Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1913 — Page 8

THE MAN BEHIND THE PLOW Five years ago a farmer opened a Bank account with S2OO. He now has in Bank over $1,000.. and in the meantime he withdrew enough to pay for a good horse to take the place of one that died. If you should lose a horse, have you the money to replace it? You can open an Account here for sl. You can do it in person or by mail. Back of your money here are our Resources of $876,126.33. May we have you as a depositor? FIRST NATIONAL BANK lei atur, Indiana. y uiL duly market repori ■■■illOlty « Corrected Every Afternoon las II i ■ es]

‘•'.AST BUFFALO, Hast Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Receipts, 2,880; shipments, 2,090; official to New York yesterday, 2,090; hogs closing slow. Heavy, [email protected]; mixed and mediums, $7.90®57.95; Yorkers, $7.95 ©$8.00; pigs and lights, $8.00; stags, $5.50©56 00; sheep, 2000; strong; top lambs, $9.60; cattle, 250; slow. New ear corn 59c No. 2 Red wheat $1.05 No. 2 Waite wheat 99c Oats 30c Sample stainew oats ■».... 36c Rye 55c Barley 40c@5«»c Feeding barley 45c Alsike seed $10.75 | No. 1 timothy hay $ll.OO No. 1 mixed slo.'*o i No. 1 clover $10.00: Rye straw $6.50 : Oats straw $6.00 . Wbteat straw $6 00 Clover seed $9.50 Timothy seed $1.25 COAL PRICES. Stove and Egg, hard $8.75 Chestnut, hard $9.00 Pea, Hard $7.59 ; Poca , Egg and Lump $5.50 W. Ash $4.6® V. Splint $4.50 H. Valley $4.25 R. Lion $4.50 '

Among The Stars -T ~ in the liquor world our whiskey stands out brilliantly irVfrcm ordinary brands. It •A''*' JeokS better, smells better, .xc v # taste better and is better. To '///‘' try a bottle is to stamp one’s '/7 '> LZ > g.'od judgerr ent of what is a good wholesome stimulant as well as the finest kind of be- ' verage. ' ■ Berghoff Beer by the case. jfX t’ • C y Corner of Second and t *— L,., I Madison streets.

LOST—Package containing two small dresses, in west part of Decatur. Please return to this office. 17t3 FOR SALE—An invarid's chair in good condition, sls. Inquire of Loss Hays, at Hower & Hower’s. 12t3

GRAIN SEEDS COAL LOWER Wejwill closeout our entire supply of coal at’the bins as follows Genu ne W’.Va., White ash ]umps4.Coper ton “ Pomroy Bin. bi”ck . . 4.25 “ “ “ Chestnut size haid coal 8.75 “ “ Bowers-Kibkk Grain Co. PHON E 233 HAY STRAW u j FOR SALE H S I Ground Bunts the greatest Egg Producer Feed f known for chickens at ; - ■ Dynois Schmitt | ' i I 111 IIMBBIMMMMMMBBMBK

Cannell $6 00 ' IJ. Hill $5.90 . Kentucky $4.5) j . Lurig $4.50 i KALVtR MARKETS. ■ Beef hides ioc Calf i2c Tallow 5c Sheep pelts 25c© $1.04 Muskrats sc@4se Skunk 25c©$3 50 I Coon [email protected] 'Possum 10c@70c Mink 25c©56.90 RJUMKAMFa. Eggs 20c Butter 20c @ 25c I ard 8c NIBL.ICA 4 CO Eggs 2k Butter 18c ©2sc vs. Btrn-iNOt Spring chicks 9c I Ducks 10c : Fowls 9c 1 Geese 9c I Eggs 27c I Butter lyc Turkeys 15c Old roosters 2c LOCAL PrtOCOCE MARKET Spring chicks, 10c Ducks 10c Fowls 10c Geese 8c ; Eggs 18C Butter I’r Turkeys lie DM roost*-* 'r

WANTED —Girl for housework in small family. Inquire of Henry Dellinger at the city hall. J4t3 FOK SALn. —rox Terrier pups. Inquire at Schmitt’s meat market. — Ad r t. 39516

