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Show MisterJimirtyergt BY Meredith NlCHOESON ILL LL5TRA TOIS 3Y WALTERS ftVrIHfMT W 0 V ffOMJ JlttfUfl C Wanton Destruction of These Protectors of Good Roads Is Denounced by an Enthusiast. my CHAPTER I. in I saw her clasped hands tighten; but she went on bravely. That was seven years ago. Since then Henry has insisted ou the final division of the property. My father had a high sense of honor and he stipulated that if either of his sons should be guilty of any dishonorable act he should forfeit his half of the $1,000.000. Henry Insists that Arthur has foi felted his rights and that the amount withheld should be paid to him now, but his conduct has been such that 1 feel I should serve him ill to pay him so large a sum of money. 'Moreover, 1 ow something to his tighter to Helen Owing to her father's reckless life 1 have had her nuke her home with me for several years. She Is a noble girl, and very beautiful you must have seen, Mr Donovan, that she is an unusually beautiful girl." "Yes, I assented. "And belter than that," she said, with feeling, she is a lovely Perhaps no other agency," he says, "has contributed so much to the desolation of naturally beautiful districts In New England as what Is In He la parlance called the a htg man in his town and with his brothers on the board controls the finances, schools, roads and all mattery of ,own government and Improvement. ".His one great achievement while In office ls t0 cut down al the shade treei or whatever might grow to bo shade trees along the roads. He as a rule knows nothing of road building, and believing that the only way to get rid of water is to dry It up. Instead of constructing his road of material other i than garden loam, crowning it to shed while enjoy Its seclusion and comfort water, grading hlg ditches to avoid the Hlvirs. Husslan on book writing my usual pools left to soak Into the road, If John (llenarm had not taken hla opening sluices to let the water run family abroad with him when he went away from the side ditches, he simply to Turkey to give the sultan's engicuts the trees down and waits for his neer lesson In bridge building. If mud bed to dry up. In the course of ...I bad not accepted hts klnl offer of Well-ulMist, ill Jinimvcrat. you up en time It does dry up and then, except the house at Annanthtle for the sum sllek you' am not or during is got us In Immediately after rains when En tell me mer; and If 1aul Sioddstd bad a tw,s'It la a mass of mud. It Is a bed of dust tout me that telegram, I should never iii To 'low vo swine sumpln ef ye git a and all summer Is a hot and stifling have written this narrative. Hut such bolt o' things 1 com how touched to see nodded, I It desert road, an exhibit ef Ignorance En tell me how vou canndydates Is all rose was the predestined wav of pli tely Helen Holbrook filled and sat nd Incompetency. h wearin' wlmr; from the bout I was caulking and, .. tolled her aunt's life. Miss Pat corf I wish The best preserved country roads But how erboutme de Imtcheh-manfrom the it ceding With the wave rt.it United her story. you' tell t earner slapping the ptor, read this that have to bear the heavy motor traf- He saytn' lie dot apa' riha (ley aint ylt My brother first sought to frighten fic of the present day are those with gone jlmmyirat' message . a me Into settlement my f. by menacing Htsmford Conn June ample shade. If a road cannot be oiled Misteh Jlmmycrat, da way yo own peace, and now he Includes Hel It needs Meet Miss Pstrlt la Holbrook Aroi.tn-dalmoisture. The shade except in bawdy, talk ter me live en In his animosity. stathin. twenty ChleuKo.espnsH My house at very will retain sufficient You make de upcome o de thing es dry periods ' hul. and conduct her to Kt. Agallui Stamfoid was set on fire a month ago; moisture to Khe will explain preserve the elasticity of Yo plain ,ex plain kin be! where all I expected I was thieve show me how de boss aln' gwlne to it and thejj entered., the road surface. There Is no danger difficulties. I have aseured her of vour make me wuk all day, obliged to leave. We arranged to go of mud If the road Is sympathy and aid Will Join you Inter If properly con- En how uhslde all dat he gwlne to up en no tils tall .steamto we but when nereesary Imperative eiigngi the abroad, got structed. A III) rise mah pay. H Pol me eleewhrre er we found Henry waiting with a wish yo go en'talk to him; ha say "If you can't build your roads with "To say that I was angry when I threat to follow us if I did not accede right off de bat asphalt or oil, kill your selectmen and No matteh read this message Is to belittle the how de leckshun go, wult to his