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ing the eucountrr that wan admitted by all to be inevitable. The old man stopped in the middle of the room, when he noticed that his danghter-iu-lnw was crying. “Dear, dear!” ho said. "What is the matter? Il;w Edward been faying anything oross to you?” "No, papa,” answered the girl. "Nobody could be kinder to me than Ed is. Then 1 is nothing really tho matter.” Then, to put the truth of her statement beyond all question, she began to cry afresh. The old man sat down beside her, taking one hand in his own. "Money?"

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the fact that lie was looking at the pret- ; tiest woman ho had ever seen; then ho would have been haunted by the idea that he had met her somewhere before. If he were a man moving in artistic I circles, ho might, perhaps, remember i that he had seen her face looking down at him from various canvases in picture exhibitions, and unless ho were a stranger to the gossip of the country he oould hardly help recollecting the dreadful fuss the papers made, as if it were any business of theirs, when young Ed Druee married the artists’ mode), celebrated

for her loveliness.

Every one has read the story of that marriage. Goodness knows, the papers I made the most of it, as is their custom. ! Young Ed, who knew much more of j the world than did his father, expected stern opposition, and, knowing the unlimited power unlimited wealth gave to the old man, he did not risk an interview with his parent, but eloped with the girl. The first inkling old man Druee had of the nfiair was from a vivid, sensational account of the runaway in an evening paper. He was pictured in the paper as an implacable father, who was at that moment searching for the elopers with a shotgun. Old Druee had been too often the central figure of a journalistic sensation to mind what the sheet said. He promptly telegraphed all over the country, and, getting into communication with his sou, asked him (electrically) as a favor to bring his young wife home, and not make a fool of himself. So the truant pair, much relieved, came back to New York. Old Druee was a taoituru man, even with his only son. He wondered at first that the boy should have so misjudged him as to suppose he would raise objections, no matter whom tho lad wished to marry. Ho was bewildered rather than enlightened when Ed told him he feared opposition because tho girl was poor. What difference on earth did that make? Had he not money enongli for all of them? If not, was there any trouble in adding to their store? Were there not railroAds to be wrecked, stockholders to bo fleeced, Wall street lambs to be shorn? Surely a man married to please himself, and not to make money. Ed assured the old man that eaees had been known where a suspicion of mercenary motives had hovered around a matrimonial alliance, but Druee exI pressed tiie utmost contempt for such a

state of tilings.

At first Ella hod been rather afraid of her sileut father-in-law, whose very name made hundreds tremble and thousands eurse, but she soon discovered that the old man actually stood in awt of her, and that his apparent brusqueness was the mere awkwardness he felt when in her presence. He was anxious to please her ami worried himself wondering whether there was anything she

wanted.

One day he fumblingly dropped a check for $1,000,000 in her lap, and, with some nervous confusion, asked her to run out, like a good girl, and buy herself something. If that wasn't enough she was to call cn him for more. The girl sprang from her chair and threw her arms around his neck, much to the old man’s embarrassment, who was not accustomed to such a situation. She kissi d him in spite of himaelf, allowing the check to flutter to the floor, the most valuable bit of paper floating around loose in America that day. When ho reached bis office he surprised his son. Ho shook his fist in the young fellow’s face and said sternly: “If you ever say a cross word to that little girl, I'll do what I’ve never done yet I'll thrash yon. ” The young man laughed. “All right, father. I’ll deeervo thrashing in that ease.” The old man becemo almost genial whenever he thought of his pretty daughter-in-law. "My little girl,” he

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always called her. At first Wall street men said old Druee was getting into his dotage, but when a nip came in tho market and they found that, as usual, the old man was on the right side of the fence, they were compelled reluctantly to admit, with emptier pockets, that tho dotage had not jA-t interfered with the financial corner of old Druce's mind. As young Mrs. Druee sat disconsolately in her drawing room tho curtains parted gently, and her father in-law entered stealthily, as if he were a thief, which indeed he was, and the very greatest of them. Druee had small, shifty, piercing eyes that peered out from under his gray bushy eyebrows like two steel sparks. Ho never seemed to be looking cl'rectly at any one, and his eyes somehow gave you t{ie idea that they were Dying to glance back over his shoulder as if he feared pursuit. Some said that old Druee was in constant terror c f assassination, while others held that he knew the devil was on his track and wonld ultimately nab him. “I pity the devil when that day comes,” young Sneed said once when some one had made the usual remark about Druee. This echoed the general feeling prevalent in Wall street regard-

