amicable terms with her by offending my uncle, and the twofold result would necessarily follow that course. When momentous dedslons have to be mode by the mor ally weak (and such was my condition at the period of Which 1 write), then nlifo comes suffering, for it is the quality of weakness to shrink from pain,* even when conscious that It) so doing It not only postpones but accu mulates disaster. pondering these things I slowly returned to my room to prepare for the excursion to Tnrry- town—which luckily I had not done be fore, for my uncle’s practical Illustra tion of the way I was to deal with old John Adams would have wrecked the toilet of a Suffolk farm laborer. At half-past ten aunt Gcrirude and Miss Marsh entered the drawing room, where I awaited them In some trepida tion, for I knew that ray uncle had not seen either of these ladles since he had arranged for me to nccoinpnuy them to Tnrrytown, and It was quite possi ble that they might depart without me, or that my company might be less agreeable to them than ray uncle hnd represented. These fears were once dispelled by aunt Gertrude, who, coming forward to greet me. assured mo of the pleasuro with which she hnd Just learned that I was to be their companion for the day. I expressed ray thanks, and at the sarao time my surprise that she should know of this, for I was aurp that she could not have seen her husband since I saw him leave the house. Ob, you don't, quite understand,' said aunt Gertrude, laughing, “my hus band Is now at hls ofilce, and he lias Just been talking to me by telephone." Both ladles were dressed ready to depart, and looked very charming, par ticularly Miss Marsh, who stood ucnr to tho open door, giving sundry patu and twitches to n refractory rose which could not bo easily Induced to repose In tho bosom of a white muslin dress to tho satisfaction of Its mistress. Am I observed this beautiful but silent girl waiting while her sister and I were talking. I did not think, and could not then have* believed that It was she moved uncle Ham to furnish ine with nil introduction to Mrs. Van Rensselaer. That knowledge did not come to me till long after. A wife is lavish of confesslou from which c maid would shrink. The Journey to the dock In my tin dc's carriage did uot occupy many mluutes. Arrived there we at once went on board my undo's yacht small steamer, exquisitely designed and superbly fitted, a Hunting palace In lululaturc. The hour appointed for our departure lmd not yet arrived, but steam being up, and the cnptnln, un derstanding that our party was com plete, tho gaugwuy was at once raised, and the Iroquois slowly steamed out from among the trading steamships by which she was surrounded and bor round Into the North River. September and October are the most pleasant months In North America Then .the fierce glare of summer lias subsided, and the air Is dry, clear ami exhilarating, and the foliage assumes a beautiful golden tint. In such a sea- sou a Journey up the Hmlsou River is a very delightful experience. The American Rhine, ns the Hudson Is sometimes called, is inferior to the German Rhine iu nothing but histori cal associations, though even In tills respect It Is not destitute. Precipitous banks, rising to a height of from .’>00 to 500 feet, for the most part thickly wooded, amoug which here and there nettles a picturesque village or elegant mansion standing iu its own highly ultlvated grounds, enchant the eyes of tho stranger for many miles along Its course. Speaking for thyself I must say that I remember few If any days in my life upon which I have ex perienced greater pleasure than was inlue on the particular thirteenth of September of which I now write. That the companionship of my Con- stunco (I had already once or twice so addressed Miss Marsh and she had not demurred to the style), had much to do with my satisfaction must be Itnme (I lately admitted. Aunt Gertrude, with admirable tact, had begged Con stance aud nu» to excuse her continu ing the perusal of au Interesting book which she hail brought with her, aud we (heaveu blots our charity; saw fit to graciously grant the desired pardon, upon which she took a seat at the aft, aud vouchsafed us no further uot ice until our arrival at Tarrytown. The few hours remaining to mo In America wen* rapidly wastiug away, and I felt that 1 could not tell Con- stance of my resolve to return at once to England without at the same time informing