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not playing TO any business anyway.
though il may make the management
sore on her"
You are dealing with things more
serious than your management" said
Vavin. ''and. if | know the theater it
may not be bad idea to close il on
account Of her indisposition for one
or perhaps two nights. 1t would bp
what you call good business. She will
leave on the o'clock train for New
York. and you and can meet her
somewhere between here and Lenox.
and in the meantime we will have
Judge Elliott see that her father ar
rives here from Albany. where he has
been speaking"
He walked briskly to the door and
threw it Open You may come in." he
said.
Elliott. informs me that she went to
Lenox to consult her father about a
matter that to her was very impor-
tant Her father. she learned there.
was in Albany. and she has been un-
able to get in touch with him. Will
you see that he is at my hotel at 8
o'clock tonight"
''At your hotelr'. was the general ex-
clamation
"At my hotel" he replied. Miss
Fullerton declines to come back here
She has done me the honor to say that
she will start for New York in time
to be at my hotel at 8 o'clock. and, in
asmuch as it was from here that she
went. will you. Mrs. Winthrop. and
you. Mr.. Winthrop, and especially you,
Miss Fullerton. also honor me with
your presence?"
But didn't she give you some rea-
son for began Mrs. Winthrop.
II asked for no reason. We will all
understand this more fully at 8 o'clock
this evening. and now. brother dram
atist." he said. linking his arm in
Holcomb's. I'VE have busy afternoon
before u.s."
AS they closed the door behind them
Holcomb for the first time heard Vayin
utter an imprecation.
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and earn her living She would make
money enough to pay. back Professor
Fullerton for her education She start
ed planning Immediately What bust
Ness could she get in? Two or three
OF her companions at college were
writing for magazines and newSpa
pers. She would do that. She would
do anything She would show them
that If her mother had make a mis-
rake her mothers daughter would vim
dicate them both
II was dawn before she knew il.
Ii was Graham who first remarked
that Dora was sleeping unusually late.
as she iiud always hpen punctual at
breakfast.
Miss Fullerton" answered the wait
ing maid. has not been in her room
since ! got up"
Not in her ROOM" repeated Mrs
Winthrop. and she rose hurriedly from
the breakfast table and entered Dora S
room The bed was undiSturbed and
most of her small belongings had evi-
IDENTITY been removed in travelling
case. On the dresser was a note ad-
dressed TO her hostess:
Dear Mrs. Winthrop-A million thanks
for all your kindness Forgive me. Good
by. DORA.
What can ii mean she exclaimed
as she laid the note before Cornelia
and her son. .
LUST another one of her prankS,
was the kindly suggestion of her sup
posed relative.
lit can't be that she has began
young Winthrop who still loved the
girl and who would rather have faced
the prospect of never seeing her again
than to know that she had done any
thing TO hurt herself or her reputation
IL am going 10 wire my brother.
said Miss Fullerton
Before you do that" suggested
Graham. his mind working slowly, but
sanely. Il think il would be good
thing to telephone Judge Elliott and
let him go after Vavin and Holcomlt
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apartment. Stepping softly to the
telephone. she had learned when the
first train left and had got to the
station in time to wire Professor Full
lerton that she must see him at once
at Lenox~ She felt that only there
could she have the talk that she must
have with him. and this, In addition
to her fear of going to Cambridge, had
caused her TO pick the old home for
what she felt would be her last visit.
1t was disheartenfng news that she
received by telegram at Lenox-tha'
Professor Fullerton had gone away for
several days. leaving no other address
than Albany.
When, therefore. Vavin called her
on the telephone there was no thought
of resisting. for she needed this gen
uine friend very much. His kind sug
gestion to come to Lenox gave her a
new courage. and she realized that If
after all. she was going to take up a
career unprotected it would be bet
fer for his advice. And so she had an
swered readily that she would come,
It was not exactly an exclamation
Of displeasure with which she met
Holcomb. but she would rather not
have seen him until she had had her
trouble out with Fullerton.
"You don't seem pleased to see me"
said the young man when he and Va
vim had Joined her at South Norwalk
ut is not that. Willard" she said.
