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OF your head among the few brains
with which Providence has equipped
you"
"Thanks," said Gerald, coloring up
He cast bis cigarette into the empty
fireplace. slid off the edge of the table
and picked up his hat Austin eyed
him without particular approval
"You buy too many Clothes he OBJ
served. That's new suit isn't itT
"Certainly," said Gerald 81 needed
IT,"
"oh. If you can afford II, all right!
How's the nlmble Mr. NeergardT'
"Neergard Is hourishing We put
through that Rose Valley deal tell
you what. Austin wish yon could see
your way clear TO finance one or two
Austlns frown cut him short
"Oh. all right You know your own
business, OF course said the boy, a
little resentfully. only as Fame, Har'
mon & Co. have thought II worth
while
IL don't care what Fame Harmon
think" growled Austin, touching a
button over his desk His stenogra-
pher entered. He nodded curt dis
missal TO Gerald, adding as the boy
reached the door:
"Your sister expects you TO be on
hand tonight. and so do We"
Gerald halted.
"l'd clean forgotten" be began. u
made another-a rather important en-
gagement"-
= But Austin was not llstenlng-in fact
he had already begun to dictate to his
demure stenographer, and Gerald stood
moment besitating. then turned on
his heel and went away down the re-
sounding marble corridor
"They never lei me alone" he NUT
tered They're always at me-follow
ing me up as though ! were school
boy AustiUs the worst--neyer salts
fed. what do care for all these
functions sitting around with the
younger set and keeping the cradle Of
conversation rocking? ! won't go to
that internal baby show"
He entered the elevator and shot
down to the great rotunda. still scowl
Ing over bis grievance, for he had
made arrangements to join card par
ty at Julius Neergard's rooms that
night. and he had no intentionpf fore
going that pleasure Just because bis
sisters first grownup dinner party wa
fixed for the same date.
Meanwhile Captain Selwyn wa
sauntering along Fifth avenue unde
the leaness trees. scanning the house
Of the rich and great across the way
and these new houses Of the rich am
great stared back at him out o.
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A Choice Selection

