Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-06

ndu lnueeU learned the secret of enjoy
ing life. There was assuredly some
thing else in the world beyond mere
money getting. His father was a
slave to 1t, but he would never be. He
was resolved on that. Yet, with all his
ideas Of emancipation and progress,
JEFFERSON was thoroughly practical
young man. He fully understood the
value of money, and the possession of
1t was as sweet to him as to other
men. Only he would never soil his
soul In acquiring it dishonorably.
NO, Jefferson was no fool. He loved
money for what pleasure, intellectual
or physical, 1t could give him, but he
would never allow money to dominate
his life as his father had done. His IA
Their, he knew well, was not a happy
man, neither happy himself nor re-
spected by the world. He had toiled
all his life to make his vast fortune
and now he toiled to take care. of 1t
The galley slave led life of luxurious
Nease compared with John BuFkett My
der. Baited by the yellow newspaper
and magazines, investigated by state
committees. logged by process serv.
ers. haunted by besgars. harassed by
blackmailers. threatened by kidnapers
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 enviable
one,
mat Is why Jefferson had resolved
to strike out for himself. He had
warded Off 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, and he had gone SO Far as to
refuse also the private income his IA.
Their offered to settle on him. He
would earn his own living. A man
who has his bread buttered for him
seldom accomplishes anything, he had
said, and, while his father had appear-
ed to be angry at this open opposition
to his Will, he was secretly pleased at
his sons grit. jefferson was thorough.
ly in earnest. If needs be he Womb
forego. the great fortune that await.
ed him rather than be forced into
business methods against
which his whole manhood reyolted.
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 ract, he was unusually serious
Ior his age. He was not yet thirty.
but he had done a great deal OF read. |
Ing, and he took keen interest in all |
the political and sociological questions
Oh the hour In personal appearance |
ne was the type Of man that both men
and women like-taII and athletic IooL-
ing, with smooth face and clean cut
features. He had the steel blue ewes
ana the nghting jaw of his father. and
"hen ne smiled he displayed two even
'oWs or very white teeth. He was non.
llar with men, being manly, frank an,
cordial In his relations with the,, -, 4
women admired him greaYIv. aItbonnt
.ney were somewhat. intimidated by
lis gave and serious manner, Thu
ruth was that he was rather dift1dant
WITH women, largely owing to lack ~
experience with them.
he had never felt the slightest in.
,iination for business. He had the ar.
fsuc temperament strongly developed
IND his personal tastes had little IN
COMMON with Wall street and its
everish stock manipulating. when be
vas younger he had dreamed OF a liter.
II or art career. At one ttrno h. -.
! ven thought OF going on the stage, but
was 70 art that he turned finally.
, tDn an early age he had shown con-
iderable skill as draftsmaI and
ater two years course at the Acsda-
ny OF Design convinced him that th,s
Fas his true vocation. He had heonn
, illustrating for the book publIshers
Nd TOT the magazines, meeting at flIrt
'lth the usual rebuffs and dIsapnnolnt.
lentsi but, refusing to be discourag 80. :
2 mad kept On and soon the tida tnrn