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that il looked as if they were linked to
each other. Before I could show them
to Alf they had disappeared and he
thought that | was mistaken in having
seen anything. Suddenly they came INTO
sight again on another ridge. They were
headed directly iii our direction and were
still running rs before. Again they dis
appeared and again they came in si@ht
as they crossed another ridge and went
ont Of sight once more. They now had
bat one more ridge to cross to bring then
directly below us. This ridge was quite
large and fat on top and covered with
grass and without bushes, and this would
give us a good view.
I'VE lad but a minute to wait until al
four hears appeared on this ridge stu
running as if their lives were at stake,
and still SO close together, tan to nose,
that they looked like great Joined
worm On they came directly for Us and
now about 600 yards away. As they pass
ed small clump Of alders they alarmed
another bear that dashed out of the brush
like d runaway team. | then had the I'M
usual sight OF seeing at one time five OF
these great bears. The four came on
with undnlinished speed and turned down
the mountainsde and entered the basin
below US They were about .Ap yards
away.
AS. soon as they reached this fat they
stopped running and commenced to dig
among the grass and bushes Tor roots,
apparently not in the least scared or dis
turned. w ny tHeE ran as tHeE ulu
have never been able to even guess. TheE
worked along until they came TO a spot
where the bushes We're more open. AS
we could get no nearer | concluded to fire,
telling Alf to care for the smaller ones
and / would take the big one. a brute as
large as q COW. At the first shot the big
one went down, but was up again imme-
ditely All four now huddled close to-
gether and stood still. They were so far
away that they could not locate US. The
next shot was miss.
x ::
AT the third shot the large one let out
Il roar that shook the hills, dropped and
began to roll down tho mnuntanside. She
slipped mp against some alder bushes that
1reu almost at right angles to the face
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REpRK SENTATIVE FRANcIs BuRron IlARR1soN
HARRn T.unSG @

small thicket OF scrub spruces. There
lay the biggest bull of them all within
leo Yards, Something disturbed him.
however. for al that moment he SpfanS
TO his feet and started. | fired, hut could
not see the result because at that in
slant he diSa ppeared into tie woods. y
moment later the whole herd. on a dead
GaiIop. were upon US. 1nev had not To-
Gated the direction from which the shot
came and were bent upon escape a any
cost. The route they selected. however.
led them down the mountain and SO close
to us that one passed between the French
man and myself, almost knocklnS nm
down In the excitement of their mad
rush, my shooting must have counted
like the battle of Santiago. but when we
reSained our composure and the smoke
had cleared away | found stretched upon
the field of battle two magnificent bulls,
one Of which was the bic fellow which
had inspired all our hopes.
when | reached camp that evening
1 found Gardner. With the French
guide, busy trying to put out a fire
which threatened to destroy our whole
cabin The proNmate cause of the fire
was Gardeners desire to keep warm
while taking bath. His search for
ericurean pleasure came near depriv
ing us of our shelter
There is no better hunter in our pub
Iict life than Representative William f..
Humphrey of Washington, author of the
present Alaskan game law. who has
hunted this continent over. from Alaska
10 Panama, and who has bagged all kinds
of North American game worth ba e
gine. His last hunt was down in Lower
California, where he secured some fine
specimens of the Nelson sheep.
II have hunted almost ever since
could walk and long before I could
fire gun without a rest" he told me.
when there was not tree stump or
a fence convenient for the purpose my
brother used to hold out stick upon
which | rested our old muzZIe- loader
While aiming.
II have killed many a squirrel in that
way added MIR. Humphrey, land the
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Gus orders but | never received from
him more than the merchandise cost of
the parchrncnts and inspnia. Yes | dis
tIibuted d great many of his Red Cres-
cent Of Morocco and nv own orders. Ii
gave the Eenefciaiies such pleasures.
Who would imagine chiropodists ana
heir-siressers as Intermediates of noble
orders?
Il took genius to think it out. Yet
the thing is simple and logical to all
vino know current Paris life.