demands. was Father It some shade trees. Make aln' gwlne jlmmycrat. It I with plant your read aud truth. who suggested this place, and town comfortable for yourself and growing heat. I had accepted' (lien we came by & circuitous route, pausUmp-uMisteh Jlmmycrat, yo had me your family and so attractive by ita arm s offer of the house at Annand.t1e yellin' loud we here see to there and whether ing I roada and good Bhady ways that the En aatin' yo' de question dat yo' because tt promised peace, and now were followed. You can Imagine how Well, He Can Hardly Find Her Here." to do crowd. stranger will buy the worthless half of To was ordered by telegraph to meet a how -wretched-this low yo gwlne step up en take de po all distressing your farm for twice what any farmer strange person of whom I had never like k and of bill nearman's the diminutive bas been. Patricia, tint, and even the suitcase would pay for your entire property, En chop (t grooe'y heard, ltateB to hpr story, and tender est her smack In two yo sholy talk of color seemed very fitting, andaa dellght&l note Holthe struck saute Is a It aad Miss Yes; story. wid powful will. land, buildings, stock and mortgage." my sympathy and aid. I glanced at There was no doubt whatever as to as the dear little woman herself. Sb brook. But you are not likely to he A Writer In the Manchester Union. I wish yo' see dat grocey man, en 'vlnce my watch. It waa already after four her tie as mosmile must have, caught my him as to dat molested here. You have a lake on Identity; I did not hesitate a was In transmission" Delayed He tell me bee be on mah way, flou ment; the lady In brown was Miss niece so addressed her for the flat one aide, a high wall shuts off the form the across aln' gone Jlmmycrat. telegraph stamped she was an old lady, a time and she smiled back at me tn hf road, and I beg you to accept me as AN IDEA I learned later that It bad lain half Holbrook, aud OF AN IDEAL CITY old lady, and aa 1 charming fashion. Jesso. and The near Misteh Jlmmycrat! To 'low yo dear, bewitching your neighbor protector. the day In Annandale, New York lam de trusts Tuu are an Irishman, Mr, Donovi brightMr. Glen&rm'a house have servants her toward at eyes her, stepped 1 waa to now face with so that face En whack dem cooperations twell de las Evidently Cornea From they, too, were hrotvn! and and Pat must sound natural. t f been with him tor several years and Description on o' 'em busts the sttnatlon, and without opportunity ened 1 hand brown-gloveout Patricia love Aunt she her all One who Hae is Ob, Whe It t aholly hollered fo' yo. en I atamp dat put 'BCundoubtedly trustworthy. Carefully Thought to fling hla orders, back to Stoddard so frank and cordial tier Aunt Pat! exclaimed the girl. balllck tight, not likely that your brother will find the Matter Out. If 1 wanted to. Nor did I even kdow with a gesture En I not up en cheered yo twell de day 1 was won at once. "Then Mis Holbrook undoubtei r you here, but If be should we will that come leckshun night. Stamford from Stamboul. and 1 am said I, and waa t deal with that situation when the time Mr. Laurance Dono- heart It often, Mr. Donovan The ideal city should be laid out But how erbout de milk man, auh da pot yet clear In my mind being an 1 1 am surd of It!" once sorry for my bit of blarney, r cornea!" chlllun en de cat with carefully selected sites for public Irishman with rather vague notions of van Dey want to know, uhcause, yo see, milk You are very reassuring, no doubt "Miss Holbrook I am equally con the tears shone suddenly tn the dffr American geography whether Conschools, buildings, churches, colleges, aln .gone Jlmmycrat. brown eyes, and the niece recurred o we shall not need to call on you. And amusement halls, residential necticut la north or south of Massa- fldent!" I said "1 am sorry to be late, areas, aid I summer as a the was topic, Well-ulandscape she but Misteh Jlmmcrat! Dla day yo? Siotltlaids Father message you understand, continued, business hope h chusetts. houses, factories. me by; talked of the Glenarm place, whae that It la not to keeprihe money that pass delayed. lines and IJlma! pastransportation To aln got no mo twinkles In da aldge stone wall we were now passing, u J Wish to avoid my brother; that If it ' 1 -- 1 at to You kind are all," called my Japanese boy from the respond and freight terminals ; also o yo eye: til we drove Into the grounds of E. were wise to make this further di- senger up ter me en shakln docka, bridges, ferries and tunnels, To' aln' boathouse, and he appeared, paint she said. Iter wonderful eyes upon entrants to the and main bofe mah han's up vision at this time and it were for when water courses