The Indianola Press. (Indianola, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1904 Page: 3 of 8
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JOHN BURT
By FREDERICK
t'PHAM ADAMS
Author ol "Th. KIJn pr«d MllUonslres." '-CiU-ntl Monro* 5 Pi-tun*," Tic.
Col TKKiUT, IW'3 BT
COPTRIUHT. 1903, liT
Fbuikhick UPUAM ADAMS
All rights
lv-en
A. J. Hiuni.l
lif riitULK! K LI'llil | *
chapter XX.—Continued.
"You remember that I was speaking;
of the remarkable success o( a vve '-
ern man. named Blake? Well, here Is
A letter from him! This la what he
writes:" „ .
' Now York, June 2.
"Pear Sir—1 am ii.formed that you
hold an equity in ten thousand shares
< f tho L. & 0. railroad company. I
have customers who are Interested in j
this property, and represent them in j
negotiations now pending. U is pos-
t-ible your interests may be oonserv- .
ed hy conferring with me on this
matter. 1 shall he pleased to meet
you nt your earliest convenience. To
a gentleman of your experience an in-
junction to secrecy Is unnecessary.
• Awaiting the pleasure of a confer-
ence in my office, and trusting that it
n.ay result to our mutual advantage,
1 remain,
"Very truly yours.
"JAMES BLAKE,
"President, James Blake &. Co."
•That is odd, isn't it?" said Jessie.
The general's face glowed with pleas-
ure. "Do you own ten thousand shares
of stock in a railroad, papa?"
"I own an equity in that amount of
stock in an alleged railroad," he said,
with a grim smile. "An equity is some-
thing you think you own, and hope to
realize on, but do not expect to. Do
not bother your head about it, pet.
From Wiiom is your letter? '
"From Mr. Morris. He wishes to
call some evening this week."
"Ah, um— m." The general cleared
his throat and appeared to be concern-
ed only indirectly. "Suppose you in-
vite Mr. Morris to take dinner with
us Wednesday evening."
"I have no engagement for Wednes-
day evening," said Jessie, carelessly,
"! will write and ask him to call ai
that time."
"I have not told you of the change
in Mr. Morris's affairs," said General
Carden, with some eagerness, "nor
under with the others. Randolph M"^
ris was my principal creditor. M~.
Arthur Morris consented, as a I"*-""
sonal fnvor, to lend me two hundred
thousand dollars on the slock. In-
terest and other ehargt s have since
accumulated until Mr. Morris has now
a claim of $218,000 against the stock."
"At what price does Mr. Morris pro-
pi se to sacrifice the stock? asked
Blake.
"At twenty six."
James Blake made a rapid culcula
tion on a w riting pad.
"1 have a proposition to make you.
General Carden," he said. "1 will ad
varce you the money to exercise your
option, on the condition that you do
so when it drops to 2ti. You will de-
posit the stock with me and place it
in a pool to be handled at my discre-
tion. As an evidence of my good
faith I now offer you 33 for your stock
—eight points more than the market
price. After meeting the Morris
claim this will leave you a balance of
$100,000.'
General Garden looked into the
handsome face of the young man who
calmly made this proposition. For
some moments he was silent, but the
old hopes awoke ar.d the courage of
youth came back.
••1 will follow your advice, Mr.
Blake," lie said, firmly. "My one am-
bition Is to insure the happiness of
my daughter. You must be sure of
your ground, and I am content to iel>
on your judgment. I therefore ac-
cept your original offer, Mr. Blake,
and will sign an agreement to that
effect." ,, ,
Blake called a legal subordinate
and, In General Garden's presence, dic-
tated the terms of the contract,
duplicate copies'of which were signed
and witnessed. M
• I should be pleased and honored,
said General Carden, as he arose to
go, "to have you accept the humble
hospitality of my temporary home.
Burt, lit* expressive faro aglow with
pleasure. When that happy day
comes you must bring Mrs Blake unO]
the children with you '
CHAPTER XXI.
Breaking Old Ties.