The Chiropodist and hairdfesser is the
conhdan. and adviser Of hundred sich,
idle. time killing customers. at once ia
miIiar and disdainful with the humble
gossip, 50 def, amusing and worldly
wise, who enters their intimacy by the
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changing forge
One Of the most enthusiastic Nimrods
of the House Of Representatives is Irvine
L. Lenrnot Of Wisconsin.
Il have been lover of rod and gun
since / was old enough 10 carry either"
he told me the other day. For twenty
FIVE years I have not missed my annual
deer hunt % from one t. two weeks in
Wisconsin. I have hunted big game in
Colorado and small game in southern Cal
ifornia. We have splendid fishing and
hunting in northern Wisconsin, near my
home, which is at Superior. Twenty-Five
miles from Superior / have a cottage
upon the Brulc river, one of the mos
famous trout streams III the United
States. and about twenty miles in another
direction | have cabin where l hunt
big game"
experience during this quarter century,
! asked him.
1T was the hagginS of three-hundred-
pound black bear in northern Wisconsin
five years ago" be replied. One morn
ing | wandered INTO locality where
had never hunted before. the timber be-
ing too thick for good shooting. l soon
found myself in the midst of a cedar
wndfall. the fallen trees piled breast
high. Climbing up on one OF the fallen
trees to determine whether | had better
attenpt to go through the windfall or
retrace my steps. / heard Il crashing
some distance ahead. Thinking. of course.
that l had jumped a deer. and ascertain
ing from the noise the direction he was
taking. | held for AN opening which he
would have to cross If he continued i'll
the direction he was going. In moment
he came into il. hut instead of deer
there was a large black bear making
quite as rapid progress as any deer
could | Immediately opened on him with
my 2D-:1.
after my first shot he wheeled about
and without lesscninG his pace, came d.
rectly for me in the opening | continued
firing until the click of the hammer tod
nc the magazine was exhausted. He
was then about twenty yards from me
and I hastily considered my situation
Not through bravery, but because OF not
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THE COVETED RIBBON.

Doubtless, only what they could guess
from the tiny ieweled order on her breast
and her nonchalaut references To the
prince srandmaster and the delicious old
world Court of San-TuiGi. Otherwise
they would he accomplices, taking ther
share of the profits. Yes, her influence
could make cHevaliars. They had seen
il done IN the case Of Mrs. Lines of New
York. Yes, an introduction might be ac-
complished. She is so good ana charita-
BILE We advised Mrs. Lines To con-
tribute To her charities. That is the way
TO touch her heart.
1t was also the way 20 touch the heart
of E,vrard. admiral Of Counan and
president Of the European section of the
Red Crescent of Morocco 4 Mr. "
fanded him Stan toward the expenses of
the National HumanitarS League. and
only $40 for the decoration of the Rea
Crescent which he coveted--'the mer-
chandise cost price Of the Insignia
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The Attraction.

D REPRESENTATIVE HENRY of Texas
~ was condemning, at a banquet IN
Waco. those American heiresses who mar
ry nohlemen for their titles.
There is no romance he said. there
is no Illusion no glamour ABOUT sun
matches.
An American countess. al dinner
party in Grosvenor square, had opposite
her a dowager duchess. This wicked and
cruel old dowager put her eyesIass ~
to her eye and said:
:. You American girls have such poo
compilations, haven't YOU You look 50
pasty beside our rose-leaf EnGlish maids
What do our noblemen find 50 attractive
in your yellow faces?
THE American countess. blinded by no
illusion, laughed coldly.
You see. duchess she said, it's not
our yellow faces that attract your noble
men: it's our greenbacks.'
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the NlMkVOS0f PV6LlC Life =

A PROPOS of Opening of
"A Cunning Season-Rep-
resentative Lenroot's Bear
Story-Burton Harrison De-
scribes His Best Hunt-Rep-
resentative Humphrey Says
Razor Backs Are Our Most
Dangerous Big Game-De-
scribes Most Exciting of His
Many Hunts-Senator Pen
roses Most Thrilling Ex-
perience-Bloody Fight With
Grizzly in Which His Brother
Came Near Death.
