EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1016.
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'WNfflTHESTREIir
SAYS AMERICANS DO
NOT THINK ENOUGH
mhis Opinon Is Expressed
by Laborer, Who Says
Native Toilers J)o Not
Pay Sufficient Attention
to Social Problems.
P Aliens Prove More Alive to
Questions of Efficiency,
Safety and Education.
Need for Workmen's Com
pensation Law Urged.
Four bull-nocked, free, untrammelcd
'-m,nu of Hie United States of America
: 'i.iwrt nut of tho Broad street entrance
t'J ilic Baldwin liocomotlve Works at
(T noon today, Behind them come a man
ipiglnly nn alien. Each wns n giant, and
line 'ce of each wrb blackened with tho
time of toll. Each wn as hard ns the
Iron on which ho worked. j
"" . ,ttniia rennrter ntonnod tlin Amcr
''i,jn.. nno nftcr tho other. Ho wanted
.',.. Unnw something nbout workmen's
trcompensatlon, employers' liability and
.i nt fhA man who lnbors. Ench mnn
yum "
hesitated somewhat In his lurching strldf,
listened with open suspicion nnd an
swered ;
"Don't know anything about it."
Then tho fifth man. tho alien, was
Iquettloned. Apparently ho had not been
loni in me bwuuh -"" - ..-...
::.? , , i,!.., HmHIntr. Tift rpmnvpfl
F Mill C1UI1B ." lit.... c-. ---
his hat. and, towering a foot or moro
over his questioner, icpui-u.
Tet Is a Rood, thins, what you ask."
The foreigner shrugged his Bhoulders.
The other men, the frceborn Amcrlcnns,
had moved on. He pointed to them.
.1." .,.! i, l,n said, "and thev
... . . . m,, will novor know.
flla not kiiuv. ... .. . --
Bo It I, that theso things nro delayed.
:Th men who do the work do not know.
Thev do not care 'All In the game, Is
.'.'. .. "!.. .hnn anmntlilni- breaks
Lend a man dies. Ho Is taken away and
i t p,r-o.n rf 34M V street, nn ex-
cert carpenter and cabinet maker, e-x-uc.fc
r iATitlnnl v Awn tn the
inresseu annua. .. ...- -- ----
'oucstloner an hour or two later. DeCamp
was looking for work. Ho had gone to
tho United States Employment Bureau,
'133 South 2d street. In tho hope of find
ing It Hard times have cut Into the
lobbing business .lie has been trying to
build up for tho last few years and ho
dads It necessary to become a Journey
man again.
TOO MUCH COMPLACENCY.
'The reason why tho progress of reme
ji.i i.icinimi la en rIow." ho said. "Is
t because too many workmen know noth
ing about it and care less. But they are
im ntiri Mfnrifinnn riimiii i niiiiun
Jaws similar to that of Massachusetts nro
coming. .
Tho llrst thing that will bo noticed
In Pennsylvania when wo get a gocd
.I- 1n T.v .nnHnltfrl. "will
K,be n decrease in the number of acci-
ff-vsnents, croviaca. me row i wh'n "
R .The law won't be worth nnythlng unless
(' It naB a clause, or i utum,......-. j
fEr soma statute, providing a penalty for
employers wno peimu mo icnwxu .
tafe(y devices from their machines.
MUST ENFORCE LjyW.
. ..ct,. rtsviron fin little cood now In
I many .shops, because, after hiving them
fort to see that they are kept on. Take
two workmen on two ouzz suw. unu ui
li.A. n n.i.r mnn nnrhnnK. fAHXiOUS tO
' hold his Job, pulls oft the safety fondo-
,nd throws it on me noor. iwmui ...
he can work moro rapidly. Also, ho
tutanas tne cnanco oi iobhik "
'n- o h.j tr cnmoihliicr distracts his nt-
fe tentlon for a moment.
rf, "The man on tno aajoining saw acts,
Withe ether fellow turning out moro worK.
t tr. .1-. .1 .. nn.n.. .Via Rnrntv irnnrd.
B5 'advocates of workmen's compensation Is
6 that safety dovlces on tho floor are uso
tless. i "Of course, If a good law Is passed.
ni tne W3uranco companies wno ui w
over the liability will see 10 u inav, "t-
Ebut there Hill will be violations, unless
Bfi-'a oermltv Is provided for them,"
faV'The ne men who were spoken to at
US Baldwin's would not give their names.
