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Show since. A aore subject with all tne LangdonB," thought I. It must be very sore, Indeed, to make a man who is all manners, neglect them." "I am strong and secure, said I to myself as I strode through the wonderful canyon of Broadway, whose walls are those mighty palaces of finance and commerce from which business men have been ousted by cormorant captains of Industry," I must use my strength. How could I better use It than by fluttering these vultures on their roosts, and perhaps bringing down a bird or two? I decided, however, that It was better to wait until they had stopped rattling their beaks aud claws on my shell in futile attack, Meanwhile, I reasoned carefully," I can be getting good and ready. Their first new move, after my hi-titalk with Langdon, was intended as a mortal blow to my credit Melville requested me to withdraw mine acand Blacklock and Company's counts from the National Industrial Bank; and the fact that this huge and powerful Institution had thus branded me was slyly given to the financial' reporters of the newspapers. Far and wide it was published; and the public was expected to believe that this was one more and drastic measure In the campaign of the honorable men of finance to clean the Augean Stables of Wall Street My dally letter to investors next morning led off with this paragraph the first notice I bad taken publicly of their attacks on me: In the effort to discredit the only remaining uncontrolled source of financial truth, the big bandits have ordered my accounts out of their chief I have transferred gambling-house- . the accounts to the Discount and deposit National, where Leonidas Thorn-l- y stands guard against the cew order that seeks to make business a synonym for crime. Thornley was of the type that was dominant in our commercial life before the financiers came just as song bird9 were common In our trees Hart1 rVert 'elnS eniplo that lectir lr 1. hatduriJ th mines ra of tllvld.. 0,350. Amen a nYH) GRAHAM P1HLLIP3, Author of TKECOSCttc (a&y&fflr cqk&vx occessj, ir Past by1 to make t one car jUAPTEH of the r Dlle cop Kington cc lalm the ,rst sobbs-xesbo- well la In Ha kin, tonal deve evel, U , adway u( 'nth aoaet; a Bay that get 'tuned" ter trying to control his i It fe of whit; ure of nita, contain und in B mtes, bat principal .in nature ill take ct material see, and Sm ling d ssor plant equipped ual depth i f the levels vada Non will toon ils. The ki d only two be made It ielng put ii as to ntj1.-athat tunnel i by the t: line said I. Hien Ill do without, iirs her an income, and ahe'll go. 11. You've flattered her van-p- . showing your love for her , the way with women. They go and forget ,r about themselves, Give her an in- about the man. 0 and she'll destined iventer ip compan some i tl: had at. .Iter la ded Ci l'J A job rtedtoE ed go. And you said I. jf you knew her. Cut, even so, For. ball lose her in any event. shell esi she Is made Independent, ilnly go with the last of the she bas, the remnant of a doubt It. legacy. id old man argued with me, the vigorously, I suspect, because be resolute. When he could new way of stating his case against Anita he said: are a fool, young man thats a fool was ever ir, i wonder such as much prop i to get together ai report credits you with. But ou're the kind of fool I like. Then youll Indulge my folly? ymlling. threw up his arms In a gesture If you will have it jock despair. I am curious about be replied. I want to see her. niece of mine. rant to see the woman who can me of no k st you. mind and her heart are closed And It la my me, said I. I closed them. i fault Pat her out of your heal, be ad-- L "No woman is worth a serious Her rh"e. compa of Utah til, M of the mi is -- .get i minet rst I know why I live alone, kind of liking, or do hls com; emission .team hoist ' ag-to- nost' lound ind power d thats that e ly . Is goina il Ing of any kind Toni, or In any way to take him Into my calculations as to Anita. He was, to my eyes, too a pale understudy of his powerful and fascinating brother. Whenever I thought of him as the man Anita fancied she loved, I put It aside Instantly. "The kind of man a woman rally cares for," I would say to myself, 'is the measure of her true self. But not the kind of man she imagines she cares for." Tom went on; Mowbray stopped. We shook hands, and exchanged commonplaces In the friendliest way ) was harboring no resentment against him, and 1 wished him to realize that his assault had bothered me no more than the buzzing and battering of a summer fly. Tve been trying to get In to see you," said he. "I wanted to explain about that unfortunate Textile deal. This, when the assault on me had burst out with fresh energy the day after he landed from Europe! I could scarcely believe that his vanity, his confidence in his own skill at underground work could so delude him. Dont bother, said I. All thata ancient history." But he had thought out some lies he regarded aa particularly creditable Ilk-em- a woman, or from a dog. re-the only kind youll get Tm an old man. ver King er and ) care for that sort of don't i he. welter Continued, wlth no dl8po' ald possibly.' ' based on I to combat vlewa experience. painful what .not S s. XXVI z la ng plant id the C: bare few waulr, few purposes, Rut those few I pm OtaC L taj. rven though she b while, evffi though were not I 'holly hope, still I'd not give up. saldnt thats my