EY JOHN ELPEETH WATKINS
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to the grade of officer of the Lion ard
Black Cross.
Given at Geneva, April Il, 1910. The
prince grandmastcr tsignedp, Mark-lIno-
thy ,seaD The chancellor keeper of the
seals tsignedl, Arthur Haurhau tseaD.
What did Paris dressmakers know OF
the gracious apparition from San-Lugt?
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getting his Nicham Iftikhar promotion
legalized at the chancellery in Paris
What is mystery IS the occult con-
nection of most of the decoration dealers.
Naiensi interested himself in a Guilt
waited and charming lady. who moves
much in the fitting rooms of the great
Paris dressmakers. To have her dubbed
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Indeed, the Grand Constable Doucet de
Chermont never receipts for any but such
merchandise cost price" sums.
DO YOU know EVrard?' the judge
dinstruction asked him.
Yes he answered. Il met Evrard
a Boulogne one summer. | found him
sympathetic and we exchanged numer-
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your Paris
dressnaker offer
to have you made
a duke you might
refuse the propo-
sition through sus-
picion = though l
am not sure. All
depends on how il
is done.
But suppose the
dreSSnaker WhiS-
pers that YOU can
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II. opening of the
hunting season find :
an army Of states
men ready with
camehag, rife and
gun. And these
fra ycd and fra ZZlet!
u II II ! T. servants
stoutly maintain
that the hauntS OF
\imrod guarantee
the : a { q st and
surest refuge from
no Tariff rfpEprS'
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be made cheyalier or knight" Quite mod
crate Then do not blame the others.
This is how it might have happened.
We are in republican Paris, in the year
1911
When YOU saw Mrs. Dash OF San Fran
cisco sporting a red ribbon with pale
blue border. underneath a tiny jeweled
cross. YOU smiled: bat when all her ac-
quaintances, French and American, spoke
orshipfully of her promotion To the
Golden Cross Of Italy you smiled less.
When at the Ritz tea YOU heard vague
tales of how Mr.. Points of Pittsburgh
rendered. precious service To prince,y
house. refused 10 be ennobled but accept
ed the Lion and Black cross of San
Luigi. you began to see that you were
rot I'm II.
Then. If your Paris chlropodist had
told YOU contdentially how the Blanks of
Cleveland. husband and wife, were both
made Chevaliers of Saints Sebastian and
6uiliaume. you might have begun to see
tight
All this; time. remember that Your hlis-
iJand noted how Ills friend Stars of Chi
c2go got served first in cafes post offices
hotels and theaterS When the crowd
made way for him. and policemen an
Swered defcrentially, ii dawned on your
husband that the Dir of ribbon only could
explain the mystery. What is that thing
YOU wear" he asked And stars an
swered: Il am chevalier of the Latin
Star. Ny friend Lormo got il for me-
the dear marquis. OF course. as a good
American. ! despise princely gauds; but
over here il is useful: il stamps and
classes man instantly"
II only needed now for dressmaker or
chiropodist to tell of the influence and
kindness Of the Constable de Chernont to
-nlake you q hot candidate for the Golden
Cross of italy.
s The introductions follow.
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HUSBANDS and Wives
i j Both Made ChevalierS-

Negotiated Through Dress
makers and Chiropodists-
Mark Timothy, Prince Grand
Master at Geneva, Does Good
Business-How Grand Con-
stable Doucet De Chermont
Took His American Knights
to Village Rejoicings.
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I is a phenomenon.

II is phenomenon.
Our best Americans abroad are deco
rated-mostly bogus.
Men meet .'Ah, chevalier,' Good
morning, cheyalier." Here comes the
Chevalier Boggs.
