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THE BRETHREN
A Romance of the Crusades
BY H. RIDER HAGGARD.
Continued from last Sunday’s News.
CHAPTER Xlll.—Continued.
"See the only road that leads from
the citadel of Masyaf save that across
the bride,” said Masouda.
"A bad one." answered Wulf, star
ing downward.
“Aye, yet horses trained to rocks
can follow it. At the foot is the bot
tom of the gulf, and a mile or more
away to the left a deep cleft which
leads to the top of the mountain and
to freedom. Will you not take it now?
By to-morrow's dawn you might be
far a wav.”
“And where would the lady Rosa
mund be?” asked Wulf.
"In the harem of the lord Sinan—
that is, very soon,” she answered,
cooly.
“Oh, say it not!” he exclaimed, clasp
ing her arm, while Godwin* leaned
back against the wall of the cave. I
“Why should I hide the truth? Have ]
you no eyes to see that he is enam
ored of her loveliness—like others?
Listen; a while ago my master Sinan
chanced to lose his queen—how. we
need not ask, but it is said that she
wearied him. Now, as he must by
law, he mourns for her a month, from
full moon to full moon. But on the
day after the full moon—that is, the
third morning from now—he may wed
again, and I think there will be a mar
riage. Till then, however, your sister
is as safe as though she yet sat at
home in England before Salah-ed-din
dreamed his dream.”
"Therefore,” said Godwin, “within
that time she must either escape or
die.”
"There is a third way,” answered
Masouda, shrugging her shoulders.
"She might stay and become the wife
of Slnn.”
Wulf muttered something between
his teeth, then stepped towards her
threatlngly, saying:
"Rescue her, or ”
"Stand back, pilgrim John,” she
said, with a laugh. “If I rescue her,
which indeed would be hard, it will
not bo for fear of your great sword.”
“What, then, will avail, Masouda?”
asked Godwin, in a sad voice. “To
promise you money would be useless,
even if we could.”
"I am glad that you spared me that
insult,” she replied with flashing eyes,
"for then there had been an end. Yet,”
she added more humbly, “seeing my
home p.nd business, and what I ap
pear to be,” and she glanced at her
dress and the empty cup in her hand,
"it had not been strange. Now hear
me, and forget no word. At present
you are in favor with Sinan, who be
lieves you to be the Brothers of the
lady Rosamund, not her lovers; but
from the moment he learns the truth
your doom is sealed. Now what the
Frank Lozelle knows, that Sinan may
know at any time—and will know, if
these sh >u!d meet.
"Meanwhile, you are free; so to
morrow, while you ride about the gar
den, as you will do, take note of the
tall rock that stands without, and
how to reach it from any point, even
in the dark. To-morrow, also, when
the moon is up. they will take you to
the narrow bridge, to ride your horses
to and fro there, that they may learn
not to fear it in that light. When you
have stabled them go into the gar
dens and come hither unobserved, as
the place being so far away you can
do. The guards will let you pass,
thinking only that you desire to drink
a cup of wine with some fair friend,
as is the custom of our guests. En
ter this cave—here is the key,” and
she handed it to Wulf. “and if I be
not there, await me. Then I will tell
you my plan, if I have any, but until
then I must scheme and think. Now
it grows late—go."
“And you, Masouda.” said Godwin,
doubtfully; “how will you escape this
place?”
"By a road you do not know of, for
I am mistress of the secrets of this
city. Still, I thank you for your
thought of me. Go, I say, and lock the
door behind you.”
So they went in silence, doing as
Rhe bade them, and walked back
through the gardens, that now seem
ed empty enough, to the stable-en
trance of the guest-house, where the
guards admitted them without ques
tion.
That night the brethren slept to
gether in one bed, fearing that if they
lay separate they might be searched
in their sleep and not awake. In
deed, it seemed to them that, as be
fore, they heard footsteps and voices
in the darkness.
Next morning, when they had
breakfasted, they loitered awhile, hop
ing to win speech with Rosamund, or
sight of her, or at least that Masou
da would come to them; but they saw
no Rosamund, and no Masouda came.
At length an officer appeared, and
beckoned to them to follow him. So
they followed, and were led through
the halls and passages to the terrace
of justice, where Sinan, clad in his
black robe, sat as before beneath a
canopy in the midst of the sun-lit
marble floor. There, too, beside him,
also beneath the canopy and gorgeous
ly apparelled, sat Rosamund. They
strove to advance and speak with her,
but the guards came between them,
pointing out a place where they must
stand a few yards away. Only Wulf
said In a loud voice, in English:
“Tell us, Rosamund, Is St well with
you?” Lifting her pale face, she
smiled and nodded.