On the Thnrs lay at>rn.M>n folio*
ing his interview with General Car
den, Blake strolled Into his favorite
, <!uli II • r.f chatting with Kingsle)
when Arthur Morris arrived, and at
the first opportunity 1<-J Blake to a
secluded corner.
"l'adon me, old ph:..> 1 don t often
m
iLLANY
Spelt (Triticum Gpclti.'.
Spelt is a cerenl which In appear
ance Is intermediate between win at
ind barley, but. In reality. Is one of
the types Into which wheat Is «'i
vided. It Is i* native of the country •
. near the Med..err...
apologize* , m> t,
for men-
matter, won't
now," he be-
liv a boom In
I
vou think so,1
old
At the
..... nt time It is grown principally «>:i
the poorer soils In Switzerland, soull.
err. Germany and northern Spain H
is also grown at an elevation In Swlt
terland where the common win at
(Triticum vulgare) will not thrive
For general cultivation Is is consld
ercd much Inferior to the tiner varie
ties of wheat. The head Is open, nar
row, beaded or bald, and Is usually
very long. When the grain Is threshed
the head breaks Into pieces at the dif-
ferent Joints, or nodes, leaving the
.grain still clasped firmly by the chaff.
talk business after h.
Morris; "you will excu
tioning a li'tle stock
you?"
"Certainly. Morris. What's up?"
Morris looked cauti u-ly around
and dropped his vol' > a whisper.
"Once In a while 1 g't hold of a good
thing, an 1 I've got oi
gan. "There's going t
I,. & O!"
"Yes? What make
Morris?"
"Cawn't go into explanations,
chap, but you buy a little I<- * " in order to make a separation oi
When it drops below .ti it will take fr()m (ho seed, special maehlnetv
a Jump of eight or ten points. Take js ret,ulred. The giatn Is medium
my word for It. old chap!" , hard, and somewhat compressed ut
WASH
Cost* io cenU and equals *o cent*
' worth of any other kind of bluing.
Won't Spill or Break
Can't Spot Clothes
DIRECTIONS FO* UiH
W&levels
around in the t.^cer*
At all wit* Oroc*ft.
7^
"Much obliged to you, Morris,"
Blake took out his memorandum book
and carefully made 11 note of the prof-
fered advice. "1 imagine you've got
control of the stock. You needn't tell
me, old lean—I'll do my own guess
ing. We Yankees are great on guess
ing."
Blake ordered his coachman to
drive to the Bishop residence, lie
lay back on the cushioned seat and
laughed softly. "To think that such a
hound is engaged to Jessie Carden! I
fear Miss Carden is too fond of
money. Well, money s a good thing,
but if I were a woman I wouldn't
marry Morris if he had a billion. And
John's got enough to buy and soli
him."
The carriage drew up at the Bishop
residence
Blake
the sides. The grain In Ontario fre
quently called Spelt belongs to the
Etntner class, and is, therefore, im
properly named. To find out the
value of Spelt for growing in Ontario
we have Imported nt different tines
no less than ten varieties trom Swlt
zerland, Russia, Germany, the .Vrgen
tine Republic and the United States
Two of those varieties proved entile
failures, two others gave i*>or results
and the other six varieties yiel.icd
moderately well. As the grain is . 11
closed by a chaff somewhat similar to
oats, and weighs loss than 40 pounds
per measured bushel, the results here
presented are given In pounds, In
stead of bushels of grain per aire
One of the best varieties of Spelt has
now been gro\?n In the experimental
;e urew up *• 1 i,v- *.•*>•••-1- plots for five years, and has given an
General Carden greeted Lvera|?e yield of l,fi23 pounds of grain
the drawing room. It was | |)cr iu.re—Ontario station.
/S^L/ir^lA'D wzu:.' /2T eS4<£>
have I mentioned my good fortune in
consequence of that change."
"And your good fortune is what,
papa?" asked Jessie, without lifting
her eyes.
