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TRe THIRD
DEGREE
tA Narrative
- 8 f -
^Metropolitan
Life
By CHARLES KLEIN and
ARTHUR HORNBLOW
ILLUSTRATIONS BT RAT WALTERS
(Copyright, 19», bj O. W. Wlllngh»™ Company.)
SYNOPSIS.
Howard JefTriea, banker's «on, under
tke svll Influence of Robert Underwood,
a fellow-student at Yale, leade a life of
dissipation, marrie» the daughter of a
rambler who died In prison, and is dis
owned by his father. He tries to get
work and falls. A former college chum
make* a business proposition to Howard
which requires $2,000 cash, and Howard
Is broke.
CHAPTER II.—Continued.
"You know I wouldn't, Annie," he
said earnestly. "Not one second have
I ever regretted marrying you—that's
honest to God!"
A faint flush of pleasure lit up the
young wife's face. For all her as
sumed lightheartedness she was badly
In need of this reassurance. If she
thought Howard nourished secret re
grets It would break her heart. She
could stand anything, any hardship,
but not that. She would leave him at
once.
In a way she held herself respon
sible for hls present predicament. She
bad felt a deep sense of guilt ever
since that afternoon in New Haven
when, listening to Howard's impor
tunities and obeying an Impulse she
was powerless to resist, she had flung
aside her waitress' apron, furtively
left the restaurant and hurried with
him to the minister who declared
them man and wife.
Their marriage was a mistake, of
Howard was In no position
They should 'have waited.
They both realized their folly now.
But what was done could not be un
done.
course.
'To marry.
She realized, too, that It was
worse for Howard than It was for
her.
It had ruined his prospects at
the outset of his career and threat
ened to be an irreparable blight on
hls entire life.
She realized that she
was largely to blame. She had done
wrong to marry him and at times she
reproached herself bitterly. There
were days when their union assumed
In her eyes the enormity of a crime.
She should haye seen what a social
gulf lay between them. All these
taunts and Insults from his family
which she now endured she had fool
ishly brought upon her own head. But
she had not been able to resist the
temptation. Howard came Into her
life when the outlook was dreary and
hopeless. He had offered to her what
seemed a haven against the cruelty
and selfishness of the world. Happi
ness for the first time In her life
seemed within reach and she had not
the moral courage to say "No."
If Annie had no education she was
■ot without brains,
enough to realize that her bringing up
or the lack of It was an unsurmount
able barrier to her ever being ad
mitted to the Inner circle of Howard's
family. If her husband's father had
*ot married again the breach might
have been crossed In time, but his
*ew wife was a prominent member of
the smart set, a woman full of aristo
cratic notions, who recoiled with hor
ror at having anything to do with a
girl guilty of the enormity of earning
har own living. Individual merit. In
herent nobility of character, amiabili
ty of disposition, and a personal repu
tation untouched by scandal—all this
want for nothing—because
paaled by wealth or social position.
Annie had neither wealth nor position.
She had not even education. 1
considered her common, Impossible.
They were ever ready to lend
to certain ugly stories regarding her
pant, none of which were true. After
their marriage. Mb. Jeffries, Sr., and
She had sense
unaccom
They
an ear
hla wife absolutely refused to receive
her or have any communication with
A* long, therefore,
as Howard remained faithful to her,
the breach with bis family could
be healed.
"Have some more stew, dear," she
said, extending her hand for her hus
band's plate.
Howard shook hls head and threw
down hls knife and fork.
'T've had enough," he said despond
ently. "I haven't much appetite."
She looked at him with concern.
"Poor boy, you're tired out!"
As she noted how pale and dejected
he appeared, her eyes filled with
sympathetic tears. She forgot the
appalling number of cigarettes be
smoked a day, nor did she realize
how abuse of alcohol had spoiled bis
stomach for solid food.
