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do。; 

     The two youths paused。 

     ;Hear me�察─�she said rapidly。         ;When captured in a confectioner's shop 

at New Rochelle�察�E。 J。 Sniffen was taken back to poverty。                   She resolved 

to   become   a   schoolmistress。       Hearing   of   an   opening   in   the   West�察  �she 

proceeded to Colorado to take exclusive charge of the pensionnat of Mad。 

Choflie�察    �late  of  Paris。   On    the   way    thither  she   was   captured    by   the 

emissaries of the Boy Chief; 

     ;In   consummation   of   a   fatal   vow   I   made   never   to   spare   educational 

instructors�察─�interrupted Jenkins。 

     ;But in her captivity�察─�continued Mushymush�察 �she managed to stain 

her face with poke´berry juice�察�and mingling with the Indian maidens was 

enabled     to   pass   for  one   of   the  tribe。   Once     undetected�察    �she   boldly 

ingratiated   herself   with   the   Boy   Chief��how   honestly   and   devotedly   he 

best   can   tell��for   I�察  �Mushymush�察  �the   little   sister   of   the   Boy   Chief�察  �am 

Eliza Jane Sniffen。; 

     The Pirate Prodigy clasped her in his arms。               The Boy Chief�察�raising 



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his hand�察�ejaculated�此�

     ;Bless you�察�my children� ─�

     ;There     is  but   one   thing   wanting     to  complete     this  reunion�察─    �said 

Chitterlings�察�after a pause�察�but the hurried entrance of a scout stopped his 

utterance。 

     ;A commissioner from the Great Father in Washington。; 

     ;Scalp him� ─�shrieked the Boy Chief�察 �this is no time for diplomatic 

trifling。; 

     ;We   have�察  �but   he   still   insists   upon   seeing   you�察  �and   has   sent   in   his 

card。; 

     The Boy Chief took it�察�and read aloud�察�in agonized accents�此�

     ;Charles   F。   Hall   Golightly�察  �late   Page   in   United   States   Senate�察  �and 

Acting Commissioner of United States。; 

     In   another     moment�察     �Golightly�察   �pale�察  �bleeding�察    �and�察  �as   it  were�察�

prematurely   bald�察     �but   still  cold  and   intellectual�察  �entered    the  wigwam。 

They fell upon his neck and begged his forgiveness。 

     ;Don't mention it�察─�he said�察�quietly�察 �these things must and will happen 

under   our   present   system   of   government。       My   story   is   brief。   Obtaining 

political influence through caucuses�察�I became at last Page in the Senate。 

Through   the   exertions   of   political   friends   I   was   appointed   clerk   to   the 

commissioner        whose     functions     I  now    represent。     Knowing        through 

political spies in your own camp who you were�察�I acted upon the physical 

fears of the commissioner�察�who was an ex´clergyman�察�and easily induced 

him to deputize me to consult with you。             In doing so�察�I have lost my scalp�察�

but   as   the   hirsute   signs   of   juvenility   have   worked   against   my   political 

progress I do not   regret it。       As   a partially bald young   man I shall   have 

more power。        The terms that I have to offer are simply this�此�you can do 

everything you want�察�go anywhere you choose�察�if you will only leave this 

place。     I   have   a  hundred     thousand´dollar      draft   on   the  United    States 

Treasury in my pocket at your immediate disposal。; 

     ;But what's to become of me�拭─�asked Chitterlings。 

     ;Your   case   has   already   been   under   advisement。         The   Secretary   of 

State�察�who is an intelligent man�察�is determined to recognize you as de jure 

and de facto the only loyal representative of the Patagonian government。 



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You may safely proceed to Washington as its envoy extraordinary。                     I dine 

with the secretary next week。; 

     ;And yourself�察�old fellow�拭─�

     ;I only wish that twenty years from now you will recognize by your 

influence and votes the rights of C。 F。 H。 Golightly to the presidency。; 

     And here ends our story。           Trusting that   my dear   young friends   may 

take   whatever   example   or   moral   their   respective   parents   and   guardians 

may deem fittest from these pages�察�I hope in future years to portray further 

the   career   of   those   three   young   heroes   I   have   already   introduced   in   the 

spring´time of life to their charitable consideration。 



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        THE MAN WHOSE YOKE WAS 

                               NOT EASY 



       He was a spare man�察�and�察�physically�察�an ill´conditioned man�察�but at 

first   glance     scarcely    a   seedy    man。      The     indications    of   reduced 

circumstances in the male of the better class are�察�I fancy�察�first visible in the 

boots    and    shirt�察 �the  boots    offensively    exhibiting    a  degree    of  polish 

inconsistent   with   their   dilapidated   condition�察  �and   the   shirt   showing   an 

extent   of   ostentatious   surface   that   is   invariably   fatal   to   the   threadbare 

waist´coat that it partially covers。        He was a pale man�察�and�察�I fancied�察�still 

paler from his black clothes。 

     He handed me a note。 

     It   was   from  a   certain   physician�察  �a   man   of   broad   culture   and   broader 