''but must learn something for Ger
tainty before you and resume our
old relations"
1--WE will not talk Of that" said Va
vim. The railway table d'hote is
awaiting us. your wonderful American
table d'hote. where they give you three
meals all at once. Let us go in"
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family, IS !. wGS. Sc s.la.1.. s'.a:'
mered with rage and then said SLOW,
ly, vinaictively:
III serves us right. opposed m!
brothers marriage TO your mother.
opposed his taking Doa ia-you tcho 'rer'
not his cai'a you rh, came to rs ,cithou
name and hare been nothing but
,corru vp to rof~-i-hen you are dis
grace.'
The girl looked at her blankly.
She had never had any love for thi:
relative. but had been brought up tt
respect her and her motives. and
though there were times when the
reign was bitter and cruel. Annt -
nelia's right to dominate her ]
ways been a serious matter With | :
She had never seen her so passion
ately angry before Although she
knew vaguely that something horrible
was being told her. she could only
feel that ii was the result of an un
governable temper.
.'You mustn't say things like that.
she exclaimed when she had recovered
from her amazement. my father will
never forgive you"
"Your father. sneered Aunt Cornelia
.'No one knows who your father was
Your mother was my brothers wife
but she ran away from him and got a
divorce. and two years after she got
her divorce you were born in Paris"
"You know you are lying. Aunt Cor
nelia."
""Why should lie to you. you fool
Wouldn't be found out in the morn
ing? Wouldn't my brother tell the
truth to your
"He would" sobbed the girl. now
utterly helpless. land he WILL"
"Oh. perhaps he'll try to gloss it
over" pursued the charitable spinster,
Perhaps he'll try to make it easy for
you. as he has done all these years
supporting you. worrying about you.
educating you. you ingrate!"
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A Chinese Legend.
Ito be continued }

One evening, when the beautiful
Kau 81, daughter of powerful Chi
nese mandarin, was assisting at the
great feast of lanterns, she was SO
overcome by the heat that she was
obliged to take off her mask. But to
expose her face 10 the eyes of the
profane and vulgar was a cerious Of
tense against the law; so, holding the
mask as closely as possible to her
features, she futtered in rapidly to
give herself air, and the rapidity of
tie movement still concealed her. The
other ladies present, witnessing this
hardy but charming innovation. imi-
tated it, and at once some thousand
hands were flutte.ing some thousand
masks. Thus the fan was originated
and took the place of the mask
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Start a Library.

In amazingly cheap form-for few
pennies, indeed-almost all the best
books are to be had; and | think
every one owes it as sacred duty to
his mind to start little library OF
his own. How much do we not do for
our bodies? How much thought and
money do they not cost us? And
shall we not think little for the
clothing and adornment of the imper-
ishable mind? This private library
may begin, perhaps, with a single
volume, and grow at the rate of one
or two year; but these, well chosen
and well mastered, will become such
fountain of strength and wisdom
that each shall be eager to add to
his store A dozen books accumulat-
ed in this way may be better than q
whole library.
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The Best Literature.

One is sometimes asked by young
people to recommend course of read
ing. My advice would be that they
should confine themselves to the SUI
preme books in whatever literature,
or. still better, to choose some one
great author and make themselves
thoroughly familiar with him. For,
as all roads lead to Rome. SO do they
likewise lead away from It; and you
will find that in order to understand
perfectly and weigh exactly any vital
piece of literature, you WIN be gradu-
ally and pleasantly persuaded to ex-
cursions and explorations Of which
you little dreamed of when you began,
and you win find yourselves scholars
before you are aware.-James Russell
Lowell
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In years.
"You look radiant, my DEAR" said
Mrs. Winthrop. did Nj. Vavin see
you homer
"No," replied the girl. "Mr. Hol.
comb came home with me. NJ. Vavin
has some business to attend to-
1T was put up job"' snapped her
Aunt Cornelia.
IF that was the case" answered
Dora, lit was very well put up. for Nj.
Vavin has shown Mr.. Holcomb the
most wonderful things about play
wrighting and is going to help him re-
hearse the play tomorrow"
81 am not interested in Mr.. Holcomb
or his old play"
'"Then, Aunt Cornelia," said Dora.
"you may be interested in the knowl-
edge that Mr.. Holcomb and / are to
be married on the 29th."
Graham Winthrop was lighting a
cigarette as the girl made this an
nOuncement He blinked once or
twice and then walked up to her, and.
although, as he said afterward. it
wasn't the pleasantest moment in his
life, he held out his hand.
