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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
MONDAY. JILT IS. IWfe
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Hour*, 8 am. till 8 p. m.
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TO MEETJUESDAY
The Seventh Annual Con-
. vention To Be Held in
Atlanta.
MRS. LESLIE CARIER-PA YNE
TO BE A MOIHER-IN-LA W
IMPORTANT FIGHT ON
king of oil is peevish
BUI HE’LLFACE THE MUSIC
By WILLIAM HOSTER.
spulai Cable—Copyright
Qmpelgne, France, July 16.—John
n Rockefeller will sail on July JO
for New York. He Is going back to
he the music. He announced today
1,, date on which he will sail,
j r . Rockefeller knows that a war-
rait and a subpena In civil suits await
pin In the United States. According
..hi, friends he views the warrant as
,Hte work in politics. Ho has been
in communication with his lawyers and
,11 return to Cleveland Immediately
ater landlbg. •
The past week has been hard on
America's richest man. Mrs. Strong,
hs daughter, whom he came over to
l, not Improving. Mrs. Prentice,
hs'other daughter, is taking treatment
■ rarls bad.
These conditions, together with the
feller that he has become peevish. The
most significant Indication of his con
dition Is the way he played golf to
day. He was disastrously defeated,
and this so aroused him that he had
Dr. Blggar get after the French re
porters, who have been tracking him
as though they were taking part In a
good hunt. Dr. Blggar ordered the re
ported off the golf course today.
Mr. Rockefeller has not been down In
town for three days. He disappointed
the local committee which had reserved
a. place tor him on the reviewing plat
form for the national fete. He has n.,t
yet visited the Castle. Compelgne's
show place, and declined an Invitation
to visit the hospital. His talk Is con
fined wholly to golf and health meas
ures.
On Saturday afternoon Mr. Rocke
feller attended the races. He was In
terested In the trotting events.
"1 used to drive my own trotter on
From Three to Four Hun
dred Delegates aud Mem-
. bers Expected.
rarrant, have so unnerved Mr. Rocke- the Cleveland track," he said.
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! THREE PER80N8 DIE
, WHEN LAMP UPSETS.
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i Allentown, Pa., July 16.—At a ...
» gathering of laborers at Fogels- 0
} vllle Saturday night, at which 0
j persons had been drinking, a
> lamp was upsst, setting fire to a
> boarding house. Eight frame
houses were destroyed, and
Stefan Evanovltch, aged 68, his
O steran jwanovucn. ugeu oo, m
J son Michael, aged 24, and Mich
5 ael Tebuth, aged 33, were
a burned to death. m
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POSTMASTER BEATEN
ANI) OFFICE LOOTED
Br Private Leased Wire.
Baltimore, Md., July 16.—The post-
offlee at Olen Bernle, a station on the
Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line
allroad In Anne Arundel county, eight
nlles from this city, was robbed of
tbout >1,000 lost night, the robbers
knocking senseless the acting postmas
ter, Adam Wlngert, whom they bound
and gagged before making good their
escape. There Is no clew to the rob
bers.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
OPEN FALL CAMPAIGN.
Special to The Georglsn.
Decatur, Ala., July 16.—At Hillsboro,
Lawrence county, on Saturday after
noon, the opening of the Democratic
stale senatorial campaign' took place.
All of the Democratic. candidates for
Slate aenator were present and ad
dressed the voters of that place.
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0 RUSS CITY SCOURuED
0 BY A FIERCE FIRE.
By Private Leased Wire.
Nlshnl Novgorod, July 16.—A
Are which broke out hero today
raged for six hours before It
was checked. When It was
Anally extinguished J3S houses
were destroyed and more than
8,000 families had been rendered
homeless. The loss Is placed at
>400,000.
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WOUNDED ZULUS
WERE ALSO SLAIN
By Private Leased Wire.
Johannesburg, July 16.—The Sunday
Times, describing the destruction of a
Zulu Impl In the Home Valley, says
the Loyal Levies so thoroughly com
pleted the work of the Transvaal men
that they did not let even a wounded
Zulu escape.
