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vi can't talk about it.; you under
stand what I want to do. It has
seemed to me lately that I have more
to overcome than I can ever manage.
made a lot Of fuss about that Knights
of Midas rot. I ought to have helped
her about that; it was hard for her,
but I was too big a fool to know it.,
and made myself ridiculous lecturing
her. I forgot that she'd grown up,
and I didn't know she felt as she did
about it. I acted as if I thought she
was crazy to pose in that fool show,
when I might have known better. It
was downright low Of me-" He stood
at the window playing with the cord
Of the shade and looking out over the
town. Saxton walked to the window
and stood by him, saying nothing; and
after a moment he put his hand on
Raridan's shoulder and turned him
round and grasped Warry's slender
| fingers in his broad, strong hand.
II understand how 1t Is, old man.
It isn't so bad as you think it is, I'm
sure. 1t will all come out right, and
| while we're making confessions want
! to make one, too. I feel rather fool
| ish doing it-as if I were in the game
-" and he smiled in the way he had
which brought his humility and pa
tience and desire to be on good terms
with the world into his face-"but
| want you TO know ABOUT TINS after
noon-that-that just happened-my
being with her. You see, didn't
know she was there, and she had
| guess she had broken her driver OF
something, and quit, and I was coming
in and she picked me up, and I'm
/ sorry, and
! Raridan wheeled on him as if he
had just caught the drift of his talk
ooh, come off; You bowling idiot
| Don't you talk that way to me again
! Get your hat now and let's get out OF
| this,
Tim glad you're feeling better
said Saxton, and laughed with real re.
| lief.
John turned out the light, and while
| they waited for the elevator to come
up for them Wary jingled the coins
and keys in his pockets before he
/ blurted:
81 say, John, I'm an underbred, low
person, and am not worthy to be
called thy friend, and you may hate
me all you like, but one thing I'd like
| to know. Did she say anything about
/ me when you passed us this afternoon
make any comment or anything
/ You know I despise myself for asking
i but
Saxton laughed quietly.
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A THOROLY WESTERN STORY
OF REAL PEOPLE

afternoon off; but here he was,
laughing with Evelyn Porter over an
amusing adventure that had befallen
them, and which, as they talked Of it
and kept referring to it, seemed to
establish between them a real COM
radeship. He wondered what Rari-
dan would say, and he resolved that
he would not tell him Of the hasty
termination of his golfng; probably
Miss Porter would prefer not to have
the incident mentioned. He even
thought that he would not tell Rari-
dan that she had driven him to town.
It was not for him to interpose be-
tween Wary Raridan, a man who
had brought him the sweetest friend
ship he had ever known, and the girl
whom fate had clearly appointed
Wary to marry.
AS they turned into the main high
way leading downward, trap came
rapidly toward them.
'aMiss Margraye's trap" said Eve
lyn as they espied it.
The figures were not yet distin-
guishable, tho MabeIs belongings
were always unmistakable.
Then that must be one of The
men,"
John was angry at himself the mo.
ment he had spoken, for as the trar
came nearer there was no doubt OF
the identity of Mabel's companion
It was Wary. Evelyn bowed and
smiled as they passed. Mabel gave
the quick nod that she was introduc-
ing in Clarkson; Saxton and Raridar
lifted their hats.
Miss ,Margrave has a lot Of style;
don't you think so, Mr.. Saxton?" ?"
Apparently, yes; but 1 don't know
her, you know; and he wondered.
| Wary Raridan's days were not al
lucky. He had been keeping his
office with great hdeHty Of late. He
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THE MAIN CHANCE
BIZ MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright, 1908. by Bobbs-Merriu Co.

had even found a client or two; and
he had determined to rebuke his
critics by giving proof Of his posses
sion Of those staying qualities which
they were always denying him. He
had been hard at work in his office
this afternoon, when note came to
him from Mabel, who begged that he
would drive with her to the Country
Club. He had already thought Of tel
ephoning to Evelyn to ask her if she
would not go with him, but had
dropped the idea when he remem-
bered his new resolutions; it was for
Evelyn that he was at work
now. But Mabel was a friend
ly soul, and perfectly harmless
1t certainly looked very pleasant out
side; the next citation in the authori-
ties he was consulting,-Sw VS.
O'Neill, "a N. Y, 26,-would lead him
over to the law library, which was a
gloomy hole with wretched ventila-
ton. Sc he had given himself a va
cation, with the best grace and ex-
cuse in the world.
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Eyes, she did; but don't know
that I ought to tell you. It was
really encouraging"
We'll, hurry up
"She said, Miss Margrave has al
lot of style; don't you think so?'"
els that all?" demanded Raridan,
stepping into the car.
That's all. 1t wasn't very much;
but it was the way she said it; and
as she said it she brushed a fly from
the horse with the whip, and she did
it very carefully"
In the corridor below they met
Wheaton coming out Of the side door
of the bank. He had been at work,
he said. Raridan asked him to go
with them to the club for a game Of
billiards, but he pleaded WEAKNESS
and said he was going to bed.
The three men walked up Varney
street together. Those spirits that
order our lisks for us Rust have
viewed them with interest as they
tramped thru the street. They We're
men of widely different antecedents
and qualities. Circumstances, in
themselves natural and harmless, had
brought them together. The lives
Of all three were to be Influenced by
the weakness of one, and one woman'S
life was to be profoundly affected by
contact with all OF them. 1t is not
ordained for us to know whether those
| we touch hands with, and even break
bread with, from day to day, are to
| bring US good or evil. The electric
light reveals nothing in the sibyps
book which was not disclosed of old
| to those who pondered the mysteries
| by starlight and rushlight
Wheaton left them at the club door
and went on to the Bachelors, which
was only step farther up the street.
.'How do you like Wheaton by this
time ~ asked Raridan, as they en-
tered the club.
81 hardly know how to answers
that" Saxton answered. Hes treat
ed me we'll enough. 1t seems to me
I'm always trying to find some rea-
son for not liking him, but I can't
put my hand on anything tangible"
That's the way I feel said Rari-
dan, hanging up his coat in the bill
| liard-room. Hes rigid devil, some
way. There's no 1et-go in him. I
guess the law allows us to dislike
! some people just on general princi-
pies, and Jim likes himself SO we'll
that you and 1 don't matter. It's
| your shot"
ITO Be Continued To-morrow.) 5.
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find better use for his talents than in
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

find better use for his talents than in
amusing Mabel Margrave. John light
ed his pipe to help with the blue
prints, and while he drew it into
cozy accord with himself, the elevator
outside discharged a passenger; he
heard the click Of the wire door as
the cage receded, followed by Rari-
dams quick step in the hall, and
Wary broke in on him.
well, you're the limit! I'd like to
know what you mean by roosting up
here and not staying in your room
where a white man can find you.' He
stood with his hands thrust into the
pockets Of his topcoat, and
glared at Saxton, who lay back in his
chair and bit his pipe. II wish by all
the gods I could rattle you once and
shake you out of your damned
Harvard aplomb' Raridan did not
usually invoke the gods, and he rare
ly damned anything or anybody.
That's very pretty coat you
have on, Mr.. Raridan. It must be nice
to be a plutocrat and wear clothes like
that
'The beastly thing doesn't fit,'
growled Raridan, throwing himself
int oa chair. ST don't fit, and my
clothes don't fit, and
"And you're having fit. You'd
better see nerve specialist. Wary
was pounding cigarette on the back
of his case.
ct say, Saxton,'' he said, calmly.
.'Well! Has Vesuvius subsidized ?''
Saxton sat up in his chair and watched
Raridan breaking matches wastefully
in q nervous effort to strike a light.
"John Saxton, what a beastly ass
am! What merry-go-round of a
fool I make of myself! Wary blew
cloud of smoke into the air.
eyes," said John, pulling away at
his pipe
more intention Of driving with that
girl than had of going up in a bal
loon and walking back. You know
never knew her we'll; I don't want to
know her, for that matter; not on your
life!"
.Is this a guessing contest? I sup
pose I'm the goat. Well. you didn't
care for Miss Margrave's society; is
that what you are driving at? She
shan't hear this from me; I'm as safe
as a. tomb. Moreover, / don't enjoy
her acquaintance. Go ahead now,
Ifull speed.
.tAnd it was just my Internal hard
luck that got caught this afternoon,
l7Continued Wary, ignoring him.
| sometimes it seems to me that am
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and foreordained to do