T)\c old man tat down betide her. he asked in an eager whisper that seemed to say he saw a solution of the difficulty if it were financial. "Oh, dear, no! I have all the money, and more, that any one can wish.” The old man’s countenance fell. If money wonld not remedy tho state of things, then he was out of his depth. ‘Won’t you tell me tho trouble? Perhaps I can suggest”— ‘It’s nothing you can help mo in, papa. It is nothing much anyway. The Misses Sneed won’t call on me, that's

all.”

Tho old man knit his brows and thoughtfully scratched his chin. ‘Won’t call?” he echoed helplessly. ‘No. They think I’m not good enough to associate with them, I suppose.” The bushy eyebrows came down until they almost obscured the eyes, and a dangerous light seemed to scintillate out from under them. ‘You must be mistaken. Good gracious, I am worth ten times what old Sneed isl Not good enough? Why, mv name on a check is”— “It isn’t a question of checks, papa,' wailed the girl. "It’s a question of so ciety. I was a painter's model before I married Ed, and, no matter how rich I am, society won’t have anything to do with me. ” Tho old man absentmindedly rubbed his chin, which was a habit he had when perplexed. Hu was face to face with a problem entirely outside his province. Suddenly a happy thought struck him. ‘Those SAcod women,’’ho said in tones of great contempt, "whatdothey amount to anyhow? They’re nothing but sour old maids. They never were half so pretty as you. Why should you care whether they called on you or not?” ‘ ‘They represent society. If th^y came, others would.” "But society can’t have anything against you. Nobody has ever said word agaiust your character—model or no model. ” The girl shook her head hopelessly. "Character does not count in society. In this statement she was, of course, absurdly wrong, but she felt bitter at all the world. Those who know society are well aware that character counts for everything within its sacred precincts so the unjust remark should not be set down to the discredit of an inexperienced

girl.

"I’ll tell you what I’ll do,”cried the old man, brightening up. "I’ll speak to General Sneed tomorrow. I’ll arrange the whole business in five miuUli -. ’’ "Do you think that would do any good?” asked young Mrs. Dmoe dubiously. “Good? You bet it'll dogood! It will settle the whole thing. I’ve helped Sneed out of a pinoh before now, and he’ll fix up a little matter like that for me in no time. I'll just have a quiettalk with the general tomorrow, and you’ll see the Sneed carringe at the door next day at the very latent.” He patted her smooth, white hand affectionately. "So don’t you trouble, little girl, about trifles, and whenever you want help you just toll tho old man. Ho knows a thing or two yet, whether it is on Wall street or Fifth avenue.” Sneed was known in New York as the general, probably because he bad absolutely no military experience what ever. Next to Druee ho had the most power in the financial world of Amor ioa, but there was a great distance between the first and the second. If it came to a deal in which the general and all the world stood against Druee, the average Wall street man would have bet on Druee against the whole combination. Besides this the general had the reputation of being a "square” man, and that naturally told against him, for every one knew that Druee was utterly unscrupulous. But if Druee and Sneed were known to bo together in a deal, then the financial world of New York ran for shelter. Therefore when New \ T ork saw old Druee come in with tho stealthy tread of a two legged leopard and glanco furtively around the great room, singling out Sneed with au almost imperceptible side nod, retiring with him into a remote corner where more ruin had been concocted than on any other spot on earth and talking there eagerly with him, a hush fell on the vast assemblage of men, and for the moment the financial heart of the nation ceased to beat. When they saw Sneed take out his notebook, nodding assent to whatever proposition Druee was making, a cold shiver ran up tho financial backbone of New York, tho shiver communicated itself to the electric nerve web of the world, and storm signals began to fly in the monetary centers of London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna. Uncertainty paialyzed the markets of