FOR BALK. Plvs Choice Farms In Trumbull Co, Ohio—Bargains If Taken Soon. “ j —Must Sell. First contains 250 acres; price $55 per acre. Second contains 230 acres; price, 'sss per acre. I Third contains 100 acres; price, 1 $52 per acre. ’ Fourth contains 60 acres; price 560 ' per acre. | Fifth contains 30 acres; price, $67 per acre. ! Every acre of those farms is choice [farm land, mostly dark, gravelly loam, all cleared and in good state of cultl- ' vation, have choice buildings, with all necessary conveniences. Have only , to be seen to bo appreciated. Are 1 near stone road, with best of schools and churches. For references as to i these farms, I would kindly refer you ' without permission to J. M. Frisinger, or George Tricker, of your place My motto, "Quick Sales and Small Profits. White Forest Taylor, R. R. No. ;2, Farmdale, Ohio. 18-e-o-d4wks • 1 " — —-o- — — — BROTHER VERY ILL. William FTauhiger received word Tuesday from his brother, Philip, who it at Mt. Clemens, Mich, where he has been taking treatment for the last week for rheumatism, that his condition is very serious, and that he should come at once. Mr. Frauhi- 1 ger has been sick a long time with i j rheumatism and it was with the hope ( of recovering that he entered upon: | the treatment at Mt Clemens. , -Q —.— ~ I ( OCi.CE. 11 I Money to lean at • and 6 per cent 1 Interest. No coAsr.tcaion. 2SBtf ERWIN’S OFFICE. , 'Ad v»-rtl»<»ineiit) LOST. I A horse blanke' cither on the Jay 1 1 Kline or John Bucher roads. Finder, ■ please return to ’’•is office and receive reward. —A«*vt. 307t3 | —O | FOUND—Umbrella. Owner can have't same by describing—Wm. Hitch-’t cock, 441 No. 4th St. 19t2 ’ FOUND —Pair of ladies’ black t'toves. 1 ’-quire at this office. 15t3 IXJST—NaiI-pul’or and crow-bar com- ( bined. Return to this office and re- j ceive reward. l?tl - - ,»11.111 J THE THIRD DEGREE—Continued. I have surprised her to Bear anyth! at else. It meant that their hard hand to-mouth struggle must go on. Sh« , said nothing. What was the use? It . would never do to discourage How ard. She tried to make light of it , “Os course it isn’t easy, I quit* i understand that Never mind, dear , Something will turn up soon. Wher« did you go? Whom did you see? Why didn’t you let drink alone when yot promised me you would?" "That was Coxe’s fault’’ blurted . out Howard, always ready to blamt 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 Id the ’varsity boat race, you remem her?" "I think I do,” replied his wife, tn differently, as she helped him to mors stew “What did he want? Whatt he delng in New York?" "He’s got a fine place In a broker's office In Wall street. I felt ashamed to let him see me low down like this He said that I could make a good deal of money If only I had a little capital 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 shs answered: "I’m afraid that’s a day dream. Only your father could give you such an amount and you wouldn’t go to him, would you?" "Not If we hadn’t another crust in the bouse,” 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 separation from your folks. No doubt 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 $2,00'0 I guess I’ll go without It. I wouldn’t give you up for a million times $2,000!” Annie stretched her hand across the table "Really?" she said. "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 assumed lightheartedness she was badly In need of this reassurance. If she thought Howard nourished secret regrets it would break her heart. She could stand anything, any hardship, but not that She would leave him at once. In away she beM herself responsible for his present predicament. She ' had felt a deop sense at guilt ever

