The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-28

women admired him greatly, although
they were somewhat inundated by
his grave and serious manner. The
truth was that he was rather diffident
with women, largely owing to lack of
experience with them.
he had never felt the slightest in.
clination for business. He had the ar
ttstic temperament strongly developed,
and his personal tastes had little In
common with Wall street and it's
feverish stock manipulating. When he
was younger he had dreamed of liter,
airy or art career. At one time he had
even thought Of going on the stage, but
it was to art that he turned finally
From an early age he had shown con-
siderable skill as craftsman, and
later two years course at the Acade
my Of Design convinced him that this
was his true vocation. He had begun
by illustrating for the book publishers
and for the magazines, meeting at first
with the usual rebuffs and disapppoint
ments; but, refusing to be discouraged
he had kept on and soon the tide turn
ed. His drawings began to be accept
ed. They appeared first in one maya
zine, then in another, until one day, to
his great joy, he received an order from
an important firm Of publishers for six
wash drawings to be used in illustrat
ing a famous novel; This was the be-
ginning of his real success. His illus
trations were talked about almost as
much as the book, and from that time
on everything was easy. He was in
great demand by the publishers, and
very soon the young artist, who had
begun his career of independence Oh
nothing year, so to speak, found him
self in handsomely appointed studio
in Bryant park, with more orders COM
Ing in than he could possibly fill and
enjoying an income Of little less than
$4,000 year. The money was all the
sweeter to Jefferson in that he felt he
had himself earned every cent of it.
This summer he was giving himself
we'll deserved vacation, and he had
come to Europe partly to see Paris and
the other art centers about which his
fellow students at the academy raved,
but ncipally-although this he did
not acknowledge even to himself-to
meet in Paris young woman in
whom he was more than ordinarily in
erested-Shirley Rossmore, daughter
Of Judge Rossmore Of the United
States supreme court, who had come
abroad to recuperate after the labors
on her new novel, THE American Oc-
topus," book which was then tho
talk of two hemispheres
Jefferson had read half a dozen re-
views Of it in as many American pa
pers that afternoon at the New York
Herald's reading room in the Avenue
de rOpera, and he chuckled with glee
as he thought how accurately this
young woman had described his ia.
Their. The book had been published un-
der the pseudonym SHIRLEY Green"
and he alone had been admitted into
the secret of authorship. The critics
all conceded that it was the book Of
the year, and that it portrayed with
a pitiless pen the personally Of the
biggest figure in the commercial life
of America. although" wrote one
reviewer, "the leading character in the
book is given another name, there can
be no doubt that the author intended
to give to the world vivid pen portrait
of John Burkett Ryder She has sue
ceeded in presenting a remarkable
character study of the most remarka-
BILE man of his time''
He was particularly pleased with the
reviews, not only for Miss Rossmore's
sake, but also because his own vanity
was gratifed. Had he not collabor-
ated on the book to the extent Of &C.
quainttng the author with details of
his fathers life and his character
1st1cs which no outsider could posi-
bly, have learned? There had been no
disloyalty to his father in doing this
Jefferson admired his fathers smart
ness, If he could not approve his
methods. He did not consider the book
an attack on his father, but rather a
powerfully written pen picture of an
extraordinary man.
The acquaintance of his son with the
daughter of Judge Rossmare had not
escaped the eagle eye Of Ryder, ST.,
and much to the financier's annoyance
and even CONSERVATION he had ascer-
ta1ned that Jefferson was frequent
caller at the Rossmore home. He i'm
med1ately jumped to the conclusion
that this could mean only one thing,
and fearing what he termed 1.-THE con.
sequences Of the insanity Of immature
minds" he had summoned Jefferson
peremptorily to his presence. He told
his son that all idea of marriage in
that quarter was out Of the question