"A much more important position
has been awarded to me, with a cor-
responding increase in emolument,"
replied General Carden with more of
dignity than of pride. Jessie threw
her arms around her father's neck
and spoke tender words of congiatula-
tion.
"We will talk no more of money
and other gloomy things," she de-
clared with a laugh which brought the
roses to her cheeks. "I am going to
play for you.
"Listen to this, papa. She ran her
fingers over the keys of the piano.
The liquid notes swelled into the in-
toxicating melody of a gypsy dance
and qui vet ed with the trilling of birds
among the trees. For half an hour
Jessie played. Then she began a spir-
ited recital of her exeriences abroad.
She mimicked the staid old German
professors, ar.d the general laughed
until the tears coursed down his
-cheeks.
General Carden made an early ap-
pointment with James Blake and was
promptly admitted to the private of-
fice of the famous operator.
"If you have no objection, general,"
«iid James Blake, after the usual com-
monplace remarks which prcface busi-
ness transactions, "explain the exact
status of this block of L. & O. stock."
• There is no secret about it," re-
plied the former banker. "A number
nf vears ago I became convinced that
the L. & O. railroad had a brilliant
future. 1 purchased fifteen thousand
■hares on speculation. Then the panic
Kw'out the country. Not dreaming that
n,v hank would be involved, I decided
to protect my L. & O. stock and ac-
cordingly bought it in at fifty, paj-
f°c (he sum of $500,000 in cash. Then
the crasn came and my bank weU
If you have no other engagement, dine
with us on Thursday evening."
"I have none, and shall do myself
that, pleisure. Until then, adieu, Gen-
eral Carden."
James Blake shook hands with the
general, and turned and entered John
Burt's private office.
"It's all right, John!" he exclaimed,
with the enthusiasm of a boy. "Y'ou
couldn't have managed it better your-
self. I have his option and a contract
which gives us absolute control. He's
a dignified and at times a crusty old
gentleman, but he stood in proper
awe of the famous firm of James
Blake & Company."
"Did General Carden say anything
about his daughter?" asked John,
with anxious eagerness. "lias she re
turned from Europe?"
"1 think tho fair Jessie is in New
York at this very moment," said
Blake, smiling as he noted the flash
of joy in the other's eyes. "I'm not
supposed to know that he has a
daughter, and you cautioned me to
be very careful to say nothing which
might arouse his suspicions. But he
invited me to dine with him at the
Bisnop residence on Thursday even-
ing."
"Of course, you accepted, Jim'.'"
"I should say 1 did," laughed Blake.
"How would you like to take my
place, John?"
"Very much, Jim." There was a
wistful, faraway expression in the
deep gray eyes. "1 must wait a time
yet—not long, I hope."
"Never mind, old man," said Blake,
heartily, "I hope you may live to dine
with her a million times, and that in
future years an old chap named Blake
may occasionally be permitted to
have a scat at the table, and that he
may be surrounded by a new and In-
creasing generation of sturdy young
John Burts and fair and radiant little
Jessie- Burts."
*"Fhank you, Jim,' returned John
.. .tful to contemplate this abode, to j
breathe tho air of domestic luxury,!
and to contrast it with tho frigid ele-
gance of the bachelor apartments
where liiR recent years had been
spent. Blake's eyes wandered along
the walls until they rested on a pot-
trait—that of Jessie Carden. lie pans
e.1 in tho middle of a sentence, his
eyes riveted on tho canvas,
"A portrait of my daughter, Jessie-
one of Steinbach's best productions,"
exclaimed General Garden, with fath-
erly prilo, mistaking Blake's amaze-
ment for polite admiration. "Silo
returned from abroad only a few days
ago. Ah, here she comes now!"
As he spoke Iiiake heard the faint
rustle of silk and the music of laugh-
ing voices. The portieres parted, and
Mrs. Bishop entered with Jessie and
her cousin, Edith Hancock. With
old school dignity. General Carden pre-
sented James Blake.
There !.s born in every man's brain
the image of an ideal woman; the
ignis fatuus of fancy hovering above
the swamps of realism. James
Blake's ideal was dethroned the mo-
ment he looked into Jessie Garden's
eyes he felt the mysterious thrill of
her presence.
After a delightful hour spent ovet
dinner, during which Blake was In
lively humor, the young ladies left
the general and his guest to the en
joyment of cigars. For the first time
in his life Blake would willingly have
sacrificed the soothing delights of the
weed. He was glad when his host
gave the signal and conducted him
to the drawing-room, where they found
Jessie and Edith awaiting them.
At tho general's request Jessie
played several of his favorite selec-
tions, Edith standing by her side and
deftly turning the music pages for
her. Then they sang a duet; a Ger-
man folk song. Jessie's voice was a
pure contralto—tender, rich and won-
derfully expressive in its timbre.
Blake was passionately fond of musk,
and, though he had been given little
opportunity to cultivate his decided
natural talents, was nevertheless an
excellent singer and a capable critic.
"That was grand!" he exclaimed,
his handsome face aglow with ad
miration of the music. "I have never
heard Wanderer s Nachtleid rendered
more exquisitely. Please favor me
with Der Tannonbaum, will you?"
"Willingly," said Jessie, as Edith
smiled her assent. "But Der Tannen-
baum is much more effective with a
tenor part. You sing, do you not, Mr.
Blake? Something tells me you do."
"I'm sure Mr. Blake sings," assert-
ed Edith. "Come Mr. Blake, the gen-
eral shall be our audience!"
"I have been charged with singing,
but never by such fair accusers."
laughed Blake, stepping forward. "I
trust the general will not mete out a
punishment to fit the crime. Sing the
English translation and I will do my
best to carry a part."
Blake acquitted himself famously.
In San Francisco clubs and social
circles his clear, strong voice had add-
ed to his popularity, but never did he
sing so well as on that night stabdlLS
by Jessie Garden's side.
(?c be continued.)
Habit and Hens.
Anyone that has had the feeding of
fowls for a number of years will no
tlee what creatures of habit they are
They become used to one kind of feed
and want to stick to that feed. In pref-
erence to other feeds of tho same gen
oral character. That Is If tho chlcki
are fed oats they will always prefer
oats to other grain, and the same Is
true If they are brought up on corn
This does not hold good in the ease
of meat or green food being offered
after they have been on a single grain
iliet for months. Their feeling of a
lack In this respect overcomes their
inclination to stick to ono thing. This
can bo Illustrated hy keeping chicks
for a number of weeks after they are
born on some particular ration like
cracked corn. They will then take
that in preference to other things of
the same general nature. The writer
has had Illustration of this again and
again. Thus some men have declared
that, hens will not eat oats. The
writer has always fed oats In largo
quantities to his fowls from tho time
they were old enough Io eat grain.
He once kept his fowls from oats for
a few days, giving them corn Instead
Then he look tho corn away and gave
the fowl* a mixed ration of corn nnd
oats. The birds made a lungo for the
oats, pushing the corn asido with their
hills and picking only tne oats til'
they were satisfied.
More Girls Than Beys.
"Superfluous women" are increasin.i
In number. The births In England an<l
Wales last year numbered '.MT.y 19—•
482,191 males and 4C5.758 females—
and the deaths 614,450 286.33* malei
and 24S.I12 females. Thus, though
there were more hoys than girls liorn.
the higher mortality among men more,
than restored tho balance, the ranks of
"superfluous women" being thu
•trenthoatd by 1,793 recruits.
Voice from the Swamps.
"Traveling through a malarial dis-
trict constantly I And Cheat1.am s Lax-
ative Tablets invaluable not only on
account of their superior medicinal
qualities, but GyMr convenience to
carry and to take. 1 do not believe
any one who will use them occasion
ally will ever contract malaria and
chills."
("has l.acond,
l'ort Allen, La.
25c per 1k)X.
The "Ad" That Failed.
"When 1 was running a cirrus," said
(he retired showman, "I never lost an
oipertunlty e>f advertising. 1 aiwaya
made II a point to get my name every-
where, and whenever anyone asked
mc for my autograph you may be sura
he got It.