steer that afternoon tn New nevrw tew. hetentng to Howard's ImporteaMee and obeying an impulse she *«ui pww«riees to resist, she had flung M44* her waitress’ apron, furtively lari the restaurant and hurried with him to the minister who deelared them man and wife. Their marriage was a iplstake. es •ours* Howard was In no position te marry They should have waited. They both realised their folly now. But what was done could not be undone She realised, 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 I oned to be an irreparable blight on bis 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 have seen what a social gulf lay between them. All these taunts and Insults from his family which she now endured she bad fool Ishly brought upon her own head. But •he had not been able to resist the temptation. Howard came into her life when the outlook was dreary and bopeless. He had offered to her what •eemed a haven against the cruelty and selfishness of the world. Happi ness for the first time in her life •eemed within reach and she had not the moral courage to say "No." If Annie had no education she was not without brains Sbe had sens* •nough to realize that her bringing ui jr the lack of It was an unsurmount able barrier to her ever being ad uttted to the inner circle of Howard’t family If her husband's father ha« not married again the breach migh have been crossed In time, but his new wife was a prominent member o’ the smart set. a woman full of aristo aratic notions, who recoiled with hor »or at having anything to do with a girl guilty of the enormity of eamini her own living. Individual merit, la tierent nobility of character, amiablll ty of dieposition, and a personal repu tatlon untouched by scandal —all this went for nothing—because unaccom panled by wealth or social position Annie had neither wealth nor position. She had not even education. They considered her common, impossible They were ever ready to lend an eat to certain ugly stories regarding her past, none of which were true After their marriage. Mr, Jeffries. Sr, and his wife absolutely refused to receive her or have any communion’' with her whatsoever. As long, therefore, as Howard remained faithful to her, the breach with his family could never be healed. “Have some more stew, dear,” she •aid. extending her hand for I. .- husband’s plate./ z Howard snook his head and threw down his knife and fork. “I've had enough," be said despondently. "I haven't much appetite.” She looked at him with concern. i "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 he smoked a day, nor did she realize how abuse of alcohol had spoiled his stomach for solid food. "I wish I knew where to go and ret that $2,000,’’ mutteyed Howard, his mind still preoccupied with Coxes proposition. Lighting another cigarette, he leaned back in his chair and lapsed into silence. Annie sat and watched him, wishing 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, bis drinking, cigarette smoking and general shiftlessness were, she argued, th* result of bad associates. H« 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. She was confident of that She recognized many excellent qualities fa 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 h,m. 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 sbe had’ Her mother died in childbirth 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, was indicted, railroaded to prison and died soon after in convict stripes. There was no provision for Annie’s maintenance, so at the age of nine she found herself toiling in a factory, a helpless victim of the brutalizing system of child slavery, which in spite of prohibiting laws still disgraces the i United States. Ever since that time she bad 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 bad 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 counter 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. Robert Underwood was among the students who came almost every day. Ha made love to her from the start.

sm «ty attempted Übentea wnteh aha was prompt to resent in away be 4ld uet relish After that he lei her alone She never liked the man. She knew him U> be unprincipled a* well as vlaious One night be brought Howard Jeffries to the restaurant. They seemed the closest of cronies and abe was sorry to pee what bad inluonce the elder sophomore had over the young freshman, to whom sbe was at once attracted Every time they came she watched them and she noticed how under hta mentot Howard became more hardened. He drank more and more and b-g anie a teckiess gambler. Underwood seemed to exercise a baneful spell over him Fhi saw that he would soon be ruined with such a man as Und'"wood for a co.i. tant 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 hei vivacious charm and her commonsense views. They saw each other more frequently and their friendship grew until one day Howard asked her to marry him. While she sometimes blamed herself for having listened too willingly to Howard’s pleadings, she did not altogether regret the step she bad taken. It was most unfortunate that there must be this rupture with his family, yet something within told her that she was doing God’s work —sav log a man’s soul. Without her. How ard would have gone swiftly to ruin, there was little doubt of that. Hie affection 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 I sortable. Once he took a position a> guard on the elevated road, bul j caught cold and was forced to giv« . 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 us fortunate at present and they war* poor, but by dint of perseverance h* would win out and make a position for himself without his father’s halp. 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, Annie, I have an idea," sud denly blurted out Howsrd. "What Is it, dear?" she asked, her reveries thus abruptly interrupted. "I mean regarding that $2,000. You know all about that $250 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 than he ever was. He's living at the As truria. making a social splurge and all that sort of thing. He must have money. I'll try to borrow the $2,000 from him.” "He certainly appears to be prosperous,” replied Annie. “I see his name in the newspapers all the time. I There is hardly an affair at which he is not present." "Yes,” growled Howard; “I don’t see how he does ft. He travels on his cheek, principally, I guess. His name was among those present at my stepmother’s musicale the other night.” Bitterly he added: “That’s how the world goes. There is no place for me under my father’s roof, but that blackguard is welcomed with open arms!” "I thought your father was such a proud man,” Interrupted Annie. “How does he come to associate with people like Underwood?" “Oh, pater's an old dolt!” exclaimed | Howard impatiently. "There’s no fool like an old fool. Os course, he's senk .■ .-j i 3'4 ■ r$ i “Not One Second Have I Regretted Marrying You—That’s Honest to God!" sible enough in business matters. He wouldn’t be where he is to-day if he weren’t. But when it comes to the woman question he's as blind as a baL What right had a man of his age to go and marry a woman 20 years his junior? Os course she only married him for his money. Everybody 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 entertain people who are personally obnoxious to him, simply because that sort of life pleases his young wife.” “Who was she, anyway, before their marriage?" Interrupted Annie. “Ob, a nobody," he replied. "Rhe was very attractive looking, dressed well and was clever enough to get introductions 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 oe-ctain j

