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War Prosperity War prosperity must end some time. Industry In the United States has been stimulated by the excessive orders for munitions and supplies placed here by the Allies. The condition is regarded as abnormal by students of economic conditions. Many of the ablest financiers are sounding a warning to the American people asking them to save while they have opportunity and begging them to prepare for the day of depression. None of us can foretell exactly what will happen when Europe calls back her fighting men
and peace settles over the battlefields. All of us
can take time by the forelock, however, and shape! the following statement about her father's biog
graceful chapters of the volume has to do with 0. Henry's sentence to prison for embezzlement. Mankind has steadfastly adhered to the principle that after a man's death his mistakes are to be forgotten and forgiven. The professor who wrote 0. Henry's biography has been ruthless and uncharitable in his portrayal of this chapter in the writer's life. Some one has rightly remarked that he wished to be spared the arrows and flings of a biographer. Too often a carping critic goes into the details, dragging to publicity weaknesses and errors that a charitable mankind has forgotten. We believe (hat a man writing the biography of Lincoln, if he reproduced the calumny and vituperation hurled at the Emancipator during his heated political campaigns, might produce a volume that would give a distorted and unfaithful account of his life. During a man's life, many charges are brdught against him; after he is dead, he has no one to defend his good name. The common proprieties of life suggest that a man be given a square deal and a fair chance to defend himself. This opportunity is denied a man after he has crossed the great divide.
The daughter of 0. Henry recently gave out
our affairs so that we will be prepared for any eventuality. In the light of this observation, the
statement of Charles M. Schwab, president of
the Bethlehem Steel works, may assume significance. It follows in the form of a news dispatch from StLouis: "Because the American people have not learned to economize and have become extravagant, Charles M. Schwab believes a period of increased prosperity after the war will be followed by a period of depression. "Mr. Schwab was quoted as saying that .the fact that this country with less than one-seventh of the population of the world, owns more than one-third of the world's wealth, carries with it the knowledge of a temptation to be guarded against."
Biographies that Hurt A biography of 0. Henry, one of the greatest short story writers of the United States, has just been put on the market. One of the dis-
raphy: . "Naturally the main question at issue was the handling of the prison chapter in my father's life. Neither the members of his family nor his friends ever mentioned it, nor did he himself ever speak of it. It was not the arrest, conviction, and sentence itself which was so terrible, but the injustice of it all. I think ray father would not allow himself to think about it because of the fear that his sense of injustice would embitter his whole viewpoint and rob him of the sweetness, the kindliness, the charity, and understanding that permeate everything he has written. The only letters written by my father while he was in prison were to my grandmother -my mother's mother. These letters were, of course, absolutely necessary, if the biography were to be complete. She earnestly, it now appears wisely, opposed
giving these letters to the world, which means that she opposed the biography itself." We believe the people of the United States will not condone the chapter that calls attention to 0. Henry's mistake. , It takes the side of the family and of 0. Henry's friends.
THE GOLD OF THE GODS
BY ARTHUR B. REEVE
(A Mystery of the Incas Solved by Craig Kennedy, Scientific Detective)
"Do you know anything more about these men, Lockwood and de Mocbe?" he queried, as we sped uptown. "1 don't know a thing," he replied cautiously. "I -I'd much prefer not to talk of suspicions." "But the dagger." insisted Kennedy. "Havo ycu no suspicions cf what became ct it and who took it?" "I'd prefer net to talk of mere suspicions." he repeated. Little was said as wo turned in at tho campua and at last drew up before JCcrton'a wing of the Museum. "Ycu will let me know of any development, no matter how trivial?" askod Kennedy, as we parted. "Your dagger seems to have stirred up more trouble than there was any reason to suppose when you came to me first." "I should, say so," he agreed. "I don't know how to repay the interest you have shown in its recovery. If anything else materializes, I shall surely get word to you immediately." As we turned to leave, I could not help thinking of the manner of Lock' weed and Norton toward each other. Top name Stuart Whitney ran through my head. Stuart Whitney was a trustee of the University who had contributed heavily, among other things, to Norton's various expeditions to South America. Was it that Norton felt a peculiar loyalty to Whitney, or was he jealous that any one else should succeed in Interesting his patron in things South American? The actions of the two young men. Lockwood find de Moche, recurred to me. "Well." I remarked, as we walked along, "what do you think it is a romance or a simple crime-hunt?" "Eoth. I Kuspect," replied Craig abstractedly. "Only not simple." "I think I'll go into the University Library," Craig remarked, as we left Norton before bia building. "I want to refresh my mind on some of those old Peruvian antiquities and traditions. What th Senorlta hinted at may prove to be very important. I support you will have to turn in a story to the Star soon?"