"I wl rl ' k "*» where to eo and get
her whatsoever.
never
that |2,000," muttered Howard, hi*
mind still preoccupied with Coxe's
proposition. Lighting another ciga
rette, he leaned back in his chair and
lapsed into silence.
Annie sat and watched him, wish
ing she could suggest some way to
solve the problem that troubled him.
She loved her husband with all her
heart and soul. His very weakness
of character endeared him the more
to her. She was not blind to his
faults, but she excused them. His
vices, his drinking, cigarette smoking
and general shiftlessness were, she
argued, the result of bad associates.
He was self-indulgent. He made many
good resolutions and broke them. But
he was not really vicious. He had a
good heart. With some one to watch
him and keep him In the straight path
he would still give a good account of
himself to the world,
fldent of that,
She was con
She recognized many
qualities in him. They only
wanted fostering and bringing out
That was why she married him. She
was a few years his senior; she felt
that she was the stronger mentally.
She considered It was her duty to
devote her life to, him, to protect him
from himself and make a man of him.
It was not her fault, she mused. If
she was not a lady. Literally brought
up In the gutter, what advantages had
she had? Her mother died In child
birth and her father, a professional
gambler, abandoned the little girl to
the tender mercies of an Indifferent
neighbor. When she was about eight
years old her father was arrested. He
refused to pay police blackmail
Indicted, railroaded to prison and died
soon after in convict stripes. There
was no provision for Annie's main
tenance. so at the age of nine she
found herself toiling In a factory, a
helpless victim of the brutalizing sys
tem of child slavery, which In spite
of prohibiting laws still disgraces the
was
United States. Ever since that time
she had earned her own living. The
road had often been hard, there were
times when she thought she would
have to give up the fight; other girls
she had met had hinted at an easier
way of earning one's living, but she
had kept her courage, refused to listen
to evil counsel and always managed
to keep her name unsullied. She left
the factory to work behind the
ter In a New York dry goods store.
Then about a year ago she drifted to
New Haven and took the position of
waitress at the restaurant which the
college boys patronized.
coun
Robert Underwood was among the
students who came almost every day.
He made love to her from the start,
and one day attempted liberties which
she was prompt to resent in
he did not relish,
her alone.
a way
After that he let
She never liked the
She knew him to be unprincipled
well as vicious. One night he brought
Howard Jeffries to the
man.
restaurant.
They seemed the closest of cronies
and she was sorry to see what bad
Influence the elder sophomore had
over the young freshman, to whom
she was at once attracted.
Every
time they came she watched them and
she noticed how under hls mentor
Howard became more hardened,
drank more and more and became a
reckless gambler. Underwood seemed
to exercise a baneful spell over him.
She saw that he would soon be ruined
with such a man as Underwood for a
constant companion. Her Interest in
the young student grew. They be
came acquainted and Howard, not
realizing that she was older than he,
was Immediately captivated by her
vivacious charm and her
He
common
sense views. They saw each other
more frequently and their friendship
grew until one day Howard asked her
to marry him.
While she sometimes blamed her
self for having listened too willingly
to Howard's pleadings, she did not
altogether regret the step.she had
taken. It was most unfortunate that
there must be this rupture with hls
family, yet something within told her
that she was doing God's work—sav
ing a man's soul. Without her, How
ard would have gone swiftly to ruin,
there was little doubt ot that HI* af
fection for her had partly. If not
wholly, redeemed him and was keep
ing him straight. He had been good
to her ever since their marriage and
done everything to make her com
fortable. Once he took a position as
guard on the elevated road, but
caught cold and was forced to give
It up. She wanted to go to work
again, but he angrily refused. That
alone showed that he was not entirely
devoid of character. He was un
fortunate at present and they were
poor, but by dint ot perseverance he
would win out and make a position
for himself without hls father's help.
These were their darkest days, but
light was ahead. As long as they
loved each other and had their health
what more was necessary?
"Say, Anu.j, I have an Idea," sud
denly blurted out Howard.
"What Is It, dear?" she asked, her
reveries thus abruptly interrupted.