•mm Os naMateeMM Ba breeirg raw tbfo v«mu> who treated bee with nei mMF was hacaeU •■■■•teng of ai Intriguer ”*ww did your stepmother some t< know kobert Underwood?" sbe asked “Ho was never tn soeioty.'! "No.’’ replied Howard with a grin "It was my stepmother who gave bln the ootree. You know she was onct engaged to blm. but broke it off s« ahe eould marry dad He felt v<rj aors over It at the time, but aftei her marriage ho was aeemingly a> friendly with her as ever —to sew bls own ends, of couree It is simply wonderful what Influence he has wltl her He exercisea over her the sam< fascination that he did over me a' college He haa sort of hypnotise* her. I don't think it’s a case of lov« or anything like that, but he simp!) holds her under his thumb and geU her to do anything he wants Sh< I ' invites him to her house, introduce!! him right and left, got people to tak< : him up. Everybody laughs about it it I society. Underwood is known as Mrs i Howard Jeffries' pet Such a thing soon gets talked about That is th« 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 ■ nie’s face. To this young woman, whose one idea of matrimony w« I steadfast loyalty to the man whose life sbe shand and whose name she I bore, there was something repellent [ and nauseating in a woman permit, ting herself to be talked about in that way j "Doesn't your father objectr’ sa« asked. “Pshaw!” laughed Howard. “He doesn't see what’s going on under bis very nose. He’s too proud a man. too auro of bis own good judgment to be lleve for a moment that the woman to whom hi- 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 Underwood would let you have the money?" Because I think he’s got It. I ! obliged him once In the same way myself. I 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 be might be very glad to let me have it Any tow. there’s no harm trying ” Annie said nothing She did not entirely approve this idea of her hu band trying to borrow money of a man in whom bls stepmother was so much Interested. On the other hand , starvation stared them In the face If Howard eould get hold of this $2,009 , 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?" "Ths best time to catch him would be in the evening.” replied Howard. "Well, then, go to-night," she suggested. Howard shook his bead "No, not to-night. I don't think I should find him in. He's out every I night somewhere. To-night there’s an other big reception at my fathers house. He'll probably be there I think 111 wait till to-morrow night. I’m nearly sure to catch him at home then." Annie rose and began to remove the dishes from the table. Howard non ehalantly lighted another cigare 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 said: "Yes, that's It—l'll go to-morrow night to the Astruria and strike Bob j Underwood for that $2,000.” CHAPTER 111. The handsome townhouse of How•rd Jeffries, the well-known banker, on Riverside drive, was one of the most ' striking among the many Imposing millionaire homes that line the city’s splendid water front Houses there I were in the Immediate proximity which were more showy and had cost more money, but none as completely satisfying from the art lover’s standpoint. It was the home of a man who I studied and loved the beautiful for its i own sake and not because he wanted i to astonish people with what miracles his money could work. Occupying a I large plot on slightly elevated ground, the house commanded a fine view of j the broad Hudson. Directly opposite, i across the river, busy with steam and ; sailing craft, smiled the green slopes i of New Jersey; in the purplish north frowned the Jagged cliffs of the precip-' , itous Palisades. | The elder Jeffries, aristocratic de- ; scendant of an old Knickerbocker family, was proud of his home and > bad spent large sums of money in beautifying it. Built in colonial style of pure white marble with long French windows and lofty columns , supporting a flat, rounded roof, surrounded by broad lawns, wide-spread-ing shade trees and splashing foun- ; tains, it was a conspicuous landmark | for miles. The interior was full of architectural beauty. The stately en- ; trance hall, hung with ancestral portraits. v.-as of noble proportions, and a superb staircase, decorated with statuary, led off to tastefully decorated reception rooms above. To-nlgbt the house was brilliantly illuminated and there was considerable activlt., at iht. : frmt entrance, where a footman In smart livery stood opening the doors of the carriages as they drove up In I quick succession. Mrs. Jeffries’ musical## were always largely attended because she knew the secret of making them Interesting. Her husband's wealth and her fine house enabled her to entertain on a j liberal scale, and she wm a tactful - .v »> - l"