nature. But ii worth while. And 1 could see slim and graceful, the curves in face and figure that made my .1 leap, the azure sheen upon her like skin, the mystery of the hiring from her eyes, ter we had arranged the business r. rather, arranged to have It ar--our lawyers he through ed down to the pier with me. At me another tangway he gave thing look, from head to foot taatly different from the ins which our Interview had Mt You are a devilish handsome fellow, Your pic-said he. don't do you justice. And 1 .ldn't have believed any man could tome in one brief sitting such a dice ag i had you. On against nd thought, I dont care to see 8h must be even below the aver- - ir U pec-wit- h A HOUSEWARMING. ; 3 did. ' excellent Idea! he exclulmed. M he shook hands with me In "til: ? will win her yet care to. 1 steamed up the Sound, I was to put In at Dawn Hills BUT I HAVENT THE SLIGHTEST INTEREST IN CROOKED ENTERPRISES NOW" 1 h my glass I could see and several others. n! women, having tea on the J Ander a red and white awning. see her dress a violet suit 1 Mr I violet hat to match. that costume. Like everything ,ora- - It wag both beautiful in hmiit becoming .to her. 1 ce her far,, could almost make f exl"'Hlon did I see, or aid . pfine, a cruel contrast to what t saw when she knew I waa nd Alva d ng? cd until the trees hid lawn ond that lively compnny bitterness I was full "ntnient against her, full of self-- , I11'" forgot, for that mo-s her slip. 0f tb gtorjr. nlng, and "t- In my XXVII. :LACKL0CK 8EES A LIGHT ''ay, I think, that 1 met is" ami his brother t the entrunca of the Textile Mowbray was back ooiii hits summer ahrotol; hut had i.n and nodded to every Wen several times In the day, o and fro about his "re-tdlity work for the Roebuck- n clhpiK, e WUrt 0ll Mf jH,r dineptly used '""'ha and Insurance com-- , irt um" funds tliey staked In I, h gambling operations, they siiwiHt all the profits and the nnd iHtllcy holders taking ii ip,, rH)ti n never 'irrvd to me to bars any feel- o , stool-pigeo- a4 CHAPTER XXVIII. It one of the con-lof your girt that she Is not you or speak of it, said I. w your face would betray us, If ever ,nt I shall not relate In detail that campaign against me. It failed not so much because I was strong as because it was weak. Perhaps, If Roebuck and Langdon could have directed 1 In person, or had had the time advise with their agents before after each move, it might have sue ceeded. They would not have let exit and' venom aggeration dominate show upon Its surface; they would not have neglected to follow up advantages, would not have persisted In lines of attack that created public sympathy for me. They would not have so crudely exploited my unconventional marriage and my financial relations with old Ellersly. But they dared not go near the battle field; they had to trust to agents whom their orders and suggestions reached by the most roundabout ways; and they were busier with their enterprises that Involved immediate and great gain or loss of money. When Galloway died, they learned that the Coal stocks with which they thought I was loaded down were part of his estate. They satisfied themselves that I was In fact as impregnable as I had warned Langdon. They reversed tactics; Roebuck tried to make It up with me. If he wants to see me, was my invariable answer to the Intimations of his emissaries, let him come to my office, just as I would go to his. It I wished to see him." He Is a big man a dangerous big man, cautioned Joe. "Big yes. Rut strong only against h!s own kind, replied I. One rnouse can make a herd of elephants squeal for mercy. GJlp Sintm nf a Stmtnrranj ffiu'H I tit tiutratimt By PRESIDENT ALBERT BOYNTON STORMS, i lows Stats Collctfa. KM00J5ACY is more than a political exKrimcnt. It is the, te latest spiritual enterprise of the aes. Though not yet nor permanent, democracy is the crowning achievement of history. lU'moeracy is an ideal, a leaven, not to be identified absolutely with any political or swiat organization. Critics of democracy have generally overlooked its fundamental ethical principles. The first of these is that democracy does not mean government by the least fit, the ignorant, tho mob, but government by majorities and majorities created by ideas and ideals. that springs from The peril of republics is ever before us the ignorance and from a lack of intelligent patriotism. Other forms of government may survive indefinitely over a stolid and nonprogressive people, l!epublic8 cannot live without virtue. Democracy lias encouraged the broadening of the scojhs of education Older colleges and educational ideals are conservative and aristocratic, but classical culture and the humanities alone are inadequate. The school must teach the real interests of life for a working people. The sturdy youth in laboratories and shops, drafting rooms and field, with lifes real business before them, have brushed aside intellectual .dilletttantism. Science and art have meaning for lifes earnest work as well as for its T com-plc- js-ri- leisure pastimes. l s f - : Higher education, however, in a democracy cannot be adequately, A Demobased nor adequately provided except by the people themselves. cratic people do iwd thrive best in any of their interests by being paternal- -, It is only by ly and patronizingly endowed by benevolence. self-asserti- and by institutions that are organized and equipped and maintained by the peoples own will and at their