E,t The fifth, the alien, said ho was a Btu-
icent ot sucn proDiems. yiuoui "
jitthers were asked about workmen's coni-
Jpeneation before DeCamp was "met. i'our
'"of them were Iron workers, een Just
outside the Wldener Building, now m
j&rourae of construction at Juniper nnd
.Chestnut streets.
5' DeCamp belloves there ought to be a
, ichool somewhere of Industrial problems,
' but he Inclines to the belief that It will
k. .lira .1. ... . -...Ii.. . nmrtnr fVlA
BUD UUlll-Utb 111 jCL IU1J11I ifUIII .....
4 class of workers who most need pro-
,f iccuon, tno men cmpioyea in iruuuu.
occupations ann wnoso worn s nuu.
arTT T wn nnwnpn CTimrMTR.
uniuuuiJ, uu.iuiw ww...
(.UCVltaillCO, I3K111CU UHU J11U1V ....... ..v --
;b careful, aro better students of condi
tions, ne tninks. His men 01 xno nioirui;
tlon that will amount to anything Is that
which will bo given In largo Industrial
F.Ul, PVr BUCK inBllLUllUlin LllC.v .,,.,
S'ef course, bo co-operation on tho part of
&.Yh .M.l. 1.. U .....3 ....... .Via an..
j.v cuii'iujrcr, no tiaiu, Hliu nnoin ... ..-
Ihl.v.i. . .l .1.., 1. nl.An.a
irwc4 iiixo not icarncu inuv i, io wcic.
fM keep a workman nllve and prptect him
ai VU ICV llllll BBV H1IICU III Hid DMUV ..w
ftchool In tho factory Is Impossible.
i. I & .A.l .... .J1 L.l-I IX ..
s, ouwiiicr reason ior inuuairiui acuiucuip
.-vu pm rorin oy a man wno is a loreman
Jn a largo machine shop and did not want
.laiuo usea, no saia ioreiBnen, in
mot Instances, make the best workmen,
,.., uKuun mo Americans iock iniiiu
. " "' UHt oecause tnpy win not use ji.
k,Their attltudo toward a Job," he said,
Kw that U la a 'meat ticket,' something
lunilui.aitti v.. .... .. .
Kir -w.gr. iuu iisven 10 h kmi& ol men
pnattlng over their luncheon. One of
Mm .""' be tei'lnff how ha expects to
BB2" Jlto something soft next -week.'
KiMlerft Will nlluntiB V.. .H n- ... .. JII.a.
L.lentrf rr.. nu .,- ,. .. j
F i ! joou eacu oiner una
yr,ffetJl11 ab0"t the shop In leisure hours,
pat when they work they pay attention."
TRAMP POET" HEAD
fctchel Lindsay Entertains t the
uousion uiuD. .
tJ?.tJ h',oeth be bad not caustd
WHU little roUtrta tears. 1
Hi Wura Vila .lkkn. ...tin.. 1
mw And wnch k.t.u.i Ci .-.
BS1' one of th7"effuslon or Vachel
WShrT "' "ovn aa tne "Tramp ' Poet."
ItoT nfav? a own works a' 'hoi JIous-
Bfa.i M ". ,no vimversity on fenn-
to.lVdn,U',s..B,.le.rnon:. " W '""
ii-il.,,, country Admirers of tb last
IbwS.,,0' Tha Grave of tha Itlahteoui
Mn- B,.v,;" aoova oner jt as a strtK-
j """Tcmionaiuy.
i , Seek AW for Unempjoyetl Iuliin
v0Bi.mItt8 of woma ttom tho IU and
ifM t """ ,aft n,Knt a tha honho ot
ISf1 tena, F Hurlonir. 160 South 1 10th
gttt, to dUcuaa plana for the IreineAlate
- wumji.oyca w tne itanan
.Ar A alllunn.niltl.a .vVitVi rlm.
t Urn T,,.-1. fi r . l-.,nTli-
t- - - --w..w. Mm dcnuia AiMrvv.
- 'wiiW bisi and MIa Fnidor
- null t8it UPWJ lhe Kmeifeaey IA
vlI i.trn . vHi. ... .. i. ... .... ... . f.i m
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I HE TE
By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
.synopsis.
,rf,f."iy,nl?,,25r',0' "Hirt(.hman (a IAg bont,
rrfi.JL. ? ra'H Burnov, an American -Irl
tinted out. tf her boardmo hov and he ot
joto, rertUUno, against htr will, In Itfrltnd
W "fr A! a rtttaurant h flit htr obout
Mmjcl, tut tA Krokft her own patt (n
winten,
(r dinner1 Infji go to th$ tmbankmtnt,
on here Beatrice nliempl utdd, Tovfr
no: i nurrlf htr Into a chemist's hep, nnd
htr life it taved. While rtl0 there, Beotrlce
etiernear a rlcMi aovintd uoman aelelnn or
a drup. flie rows twddenli rlffhtenfd ond
Inetits that Tatemafca tafc her owai.
Te eave the crl . (l, Tavernake rropoee
to mnfce her hi houeefeeeper. ife exptatnt to
her that the ha nolhlno la ear rom Mm, o
e not altrneted bv her. When he return
o tcerk he finds hlmeel face to face utth the
isoman teho frightened Beatrice the nloht Be
fore. Bhe It Mrs, tfenham Oardner, from th
Unl'ed Btalet, and ehe ulh( to rent o houie.
Bhe Implore) Tavtrnake to tell her where
Beatrice l. A terrible thing hat happened,
tohleh Beatrice mut know to nuold er(ou
danoer. ravernake relutet, and finallv .
offered a Inroe nn o money. Still he remain
faithful to Ueatrtcc, and promise only to ask
her V he man tell ilrt. oardner.
Beatrice finally eoneee to Tavernak that
ttrt. Gardner it her own sitter. Bhe alto as
tern that lira, Gardner has no money, and I
something of nn adventuress. Bhe (nalal l
her own whereabouts be kept secret. At o re
cital where Beatrice Is alnplnp she Is recoo.
tilted by an American, Mr. Trllchard, nnd I
offered a place tn o musical comedy by Sidney
Orler, the famous producer. Bhe dots not
know whether to accept or not.
ilrt. Gardner tries by all her power o
fascination to make Tavernake ohe up the
secret of Beatrice's residence, But Tavernaks
resists.
Mrs. Gardner's father comet to her and re
ports that her husband Is belna kept, at her
orders, in a deserted moorland house. Iter
husband It fast becoming a monomaniac, In
tent upon her murder. At the same time It Is
discovered that Jerry Gardner, Brother of
IVcnham Oardner, has come to England.
Tavernake leaves Ms firm and goes Into land
speculation on his own account.
CHAPTBIl XI.
A nnWILDDlilNO offeh.
Elizabeth stood with her handB behind
her back, leaning slightly against the
writing table. Tho professor, with his
broad-brimmed hat cllnchcd'ln his fingers,
wnlkcd restlessly up and down tho llttlo
room. Tho discussion had not been alto
gether n pleasant ono. Elizabeth was
composed but 6crlous, her father nervous
and excited.
"You aro mad, Elizabeth!" he declared.
"Is It that you do not understand, or will
not7 I tell you that we must go."
She shrugged her shoulders.
"Where would you drag mo to?" she
nsked. "Wo certainly can't go back to
Now York." "
He turned fiercely upon her.
"Whoso fault la It that wo can't?" he
demanded. "If It weren't for you nnd
your confounded schemes, I could be
walking down Broadway1 next week.
God's own city It Is, too!" he muttered.
"I wish we'd never seen those two young
men."
"It was n pity, peihaps," she admitted,
"yet wo hod to do something. AVo were
absolutely ston broke, as they Hay over
hero."
"Anywny, we've got to get out of this,"
tho professor declared.
"My dear father," Bhe replied, "I will
agree that If n new city or a new world
could rise from tho bottom of tho sea.
whero Professor Franklin was unknown,
nnd his beautiful daughter, Elizabeth,
had never been heard of, it might per
haps bo odvlsablo for us to go there.
As it is "
"There In Kome," he exclaimed, "or
some of tho 'smaller places! Wo havo
money for a time. Wo could get another
draft, perhaps, from Wcnhnm."
She shook her head.
"We nro Just as safe hero ns anywhere
on the Continent," she remarked.