OF Fus Fur Goats and Fur Lined Garments Luxurious but
moderately priced The best IDEAS in artistic Coaks and Fur
Goats are here in a large variety.
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and live with us and put on your uni
form for us and show us your swords
and pistolsf Don't your
I'VE have waited such a very long
time for you to do this" added Billy
'gf you'll come up TO the nursery
we'll have drag hunt for you" plead
ed Drina Everybody is out OF the
house, and we can make as much
noise as we please! VIII you"
Haven't you amy goyernesses OF
nurses or somethlngr' asked Selwyn,
finding himself already on the stair
way and still being dragged upward.
.'Our goycrpess IL away" said Billy
triumphantly. "and our nurses can %
nothing with us"
Il don't doubt H." murmured Bel
wyn. but where are theyf
somebody must have locked them
In the schoolroom," observed Billy
carelcssly Come on. Uncle Philip
Wen have first cass drag hunt be
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"SN.AHO never met Selwyn.
did your
sNA mo, sir"
<iW-A "Never heard any
~AbLH. thing definite about bis
troublef" insisted Ge.
rard.
"Oh, yes, sir!' replied young Enroll
"I'ye heard n good deal about IT, Nv
erybody has. you know
"Wel. don't know retorted Austin
Gerard irritably. what everybody
has heard, but | suppose It's the usual
garbIed version made up of distorted
fact aud malicious gossip. That's why
| sent for you. Sit down"
Gerald Enroll seated himself on the
edge OF the big, polished table In Aus
tins private office. one leg swinging
an unlighted cigarette between his lips
Austin Gerard, his iate guardian. big,
forid. with that peculiar blue eye which
seems to characterize hasty temper,
stood by the window, tossing up and
catching the glttering gold piece
souvenir OF the directors meeting
which he had just left
What has happened" he said. SIS
this Captain Selwyn is back In town
sent up bis card TO me, but they told
him | was attending a directors meet
Ing When the meeting was over !
found his card and message scrib-
bled, saying he'd recently landed and
was going uptown to call on Nina.
She'll keep him there. OF course, until
| get home. so shall see him this
evening Now, before you meet him
| want you to plainly understand the
truth about this unfortunate affair,
aud that's why | telephoned your GIN.
let eyed friend Neergard just now to
let you come around here for half an
hour.
"ln the first place. Captain Selwyn is
my brother-in-law - which wouldn't
make an atom OF difference 10 me In
my Judgment Of what has happened
II he had been nj fault. But the facts
OF the case are these" He beld up an
Impressive foreiinger and laid II aat
across the large. ruddy palm OF the
other hand. First of all. he married q
cat Cat, cat Is that clear. Gerald 2
"Yes, sir"
Good. What sort OF dance she
led him out there In Manila I've
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Bodlan ttscu dpparcnID W"te io0se.
staggered TO his knees aud. setting
followed band TO cheek, shouted III
forrurd Harkaway forrard' fase
him. Rags! Now. Tattersl After bin
Owney, Get on. there Sehnit2el
Worry him. Singer! Tally.ho-of
Al which encouraging Invitation the
two fat beagle pups, waddllng dachs
hnnd. cocker and an Irish terrier
flew nj Seiwyns nicely creased trou
sers. aud the small boy. rising to bis
feet. became aware OF that astonished
gentleman for the FIRST time
STEADY. there" exclaimed selwyn
bringing bis walking stick 10 hrisk
,,ayonet defense. STEADY, men fre
pare TO receive infantry and doggery
ioof he added backing away Nc
quarter! Remember the Alamo''
The small boy With the blond hali
sippped forward and dragsrd segerai
loe~ from the vicinity of seiwyn
shins
ult N iuf Nudtlfn hfNRN hAht= ~
explained. ii am master Of bounds
my sister Drlna. there. Is one of The
whips. Part Of the game Is to all fah
down together and pretend we've come
croppers You see. don't your
II see nodded seiwyn ITS o
pretty sin hunting country. isn't u
Yes. II is There's wire. yoa know.
volunteered the girl. Drina, rubbing
the bruises on her plump siiins hi
Nj makes a pretty good fox. otly shs
isn't enough afraid o. " 70 run away
very fast Won't you vi downf oa'
no Ter is not al hOme. bal we are,
"AronM you really Ike 70 baYe 'sis
stayY asked Selwgu.
We'll admitted Dfina frankly, @o'
eourSe We cant teli SET bow Interest
lug you are because ae onni guoFi
500. We are trying % be polite -aiia
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fore we unlock The sehoolroon and II,
them out
BEFORE Selwyn understood precisely
what was happening he found him
self the ceu;er OF a circle ~ madly
racing ehildrcn and dogs
When there was no noe breath lcft
10 the children aud when thc dogs lay
about rrinning and lolline Drlna ap'
preached him. bland and dlsherclcd.
"rhat circus" she explained, "was
for your entertainment Now viii you
please do something Tor onrsf'
what am TO tell yuu about our
missionaries IN suluY" said Selwyn.
In the first place" began nrinn,
you are 20 lie down nat on the hoor
and creep about and show US how the
Moros wriggle through the grass 10
bolo our sentinels"
Il don't want 20 get down on the
door" he said feehly, lis u ncces'
saryf'
But they had discovered HAT be
could be bullled. and they had Il
their own way, and presently sclwyn
lay prone upon the nursery door I'm
personating ladrone while pleasant
shIvers chased themselves over Drinn,
whom he was sinking
And II was while all were passion.
ately intent upon the pleasing and
snakellke progress OF their uncle that
young girl In furs, ascending the
stairs two at time, peeped perfume
torily into the nursery as she passed
the hallway and halted amazed
Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross
legged on the fioor, after having bo-
loed Drlna to everybody's exquisite
satisfaction. looked around at the sud-
den rustic OF skirts to catch glimpse