enter Into the bruah tn hand. me; "but Father Stoddard said you Agatha's En de savin dat of the school, where a sister la tie bis --good, -- I . should ..be glad to give kentry wait ter fine out Order the Rouble trap,- -- and -- tell would-not problem;- - and- - along, with all the --rest how I atans wjt- of her brown stood Older garb of Hut him all every penny It" He is a man qif great faith' them to hurry,1 the matter of the distribution of parks But let dat go Pey dess one thing I wish yo' answer dat. We can talk log Pardon me, but the other brother and parkways requires judicious conI reflected, aa I picked up ray coat t have a "trap walling is(r to I first Introduced myself It dat de coal man he aln' done die has not made similar demands sideration. All of the above should be How and walked toward the house.bat If more comfortably a( St Agatha's" gone Jlmmycrat was In charge, "Yes; we are to go to the school. Margaret, who you do not fear him? I inquired, located in such relation to each other any one but Paul Stoddard had sent with some hesitation. and the surroundings as to provide the roe such a message I should most cer- Father Stoddard klndlf arranged It then presented the two ladies " were tn be her guests. Sister Mean Thing, people- with the safest, most convenia And no! tremulous smile No tainly have Ignored It; but I knew him It la quite secluded, he assuredme m-saliJust the 'right thing to evy You will not he disappointed Miss ent and most satisfying accommodaas a man who did not make demand I got the loveliest present, deArthur! Poor about her lips. plsyed I herio was glad to find or Impose obligations lightly. Aa the Holbrook. If seclusion ts what you one. and a He must be dead. He ran away After tions and, at the same time, present a clared the young lady with the person, fully able to ce capable manner founder and superior of the Proteatant seek. I have never highly pleasing and artistic appearIt was the finest for these exiles without aid from Ay the bank failure and 1 , religious Order of the Brothers of Christmas I ever knew. picked up I he brown bag and He and Henry ance. him since. from heard of the wall. Bethlehem he was, 1 Knew, an ex- turned away, but "she waited and side "And whRt,- - asks the lady of the The large parka should be in the were very unlike, and I always felt Helen, If you will see In natHe be to should Icy as Arthur. smile, "did you get?" 'attached and Jeft outskirts ceedingly busy man. Ills religious glanced about. Her "we had puzzled more closely houae waa In the Virginia mountains; me; pel baps she had brought a maid, disposed of I will detain Mr. Donomn was not brilliant, like Henry; be was ural's state as practicable with their "On Christmas morning, narrates but he spent much time in quiet, bum- - ami I followed her glance toward the a few minutes," said Miss Holbroek. gentle and quiet in hi ways, and fa- native forest trees. Such paths and the first lady, "I arose with the crlm-- 1 "Or .1- - caw come again in aa hoa- -. bla - service- Juma,lu - lumber w ludowcuf .the telegraph office, pattered ther- was 'often Impatient witfl him. lanes" as are "required, ' with " their 8onlng of "the 'dawn and am HolHelen your near neighbor, I remarked, "Oh. In Helen; my mines of niece, the camps. Pennsylvania; has been very bitter toward bridges, resting nooks, etc., should be downstairs In my bare feet to the Henry she to I Is to rest wish me. wire wished with might thinking and occasionally he appeared like a brook, fin Arthur and has appealed to me on the Judiciously treated to conform, as far parlor, where the Christmas tree had It took all as possible' with the natural sur been arranged. As I am to be marprophet froth the wilderness In some some Instructions to my housekeeper her journey score of Arthur's great church of New York, and at home. Father Stoddard may not 1 "1 am quite ready," she replied, d hla own fortune, he says, to save Ar roundings. The parks throughout the ried the first of the year, and Jack and bowed to Helen Holbrook and to $ preached with a marvelous eloquence have explained that It is partly on thurand'the family name from dls- - body of the etty, instead of being large TvHl need lot of Yhlngs for our Helen's accouut that .1 am coming ter Margaret, who went out, follostd honor. to wondering throngs. and few In number, should be of me house, what do you suppose I found In my stockings? by the maid Miss Pat vou will dr. The trap awung Into the arched here." waa She composed dlum size, plentiful, well distributed remarkably he explained nothing merely don me If I begin at once to caliber I believe my query covered that "No; I numerwith coachmau