experience�察�a man who had devoted the greater part of his active life to the 

alleviation of sorrow and suffering�察�a man who had lived up to the noble 

vows of a noble profession�察�a man who locked in his honorable breast the 

secrets of a hundred families�察�whose face was as kindly�察�whose touch was 

as gentle�察 �in the  wards of  the  great public  hospitals as it was   beside the 

laced   curtains   of   the   dying   Narcissa�察  �a   man   who�察  �through   long   contact 

with suffering�察�had acquired a universal tenderness and breadth of kindly 

philosophy�察�a man who�察�day and night�察�was at the beck and call of anguish�察�

a man who never asked the creed�察�belief�察�moral or worldly standing of the 

sufferer�察  �or   even   his   ability   to   pay   the   few   coins   that   enabled   him   ��the 

physician�� to exist and practice his calling�察�in brief�察�a man who so nearly 

lived   up   to   the   example   of   the   Great   Master   that   it   seems   strange   I   am 

writing of him as a doctor of medicine and not of divinity。 

     The note was in pencil�察�characteristically brief�察�and ran thus�此�

     ;Here is the man I spoke of。         He ought to be good material for you。; 

     For a moment I sat looking from the note to the man�察�and sounding the 

;dim perilous depths; of my memory for the meaning of this mysterious 

communication。          The     good    ;material�察─   �however�察    �soon    relieved    my 

embarrassment by putting his hand on his waistcoat�察�coming toward me�察�



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and saying�察 �It is just here�察�you can feel it。; 

     It was not necessary for me to do so。            In a flash I remembered that my 

medical friend had told me of a certain poor patient�察�once a soldier�察�who�察�

among   his   other   trials   and   uncertainties�察  �was   afflicted   with   an   aneurism 

caused by the buckle of his knapsack pressing upon the arch of the aorta。 

It   was   liable   to   burst   at   any   shock   or   any   moment。 The   poor   fellow's 

yoke had indeed been too heavy。 

     In the presence of such a tremendous possibility I think for an instant I 

felt   anxious   only  about   myself。      What   I   should   do�察  �how   dispose   of   the 

body�察  �how   explain   the   circumstance   of   his   taking   off�察  �how   evade   the 

ubiquitous reporter and the coroner's inquest�察�how a suspicion might arise 

that   I   had   in   some   way�察  �through   negligence   or   for   some   dark   purpose�察�

unknown   to   the   jury�察  �precipitated   the   catastrophe�察 �all   flashed before   me。 

Even the note�察�with its darkly suggestive offer of ;good material; for me�察�

looked     diabolically   significant。      What     might    not   an  intelligent   lawyer 

make of it�拭�

     I   tore   it   up   instantly�察  �and   with   feverish   courtesy   begged   him   to   be 

seated。 

     ;You don't care to feel it�拭─�he asked�察�a little anxiously。 

     ;No。; 

     ;Nor see it�拭─�

     ;No。; 

     He sighed�察�a trifle sadly�察�as if I had rejected the only favor he could 

bestow。      I saw at once that he had been under frequent exhibition to the 

doctors�察  �and   that   he   was�察  �perhaps�察  �a   trifle   vain   of   this   attention。 This 

perception was corroborated a moment later by his producing a copy of a 

medical magazine�察�with a remark that on the sixth page I would find a full 

statement of his case。 

     ;Could I serve him in any way�拭─�I asked。 

     It appeared that I could。        If I could help him to any light employment�察�

something       that  did   not   require   any   great   physical    exertion    or  mental 

excitement�察�he would be thankful。              But he wanted me to understand that 

he   was   not�察  �strictly   speaking�察  �a   poor   man�察  �that   some   years   before   the 

discovery of his fatal complaint he had taken out a life insurance policy 



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for   five   thousand     dollars�察  �and   that  he   had   raked   and    scraped    enough 

together   to   pay   it   up�察  �and   that   he   would   not   leave   his   wife   and   four 

children destitute。       ;You see�察─�he added�察 �if I could find some sort of light 

work to do�察�and kinder sled along�察�you knowuntil; 

     He stopped�察�awkwardly。 

     I   have   heard   several   noted   actors   thrill   their   audiences   with   a   single 

phrase。     I think   I   never   was   as   honestly  moved by  any  spoken   word   as 

that    ;until�察─ �or   the  pause    that   followed     it。  He    was    evidently     quite 

unconscious of its effect�察�for as I took a seat beside him on the sofa�察�and 

looked more closely in his waxen face�察�I could see that he was evidently 

embarrassed�察      �and   would     have    explained    himself    further�察  �if  I  had   not 

stopped him。 

     Possibly it was the dramatic idea�察�or possibly chance�察�but a few days 

afterward�察�meeting a certain kind´hearted theatrical manager�察�I asked him 

if he had any light employment for a man who was an invalid�拭                        �Can he 

walk�拭─      �Yes。;     ;Stand up for fifteen minutes�拭─ �Yes。;              ;Then I'll take 

him。     He'll do for the last scene in the 'Destructi

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