And ladies. "Ah, cheyallere. Dear
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knowing of anything better to do, | stood
nv ground and attempted To reload my
rifle Before | could succeed he was
within ten yards of me. and To my great
surprise and relief lie stopped IN his
tracks. gave me "A look. a deep grnnt and
again wheeled and started away from
me apparently unhUrt
Il reloaded as rapidly as possible and
then went over Ia his trail in the snow,
fearing that had lost him. However.
coming to the trail | found blood III
abundance. followed ii about a hundred
yards and found him stone dead at the
foot of tree pom dressing nm |
found that | had hir him five times out
of the seven. two of the balls penetrating
the edge OF his heart. The skin made a
magnificent rug, which now adorns my
home. The fact was, of course, that he
was not making for me at all when we
were in close quarters. He had not seen
me until almost upon me. ard lie was as
surprised As | was scared.
One of the best shots in Congress is
Representative Francis Barton Harrison
of New York. who owns shooting pre-
serve in South Carolina, and who at odd
times goes much farther afield for his
game. Asked to describe his best day
with the gun, Mr. Harrison related this
adventure:
Il believe my most exciting hunting OK :
perience occurred last autumn when I
went into the mountains Of Quebec i'm
November. accompanied by Represe,,
tive Augustus r. Gardner Of Massach
sets. We camped for a few days i'm Tho
snow, and spent our daylight hours in
tracking the caribou. having agreed ia
separate for mutual protection as well as
convenience, after trudginc through the
snow. | was al last rewarded by the sight
of some fresh tracks. My French guide
piloted me over a mountain, across three
small frozen lakes and up the side of
another mountain. until we finally caught
sight of a herd of caribou away above
us. Then commenced a long and breath
less detour through the snow 10 get with
in range of the herd. Finally, after crawl
ing on Our faces, we emerged from a
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back stairs of ingrowing nail and Marcel
wave.
The horse eyps OF old Paris discovered
it first. The automobile Intermediates
continue. So with courtiers in special
opportunity" jewels, laces. art objects
and antiquities. The theory is that the
chiropodist and hairdresser, frequenting
the smart and rich in their own houses.
picks up valuable information on hun
dred subjects. As fact. he proves it in
most cases. His personal gossip is the
latest and truest.
He is humble and disinterested. He
simply tells you. chatting, what he hears.
So. when he tells you how the Grand
Constable de Chermont procured the pro-
motion of the Chevalier Stars. il is all
part OF the days gossip. To arranging
an interview with his illustrious client is
single step.
An extraordinary character, the grand
constable
When the Paris police irrupted into his
factory behind the Buttes- Chaumont the
walls We're covered with great oval
frames in which hung innumerable
crosses. stars, cravats, crachats and
grand cordons.
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At his house in Auteuil they discovered
hundreds Of parchments. signed. sealed.
with q blank for the recipients name, to
make You a chevalier of the Latin Star.
or of the Golden Cross of Italy, or of the
Companions of SITS. Sebastien and Gull
laume
This man founded them. Il seems that
he has a right to found them, if done in
good faith, for a humane or charitable
purpose: and. among the others, were dis-
covered parchments OF such pure and
simple societies for welldoing-the CheVa-
liers Of Duty the Encouragement of Work
Society and the National Merit of sports.
But who would give a dollar for sach?
Evidently. the real business was with
the Golden Cross of Italy and others
that could be COMPOUNDED with the royal
and prncely orders of Europe OF such
the French government acknowledges
SEQ. Who can tell them apart from the
orders of the Garter, the Golden Fleece
and SITS. Maurice and Lazarus, TO Lii
beria's Order of the Redemption or the
Equestrian Order of St Marin? The
latter is real government. and its chan
celery rights are Only 500.
Your real name is plain Doucet, is il
not?" the judge d'instructioa asked him.
How did you get the rest Of it,
ooh that is simple. / vas Dorm al
Chernont, il. explained. so ! am Dou-
Get dc Cheraort. am not" And 1T the
exposition OF SaragoSSa rented villa
from the Marquis de Lornio. Friends of
mine. arguing that the property carried
the title. sert me q package of visiting
cards on which it was added So / got
into the habit of using them when | had
40 others. AIy name Of Doucet was on
them
He has the sacred flame.
