New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
London, January

tsresteo or rather. because he
. ''s ,s,diriiual-beoause ne was ~, n.1t
sas h, -rre implies a plurality; ana not
Nils .s there but one Mills. there
B0t or. o.ser 10 whom you could COM
vas ~. Engltshnen have formed
Fsrs h.-,' .,eIr own about Americans OF
a'nos ,.xs TO which. in respect 10 nus
Dc Mr. Mills belonged-and a hish
Sss'''4 Tbev have seen much for ex-
10ao" = Mr.. Pierpont Morgan, ana
sni'e ed inclined TO suppose ali great
nt, -,srs TO be. in manner as IN lae''
fDS..~-sl dominating. huge IN physique
ras''--, - n other men. They had
SfA oer much, Il anything, Of Mr.
Ba1 who hid away his great
SS-..', bsreath q personality almost
e'S-.e.snt in appearance. save for the
head and burning eyes
sn ,ru,s was perceived to be like
~ - these. nor ike any third He
f. -,,h more like an oxford profess
va NE the late Rev. Mark Pattison'
of Lincoln. the Casaubon of
F''o- z-l;o,,s novel. Mr.. Mills had the
ss the refinement. the distinc-
81 ,,s scholar. II must have been
'N -, him. Re went TO no college.
hss nttle college learning. He had
: ro,,gh times and among rough
has twice crossed the continent
-. and in the saddle. with q cloud
- Indians ever on the horizon, and
,,,,s5 in San Francisco during those
- wears when Bret Harte's heroes,
.s,srs and ruffians, set UP their tur-
-. -,la But there was q light in Mr..
-. .,sie blue eyes which kept those
--.,s-,en 81 g distance. This delicate
= rf.et,red face ended in a jaw which
- an index Of z character not TO be
-ssed with,
,nop all this London remarked with
- sunrise. and then with great re-
=. snd liking. They liked his SIM
.a,rv OF manner as much as his
.,sessy Of speech. and his silence almost
,.npeh as his conversation An Ameri-
uho was an American 10 the finger
ana but never waved the flag; a man
-.s~airs who seemed in the world only
man Of the world; a millionaire in
zsase rockets the jingle of the dollar
80 never heard-such was the rare
uuure M Mills presented. He won
,ssr svnlpathies because he never tried
n These islanders like q man who is
iut himself, yet is absolutely free from
ssE-zssertion They gave him first
,ter respect. then their regard, and
szzIy their affection.
have seen all these feelings shown
he Metropolitan Club in New York
N e. unusual way. Mr.. Mills used TO
me into the cardroom Of an afternoon.
-nse would be two or three or more
rEbbers Of bridge going on. Bridge is
Z passion, but men would stop in the
middle Of q rubber and ask Mr. Mills
he would not take q hand or make up
new rubber Bridge being not only a
passion but the selfish game ii is
aeEsssriiy SO. like business-the tribute
Eas q remarka ble one. II he declined,
sazebody would remember suddenly he
Lad an engagement and beg Mr.. Mills
Is & favor 10 take his place. AS he
moved about il the club men rose and
Ealked across the room 10 greet him, q
Ting less rare in New York but un-
EnoEn in London. where q, club has been
dealed as q place in which q man may
Gt his best friend and no offence taken.
Ihe general ceremOniOusness of club life
I New York would close all the
aubhouses IN London So would the
assootism Of New York club committees.
Men listened 10 him OF waited for him
% speak in a way which suggested not
Gly desire for an opinion, but an at
zelment 70 the man. He himself was
me Of the best listeners ever known
When he spoke II was briefly. He could
Sg What he wanted 10 in a sentence or
teV sentences. In this he was like
aholher and greater oxford don-T
expose the greatest Of his time-Jowett,
Nc master OF BaIIioI Both sat long
s'f-nl while others We're talking, and
s'a seemed TO use. and Jowett certainly
"a Use, the interval in fashioning his
1ongnts into epigrams. Jowett's cpl
sIsins often EJung. and were meant TO
s-1-s' Tor be thought presumption and
eAD1Snee ought 10 be punished. Per-
Aeps Ar. Mills did, but he did not think
y lao been appointed 70 punish them.
q group II men in the club were one
-ss discussing great fortunes and the
who owned them. Everybody
-'asnt and spoke in millions and tens
: nihops. Finally some one appealed
NE only silent man in the company.
Mhae Go you say. Mr.. Mills?"
cay that IN all these cases, OF al
Si AL I think il safe TO divide the
igrrss by two,
- your own case, also2"
ABOVE al, in my case
travelled up together once by
hient express 10 the Adirondacks on
l 10 Mr.. Reds camp, arriving at
s@tion al IN the morning; then
Ais 70 the lake; then in boat 10
c~inp' which could not be reached
s.- "-se- After his long night jour-
e Was fresh and alert and not the
g. 1feo' and he talked freely. He
discussed business, and presently
'eeaaraed:
a.. nave been little anxious about
%. matters, and was not sure I could
-But whyy'
r.v Kay bank balances are much lar
nan like them TO be-"
r.. maze the obvious and rather foolish
wbo llat there were plenty Of people
t,n, would be willing 10 relieve him
~ anxiety. 10 which he retorted: