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WR = The Evening World’s Daily ZI, 1900. ae se a R , 2idino Why the United States Is What Tt Is Co-Day. one © Setanta | Rough Riding. By J. Campbell Cory. ‘0. S to & Park Row, New Tork | 1 Maxter. — FOOTSTEPS OF OUR ANCESTORS IN A SERIES OF THUMBNAIL SSETCA4S, cond-Class M. What They Did; CORD escorted” by _ forty ~~__—ereeereeeeeeeee | Saeed 2 Why They Did It 77 . \ RE What Canute Of tt, el NS ; SSS A pe p By Albert Payson Terhune, of 400 ; o NO. 27.—THOMAS JEPFERSON, the Republican Who Wasa Democrat. HAVD left public Ife forever, The remainder of my days shall be de voted to farming.” Thus wrote Thomas Jefferson, 70, when he resigned his post as F dreaming that fifteen of the fullest, most {Mustrious years of his whole career still lay before him. women be allowed to Fi Ses! A farmer who was born to statesmans! a Revoluttontst who never drew | L peor yi the sword: a slave holder who declared all men to be equal and entitled to } Congressmen conducting 400 Amer- | Mberty; a Republican who was a Demo o are but a few of the countless } i > | paradoxes in one of tho strangest and a has ever produced. ‘ ft ican woman suffragists down Penn- A giant In s: tled, bony of face. | sylvania avenue interview the First eet Fem 4 in his earller pubila President! It is easy to agree with} Services tO } grossed all his time; Susan 3. ArPLAny Premier Campbell Bannerman that} His Country. ii tn Ne te ; i + ; = fe « 6 days as a Virginia planter, | “woman's cause has made enormous strides in England in recent years. “ © service for his country were to clapse before that reward Here, where the movement began, the agitation for the ballot for was won, Young, rich, already famous, he thre | by law and land in 1774 to work f | he was almost at once procii | Congress on the v women has measurably flagged during the past decade. Many of the pioneers are gone. Are their successors content with the ground gained? Women now vote on school questions in some twenty-five States. In| over all the bri the freedom of the col eda traitor by England. He was elected to day Washington was ap der of the army, isnt pi } | Was chosen from one of older and m ed men to write e v united 7 the Declaration of Indepe: ppointed || Kansas they have municipal suffrage. |tot devise. & national sea rug tow tn “E Pluribus { But in the matter of full suffrage what progress are they making?| | . { : f Tt {s nearly forty years since Wyoming was won and from ten to thirteen . in 1779, he t years since Utah, Idaho and Colorado capitulated. What State are they} | f now investing with any hope of success? Where is the spirit of Susan B.| | ‘ bee z amc os giving the country tts pros: ‘Anthony, who underwent arrest for her vote in 1872? i further, and trod in vain to make tw country adopt M Has it crossed the seas? Not only in England, but in the British | and measures, ' rs dominions everywhere, in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the champions | \ F of women’s rights are most alert and active. j It is not quite sixty years since the first convention of woman suf- fragists was held, in Seneca Falls, N. Y. What a transformation was be- i hatin 3 gun in that village hall! Woman was then to be found in the drawing- 2 fad q room, the school-room, in a relatively few instances in the Massachusetts : re mills, rn k Where fs she now not to be found? What field of activity has she the natural law — * Motinvaded? But is she to sit in Parliament before she sits in Congress? mouthplece of ‘i r Unes E ( BY THE OLD RULES. v Judge Arthur A. Chetlain, a Chicago capitalist who has suffered large | | 3 fosses in gold and lead mining ventures, in deals with ofl companies and other financial transactions, calls himself “Chicago's easiest mark.” i He seems to himself to blame for his lack of success. £ Were there no-rail ing to these gold and lead mines? Were Suen p there no division superintendents or car distributors who would have| ead t made things hum in return for a block of stock? Were there no presi- 5 dents or general ma ts to grant rebates to his oil companies for a con- f Sideration? | } | } ¢ who ped his talent up in a napkin. | cE cording to its discarded rules. Co-operatio Tet a railroad man it 2 a legislator’s interest, make it worth for a put and the rest is easy, In combination ' there is strength. ; he man who fails to adapt himself to the new : : ; Tequirements and follows old-fashioned methods who comes to gri —- - = = tn to comfort pio . 