predestined and foreordained to do
blue blazes on that Washerwoman's
suit against the Transcontinental,-
running their switch thru her back
yard,-and I had put away all kinds Of
temptation and was feeling particu-
larly virtuOus; but here came the
Margrave niger with that girls note,
and went up the street in long jumps
to meet her, and let her drive me all
over town and all over the country,
and order me a high ball on the Coun-
try club porch, and generally make an
ass of me. I wish you'd do some
thing to me; hit me with a club, Or
throw me down the elevator, or do
that would jar little of the folly out
of me. Why" he continued, with
utter elf-contempt, thru which his
humor glimmered, II ought to have
turned down MabeTsa invitation as soon
as I saw the monogram on her note
paper. Three colors, and letters as
big as your hand! My instructive good
taste falters, old man; it needs restor-
ing and Christening"
'I quite agree with you, sir. But
! it's more gallant to abuse yourself
than Miss Margrave's stationery
| that is, if I am correctly gathering up
the crumbs of your thought. | be-
| lieye you had reacned the nlgnOau III
cident in your recital. Was it rye or
Scotch? This is a day Of realism,
and if I'm to give you counsel. or
sympathy, or whatever it is you want,
I must know all the petty details.
"Don't be folish," said Raridan,
staring abstractedly; then he bent his
eyes sharply on Saxton.
| "See here, john he said quietly
folding his arms. He had never be.
fore called Saxton by his first name
and the change marked a further ad-
vance of intimacy.
| Yes
.sYou know I'm good deal of a foo
and all that sort of thing
| .Chuck that and go ahead"
"But she means a, whole lot to me
| You know whom I mean." Saxton
knew he did not mean Mabel Mar
grave. .tYou know" Raridan went
on, 1--WE were kids together up there
on those hills. We both had ou1
dancing lessons at her house, and did
such stunts as that together"
! YES" said Saxton.
II want to work and show that I'm
some good. I want to make myself
worthy of her." He got up and
walked the floor, while Saxton sat and
watched him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-25
CRADLE, ALTAR
AND GRAVE

BIRTHS.
Iarson-Mr and Mrs. S. O., Summer street
NE. boy.
Elllott--AIr. and Mrs. Harry L., 31S Lake
street, boy.
McCluskey--Mr. and Mrs Edwin, 622 Fourth
avenue Sc, girl.
zlousnoak-Mr. and Mrs. Charlie, 9O5 Ram
sey street NE.
Bradley-Mr. and Mrs. Charles H., 600 Second
street Me- boy.
Johnson-Mr. and Mrs. John, SO3 Seventeenth
avenue NE, girl
Kersten-Mr. and Mrs Henry, 1902 Seventh
street S, boy.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Oscar Wepple and Sofia Peterson.
Oscar Friherg and Johanna JOhansson.
Frank WaShburnc and Minnie NJ Cumpston.
John Anderson and Mary Targeson.
Samuel Dale and Julie Vedal.
Edgar Terhune and Josephine e. Arnold.
Jacob Casper Cunningham and Lucille Maud
Eaton.
Christopher Bjerk and Margaret Dolesy.
David J. Elmer and Josephine l. Chapel
Henry Matson and Mary Juntty.
Arthur II. Perkins and Ellen e. Pyke.
Ivan G. Bender and Marie Croan.
Charles f. Hulten and Agnes Goransen.
DEATHS.
Tellefson--Anna, 1916 Eighteenth street.
AndersON-Henry city hospital.
Nygren-John, 1906 Washington avenue N.
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CONQUEST WAS EASY
FOR THESE WASHERS"

they surveyed the passing throng of
bundle-laden women with expressions
Of approval.
Strangely enough, every woman
who looked at the pair smiled as she
hurried by. This tickled the two
beaux immensely, and they nudged
each other gleefully at each new con-
quest.
And SO they stood, basking in the
countless smiling feminine glances di-
rected their way until one of the
pair turned and saw the sign imme-
diately above their heads on the wins
dow pane:
'Rubbers. Rubbers. Rubbers'
They moved
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hero) put a whole gang to flight. IF
a. crowd Of toughs attacks you, escape
as quickly as you possibly can. If
cornered, fight, of course, but take
the first chance to get away. These
points are, therefore, for use when the
odds against you are not hopeless.
The street fighter will, as rule,
try to rush you. His rushes will be
clumsy. If you are not able to keep
him on the defensive by constantly
attacking him, take advantage Of his
clumsiness Of rushing by bringing into
use what I have taught you about
side-stepping. Avoid his rush and, be-
fore he can recover, land a heavy
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-25
CHAPTER XVI.
Warry,s Renentance,

Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson
club, as he usually did, and went after
ward to his office, which he still main
tained in the Clarkson National build
ing. He had been studying the re-
Colorado irrigation scheme, and he
was trying to master and correct Its
weaknesses. AS he hung over the blue
prints and the pages of figures that
lay before him, the flashing red wheels
Of Mabel Margrave's trap kept in
terfering; he wished Wary had not
turned up just as he had. He thought
he understood why his friend had been
so occupied in his office of late, but
whether Wary and Evelyn Porter
were engaged or not, Wary ought to
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS
FOR THE NORTHWEST


to-nigh
Saturday
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What I said about fighting as long
as you can stand in street brawl
does not, Of course, apply to case
where half-doZen men attack you
at once. Don't be ashamed, in an
event like that to run for your life.
Retreat, against those odds, is not
cOwardice. One man or a boy cam
not usually (unless he is dime novel
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"BLIND MANS" GREED
GETS HIM ARRESTED

in his being fined 500 and costs by
Justice Caverly.
D'Owen was sitting on the curb and
from his neck was suspended a pla-
card on which was printed please
help the blind Policeman Sullivan
was walking toward him to drop a
coin in his hat, when a pedestrian
dropped one to the supposed blind
man. The coin missed the hat and
rolled away. D'OWen. walked over and
picked the coin up. Then he saw the
policeman and ran, but was caught.
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YYP-TO-THE-MINUTE
u FASHIONS
A Daily Hint Of Practical Value
to Journal Readers of the
Fair Sex,
Fair Sex.

The fashion pictures given daily in
this department are eminently practi-
cal, and the garments pictured can be
reproduced easily from the paper
patterns, which may be obtained at
trifling cost thru The Journal. The
models are all iii good style, pretty
and original in effect and not too
elaborate for the ambitious amateur
fO reDpOIuco.
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to reproduce.

The vogue Of the stole collarette is
an established fact and it's number and
variety increase day by day. The two
shown are among the best offered and
afford a choice Of shape and style.
No. 1 is made of mOleskin with
trimming of ermine and is shaped to
form deep round collar at the back,
with stole ends that are narrower at
the waist line and broader at the low
er edge, where they terminate in
points.
No. 2 is shown in Persian lamb
cloth with black silk ornaments maxi
ing finish at the front. The collar
portion is square at both front and
backand the stoles are wider at the
ends than at the collar.
Both designs are available for all
the materials used for collarettes, fur,
lamb cloth, velvet and the like.
TO cut either one will be required IL yards
q inches wide. The pattern 1909 is cut in the
medium size only.
In ordering pattern fill in this
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low fever ScOurge, won for her wide-
spread notoriety, is being flooded with
offers of marriage from devoted adj
mirers in the United States.
Many thousands of letters from peo-
pie in all parts of the world have been
received by Miss Flores, praising her
for her bravery. Many newspapers
and magazines have written her ask
ing that she write articles giving an
account of her experiences during the
weeks that she administered to the
people of the stricken city. She has
courteously declined all proposals.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-25

The kaiser puts in twelve hours Of
work day; he knows something
about engineering and electricity; he
can paint a picture and make Carl
cature: he can cook we'll as eat;
he leads in prayer and conducts a
choir. He changes his dress twelve
times a day, has a dozen tWelves and
100000 worth Of clothes; he bears
100 titles and is an admiral In three of
the biggest navies; he does 100 diff
ferent things and does each one pretty
nearly as we'll as does the expert in
that particular line, certainly a royal
elk of all trades.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-25
All the Women Smiled Upon Them
and They Were Delighted Until
They Discovered Cause.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Dec. 25.-Weary eleventh
hour shoppers this afternoon were
treated to a smile of the non-remov-
able variety. At one side of the liv-
ing stream of humanity that poured
along State street stood two youths,
callow and brazen. They belonged
to that numerous class called mash
ers"
LOlling against a show window
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IF. YOU DO NOT KNOW
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
THAT

