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ARTHUR HORNBLOW V
ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAY WALTEJRS
COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY G.W. DILLINGHAM COfldftNV
SYNOPSIS.
Howard Jeffries, banker's son, under
the evil inlluenoe of Kobert Underwood,
a fellow-student at Yale, leads a life of
dissipation, marries the daughter of a
Rambler who died In prison, and is dis
owned by his father. He tries to K#t
work and falls.
CHAPTER I.—Continued.
"1 wish 1 could help you, old mas.
As it is, my own salary barely serves
to keep me in neckwear. Wall street's
great fun, but it doesn't pay much;
that is. not unless you play the game
yourself."
Howard smiled feebly as he re
plied:
"Nonsense —I wouldn't accept help
of that sort. I'm not reduced to so
liciting charity yet. I guess I'd pre
fer the river to that. Hut if you hear
of anything, keep me in mind."
The athlete made no response. He
was apparently lost in thought when
suddenly he blurted out:
"Say, Jeffries, you haven't got any
money, have you—say, a couple of
thousand dollars?"
Howard stared at the questioner as
if he doubted his sanity.
"Two thousand dollars!" he gasped.
"Do you suppose that I'd be wearing
out shoe leather looking for a Job,
if I had $2,000?"
Coxe looked disappointed as he re
plied:
"Oh, of course, I understand rou
haven't it on you, only I thought you
might be able to raise it."
"Why do you ask?" inquired How
ard, his curiosity aroused.
Coxe looked around to see if any
one was listening. Then In a whis
per he said:
"It's a cinch. If you had $2,000,
you and 1 could make a snug little
fortune. Don't you understand? In
my office I get tips. I'm on the inside.
I know in advance what the big men
are going to do. When they start to
move a certain stock up, I'm on the
Job. Understand? If you had $2,000,
I could raise as much, and we'd pool
our capital, starting in the business
ourselves —on a small scale, of course.
If we hit it right we might make a
nice income."
Howard's mouth watered. Certain
ly that was the kind of life he liked
best. The feverish excitement of
gambling, the close association with
rich men, the promise of a luxurious
style ot living—all this appealed tq
him strongly. Hut what was the use?
Where could he get $2,000? He
couldn't goto his father. He shook
his head.
"I'm afraid not, old sport," he said
us they left the saloon and he held
out his hand to say good-by. "Hut I'll
bear It in mind, and if things improve,
I'll look you up. So long!"
Climbing wearily up the dirty stairs
of the elevated railroad, he bought a
ticket with one of the few nickels re
maining in his pocket, and taking a
seal in a north bound train started on
bis trip back to Harlem.
The day was overcast, rain threat
en'd A pall of mingled smoke and
mist hung over the entire city. Prom
the car window as the train wound
its scrpentlm course in and out the
maze of grimy offices, shops and tene
ments, everything appeared drab,
dirty and squalid. New York was
seen at its iiglit st. Ensconced In u
cm - -at, his chin leaning heavily
on h's 1 and, Howard gazed dejectedly
out of the window. The depressing
outlook was in keeping with his own
state of mind
How would the adventure end?
Reconciliation with his father was out
of the question. Letters sent borne
remained without response. He
wasn't surprised, lie knew his pater
too well to ■ xpert that he would re
lent so iicn ItenlUes, If the old man
was so Infernally proud, he'd show
htm he hail soma pride, too. He'd
drown him '-if hi fore he'd go down on
1 !- km VtlUUlliß to be forgiven Ills
lather wa- dead wrong, anyway. Ill*
mart lag' might ha\e b«*en foolish;
Annie might b* hem ath him socially.
Shi- WUN not educatfd ami her father
wasn't any better than h« ought to
hf Sle dul not talk correctly, her
manners left mm h to be desired, a!
times !>•' Mas H<l retly ashamed of her
lltit her bringing up was her titisfor
tnii' in.i li- i tii ilt Thi' *(>rl herself
wn Han t as a dm Mlie hiul a
heart of gold Hiie was far wore in
telllgut far more likely to make
bin a happy home than soiue stuck
up Idle ■.!•<» nlil Mho had no
thought tor auyil.it,* save money,
ii" and show Ivrhaps If hi had
I, • H ii inn in iM<" and not mgrtied
her, Uls father would have thought
mora highly «<t hint. If he'd ruined
lb<- girl, no doubt he Would have be. n
S»!iulii«4 home with open arms
t*»h*W ' He lwtght be a poor, weak
fool, but thank Mod. they couldn't re
el >a**h htm wttb that tent* tisd b» • n
|u>»i to bint throughout tied stick
to li. r through tbtek ami IblM
As the train swept ruwul the i urtre
at nil) third street and »tatt«d on its
lung straight iun up tt». West ,id«,
hi > luiud revetted to Hob ft I nder
Witty *« •in l»«»*iwg #• lie
Ito « I.' -tut >tu • o. Hltg ate
nue. Underwood was coming out of
a curio shop. He explained hurriedly
that he had left Yale, and when asked
about hisfuture plans talked vaguely
of going in for art. His matter was
frigid and nervous—the attitude of
the man who fears he may be ap
proached for a small loan. He was
evidently well aware of the change in
his old associate's fortunes, and hav
ing squeezed all he could out of him,
' had no further use for him. It was
1 only when he had disappeared that
Howard suddenly remembered a loan
of $250 which Underwood had never
repaid. Some time later Howard
learned that he occupied apartments
at the exclusive and expensive As
trurla, where he was living in great
1 style. He went ther/3 determined to
see him and demand his money, but
the card always came back "not at
home."