Then, at the bidding of Sinan, Ma
souda commanded them to be silent,
saying that it was not lawful for them
to speak to the Lord of the Moun
tain, or his Companion, unless they
were first bidden so to do. So, having
learnt what they wished to know, they
were silent.
Now some of the dais drew near the
canopy, and consulted with their mas
ter on what seemed to be a great mat
ter, for their faces were troubled.
Presently he gave an order, whereon
the resumed their seats and messen
gers left the terrace. When they ap
pealed again, in their company were
three noble-looking Saracens, who
were accompanied by a retinue of
servants and wore green turbans,
showing that they were descendants
of the Prophet. These men, who seem
ed weary with long travel, marched
up the terrace with a proud mien, not
looking at the dais or any one until
they saw the brethren standing side
by side, at whom they stared a little.
N"Xt they caught sight of Rosamund
sitting in the shadow of the canopy,
and lei wed to her, but of the Al-je-bal
they took no notice.
Who are you. and your pleasure?"
asked Hlnan. after he had eyed them
awhile. "I am the ruler of this coun
try. These are my ministers,” and he
l"lnted to .he dais, “and here ts my
'eptre,” and he touched the blood
red dagger broi dried on hie robe of
btark.
Now that Hlnan had declared him
self, the embaeey hewed to him,
courteously enough Then their
spokesman answered him.
That ssepir* we knew, It has been
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seen afar. Twice already we have cut
down its bearers even in' the tent of
our master. Lord of Murder, we ac
knowledge the emblem of murder, and
we bow to you whose title is the Great
Murderer. As for our mission, it is
this. We are the ambassadors of Sa
lah-ed-din, Commander of the Faith
ful, Sultan of the East; in these pa
pers signed with his signet are creden
tials, if you would read them."
"So," answered Sinan. "I have heard
of that chief. What is his will with
me?”
"This, Al-je-bal. A Frank in your
pay, and a traitor, has betrayed to you
a certain lady, niece of Saiah-ed-dln.
the princess of Baalbec, whose father
was a Frankish noble named D’Arcy,
and who herself is named . Rose of
the World. The Sultan, Salah-ed-din.
having been informed of this matter
by his servant, the Prince Hassan,
who escaped from your soldiers, de
mands that .this lady, his niece, be
delivered to him forthwith, and with
her the head of the Frank Lozelle."
"The head of the Frank Lozelle he
may have if he will after to-morrow*
night. The lady I keep,” snarled Si
nan. “What then?’
“Then, Al-je-bal, in the name of
Salah-ed-din, we declare war on you
—war till this high place of yours is
pulled stone from stone; war till your
tribe be dead, till the last man, wom
an, and child be slain, until your car
cass is tossed to the crows to feed on.”
Now Sinan rose in his fury and rent
at his beard.
"Go back,” he said, “and tell that
dog you name a sultan, that low* as
he is. the humble-born son of Ayoub,
I. Al-je-bal, do him an honor that he
does not deserve. My queen is dead,
and two days from now, when my
month of mourning is expired, I shall
take to wife his niece, the Princess of
Baalbec, who sits here beside me, my
bride elect.”
At these w*ords, Rosamund, who had
been listening intently, started like
one %vho has been stung by a snake,
put her hands before her face and
groaned.
“Princess,” said the ambassador.who
was w'atching her, “you seem to un
derstand our language; is this your
will, to mate your noble blood with
that of the heretic chief of the assas
sins ?”
“Nay, nay!" she cried. “It is no will
of mine, who am a helpless prisoner
and by faith a Christian. If my un
cle Salah-ed-din is indeed as great as
I have heard, then let him show his
power and deliver me, and with me
these my brethren, the knights Sir
Godwin and Sir Wulf."
“So you speak Arabic,” said Sinan.
“Good; our loving converse will be
easier, and for the rest —well. the
W'hims of women change. Now, you
messengers of Salah-ed-din, begone,
lest I send you on a longer journey,
and tell your master that if he dares
to lift his standards against my
walls my fedais shall speak with him.
By day and by night, not for one mo
ment shall he be safe. Poison shall
lurk in his cup and a dagger in his
bed. Let him kill a hundred of them,
and another hundred shall appear.
His most trusted guards shall be his
executioners. The women in his har
em shall bring him to his doom—aye,
death shall be in the very air he
breathes If he would escape if, there
fore, let him hide himself within the
walls of his city of Damascus, or
amuse himself with wars against the
mad Cross-worshippers, and leave me
to live in peace with this lady whom
I have chosen.”
