Life — December 7, 1905 — page 40: what you’re looking at

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immediately jumped on the box of her particular vehicle, and to readjust his mind to the trivialities of contemporary events. So occu- nent they were bowling up town, pied had he been for years with the past; with all that magnificent drama , Henry,” said the professor, with a slight show of interest, of history that within the crypt and the ancient tomb had been unfolding “have the women been driving cab itself for him, it required almost an effort to focus his mind on a Henry smiled. new set of sens, . The fact tata Miss Smith had been elected Presi- “Didn't you know that?” he asked. “But of course I had forgotten dent would doubtless have made but little impression, But Miss Juniper how long you had been a Dear me, it’s a long time now.” Smith—ah, that was different k so long ago in his life that it had As he spoke,.they passed under several arches decorated with white been a dream, he had been in love with Juniper. But a misunderstanding ribbons. The whole city seemed in gala attire. had arisen between them and their en; ment had been broken. In a “It was splendid, wasn't it,” said Henry, remarking that his moment of desperation he had joined a college exploration party for the was looking at the unusual sight, “to think that our old friend Juniper — Far st, had risen from distinction to distinction, had gone further got in?” and further back—into the past, rolling up for himself a deathless name; The professor turned. while she—Juniper—was marching forward in the van of progress—its “Juniper!” he exclaimed, “You don’t mean Juniper Smith, the girl I leader indeed. And now these two, so steadily drawing away from each used to go to school with? What's happened to Juniper?” other all these years, were once more in the same hemisphere. In reply Henry Highton turned an astonished gaze companion. The professor spoke at last. “Is it possible,” he exclaimed, “that you do not know? Why, you must “So Juniper,” he said, “has not been idle. Well, well, it seems like a have heard. Some of the passengers—” dre f rupted the professor, hastening to explain what seemed to “You won't think it’s a dream,” said Highton, “when you wake up to be an ¢ t piece of hopeless ignorance on his part. “You know I was facts in the case. Why, Juniper has scarcely been inaugurated. You seasick. Besides, I don’t know any of the hon ws. Why, I never took the paint on all these arches has scarcely begun to fade—before there a paper. Almost every day I d some new prize. There enough is a measure before the people to amend the Constitution to deprive us news and excitement in that t did Tc what was oni men of the rights of suff , and I'll be hanged if 1 don’t believe it will be the world? But I really should iike to know iper. She was carried. A Man’s Right party has already been started, but it’s a feeble quite a bright girl. I believe I was sweet on her at one time. Perhaps ” The professor was becoming interested. Married,” repeated Highton scornfully. “I should say not.” .” he said, “how this situation came about.” Vell, then, what is it?” F —strange as it n seem. It all began with an institu- Highton turned a calm, benevolent gaze upon his friend. tion known as the Trust. Every man of real power and ability made the “Juni s .” he replied slowly, “has just been elected President of — discovery that it was not nee for him to work—that through a sys- tem known as Graft he could accumulate a fortune. It was a system of favoritism, at first sanctioned by the Government, until the ‘oring in a single moment to bridge over a quarter of a they were termed, became so power: that they practically—for a time— century of history ; he was endeavoring, as he himself afterwards put it. controlled the whole course of affairs. At first, you see, several promi- (Continued on second page following.) IF YOU WANT A MERCEDES, BOY ET HERE AND SAVE All the speed, all the strength, all the lightness and all the beauty of the imported 1906 Mercedes are repeated in the 1906 American Mercedes. Every working part in the one has its counterpart in the other. No test of endurance that can be applied to these two cars will bring out a difference between them. Every patent, every device, every method of construction used by the Daimler Motoren Gessel- schaft in building the Mercedes is used by us in building the American Mercedes. We have the sole ownership for the United States and Canada of all patents, designs and shop drawings of our parent company. The 1906 American Mercedes will be exhibited at the Automobile Show. DAIMLER MANUFACTURING CO., 953 Steinway Avenue, LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. y.c arage, 10 West Goth Street comicbooks.com