Finding that the Zulus would not be
lieve that Chief Bambaata was dead,
his head was cut off and exhibited to
them for two days. It was then burled.
LILY WHITE CANDIDATE
MAY BE NOMINATED.
Special to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., Julji 16.—There Is some
talk here In Republican circles to the
affect that Frank F. Conway, of Mobile,
Is likely to be nominated by the Re
publicans of Alabama for governor.
Conway belongs to that branch of the
party called the Lily Whites.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, In con
vention hall of the Kimball, the sev
enth annual convention of the Georgia
Retail Grocers' Association will be
bald, two sessions dally, at 3 o’clock
In the afternoon and 8 o'clock In the
evening.
While the association Is' primarily
composed of grocers. It la not strictly
conAned to that class, and for this
reason the attendance Is expected to bo
quite large. Tbe oAlcers are:
President—J. W. Kilpatrick, Atlanta.
Vice-President—B. J. Ford, Bruns-
itd.
Treasurer—L. O. Tisdale, Fltsgerald.
■secretary—John Bratton, Atlontn.
Out-of-town members will begin ar
riving Monday afternoon, and from 300
to 400 are expected. The sessions will
all be very Interesting.
A strong Aght will he waged against
the trading stamp concerns, the grocers
holding that the 6 pgr cent paid such
going far to wipe out the prnAts of
their business. In this connection two
measures have been lilt r. niuce.l, line
In the senate and one In the house, to
tax trading 8tamp companies and deal-
era In the .“nine >T,nu per alumni. The
retail grocers are leading -the Aght
against the trading stamp companies.
The association will also taka op
the pure food bill end urge some strong
legislation. A. W, Farllnger, of At
lanta, chairman of the nntlonnl com
mittee for the puro food bill, will make
a talk to the meeting. A number of
excellent papers will be read during
the convention. Among the prominent
visitors from a distance will be John
A. Green, of .Cleveland, Ohio, pueldent
of the National Retail Grocers' Asso
ciation; J. A. VanHoose, of Birming
ham, Ala., president of the Southern
Wholesale Grocera' Association; R. E.
Moore, organizer of the Georgia Retail
Grocers’ Association; Fred Union, of
New York, ex-secretary of the Na
tional Grocers' Association, and now
spectal representative of the Diamond
Match Company.
Congressman L. F. Livingston-of the
Fifth district will probably maks a talk
to the grocers, as he did some splendid
work In securing a national pure'food
bill pasted by congress.
TEXAS SENATORS
TO"AID PRISONER
By Private Leased Wire.
Buffalo, N. Y., July 18.—Judge Emery
postponed until tomorrow, sen
tence upon three men, convicted of
swindling a farmer on request of the
attorney for the accused, who stated
that a certincate of good character
from Senators Bailey and Culberson,
of Texas, In the case gt John Bmllla,
one of tho convicted men, would bo
procured.
Her Son is to Wed Miss Norma Munroe,
Daughter of the Late New York
Millionaire Publisher.
By Prlvnto Lcatsd Wire.
New* York, July 1$.—Following Sirs.
Leslie Carter's romantic marriage to
William Louis Payne, at Portsmouth,
N. H., comes the announcement today
of the engagement of hsr son, Leslie
Dudley Carter, 26 years old, to Miss
Norma Leslie Munroe. The announce
ment was made at a dinner given by
ytrnng Carter. Young Carter said:
"We are here to celebrate the mar
riage of my mother and Mr. Payno, as
you all know*, and It strikes ms that
then* Is no invasion more fitting than
In which to make an announce
ment which may surprise you."
Ho looked at Miss Munroe, smiled,
and continued:
'While you good people don't know
... Miss Munroe and I have been en
gaged for three months and wtll bo
married shortly. Mother doesn't know
a word nbout It, and It will bs a deuce
of a surprise to her."
Miss Munroe at once admitted their
engagement, and the couple was show
ered with congratulations.
BELASCO SHOCKED CHICAGO
BY SUING FAIRBANKS
By Private Leasoil Wire.