“Great words, worthy of the Great
Assassin,” said the ambassador
“Great words in truth which shall
be followed by great deeds. What
chance has this lord of yours against
a nation sworn to obey to the death?
You smile? Then come hither you—
and you,” And he summoned two of
his dais by name.
They rose and bowed before him.
“Now, my worthy servants,” he said,
“Show these heretic dogs how you
obey, that their master may learn the
power of your master. You are old
and weary of life. Begone, and await
me in paradise.”
The old men bowed again, trembling
a little. Then, straightening them
selves, without a word they ran side
by side and leapt into the abyss.
"Has Saiah-ed-dln servants such as
these?” asked Sinan in the silence that
followed. “Well, what they have done,
all would do, if I bid them slay him.
Back now: and, if you will, take these
Franks with you, who are my guests,
that thev may bear witness of what
you have seen, and of the stats in
which you left their sister. Translate
to the knights, woman.”
So Masouda translated. Then Godwin
answered through her,
“We understand little of this matter,
who are ignorant of your tongue, but,
O Al-je-bal, ere we leave your shel
tering roof we have a quarrel to set
tle with the man Lozelle. After that,
with your permission, we will go, but
not before.’
Now- Rosamund sighed as If In relief,
and Sinan answered:
"As you will: so be It,” adding, “Give
these envoys food and drink before
they go.”
But their spokesman answered:
"We partake not of the bread and
wine of murderers, lest we should be
come of their fellowship. Al-je-bal,
we depart, but within a week we re
appear again in the company of ten
thousand spears, and on one of them
shall your head be set. Your safe
conduct guards us until the sunset.
After that, do your worst, as we do
ours. High princess, our counsel to
you is that you slay yourself and so
gain an Immortal honor.” Then, bow
ing to her .one by one, they turned
and marched down the terrace follow
ed by their servants.
Now Sinan waved his hand and the
court broke up. Rosamund leaving It
flrst, accompanied by Masouda and
escorted by guards, after which the
brethren were commanded to depart
also.
So they went, talking earnestly of
all these things, but finding no hope
save In God.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE COMBAT ON THE BRIDGE.
“Saladin will come,” said Wulf the
hopeful, and from the high place where
he stood he pointed to the plain be
neath, scroß* which a band of horse
men moved at full gallop. Iok;
yonder goes his embassy.”
“Aye,” answered Godwin, he will
come, but, I fear me. too late.”
"Yes. brother, unless we go to meet
him. Masouda has promised.”
‘ Mnsouda,” sighed Godwin. ’Ah' to
think that so much should hang upon
the fallhfulneas of one woman."
“It does not hsng on her,” aald
Wulf; “It hangs on Fsta, who writ*#
with her Anger. Coma, l*t ua ride,”
So, followed by their eseort, they
rode In the gardens, inking not*, with
out seeming to do so, of the |#oel*lon
of the tall rock, and of how it could
be approached from every aide Then
they went tn again and waltad for
some sign or word of Roeernund. but
In vain Thai nlghi there was no
feast and iheir meal waa brought U>
them In the guret-house While they
mu at It Masouda sppaaiad for a two
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ment to tell them that they had leave
to ride the bridge in the moonlight,
and that their escort would await them
at a certain hour.
The brethren asked if their sister
Rosamund was not coming to dine with
them. Masouda answered that as the
queen-elect of the Al-je-bal it was not
lawful that she should eat with any
other men, even her brothers. Then
as she passed out, stumbling as though
by acctdent, she brushed against God
win and muttered:
“Remember, to-night," and was gone.
When the moon had been up an
hour the officer of their escort appear
ed, and led them to their horses, which
were waiting, and they rode away to
the castle bridge. As they approached
it they saw Lozelle departing on his
great black stallion, which was in a
lather of foam. It seemed that he also
had made trial of that perilous path,
for the people, of whom there were
many gathered there, clapped their
hands and shouted: "Well ridden,
Frank! Well ridden!"
Now, Godwin leading on Fla-r.e, they
faced the bridge and walked their
horses over it. Nor did these hang
back, although they snorted a little
at the black gulf on either side. Next
they returned at a trot, then over
again, and yet again at a canter and
a gallop, sometimes together and
sometimes singly. Lastly, Wulf made
Godwin halt in the middle of the
bridge and galloped down upon him at
full speed, till within a lance’s length.
Then suddenly he checked his horse,
and while his audience shouted, wheel
ed it around on its hind legs, its fore
hoofs beating the air, and galloped
back again, followed by Godwin.