"But once, when I went to a llttlo
town a great string of boys and girls
nod waiting for my autograph on
the little cards they carried. Of
course, I wrote them as fast as I
could, thinking to myself. 'Jim, old
toy, your name Is getting to bo a
household word.'
When 1 looked round the tent that
cftcrnoon, 1 thought all tho school
children in tho town were there.
That meant money, and 1 was foelln*
pretty happy till 1 commenced leak-
ing over the receipts; and then I
found 400 of my autographs, with the>
words, 'Admit bearer' written abovo
them. That Is tho only time In my
life l did not find advertising pay."
London Answers.
Scientific Twaddle.
"All this talk about high tide and
low tide," said Mrs. Partington's mar-
rled daughter. "Is the merest cuff.
Why, I've been down the bay at all
hours of the day and night, and the
water always comes tho same dU-
tance up tho side of the boat. —Haiti-
more American.
BUILDING FOOD
•I
On the Ranges.
Reports from the ranges Indicate
a large supply of cattle and very good
agricultural conditions. Tho rains
have been copious during a large part
of this grazing season and conse
quently the production of grass on the
plains has been good. The lack of
drinking facilities has not been felt
on the plains this year as in some
former years; for the reason that
many of the springs have been kept
supplied by the rains. This has made
a condition that Is fave.rable for graz-
ing. The only drawback Is that last
winter was unusually severe on range
To Bring the Babies Around.
When a little human machine (or
r large one) goes wrong, nothing Is so
Important as the selection of foexl
which will alwa>s bring It around
again. >
"My Utile baby boy fifteen months
old had pneumonia, then carno brain
fever, and no sooner had lie got over
these lhar he be^an to cut teeth and,
being so weak, lie was frequently
thrown into convulsions," says a Col-
orado mother.
"i decided a change might help. Ro
took him to Kansas City for a visit.
V.'ben we got there he was so very
weak when he would cry he would
gink away and seemed like he would
dlo.
"When I reached my sister s home
she said immediately that we must
feed him Grape-Nuts and, although I
had never used the food, we got some
ai d for a few days gave him Just the
Juice ot Grape-Nuts and milk. He
stock anil they came into spring In , —
poor condition, thus necessitating a get stronger so ** *7clfBand
longer feeding period In summer for feeding him the Grape-Nuts . . ^ ^
their preparation for market. The
abundance of good grass encourages
the rangers to believe that the cattle
will put on weight rapidly from now
on.
An Incubation Experiment.
In the incubation experiments, 8,077
eggs from various sources have been
set in the incubators. Of these, 7,205,
or 83 per cent., were fertile. Three
thousand three hundred and forty-
eight, or 4G per cent., of the fertile
eggs were hatched. This was 38.6 per
~ent of the total number. The
efficiency of hatching under various
conditions ranged from 0 per cent to
S4 per cent. These experiments were
planned In the direction of testing the
efficiency of tho machines and the In
fluenee of moisture and room tempera
ture upon the hatch—Rhode Island
Station.
i It pays to candle eggs unless the
L-ite of their being laid is certainly
known.
In a wonderfully short time he fat-
tened right up and became strong
end well.
"That showed me something wortn
knowing and, when later on my girl
came 1 raised her on Grape-Nuts ami
the Is a strong healthy baby and has
been. You will see from the little
photograph I send you what a strong,
chubby youngster the boy is now, but
he didn't look anything like that be-
fore we found this nourishing food.
C.: ape Nuts nourished him back to
strength when he was so weak he
cculan't keep any other food on his
stomach." Name given by Postura
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
All children can be built to a more
fturdy and healthy condition upon
Grape-Nuts and cream. The food
contains the elements nature de-
mands. from which to make the soft
grav filling In the nerve centers and
train. A well fed brain and strong,
sturdy nerves absolutely Insure a
hsaltby body.
Look in each pkg. for the0 famoua
little book, "The Road to Wellrllle." ,
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