Chicago, July 16.—Mrs. Carter's mar-
DECLARES DIVIDEND
OF TWENTY PER CENT.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Go., July 16.—At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Columbus Iron Works Company, held
Saturday, a dividend of SO per cent on
tho capital stock was declared. This Is
almost unprecedented In the history of
Industrial development here and shows
to what extent the business of this old
company has prospered.
A. J. Teague was re-elected presi
dent; W. M. Teaguo, vice president,
and H. I. Struppa, sscrtt&ry and treas
urer.
rlago has revived tho story of her flrst
"angel" and the sad fate which ho af
terward encountered. It was In tho
midst of lier success In the “Heart of
Maryland" that David Ucla&co shocked
Chicago by suing N. K. Fairbanks,
millionaire manufacturer and Board of
Trade operator, for $60,000 for dra
matic lessons and stage culture given
to Mrs. Cartor.
It then developed that soon after her
divorce she hsd gone to Mr. Fairbanks
and requested that be assist hsr In her
ambition to become an actress. Ho
consented and made a contract with
Belasco for stage tuition. He paid
large sums of money, and then he and
the fair pupil had a misunderstanding.
Tho suit was not (Hod until several
years later. The notoriety hastened Mr.
Fairbanks' death. He fought the con
tention, but Judgment for a part of
the money was given against him.
Leslie Carter Is now president of
tbe Southslde elevated railway. He Is
quoted a millionaire, and has not re
married.
THREE GOVERNORS
and a host of depositors with Two Million, Three Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars to their credit, strongly endorsed
THE NEAL BANK.
Was flrst appointed a fltate Depository by the late Gov. W. Y. Atkin*
non. then by E*-Oovernor Allen I). Candler, reappointed by him, then
appointed by bis successor. Governor J. M. Terrell, also reappointed
by hltn. Wo are so near tho ten thousand line of accounts on our
books that we are encouraged to reach out for
TWENTY THOUSAND DEPOSITORS.
If each one of our loyal patrons will send us one or more accounts
wo will soon have the roll complete, thus enabling us to still further
Increase our ability to aid Merchants, Manufacturers and Home
Builders.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
On# Dollar start* an account with n little Homo Bank and book
or with a book only. We allow Interest, compounded semiannually
at the rata of
THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. PER ANNUM/
I. H. TH0MIT0H. htlUttl. W. t. HUH AT. Cllftfir.. H. C CtlDWlLl. Ant. C.ltl.r,
MULE WAS KILLED;
RIDER SURVIVED
8peclsl to Tbs Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., July 16.—A mule which
was being rld.'en by a negro In tho
southern part ot Limestone county wa,
killed by lightning Friday afternoon.
The lightning struck the mule be
tween the ears, killing It Instantly, and
then passed down the mule's back, un
der the saddel, burning tho saddle bad
ly. The negro was not hurt, but was
so badly frightened that be had a At
and Is said to be In a dangerous con
dition.
CORN AND COTTON CROP
HAS BEEN DROWNED OUT
8peclnt to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., July 16.—Railroad men
say that tho rain of the past few
days extended from Chattanooga to
Memphis and from Nashville to Bir
mingham. That wator Is standing In
the cotton and com rows along tho
railroad and In some places the crops
are almost drowned out.
Hon. James M. Smith, ot Oglethorpe, has
commenced to whoop up tits campaign over
In northeeat Georgia, and will get busy
this week In earnest.
On Wedneaday, July 11, at I o'clock In
the aflornoon, ha wtll address the voters
at Crawford rills, Taliaferro county;
Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, he will
speak at lYnrrentnn In Warren county.
Friday, at 11 o'clock In tbe mernlag, be
will tell the VntcrH it few thing, nt l'dgf
Hill, In Olnecock county, and Saturday
afternoon ,UyUg| —-
fairly busy
sou county.
BEATEN TO DEATH
BY ANOUY ALIIA’S
By Private Leased Wire.
