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y y.
To think of it. II little brludiy
mongrel cur figures pretty
prominently in II. Jock new
er posed as hero. and l guess he isn't
enc. I've seen him run from u bigger
dog. yelping for dear life and curling
that tail between his legs like an os-
tricli hurying its head In the sand
JOCK simply came to me and I toll
Grated him because he showed so much
anectlon for n forlorn. homesick engi.
neer doing duty In II distant land.
Jock aud ! went everywhere slept
together. ate together and tramped the
country like two old outcasts. But he
wasn't good for much else than COM
panion. He was too lazy to keep
awake at night TO watch ont for dan
ger anu too big coward to stand be.
tween me and another man or animal.
When | was commissioned TO inspect
the new docks aud piers that the gov
ernincut was having built In SAfanils
bay jock and ! prepared for sundry
little excursions along Ms pretty q
coast as any man laid eyes OH.
On the nth day out from Manila
we reached the new government dock.
where heavy supplies for the army
were To be landed for shipment to the
Interior, This WINS large wooden
anair running 800 feet Into the bay.
The contractors had just finished their
work. and the government was waiting
for my final report before accepting 1t.
The dock was. firmly built OF huge
piles driven into the soft mud and sand
and boarded up on both sides to keep
the floating debris from collecting un-
der 1t. There was an entrance under
the dock at the extreme end, but one
could enter 1t only at low tide.
1t WAS very hot day. and after
making II close examination Of the
dock decided at noon to eat lunch
under the cool shad. OF the mammoth
wooden floor and then take nap.
jock made no objection to this un-
spoken proposition. but wngged his tail
with lutuitive appreciation Of my
plans. pushed the small. fiat bottom
ell boat which carried our days sup
plies under the dock and proceeded to
enjoy myself
The tide was very low. and pushed
tue uN0i WHY UP tue shelving sHoTd
and left II with anchor thrown over
the bow. Jock ate all the dinner l
could not swallow and then patiently
snuggled up to my side and blinked his
eyes seepily.
The place WAS very conducive to
slumber. and was soon fast asleep.
and lock was no better on. We must
have slept for hours. woke with a
start and found darkness around us.
| For II few moments ! was too puz-
zled to make out my position. l could
moi believe that night was upon us. for
| 1t had been high noon when lay down
TO rest. This impression was confirmed
| by few stray beams OF light filtering
through the roof over my head.
Jock at first sleepily wngged his tail.
Then, scentIng danger. he whlned and
snired the air. !. too. was beginning
to feel the presence OF some evil.
When fully awake and mental facul.
ties alert. comprehended the danger
Of orr situation Mt glance. The tide
had risen rapidly, and the entrance nm
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to get art editor No. and brought htu,
to that same chophouse.
BY jingo:" whispered rs we came
in. That accounts for IT.
He looked across to where Austen
and art editor No. l were sitting. and
then he drew a long breath.
I'm glad YOU put me on to this" lie
said. Austen must lie right in IT,
This Is the first time In year that
I've seen him with his trousers press
ed" blessed myself for my visit to
the pawnbroker and the little tailor
and also thanked Providence that
had put Il two dollar bill into tue pock.
ct of the trousers, Otherwise Austen
might have pawned the suit again
when the tailor brought 1t around to
the studio.
About = O'Clock that afternoon
dropped In upon Austen. He was
smokin. good cigar and sketcling a
design in charcoal on II canvas.
lie shut his teeth hard upon the
cigar and looked nj me with half shut
eyes.
We'll. blast your bloomin' top lights.
they didn't get IT, said he.
who didn't get what?" said l.
1--WE had three OF 'em here today
b. responded. Went to lunch with
Harrison. Yes. yes: you were there.
forgot. Well. after lunch we came
back here. and Harrison made another
play for my valentine. Actually Of
ferel me cash. and he tried TO ind out
what wax going tn do with It, Didn't
recognize the portrait. Thought Id
got new model. confound him. After
he was gone Jsrbeau appeared.
think he'd been waiting around out.
side
.inrbenu WAS the art editor whom
had taken to luncheon
Il had II similar circus with him. ex-
ccpt that he was sure that my pie.
was for Harrison he continued.
"weii-a-well. He offered cash too.
If I hadn't just eaten n full meal the
temptation would have killed me-"
Good clothes sustain II man, too.
said l. and he grinncd ut me.
Markham was in later" said he.
HE was very easy.
Markham was one OF the men whom
my emissary had seen.
and you didn't SELF" l asked.
Not for Il million dollars. Sell her
guess not. l agreed after considera.
Bile persiIasion"-and he grinned with
great enJoyment-"to do something else
for the gentlemen. They agreed to pay
cash-beca,ise they thought I didn't
need II. shiver their blasted tlmbers!
But the valentine goes" he added.
"Nothins can stop that now. Heart Of
gold. The lross of this world cannot
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buy my poor tribute which 1 shall lay
AZ her feet And lttie-just u wee
little bit-of hope will go with II now"
There WAS IL moments pause. Then
he softly repeated the word "dross. y
which he had uttered with fine
scori. and ut the same time he put
both hands Into the side pockets of the
coat which had redeemed. and when
he pulled them out they were full of
money.
However, lest l should seem to be
taking credit to myself for the success
Of man now widely praised and
greatly cnvied, let me explain that my
little coup WAS nothing to the one
which Austen himself achieved.
shudder to think what lie would have
lost II he had sold the valentine as I
had planned.
For the memory portrait Of Miss
Copeland made tremendous hit in
that young lady's exalted social sphere.
1t started Austen on brilliant and re-
muneratlve career MS painter of por-
traits for those fortunate persons who
can afford to lavish money on a good
mans work. and II was thus that be
gained n position which enabled lin
to win the hand Of the lady without ex-
posing her to the paternal malediction.
In fact the old gentleman behaved
very nicely.
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PUSHED THE SMALL. FLAT BOTTONRD
BOAT UNDER THE DOCK.
der the. dock had been closed to us.
The light which had flooded the place
when we went asleep was thus shut
out. md we were dependent upon &
few feeble rays that made their way
between cracks In the boards overhead.
Hello. Jock! We're in pickle" ]
exclaimed.
Jock wagged his tail and tried TO
bark. but II only ended In mournful
whine.
You little coward" added in dis.
gust. you're brave one to give q
man moral cournger'
But I Ind little time to devote to
moIalizing or lccturing. l knew that
the tide frequently rose to an extreme
level. and l. remembered that a series
of unusually high tides had been rum
ming into the bay. II the water rose
up to n level with the lower floor Of
the dock the situation would become
very serious for both OF Us.
Now. I'm fresh water man. hailIng
from one Of the inland states where
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How Many Point, on Our st.,.7