''Yes." I agreed. "I'll have to turn in "something, although I'd prefer to wait." ' "Try to get an assignment to follow the case to the end," suggested Craig. "I think you'll find it worth while. Anyhow, this will give you a chance for a breathing space, and, if I have this thing doped out right, you won't get another for some time. I'll meet
I you over in the laboratory In a couple
ol hours. . Craig hurried up the long flight of white-marble steps to the library and disappeared, while I Jumped on the subway and ran downtown to the took me, as J knew it would, considerably over a couple of hours to clear things up at the Star, so that I could take advantage of a special arrangement which I had made, so that I could, when a case warranted it, cooperate with Kennedy. My story was necessarily brief, but that was what I wanted just now. I "did not propose to' have the whole field of special-feature writers camping on my preserve. Uptown I hurried again, afraid that Kennedy had finished and might have been called away. But when I reached the laboratory be was not there, and I found that he had not been. Up and down I paced restlessly. There was nothing else to do but wait. If he was unable to keep his appointment here with me, I knew that he would soon telephone. What was it. I wondered, that kept him delving Into the archaeological lore of the library? I bad about given him up, when he hurried into the laboratory in a high state of excitement.
"What did you find?" I queried. "Has anything happened?" "Let me tell you first what I found in the library," be replied, tilting bis hat back on his head and alternately thrusting and withdrawing his fingers in his waistcoat pockets, as if in some way that might help b,im to piece to-
gether some scattered fragments of a
story which he naa just picked up. "I've been looking up that hint that
the Senorlta dropped when she used those words peje grande, which mean, literally, 'big fish, " he resumed. "Walter,1 It fires the imagination. ' You have read of the wealth that Pizarro found in Peru, of course." Visions of Prescott flashed through my mind as he spoke. More Tomorrow. Girls ar acting as caiQies on British golf links.
Copyright 1916, by the MeClure N WILLIAM'S SACRIFICE William had almost everything he wanted when he was a boy, but the thing he loved best was hl3 dog Ruff. Raff was a bulldog, and could fight any dog around, if need be, and whip him, too, but ha was a good dog, and never 6tarted a fight unless the other dog came to his yard and 6tayed too long. Not far from William's house lived a crippled boy named Ralph, and William often went to see him to carry him books to read, for Ralph was the son of a poor widow who did sewing for William's mother. One day William took some work for Ralph's mother to do. and Ruff went along. When Ralph 6aw the dog his face lightened up, and he called the dog to him, patting his head and saying, "You good old fellow, how I should like to have a dog like you." Ruff made. friends with Ralph at once and sat by him all the time William was there. When it was time to go William had to call the dog before he would lava Ralph's side. "I guess be likes you pretty well," said William. "He never had to be called before when I started to go out." "I think he knows I like him and that I am a cripple. Animals know those who like them, and they are also very sympathetic," sad Ralph patting Ruff and telling him to come again with his master. The next day when William came home from school he could not find Ruff. He called several times, but no Raft could be found. After dinner William went out to look for him and went in. the direction of Ralph's house, when to bis surprise he saw Ruff in Ralph's yard looking up at the window where he sat.
. Ralph beckoned for William to come in. "He come here this morning, and when I thought you would be home from school I asked mother to put him out and tell him to go home, but he came back to the window, and here
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he is sorry because I cannot run and walk as other boys do and he is trying to show his sympathy for me." That night after dinner William said to his mother and father, "I am going to give Run to Ralph. He loves dogs and he has to sit alone so much; I am sure Ruff would be great company for him." His father and mother looked sur? prjsed, for they knew that Ruff was the best loved of all William's pets. "But who will pay the license for Ruff? You know Ralph's mother has all she can do now to get along," said Ixis fcttticr "Oh, I have thought of that, too," explained William. "I am going to pay it out of my allowance. It would not be a gift if I did not do that." The next day William took Ruff to Ralph's house and led him up to him. "Here is your dog," he said. "I have brought him home." "What do you mean by saying be
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