, Underwood had always been a mys
tery to Howard. He knew him to be
an inveterate gambler and a man en
. tirely without principle. No one knew
i who his family were or where he
came from. His source of income,
too, was always a puzzle. At college
he was always hard up, borrowing
right and left and forgetting to pay,
! yet he always succeeded in living on
the fat of the land. His apartments
"I Wish I Could Help You, Old Man."
in the Astruria cost a small fortune;
he dressed well, drove a smart turn
out and entertained lavishly. He was
not identified with any particular busi
ness or profession. On leaving col
lege he became Interested In art. He
frequented the Important art sales
and soon got his name In the news- '
papers as an authority on art matters.
Ills apartment was literally a museum
of Kuropean and oriental art. On all
sides were paintings by old masters,
beautiful rugs, priceless tapestries,
rare ceramics, enamels, statuary,
antique furniture, bromees, etc. He
passed for a man of wealth, and moth
ers with marriageable daughters, con
siderlng him an eligible young bach |
• lor, hastened to iuvlte him to their I
homes, none of them conscious of the
danger of letting the wolf slip Into the
lambs' fold
What a strange power of faseina
I lon, mused Howard as the train*
! joggtd along, men of I'mierwood's
bold aud rtvkbss type wield espe
cially over women Their very daring
i and unsiru pit lou»ae** seems to render)
l hem more attract Ivi »!• himself at
i wlli g. had fallen entirely under the
man's spwll There was no doubt that
he was res|>otislbte for sll his trou
! hb-s. I'nderwood ponsets'd thn UII
canny gift of being ablu to bead peo
I i,. tn bt* will What a loot he
I.ad loud' of bun at the university!
lie had been his evil *• alus there .
vi a no question of that Itut for
lueitlng I'nder wood In uiight havt api
I plied himself to serious stud). left th*
1 itut v* i - it» with boitoie sad t" now •
respi * table in i uil" iof thn tominonity
ii. renumbered with a smile that It
was through I'Md-t W-MMI that be bad
u.it hi. wile Hunii of the fellows
| htntud tbat l'ad»rweM«| bad known
I | <t 112 ii u,i i m*<« i> than hi bad pie
1 traded and had only pasted her un is.
| bim to > sua* be was tired of her ll*
bad natlad tbat as a Ue Annie, be
: , ,«iiu swegf. was as good a gttl as.
I ti .motet >»piai»' lWi»""4»
I mhweg- «»«-• biu< i|< bad dune with
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1911.
him waat he chose. He wondered why
he had not tried to resist. The truth
was Underwood exercised a strange,
subtle power over him. He had the
power to make him do everything he
wanted him to do, no matter how fool
ish or unreasonable the request. Every
one at college used to talk about it.
One night Underwood invited all his
classmates to his rooms and made him
cut up all kinds of capers. He at first
refused, point blank —but Underwood
got up and, standing directly in front
of him, gazed steadily into his eyes.
Again he commanded him to do these
ridiculous, degrading things. Howard
felt himself weakening. He was sud
denly seized with the feeling that he
must obey. Amid roars of laughter
he recited the entire alphabet stand
ing on one leg. he crowed like a
rooster, he hopped like a toad, and
he crawled abjectly on his belly like
a snake. One of the fellows told him
afterward that he had been hyp
notized. Ho had laughed at It then
as a good joke, but now he came to
think of It, perhaps it was true. Pos
sibly he was a subject. Anyway he
was glad to be rid of Underwood and
his uncanny influence.
The train stopped with a jerk at his
station and Howard rode down in the
elevator to the street. Crossing Eighth
avenue, he was going straight home
when suddenly ho halted. The glitter
and tempting array of bottles in a
corner saloon wiwiow tempted him.
He suddenly felt that if there was one
thing he needed in the world above
all others it was another drink. True,
he had had more than enough already.
But that was Coxe's fault. He had
invited him and made him drink.
There couldn't be any harm in taking
another. He might as well be hanged
for a sheep as a lamb. By the time
he emerged from the saloon his
speech was thick and his step uncer
tain. A few minutes later he was
painfully climbing up the rickety stairs
of a cheap-looking flat house. As he
reached the top floor a cheerful voice
called out:
"Is that you, Howard, dear?"
CHAPTER 11.