Most of us. III asked how many points
star should have would say FIVE and
cite the flag as proof. but the director
OF the mint has corrected this misap-
prehenslon In answering an inquiry on
the subject. He calls attention to the
fact that the stars OH the great seal Of
the United States and on the seal Of
the president are five pointed, hut that
the stars are six pointed on the seal
OF the house of representatives. and.
further. to the six pointed stars on the
diverse OF the half and quarter dollar
coins and the Ave pointed stars on the
reverse The reverse Of these coins Is
copy OF the great seal with the
clouds and stars omitted. So far as
known. the six pointed star comes
from copying the colonial coins made
utter tie manner Of English hernldry.
which sanctions that star. The stars
on the nag are copied from the Wash
ingtor coat Of arms. Youths Com.
panioa.
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puddle Of water up to the ankies ID
considered lake aud 4 stream three
feet deep nv or Of mighty volume.
Therefore. confess with shame.
hadn't learned the gentle art OF swim.
mlng.
pushed the boat toward the end
of the pier. humping my head repeated.
~ against the boards overhead. There.
ten feet below the surface. could see
path of light which showed me where
the entrance to our prison was located.
\ good diver and swimmer could easily
reach 1t and come up on the other side.
Jock looked down and wagged his
tail. inviting me to dive. 1t was dog
talk just as plain as day. smiled
with chagrin and shook my head.
WAS not II kind to die easily. and
while had few minutes OF ressite
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know that uy feelings are safe. BE-
cause ! shall never fnd out what b.
comes of It."
''Isn't she In the cityY'
s.No." said he. II guess the family
will live In Morristown all winter un-
less they so abroad. I've been asked
% 90 out. but haven't any clothes.
and the round trip costs $1.20. The
chances are, old man. that shall never
see her agnln, and 30 thought I'd bet
ter paint this portrait from memory
right now. I'm in danger Of forgetting
her" he added, with q mournful smile.
On the contrary. It had been my
opinion that Austen was very greatly
in danger Of not forgetting her. She
was. to all intents and purposes. IN In
habitant OF another planet and II was
extremely unfortunats hat b had ever
met her. These accidsats sre lsss ~
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HEART Of
GOLD
A St. Valentine's Day Story
By HOWARD FIELDING.
isn, By Charlie. W. Hooke.