her of the reason for ray sudden departure. This 1 now pro ceeded to do. Having already acquaint ed her with the story of the sequins 1 did not have to again go through that wearisome recital, but merely related uncle Sam’s view of the case and tho advice which he had given me. -And moat 70a really leave for Eng land to soon ns the day after tri-moi* 1 tow?” Asked Constance; ibbkirig tip al me reproachfully. '‘Why, Ernest, dear, you bare only Just come here!” T am stJrrf t tritUt.” I replied; t trlil Afcny in England bkty sd long as It takes td recover those seqolns, and will then return to yon by the first steamer.” “Why, you may never recover, them I How much arc the old coins worth, all of them, wherever they arc?’’ Inquired Constance. “Almost a hundred. ned seventeen thousand UoUlids,’’ t answered; - “Oh; 1 don’t Understand that,” said Constahce; “tell trie iri dollars.” “FiVh hundred and sixty thousand dollars, exactly.” “Well, let them go, and trouble no more about them; they have already caused mischief enough. 1 haven't ro mneb money at my banker's,♦but If you will abandon the pursuit of those sequins I will get Sain to sell out a little of my stock to-morrow and give you a check for that atiount. Will that satisfy JroU?** Satisfy me! 1 * t exclalihed iri amaze ment. “My dear Constance, hdW shall I answer you? Your generosity tnkes my breath away. I want those se nates tot bite reasori olily; arid but for that rine special rensori I dott't think I wohld interest myself about them ot ali, or certainly not much. If only I could get those coins, their possession would give me courage to ask you to become my wife, courage I must al ways wont while you arc rich and 1 am poor. Love of you It Is chiefly, dear Connie, which takes me back to England, and also the honor of my unde Bnm which, as you know. Is bound Up With the recovery of tho se- quids.” “And If you recover them, you say you will returu,” remarked Constance quietly. ‘Yes, dearest Connie, and then my fate will rest with you.” “Am I to understand that If you fall to get that money I atn to forget yon?” “No, do not do that In any case, but I think 1 will be sure to get the se quins.” “Oh, Ernest, dear," sold this artless girl, pressing my hand, “come to me when you will, with money or without money, 1 am always yours, I can lovo none but you.” Wanted* Conscientiousness By the Editor of Tho ttniUrf T is natural, wholesome, saving oonsctantRrtsfie**, *PPH*® *° all the relations and emergencies ot private ifffrf public life, that Is so sadly wanting In many American commu'fihtas-^o conscientiousness. Which results in something like that aysteiii of honor which (iistlrtguisftes tbs student life of the Univer sity of Virginia, and which, fttgitifaiJs ara apt to maintain, bos perceptibly and beneficially affeetdd tbt? ton# of business and other affairs in that commonwealth. itoWfiflgbt on* scrupulousness marks the knave; a partial lack of sOTOph* charncteHscs the large number of respectable men who, as members of boards, as merchants, ns taxpayers, as politicians, ns voters, wink at evil practices in bthers, timidly avoid all bppositlon to official wrong, and themselves commit Slight arid not too conspicuous irregularities, or give support for selfish reasons to venal candidates for office. Siicll “respectables" are tho despair of the patriotic men who, in our day and In a thousand Communities, arc trying to stay the tide of that political corruption which, according to so good ( friend of America as John Morley, “for the moment obscures the great democratic ex periment.” It comes to this, that “the period of corruption” which friends of Americans abroad are called upon so ofter to apologize for—a corruption which, while bail enough. Is not so deeply rooted as om* enemies believe—can be brought to an end only by the growth of a sense of honor, of scrupulousness backed by moral bravery, upon the port of individuals in the republic. It is not fantastic to aver that a gift of imagination would assist some people to be virtuous. If a citizen should feci that hi* dwri lack Ot scruple, In any direction, was a contribution to the corruption and dishonor of his country, and that his personal withstand ing of temptation to do wrong Was not only an act of private virtue, but had patriotic Uses as well—If he were convinced, for instance, that his refusal to Vote ns a trustee for tt contribution to a bribery fund or to a