"I mean regarding that $2,000. You
know all about that $25o which I once
lent Underwood. I never got It back,
although I've been after him many
times for It. He's a slippery customer.
But under the circumstances I think
It's worth another determined effort.
He seems to be better fixed now tfc««
he ever was. He's living at the As
truria, making a social splurge and
all that sort of thing,
money,
from him."
"He certainly appears to be
perous," replied Annie,
name In the newspapers all the time.
There Is hardly an affair at which he
is not present."
"Yes," growled Howard; "I 0on't
see how he does it. He travels on his
cheek, principally, 1 guess. His name
was among those present at my step
mother's musicale the other night."
Bitterly he added: "That's how the
world goes,
me under my father's roof, but that
blackguard is welcomed with open
arms!"
He must have
I'll try to borrow the $2,000
pros
"I see his
There Is no place for
"I thought your father was such a
proud man." Interrupted Annie. "How
does he come to associate with peo
ple like Underwood?"
"Oh, pater's an old dolt!" exclaimed
Howard impatiently. "There's no fool
like an old fool.
Of course, he's sen
sible enough In business matters. He
wouldn't be where he Is to-day It he
weren't But when It comes to the
woman question he's as blind as ' a
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"Not One Second Have I Regretted
Marrying You—That's Honest to
God!"
bat. What right had a man of hls
age to go and marry a woman 20
years his Junior? Of course she only
married him for his money. Every
body knows that except he. People
laugh at him behind his back. Instead
of enjoying a quiet, peaceful home in
the declining years of his life, he is
compelled to keep open house and en
tertain people who are personally ob
noxious to him, simply because that
sort of life pleases his young wife."
"Who was she, anyway, before their
marriage?" interrupted Annie.
"Oh, a nobody," he replied. "She
was very attractive looking, dressed
well and was clever enough to get in
troductions to good people. She man
aged to make herself popular in the
smart set and she needed money to
carry out her social ambitions. Dad—
wealthy widower—came along and she
caught him in her net, that's all!"
Annie listened with interest. She
was human enough to feel a certain
sense of satisfaction in hearing that
this woman who treated her with such
contempt was herself something of an
intriguer.
"How did your stepmother come to
know Robert Underwood?" she asked.
"He was never In society."
"No," replied Howard with a grin.
"It was my stepmother who gave him
the entree,
engaged to him, but broke it off so
she could marry dad.
You know she was once
He felt very
sore over It at the time, but after
her marriage he was seemingly as
friendly with her as ever—to serve
hi* own ends, of course. It Is simply
wonderful what Influence he has with
her. He exercises over her the
"fascination that be did over me at
college. He has sort of hypnotised
her. I don't think It'e a case of love
or anything like that, but he simply
bolds her under hls thumb and gets
her to do anything he want*. She
Invites him to her house, Introduces
same
V
Growth In the Levant.
After centuries the near east Is In
the world's race for growth and prog
ress. Port Said, 60 years ago a small
Arab camp, now has a population of
60,000. From one hut in 1830 Piraeus
has grown to 80,000. Merslne, not In
existence when Ibrahim Pasha
chored hls fleet where It now stands,
has 22,000; Beirut has multiplied 6,000
inhabitants Into 150,000, Gaza
creased from 2,000 In 1840. with virtu
ally no growth till 1887, to 48,000 In
1907. Americans living In Beirut can
remember when there was not a win
dow pane In the city. Twenty-five
years ago there were no carriages,
women making their social calls on
the backs of donkeys. The city now
has 600 licensed victorias, besides the
private vehicles, with automobiles and
electric street cars. There are com
plete postal and telegraphic services,
newspapers, colleges and fine palaces.
an
in
him right and left, got people to take
him up. Everybody laughs about it in
society. Underwood is known as Mrs.
Howard Jeffries' pet. Such a thing
soon gets talked about. That Is the
secret of his successful career in New
York. As far as I know, she's as
much Infatuated with him as ever."