"All went well,” Wulf said as they
rode to the castle, “and nobler or more
gentle horses were never crossed by
men. I have good hopes for to-mor
row night.”
“Aye, brother, but I had no sword
in my hand. Be not over confident, for
the man is desperate and a skilled
fighter, as I know who have stood face
to face with him. Moreover, his black
stallion is well trained, and has more
weight than ours. Also, yonder is a
fearsome place on which to ride a
course, and one of which none but
the devil would have thought.”
“I shall do my best,” answered Wulf,
"and if I fail, why, then, act upon
your own counsel. At least, let him
not kill both of us.”
Having stabled their horses the
brethren wandered into the garden,
and, avoiding the cup-bearing women
and the men they plied with their
drugged drink, drew by a roundabout
road to the tall rock. Then, finding
themselves alone, they unlocked the
door, and slipping through it, locked it
again on the further side and groped
their way to the moonlit mouth of the
cave. Here they stood awhile study
ing the descent of the gulf as best they
could in that light, till suddenly God
win, feeling a hand upon his shoulder,
started round to find himself face to
face with Masouda.
“How did you come?” he asked.
"By a road which is your only hope,”
she answered. “Now, Sir Godwin,
waste no words, for my time is short,
but if you think that you can trust
me—and this is for you to judge—give
me the Signet which hangs about your
neck. If not, go back to the castle
and do your best to save the lady
Rosamund and yourselves."
Thrusting down his hand between
his mail shirt and his breast, Godwin
drew out the ancient ring, carved with
the mysterious signs and veined with
the emblem of the dagger, and handed
it to Masouda.
“You trust indeed,” she said with
a little laugh, as, after scanning it
closely by the light of the moon and
touching her forehead with it. she
hid it in her bosom.
“Yes. lady,” he answered, “I trust
you, though why you should risk so
much for us I do not know."
“Why! Well, perhaps for hate's
sak-, for Sinan does not rule by love;
perhaps, because, being of a wild blood,
I am willing to set my life at hazard,
who care not if I win or die; perhaps
because you saved me from the lioness.
What Is it to you. Sir Godwin, why
a certain woman-spy of the Assassins,
whom in your own land you would spit
on, chooses to do this or that?”
She ceased and stood before them
with heaving breast and flashing eyes,
a mysterious white figure in the moon
light, most beautiful to see.
Godwin felt his heart stir and the
blood flow to his brow, but before he
could speak Wulf broke in, saying:
“You bade us snare words, lady
Masouda, so tell us what we must
do."
"This," she answered, becoming calm
again. "To-morrow night about this
hour you fight Lozelle upon the nar
row way. That is certain, for all the
city talks of It, and, whatever chances.
Al-je-bal will not deprive them of
the spectacle of this fray to the death.
Well, you may fall, though that man
at heart is a coward, which you are
not, for here courage alone will avail
nothing, but rather skill and horse
manship and trick of war. If so, then
Sir Godwin fights him. and of this
business none can tell the end. Should
both of you go down, then I will do
my best to save your lady and take
her to Salah-ed-din. with whom she
will be safe, or if I cannot save her
I will find her a means to save her
self bv death.”
“You swear that?” said Wulf.
“I have said it. it is enough,” she
answered impatiently.
“Then I face the bridge and the
knave Lozelle with a light heart," said
Wulf again, and Masouda went on.
"Now if you conquer. Sir Wulf. or
if your fall and your brother con
quers, both of you—or one of you, as
it may happen—must gallop back at
full speed toward the stable gate that
lies more than a mile from the castle
bridge. Mounted as you are. no horse
can keep pace with you, nor must
you stop at the gate, but ride on, ride
like the wind till you reach this place.
The gardens will be empty of feasters
and of cup-bearers, who with every
soul within the city will have gather
ed on the walls and on the housetops
to see the fray. There Is hut one fear
—by then a guard may be set before
this mound, seeing that Salah-ed-din
has declared war upon Al-je-bal, and
though yonder road Is known to few,
it is a road, and sentries may watch
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or be cut down, and bring your story
to an end. Sir Godwin, here is an
other key that you may use If you
are alone. Take it.”
He did so, and Masouda continued.
"Now if both of you. or one of you.
win through to this cave, enter with
your horses, lock the door, bar it, and
wait. If may be I will Join you here
with the princess. But if I do not
come by the dawn and you are not
discovered and overwhelmed—which
should not be, seeing that one man can
hold that door against many—then
know that the worst has happened,
■and fly to Salah-ed-din and tell him
of this road, by which he may take
vengeance upon his foe Sinan. Only
then. I pray you. doubt not that 1 have
done mv best, who if I fail must die
—most 'horribly. Now. farewell, un
til we meet again or—do not meet
again. Go: you know the road."