Of vanishing figure, a glimmer or
ruddy hair and the white curve OF a
youthful face half buried In a muT.
Mortified, he got to bis feet, glanced
out into the hallway and began adjust
Ing his attire,
mo, you don'tw he said mildly. Il
decline to perform again. II you want
any more wriggling you must accom-
pllsh It yourselves. Drina, has your
goyerness--by any unfortunate chanc
erred hairr'
NO" said the child, 'and won't you
please crawl across the floor aud bolo
me-just once more2'
"Bolo mer' insisted Billy. II haven't
been mangled yetl'
"Let Billy assassinate somebody
himself. And, by the way, Drlna, are
there any maids or nurses or servants
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in fierce whisper. turning on the
smaller of the boys-"Winthrop take
your finger out of your mouth and stop
staring at guests! Billy, you make him
behave himself"
The blond haired NJ. r. II. reached
for his younger brother. The infant
culprit avoided him and sullenly with
drew the sucked finger, but not his fas-
cinated gaze,
81 want to know who he ith," he
lisped in loud aside.
80 do l." admitted tiny maid In
stlck-out skirts.
well" said selwyn, "as a matter Of
fact and record, ! am sort OF rea-
tive of yours, species OF avuncular
relation"
what is thatf' asked Drina coldly.
THAT" said Selwyn. means that
I'm more or less of an uncle to you.
Hope you don't mind You don't have
| to entertain me, you know"
IAN uncleT repeated Drlna.
"Our uncle?" echoed Billy "You are
not our soldier uncle, are your You
are not our Uncle Philip, are you"
ut amounts to that" admitted Sci
wyn.
One by one the other children came
forward to greet this promising new
uncle whom the younger among them
had never before seen and whom Dri'
ma. the oldest. had forgotten except rs
/ Tint fabed warrior Of legendary ex-
poits whose name and fame had be-
come cherished classics Of their nurs.
cry.
Il infer observed Selwyn blandly.
that your father and mother are not
al home Perhaps I'd better stop In
| later
"But you are going TO stay here.
aren't your exclaimed Drina In dis
may Don't you expect to tell US sto-
ries? Don't you expect to stay here
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ment. on glass marquise and the bur
nished bronze follatlons Of grille aud
door lie mounted the doorstep, rang
aud leisurely examined four stilf box
trees 1anking the ornate portal, mea'
ger vegetation compared to what he had
been Il, accustomed TO for so many years
Nobody came Once or twice he fan.
cied be heard sounds proceeding from
inside the house He rang again and
fumbed for his cardcase Somebody
was coming.
The moment that the door opened he
was aware of distant and curious
uproar-farawa echoes OF cheering
and the faint barking of dogs. These
seemed TO cease as the man In waiting
admitted him, but before he could
make an inquiry or produce eard
bedlam itself apparently broke loose
somewhere In the immediate upper
landing noise In Its crudest elemental
definition through which the morti
0ed man al the door strove TO make
himself heard: BEG pardon, sir. its
the children broke loose an runnin
wild-ike"--
The whatf"
Only the children, sir; fox huntin
the cat, SIR
His voice was lost in the yelling dis
sonance descending crescendo IRON
door TO floor. Then an avalanche OF
children aud dogs poured down the
ball stairs In pursuit Of rnmpled and
bored cat. tumbling with yelps ane
cheers aud thuds among the thicL
rugs on the floor.
Here the cat turned and sonndls
cuffed pair OF fat beagle puppies
who shrieked aud fed. bnrrowine fol
safety into the yelling heap OF chil
dren and dogs on the floor Above
this heap legs. arms and the tails o.
dogs waved wildly for moment theF
a small boy, blond hair IA disorder
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Thousand easements % polished and
eKpressionless rs the nlonOeies Of the
mighty
And. strolllng al leisure IN the pleas
ant winter weather. he came presently
to street stretching ward 10 all
The eoll lmpressiseness Of very new
limestone aad plate glass
Could this be The street where BIZ
sister nos iiHedf
As usual wtlen fserplexed. be- slowly
raised hls haud 10 bis mnsiache. and
Ills pheasant gray eyes, SUI slightly
bloodshoi from tle glare of the tropics,
narrowed as be- inspected tiiis Unfamil
lar hnas.
The lsoslse was q biz. elaborate lime
stone affair. .tideniiy new Winter
sunshine srafkl led On lace bong case
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Oftle very latest designs for driving touring Rain
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on never met Selwyn.
did your"
mo, sir"
"Neyer heard any
thing definite about bis
troubleY" insisted Ge.
-
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By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS.
Copyright 1907. by Robert W. Chambers
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man .rhIliD Selwyn is lie permlrleu
Alike 20 sue him for absolute divorce
and. 10 give her every chance TO marry
Ruihven. be refused 10 defend the
suit That sort of chlralry Is very
picturesque, 10 doubt. hal il cost him
bis career set him adrifi af thirty.
iiye. uian branded a. having been u.
vorced from bis wife fof cause With
no profession left him no business,
not much money-a man IN the prime
OF lie aud hope aud ambition. clean in
thought aud deed. an upright Just.
-~------------.s--rs--a-----s-
generous. sensitive man. whose whole
career has been blasted because he
was too merciful. too generous TO throw
the blame where Il belonged. And Il
belongs Oh the shoulders OF that Mrs
Jack Ruthven-Alixe Rnthven- whose
name you may see IN the columns OF
any paper that truekles 10 the sort OF
society she figures Ia meant you to
understand that Seiwyn is every inch
a man, and when you have the honor
10 meet him keep that fact IN the back
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
MART KING.

