Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-10-09

in Paris.
gorging The little tables were all
occupied with the usual before dinner
crowd.
Fascinated by the gay scene around
him. jefferson laid the newspaper
aside. To the young American, fresh
from prosaic money mad New York,
the City of Pleasure presented indeed
novel and beautiful spectacle. How
different. he unused, from his own
city with one fashionable thorough
fare - Fifth avenue mOnotonously
lined for miles with hideous brown
stone residences and showing little
real animation except during the
Saturday afternoon parade when the
activities Of the smart set, male and
female, conferred chiefly In such ex-
citing diversions as going to Huyler's
for soda, taking tea at the Waldorf
and trying TO Guido each other in dress
and show. New York certainly was a
dull place with all its boosted cosmo-
politaniSm.
1t was true, he thought, the foreigner
had indeed learned the secret of enjoy
ing life. There was assuredly some
thing else In the world beyond mere
money getting. His father was n
slave to It, but he would never be. lie
was resolved on that. Yet. with all his
ideas CT emancipation and progress,
Jefferson was thoroughly practical
young man. He fully understood the
-n1 .,f 1., o
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
ticr. he knew well. was not q happy
man. neither happy himself nor re-
spected by the world. He had toiled
all his life to make his vast fortune,
aud now he tOiled to take care Of It,
The galley Save led life Of luxurious
case compared with John Burkett Ry-
der. Baited by the yellow newspapers
md magazines. investigated by state
committees. logged 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 enviable
one.
That 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 50 far as to
refuse also the private income his ia
Their offered to settle on him. He
would earn his own living. \ 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 VIII, he was secretly pleased at
his sons grit jefferson was thorough
ly in earnest. If needs he 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
thesc matrHrs and gave them more
Thought Ian would be expected of
most Young men with his opportuni-
ties. In fact, he was unusually serious
FOR his axe. He WAS not yet thirty.
but lie had done Il great deal of read
ing, and he took Il keen interest in all
the political ANA sociological questions
of the hour. In personal appearance
IL We - thl.at hAth i44e4
and women like-tall and athletic look
tn-. with smooth face and clean cut
features He had the steel blue eve;
ANA the fighting jaw of his father. and
when he smiled he displayed two even
rows IF very white teeth. He WAS pop
uiar with men. being manly, frank and
cordial IN his relations with them. and
women admired him greatly. although
they were somewhat intiniidated bv
his grave and serious manner The
truth MAS that he was rather diliident
with Women, largely owing 10 lack Of
Experience with them.
He had never felt the slightest IN
clinatiOn for business. He had the ar
tfstc temperament strongly developed,