They turned to obey, but when they
had gone a few paces Godwin look
ed round and saw Masouda watch
ing them. The moonlight shone full
upon her face, and by it he saw also
that tears were running from her dark
and tender eyes. Bftck ho came again,
and with him Wulf. for that sight
drew them. Down he bent before her
till his knee touched the ground, and,
taking her hand, he kissed it, and said
in a gentle voice:
“Henceforth through life, through
death, we serve two ladies," and what
he did Wulf did also.
"Mayhap,” she answered sadly; “two
ladies—but one love.”
Then they went, and, creeping
through the bushes to the path, wan
dered about awhile among the revellers
and came to the guest-house safely.
Once more it was night, and high
above the mountain fortress of Masyaf
shone the full summer moon, lighting
crag and tower as with some vast sil
ver lamp. Forth from the guest
house gate rode the brethren, side
by side upon their splendid steeds,
and the moon-rays sparkled upon their
coats of mail, their polished bucklers,
blazoned with the cognizance of a
grining skull, their close-fitting helms,
and the points of the long tough lances
that had been given them. Round
them rode their eseort, while in front
and behind went a mob of people.
The nation of the Assassins had
thrown off its gloom this night, for
the while it was no longer oppressed
even by the fear of attack from Its
mighty foe, saladin. To death it was
accustomed; death was its watchword;
death in many dreadful forms its daily
bread. From the walls of Masyaf, day
by day, fedais went out to murder this
great one, or that great one. at the
bidding of their lord Sinan. For the
most part they came not back again:
they waited week by week, month by
month, year by year, till the moment
was ripe, then gave the poisoned cup
or drove home the dagger, and es
caped or were slain. Death waited
them abroad, and if they failed, death
waited them at home. The dreadful
caliph was himself a sword of death.
At his will they hurled themselves
from towers or from precipices; to sat
isfy his policy they sacrificed their
wives and children. And their re
ward—in life, the drugged cup and
voluptuous dreams; after, it, as they
believed, a still more voluptuous para
dise.
All forms of human agony and doom
were known to this people; but now
they were promised an unfamiliar
sight, that of Frankish knights slay
ing each other in single combat be
neath the silent moon, tilting at full
gallop upon a narrow place where
many might hesitate to walk, and—
oh, joy!—falling perchance, horse and
rider together, into the depths below.
So they were happy, for to them this
was a night of festival, to be followed
by a morrow of still greater festival,
when their sultan and their god took
to himself this stranger beauty as a
wife. Doubtless, too, he would soon
weary of her, and they would be call
ed together to see her cast from some
topmost toWer and hear her frail bones
break on the cruel rocks below, or—
as had happened to the last queen—to
watch her writhe out her life In the
pangß of poison upon a charge of
sorcery. It was indeed a night of
festival, a night filled full of promise
of rich joys to come.
On rode the brethren, with stern, im
passive faces, but wondering In their
hearts whether they would live to see
another dawn. The shouting crowd
surged round them, breaking through
the circle of their guards. A hand
was thrust up to Godwin; in it was
a letter, which he took and read by
the bright moonlight. It was written
in English, and brief:
"I cannot speak with you. God be
with you both, my brothers, God and
the spirit of my father. Strike home,
Wulf. strike- home, Godwin, and fear
not for me who will guard myself.
Conquer or die, and in life or death,
await me. To-morrow in the flesh, or
in the spirit, we will talk—Rosa
mund.”
Godwin handed the paper to Wulf,
and, as he did so, saw that the guards
had caught its bearer, a withered,
gray-haired woman. They asked her
some questions, but she shook her
head. Then they cast her down, tram
pled the life out of her beneath their
horses’ hoofs, and went on igughing.
The mob laughed also.
“Tear that paper up,” aaid Godwin.
Wulf did so. saying:
“Our Rosamund has a brave heart.
Well, we are of the same blood, and
will not fail her.”
Continued in Next Sunday’s News.
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for the Holidays .
The Goode Family; A Name of Rare Distinction
By ELEANOR LEXINGTON.
Goode, if originally God. as some au
thorities agree, is a name which car
ries its own distinction. Adam God
is a name found In early records. In
Domesday Book are the names of about
forty Godes and Godas holding lands In
various parts of Britain, as tenants of
William the Conqueror. Goda was
carl or thane of pevon during con
flicts with the Danes. William Gode
was at Aglncourt. The sister of Ed
ward the Confessor was Goda, Countess
of Bologne. In the thirteenth century
the name appears as Goode, Walter
Goode being bishop of Exeter in 1280.