II PAUSED outside the door OF Aus
tens studio and fixed Il dollar
bill 80 that a corner OF II would
stick out OF my waisteoat pocket.
There was no use asking him whether
he needed money. He would always
repei the inslnuation. even when he
hadn't had any luncheon and was fierce
eyed with hunger. Neither could he be
caught by an open display Of coin or
bills. but II u bit OF money WAS In
sight and Austen didn't know that the
owner thereof was aware of 1t he
would betray his need by occasional
Siances full OF gentle and pathetic loug
Ing.
Let me hasten to say that Austen
was not failure In the ordinary. old
fashioned way. He used to make q
good living from Illustrations. cover
designs and the better kind Of potboil-
in9 ia general. is-t he had serious H.
ness. and whiIS he lay unconscious
some OF his friends became overaux-
ious and called In too much medical
talent. In the present state Of the
world Austen might better have died.
perhaps. than have contracted such
heavy debt. He paid II aud hadn't \
penny with which to begin work.
Conditions have changed In the last
ten or fifteen years. and capital Is es
sential to the artist. Life presses him
10 hard that he can't both work and
live unless he has money In the bank
or enjoys some form OF special favor
from those who have. Otherwise lie
will lie like swimmer in an undert0w
the best that be can hope for is to
keep his nose above water.
When l entered the studio. Austen
was admiring the last frui, OF his own
toll. 1t was little thing in oil. girl
looking at a shield which bore device
Of heart Of gold and a scroll In which
one could discover the date Feb. IA.
took 1t to be cover design for =
February issue OF magazine or for
some special purpose Incident to st.
Valentines day. and l deplored the
waste OF time. 1t was then the tenth
day OF the shortest month. and this
thing could not be used by anybody
until next year.
'.Whnt do you think of lt:'" he asked
Its u beauty" / replied. You'll
sell it-if you live
No. ! won't said he. with decision.
Il didn't make 1t TO SELL"
My mouth was open to reply that he
shouldn't make anything for any other
J purpose when the picture itself check
ed me. A fash OF memory iliumined
my understanding. a.
Isn't that the GIRL saw her only
Once-the girl who
YES" said he. interrupting. "It 10
the girl who makes all other girls look
like-like the crude and meaningless
objects which I usually draw when /
try TO draw girls. But this Is different,
isn't it?''
My boy. you are right" said 1. This
Is the only genuine, and all others arc
base limitations. What are you going
to do with 1T"
II shall commit the gross absurdIty
Of sending It to her us a valentine"
said he. '.Wish could afford frame.
but can't. The express charges will
wind me up. In fact His eye at
that moment lighted upon the green
bait protruding from my waistcoat
pocket. and he gave little gasp as II
man sometimes will when his stomach
Is empty.
However he continued, "she won't
be bound TO go to the expense Of fram-
ing It. She can ask the butler to set
la tt,a 4. ,l, lu
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JOCK
By GEORGE
ETHELBERT WALSH.
Copyright, iso6. by George Etheibert
Walsh.

n\ilS isn't dog story. but. come
TO think of it. II little brludiy
mongrel cur figures pretty
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
CHINESE FAMINE FUND GIFTS.
Wheat for Spring Planting Needed Nearly
$1,000 Collected by Red Cross.