THAT
In this country there are nearly
100000 more boys than girls Of IA
years Of age; at 16 years of age
there are 5000 more girls than boys;
at 8 there are $4,000 more girls than
boys and at 20 $4,000 more girls than
boys. At "a and 25 the sexes are
about equal. then the women begin
to grow less with great rapidity. At
80 there are $4,000 more men than
women, and at 40 $4,000.
Ambergris is worth $500 an ounce.
Nebraska values all of her products
of the soil this year at $250,000,000
or $3.50 for every inhabitant. Her
farm products in 1900 amounted to
$102,0OO,000, which was three times
as great as ten years ago. She has
sos, 100000 on deposit in her. banks
this year.
Holland has the largest business
in proportion to population Of any
and imports per capita equal ten
times ours.
It is a little peculiar that very little
ancient gold has been preserved. It
is lost in the processes of manufac-
ture, buried in tombs, sunken in wa
ter, hidden in forgotten places, etc.
Nine -tenths of the gold we use to-day
has been gotten during our era.
The Church of England enjoys an
income of about $1,000,000 ger week
There are nearly five hundred Chris
ton churches in Japan and over one
thousand missionaries.
China raises and consumes more
ducks than any other country in the
world.
New Zealand pays out 81 100000 in
old age pensions. A person must be
Sc years old, resident for twenty
five years, a clean record; that is
never has been convicted of crime
and his yearly income must not ex-
ceed $3.50 and his capital not over
$1,000, nor must he have deprived
himself Of property in order to quail
ify himself for a pension. He then
receives $50 a years
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PATTERN NO.

CAUTION-Be careful to give cor
rect Number and Size of Patterns
wanted. When the pattern is bust
measure you need only mark 30, "a,
Sc or whatever it may be. When in
waist measure, %, "a, 26, or what
ever it may be. When misses or
child's pattern, write only the figure
representing the age. It is not neces-
sary to write inches or years
Pattern for this garment will be
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business by check. In England checks
were not used until about 1850.
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Miss Flores, Girl Mayor of Fever
Stricken Linares, Finds Many
SuitOrs for Her Hand.
New York Sun Special Service.

NeW IOTK Sun 0peclaI SerV1ces
Linares, Mexico, Dec. 25.-Miss
Nanuela Hernandez Flores, the beau
tiful young lady whose heroic action
in performing the duties of mayor Of
Linares during the recent terrible yell
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Two-thirds Of the gold now in use
in the world was discovered during
the last fifty years.
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He Was Begging and Pursued Rollin,
Coin as Well as Tho Blessed
with Sight.
New York Sun Special Service,

Chicago, Dec. 25.-A quarter lying
in the street four feet from him re-
stored the sight of LIE Manuel D'Owen
at Adams and State street Wednes-
day afternoon and yesterday resulted
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enough to avoid his blow; step in with
the left till your left hip is just be-
hind his left. AS you step in throw
your left arm about his waist from
in front and catch him under the chin
with your right. Using your left his
as a lever, press forward and throw
him backward over your hip to the
ground. AS you start to bend sharp
ly forward with your hip as a lever,
press his head backward with your
right hand. In this way he Is bound
to fall.
inside his guard, press your right
forearm against his throat, and, at
the same time, pass your left arm
about his waste. Pull inward with the
left as you press outward with the
right forearm, and bring your left
heel back of his left heel. You can
thus throw him to the ground back
ward or sharply to the right.
The third hold is acquired thus:
Lead with your left Cor counter his
lead with it), letting your left arm
go past his head far enough for you
to hook. it behind his neck. Swing
seizing his left wrist with your right
and bringing your body so far thai
both your hips are in front of him
Bending the body suddenly (usins
your hips as "a lever) you can throw
him over your head. Or, If this fails
you have his head in a vise-like grip
ready for punishment. I shall de.
scribe these tactics more at length
and show you the guard for each II
next weeks lesson, besides teaching
you some still more effective holds.
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China raises and consumes more
ducks than any other country in the
world.
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The Church of England enjoys an
income of about $1,00O,000 per week.
There are nearly five hundred Chris
ton churches in Japan and over one
thousand missionaries.
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Ambergris is worth $500 an ounce.

Holland has the largest business
in proportion to population Of any
country on the globe. Her exports
and imports per capita equal ten
times ours.