Good and Goode are usually pro
nounced alike, except in some parts of
England and our Southwestern states,
where Goode is Invariably pronounced
Goude.
Variations of the name are: Del
God, de Gut, de Goot, Gude, Goad.
Goade, Goodes, Godde, Ogles, Googe
and Gooche. In German, Guth corre
sponds to the Saxon God. In combi
nation with other words, we have
Ooodfellnw. Goodman, Goodale, Good
body, Goodboys, Goodchild, Goodday,
Goodlad and Twogood: Better and
Best must be flrst cousins—all good
fellows probably although not without
their failings In French we find the
names Bonhomme and Bonflis. The
surname of Pope Gregory 111 was
Buoneompagno (good companion),
while that of his secretary was Buon
ilgluolo (good son).
Richard Gode, of Cornwall, England,
born about 1360, was ancestor of the
family ir. America, his direct descend
ant, John Goode, being the settler. He
came to Virginia prior to 1661, and his
name is put down “John Goode, gen
tleman.” This means that his ances
tors had been freemen and that he was
entitled to coat-armor. There was no
question of race suicide in those early
days. John being blessed with a baker’s
dozen of children. He owned a valua
ble property, and by hia will left to
seven children, both sons and daugh
ters, 2.000 pounds of tobacco each. Less
generous provision was made for four
THE BIG STORES
SPENDJFORTUNES
SENDING OUT HOLIDAY GIFTS.
THOUSANDS OK KITH A EMPLOYES
ARE TAKEN ON.
To Get Holiday Girts Out on Time.
Aa Christmas Approaches Almost
Any Sort of Delivery Wagon nr
Van la Preaaed Into Service—Extra
Help Cornea High Throngh Ignor
ance Rather Than Through gal
arlea.
New York, Dec. 17.—The clerk point
ed to the sign which read:
Customers Will Confer a
Favor by Carrying Home
All Small Packages During
the Christmas Rush.
“Humph,” said the ungracious shop
per who had just Invested In two rolls
of darning cotton, some veil pins and
an emery bag. "I should think you
might be able to get enough extra
people to attend to your regular trade
at least.”
She snatched up her small parcel and
made her way, grumbling, through the
press of holiday buyers, little dream
ing that in the offices, located in a
balcony over her head, the superin
tendent of the store, sat, haggard and
tired-eyed, trying to figure how the
holiday orders were to be shipped out
on time at all.
Thoneand* of Extra Employes.
Three thousand extra employes had
been added gradually to his force of
salespeople, packers and deliverymen
since the middle of November, the
greatest Influx of extras coming In Dec.
1. Those 3,000 people, ranging from
cash girls and wrappers to husky de
liverymen, draw an average salary of
$7 per week—B2l,ooo in salaries alone
to handle one week's holiday trade!
Besides the Item of extra salaries,
which this superintendent had to grap
ple with, there were sevei'al thousand
dollars of additional expenditures
which he knew he would have to meet
through the carelessness of untrained
and Ignorant employes. It Is so every
year at Christmas time with every
big store. In the wrapping department
alone the expenses are doubled, not
because of salaries, but through the
Inexperience of new packers who use
twice the supplies more experienced
help will need, and who break articles
daughters, who received only one shil
ling each. The present site of Man
ticello was owned by Rennet Goode,
who married Martha Jefferson, aunt of
Thomas Jefferson.
The family had Its representatives in
the Indian wars, the Revolution and
the War of 1812. Samuel Goode, neigh
bor of Patrick Henry, and Edmund
and John Goode were In the Revolu
tionary army; also Col. Robert Goode
of Virginia. Col. Goode was a man of
influence, and one of the planters
whose characteristics have been de
picted in "The Virginians.”
It is recorded, as something which
tray have a certain interest to his pos-
In the same proportion. Then there is
the trade lost through the heedless
ness and Ignorance of the extra sales
people, m'any of whom come In for the
three weeks preceding Christmas with
no Idea of remaining with the firm and
consequently no sense of responsibility.
After Christmas the complaint depart
ment of a big store Is fairly deluged
with walls from regular customers wno
must be pacified even at the expense
of the house.
Delivering the Purchase*.
Another big item of expense Is in the
delivery department. One department
store of national repute has added to
its regular delivery equipment forty
spick, span new drays, twenty extilt
horses for ntght work, and one hun
dred boys who will carry by hand spe
cial delivery packages, and has hired
for the lust week of the rush every
small express wagon upon which the
head of Its delivery department could
lay hands. Firms which have a large
suburban delivery system sometimes
have iheir out-of-town wagons brought
Into the city, and ship all suburban de
livery by express, having an agent at
the other end of the line to make the
deliveries. This means a payment of
a commission, generally 10 per cent,
on the sales, to the agent. But the
wagons are more valuable tn the city.