dishonest boss was a means Of doing away with « national disgrace-lf he had the Imagination to grasp the large bearings of hls Individual action, it would be easier for him to take a stand for righteousness instead of weakly acquiescing in some customary wrong. Aristotle’s Idea of the State was association “In a life of felicity and nobleness;” but Christianity ought not to have to look to Dac«iiism for ideals of good citizenship and the making of a righteous pcopk Give a Child Freedom T CHAPTER XXIII. AT TARRYTOWN. Pleasant hours pass quickly. When tho Iroquois entered Tappnu Bay I was surprised to find that It was two o’clock. Aunt Gertrude—who had uot spoken to her fellow travelers once during the Journey, nor, so far ns I was aware, In any way observed them —now laid her book aside and come to ward ns. Constance and I—the for- mer very quiet since her declaration of affection for me, ns If abashed by tbnt 8|K>ntancou* avowal — also rose from seats and went to meet her. and to gether we three paced the deck, aunt Gertrude pointing out to me where I'lermont lay, nnd the course of tho beautiful Palisades, nnd explaining to whom belonged the tasteful mnuslons with which the river banks were now thickly dotted. In this delightful slt- untlou, with one of these charming sis ters on either arm—the more youthful nud sl|yut my very own. the other my near relation, wife of tho man I most admired—I was Intoxicated with my happiness, and felt bow unworthy I was of my placeman Image of Suffolk clay set between two Jewels. The Iroquois was uow slowly ap proaching n landing stage at the foot of n very strep bank, on tho summit of which stood the ItensNclner mansion —an elegant structure of wood, with three verandas continued quite around the building. The bank was cut Into 1 series of terraces, each a carefully ultlvated flower gardcu. connected by white marble steps flanked with copies of classical statues. All the doors nnd windows of the house appeared to be open, while dispersed about the grounds was a numerous party of la dies and gentlemen, some of whom were endeavoring to make out the Iro quois by the aid of lorgnettes. See!” exclaimed aunt Gertrude, with almost childish glee, “there are Van Rensselaer nnd Mr. Rosen berg on the top terrace endoavoriug to salute us. ’’ Connie banded me tho lorgnette through which she hnd just been look- lug, nud I saw distinctly the two por ous of whom aunt Gertrude had spo ken. Mrs. Van Rensselaer was a lady not much short of fifty, tall, stately, with clear cut, regular features, and Mr. Rosenberg was by her side wav lug n white handkerchief. Our Journey, which had been a slow le, was now over. A large party was assembled on the lauding stage to re ive us, luclr.ding the hostess, Mr. Rosenberg and several persons whom remembered having seen at aunt •rtrude’s At Home. Mrs. Van Reuss- laer having assured me that any rela tion of her late'husband’s particular friend, Mr. Samuel Truman, was very welcome to her house, we proceeded to pass upward through the terrace gar dens, our hostess aud aunt Gertrude leading the way, with Miss Marsh and I immediately following. I had uow obtained that for which l had so passionately louged aud so of ten despaired, aud the result was a buoyancy of spirit nnd a degree of courage which 1 hud never before ex perienced. The confidence which Is born of success was strong within me, and that awkward shyness of manner which had all my life marked me ou‘ for ridicule fell away from me r.# 1* were by magic. To be continued. Urp African Bata. Bata measuring nearly five feet from tip to Up of tbelr wlrgs have been found in a cave pear Tanga in Eaat In That Way Ha Learos to Think and Acquire Self-control By Prof. Job* Dewey HE greatest slavery Is not of the body, but of the mind. The slave must take orders, lie Is not free to carry out his own Ideas. Iu fact, Plato, 2500 years ago. defined slavery ns the expression of other people’s Ideas, instead of one’s own. An individual to be really free must do bis own thinking. Those who do not think simply accept the Ideas of the group into which they are born, or pick them up by chance contact. The world tacitly acknowledges this difference. The Individual who is known to net from Inner convictions Is admitted to be a higher type than he who acts from the standards of those about him. Is there such a thing as moral Individuality? Yes, character is an individual possession. No one