Nearly $1,000 has been collected for the Chinese
famine fund and received at the national mead
quarters in Washington. OF this amount 5000
was sent by cable January % TO Mr.. Rodgers.
American Consul at Shanghai. and acting repre-
sentative OF the Red Cross for immediate use Tor
the famine sufferers
A cable message was received at the State De-
partment from Mr.. Rodgers on January y an
nouncing that famine conditions were still worse,
Chinese officials sending refugees home, and that
smallpox was prevalent. Mr.. Rodgers also asked
''wiu wheat for spring planting be sent?"
The Red Cross will at once make special effort
10 obtain 5000 bushels of this wheat. and messages
Of inquiry have already been sent 10 California
and the State of Washington TO If such ship
ments can be made at once from the Pacific Coast
The Red Cross shipped 800 tons OF -four TO China
about two weeks ago. All shipments taken by
the Pacific Mall Steamship Company free of
pense.
All contributions may be sent to the treasurer.
Jacob H. Schin, No. 500 Fifth avenue.
Since the last acknowledgment of donations on
January TO- contributions have been received as fol-
lows:
,Hsr G1a and 5. Japan a. Trading cqmPany sGSO D5 s
VAN 8 so Mrs. @ Douglas % s9 srn "
slco Ro8s co.. $50: Kings Go4 Treasury society
Gysek. s. 90: Friend" BTooEyn 500: E1waTd Z
Penn ST. Mrs Allen 1oaworth Pasadena Cal, s2S;
Ialsey. RoeEawsy. & j. sio; Buffalo Red Cross 50;
ter Tirsny Fishhed n j. So iames % l. 'R Reynods 81
Isaac 9, Johnson & Co.. 500; William 8. Woods IS;
d Is. Powell. So James and Justine. So Mrs. II. a.
& Iisd Phtlade%lpha snI % s5 Miss A. L Denny S2S p A.
Plainfed n j. So Catherine shee West Chester Penn.
s sen Fsnd sO5 o. Ewsd sSGFes 81 oS s Z
L. Bradley slO Oneida County Cross 81 5O Mrs.
J. OsgoDd. S25; Miss sadie American So; A. Mideburg.
Charleston. W Va, So Miss Ellen King Lakewood S2o
Miss II. ". Jamesday. New Brunswick. n. j.. 81; Mary
T Cockorofr Sl0 Dr. n s. Jarvis. SO: George Murray
xTburn f s the sO1 Misses SeSSS undsrS S. HSf cS
fornan.' 81; union services held by Willis Avenue
Congregational Bethany Methodist, Haven Presby
terrain and Reformed and Alexander Avenue Baptist
churches $50 Al: e F. Martin. Yonkers, y. Y. 81; H
A H.. So Oneida County Red Cross, sIS; Miss 9 CTess
MorristoWn, N J., 81 Amos ". CurTier, Iowa CITY,
iowa IS: Chinese OF New York Foreigners Mission,
Miss ~ c. Palmer. Buffalo. s.; Mrs IT. Livingston,
borne, East Hampton. So
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versity by instituting al her theatre series of
afternoon performances adapted TO Partisan
girls. These entertainments take place each
Thursday, and begin with the performance of
La Souris," the delightful comedy of the late
Edouard Pailleron, in which the leading parts
are taken by Mesdames Rejane. Jude, Toutain.
Rosa BTuck and Avril. NJ. Antoine, director Of
the Odeon, has also extended a hospitable hand
10 the university by reserving seats for girl
students for the lectures delivered at his theatre
on Saturday afternoons concerning prominent
dranlatists. The Arst lecture of the season was
that OF u. Maurice Donnay, on the comedies Of
harivauX, whose piqUant eYoCations are so
stT!kingly characteristic Of eighteenth century
life and literature. The girl students Of the
university founded by Nine. AdoIphe Brisson
thus have before them widely diversified pro-
grammes and the serious task OF learning the
art OF housekeeping IS enlivened by attractive
courses OF instruction at the theatres, museums
and art exhibitions. c. l. Z.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
SCHOOL FIGURES READY
Tabulation for Three BOroUghs
CompIete-Marahattan and Bronr.

The third biennial census Of school children in
New York, taken IN October. November and De-
cember. 1906. which has now been tabulated for
Brooklyn. Queens and Richmond, shows total
attendance OF 2S1, ,465 IN the public schools co.
69S IN parochiaI schools, 6614 In private schools
and 1900 IN night schools. while 5.515 are In
cluded in a subdivision for private institutions
and 1866 IN another for public institutions;
4.871 children are found to be working illegally,
4.7S7 are kept at home illegally. 294 are classed
truants. S.402 are not attending evening
school. as required. and 1449 are physically un-
able 70 attend school, making total of 193O3
non-attendants; 45S children over ten and under
eighteen cannot read or write English and 1917
cannot read or write ay language.
The work Of enumeration is completed in all
the boroughs with the exception Of two police
precincts in Manhattan. where so many children
live that the police. who are working under the
direction Of the Board OF Education. have not
been able to count them all yet All the returns
are in for The Bronx. and their tabulation will
be completed next week, soon to be followed. it
is hoped, by the tabulation Of the Manhattan
figures.
The figures for Brooklyn. Queens and Rich
mond show a surprisingly small number OF Grip
pied. deaf. dumb. blind and mentally defective
children. It is said, the total being 624 The
names and addresses Of these are preserved by
the Department of Education for reference.
The homes OF all truants and Of others Illegally
absent are ct once turned over to truant officers
for attention The New York Education Society
and other associations are giving these officers
aid IN placing the children IN school.
The army Of children In the three boroughs
who are working legally numbers 35,216 The
foreign born children are S4,OIS In number. OF
the latter 1923 were horn In Russia and 1O.2O6
In Italy. Only 521 children were born IN Ire
land. the country from which generation ago
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
MISSION WORK AMONG INDIANS.
Bishop Hare Speaks at Annual Meeting Of
the Niobrara League.