The delivery department works
night and day In two shifts. There
ere two sets of horses and two shifts
of men. For the last few weeks be
fore the holidays the delivery schedule
In the superintendent’s office changes
constantly. The entire city Is divided
into districts for delivery and assign
ed to different wagons and men. As
the trade grows heavier, the number of
tne districts is increased and their size
la decreased. For Instance, a district
which may Include forty blocks In No
vember will include only twenty the
week before Christmas. In this way
the work for each man Is concentrat
ed In small territory and every mo
ment is utilized in actual delivery of
goods, and not in covering long
stretches of territory.
Feeding the Employe*.
A holiday expense of which few
shoppers know comes to some of the
more liberal firms during the entire
month of November and part of De
cember, and that is the supper bill for
employes held for night work. When
departments a.re being changed round
and stocks readjusted for the holiday
trade, clerks are kept after closing
hours to do the work, and their sup
per Is supplied by the Arm In the
restaurant attached to the store, or
If It Is not a department store, they
are given supper cheeks on some near
by restaurants. After the holiday rush
is really on, these same elerks draw
extra wages for night work, and
therefore pay for their own supper.
Extra wrappers and packers, drivers
and deliverymen, are really harder to
obtain and command better salaries
than salespeople. The extras In the
delivery department cost the Arm big
money if they abuse the horses or
waste the firm’s time through lack of
knowledge of the territory In which
they work. The packers not only
break articles but delay delivery when
time is money.
Where the Extra Help Colne* From.
Extra salespeople come from many
sources. Every firm has a long list
of what may be termed superannuated
clerks, men and women, who have
been good clerks In their time, but
who have dropped out of service but
revive associations for the holiday
trade. Then nearly every clerk can
recommend some friend or member
of her family who is glad to come
into the shop for a few weeks to earn
Christmas pin-money, and Just at this
season of the year certain factories,
such as those which handle neckwear,
shirt-waists, etc., close down for a
few weeks and the factory hands are
regarded as the most dependable of
“extras" behind the counter.
One hundred thouannd dollars is
considered a conservative estimate
In computing the probable expense of
handling the Christmas rush In a big
store, and the woman who objects to
carrying home a small package will
do well to repeat those magic figure*
several times. They will soothe her
ruffled feeling*. One hundred thous
and dollars. Just to help out old
Sants Claus and please the great army
of Christmas shoppers !
TOY MARVELS TO
SUIT ALL TASTES.
(Continued from Opposite Page.)
circles around an elevator from which
they receive their cargo. Automatic
hells, colored signals and electric
lights supplied by dry battery, switch
ing stations, tunnel*, traveling crane*
!o hoist wrecked rare, aleepera, Pull
mans and Inspection cars to fit vari
ous alse* of track*, all help a hoy to
have hi* own complst* system of rail
roading.
A 'ley Steam F.aslae.
A hoy's love of machinery can he
gratified by the minlslure steam en
gins In tvery conceivable model, with
holler indicator, safety valve, whistle
and aprey lamp to get up steam. Or
if he Uu* his father s motoring car,
terity, that he built one of the flrst
icehouses in the United States at his
home, W hitby, and that ’t was in the
slap of at e't with the small end
embedded in the soil, and the large
one forming a globe-shaped structure.
A finished scholar, able to read the
Bible in five languages, wag MaJ.
Hamilton Goode of Georgia, who serv
ed In Jackson's Indian wars. Judge
Thomas Goode of Georgia, born in 1802,
met hia fate In truly romantic fash
ion. The legend runs that he was
handsome and rich, and one day, rid
ing past a lowly cabin, saw standing
in the doorway a plainly clad, but
beautiful maiden. He swore a great
oath that he would marry her could
he w'n her consent. This he gained,
and the two were married. Virginia
Nemor was the damsel's name.
Goodes of the Western states claim
Philip Goode, pioneer, as progenitor.
He went from Virginia to Ohio.
Puns upon the name are frequent,
since the opportunity is so obvious.
In an album, still extant, John How
ard Payne, author of “Home, Sweet
Home," has left, over his signature,
the following lines In honor of the
young lady to whom the album be
longed, Miss Goode, daughter of
Judge Goode of Alabama:
’Tady, your name, if understood.
Explain* your nature to a letter,
And may you never change from
Goode
• Unless, if possible, to better.”