cost that a Democratic society can adequately provide for its higher educational needs as well as for its other social and political requirements. Is democracy favorable to the enthusiasm of tho scholar? This, too, is a question that still awaits answer. In all ages that history pronounces great, the scholar has stood forth with torch in hund to guide men to the fountains of living waters and to the serene heights of intellectual and spiritual outlook and inspiration. Other men inay lie down to sleep in the furrows which they have plowed or by tlie heaps of ntetal which they have dug from the mine, but the scholar, like the Christ, seeks the mountain side and the night and the silence, and when he comes to mingle with the people and to put his hands to his daily task, it is with a touch of power. His soul grips the commonplace and transfuses it with the. light of the spirit. Democracy cannot do without the scholar. M nf Suing a No An athlete should im- -. prove constantly while training,' and he should calculate this period so as to meet his opponent or opponents at the time G. ELLIOT and not much after FLINT, By Author of "Power and Health Through Progr-i- v lie has reached his best ExrreiM. i condition. The contest over, he should go out of thus nursing his reserve force he training but continue to exercise. But inay remain formidable for many years, and thereafter each successive time he trains he ought to be a better man than he was in any previous training. Several months should elapse between trainings. An athlete with good habits ought to last athletically until he is past 50. Weston, at 68, is now apparently at his best. But athletes who keep constantly on edge are apt to break down. How bard it is for athletes to hold their own after they have attained their highest condition is shown by' the many that go stale before the and contest they have trained for takes place. Oarsmen, football men frequently break down in their training if it has been begun i i prize-fighte- rs too early. I have said that those out of training should exercise. The different1 between exercise and training is considerable. While the prolonged or efforts that constitute training proper are Joes daughter, staying on and oa constantly recurring supreme at Dawn Hill, was chief lieutenant. If wearing and in the end devitalizing, the regular moderate efforts proceed It," I suggested. have to ask her over A fine me," he went on. It get. said he. far above uppose I'll 'trite Ill fel. fat can make l dilating false stories against col enterprises, us his enemies allege, the penal code cun be used to stop him. But as long us I stay at the head of this bank, no man shall use it for personal vengeance. It Is a chartered public Institution, and all I have equal rights to Its facilities. would lend money to my worst enemy If he came for It wltli the proper s curlty. I would refuse my best friend, If he could not give security. The funds of a bank are a trust fund, and my duty la to see that they are en ployed to the best advantage. If you wish other principles to prevail here you must get another president That settled it. No one appreciated more keenly than did Roebuck that character is as Indispensable in Its place aa la craft where the situation demands craft and is far harder tc ifeUr-cla- It Isnt prudent. It Isnt prudent," persisted Jce. "It !e not replied I. Thank Im at last iu He position Ive been toiling to achieve. I doit have to be prudent I can aay and do wut please, without fear of the consequences. I can freely Indulge in the luxury of being a man. Thats costly, Joe, but it's worth all It could cost Joe didn't understand me he rarely did. MIm a hen. Youre an eagle," d pf Bat 1 bd.eve evf of no man. Event when l.e has been convicted, I see tbs mitigating circumstances." How Thornley did stand by me! And for tio reason except that It was as nccsa.ty for hint to be fair and ju.st is to breathe. I shall not say he related the attempts to compel him to dceott me they simply made no lmpteaslou on him. I remember when lit, chuck l.l ra'df. a large stockholder lit the lank, left cover far enoiuh personally to urge him to threw mo over, he replied steadfastly : If Mr. Blacklock Is guilty o? clf to his ingenuity; he was not to.be deprived of the pleasure of telling them. So I was compelled to listen; 1 and, being In an Indulgent mood, did him letUng by his not spoil pleasure see or Biispect my unbelief. If he could have looked Into my mind, aa I stood there In an attitude of patient attention, I think even his would have been put out countenance. of I With his first full stop, I said: understand perfectly, Langdon. But I haven't the slightest interest in crooked enterprises now. Im clear out of all you fellows stocks. Ive reinvested my property so that not even ft panic would trouble me." Thats good." he drawled. I saw nathe did not believe mo which was arural. as he knew nothing of my asand with Galloway rangement sumed I was laboring In heavy weathCoal stocks er, with a had cargo of Come to lunch wttn and contracts. me. I've got some interesting things to tell you about my trip." A few months before. I should have 1 had lost accepted with alacrity. But not had changed; He him. in Interest If anything, he was more dnzzlng once than ever In the ways that had I changed had was that dazzled me. It view. I had my ideals, my point of conmy no desire to frd In vain tempt by watching him pump