The Niobrara League. composed of women be-
longing 90 the Protestant Episcopal churches Of
New York and vicinity. held its thirty-fourth an
nual meeting yesterday afternoon at the Church Of
the Incarnation s5th street and Madison avenue
The league Is in the interest OF the Indian mis-
sIons OF South Dakota, which are under the super
vision OF Bishop Hare. The bishop and his coad-
tutor Frederick Foote Johnson. spoke at the meet
ing as did Bishop Greer and Dr. Huntington.
Bishop Hare told OF the work done in South Da-
kota in the thirtyHour years OF his life there He
said seventy-One church buildings and thirty-four
dwellings have been erected among the Indians: that
sixteen Of the clergymen engaged IN the work are
Indiana end that there are $500 communicates now
living. He said 10000 Indians have been baptized
within the mission he controls, Bishop johnson
told OF the work among the Indians and the dif1-
culties under which the missionary labors He said
they had to preach TO the Indians through inter
pretere A special collection taken up III the
Interest OF the mission work
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
SUNSHINE NEEDS.

Mrs Mead, of Brooklyn. writes; I am acquaint-
ed with a very poor blind woman in our neghbor-
hood who is a Christian Of exceptional piety She
is praying for typewriter that she may be able TO
vvrite TO her friends, and she believes she Will
ceive it. VIII the T. 5. S. please help 10 supply
this need II possible?'
widow without income and suffering from O
chronic disease has been sent TO hospital in Prov
idence. She needs many things, like bathrobe
underwear, etc.
a Brooklyn member makes an earnest appeal for
a cradle and some clothing for "a baby OF six
months The family is represented as one espe-
cially worthy of help. Owing 10 some affection Of
the ewes the father has not been able 10
much as usual for a few months past, hence the
need
New Hampshire "shut-in' would like TO have
a small hand sewing machine. Then she could do
so many things" II is not possible Tor her 10 run
a machine with her feet
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, would be pleased to receive
some bright cOlored scrap pictures TO complete
several sunshine books she is making to pass on"
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
FOR COAL FTND.
% "PASs d"

Mrs C. IT, Mead has forwarded s5 for the Goa
fund
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28

these if liked and almost any seasonable material
that is used for girls dresses is appropriate. For
immediate wear cashmere. yelling and the like are
in every way to be desired while little later linen
and cotton fabrics win be more satisfactory
The quantity OF material required for the medium
size 90 years) is 81 yards 81 yards s6 or s1a
yards Al inches wide with rs yards SO inches wide
for the collar and cuffs.
The pattern 5.572 IS cut IN sizes for girls. six.
eight ten and twelve years of age.
The pattern Will be sent 20 any address on receipt
Of 10 cents. Please give pattern number and age
distinctly. Address Pattern Department, New York
Tribune. II In a hurry for pattern send an etxra
2-cent stamp and We win mail by letter postage In
sealed envelope.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28

Mrs Henry walcott crowell. Of New Jersey. has
contributed a fine Overcost 10 pass on" spe-
cial gift OF comfort during these cold days; r. c.
has contributed illustrated bOQk cheer for the
hoy al with asthma; C. L. A., OF Central Park,
West two books. Mrs SimOns. OF Lakewood win
send hooks directly nin and. with taoSe already
rromised his SUPPLY Of reading will be sufficient
frhe package Of sample goods received from Brook
divided between those who make Quilts
and the children who dress tiny dcIls. An express
hos ~ sunshine irns come from Mrs GOrton Of
Ynn,,ers two packages from Mrs Duryea. OF Har-
iesa. and woo.s from Missf-, OF Ma9iewoOc. n. J.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

Here is an exceedingly attractive frock that is
one OF the latest developments Of the Peter Pan
craze and includes the characteristic collar and
cuffs together with certain novel features. AS
Illustrated it is made of dark blue cashmere. the
collar and cuffs being Of white linen and detach-
able but the material of the dress be used for
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
WENT INTO WRONG HOUSE.
Two Men Brighten Family, and Are Finally
Arrested, Charged with Intoxication.

Brushing past the maid, two men entered the
home OF Albert Clayburgh. at No. 31S West S1st
street. early last evening. and for nearly an
hour kept the family and the servants in state
OF terror. Word was finally sent TO the West
6Sth street station. and the men were taken
there, charged with disorderly conduct and in
toxieation. They gave their names as Frank
A. Hurd. OF Detroit. and Harry A. Connell, who
said be lived at 8 hotel at 42d street and Broad
WAY.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
READING MATTER.

A large express package Of magazines and other
Interesting reading came from o. R. B., with "the
hone that others would enjoy It." Some Of II was
passed on 20 a member in a hospital, some TO the
safiors and a back number Of 'Scribners' COM
pleted 4 file for e member who has been waiting
q year 10 get that particular number.