Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
Jud Fiske's Exciting Career
By DAVID II. CAREY

s, cutting out descriptions, comments and the pretty sayings that the writer 1 thinks could not but please the world. For the sake of those who now de- serve nothing but commendation there Is an adoption of fictitious names, all : the rest being veritable relation of facts.
 Judson Fiske had gone through Yale. His chums all called him "Jud," and 1t is not amiss to follow the example family of wealth. His allowance was 1! foolishly large and a red streak would come nearer than any other one sym bol to characterizing his college ca reer. He gave many night feast and the total of the bills was larger than that of many prosperous family. He loved gambling and lost much. He loaned a great deal of money that was never returned. In short, he was good fellow and plucked all along the line.
 After graduating Jud was sent abroad and for two years helped to en- liven the ola world at the same time | acquiring considerable knowledge, for l he was one of those chaps who come very near to learning by absorption. Through some mysterious gift or in- spiration he was frequently enabled to illuminate a subject over which in- structors hat differed for years. Among his deceptive peculiarities was a face as fair as woman's, silken brown hair that waved in a way to make many lady envious. unstudied grace and small, white hands. But he had muscles of steel. could concentrate all his strength in single effort, had tigerish quickness of movement and was wonderfully skilled in the ways of offense Ind defense. During his visit to the continent he pinked a saucy young 1 German officer who resented the fact that Jud would not salute in a cafe when ordered to do so; disarmed a jealous Italian youth and punctured the sword arm of Frenchman who ques- tioned American bravery. On his way home he was in London long enough to knock out bully who provoked a quarrel just because Jud looked so ef- feminate and easy.
 After returning he had not been with the family two weeks before he was iathoms deep in love with the pretty governess. In month he proposed to her and was accepted with the pro- yiso that parental consent was given 10 the marriage. Then came the fire works. His proud mother had been a shop girl and his proud father had in- herited the bulk of his fortune. There was no chance to deny that the gov erness was a better woman than Jud vas man, but the prejudice of caste takes root in strange soil and the pa .ernal ultimatum was that if the son took the. governess for his bride he would be disowned and disinherted. She fatly refused to be the cause of such a calamity and no persuasion on the part of the young man could induce her to relent.
 At the climax the mother instinct asserted itself and Mrs. Fiske stood ioyally by the son and won from him sn affection that she had never before enjoyed. But the father Jas as gran lte and showed his moral obliquity by iismissing the governess, who had re- sisted the utmost pressure to disre- gard his will. She evidenced her con- trasting :,.audeur of character by go- Ing later and doing more than anyone .lse to bring Mrs. Fiske through a crit cal illness.
 After the manner of such hot-head- I'd young men, Jud turneu the tables by disowning his father and serving eotice that he would never touch a cent of money made. owned Of dis bursed by the head of the house. Then he gifted, but bitter, youth started for the west in search of anything that might aid him to forget. The grand interior of civilization was too tame Tor him. He vert to the frontier and plunged into the excesses which it of- tered His gambling mania was stim- dated and his bad luck clung to him.
 The professionals looked upon him e the tenderest Of teDderfeet and rubbed him So openly that even hA finally detected their methods. There | were two unceremonious funerals the next morning and Jud was unharmed, Incidentally he had thrust fame upon himself and from then on got square deal, though the fact did not materially improve his circumstances. The trouble was that he did not like men of lesser general intelligence to get the better of him, and pulled his luck without spe- cial regard to the value of his hands. One afternoon it was whispered about with bated breath that the bad man of a neighboring camp was com ing down to clean up on the death dealer of the camp with which Juo was identified. The visitor who Was coming upon his own invitation, had a terrifying record covering most oi the outlines of civilization in this country. The consequence was that | his proposed victim rode away thai l night and the town went into the depths of humiliation. The situation commended itself to Jud. He went to i the saloon with the biggest red ligh; and conferred with the proprietor. l, can be epitomized-
 Jud asked if the attacking cham | piSn knew the focal false alarm" whC had disappeared. He did not; never saw him