sefor Information to be used In hU me. "No, cret campaign against thanks. Another day," I replied, and I noted left him with ft curt nod. mar-rlagof my to failed speak had he that me seen not had though he new-sprun- e, until the nolBy, brawling, thieving sparrows drove them out His oldest son was about to marry Joe's daughter Alva. Many a Sunday I have spent at his place near Morristown a charming combination of city comfort with tarm freedom and fresh atr. I remember, one Sunday, saying to him, after he had seen his wife and Why daughters off to church; havent you looked out fir establishing these boys and girls of yours? I don't want my girls to bo sought for money," said he, I don't want my boys to rely on money. Perhaps Ive seen too much of weulth, and have come to have a prejudice against It. Then, too, I've never had the chance to get rich." I showed that I thought that he was simple Jesting. I mean It, sntd he, looking at me with eyes as straight as a How could my I were personally Interested In ths enterprises people look to me for advice about?" And not only did he keep himself clear And his mind judicial but also he was, like all really good people, exceedingly slow to believe others guilty of the things he would as soon have thought of doing as he would have thought or slipping Into the teller's cage during the mneh hour and pocketing a package of banknotes. He gave mo his motto a cuBelieve tn everybody; rious one: trust In nobody," "Only a thief wishes to be trusted," he explained, "and only a foool trusts. 1 let no one trrtst me; I trust no ona. girl's. mind he judicial If not principal. In my conspiracy to drift Anita day by day further and further into the routine of the new life. Yet neither of us had shown by word or look that a thorough understanding existed between us. My part was to be unobstruslve, friendly, neither in different nor eager, and I held to It by taking care never to be left alone with Anita; Alvas part was to be herself simple and natural and sensible, full of life and laughter, mocking at those moods that betray us Into the absurdity of taking ourselves too se i lously. I was getting ready a new house In town as a surprise to Anita, and I took I wish Anitas Alva Into my plot.part of the house to be exactly to her Cant you Bet her liking, said I. to dreaming aloud wh&t kind of place she would like to live In, what she would like to open her eyes on in the morning, what surroundings shed like to dress In aud read In, and all - that?" Alva had no difficulty tn carrying out the suggestions. And by harassing Westlake Incessantly, I succeed in realizing her report of Amuis dream to the exact shade of the draperies and the silk that covered the walls. By pushing the work, I got the house done just as Alva was warning me that she could not remain longer at Duwn Hill, but must go home and get ready for her wedding. When I went dow.t to arrange with her the lust details of tho surprise, who should nu-e- t me at the station but Anita her-selfI took one glance at her serious fare and. much dlsquletck seated my self beside her tn the little trap. Instead of following the usual route to the house she turned her horse Into tho bayshnre road. "Several days ago," she began, as the bend hid the station, I got a letter from some lawyers, saying that an uncle of mine had given mo a largo sum of money a very largo sum. X have been Inquiring about It, and find It is mine absolutely , (To bo Conti nod.) ing from exercise are a necessary condition of our normal development One who keeps in fair condition by exercise can easily and get into his highest condition by training, but in this latter state he should not remain longer than two or three months. Do well always; your utmost only occasionally. All know that some organs never rest for even one minute. The heart pumps blood while life lasts; the lungs expand and contract un ceasingly, and the innumerable organs concerned in absorption, secretion and excretion are constantly condition of active. Activity, then, is a necessary life, so that the man who remains persistently inactive, or who is active only when lie occasionally is not as he trains, living physiologically to should, and is therefore, not long well-bein- g. lju u utrr The man who searches effect for cause must find his goal most often in tho influence of a woman. Xot always for good ; that could not be. But it .would seem that all By PROF. GUY CARLETON LEE, Johns Hopkins University. that has endured has !een for good, and that the evil which lias been woman and it has not wrought by slight has Ixvii ephemeral in all respects. I know of no enduring evil that can bo (rated to a woman os its source; but I know of no constant good which did not find either its beginning or its fostering in a woman's thought or work. Ioppuej leaves but a name; Agrippina leaves on example. It may lie true of men that tho evil that they do lives after them, while the good is oft intern'd with their bones; but it is not true of women. Of eoure, there is a sense in which it is true in tho descent from mother to son of the spirit of the anrighteoua mother; but even this would not strut to hold as a rule, and the effects ore often modified by the influence of a love for, a higher nature. Tho sum of womans influence upon the destinies of the world is good, the balance imdines steadily toward .the best. Woman is tho Impa . . , of the worl nf f t ITimtutu Is-o- t , |