can take It away or give it to you. Likewise It is n personal acquisition. No patent method has ever been found to veneer It from the out side, or even to piaster It up from the inside. It is an Individual acquisition nud an Individual possession. It is the Individual factor In life. To strengthen this individual factor Is to produce stronger men and women. Tlia whole aim of our school work at present seems to be to prevent the making of mistakes. Take the study of English, for example, the sentences of the little children in the lower grades. The whole object Is to get those sen tences written without an error. The object Is not to evoke thought and to teach how to express that thought Iu the English language—iu short, to develop power—but to avoid mistakes. The schools aro permeated with the spirit that mistakes must not be made. You will see this even In schools which are alert nnd eager. The pupils aro alert, but ft is to catch a clue to the correct answer In the manner and aspect of the teacher. They hang upon the teacher’s lips, but It is not from Interest in the subject, but to get a “steer” ns to tho way to avoid ranking a mistake. We ore training children to be dependent on their teachers; nnd a child trained to bo dependent cannot grow Into a strong, self-reliant adult. We can have two aims in our educational system-first, to turn out a product ns near absolute correctness as possible. Oi we con make the development of power our eml and aim. You cannot give a child of four the same freedom ns one of ten. Sixteen cannot be given the same freedom as thirty-two. But there Is po child so young that It cannot be granted a certain amount of freedom of choice. Then let hint take the consequence of choice. Lot him learn the lesson of the result of Ills choice! f I am of the opinion personally tbnt we could stnnd a very large amount of freedom. If there were no escaping consequences. Children arc protected too much—especially In the case of well to do parents who endured hardships iu their youth. They are determined that their children shall never suffer as they suffered; nnd they will step In and protect tlieulr children from every conse quence of the latter’s actions. Suppose a child chooses to make n box In school. Let him make it. Let him have freedom of choice. But if he is tired of it In five minutes nnd wants to sew or cook or draw, insist that ho finish the box. It is tils own choice. No one obliged him to start It. Having had freedom of choice he must carry It ns near completion as possible. If it is too difficult nnd lie cannot finish It, let him find It out. He will remember it when next he comes to make a choice. When a child can reason from cause tqr effect ho has acquired the power to think, nnd to control hls own actions, because he can reason out the effects of them. The typical quality of the very highest character Is self-control. Give the child the power to think, and he will have self-control. Is Individual Wealth Consistent With the Weliare oi Society? By Lyman J. Gate, Former Secretary ot the Treasury * of us who lives iu the moilnrn times, when no famine i OUR OLD FRIEND. ( Now cornea the eager . V/ Who down the itre.ms will plod. He'll reel hi. 6,h in by the inch. His lies off by the rod. » —Indianspohs San. f CONTINGENT INDIGNATION. -Aren't you angry because your hus band beta on the races?" ■•I don’t know yet.” answered Mr*. Torklns. "I hareu't heard whether he won to-day or not.”-WusWnS«>" Star. t I '» TICKLED TO DEATH. “I new knew anyone who could be ,o tickled with * feHther ns my wi»- "Tickllsh, Is »l»e?” ‘•Not usually, lint this was an os trich feather she bought at n\bargain sale.”—Philadelphia Ledger. v A LOVABLE CHARACTER/ Singleton—"How did you come',to fall in love wttb your wife?” Littleton—“I married her for her money, and afterward discovered that she possessed twice na much ns she claimed to have."—Fuck. PROOF of it. Mrs. Hatterson-'T wpnder if It has paid *0 give our daughter, such a good education?” N Hattersou—“Paid! Why. c'f course. Don’t you see from her mani^r how- auperlor she is to us?”—Life. “ IMPARTIALITY. Dashaway—“I tell you, old man. that the first kiss I got from Miss Plukerly was delicioua.” Cleverton—“Don’t »oy a word; I know all about It. t wan there after you left.”—Detroit Pre>\Pre«s. THE WHOLESALE. “You don't want a boy to carry wa ter to you, you animated reservoir. What you*need is a tank car.”