第10章

Fulkerson，"saidthegirl。

ThisservedtoremindFulkersonofsomething。Heturnedtoherfather。

"I"lltellyouwhat，ColonelWoodburn，IwantMr。Marchtoseesomechaptersofthatbookofyours。I"vebeentalkingtohimaboutit。"

"Idonotthinkitwouldaddtothepopularityofyourperiodical，sir，"

saidtheColonel，withastatelypleasureinbeingasked。"Myviewsofacivilizationbaseduponresponsibleslaverywouldhardlybeacceptabletoyourcommercializedsociety。"

"Well，notasapracticalthing，ofcourse，"Fulkersonadmitted。"Butassomethingretrospective，speculative，Ibelieveitwouldmakeahit。

There"ssomuchgoingonnowaboutsocialquestions；Iguesspeoplewouldliketoreadit。"

"Idonotknowthatmyworkisintendedtoamusepeople，"saidtheColonel，withsomestate。

"Mahgoodness!AhonlywishitWAS，then，"saidhisdaughter；andsheadded:"Yes，Mr。Fulkerson，theColonelwillbeverygladtosubmitpo"tionsofhiswoaktoyo"edito"。Wewanttohavesomeofthehonaw。

Perhapswecansaywehelpedtostopyo"magazine，ifwedidn"thelptostawtit。"

Theyalllaughedatherboldness，andFulkersonsaid:"It"lltakeagooddealmorethanthattostop"EveryOtherWeek"。TheColonel"swholebookcouldn"tdoit。"Thenhelookedunhappy，forColonelWoodburndidnotseemtoenjoyhisreassuringwords；butMissWoodburncametohisrescue。

"Youmaghtillustrateitwiththepo"traitoftheawthorisdaughtaw，ifit"stoolateforthecovah。"

"Goingtohavethatineverynumber，MissWoodburn!"hecried。

"Oh，mahgoodness!"shesaid，withmockhumility。

Almasatlookingatherpiquanthead，black，unconsciouslyoutlinedagainstthelamp，asshesatworkingbythetable。"Justkeepstillamoment!"

Shegothersketch-blockandpencils，andbegantodraw；Fulkersontiltedhimselfforwardandlookedoverhershoulder；hesmiledoutwardly；

inwardlyhewasdividedbetweenadmirationofMissWoodburn"sarchbeautyandappreciationoftheskillwhichreproducedit；atthesametimehewastryingtorememberwhetherMarchhadauthorizedhimtogosofarastoaskforasightofColonelWoodburn"smanuscript。HefeltthathehadtrencheduponMarch"sprovince，andheframedoneapologytotheeditorforbringinghimthemanuscript，andanothertotheauthorforbringingitback。

"MostAhholdraghtstilllikeitwasaphotograph?"askedMissWoodburn。"CanAhtoak?"

"Talkallyouwant，"saidAlma，squintinghereyes。"Andyouneedn"tbeeitheradamantine，noryet——wooden。"

"Oh，ho"verygoodofyou!Well，ifAhcantoak——goon，Mr。Fulkerson!"

"Metalk?Ican"tbreathetillthisthingisdone!"sighedFulkerson；atthatpointofhismentaldramatheColonelwasbehavingrustilyaboutthereturnofhismanuscript，andhefeltthathewaslookinghislastonMissWoodburn"sprofile。

"Isshegettingitraght?"askedthegirl。

"Idon"tknowwhichiswhich，"saidFulkerson。

"Oh，AhhopeAhshall!Ahdon"twanttogoroundfeelin"likeasheetofpapahhalfthetime。"

"Youcouldrattleon，justthesame，"suggestedAlma。

"Oh，now!Jostlistentothat，Mr。Fulkerson。Doyoucallthatanywaytotoaktopeople?"

"Youmightknowwhichyouwerebythecolor，"Fulkersonbegan，andthenbebrokeofffromthepersonalconsiderationwithabusinessinspiration，andsmackedhimselfontheknee，"Wecouldprintitincolor!"