La Crosse, WIs., July 16.—With picks
and shovels. City Marshal John Isaacs,
of Prescott, WIs., Was murdered In a
crowd of thirty Italians, ,railroad la
borers, late yesterday while attempt
ing to mnko arrests for alleged viola
tions of the state ganio law.
SEABOARD
MIlNERAILWAY
POPULAR ROUTE TO
Virginia Coast Resorts
Tho Princess Ann Hotel at Virginia Beach, Va., has passed
Into til" linmls nr n new company, nod extensive Improvements
will be made. Now management, excellent catorors. sea food
a specialty. Tho Hnest surf on tho Atlnntlc coast.
For rates, routes arid schedules apply to .ticket agents, or to
W. E. CHRISTIAN,
Asst. Gen‘1 Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga.
CHARLES B. RYAN,
Gen’l Pass. Agt., Portsmouth, Va.
CLAIMED 8HE WA8 ROBBED
OF VALUABLE DIAMObfD
MAMMOTH CAR SHOPS .
WILL 800N BE COMPLETED
Special to tbs Georgian.
Fitzgerald, July 16.—The entire com
munity 1h elated ovor the prospects of
the early completion of tho mammoth
railroad shops of tho A., D. St A,
which -havo been under construction
for several months.
Several large squads of workmen
were added to the construction force
tho past few days and others are on
tho way.
Whole train loads of brick, lime,
sand, lumber and other material ar
rive almost dally and are consumed
In construction almost as rapidly, cre
ating of the shop site a perfect hive
of Industry.
Bperlal to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., July 16.—A passsnger
reported at the union station here that
on a Southern railroad train Saturday,
between Decatur and Tuscumbln, a
lady passenger, whose nomo he did not
learn, claimed she was robbsd of a dia
mond ring, valued at about $1,600. Hs
says that the car was searched, but
tho ring could not bo found. Ho stated
tho train mon had the passengers
searched.
* Popular Lady Dies,
ftpeclsl to The Georgian.
Hamilton, Ala., July 16.—Miss Sallie
Thorn, one of tho most popular young
ladles of Hamilton, died a fow days ago
at the residence of her father.
REV. HENRY APPOINTED
TO ATHENS CHURCH.
Rpeclsl to The Georglao.
Decatur, Ala., July 16.—Bishop Hen
drix, of the Southern Methodist church,
has appointed Rev. }V. O. Henry, for
some time pastor of the Methodist
church at Trinity, to succeed the it• •
lamented Dr. Anson West as pastor <»f
llm M*'tli-iilHt < hurt h ut Aih. n - Mr.
Hsnry preached his valedictory sermon
:it Trinity Sunday mid wtll «■* to Ath
ens at ones.
MILLION FOR TEMPERANCE.
ny Private I-eiwM Wire.
London, July 16.—The will of John
Crowle, a well known merchant of Lon
don, gives $1,260,000 for tho promotion
of temperance In England under the
direction Of tha Wsslrviin Methodist
conference, conditioned on the church* *
raising a like sum within five years.
“JUNGLE” HERO’S NEW TORTURE—WITH BODY FREEZING,
HIS SOUL REBELS AS HE HEARS EVANGELIST PREACH
CHAPTER XXIII (Continued.)
Tho market for "zlttera” wa» glutted
that afternoon, however, and there woe
na plnce for Jurgla. In all he had to
•pend six nickel! In keeping a shelter
over him that frightful day, and then
It was just dark, and the station house
*tuld not be open until midnight! At
the last place, however, there wai a
bartender who knew him and liked
him. and let him do*e at one of the
Ujles until the boas came backi and
•Ho. as he was going out, the man
*sve him a tip—on the next block
thtre «as a religious revival of some
J°rt, with preaching and singing, and
hundreds of hoboes would go there
to' the shelter and warmth.
Jurgis went straightway and saw a
•In hung out, saying that tbp door
Woald open at 7:30; then he walked,
or half ran, a block, and hid a while
in a doorway, and then ran again,
»td so on until the hour. At the end
hi was all but frozen, and fought his
*'ty in with the rest of the throng (at
>>e risk of having his arm broken
ttaln), and got dose to the big stove.