II congratulate you, Dora. or. rather,
! congratulate him. He's a lucky
chap. But what an idiot 1 was to
have introduced him to your
you're not serious about this. are
you, Dora" asked the elder Miss Full
ierton, who hadn't moved from the
moment the announcement was made.
Il am" was the reply. land if you
will pardon me now l am going to get
some sleep, as tomorrow is really a
new day, and l want to be in good
shape for the rehearsal" And as nc
one seemed to have anything more to
say she bid them good night and went
to her room.
The elder Miss Fullerton. who had
followed her, began angrily and hur
riedly:
II have been very patient with you
Dora Fullerton. l have tried repri
mand and persuasion when you have
undertaken these foolish and disgrace
ful projects. But have let this af
fair go far enough. You are not go
ing to marry that low down actor"
'Mr. Holcomb," said Dora calmly
"is not low down actor. and l an
going to marry him."
You are going to drag the name o.
Fullerton into the gutter
you ought to be the last one in tn,
world to say that. Aunt Cornelia," sail
the girl cheerfully. 'inasmuch as an
going to change it. am as proud O.
the name Of Fullerton as you are, al
proud Of my father as you are. Ant
shall be equally proud of the nam'
Of Holcomb and equally proud of M.
husband"
Aunt Cornelia stood up and glared a
her. Had she been a man her emo
lions would have found relief in pro
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He had talked with Holc0mb on The
way up. talked to him with an au-
thority that mystified the young man.
who could only gather that the old
man believed Aunt Cornelia had told
the girl something which had driven
her to despair.
1--WE will all know more tonight" he
said. I'VE must not ask her too many
questions. We will talk about everyss
thing but her trouble. whatever it is.
She needs rest. We will not tell her
that the theater is to be closed because
of her. but we will say that it is on
account Of rehearsals. and next Mon
day night we will open-we will open
with a success
1t was a simple plan and humane
one. vavin asked her no questions.
He talked lightly and gayly. and. as
he called it when they were rehears-
ing. their laughter was soon a''panic"
Only when Holcomb left them for d
moment as they were nearing the sta
ton did she have an opportunity to
speak of her trouble.
Il suppose" she said to vavin. 'yout.
think me very queer girl
II think you are very brave girl"
he replied. land you are going to he
still braver."
II am" she replied. II am going to
a little hotel where some members of
the company are living
Very good. my dear" he answered.
"But first you are going to my hotel.
where Professor Fullerton will be -
You know that?" she said
II talked with him over the tple
phone before we left" replied vavinS
land besides him there will be Mr
Winthrop. Mrs. Winthrop and Aunt
Cornelia"
.Oh. no. can't" the girl exclaimed
You do not know
''You left Mrs Winthrop's house ms
morning. have asked them 10 be
there"
But it is family matter said rhp
girl, land it's about my mother. and
! don't want to see all those people"
The old man took her hand and told
her that. as be had been her friend
in the past. be asked her to trust him
this time and to say whatever she had
to say to Professor Fullerton not only ;.
before Aunt Corneia. but before Mrs.
Winthrop and the rest of Cornelias
friends
1T is awfully hard" said the girl.
II don't mind myself. but it doesn't
seem fair to my mother
1T is fair to your mother" said Va
vim. Il knew her Hush he added
as she turned TO him in surprise and
HOlcomb came up.
Vavin had left word at the hotel that
Fullerton and the rest of the party
should be shown to his room the mo-
ment they arrived They were waiting
when the three travellers entered
Dora. my daughter" exclaimed Full /:
lerton, rushing up to her. What in
heavens name has happened?'
Il think" said Mrs. Winthrop. that
be talked over that doesn't need the
presence of outsiders"
IF you do not mind" said Vavin. lit
is family matter which has had the
assistance of outsiders and now needs
them as witnesses. Will you not tell
them now. little Dora. why you left
Mrs. Winthrops t,lis morning the way
you did,"
(Tn bo continued l
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.lcdTS tudt udC COIue WncU sue Lett
that what Cornelia Fullerton had told
her was true she now regretted.
There was nothing to weep over, she
argued to herself Her emotions were
not of the kind that could find COM
fort In so usual, so childish a way
Had Vavin seen her then he would
have said indeed that she had a Napo-
leonic courage. the strong jaw and the
clear eye. On this of all nights. when
she had been most happy. when the
world was opening up to her new
realms of content and freedom-on this
night she had to learn that the mother
whom she had grown to love through
the oft decried faults had borne her In
disgrace-that she was an outcast
without even name. That was sure
~ too remarkable a thing to be let
down with tears.