Mrs。Leightongathereduphersewingandhelditwithbothhandsinherlap，whileshecameround，andlookedcriticallyatthesketchandthemodeloverherglasses。"It"sverygood，Alma，"shesaid。

ColonelWoodburnremainedrestivelyonhissideofthetable。"Ofcourse，Mr。Fulkerson，youwerejesting，sir，whenyouspokeofprintingasketchofmydaughter。"

"Why，Idon"tknow——Ifyouobject——?

"Ido，sir——decidedly，"saidtheColonel。

"Thenthatsettlesit，ofcourse，"said"Ionlymeant——"

"Indeeditdoesn"t!"criedthegirl。"Who"stoknowwhoit"sfrom?

Ah"mjostsetonhavin"itprinted!Ah"mgoingtoappearastheheadofSlavery——inoppositiontotheheadofLiberty。"

"There"llbearevolutioninsideofforty-eighthours，andwe"llhavetheColonel"ssystemgoingwhereveracopyof"EveryOtherWeek"circulates，"

saidFulkerson。

"Thissketchbelongstome，"Almainterposed。"I"mnotgoingtoletitbeprinted。"

"Oh，mahgoodness!"saidMissWoodburn，laughinggood-humoredly。

"That"sbecoseyouwerebroughtuptohateslavery。"

"IshouldlikeMr。Beatontoseeit，"saidMrs。Leighton，inasortofabsenttone。Sheadded，toFulkerson:"Iratherexpectedhemightbeinto-night。"

"Well，ifhecomeswe"llleaveittoBeaton，"Fulkersonsaid，withreliefinthesolution，andananxiousglanceattheColonel，acrossthetable，toseehowhetookthatformofthejoke。MissWoodburninterceptedhisglanceandlaughed，andFulkersonlaughed，too，butratherforlornly。

Almasetherlipsprimlyandturnedherheadfirstononesideandthenontheothertolookatthesketch。"Idon"tthinkwe"llleaveittoMr。

Beaton，evenifhecomes。"

"WelefttheotherdesignforthecovertoBeaton，"Fulkersoninsinuated。

"Iguessyouneedn"tbeafraidofhim。"

"Isitaquestionofmybeingafraid?"Almaasked；sheseemedcoollyintentonherdrawing。

"MissLeightonthinksheoughttobeafraidofher，"MissWoodburnexplained。

"It"saquestionofhiscourage，then?"saidAlma。

"Well，Idon"tthinktherearemanyyoungladiesthatBeaton"safraidof，"saidFulkerson，givinghimselftherespiteofthispurelyrandomremark，whileheinterrogatedthefacesofMrs。LeightonandColonelWoodburnforsomelightuponthetendencyoftheirdaughters"words。

HewasnothelpedbyMrs。Leighton"ssaying，withacertainanxiety，"Idon"tknowwhatyoumean，Mr。Fulkerson。"

"Well，you"reasmuchinthedarkasIammyself，then，"saidFulkerson。

"IsupposeImeantthatBeatonisrather——a——favorite，youknow。Thewomenlikehim。"

Mrs。Leightonsighed，andColonelWoodburnroseandlefttheroom。

Inthesilencethatfollowed，Fulkersonlookedfromoneladytotheotherwithdismay。"Iseemtohaveputmyfootinit，somehow，"hesuggested，andMissWoodburngaveacryoflaughter。

"Poo"Mr。Fulkerson!Poo"Mr。Fulkerson!Papathoatyouwantedhimtogo。"

"Wantedhimtogo?"repeatedFulkerson。

"WealwaysmentionMr。Beatonwhenwewanttogetridofpapa。"

"Well，itseemstomethatIhavenoticedthathedidn"ttakemuchinterestinBeaton，asageneraltopic。ButIdon"tknowthatIeversawitdrivehimoutoftheroombefore!"