Ho struck tho tablo with the palm of
his hand.
"As safe here!" ho repeated. "Haven't
I told you that Pritchard Is in this very
hotel? What does ho want? Ho passed
mo an hour ago, patted mo on tho
shoulder ourso his Impudence! and asked
mo how tho show was going. You saw
tho New York Herald? They actually
hinted that tho Gardner family had sent
him over to find Wenham."
Sho laughed hardly.
"Well. If Pritchard wants us, sho ac
knowledged, "It won't be much use our
hurrying away."
"He'll find Wenham," the professor de
declared. "He'll hunt him out, somehow
or other."
"I nm not afraid of Wenham," Eliza
beth said slowly. "There was a time
when he camo to me with murder In his
heart, the first time when he began to
understand. There was no one else about,
wo were absolutely alone. I said nothing,
I never raised my finger. Wenham came
as close to mo as you aro now, nnd I
looked at him."
"Well?" demanded the professor,
breathlessly, ... ., ., ,.
"He drew a lone breath and then his
hands fell to his side," she continued,
"Afterwards he sobbed a little nnd be
came quite reasonable. Men are what
you make them, father. If you believe
1 M)al;ftiV. -
They show
the slow sellers
Howeyer omall your business plant may be,
the chances aro ten to one that library
Bureau has a card recordor can devise
one-
-to make it
Here is what we did for a retail Jewelry
store which needed a method to keep close
. track of articles In stock;
We worked out a card record, with tabs In
dicating the months, These, dipped off
1 " from month to month, showed how long any
, article remained unsold.
A simplified planor keeping a stock record
which incidentally shows up the "slow
sellers," If you J"se && otyour "slow
seller," an L. B, stock record Is better than
the policeman on the beat.
ttusufscturioa' dUtrfbatox ol
Card ad ffllfc ytma. Unit cabinet la wood and itoL
fit Chestnut St., PWladeJphla
MPTING OE
A TALE OF LOVE, MYSTERY AND INTRIGUE
In yourself, you triumph, I am not going
to run away from any one. If you are
afraid, you can have half the money we
havo left, and go where you will."
Ho sat down, wringing his hands help
lessly. "My child," he exclaimed, "you know
very well that I dare not go alonol My
nerves are In such a state, It would
not bo possible."
"Then stay," she told him briefly.
"It chokes me," ho went on. looking
nt her fearfully, "this atmosphere, the
feeling that Pritchard Is watching nil the
time, wondering what we have done with
Wcnhnm, wondering whero our money
comes from. Elizabeth, what Is there In
London that holds you?"
"My vanity, perhaps," she laughed
"Anyhow, I mean to stay,"
The telephone on the table rnng. She
look up tho receiver.
"You can send tho young man up In
Ave minutes," she said.
"Who Is It?" her father asked.
"The vouni- man who called tho other
dny," sho repllod-"Mr. Tavernake."
The professor's faco darkened.
"Again!" he exclaimed. "What does ho
want, that young man? What havo you
to do with him? You do not want a flat,
you do not want a house. It Is nil a
bluff, this. What use Is he? What pur
pose can ho servo?"
Sho Bmlled at him tolerantly, as one
might smllo at nn angry child. No line
of her features betrayed nny senso of
nnnoyanco or even Impatlono.
"My dear father," sho answered, "you
cannot possibly understand tho reason for
everything I do. Why worry about this
unfortunate young man?"
Onco moro ho Btruck tho table Thon
he threw out his hands above his head
with the melodramatic Instinct which
had always been otrong In his blood.
"Do you think that I am a fool7" he
cried. "Do you think I do not know that
If there wero no' something moving In
jour brain you would think no moro of
that clerk, that bourgeois estate agent,
than of tho door-mat beneath your feet?
It Is what I always complain nbout. You
make use of mo ns a tool. There ore
always things which I do not understand.
Ho comes here, this young mnn, under a
pretext, whether he knows It or not. You
talk to him for an hour at a time. Thoro
Hhould be nothing In your life which I
do not know of, Elizabeth," ho continued,
his volco suddenly hoarBo as he leaned to
ward her. "Can't you see that there Is
dnngcr In friendships for you and for me,
there Is danger In Intimacies of any sort?