10 Cor grief. : a prererrerereerrrecerccccccccc( i CARNELASEAAN SAAS ENGALAASETERASERTATA LAREN OLAS TAN ATAOMAASEANGAESGRE HOSEL STALE DUTOOSESGSESEELESE TONGA TELESGTEGESEIEL HATUSTLGSAGATIAL COMMAGEMINSUOTSENDEEUALEESEGETEL VIANA EERTATAASANASEROS STATA GAEL OSS EARVEADAA GROANS TANTS DAA DEE GEE E SS ESTES \ { ‘ ea ° j a) Aa : ANE bial | Sy = es \ the coat hfs gaze brightened, the almlessnes for- : Loder laughed. ORES YeaUeraasyan overpowered 4 ie gave i AGES on of reiief. cd the two rings over his fing is mind. The tndls wie tg thee ibe Lod ked round : lity. | was John Loder and ne 5, all_arm ; The rings.” He crossed to the cont an : Neg ite % as Sens t? This {s the latchkey?” He of effrontery” ‘ erase } ihis Handlintolthe pockenccThe ab ts pamens Aer ; a : - a key from the pocket of Chilcote’s evening | a + cons i a | arrived this afternoon, ‘The nick of Hy: ae | clot SwWhen: I’ get to Gronyenor: Square: Tam) Wanted OME oie Ne Shattered, in | | He spoke fast, his fingers searching . Oe f : ; s : yolir: house, go stralght in, mount the) ciation, And ee moment Ne almost wished thate i Loder slowly followed him ff the box was! {i 4 Aas ; } 9 anare 1 yi 1 snore I he rs i L 10k im anal tt ue i ee hades » other a plain band—a plain gold ba ing rings to Chi “1 up the es of Be ond Fae wedding ring.” Chileote laughed as sta nOeS Usbacdeal Muy toiniruicaiaide Gy aide ont nina don HILT #e B nee that would be wide k and we'll re strain, s¢ ort, had been ime You by how I detest and moved back but with its came a strong re that dec ethed sudden- Passing quickly he ok jon. Tho expe s. “You have good tast y serve thelr purpose them to the { carrie: him.‘ w "he s his curiosity Loder extended his fi bright, wakening How did you ¢ ome for the agreed * jod. “It's a memento,” he said, ess in?” he asked, He could think ‘ie stion, liut it served his purpose as the reve glanced an unv im Ot confer ves to remin: t T have been fc aT plies } CHAPTER VII. res 4 AIN Loder was silent; ave an oddly correc rissed him. Scarcel) ly to a desire to end he held out his he turned and called the woman b dden return of nervous ling Hght being directly above his head, and And I've made it) as came toward him he raised his face delibe ration? A hundred | erg and walted a week—b She looked at him without surprise or Interest. made it clear ds day. we say good night! «J. your mist now?" of no other q There was range, distant note In Chiteote’s| stil the woman but the other did not pretend to hear It|{n, sir,” she ans (Copyright, 1008, 1001, by Harper & Dmthers) | | owed no surprise. “She's not d. “But she’s expected in litt ot where he had halted was vividly Loder smiled y-pay? Oh, yes, you've! “yes sir?” she sald, “Yes. Good night.” a test of his voice, oe hand he was holding, though the) najt an hour.” > of it repelled him. “In halfan hour? Allright! ‘That's all I want- id again, ed.” With a movement of decision Loder ked back to the stair-head, turned to the right and he sald, mride in kee that fs out of f the tide,” Hel his he sear on “Good night They stond for a moment awkwari! y looking at opened the door of Chileote’s rooms. —° ngaged his ‘ leach other, then Loder quietly ul Aa ERS | The door opened on a short, wide passage; on i had heard once or | ; nd, crossed the room and passed throug the) O14 sie stood the study, on the other the bed, } room; he stood b» door. . pr) bath and dressing rooms. With a blind sense H sald, “What bust : Chiteote, lett cetandlne alone the middle f) of knowledge and familiarity, bred of much de- i i ae bec enetny Hedistope waa laudible sons the uncnrpeted) spon on Onilcaie's: pasts he pit nis mand on i } us you to ee aeath furtive, harried gesture he the study door and, still exalted by the omen of i Out of it then, with a ‘ aaca Jamp and passed Into) His first success, turned the handle. i ( es by Wad ae He OT Inside the room there was firelight and lamp- i ader's bedr . f light and a studious alr of peace, The realization F it £04 of this and a slow