By 8 o'clock the place was so crowd-
«1 that the speakers ought to have
[sen flattered; the aisles were filled
'alt-M ay up. and at the door men (were
jacked tight enough to walk upon.
There were three elderly gentlemen
in black upon the platform, and a
young Indy who played the piano In
front. First they sang a hymn, and
then one of the three, a tall, amooth-
*haven man, very thin and wearing
mark spectacles, be ran an address.
Jurgis heard smatterings of It, for the
reason that terror kept him awake—
re knew that he snored abominably,
and to have been put out Just then
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would havo been like a sentence of
death to him.
The evangelist was preaching “sin
and redemption," the Infinite grace of
God and His pardon for human frailty.
He was very much In earnest, and he
meant xvell, but Jurgla, aa he listened,
found hla soul filled with hatred. What
did he know about ain and suffering—
with hla smooth, black coat and hla
neatly starched collar, hla body warm
and.hla belly tilled, and money in hla
pocket—and lecturing men who were
struggling for their Uvea, man at tha
death-grapple with the demon powers
dt hunger and cold! This, of course,
was unfair; but Jurgla felt that these
men were out of touch with the life
they discussed; that they were unfitted
to solve Its problems; nay, they them
selves were part of the problem—they
were part of the order established that
was crushing men down and beating
them! They were of the triumphant
and Insolent possessors; they had a
hall, and a Are, and food and clothing
and money, and so they might preach
to hungry men, and the hungry men
must be humble and listen! They were
trying to save their souls—and who
but a fool could fall to see that all
that was the matter with their souls
i that they had not been able to get
a decent existence for their bodies?
At 11 the meeting closed, and the
desolate audience tiled out Into the
snow, muttering curses upon the few
traitors who had got repentance and
gone upon the platform. It was yet
art hour before the station house would
open, and Jurgis had no overcoat and
was weak from a long Illness. During
that hour he nearly perished. He was
obliged to run hard to kMp his blood
moving at all, and then he came back
to the station house and found a crowd
blocking the street before the door!
This was in the month of January,
1904, when the country was on the
verge of "bard times,” and the news
papers were reporting the shutting
down of factories every day. It was
estimated that a million and a half of
men were thrown out.of work before
the spring. So all the hiding places
of the city were crowded, and before
the station house door men fought and
tore each other like savage beasts.
When at last the place was Jammed
and they shut the doors half the crowd
was still outside; and Jurgis, with hts
helpless arm, was among them. There
was no choice then but to go to a lodg-
Inc house and spend another dime. It
really broke hla heart to do this, at
half-past 12 o'clock, after he had wast
ed the night at the meeting and on
the mtrwet. He would be turned out
of the lodging house promptly at 7—
they had the shelves which served aa
bunks so contrived that they could b#
dropped, and any man who was alow
about obeying orders could be tumbled
to the floor. . . __ „
This was one day, and the cold spell
lasted for fourteen of them. At the
end of six days every cent of Jurgis*
money was gone; and then he went out
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS
The story of "The Jungle,” Upton Rlnclalds novel, which caused tha government Investigation Into the
methods employed by the Beef Trust, has Us origin In an actual Packlngtown romance.
A simple-minded coterie of Lithuanians arrive In Chicago, seeking employment, and aro conducted to
Packlngtown by a friend. Jurgla, a giant In strength. Is betrothed to Onn. and tho first chapter tells Of the
wedding in all Its grotesqueness. After much tribulation the entire family obtains work In tho stockyards—
all but Ona, who, Jurgis said, should never work.
The terrible tale of the slaughter houses Is told with almost revolting detail—the nilh, the overworking
of hands, the struggle to keep up with the pacemakers. Is all vividly depicted. Tho little family buys a house
on the Instalment plan, only to And they have been swindled, and Ona In forced to sock work to msst the
actual living expenses and tbs Interest on The purchase contract, of which they learn too late.