Mart King, who will appear at the
Lyric, on Monday evening, Dec. eth,
with the Bostonia Ladies' Orchestra, is
not an eIocutionst, neither is he a rea-
der, because his manner and his methods
are altogether different from those of the
ordinary lyccum entertainer. Mr.. King
is essentially story teller. Some of his
tales are culed from books, and some
from real life. They all have the saving
grace ii humor, and are all laid before
his audiences in way that shows famil-
iarity with the characters with which he
deals. The Irish philosophy of Mr..
Doolcy, the simple guile and quaint ex-
prcssions Of the Southern negro and his
more sophisticated brother of the North,
the business sense and the dialectic diff
ficulties of the Hebrew, are brought be-
fore his hearers as they appear in the
living examples of the types which he
pOrtraVS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
KILLED IN A RIOT.
Mob of 500 Strikers Stones
DeSerter to Death.
MORE MILITIA TOGO T0KEASBEl
Guardsman Shoots Down Man When
Troops Are Attacked - One
Thousand Strike Break
ers Arrive.
MORE MILITIA TOGOTOKEASB

Perth Amboy. y. j.. Dec. 1.-One
man dead and another mortally
wounded is the toll of pitched battles
resulting from the strike of 1000 en-
ployees of the National Fireproofne
company of Keasbey.
The dead man. Emil Kaska was q
striker who was stoned by his COM
rades when he attempted TO return to
work, and the wounded man, Joseph
Pulaski. was shot in q disturbance
that took place in front of the Raritan
plant of the company when the state
guardsmen charged upon the rioters.
Further battles between the soldiers
and strikers are expected momentari-
ly The strikers, incensed by the
shooting of one of their number, are
now biding their time to make n con-
certed attack on the militiamen.
Armed with guns. knives and clubs,
they are stationed on big hill close
to the point where the troops are en-
camped and are preparing for an open
engagement
The situation became so serious that
Adjutant General Brientall declared
that more companies would be brought
here. Huge quantities of whisky have
been taken to the camp of the strikers
and has so infiamed them that they
are becoming more and more violent.
BloodhoundS have been brought here
by Sheriff Quackenboss to trace the
men who were responsible for the
stOning to death of one of the strikers.
Two hundEed additional deputies have
been sworn In to sassiAt the soldiers in
fhe event of an emergency.
One thousand strike breakers, loaded
on two barges and under the guard of
300 private detectives. arrived today at
Keasbey.
1t was planned to take the men to
the plants along the Raritan and land
them inside the works before dawn
Each of the 300 detectives carried q
rifle.
One effect of the strike has been that
the strikers have been unable to pay
their rents. and Detective X. A. Pei.
tier of the prosecutors Office has now
fifteen dispossess warrants which may
be used to eject families of strikers in
case the men at Keasbey refuse to re-
turn to work.
The ranks of the strikers have been
augmented by the employees of the
Lorillard clay plant at Keyport, where
$50 men went out on Saturday.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02

his father, and is interested in many
railroads and corporations. He is "a
graduate Of Yale university.
Mr.. Newberry has been interested In
naval affairs for many years. He was
one of the organizers of the Michigan
state naval brigade. acting as lands
man in 1899 and as lieutenant and nav
igator in 1878. He obtained COM
mission in the United States navy as
lieutenant in May, 1898, and served
throughout the Spanish-American war
on the Yosemite. Mr.. Newberry was
appointed assistant secretary of the
navy by President Roosevelt in 1905.
Herbert Livingston Satterlee, son-in-
law of ]. PierpOnt Morgan. has been
rendered the position of assistant Sec
retGry' of the navy to succeed Mr..
Newberry
Mr.. Satterlee is a lawyer and a
member of the Bar association of New
York. He has been general counsel of
the Navy League of the United States
and president of the Naval Reserve
association. During the war with
Spain Mr.. Satterlee was a lieutenant
and served as chief of staff to Captain
John r. Bartlett.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02

which ended today was the last long
sojourn OF the fleet before reaching
home.
The last leave taking of the military
and civil officers stationed here with
the men of the fleet was q simple cer-
emony. In the presence of an assem-
blage of Americans and well known
natives Governor Smith in short
speech extended to Admiral Sperry and
his men the best wishes of the island
ers for a safe and pleasant voyage to
the homeland. In reply the admiral re-
turned his thanks for the hospitality
shown to himself and his men and ex-
pressed their wishes for the continued
prosperity and peace of the islands un-
der Governor Smiths administration.
AS the heavy smoke began to ascend
from the smokestacks of the Connecti-
cut, flagship of the feet, and the kick
ing up OF the water under her stern
proclaimed the fact that her propellers
had begun to move for the beginning
of the end of the great cruise tremen
dous cheers and shouts of good wishes
in various tongues arose from the
crowds lining the shores of the bay.
1t seemed as though all Manila and
its suburbs had turned out to wish the
vessels godspeed. Not even the enor-
nous groups that lined the shores of
Sydney harbor and gave our vessels SO
royal sendoff at the Australian port
were more enthusiastic than the Ma
Mia crowds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02