Mlrabeau Lanrfar, the gallant sol
dier-poet of Texas, coming across the
verse, penned beneath it this sharp
reply:
“I am content with being Goods;
To aim at better might be vain;
But If I do, ’tis understood.
Whate'er the cause, it is not Fbjrne.”
Characteristic of the Goode family
are broad foreheads; heavy brows,
large mouths and noses, and in stature
rather above medium.
Any member of the Goode family
who wishes to use a coat of arms has
a perfect right to do so. if he be de
scended from John Goode of Vir
ginia, immigrant.
The arms reproduced a shield gules,
upon which a chevon, between three
lions fiampant. Crest, on a ducal
coronet or, a leopard passant or, spot
ted.
he ran have a steam automobile with
tonneau or touring attachment.
A naval officer In knee breeches nan
annihilate his brother's steam warship
which is controlled from the shore,
with a torpedo boat which dives
through the water for twenty-five
feet, tires oft a cannon, turns a semi
circle of the same length, tires again
and scuds back to land—if It does not
encounter a whale which moves
through the water and by a peculiar
mechanism draws some of It up
through the lower Jaw and spouts It
from the top of hts head.
A Wireless Telvursph.
A boy of vivid Imagination will en
joy wireless telegraph equipment, and
the little fellow who likes to say good
night to father and mother after he
gets into bed, will think two telephone
receivers with wires and battery the
greatest kind of fun.
The child who likes the funny mov
ing pictures at the vaudeville show
can haVe his own cinematograph, and
If the machine is medium size it will
throw any of the laughable pictures
Been on the stage curtain.
If a doll Is the toy dearest to a little
girl's heart she will dance with de
light at the small brass bedsteads, the
swinging cradles draped and berivffied
and ths dressing tables covered with
duplicates In miniature of every brush
and toilet Implement on her mamma's
dresser.
Dolly’s Dressing l-ayout.
If She likes to wash dolly's clothes
she can have a tin wash yard with
pump, pall and tub, poles and drying
lines, and an adjustable Ironing table
with Irons and clothes basket. The
little girl who likes to go to the kitch
en and watch the cooking will be made
happy by a broad tin kitchen In three
stories, the. first of which has a closet
and drawers tilled with ttny enameled
cooking utensils; the second a small
table covered with a complete minia
ture set In nickel of mother's stiver
tea service, while on top is a beautiful
oooklng range which can be attached
by a pipe to a gas Jet and do as satis
factory baking of the wee cakes and
pies as does the big stove down
stairs.
Work flaskets Complete.
Serviceable workbaskets filled with
cotton and silk on small bobbins, and
every tool necessary for sewing, or
it,he wooden framte with many colored
beads for making chains and purses,
or the boxes filled with stamped scrim
and bright cotton for cross-stttch—
any one of these will delight the child
mother who mends dolly's dresses or
does kindergarten fancy work.
For smaller children who love ani
mals, there are complete menageries
to choose from, with mechanical
workings which cause each animal to
walk In its own peculiar gait and
make its characteristic call. The most
beautiful of these mechanical toys Is
a peacock the size of a bantam roos
ter, which struts in slow, precise
rhythm, and at Intervals raises and
spreads Its tall built from real pea
cock feathers, and stretches Its
haughty neck. Dolls In tiny carta
drawn by goat or ostrich move around
the room If their invisible machinery
Is properly wound.
Cages Filled With Rlrds.
Children who love music and birds
will be charmed with a birdcage. In
which a humming bird or a canary
hopes about, opening and shutting Its
bill from which lssus the sweetest of
the bird’s natural songs and trills. A
large cage has four birds, a beautiful
red and a golden brown pick In the
g'ass at "he bott-oi, s tiny humming
bird bobs through ths foliage of a
toy tree, and a bluebird jumps back
and forth from branches to grass to
drink from the pool, and all to the
Intermittent twitterings of the little
fpathered songsters. The tones of the
birds are Imitated remarkably well,
and the larger cage costa 1125.
—Ths Kaiser has surprised the Bm
press with a llfe-sise statue of heroelf
In marble. Two years ago his majesty
commissioned a well known sculptor.
Prof. Begas, with the work, ordering
him to keep the secret carefully from
the Empress. The sculptor was given
every opportunity to make the neces
sary sketches at public festivities, un
observed by his Imperial sitter, and
the result ts stated to be entirely 10
the satisfaction of both thetr majes
ties.
ACTOR, lawyer, min I *ter—what
ever your profession—ym, can
not exercise your accompimh
ments to best effect when yo .r
head is throbbing.
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