She must first see her father-her
father! She threw back her head and
laughed. Her father! Who was this
man who had disgraced her mother
She would like I'd see him.
But first she must see Professor Full
lerton. She must have him tell her If
this was true. And then-what then
! The idea of suicide came to her. and
the girl grftted her teeth and dismiss
ed 1t almost as the suggestion arose.
But Holcomb- No; she wouldn't mar
~ him. He was too fine-too good. 1t
wouldn't make any difference to him
that. Of course she knew-but it would
make difference to her. 1t would
make a difference to her children, if
she had children. and there came a
little gulp in her throat. and she al
most gave way to tears that might
have been better outlet than this
fierce cogisation.
II Fullerton told her 1t was true she
would 60 away from New York. She
would 60 somewhere out west-join
some stock company.
No; that wouldn't do. 1t was the
| theater that had ruined her mother.
Oh. the merciless truth Of it all! Aunt
Cornelia had been right all the time.
She would take up some other business
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went to Lenox this morning." he said
harshiy. Ito get some information
from Professor Fullerton She has
not beard from him. but have told
her we will have him here tonight.
She says that she will not be able to
play. Is that great blow TO you?"
II don't think il will make much
difference" said HOlcOmb We are
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CHAPTER XIV.

find Fullerton was Dora's
first thought when dawn be-
gan to come through her
window In the Winthrop
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CHAPTER XIV.

"f%IHIS is the second time in
i one day." said Elliott as he
|65S7MNI stood up to shake hands
- with the newcomers. that
my breakfast has been interrupted.
AS man gets along In life he becomes
more boastful Of his ability to elm
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The girl sat up on the bed upon
which she had thrown herself

The girl sat up on the bed upon
which she had thrown herself.
Il think" she said. pulling herself
together. that there is no need of our
continuing this conversation. If what
you say is true-and. God help me,
believe it is. for even you couldn't in
vent lie like that-there is no need
OF our remaining in the same room
longer than Is necessary. ! want to be
alone. Please go to your own room"
"And now you can marry your actor
If you like" was the parting shot as
Dora held the door open for her.
For three hours the girl sat with her
hands clasped over her knees. staring
about the room. The first food of
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keep all this secret, professional secret, he asked
gravely, or do you too happen to be walking sub
treasury?
Il could not help snickering at the dea,-I'm
newspaper man. you know,-but | made if to turn
my pockets inside out and nodded.
with smile that transformed his iron features he
looked around, saying to himself And the greatest
of these is CHARITY! He reached over, eyed cuously
and lntently by the miner and the bookmaker took
lengthwise, and slipped them within the strap round
the money that was stolen L will guarantee the
special get it quicker than you can too- that goes
Neither of the had moved finger while he
handling their money; neither did they doubt
the statement, for they instantly replied, You're on
az just to say this, right now, the bookmaker
explained defensively: I'm no soft thing. My name is
not E. 4. Mark Understand? And it's not on account
OF the ponies. The woman-well, she nagged him..
He turned to the staring speeches. in the corner
whom all of us had forgotten for the moment. Made
you feel mean and cheap-like a dirty deuce in
deck, didn't she? Oh, know the sort! His cold, i'm
passive features flushed slowly A woman like that
raise more hell with less effort
XIELL, here's where l come n the big fellow inter-
w rupted brskly as he touched the button. He
unbolted the door at the porters knock spoke rapid
word or two, and sat down. The tram conductor
most military. His eyes fckered with amazement
he saw the money lying the table. You sent for
me, SIR? he said.
ayes Wainwright When does the next westbound
train leave L?'
"One-forty-six if she's time. But No. 80 has
just gone by six hours late
"'That settles it, the big fellow commented look
ing at his watch. When do we reach L?'
90 In about ten minutes, Sir
"'Your stop there is about that long, | believe
ayes, Sir; but the air on two Pulmans has gone
wrong. We may be an hour
"'How is the weather.