Just as Ona and Jurgis pay Marlja what they owe her, Jurgis turns hts ankle nnd Is Intil up for montha
Ills nature begins to change. He becomes cross and savage with pain. Btnrvatlon stares tho fnnpiy In the Qnce.
Then Ona confesses, under compulsion, that In order to nave the entlrn family from llnnnrlal destruction
nnd lois of Jobe, Connor, foreman of her department In tha yards, bad forced her to receive attentions from
him. Jurgis almost kills her. Then he rushes blindly to the yards and tries to kill Connor, sinking his teeth
Into him, and la dragged off by a dozen men. Jurgla Is then arrested, and spends Christmas Eva in prison,
awaiting trial. - ,
Latter he Is sentenced to thirty days In prison. Finally be Is released and returns to what waa ones his
home. Another family has It.
Jurgla traces hla family to a shanty to And his wife dying. Hs seeks a midwife, who laughs In his face
when he tells her he has only a dolls/- and a quarter, but she Anally relents and goes with him. At the door of
the shanty Marija meets and entreats him to go away until the morning. He walks the streets all night, and
reachea home In the morning In time to close his wife's is In death. Then he takes to drink In earnest.
Jurgis la blacklisted In every packing house by Cot,i, hut Anally obtains a Job with the Harvester Trust.
The department In which he works closes down. Starvation again Is Imminent, but a philanthropic woman came
to hla rescue and gets the Lithuanian a Job In a ateel factory. Meanwhile the hero's son has died, and he la left
practically alone In the world, with resentment against conditions gradually growing stronger In him.
Copyright, 1906, by Upton Sinclair. All rights reserved.
on tha streets to beg for hla life.
He would begin as soon as the busi
ness of the city was moving. He wrfuld
sally forth from a saloon, and, after
making sure there was no policeman
In' sight, would approach every llkt-
ly-looklng person who passed him,
telling his woeful ‘story and pleading
for a nickel or a dime. Then, when
he got one, he would dart round the
corner and return to his base to get
worm; and his victim, seeing him do
this, would go sway, vowing that he
would never give a cent to a beggar
agalp.
Tha victim never paused to aak where
else Jurgis could have gone under the
circumstances—where he, the victim.
Id have gone. At the saloon Jurgis
could not only get more food and bet
ter food than he could buy In any res
taurant for the same money, but a
drink In the bargain to warm hloi up.
Also he cbould And a comfortable seat
by a Are, and could chat with a com
panion until he waa as warm as toast.
At the saloon, too, he felt at home.
Part of the saloon keeper’s business
was to offer a heme and refreshments
to beggars In exchange for tha proceeds
of their foragings; and was there any
one else In the whole city who would
do this—would the victim have done It
hlmaelt?
Poor Jurgis might have been expect
ed to make a 'successful beggar. He
was Just out of the hospital, and des
perately slck-Iooking, and with a help
less arm; also he had no overcoat, and
shivered pitifully. But, alas, It was
again the rase of the honest merchant,
who Ands that the genuine and un
adulterated article Is driven to the wall
by the artistic counterfeit. Jurgis, as
a beggar, was simply a blundering
amateur In competition with organized
and adentldc professionalism. He was
Just out of the hospital—but the story
was worn threadbare, and how could
he prove It? Hs had his arm In a
sling—and It was a devlca a regular
beggar's little boy would have scorned.
He was pale and shivering—but they
were made up with cosmetics, and had
studied the art of chattering their
teeth.
As to his being without an overcoat,
among them you would meet men you
could swear had on nothing but a
ragged linen duster and a pair of cotton
trousers—so cleverly _had they con
cealed the several suits of all-wool un
derwear beneath. Many of these pro
fessional mendicants had comfortable
homes, and families, and thousands of
dollars In the bank; some of them had
retired upon their earnings, and gone
Into the business of Attlng out and
doctoring others, or working children
at the trade. There were some who
had both their arms bound tightly to
their sides, and padded stumps In
their sleeves, and a sick child hired to
carry a cup for them. There were
some who had no legs, and pushed
themselves upon a wheeled platform-
some who had been favored with blind
ness, and were led by pretty little
dogs.