A young woman hurried out of one I
of the apartments to greet Howard.
She was a vivacious brunette of me
dium height. Intelligent looking, with
good features and fine teeth. It was ]
not a doll face, but the face of a
woman who had experienced eurly the 1
bard knocks of thu world, yet In
whom adversity had not succeeded in j
wholly subduing a naturally buoyant, j
' amiable disposition. There was do- j
I termination In the lines above her'
! mouth. It wus a face full of character, j
the face of a woman who by sheer ;
dint of dogged per.Hi verani K might ac-,
j couiplish any task she cared to set !
herself An in lie of welcome git aiued
> In her eyes as she Inquired eagerly:
"Well, dear, anything doing?''
Howard shook his In ad foi all re-I
spouse and a look of dlsappoiuttnt lit
crossed the young wife's faee
"Hay, that s tough, ain't It?" she
etclaluied "The janitor was here j
again for the rent lie says they'll
serve us with a dispossess I told hliu j
' to chase himself | was that mad "
Annie's vocabulary was emphatic,
reH»< r than t lion • Katlrcly without I
education, sin mad' ut> preti nse at
: being what she wai not and then in
perhaps lay her t hief < harm As
Howard sltxipi d iu kiss her, »bi< said i
i reproachfully
Vou v> bet it dunging again How
ard. V«u pion.lst dn > you wouldul "!
'j. the young man made no lepty.
With an iMi all at g. slure h. ps. - d
on Into On l.ui and dung hln,»tlf
► font ike sdjoi.ing kiuh<n tame a
. m |
V* |m*4 | toifcftttv it >i ;
The box-like hole where Howard
sat awaiting his meal wag the largest
room in a flat which boasted of "five
and bath." There was a bedroom of
equally diminutive proportions and a
parlor with wall paper so loud that it
talked. There was scarcely enough
room to swing a cat around. The
thin walls were cracked, the rooms
were carpetless. Yet it showed the
care of a good housekeeper. Floora
and were clean, the cover on
the table spotless. The furnishings
were as meager as they were ingen
ious. With their slender purse they
had been able to purchase only the
bare necessities—a bed, a chair or
two, a dining room table, a few kitch
en utensils. When they wanted to sit
in the parlor they had to carry a
chair from the dining room; when
meal times came the chairs had to
travel back again. A soap box turned
upside down and neatly covered with
chintz did duty as a dresser in the
bedroom, and with a few photographs
and tacks they had managed to im
part an aesthetic appearance to the
parlor. This place cost the huge sum
of $25 a month. It might just as well
have cost SIOO for all Howard's ability
to pay it. The past month's rent was
long overdue and the janitor looked
more insolent every day. But they
did not care. They were young and
life was still before them.
Presently Annie came in carrying
a steaming dish of stew, which she
laid on the table. As she helped How
ard to a plate full she said: "So you
had no luck again this morning?"
Howard was too busy eating to an
swer. As he gulped down a huge piece
of bread, he growled:
"Nothing, as usual —same old story,
nothing doing."
Annie sighed. She had been given
this answer so often that it would
have surprised her to hear anything
else. It meant that their hard hand
to-mouth struggle must goon. She
said nothing. What was the use? It
would never do to discourage How
ard. She tried to make light of It.
"Of course it isn't easy, I quite
understand that. Never mind, dear.
Something will turn up soon. Where
did you go? Whom did you see? Why
didn't you let drink alone when you
promised me you would?"
"That was Coxe's fault," blurted
out Howard, always ready to blame
others for his own shortcomings.
"You remember Coxe! He was at
Yale when I was. A big. fair fellow
with blue eyes. He pulled stroke in
the 'varsity boat race, you remem
ber?"
"I think I do," replied his wife, in
differently, as she helped him to more
stew. "What did he want? What's
he doing in New York?"
"He's got a fine place in a broker's
j office in Wall street. I felt ashamed
to let him see me low down like this.
I He said that I could make a good deal
j of money if only I had a little capital,
j He knows everything going on in
Wall street. If I went in with him I'd
be on Easy street."
"How much would It require?"
"Two thousand dollars."
The young wife gave a sigh as she
answered:
"I'm afraid that's a day dream. Only
your father could give you such an
amount and you wouldn't goto him,
would you?"
"Not if we hadn't another crust in
the house," snapped Howard savage
ly. "You don't want me to, do you?"
he asked looking up at her quickly.
"No, dear," she answered calmly.
"I have certainly no wish that you
should humble yourself. At the same
time I am not selfish enough to want
to stand in the way of your future.
Your father and stepmother hate me,
I know that. I am the cause of your
i separation from your folks. No doubt
I your father would be very willing to
help you if you would consent to
leave me."
Howard laughed as he replied:
"Well, if that's the price for the
$2,000 1 guess I'll go without it. I
wouldn't give you up for a million
times $2,000!"
Annie stretched her hand across
j the table.
"Really?" she said.
(TO UB CONTINUED.)
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