I Bhare the danger: I have a right to
shnro the knowledge. This oung man
has no money of his own. I tnko It. Of
what use Is he to us?"
"You aro too hasty, my dear father,"
sho replied. "Let mo assure you that
there Is nothing at all mysterious about
Mr. Tavernake. Tho simple truth Is that
the young man rather nttrncts me."
Tho professor gazed at her incredu
lously. Attracts you! He!"
"You havo never perfectly understood
me, my dear parent," sho murmured.
"You have nover appreciated that trait
In my character, that strange preference.
If you like, for tho absolutely original.
Now In all my life I never met such a
young man as this. Ho wears tho clothes
and he has the features and speech of
Just such a person as you have described,
but thero Is a difference."
"A difference, Indeed!" the professor In
terrupted roughly. "What difference, I
should like to know?"
She shrugged her shoulders lightly
"He Is stolid without being stupid," she
explained. "Ho Is entirely self-centered.
I smile nt him, and he waits patiently
until I have finished to get on with our
business. I have Bald quite nlco things
to him nnd ho has stared at me without
change of expression, absolutely without
pleasure or emotion of any sort"
"You aro too vain, Elizabeth," her
father declared. "You have been spoilt.
Thero ore a few people In the world
whom even you might fall to charm.
No doubt thin young man Is one of them."
She sighed gently.
"It really does seem," she admitted,
"as though you were right, but we shall
see. By-thc-by, hadn't you better go?
The flvo minutes are nearly up."
He came over to her side, his hat and
gloves In his hand, I prepared for do
oarture. "Will you tell me, upon your honor,
Elizabeth," he begged, "that thero Is no
other reason for your Interest? That
you are not engaged In any fresh schemes
of which I know nothing? Things nre
bad enough as they are. I cannot steep,
I cannot rest, for thinking of our posi
tion. If I thought that you had any fresh
plans on hand "
She flicked the ash from her cigarette
and checked him with a little gesture.
"He knows where Beatrice Is," she re
marked thoughtfully, "and I can't get
run smoothert easier.
1
him to tell me. There Is nothing beyond
lhat-absoluUily nothing."
When Tavernake was announced, Eliza
beth was still nmoklng, sitting In an easy
chair and looking Into tho fire. Some
thing In her attitude, tho droop of her
head ns It rested upon her fingers, re
minded him suddenly of Beatrice. Ho
showed no other emotion than a sudden
pause In his walk across the room. Even
that, however, In a person whose
mochtne-llke attltudo toward her pro
voked her resentment, was noticeable.
"Good morning, my friend!" she Bald
pleasantly. "Tou have brought me the
fresh list?"
"tfnfortuntaety. no, madam," Taver
nake answered. "I have called simply
to announce that I am not ablo to be of
any further assistance to you In the
matter."
She looked at him for a moment without
remnrk. i
"Aro you serious, Mr. Tavernake?" sho
asked.
M'os," he replied. "The fact Is I nm
not In n position to help you. I hnvo left
tho employ of Messrs. Bowling, Spcnco
& Company."
"Of your own accord?" sho Inquired
quietly.
"No, I was dlflmlssed," ho confessed.
"I should havo been compelled toVlenvo
In a very nhort time, but Mr. Dowllng
forestalled me."
"Won't you sit down nnd tell mo about
It?" sho Invited.
Ho looked her in tho eyes, squaro and
unflinching. Ua wns ntlll able to do thatt
"It could not possibly Interest you,"
he said.
"And my sister? You have seen her?"
"I hnvo seen your sister," Tavcrnnko
answered, without hesitation.
"You have a messago for mo?"
"None," ho declared.
"She refuses to bo reconciled, then?"
"I nm afraid she haa no friendly feelings
toward you."
"Sho gavo you no reason?"
"No direct reason," he ndmltted, "but
her attitude Is quite uncompromising "
She rose and swept ncrons tho floor to
ward him. With firm but gentlo Angers
she took his worn bowler hat and mended
gloves from his hand Her gesturo
gullded him toward a sofn.
"Beatrice has prejudiced jou against
me," she murmured. "It Is not fair.
Please como nnd sit down for five
minutes," sho pleaded. "I want you to
tell mo why you havo quarrolcd with that
funny little man, Mr. Dowllng."
"But, madam " ho protested.