and the and connected, bade I martogether driveway throughout this recital, and make haste to the Annandale station. gave me my Instructions, I laughed by this name, but It fits her so more and more. Now, ous parkways of liberal width. This point." at her veled It Is so much a part of her, flat f A ton of coal." would give all parts of Th handsome bays were soon trot "He gives orders in a most militant after a moment's silence, she turned arrangement fashion." cannot Miss resist Pat access to the convenient of while evidence the the the toward put ofljer by Stung plutocratic village, city park ting swiftly a smile. in a moment I had been presented bonnet without fuss, placed It on ie to me with I drew on my gloves and considered in another spaces, which, being thus arranged in parentage, the lady of the ley- smile been have We annoyed to she and had noted and the thil table sat down in a window gat niece, a continuous system, could, when once remarked: the situation. A certain Miss Holway. It is so ridiculous that I hesiWhich naturally brings up the entered, be traversed throughout with brook, of whose existence I had been was considerably above her aunt's whence the nearer shore of the kke tate to tell you of it that she was daik. with eyes was visible across the strip of smoith If desired. Charles W. question of which Is heavier, a ton of out It, leaving utterly Ignorant an hour before, was height; 1 Pray do not you need tell me Barnaby, In Cassler's Magazine that seemed quite black In ceitaln lawn A coal or a ton of about to arrive at Annandale more, Miss Holbrook. nothing and that Itowed. as her she "Will A ton Of feathers?" lights, not ou seen for I had close whom the please clergyman, do? It is best for you to know. My "No A ton of feet." two years, had telegraphed me from aunt presented me, without offering she said, and when' I came hack to ft, niece has been annoyed the past year a tdwn In Connecticut to meet this her hand, and nun mured my name In window she began. at once City Growth. j a dec full and and voice p musical, It St. by the attentions of a young man to full realization of the sus conduct her is not pleasant, as jou With Agatha's person, the, jgt dislikes and whose The Democratic Trouble. school Just closed for the summer, as agreeable- to hear tained movement of population toward to a' stnuger whom she greatly understand, to her very much the eminent leadert distresses 8ler'twk ifleir check ficuu lier att Intimate and evplan pyrntHtciica I knew and to volunteer my services muBt come there free g the cities, painful family treble. I don't know what to do about I called that and am the Indeed." purse, Indl-porter Hot were of In dlfflcultlea that hat her Stoddaid advl.sed me b Rw sense of the Importance the probdaikly he caa hardly find her here; lems of TifbaH life knd government In th notjuinatinns,' cited la a telegram of (s words The arranged for the transferWeat then hag Tpino frank with yon out who to nominate Can't were soon figure should If he and are soThese sender of the message I knew to be gage to St Agttllias. U this country. "That the best way, if thers a economic, a. serious character.nd a gentleman In the trap wltli the bays carrying us possibility that I niav be of Miss Holbrook folded her arms cial, moral and political. All phases for president?" aRks the friend. No. Cant figure out who not to sertlje," a lake at the road lively clip along 1 aoclal connections. of distinguished said in the upon her kneea and smiled, bending of them become intensified and exi- nominate for tone J 'There's a summer resoit some- command "Hutgentlest me. In cities Increase as The name of the lady signified noththe size. The toward gent toll me no niortan un Oh!" lta exclaimed; J.'be. isn't s growing congestion tn urban-areas- ing exceptTlhal she wss .unmarried; where on the lake; how far Is that you. wish J am wholly at yourfff. echoed? asked the girl and as 8toddard'a acquaintance was from the ice without explanation"- violent person, Mr, Donovan. He's doubtedly Is a factor In the Increased Settled the Question. "That's Fort Annandale It's two among all aorta and conditions of "It Is in reference to my s silly, absurd. Idiotic!" You need fear cost of living, aa Mr. Marsh, executive H talked of choosing a career; I ormites from St. three more men I could assume nothing Agatha's." No duty would he shirk he secretary of the New York committee caused me a great dtp 0f no violence from him." lost on wheat this year; On this side-a- nd all --the -- 4 has' that the unkaown-bad-aiq-eaxepl led r And or course four Elece Is not In on congestion of population, has re- KiaAndfather When my father died