"'Clear; but blowing gale. The is drifting
badly
"'Thanks, that will do He turned to- Its the
special nothing. And then to the in the corner
Pick up that stuff and get your things
"The young fellow uncertainty to his feet his
lips quivering like chd's as he burst out What
l say to you men-all strangers
"AS we all filed out the man from RaWhide the
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me- stayed to ask who the big fellow was:
".Thats funny oner the agent laughed. You
were in here with him. Isn't his car hooked on that
trano Well, he's Roger Conroy, vice president and
general manager of the Gulf States & Northern
our biggest Southern connection He's bird too he
continued, going to the door and looking down the
platform 'Superintended this division for years.
grew up with it from boy. And he knows every
on It, seeoh w. ae sne me bae o oaek as
Well if the men ahead of him know he wants to get
through there isn't any storm that ever came down
from Medicine Hat that's going to keep him back.
That his son-the young fellow that looks all in? WE'LL
it's funny world He's got boy as ornery and good
for nothing
aThe agent broke off suddenly. Railroad men don't
talk much, you know. And when l came up to the
Others stamping and threshlng their in the cold,
the bookmaker saying, So you don't want any
more of our con?'
"The big fellow surveying with manifest approval
basket of sandwiches and dairy half full of hot
coffee being placed ready to go aboard.
"'No he said You may need the rest of it to soften
those bumps due you at Bennlngs.
THE big Baldwin, its front covered by the
shield slid into position on the westbound track,
followed by the coal and passenger coach In the
dim light of the trainshed 1t might have been
gigantic prehistoric monster it breathed softly to the
slide and snap of the brake pump The pyglmy OF an
engineer climbed down and approached u.s. wlpng one
hand a clean bit of waste
1.-THE big man started forward, I'm sorry to double
you up, Callahan he said as their hands met; but Ill
take her halfway if you say So.
"'You don't need to, Sir the little Irshman replied;
but would like to see you up there more just
for luck He pointed with his long necked ocan and
grinned She's just like sewing machine
"And then for the first time | saw shadow as Of
doubt hesitation etched the big mans coun
tenance He walked past the engine to the end OF the
platform and stood gazing along the track with its
many colored ground targets peepng from the snow.
Minute after minute the burly figure remained mo-
tioness against iron upright. But presently he
came back to the four of us huddled together and
touched the young the shoulder.
"'Men he said, L am going to see this boy through
to the end of it! | reckon | did bully him bit
tonight but his voice grew thin and harsh with
pain, but II had a son-once. And love encom-
passed him. Yet
"The miner and the bookmaker gripped him hard and
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only one to reply with his characteristic
bluntness, Nothing. I've got wife and
baby waiting at home. Me for the widow
and the fatherlessl'
A ND when the big fellow strobe into the
"A railroad office at L., followed bv the four
of us, things began to hum. 1t was then that
| witnessed the power of one man to make
others, already driven to the limit of endur-
ance, spring to do his bidding 1t illustrated
the force of personality whose loss now
makes three or four thousand men mourn
openly, by one common impulse.
"Wheres Turpin? he asked of the agent,
who greeted him with an astonished smile.
"'Gone home, Sir: used up completely
This is the worst storm in years. Can do
"The big fellow flung himself into chair
within the square railing and leaning back
gazed at the wall if summing up his re-
sources. What's his phone, 1l21 Main?
Thanks. Now get Mullen or his assistant
on wire and tell him to hold it, Call the
manager of the cafe here and get me
bunch of telegraph blanks Hello. That
you, Turpin? This is Conroy Yes.
Thanks; but cut that hot air out and let me
talk | want a special to San Francisco at
once-private business. Understand?
Well, no; not a matter of life and death;
but nearly that. Oh, no, my wife and
the car are at Pasadena. No, don't
come down. | know your ropes; got EN-
working already. Yes, yes! hank you,
old boy. See you soon
"As he swung round the man in uni
form was waiting. Mullins on the phone,
Sir
"'Hello, Mullin. Yes, what s1eft of me.
How'S that nameSake of min;a2 That's
good; glad to hear it. Say, Sam, want a
special to Frisco in a minute. Ha, ha!
Yes, l reckon that would be going some.
Yes, half-ho will do-if it has to.
Callahan? Good enough. Brought
No. 80 in? That's too bad; but III have
to have him. And, say, can you cut out
loaded coal car to put behind him? Oh,
sure; have Turpin's o. K. . Half-hour,
then Thanks. G'by.' He spoke a few
words to the cafe man, and then jumped on
the telegraph blanks.
Don't we come in on this?' the miner
asked as the last one was signed.
"'Come outside he replied we are in
the way here. And they all went out but