The sun., 1908-08-09
A MATTER OF
n GENEALOGY
Gentleman George Plays the Count
and Smithers's Worst Antieipa-
tions Come Tfue.

"a case Of nervous prosperity reelected
Gentleman George Ringgoid. what wud
you prescribe, Smithers7' =
SFleabottomy," answered promptly.
'The drawin' Of about o fstful OF the vital
fluid Of trade from the congisted pocket
And in corrobashun Of this diagnosis
read again the following excerpt frum the
little red book we had prigged from old
'Guerin the generalogist:
II seems impossible for Mr.. b. Won Steuben.
head OF the private banking house OF Won
Steuben Son, to forget that when Itook
him In hand he was an ignorant miner named
Ben Stubbs who had come East with car
load OF gold and train load Of social aspira-
tions. ] sent him into seclusion until had
fitted him out with family tree as old as
Seauoa. diploma frot, the college OF
heralds and page In the Golden Book. The
gates Of our exclusive society lifted up their
heads before him. His daughter Alice be-
came Alike. his son Charles became Carl.
and both assumed the names without
tremor. But Won Steuben himself lives In
constant fear Of exposure. which would
make him the easy prey Of the vicious were
1t not for my watchfui care.
'The -satchful care Of wolf that wants
even the wool and the horns for itself. '
commented large. -Guerin being tempo
rarily deposed in a madhouse, shall We
take the goods the gods pervidel'
1T were impious even to hesitate I
answered.
With all the facilities Of our public IL
braries it was no hard task for me TO be-
come letter puffict in the mythology Of the
Won Steubens. At the same time large
Ssynrkal fh< oh a. ,<x1, r>r.l afahf tim 4
In two days we we're able TO presint ourselves
at the banking house In refined and Elegant
attire. Our cards, rich In armoral bearings.
introduced us as Count Frederick Won
Steuben and Prof Emil de 0rael, private
tutor and brought US an immedjut aud
junce.
Il regret that the absince OF my son in
Europe prevints him from joining with me
in welcoming the head Of our house to
America began the old banker. as he
nervously clasped Jarge's hand.
A silly old gent, 80 he seemed. with his
nut rivalling his legs in the race toward
feebleness and comm out on top, as was
quite material.
"The head Of his house, but not Of your
house. interrupted stunly.
And with that wint on to say that
having been relegated by the family con-
suls to escort the young skion and hair
around the worrold had med it my juty
to review and 'clinch down my researches
into the annuals OF the Steubens with the
view not unly Of protecting my ward from
washed sepultures which might be mas
querading In the all wool and yard white
Of the r'yal Steubens.
Need I say more, Mr.. Ben Stubbs from
Gnomer ] concluded.
but ne pss ash
rug in a puffict whirl Of shame and grief.
He had meant no harm, he declared; being
only anxious that his childrin and their
childrin to the furderest generashun might
rise from the bogs OF Stubbs to the rank
OF Won Steuben.
"Is. no oompyomiss possible?' he sug.s
Risted desprit. Z have hssrd that the r'yal
Steubens have lost much Of their fImmer
esteets. have been told Of cases too where
letters Of adopshun have have been granted for
an ambshun as mine. II few
tousand now wud mitigate your
sinse of indignity into wan OF cam apph-
"A few hundred t'ousandl' repeated
large: with the acoint OF high soarn on the
sUnly as a starter. Jarse,' ! whispered
feverish, being in = funk lest the golden
egg shud prove too big for the goose to
lay, .unly as ividence Of good feeling
At this instant the door opened partly.
A pretty girl thrust through her smilin'
'Asei oh, If you are busy. papa. she said
with mocing glanc* which Jafge cart
and convarted into wan OF devoshun and
stint back hot and milling.
Come in, Alike. come in called the old
gentleman, staggering to his feet. Il have
Just lost my glasses; eh. here they are now
Come in. child, and let me presint you to
the head Of our house. your coosin German.
is the Counts tutor. Prof. de Grael, who
has Just been explaining to me the intrioa-
cies of our common steerage. They are
going around the worrold. but have per-
suaded them to put up at my poor town
some matters Of inheritance. 1sit not 90.
And large for answer stepped forward
and imprinted kiss on the young eirls
cheek.
sAs well as a German CUSTOM added.
advancin',, But ALIKE pertisting that she
was too old to adopt furren ways. darted
back like a startled form.
But Hugo. papap' Alike cried presently.
1We have forgot all about Hugo. He In
waiting for me now In the carriage
Whereupon MIR. Steuben explained that
Hugo Won Steinmetz. related to the Won
Steubens by the spindle side. was already
his guest. having brought letters Of in
PRODUCTION TO him from his son Carl. whom
he had met In Europe.
sYou ought to know him. Countf' he
said inquiingly.
aThen IL ought to there 10 no time like
the present. replied large gravely.
looked up fearful, for In numbers there
Is allus peril. whin vans stock In trade Ii
pretince. JarRe's close shaved. clean cut
face was drawn tight and rigid over his
black beard. So had seen 1t set whin at
poker he bluffed q whole tableful into
involuntary bankruptcy.
.You. Professor he added, a. II In
answer, will be able to give us tho true
value Of this new and unexpected relashun-
ship. Pray. Mr.. Steuben. send for Won
Steinmets at wanst.'
And while We waited read Jarge's
mind He remtmbered enough OF what /
had told him about the history OF the Won
Cta,,hana In lnou that fhav had M auoh