A look of surprise came Into An
nle's face.
To this young woman, !
whose one idea of matrimony was
steadfast loyalty to the man whose i
life she shared and whose name she
bore, there was something repellent
and nauseating In a woman permit
ting herself to be talked about In that I
j
"Pshaw!" laughed Howard. "He
doesn't see what's going on under his
very nose. He's too proud a man. too I
sure of his own good Judgment, to be- i
way.
"Doesn't your father object?" she
asked.
lleve for a moment that the woman
to whom he gave his name would be
guilty of the slightest Indiscretion of
that kind."
Annie was silent for a minute. Then
she said:
''What makes you think that Un
derwood would
money?"
let you have the
"Because I think he's got It. I
obliged him once In the same way
myself. 1 would explain to him what
I want It for. He will see at once
that it is a good thing. I'll offer him
a good rate of interest, and he might
be very glad to let me have 1L Any
how, there's no harm trying."
Annie said nothing. She did not
entirely approve this idea of her hus
band trying to borrow money of a j
man In whom his stepmother was so j
much interested. On the other hand !
starvation stared them in the face.
If Howard could get hold of this $2,000
and start In the brokerage business
It might be the beginning of a new
life for them.
"Well, do as you like, dear," she
said. "When will you go to him?"
"The best time to catch him would
be In the evening," replied Howard.
"Well, then, go to-night," she sug
gested.
Howard shook hls head.
"No, not to-night I don't think 1 1
should find him in. He's out every j
night somewhere. To-night there's an
other big reception at my father's
house.
He'll probably be there
think I'll wait till to-morrow night
I'm nearly sure to catch him at home
then."
I
Annie rose and began to remove the i
dishes from the table. Howard non- j
chalantly lighted another cigarette |
and, leaving the table, took up the
evening newspaper. Sitting down
comfortably in a rocker by the win- '
dow, he blew a cloud of blue smoke
up In the air and s^id:
"Yes, that's It—I'll
night to the Astruria and strike Bob
!
I
go to-morrow !
Underwood for that $2 000."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
I
Smugglers' Ruse.
An Ingenious method of smuggling
saccharin nas been detected at Bre
genz. Australia,
were
where seven
men
arrested for importlnglarge quan
tities of contraband. When the Oeneva
Munlch express arrived at Bregenz the
station master had a coach containing
seven travelers uncoupled from the I
express and detained for examination.
He had been
warned by telegraph
from Zurich that seven smugglers of
Geneva were In the train with a large
quantity of saccharin,
haustlve search the officials failed to
find any contraband and were about
to apologize to the seven travelers for
their detention when one customs In
spector accidentally kicked a
pip® In a first class compart
ment and the secret was revealed.
All the hot water pipe* in the carriage
were in duplicate, differing In no de
tail as to length, breadth and color,
but one set was of metal and
other set. made of papier mache
taffllng ssccharla, which la about
nine times as expensive in Austria
In Switzerland.
After an ex
hot
the
con
The public will soon decide whether
you are a> head-liner or a filler-in.
In the far east Japan leads the way,
but the Levant la following the lure
of civilization.
Looking Backward.
On the night following the
Princeton game last fall,
man who had slipped and fallen
assisted to bis feet by a passer-by.
"Just a little shelebratlon of vlc
t'ry," the young man explained as he
waved a bedraggled bit of orange and
black ribbon.
Yale
a young
was
"But Princeton lost," the other told
him.
The young man looked painfully
prised for an Instant.
"How do you know?" he asked.
"Why, It was on the bulletin board
an hour ago," the other said. "Yale
won to-day's game.
"I wash referrln'," said the young
man with great dignity, "to th' gams
of 1903."—Llppinc'-'
sur
HAS SPIRIT MESSAGE
■T MAY BE MEANS OF BREAKING
RICH PLANTER'S WILL.
Body of Testator Will Be Exhumed on
Strength of Statement Made by
Spirit Medium—International
Investigation On.