—San Frauclsco Examiner. I JERSEY FOSSIL. “This tusk.” said the Jersey com muter, “I dug up In my garden. It'» all of four feet long. Remarkable, 'sn’t It?” “Yes. It’s very probably the bill af a prehistoric mosquito.”—Philadel phia Ledger . NO STOCK IN TRUSTS. “I don’t take any stock in these trusts, anyway.” “Don’t believe there are such things?” “Ob, yes. but I haven’t the money to buy the stock.'—New .Orleans Times-Democrat. METHODIC Al.. “You say you never eat your Thanks giving dinner until after sunset?” j “Never,” replied Mr. Bliggins. “I ' always wait till the football game ia | over and then if Josh hasn't any bones j broke we go ahead with the cere* 1 mony.’’—Washington Star. A COMPLIMENT. Miss Planer—“Mr. Jolley Is such a flatterer. As we passed him just now disease stalk the land, when he visits the city and walks up the # j I heard him remark very audibly that avenues and sees the palaces, nnd the dresses of the richest fabrics uml rarest patterns, and all the luxuries that unbounded wealth can give, bis views are unlike those of the barbarians. If he Is a believer In Divine Providence he Is likely to inquire how the good things in life should be divided in such a partial manner. Tolstoy 1ms said that no one has a right to anything that be has not produced by hls own hand, and a more modern man. a preacher, has said that no man acquires $1,000,000 hon estly. That sounds flrst rate for people who have not $1,000,000. That Is the question 1 want to consider, but l can do so only superficially at this time. There is a preliminary question, and that is, “How is wealth produced, and how Is it rightfully divided?’’ I had such shell-like cars.” Miss Speltz—“Ob, was that what he said? I understood him to say shelf like.' —Philadelphia Press. GREAT GALL. Slubb—“Now, that’s what I call gall. The idea of that doctor makiug calls in an automobile.” Penn—“Gall? Why, I think it i» very enterprising for a doctor to use an automobile.” Oue thing is manifest to all. It is that land, labor nnd capital In them- j Stubb—“But he’s a horse doctor.”-* selves have no power at all. Land idle grows weeds, labor unemployed ; Chicago News. starves, capital when not in use brings no returns. | If you look at the matter fairly you will find that there is another faculty, and that is ability. If any umn by Ills ability, ingeuuity. skill or knowledge so conserves the thing as to make it useful, he is entitled to a share at least of the benefits he confers on society. to return to the old methods of transportation before the adop tion of the trunk lines, we would have to pay one billion and a half for freight age more than we pay now. Still, land has not become more fruitful, labor, is labor, no more efficient, and yet the power has been supplemented by ma- hinery and scientific discovery. Wealth is being produced with a rapidity never before known Iu the history of the world, and everybody has part of the advantages of the enormous Increase in wealth. The wealth of the country has increased six times since the Civil War. while the population has increased but two and a half times. Deposits amount ing to $2,500,000,000 In the savings banks is divided among 5.400.000 depositors. There are people who do get rich and don’t do anything to deserve it. They get it by the game of hazard, by fraud in dubious ways, and there are men who prefer violence and theft to industry. There are adventurers not only In low finance but high finance in Wall Street, but they constitute only a small part of the people there. I have argued the material advantages of wealth, and, I think, demon- atrated that it la uot injurious to society. There is anotbei question, and that NOT THE ONLY VICTIM. Mrs. Neurlch—“We’ll have to dis charge the butler.” Neuricb—“Because why?” Mrs. Neurlch—“He mistook me for my maid in the dark hallway last night and actually kissed me.” Neurlch—“Well, he has my sympa thy. I made the same mistake my self one nJgbt last week.“-Chicago News. ESCAPED HER NOTICE. “How did you like the way the min ister animadverted upon our col loquialisms last Sunday?” asked Mr. Oldcastle. “I didn’t notice it.” replied her hos tess. ‘Me and Josiah were crowded out of our own pew and bad to^L? where we couldn’t see him whenW? ia the moral dispooitkra of wealth. That I do not propose to disetua. I will I wasn’t standin’ nn - chUHL®*I!2« lea Ye the other gvetttou to monlieto end pUloeopbm. _ ttoli* . P ’ ~ < - t ‘ lc ‘ 10