"If you refuse, I shall think that my
sinter has been telling you stories about
me," Bhe declared, watching him closely.
Tavernake drew a little away from her,
but seated himself o.i tho sofa which she
had Indicated. He took up as much room
as possible, and to his relief alio did not
persist In her first Intention, which wns
obviously to seat herself bosldo him.
"Your sister has told mo nothing nbout
you whatsoever," he said deliberately.
"At the sama time, sho asked me not to
give you her nddress."
"We will talk nbout that presently.1'
she Interrupted. "In tho first place, tell
me why you havo left your place."
"Mr. Dowllng discovered," ho told her.
In a mntter-of-fact tone, "that I had been
doing some business on my own account.
Ho wns qulto right to disapprove. I have
not been back to tho ofllce slnco he found
It out."
"What sort of business?" sho asked.
"Tho business of tho firm Is to Jjuy
property in undeveloped districts and sell
it for building estate." he explained "I
have been very successful hitherto In find
ing sites for their operations. A short
tlmo ago I discovered ono so good that
I Invested all my own savings In buying
ccrtnln lots, and havo an option upon tho
I Added
ToM
This
She wanted a home of her own her hus
band's income was small so with woman's
ingenuity she got an idea. Perfectly simplev
when she explains it any husband or wife
can do it. She explains it herself in the great
series, "How I Helped My Husband to Make
More Money," in the March
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL
Fifteen Gents a Copy, of All News Agents
V
TAVERNAKE
7
whole. Mr. Dowllng found It out and
dismissed me."
"But It seems most unfair," she de
clared. "Not at all." he answered. "In Mr.
Dowllng's place I should havo dono tho
same thing. Every one with his way
In life to mako must look out for himself,
Strictly speaking, what I did waa wrong.
I wish, however, that I had done It be
fore. Ono must think of ono's self first"
"And now?" sho. Inquired. "What aro
you going to do now?"
"I nm going to find a capitalist or float
a company to buy tho rest of tho site,"
ho nnnounccd. "After that, wo must
sco about building. Thoro In no hurry
about that, though. Tho first thing Is to
securo the site."
"How much money does It require?"
About twlevo thousand pounds," ho
told her.
"It seems very little," sho murmured.
"Th i need for money comes afterward,"
ho explained. "Wo want to drain and
plnn and build without mortgages. As
soon as wo aro suro of tho Bite, ono can
think of that. My option only extend
for a week or bo."
"Do you really think that 'It Is a. good
speculation?" sho asked.
"I do not think about such matters,"
he answered, drily. "I know."
Sho leaned back In her chair, wntchlng
him for several seconds-ndmlrlng him,
as n matter of fact. Tho profound con
viction of his words was nlmost Inspiring.
In her presonce, nnd sho knew that sho
was a very beautiful woman, ho appeared,
notwithstanding hla absence of any
knowledge of her sex nnd his lack of
Boclnl stntus, unmoved, wholly undis
turbed. He sat thero In perfect natural
nctis. It did not seem to him oven un
accountable that sho should bo Interested
In hla concerns. Ho was not conceited
or aggressive In nny way. His complete
self-confidence Incited any militant Im
pulse He was himself, Impervious to
surroundings, however unusual.
"Why should I not bo your capitalist?"
sho Inquired slowly.
"Hnve jou ns much ns twelve thousand
pounds that you want to Invest?" he
nuked, incredulously.
She roso to her feet nnd moed across
to her desk. Ho sat qulto still, watching
her without nny apparent curiosity. SIvj
unlocked n drawer nnd returned to him
with a bankbook In hor hand.
"Add that up," she directed, "and tell
me how much I have."
Ho drew n lead pencil from his pocket
nnd quickly added up tho total.
"If you havo not given nny cheques
slnco this was made up," he said calmly,
"you havo a credit balance of thirteen
thousand, one hundred nnd eighteen
pounds, nine shillings nnd fourpence. It
Is very foolish of you to keep so much
money on current nccount. You are ab
solutely losing nbout eight pounds a
week."
Sho smiled.
"It Is foolish of me, I suppose," sho ad
mitted, "but I havo no ono to advise me
Just now. My father knows no more
about money than a child, and I have
Just had qulto a large amount paid to me
in ensh. I only wish wo could get
Beatrice to share somo of this, Mr. Taver
nake." He made no remark. To all appearance,
he had nevor heard of her sister. She
camo nnd sat down by his Bide again.