8C rlbed as coming from the spirit of
Oscar Olson, a rich Swedish planter
who died here, and said to have been
transmitted to John L Hawkins, a
8p, f '-«•»*« of this city, haa
, " lnt « r "«tlonal investigation,
£,.P e ' IUon - * 0 break the dead man '*
niiL""®"** 1 " the e* hunlat, ° n
Assistant County At
Fort Worth, Tex.—A
message de
of
Oleson's body,
torney Baldwin filed an application to
cancel Oleson's will on the grounds of
forgery and the grand Jury commenced
Investigations to determine whether
or not Oleson was murdered, as many
now believe.
The application was made by A. B.
Adoue, Swedish vice Consul In Galves
ton, who alleges the Instrument was
forged. Hls application followed the
statement of Hawkklns and other spir
itualists,
Oleson had been a splrlt
uallst.
tract by which the one to die first
w'ould leave all of hls or her property
to the other,
The will was filed for pro
bate by Miss Lydia McMann. To her
was left all of Oleson's property, the
largest part of which consists of an
entire block
city. The will sets forth that Oleson
and Miss McMann had made a con
of land close to the
Soon after the papers were filed by
the woman, spiritualists went to the
county attorney's office with their
"messages" and while at first their
statements were ridiculed, later In
vestigation developed material evi
dence. Oleson's body was to bo exam
ined to learn If hls death was caused
by poisoning. He has no heirs In
-America,
'SPOOK' CALLS STREET NAMES
._
'Jackson," Says Chicago Enunclator;
"Who's That?" Passenger Asks;
"Adams," Is Reply.
Chicago.—Coming In from Fifty-fifth
stre€t on a Cottoge Grove avenue car.
a fat man was 80 startled that ho
dr °PP«d hls paper when a ''spooky''
vcdce - as 1? from a phonograph slight
ly out of order, called "Fifty-fourth
8t reet."
"Some college boy must have been
to hlm -
funny."
out all night and acquired a mega
Phone," he said to the man sitting next
"S'pose he-thinks It's real
When Fifty-third was called In the
same manner, he was more puzzled,
and as the car filled up. others tried
to solve the mystery.
A young man from the country got
clear up out of hls seat when the
"voice" called "Jackson" In stentor
ian tones.
the Person who had called him.
"Who's that?" he asked, looking for
"Adams," was the next call of the
"spook."
"What's the matter here?" said the
countryman, turning to the fat man.
"Do they call out everybody's name
who comes to town?"
The fact Is that the Chicago City
railway has installed an enunclator
on the car to try It out The conduc
tor has a telephone which is connect
ed with four horns, two at either end
of the car, so that the voice, beard at
any seat In the car, sounds as If it
were within a few feet of the listener
ESKIMO IN THE KANSAS PEN
Woman Fstfsral Prisoner Brought 5,
000 Mile* and Officials Foar
Heat Will Kill Hor.
Leavenworth, Kan.—Brought nearly
5,000 miles to serve a sentence in the
United States penitentiary here, Car
rie Sang Sing, an Eskimo woman, was
refused admission and had to be tak.
en to the Kansas penitentiary at Lan
sing, where all women Federal pris
oners are kept now.
Carrie came from Cape Nome. Alas
ka, and Is the first Eskimo woman
ever a prisoner In the Kansas peni
tentiary. She was sentenced for two
years for an attack with a deadly
weapon. While under the Influence
of whisky she took the warpath in
Nome and severely wounded several
persons with a pistol.
Carrie's name doesn't sound
much Eskimo, and it Isn't. She is the
wife of a Chinese. The marshal who
brought her said he couldn't pro
nounce her maiden name and had for
gotten It, any way, so that part of the
prison record Is a blank. Her father
and mother have been In prison at Mc
Neil's Island, Wash., for similar of
fenses. The mother died there and
the prison ofllclals fear that Carrie
will not be able to survive the beat In
the Kansas prison next summer.
very