In centuries past Doucet de Chermont
would have risen to he hera alarms or
specialist of prncely orders He loves
the whole pageant The sounding words
roll unctuously from the tip of his tongue
He took no real pleasure i'll proposing
decorations to avaricious French bust
ness men. 1t was a part Of the day's
work. Patiently he pointed out the chief
argument that would touch Them the
right, which these promotions conferred
To emboss colored stamps Of the INSIGNIA
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With Americans and others of wealth,
leisure and romantic faith. he made mag
nificent efforts to give them their moneys
worth.
Even after they had paid their invest
iture and contributed TO charities, he
kept their illusion bright.
One OF his specialties was to irrupt.
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pecial Correspondence Of The star
PARIS September l. 1911.
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hut was 80 near dead that we imfaedi-
aleiy left ii without giving il further at
,ention. This was also one OF the smaller
ones
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HE opening of the
Il u
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SUD AFTERNOON Slni;:Cins surrey.
ed him swiftly, then Ia.ed his fat little
fingers and contemplated them witt
detached intentness. Just get ill,
DuncanT
ION the $50 from Chicago. got
your wire" he resumed 81 mean II
got me-overtook me at Minneapolis"
"You haven't wasted time"
"a fancied the matter might DC
urgent, sir. gathered from the fact
that you wired me to come home that
you wanted my advice"
4 second time Spaulding gestured
with his eyebrows. for once fairly sur
prised out of his pose Your advice?"
Yes" said Duncan evenly. las to
whether you ought TO give up your
customers on my route or send them
man who could sell goods"
"WellT Spauding admitted.
oh. don't think I'm boasting OF my
acuteness. Anybody could have guess
ed as much from the great plumber Of
heavy orders | have not been sending
you"
you've had bad luck"
you mean you have. Mr.. Spaulding
1t was good luck for Inc to be draw
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BEG PARDON, SIR. BUT 1T CAN'T BE your
| jerked viciously at an obstinate bureau
drawer and. when 1t yielded uneSpect-
eddy with the we'll known impishness
of the inanlmate. dumped upon the
floor tangled miscellany Of shirts,
socks. gloves. collars and ties.
"Did''t you like the business, sirT
mo. didn't like the business. and
it didn't like me. It's the same old
story. Robbins. I've lost my job again.
that's all"
I'm very sorry, sir"
THANK you. but that's all right
I'm uSod to II"
I "And you're going TO leave. sir?"
81 am, Robbins"
%-may take the liberty of hoping
it's to take another position?
"You may, but you lose a second
time I've just made up my mind I'm
not going to hang around here any
| longer, that's ALL"
But" Robbins ventured. lowering
about with exasperating solicitude-
but Mr. Kellogg d never permit you
to leave in this way, sir"
Wrong again. Robbins" said Dun
ran shortly. annoyed.
Yes. sir. Very good. sir" With the
Instinct of the well trained servant
| Robbins started to leave, but heSitated.
He was really very much disturbed by
) Duncans manner. which showed a
phase of his character new in Robbins
experience of him. Ordinarily reVerses
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In one of Rudyurd Kiplings
writings he tells of the ship
that found herself" and in The
Fortune Hunter" NE have the
fascinating narrative of a
youth who found himself" The
youth is like The ship-he had to
have his course laid straight be-
fore his career began to make
substantial headway. The story
of Nat Duncan is one that in
dramatic form, as written by
WincheH Smith, has attracted
the attention of thousands of
playeoers throughout the coun-
try. As a novel, written by Louis
Joseph Vance, it becomes a mar
ratipe of profound appeal to the
young and old and especially to
those of US who in our youth
dwell in q rural district far
enough removed from the metro
politan centers to be practically
q world in itself and to itself.
Usually it is the country lad who
ventures into the great cities to
seek fortune and fome's favor.
But here NE find down to date
city youth, who, failure at ep-
erything he had undertaken, in
pades the rural districts to make
millionaire of himself That
which befalls him prompted a
great New York newspaper editor
to say, Every american should
read this great story" for The
Fortune Hunter" in spite of its
enjoyable hun,or, subtilely point
ed by its talented authors. teaches
the vital lesson of the need of
charity and tolerance for the
less fortunate of human beings.