"Well，heisn"talwayssobad，"saidMissWoodburn。"Butitwasacaseofhateatfirstsight，anditseemstobegrowin"onpapa。"

"Well，Icanunderstandthat，"saidFulkerson。"TheimpulsetodestroyBeatonissomethingthateverybodyhastostruggleagainstatthestart。"

"Imustsay，Mr。Fulkerson，"saidMrs。Leighton，inthetremorthroughwhichshenervedherselftodifferopenlywithanyonesheliked，"Ineverhadtostrugglewithanythingofthekind，inregardtoMr。Beaton。Hehasalwaysbeenmostrespectfuland——and——considerate，withme，whateverhehasbeenwithothers。"

"Well，ofcourse，Mrs。Leighton!"Fulkersoncamebackinasoothingtone。

"Butyouseeyou"retherulethatprovestheexception。IwasspeakingofthewaymenfeltaboutBeaton。It"sdifferentwithladies；Ijustsaidso。"

"Isitalwaysdifferent?"Almaasked，liftingherheadandherhandfromherdrawing，andstaringatitabsently。

Fulkersonpushedbothhishandsthroughhiswhiskers。"Lookhere!Lookhere!"hesaid。"Won"tsomebodystartsomeothersubject?Wehaven"thadtheweatherupyet，havewe?Ortheopera?Whatisthematterwithafewremarksaboutpolitics?"

"Why，Ahthoatyoulahkedtotoakaboutthestaffofyo"magazine，"saidMissWoodburn。

"Oh，Ido!"saidFulkerson。"Butnotalwaysaboutthesamememberofit。

Hegetsmonotonous，whenhedoesn"tgetcomplicated。I"vejustcomeroundfromtheMarches"，"headded，toMrs。Leighton。

"Isupposethey"vegotthoroughlysettledintheirapartmentbythistime。"Mrs。LeightonsaidsomethinglikethiswhenevertheMarcheswerementioned。Atthebottomofherheartshehadnotforgiventhemfornottakingherrooms；shehadlikedtheirlookssomuch；andshewasalwayshopingthattheywereuncomfortableordissatisfied；shecouldnothelpwantingthempunishedalittle。

"Well，yes；asmuchastheyeverwillbe，"Fulkersonanswered。

"TheBostonstyleisprettydifferent，youknow；andtheMarchesareold-

fashionedfolks，andIreckontheyneverwentinmuchforbric-a-bracThey"veputawaynineortenbarrelsofdragoncandlesticks，buttheykeepfindingnewones。"

"Theirlandladyhasjustjoinedourclass，"saidAlma。"Isn"thernameGreen?Shehappenedtoseemycopyof"EveryOtherWeek"，andsaidsheknewtheeditor；andtoldme。"

"Well，it"salittleworld，"saidFulkerson。"Youseemtobetouchingelbowswitheverybody。Justthinkofyourhavinghadourheadtranslatorforamodel。"

"AhthinkthatyourwholepublicationrevolvesaroandtheLeightonfamily，"saidMissWoodburn。

"That"sprettymuchso，"Fulkersonadmitted。"Anyhow，thepublisherseemsdisposedtodoso。"

"Areyouthepublisher?IthoughtitwasMr。Dryfoos，"saidAlma。

"Itis。"

"Oh!"

ThetoneandthewordgaveFulkersonadiscomfortwhichhepromptlyconfessed。"Missedagain。"

Thegirlslaughed，andheregainedsomethingofhislostspirits，andsmiledupontheirgayety，whichlastedbeyondanyapparentreasonforit。

MissWoodburnasked，"AndisMr。Dryfoossenio"anythinglikeouahMr。

Dryfoos?"

"Nottheleast。"

"Buthe"sjostasexemplary?"