ttpubl? so he went to work! to him as a priest aud that he had way to the school there are faims teiKjcar ngo lie lived to kiriy U rested he's not a fellow to appeal cently shown. . . . The requlre-TnentFeat of city government al! the time sent her to lAke Annandale to shake Pori Annaldale lies voml-'- r Age lie left .1 ftllf TtHrabU' loTefTtnagtnattoir - more Of course we shall see nchlng of large foitine. off the burdens of the world In the sweeping, and the necesEve's Winter Furs. la quite true; and then In becomeThat Holl"-oofor public education conventual air of St Agatha's. it, said (he jounger Ml expenditures sary with was very ronuoitable for Adam circumstances, It unhappy present w .. n i fina itv. and the public welfare constantly in- and Eve In dress In fig leaves in the ),i.i Oil .. The Chicago express alilslliil for .Uhl oypr her - kke in., imiutmilT SEgiit . I sought vu- - va.n for an) crease. the edge her Anuandale just as we gaiu-from Is far tn; iug to $f ooetM, was deft to , summer," says the higher critic, but marriage menace, of the village. It paused a grudging blnnee between the two women, they) the stipulation that 1 w)x, t0 Municipal administration in all its what did they do In winter? She feels that wcHb if he thoughts. must be invested wir inmoment and was gone before we were, utterly unlike. The Iftilebrowt further revision between tnv Trust Kve to get her outfit from were attached to a man and wished to departments I wish she did creased Importance tn this country as the flr tree." hliswers the steadfast reachedthe station. I jumped out-an- iadj ias Interested and responsive at the end of ten v. ars or 'atT?.r she couldfnot. of he land gain In bulk one ran through the waiting room to enough; she turned toward her niece x ret Ion. 1 was older than Kv5fh injur, not feel so; I should be glad to see the cities The vast In her own and In political Influence. settled the platrorm. where 'he agent was with undisguised affection as we older, and my rati. end married her of a possible failure in as slgnifiance dreadful thing, a .gathering up. tbe mall bags, while an talked, but 1 caught several times a me with this responribilUy very home. It's Its Last Request. for brother and city government cannot possibly be assistant loaded a truck with trunks. look of unhappiness iu her face, and ing what It would lead, to you can understand, The! famous hunter had Just bagged not had touched Tint that 1 brow and be ar Ignored In America,, with present urthe Arthur succeeded to ray to child and glanced about, and the moment was father and sister ban tendencies prevailing In the future hts first gun on the African plains. an Important one tn my life. Stand- gathered in Tines of anxiety and care. business the banking firm rayed against one another." In the past Unless the cities can aa her aunt manner toward brook The "There ts just one request I would Into several in beside girls Brothers, New Yorl ing quite alone pieces I wished to guide the talk be governed efficiently, honestly and make," It alghed, ' Please do not simbank continued to prosper of hand baggage was a lady unmis- was wholly kind and sympathetic. before leaving. channels concern for the plify the spelling of my name when "I'm sure It will be delightful here, then It collapsed suddenly TbieM cheerfuller seemed amused by the with a single-mindetakably a lady leaning lightly upon Miss Pat must all common fall and Amer- you aend your report In to your blue good, and rosea Wild were watfrt Aunt all Pat and but an umbrella, and holding under he? paid, Arthur dlsJ''!, thought of the unwelcome suitor, ican democracy go down Anally In some "arfiT a "magazine, She was clad in I'm quite In love with the prettj lake -t- here were unpleasant rumT. with her leave to I determined v shame and Ignominy. She paused a moment and a already." brown, from bonnet to shoes; the word In reference to him. .4he it to of window first Introduction , mr and magaiine cover wer of j This toward (TO BE CONTINUED.) A Telegram from Pjrul Stoddard. was brought) Stoddard's me u the Ob nariu pier at four f oclock Tuesday AfUrnoon, the Mh June. I am tljhs czpllclt, for a11 turn hereinafter matter no of Stoddard upon the whifh waa, to be suie, hat ni less other enough tn Ilsilf, but. like tuanv ubout the scrapof paper that ofblow loufutdon aud world, the forerunuer trouble. bad My friend, Mr. John flh tiunu his gone abroad for the summer with me to turned o'er had and family ,l' - -- i, J , J ? ! . e Stod-dar4- - ed - -- Inter-boroug- - faH-tne," -- 1 . -- our,-thin- " t-- eqi-tall- 1 - ' - - 'bn-ha- led 4 .1 T L a , - k , !.-- . U ers.-TTvii- uuJ Z for,. tim-biell- tn Htjag, d i |