incredulity of Chilcote's volun- ‘nna eon ba v and Pistoriag CHAPTER VIII. tary renunciation were his first impressions; then of old Italy i i area aie = . Aifficult his attention was needed for more imminent i fawn 5 H COUR ESE Ung He caught up the green-shaded lamp and passed Into Loder’s bedroom, © all men come portentous moments, difficult things, \ t h nothing to # est p ARN MASE | moments, triumphant moments, Loder had} 4 7 pans i SORELLE CRORE GE mANELNR IT a ‘a little more sunshine than {s usual, a man’ ment in his gor ever equalled in strangeness /o volume to lis atti a are ly Tats cosuiaet i Sateen sitar ast Hh Tat Inge Shee = of sonsation that In which, dressed in anotper| sight of him, he pushed {t hastily into position H e BS ee ’ illow. So 1 found the maid | who is practically a hermit and a woman who sPelthes, he fitted the latchkey for the first and turned round. ; up’ th ¢ Taga inowalthe world. by heart and you ave) thelwhals tise ato the door of the other man's house, | “I was making a few notes on the political \ it In't. I extricated thing, jovthe act was quietly done, The key fitted the! position of Khorasan,” he sald, glancing with i un i m the wreck of pS Manatee Cn lock smoothly und his fingers turned it without) slight apprehensiveness at the other's face. He it ld, “so T have | ed the village 5 w he marked ein vordes tout % hesitation, though his heart, usually extremely | was a small, shy man, with few soclal attainments 1 t T s hand and nodd ed by MayINg in the hope oe aay beat sharply for a second. The hall! but an extraordinary amount of learning—tke an- Fj glanced: Up. “So smashing up my life, ‘teomed massive and sombre despite the modern-| tithesis of the alert Blessington, whom he had i . “On coming to the hotel she had given no name, Tela trac Apa It was darkly and expen-| replaced ! pa fedto concent ithe thing x SL es TE al ae nc aca ty te Gesorated in black and brown; a friezo‘ot| Loder bore his scrutiny without inching, In- * but 1 bal nig=t0 Gaia Hack sare tas enced that aho| wrought bronze, representing pencocks with out-| decd, it struck him suddenly that there was a! f ean CGAL AS ‘ teat Rental ie ii mt I had innocently imag-| spread tails, ornamented the walls; the banisters | fund of interest, almost of excitement, in the ‘en-* ( half } Dna TY aivorehaulhelaokedint 1 ii possesuel a husband whom she had left| were of heavy ironwork, and the somewhat for-| countering of each new pair of eyes. At the } rR \ ; Renae ona ( in the newer | Withiintlania ae Morencel er Romer ly) | midable fireplace was of the same dark metal. | thought he moved forward to the desk. \ a : t n her she wns ; Phe maid, who was prac ie haw diseoncerted me, and T took no pains Loder looked about him, then advanced, his) “phank you, Greening,” he sald. “A vory yse- ent on to en t the end came abruptly, In| heart again beating quickly as his hand touched! 9.) pit of work.” de it h fr c ‘ ai 1 even mela fool “Ww: ecelass the cold banister and he began his ascent of the| ‘phe gecretary glanced up, slightly puzzled, His ij farat ; aed El , Ha y eyes— ha theratene heed stairs. But at each step his Sond ence tone endurance had been severely taxed in the four- h cles for some one Ike atmospl for that, She left Santasalare the same night in| ened, his feet became more Shera 1» ahah val teen days that he had filled his new post, ome t Tortably " ¢ ald has got herself a ng a great confusion of, trunks and hat boxes, and|of the stairs, 1s if to disprove his rin dme'toal, lm glad you think so, sir,” ho sald, heeltat- " of 2 7 {i lespashed: up! ec rm in the second-class car- of by a woman of tnd) neat morning I strapped on my knapsack and| pulses played him false Sac eean ets, uce a| ingly. “You rather pooh-poohed the matter this es, and I have nobody to help me find my| country after five ye nderin ed turned my face to the south." more serious tune pa Pca radiuinn RXGLEKE morning, {f you remember, with a touch of jrony. “But 1 wor your| “And women don't count ever after?” Chilcote| well-lighted corridor.a maid was coming 2d (To Bo Continued.) | © be A stOf} “Of course thet first speech ought to have on-| time with details. You know the prog of an' smiled, begulled out of himself, jn his direction, / ‘ ) 2