"Will you havo mo for a partner, Jilr.
Tuvernako?" she whispered.
Then, Indeed, for a moment, tho Im
passivity of his features relaxed. He was
frnnkly amazed.
"You ennnot mean this," he declared.
"You Know nothing about tho valuo of
tho proporty, nothing about the affair
at all. It Is quite Impossible"
'I know what you havo told me," sho
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said, "Is not that enough? You nro sure
that It will make monoy and you have
Just totd mo how foolish I nm to keep ro
much money In my bank. Very well,
then, I give It U you to Invest. You
must pay me qulto a good deal of In
terest." "But you know nothing nbout me," lie
protested, nothing nbout the property.
"Ono must trust somebody," she replied.
"Why shouldn't I trust you?"
He wan nonplussed, This woman seemed
to havo an nnswer for everything. Be
sides, when once ho had got over tho
unexpectedness of tho thing, It was, of
course, a wonderful stroke of rortuno
for him. Then camo a whole rush of
thoughts, a glow which he thrust back
sternly. It would mean seeing her often;
It would mean coming hero to her rooms!
it would mean, perhaps, that she might
como to look upon him ns a friend. Ho
set his teeth hard, Tills was follyl
"Have you nny Idea about terms?" he
Inquired.
She laughed softly.
"My dear friend," she said, "why do
you ask mo such a question? You know
qulto well thnt I am not competent to
discuss terms with you, Listen. You
nre engaged In n speculation to carry
out which you want tho loan of twelve
thousnnd pounds. Draw up a paper In
which you stato what my slmro will bo
of tho profits, what Interest I shall get
for my money, nnd glvo particulars of
tho property. Thon I will take It to my
solicitor. If you Insist upon It, although I
am willing to accept what you think Is
fair."
"You must tnko It to n solicitor, of
course," ho nnswered, thoughtfully. "I
may ns well tell you at onco, however,
that ho will probably advise you against
Investing It In such n way."
Vhat will mako no difference at nil,"
oho declared. "Solicitors hate all Invest
ments, I know, except their horrid mort
gages. There are only two conditions that
I shall make."
"What nro they?" ho asked.
"The first is that you must not say a
word of this to my sister."
Tnvcrnnko frowned.
"That is a little difficult." he remarked.
"It happens that your Bister knows some
thing nbout the estate nnd my plans."
"There IS no need to tell her tho nnmo
of your partner," Elizabeth said. "I want
this to bo our secret entirely, yours and
mine."
Her hand fell upon his; ho gripped tho
Bides of his chnlr. Again he was eon
bcIous of this bowllderlng, incomprehen
sible sensation.
"And the other condition?" he de
manded, hoarsely. v
"That you como sometimes and tell me
how things aro going on."
"Como here?" he repeated.
Sho nodded.
"PlenBe! I am very lonely. I shall took
forward to your visits."
Tnvcrnako roso slowly to his feet. He
held out his hand sho knew hotter than
to attempt to keep him. Ho made a
speech which was for him gallant, but
whllo ho mado It ho looked Into hor eyes
with n. directness to which she was In
deed unaccustomed.
"I Bhall como," he said. "I should havo
tvanted to come, anyhow."
Then ho turned abruptly away and loft
(ho room. It was the first speech of Its
sort which he had ever made In his life.
(Continued Tomorrow.)
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Allen Lornh Boyer. a relative of John
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Formerly wealthy, iloyer lost hi entire
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world was a relative of his, thrmlgh
John Hclnrlch Beyer, who emigrated td
this country from Bavaria and whose
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has slnco sold for trifling sums In Ills
tight to provide for his own needs.
Boyer Is a native ot Heading. Ho la &
bachelor and tho last survivor of hi
family. Ills brothers were killed In the
Civil Wnr and his nearest relatives have
long since died or drifted away from
him. Kc began his career with the study
of medicine In this city In 1571, but did
not follow the profession, Unfortunate
speculations deprived him of his nvonoy
nnd tho last of his properties was lost
about a year ago. At that time his
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hla case la hopeless and that death may
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marker erected over It, alongside that of
his mother, In Charles Evans Cemetery,
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