"Yes；inhisway。"

"Well，AhwishAhcouldseeallthosepinksofpuffectiontogethah，once。"

"Why，lookhere!I"vebeenthinkingI"dcelebratealittle，whentheoldgentlemangetsback。Havealittlesupper——somethingofthatkind。Howwouldyouliketoletmehaveyourparlorsforit，Mrs。Leighton?Youladiescouldstandonthestairs，andhaveapeepatus，inthebunch。"

"Oh，mah!Whataprivilege!AndwillMissAlmabethere，withtheothahcontributors?Ahshalljostexpahofenvy!"

"Shewon"tbethereinperson，"saidFulkerson，"butshe"llberepresentedbytheheadoftheartdepartment。"

"Mahgoodness!Andwho"lltheheadofthepublishingdepartmentrepresent?"

"Hecanrepresentyou，"saidAlma。

"Well，Ahwanttoberepresented，someho"。"

"We"llhavethebanquetthenightbeforeyouappearonthecoverofourfourthnumber，"saidFulkerson。

"Ahthoatthatwasdoublyfo"bidden，"saidMissWoodburn。"Bythesternparentandtheenviousawtust。"

"We"llgetBeatontogetroundthem，somehow。Iguesswecantrusthimtomanagethat。"

Mrs。Leightonsighedherresentmentoftheimplication。

"IalwaysfeelthatMr。Beatondoesn"tdohimselfjustice，"shebegan。

Fulkersoncouldnotforegothechanceofajoke。"Well，maybehewouldrathertemperjusticewithmercyinacaselikehis。"Thismadeboththeyoungerladieslaugh。"Ijudgethisismychancetogetoffwithmylife，"headded，andheroseashespoke。"Mrs。Leighton，Iamabouttheonlymanofmysexwhodoesn"tthirstforBeaton"sbloodmostofthetime。ButIknowhimandIdon"t。He"smorekindsofagoodfellowthanpeoplegenerallyunderstand。Hedoesn"twearhisheartuponhissleeve-

nothisulstersleeve，anyway。Youcanalwayscountmeonyoursidewhenit"saquestionoffindingBeatonnotguiltyifhe"llleavetheState。"

Almasetherdrawingagainstthewall，inrisingtosaygoodnighttoFulkerson。Hebentoveronhissticktolookatit。"Well，it"sbeautiful，"hesighed，withunconscioussincerity。

Almamadehimacourtesyofmockmodesty。"ThankstoMissWoodburn!"

"Ohno!Allshehadtodowassimplytostayput。"

"Don"tyouthinkAhmighthaveimproveditifAhhad，lookedbetter?"

thegirlasked，gravely。

"Oh，youcouldn"t!"saidFulkerson，andhewentofftriumphantintheirapplauseandtheircriesof"Which?which?"

Mrs。Leightonsankdeepintoanaccusinggloomwhenatlastshefoundherselfalonewithherdaughter。"Idon"tknowwhatyouarethinkingabout，AlmaLeighton。Ifyoudon"tlikeMr。Beaton——"

"Idon"t。"

"Youdon"t?Youknowbetterthanthat。Youknowthat，youdidcareforhim。"

"Oh!that"saverydifferentthing。That"sathingthatcanbegotover。"

"Gotover!"repeatedMrs。Leighton，aghast。

"Ofcourse，itcan!Don"tberomantic，mamma。Peoplegetoverdozensofsuchfancies。Theyevenmarryforlovetwoorthreetimes。"

"Never!"criedhermother，doingherbesttofeelshocked；andatlastlookingit。

HerlookingithadnoeffectuponAlma。"Youcaneasilygetovercaringforpeople；butyoucan"tgetoverlikingthem——ifyoulikethembecausetheyaresweetandgood。That"swhatlasts。Iwasasimplegoose，andheimposeduponmebecausehewasasophisticatedgoose。Nowthecaseisreversed。"

"Hedoescareforyou，now。Youcanseeit。Whydoyouencouragehimtocomehere?"

"Idon"t，"saidAlma。"Iwilltellhimtokeepawayifyoulike。Butwhetherhecomesorgoes，itwillbethesame。"

"Nottohim，Alma!Heisinlovewithyou!"