•nd diplomatic hostess •■ weu sot only cultivated the right kind of people who were congenial to each other, but ahe always maaagK, to have some guest of special distinction whom every one was eager to meet; Her own wide acquaintance among the prominent operatic artiste and hei, husbaed'a Influential position In the world of finance made thia policy aa •any way of furthering her social am bitions. She would always Invite soiue one whom sbe could present u th* lion of the evening One week It would be a tenor from the opera bouse another time a famous violinist. In this way she managed to create a lit tie artistic salon on the lines of the famous political salons in which the brilliant women of the eighteenth cm tury molded public opinion In France | Alicia knew she was clever and as I she stood admiring herself In front of , a full length mirror while awaiting : the arrival of her guests she congrat ulated herself that she had made a ! success of her life. She had won those things which most women bold dear —wealth and social position. She had married a man she did not love, it was true, but other women had done that before her. If she had not brought her husband love she at least was not a wife he need be ashamed I of. In her Paquin gown of gold cloth, with sweeping train and a jeweled tiara In her hair, she considered herself handsome enough to grace any man’s home. It was Indeed a beauty which she saw In the mirror—the face of a woman not yet SO, with the features regular and refined. The eyes were large and dark and the mouth and noe* delicately molded. Th* face seamed academically perfect, all but th* expression She had a eold, calculating look, and a cynic might have charged her with being heartless, of stopping at nothiug to gala her own •nds. To-nlgbt Alicia had every reason to f**l jubilant She had secured a social Hon that all New York would talk about—no l»ee a peraon than Dr. Bernstein, the celebrated psychologist. the originator of the theory of scientific psychology Everything seemed to go the way she wished: her musicalee were the talk of the town; her husband had just presented her with the jeweled tiara which now graced her head: there seemed to be nothing In the world that she could not enjoy. Yet »he was not happy, and as she cased at the face reflected before her tn th* glass she wondered if the world guessed how unhappy she was She knew that by her own Indiscretion sbe was In danger of losing all she had won, her position In society, her place in the affections of her husband, everything When she married Mr. Jeffries it was with deliberate calculation. She i did not love him. but. being ambitious, she did not hesitate to deceive him He was rich, he could give her that prominent position in society for which she yearned. The fact that she was already engaged to a man for whom she did care did not deter her for a moment from her set purpose. She had met Robert Underwood years before. He was then a college boy. tall, handsome, clever. She fell in love with him and they became engaged. As she grew more sophisticated she saw the folly of their youthful Infatuation. Underwood was without fortune, his future uncertain. While in this uncertain state of mind she met Mr. Jeffries, then a widower, at a reception. The banker was attracted to her and being a business man he did things quickly. He proposed and was accepted, all in the brief time of—five minutes. Robert Under wood and th* romance of her girlhood were sacrificed without question when it came to reaching a prompt decision. • Sbe wrote Underwood a brief letter of farewell, telling him that the action she had taken was really for the best interests of them both. Underwood made no reply and for months did not attempt to go near her. Then he met her in public. There was a reconciliation. He exerted the old spell—on the married woman. Cold and indifferent to her husband. Alicia found ft amusing to have her old lover paying her court and the danger of discovery only gave the Intrigue additional zest and charm. She did not lead Underwood to believe that he could Induce her to forget her duty to Mr. Jeffries, but she was foolish enough to encourage a dangerous intimacy. She thought she was strong enough to be abie to call a halt whenever she would be so disposed, but as is often the case she overestimated her powers. The intimacy grew. Underwood became ■ bolder, claiming and obtaining special privileges. He soon realized that be had the upper hand and he trafled on ■ it. Under her patronage he was invited everywhere. He practically lived! on her friends. He borrowed their: - money and cheated them at cards. 1 ; His real character was soon known to 1 all, but no one dared expose him for j . fear of offending the influential Mrs. Jeffries. Realizing this. Underwood continued his depredations until he became a sort of social highwayman. • He had bo legitimate source of income, but he took a suite of apartments at the expensive Astruria and [ on credit furnished them so gorgeously that they became the talk of the town. The magazines and newspa pers devoted columns to the magnifiI cence of their furnishings and the art treasures they contained. Art deali ers all over th* country offered him i liberal commissions if h* would disi pose of expensive objeta d’art to his friends. He entered In business rela-: i tloa with several firms and soon his rooms became a veritable bazaar for art curios of all kinds. Mrs. Jeffries' j , friends paid exorbitant prices for [ some of the stuff and Underwood I pocketed the money, forgetting to ac- | scant to the owners for th* scat they (To he Continued)