The Bostonia Ladies Orchestra and
Mart King, story teller, will give our
people rare treat at the Lyric Theatre
on Monday evening, Dec. 7th. The fol-
lowing artists will render instrumental
solos: Belle Yeaton Renfrew, Conductor,
Trombone Florence Connor, Violin /;
Alice Mclaughlin, Flute $. Ella Morse,
Cornet; Grace Bullock, Cello, and the
Famous Brass Quartet. Mart King will
entertain with some OF his new stories.
This company OF artists are not new to
Honesdale lovers of music and humorous
entertainments, and the mere announce
ment of their coming means large at
tendance at the Lyric, on the date on
which they will appear here.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
NINE. STEINHEIL IN COURT.
Her Counsel Retires From Case Be-
fore Magistrate Andre.

Paris. Dec. l. 49, Nine. Margaret
Steinheil, 'rcused of the murder by
poisoning and strangulation of heI
husband and stepmOther, was taken to
court today for further hearing be.
fore Magistrate Andre
Extraordinary precautions were tax
en- in view of possible hostile dem
onstratiOn. Nine. Steinheil was brough
to the court at an early hour from the
historic COnciergerie.
Mime. Steinheil's counsel, NJ. Aubin
retired from the case. The reason Civ
en- for this is that he took up the case
prior to the criminal indictment, but
that he now preferred to turn 1t over
to a special asslze court advocate, as
he is not versed In that class OF work'
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
BANK CASHIER A SUICIDE.
Shoots Himself In Sanitarium, Where
He Was Patient.

Kingston, n. u, Dee 1.-Jesse C.
Joy. formerly cashier of the Hamilton
bank. New York, and director in that
institution when it closed its doors
during the panic last year, committed
suicide by shooting himself with II
shotgun in II sanitarium at Kingston.
y. Y.
Following the failure Of the institu'
ton Mr.. Joy became mentally derang.
ed and was sent to the sanitarium t.
recuperatc. He believed that he was
directly responsible for the failure.
He had been connected with the
bank for many years and was one of
the first to protest against the meth
ods of the T.. X. Thomas-Heinze clique
after il gained control of the institu
ton
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
NO. 80

robed in white, prepared to- go up on
signal. Overcome by nervous dread he
collapsed and did not recover conscious
ness until long after the appointed time
for the ascension.
a few years since the writer was can
vassing for the paper with which he was
then connected, and came upon a
worthy old resident of Berlin, who was
building stone wall on farm at Laurel
la. On apprising him OF our errand he
very kindly expressed his appreciation
of the paper, and said that ne would
very gladly subscribe, but as the world
was coming to an end on the 10Th of the
next month, it would hardly be worth
while.
But why" we then urged is it
worth while for you to put up this stone
wall, if it is so soon to be destroyed?"
1t isn't" he replied promptly, "but
the time must be put inin some way, and
| might as well be doing this as any,
thing else, Or nothing at all. 1t will be
all the same after the 18TH"
The old gentleman lived for some
years after the date he had fixed for the
final catastrophe; but his belief that the
end was very near at hand was never
shaken.
"Only trifing mistake as to dates, -
he would insist, ''but it's coming, and
coming soon ~
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
PRESIDENT STRUCK BY AUTO
"That Was a Pretty Close shave" He
Remarks.

Washington, Dec. 1. President
Roosevelt was struck by an automo-
bile while he was out walking here.
In crossing the street he turned TO
wave his hand to some children and
did not see an approaching car until
1t was almost upon him. The owner,
David W. RsinOhl, succeeded In stop
ping the automobile, but not In time
to prevent the president being trlpped
by the mud guard.
THAT was pretty close shave" re-
marked Mr.. Roosevelt 90 he picked
himself up.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02
NEWBERRY HEADS NAVY.
Takes Office Today as Successor to
Secretary Metoalf.

Washington. Dec 1.-Beginning to-
day the navy of the United States has
new official head. He is Truman H.
Newberry of Michigan. formerly as
sistant secretary of the navy, who has
acted -as secretary since the retiring
secretary, Victor Metcalf of California.
was incapacitated by illness.
The home of the new secretary is in
Detroit, Mich. He is very wealthy,
having inherited a large fortune from