CHAPTER XXIV.
In the face of all hts handicap*,
Jurgis was obliged to make tha price
of a lodging and of a drink every hour
or two, under penalty of freezing to
death. Day after day ha roamed
about In the arctic cold, bis soul Ailed
full of bltternsss and despair. He saw
the world of civilisation then more
plainly than ever he had seen It be
fore; a world In which nothing count
ed but brutal might, an order devised
by those who possessed It for tb#
subjugation of those who did not. Hs
was one of the latter; and all out
doors, all life, waa to him one colossal
prison, which he paced like a pent-up
tiger, trying one bar after another, and
Andlng them all beyond hla power. He
had lost In the Aeroe battle of greed,
and so was doomed to be extermi
nated; and all society wss busied to
see hs did not escape tha sentence.
Everywhere that he turned wer» pris
on bars, snd hostile eyes following
him; the well-fed, sleek policemen,
from whose glances he shrank, end
who seemed to grip their .clubs more
tightly when they saw him; the saloon
keepers, who rtkvsr esaaed to watch
him while he was In their places, who
were Jealous of every moment he lin
gered after he hsd paid his monsy;
ths hurrying throngs upon the street,
who were deaf to his entreaties, obliv
ious of his very existence—and sav
age and contemptuous when he forced
himself upon them.
They hsd their own affairs, and there
was no pises for him among them.
Thera was no place for him anywhere
—every direction he turned his gaze,
this fact was forced upon him. • Every
thing was built to express It to him;
the residences, with their heavy walls
and bolted doors, and basement win
dows barred with Iron; the great ware
houses, Ailed with ths products of ths
whole world, snd guarded by Iron shut
ters and heavy gates; ths banks with
their unthinkable billions of wealth, all
buried in safes snd vaults of steeL
And then one day there befell Jur
gla ths on# adventure of his Ilfs. It
wss late at night, and he had failed
to get the price of n lodging. Hnow
woh fulling, nnd he had been nut BO
long that he was covered with It, snd
was chilled to the bone. He was
working among the theater crowds, At
tlng here and there, taking large
chances with tile police, In bis des
peration half hoping to bs arrrattd.
when he saw a blue cost start toward
him, however, hla heart fulled him.
nnd he dashed down s side street and
Ant a couple of blocks. When he
stopped again he saw a man coming
toward him, and placed himself In his
path.
"Please, sir,” he hegnn, In the usual
formula, "will you please give me the
prim of lodging? l‘ve hud an arm
broken and I can’t work, and I’ve not
a rent In my pocket. I'm an honest
workingman, sir, and I never begged
before. It's not my fault, air”—
Jurgla usually went on until he was
Interrupted, but this man did not In
terrupt, and so at last ha rams to a
breathless stop. Ths other had haltsd,
and Jurgis suddenly noticed that he
stood a little unsteady. "Whuxxst you
say?" he queried suddenly, In a thick
voice. •
Jurgis began again, speaking more
slowly snd distinctly; before he wss
half through ths other put out his hand
snd rested It upon hla shoulder. "Poor
old chappie!" he said. "Been up—hlc—
up—against It, hey?”
Then he lurched toward Jurgis snd
the hand upon his shoulder became an
arm about his neck. "Up against It
myself, ole sport," he said. "She's a
hard ole world."
They were dose to a lamp post, and
Jurgis got a glimpse of the other. He
wss a young fellow—not much over
eighteen, with a handsome boyish fare.
He wore a silk hat and a rich soft over
coat with a fur collar, and hs smiled, at
Jurgis with benignant sympathy. "I'm
hard up, too, my goo' fren’," he said.
"I’ve got cruel parents, or I'd set you
up. Whusza matter whlsyer?”
•'I’ve been In the hospital.”
"Hospital!” exclaimed ths young
fellow, still smiling sweetly, “thass too
bad! Same’s my Aunt Polly—hlc—
my Aunt Polly's In tha hoapltal, too.
Whuizamalter whiz you?"
’T've got a broken atn^’—Jurgla be-
* “Bo," said the other, sympathetically.
