The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-25

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real animation exeept duFlng the
Saturday afternoon parade when the
activities Of the smart set. male and
female. centorcd chiefly IN such ex-
citing diversions as going TO Huylers
for soda. taking tea at the Waldorf
and trying 70 outdo each other IN dress
and show. New York certainly was
duh place with all It's boosted cosmo.
politanism.
IL was true, he thought. the foreigner
had indeed learned the secret Of enjoy
ing life. There was assuredly some
thing eisa IN the world beyond mere
money getting His father was a
slave TO It. but he would never be. He
was resolved on that. Yet, with all his
ideas Of emancipation and progress,
Jefferson was a thoroughly practical
young man. He fatty understood tie
value Of money. and the possession OF
1t was as sweet TO him az 10 other
men. Only he would never soil his
soul IN acquiring il dishonorablv.
No, Jefferson was no fool He loved
money for what pleasure, intellectual
or physical. It could give him. but he
would never allow money 10 dominate
his life as his father had done. His "a
ther he knew vet was not a happy
man, neither happy himself nor re.
spected by the world. He had toiled
nll his life TO make his vast fortune.
and now he toiled to take care Of It.
The galley slave led a life OF luxurious
tase compared with John Burkett Ry'
der. Baited by the yellow newspapers
and magazines. Investigated by state
committees. dogged by process serv-
ers. haunted by beggarS. harassed by
blackmailers, threatened by kidnapcrs.
frustrated In his attempts to bestow
charity by the cry tainted money"
certainly the lot of the worlds richest
man was far from being an envlable
one.
That is why Jefferson had resolved
to strike out for himself He had
warded or the golden yoke which his
father proposed to put on his should
ers, declining the lucrative position
made for him in the Empire Trading
company, aud he had gone so far as to
refuse also the private income his IN
ther offered to settle on him. He
would earn his own living. A man
who has his bread buttered for hini
seldom accomplishes anything he had
said aud, while his father had appear
ed to be angry at this open opposition
to his VIII. he was secretly pleased at
his sons grit. Jefferson was thorough
" In earnest II needs be he would
forego the great fortune that await
ed him rather than be forced into
questionable business methods against
which his whole manhood revolted
jefferson Ryder felt strongly about
these matters and gave them more
thought than would be expected Of
most young men with his opportuni-
ties. In fact, he was unusually serious
For his age. lie was not yet thirty,
but he had done a great deal of read
ing, and he took a Keen interest IN all
the political aud sociological questions
of the hour. In personal appearance
he was the type of man that both men
and women like-tall and athletic look
ing, with smooth face and clean cut
features. He bad the steel blue eyes
and the fighting jaw OF his father, and
when he smiled he displayed two even
rows Of very white teeth. He was pop,
ular with men, being manly. frank and
cordial In his relations with them. and
women admired him greatly. although
they were somewhat intimldated by
his grave and serious manner The
truth was that he was rather difIident
with women, largely owing TO lack OF
experience with them.
He had never felt the slightest in
clinatlon for business. He had the ar-
tfstic temperament strongly developed.
and his personal tastes had little In
common with Wall street aud It's
feverish stock manipulating. when he
was younger he had dreamed of liter
ary or art career. AT one time he had
even thought Of going on the stage, but
1t was TO art that he turned finally.
From an ee1iy nge he had shown con
slde,able skill as craftsman. aud
later a two years course ut the Acade.
my OF DeslTa convinced him that this
was his true vocation He Ind begun
by illustrating for the book publishers
aud for the magazines. meeting at first
with the usual rebuTs and disapppolnt-
ments; but. refusing 10 be Discouraged
he had kept on and soon the tide turn
ed, His drawings began 10 be accept
ed. They appeared tirst ia one maya.
zIEe, then IN anothert until one day. to
his great Joy. he received an order from
an important firm Of publishers for six
wash drawings to be used Ia lllustrat.
ing famous novel This was fhe be
ginning of his real success His Illus
trations were talked about almost as
much as the book, and from that time
on everything was easy He was IN
great demand by the publishers. and
very soon the young artist. who had
begun his career OF independence on
nothing year. 50 TO speak, found him
self Ia a handsomely appointed studle
IA Bryant park. With more orders com
ing Ia than he could possibly IN and
enjoying an income Of iil,le less than
$1,000 year The money was All the
sweeter TO JeiTersof IN that he felt h,
had hfmaolf .aruod a.or,g cont ~ a.