"Hehasneversaidso。"

"Andyouwouldreallylethimsayso，whenyouintendtorefusehim?"

"Ican"tverywellrefusehimtillhedoessayso。"

Thiswasundeniable。Mrs。Leightoncouldonlydemand，inanawfultone，"MayIaskwhy——ifyoucaredforhim；andIknowyoucareforhimstillyouwillrefusehim?"

Almalaughed。"Because——becauseI"mweddedtomyArt，andI"mnotgoingtocommitbigamy，whateverIdo。"

"Alma!"

"Well，then，becauseIdon"tlikehim——thatis，Idon"tbelieveinhim，anddon"ttrusthim。He"sfascinating，buthe"sfalseandhe"sfickle。

Hecan"thelpit，Idaresay。"

"Andyouareperfectlyhard。IsitpossiblethatyouwereactuallypleasedtohaveMr。FulkersonteaseyouaboutMr。Dryfoos?"

"Oh，good-night，now，mamma!Thisisbecomingpersonal"

EndAHazardofNewFortunesV3

ByWilliamDeanHowellsPARTTHIRD

I。

Theschemeofabanquettocelebratetheinitialsuccessof"EveryOtherWeek"expandedinFulkerson"sfancyintoaseries。Insteadofthepublishingandeditorialforce，withcertainofthemorerepresentativeartistsandauthorssittingdowntoamodestsupperinMrs。Leighton"sparlors，heconceivedofadinneratDelmonico"s，withtheprincipalliteraryandartistic，peoplethroughoutthecountryasguests，andaninexhaustiblehospitalitytoreportersandcorrespondents，fromwhomparagraphs，propheticandhistoric，wouldflowweeksbeforeandafterthefirstoftheseries。Hesaidthethingwasanewdepartureinmagazines；

itamountedtosomethinginliteratureasradicalastheAmericanRevolutioninpolitics:itwastheideaofselfgovernmentinthearts；

anditwasthisideathathadneveryetbeenfullydevelopedinregardtoit。Thatwaswhatmustbedoneinthespeechesatthedinner，andthespeechesmustbereported。Thenitwouldgolikewildfire。HeaskedMarchwhetherhethoughtMr。Depewcouldbegottocome；MarkTwain，hewassure，wouldcome；hewasaliteraryman。TheyoughttoinviteMr。

Evarts，andtheCardinalandtheleadingProtestantdivines。Hisambitionstoppedatnothing，nothingbutthequestionofexpense；therehehadtowaitthereturnoftheelderDryfoosfromtheWest，andDryfooswasstilldelayedatMoffitt，andFulkersonopenlyconfessedthathewasafraidhewouldstaytheretillhisownenthusiasmescapedinotheractivities，otherplans。

Fulkersonwasaslittlelikelyaspossibletofallunderasuperstitioussubjectiontoanotherman；butMarchcouldnothelpseeingthatinthispossiblemeasureDryfooswasFulkerson"sfetish。Hedidnotreverehim，Marchdecided，becauseitwasnotinFulkerson"snaturetorevereanything；hecouldlikeanddislike，buthecouldnotrespect。

Apparently，however，Dryfoosdauntedhimsomehow；andbesidesthehomagewhichthosewhohavenotpaytothosewhohave，FulkersonrenderedDryfoosthetributeofafeelingwhichMarchcouldonlydefineasasortofbewilderment。AswellasMarchcouldmakeout，thisfeelingwasevokedbythespectacleofDryfoos"sunfailingluck，whichFulkersonwasfondofdazzlinghimselfwith。Itperfectlyconsistedwithakeensenseofwhateverwassordidandselfishinamanonwhomhiscareermusthavehaditsinevitableeffect。HelikedtophilosophizethecasewithMarch，torecallDryfoosashewaswhenhefirstmethimstillsomewhatinthesap，atMoffitt，andtostudytheprocessesbywhichheimaginedhimtohavedriedintothehardenedspeculator，withouteventhepretencetoanyadvantagebuthisowninhisventures。Hewasawareofpaintingthecharactertoovividly，andhewarnedMarchnottoacceptitexactlyinthosetints，buttosubduethemandshadeitforhimself。Hesaidthatwherehisadvantagewasnotconcerned，therewaseversomuchgoodinDryfoos，andthatifinsomethingsbehadgrowninflexible，hehadexpandedinotherstothefullmeasureofthevastscaleonwhichhedidbusiness。IthadseemedalittleoddtoMarchthatamanshouldputmoneyintosuchanenterpriseas"EveryOtherWeek"andgooffaboutotheraffairs，notonlywithoutanysignofanxiety，butwithoutanysortofinterest。ButFulkersonsaidthatwasthesplendidsideofDryfoos。