That ain't ao bad—you get over that.
I wish somebody’s break my arm, ole
chappie—damAdon't. Then they's treat
me better—hlc—hole me up, ol* spoett
Whuzzlt you wamme dor*
"I'm hungry, sir,” said Jurgis.
“Hungry! Why don't you hassome
supper?"
■'I’ve got no money, sir."
"No money) Ho, ho—less be chums,
ols boy—Jess like me! No money,
either—a’moet busted! Why don't you
go home, then, same’s raer
T haven’t any home," said Jurgis.
"No home! Stranger in the city, hey?
Goo* thill, |I,I|““ I,ml' Iterter i-nino
Ill'll].■ ulz ini' yes, I j v Hurry, than- tha
trick, you'll Como homo un'hnssnmn
supper—lilc—wlz mo! Awful lon-snmo
—nobody homo! Guv'ner gone uhruud
—Bubby on's honeymoon—every' soul
gone away! N’utf hlc—ntilf to drive
a feller to drink! Only ole Ilnm stand-
11,' >') .lit lull’ .'11 -.It I Ik*' 11,.. t. mi sir!-
The club for mo every time, my boy, t
MV. Hut 11,. II tlii'V V . m' l 1,'tnmi' iilei*|i
limn' k ' i ' 11 ■ > ■■' in 'I' i by Harry -.
homo every night, sir! Ever hear any
thin’ like that? Every inornln' do? t
.-l."d him W". -h “V "I V night, nr no
allow sues at all, air.' Tim-n nr. *uv-
*m r*-hlr—hard as nails, by llarrylt
IMP dip Ham to watch me. too—ser
vants epyin' on me—whuzyer think
that, my fren’? A nice, quiet- hie -
good-hearted young feller like me, on*
his daddy ran't go to Europe—hup! —
an leave him In peace! Ain't that a
shame, sir? An' I gutter go homo
every evenin’ an' miss all th' fun, hy
Harry! Thass whuzxnmntter now —
• why I’m here! Ilndda come awnys
leave Kitty—hlc—left her rryln',
too—whujja think of that, ole sport?
‘Lemma go, Kittens,' says I— 'come
early an* often—I go where duty—hlc—
calls me. Farewell, farewell, m y own
true love—farewell, farewell, my-own-
tru e-love!'"
This last waa a song, and the young
gentleman's voice rose mournful sml
walling, while he swung upon Jurgis'
neck. The latter was glancing shout
nervously, lest some one should ap
proach. They were still alone, how
ever.
'But I came an right, all right," con
tinued the youngster, aggressively. "I
can—hlc—I can have my own way
when I want It, by Harry—Freddie
Jones Is a hard man to handle when
he gel* goln't INo, air,' says 1, 'hy
thunder, and I don't need anybody g.dn'
home with me, either—whujja take mo
for, hey? Think I’m drunk, dontchs.
hey?—I know you! But I'm no morn
drunk than you are. Kittens.’ says I to
her. Ami then, says the. Thas true.
Freddie, dear* (She's or smart one, Is
Kitty), -but I'm stayin' In tho Hat. an'
you're goln" out Into the cold, cold
night!’ 'Put It In a route, lovely Kit
ty,’ saya I. 'No Jokin', Freddie, my
hoy,’ says she, 'Lemma call a cah now,
like a good dear'—but I can call i'.v
own cabs, dontcha foot yourself - I
know what I’m a-doln'. you bet! Say,
my fren’. watcha say—wlllye corns
home an' see me, an' hassome supper?
Come 'long like a good feller—don't he
haughty I You’re Bp aguim-t It, same
as me. an' you can unneratan' a feller;
your heart's In ths right pise... by llar-
'll.UK. 'll" Chappie, an' M-o'll
light up the house, art' have some flzz,
II I.ii-e hell, we wilt Whoop-la!
S ! UK - I'm In-ill.- the house I can do
as 2 please—the guv'ner's own very or
ders, b'God! Hip! hip!"
(Continued In tomorrow's Georgian.)