the earth because two old men were holding a whisp o red conversation with a multitude erf men watching them out of the corner* of their eyes. I'd give a million to know what those two old fiends are concocting," said John P. Bnllcr, tho groat wheat operator, and he meant, it, which goes to show that a man does not really know what he wants and would bo very dissatisfied if he got it. “Look here, general." s«id Druee, "I want you to do me a favor. ” "All right," replied the general, "I am with you.” It’s about my little girl," continued Drui'e, rubbing his chin, not knowing just how to explain matters in the cold financial atmosphere of the place in which they found themselves. Oh! About Ed’s wife?” said Sneed, looking puzzled. Yes. She's fretting her heart out because your two girls won’t call upon her. I found her crying about it yesterday afternoon. ” Won’t call?” cried tho general, a bewildered look comiug over his face. Haven't they called yet? You see I don’t bother much about that sort of thing. ” Neither do I. No, they haven’t called. I don’t suppose they mean anything hy it, but my little girl thinks they do; so 1 said would speak to you about it.” "Well, I’m glad you did. I'll see to that the moment I get home. What time shall I tell them to call?” The innocent old man, little comprehending what he was promising, pulled out his notebook and pencil, looking inquiringly at Druee. Oh, I don't know. Any time that is convenient for them. I suppose women know all about that. My little girl is at home most all afternoon, I guess. ” The two men cordially shook hands, and the market instantly collapsed. It took three days for the financial situation to recover its tone. Drncc had not been visible, and that was all the more ominous. The older operators did not relax their cantion, bccanso the blow had not yet fallen. They shock their bonds and said the cyclone would be ail the worse when it came. Old Druee came among them the third day, and there was a set look about his lij* which students of his countenance did not like. The situation was complicated by the evident fact that the general was trying to avoid him. At last, however, this was no longer possibla Tho two men mot, and after a word or two they walked up and down together. Dmce appeared to be saying little, and the firm set of his lips did not relax, while the general talked rapidly and was seemingly making some appeal that was not responded to. Stocks instantly went up a few points. "You see, Druee, it’s like this," tho general was saying. "The women have their world, and wo have ours. They are, in a meairare”— "Are they going to call?" asked Druee curtly. "Just let me finish what I was about to say. Women have their rule* of conduct, and we have"— "Are they going to call?” repf»ated Druee in the same hard tone of voice. The general removed his hat and drew his handkerchief across his brow and over tho bald spot, on his head. He wished himself in any place but where he was. Inwardly cursing womankind and all their silly doings. Bracing up, after removing the moisture from his forehead, lie took on an expostulatory

tone.

"See here, Druee! Hang it all, don’t shove a man into a corner! Suppose l asked you to go te Mrs. Ed and tell her not to fret about trifle*. I>o you suppose she wouldn’t, just because you wanted her not to? Oome, now!” Druce’s silence encouraged the general to take it for assent. “Very well, then. You’re a bigger man than 1 am, and, if you oould do nothing with one young woman unaions to please you, what do you expect me to do with two old maids as *et in their ways us the pullxades? It * all dumb nonsense anyhow.” Drnoe remained silent. After an irksome pause the hapks* general floundered on: "As I said at first, wotn*u have their world and wo berre our* Now, Druee you're a man of solid common sense. What would you think if Mr*. Ed were to oome here and insist on your buying Wabash stock when yon wanted to load up with Lake Shore? Look how absurd that would be. Very well, then. We have no more right te interfere with the women than they have to interfere with

us. ’ ’

"If my little girl wanted the whole Wabash system, I’d buy it for her tomor row,” said Drnoe with rising anger. “My! What a slump that wonld make in tho market!” cried the general his feeling of discomfort being niotnen tarily overcome by the magnificence Druce's suggestion. “However, ail this doesn’t need to make any difference in our friendship. If I can tie of anyaRRistanco financially, I shall only be too"— "Ob, I need your financial assist ance!’ - sneered Druee. He took his de feat bsdly. However, in a moment or two he pulled himself together and seemed to shake off the trouble. “What nonsense 1 am talking!" he said when he hsd obtained control himself. "Wo all need assistance now and then, and none of ns knows when wo may need it badly. In fact, there is little deal I intended to speak to you about today, but this confounded busi ness drove it out of my mind. How much gilt tdged security have you your safe?" ‘‘About $8,000,000 worth,” replied tho general, brightening up now tha. they were off tho thin ice. "That will be enough for me if we can make a dicker. Suppose wo adjourn to your office. This is too pnblic a place for a talk. ” They went out together. "So there is no ill feeling?” said the general as Druee arose to go with the securities in his handbag. "No. But we’ll stick strictly to busi(Continued on 6 page.)

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