Hehadacourage，amagnanimity，thatwasequaltothestrainofanysuchuncertainty。Hehadfacedthemusiconceforall，whenheaskedFulkersonwhatthethingwouldcostinthedifferentdegreesofpotentialfailure；andthenhehadgoneoff，leavingeverythingtoFulkersonandtheyoungerDryfoos，withtheinstructionsimplytogoaheadandnotbotherhimaboutit。Fulkersoncalledthatprettytallforanoldfellowwhousedtobewailthewantofpigsandchickenstooccupyhismind。

HeallegeditasanotherproofoftheversatilityoftheAmericanmind，andofthegrandeurofinstitutionsandopportunitiesthatleteverymangrowtohisfullsize，sothatanymaninAmericacouldruntheconcernifnecessary。HebelievedthatoldDryfooscouldstepintoBismarck"sshoesandruntheGermanEmpireattendays"notice，oraboutaslongasitwouldtakehimtogofromNewYorktoBerlin。ButBismarckwouldnotknowanythingaboutDryfoos"splanstillDryfoosgotreadytoshowhishand。FulkersonhimselfdidnotpretendtosaywhattheoldmanhadbeenuptosincehewentWest。HewasatMoffittfirst，andthenhewasatChicago，andthenhehadgoneouttoDenvertolookaftersomemineshehadoutthere，andarailroadortwo；andnowhewasatMoffittagain。

Hewassupposedtobeclosinguphisaffairsthere，butnobodycouldsay。

FulkersontoldMarchthemorningafterDryfoosreturnedthathehadnotonlynotpulledoutatMoffitt，buthadgoneindeeper，tentimesdeeperthanever。Hewasinaroyalgood-humor，Fulkersonreported，andwasgoingtodropintotheofficeonhiswayupfromtheStreet(MarchunderstoodWallStreet)thatafternoon。Hewastickledtodeathwith"EveryOtherWeek"sofarasithadgone，andwasanxioustopayhisrespectstotheeditor。

Marchaccountedforsomerhetoricinthis，butletitflatterhim，andpreparedhimselfforameetingaboutwhichhecouldseethatFulkersonwasonlylessnervousthanhehadshownhimselfaboutthepublicreceptionofthefirstnumber。ItgaveMarchadisagreeablefeelingofbeingownedandofbeingabouttobeinspectedbyhisproprietor；buthefellbackuponsuchindependenceashecouldfindinthethoughtofthosetwothousanddollarsofincomebeyondthecapriceofhisowner，andmaintainedanoutwardserenity。

Hewasalittleashamedafterwardoftheresolutionithadcosthimtodoso。ItwasnotaquestionofDryfoos"sphysicalpresence:thatwasrathereffectivethanotherwise，andcarriedasuggestionofmoneyedindifferencetoconventioninthegraybusinesssuitofprovincialcut，andthelow，wide-brimmedhatofflexibleblackfelt。Hehadastickwithanold-fashionedtopofbuckhornwornsmoothandbrightbythepalmofhishand，whichhadnotlostitscharacterinfat，andwhichhadahistoryofformerworkinitsenlargedknuckles，thoughitwasnowassoftasMarch"s，andmustoncehavebeensmallevenforamanofMr。

Dryfoos"sstature；hewasbelowtheaveragesize。ButwhatstruckMarchwasthefactthatDryfoosseemedfurtivelyconsciousofbeingacountryperson，andofbeingawarethatintheirmeetinghewastobetriedbyotherteststhanthosewhichwouldhaveavailedhimasashrewdspeculator。HeevidentlyhadsomecuriosityaboutMarch，asthefirstofhiskindwhomhebadencountered；somesuchcuriosityasthecountryschooltrusteefeelsandtriestohideinthepresenceofthenewschoolmaster。Butthewholeaffairwas，ofcourse，onahigherplane；ononesideDryfooswasmuchmoreamanoftheworldthanMarchwas，andheprobablydivinedthisatonce，andrestedhimselfuponthefactinameasure。Itseemedtobehispreferencethathissonshouldintroducethem，forhecameupstairswithConrad，andtheyhadfairlymadeacquaintancebeforeFulkersonjoinedthem。

Conradofferedtoleavethematonce，buthisfathermadehimstay。

"IreckonMr。MarchandIhaven"tgotanythingsoprivatetotalkaboutthatwewanttokeepitfromtheotherpartners。Well，Mr。March，areyougettingusedtoNewYorkyet?Ittakesalittletime。"

"Ohyes。Butnotsomuchtimeasmostplaces。EverybodybelongsmoreorlessinNewYork；nobodyhastobelongherealtogether。"

"Yes，thatisso。Youcantryit，andgoawayifyoudon"tlikeitagooddealeasierthanyoucouldfromasmallerplace。Wouldn"tmakesomuchtalk，wouldit?"HeglancedatMarchwithajocoselightinhisshrewdeyes。"ThatisthewayIfeelaboutitallthetime:justvisiting。Now，itwouldn"tbethatwayinBoston，Ireckon?"

"Youcouldn"tkeeponvisitingthereyourwholelife，"saidMarch。

Dryfooslaughed，showinghislowerteethinawaythatwasatoncesimpleandfierce。"Mr。Fulkersondidn"thardlyknowashecouldgetyoutoleave。Isupposeyougotusedtoitthere。Ineverbeeninyourcity。"

"Ihadgotusedtoit；butitwashardlymycity，exceptbymarriage。Mywife"saBostonian。"

"She"sbeenalittlehomesickhere，then，"saidDryfoos，withasmileofthesamequalityashislaugh。

"LessthanIexpected，"saidMarch。"Ofcourse，shewasverymuchattachedtoouroldhome。"

"Iguessmywifewon"tevergetusedtoNewYork，"saidDryfoos，andhedrewinhislowerlipwithasharpsigh。"Butmygirlslikeit；they"reyoung。Youneverbeenoutourwayyet，Mr。March?OutWest?"

"Well，onlyforthepurposeofbeingborn，andbroughtup。IusedtoliveinCrawfordsville，andthenIndianapolis。"

"Indianapolisisboundtobeagreatplace，"saidDryfoos。"Iremembernow，Mr。FulkersontoldmeyouwasfromourState。"HewentontobragoftheWest，asifMarchwereanEasternerandhadtobeconvinced。

"Yououghttoseeallthatcountry。It"sagreatcountry。"

"Ohyes，"saidMarch，"Iunderstandthat。"HeexpectedthepraiseofthegreatWesttoleaduptosomecommenton"EveryOtherWeek"；andtherewasabundantsuggestionofthattopicinthemanuscripts，proofsofletter-pressandillustrations，withadvancecopiesofthelatestnumberstrewnoverhistable。

ButDryfoosapparentlykepthimselffromlookingatthesethings。

Herolledhisheadaboutonhisshoulderstotakeinthecharacteroftheroom，andsaidtohisson，"Youdidn"tchangethewoodwork，afterall。"

"No；thearchitectthoughtwehadbetterletitbe，unlesswemeanttochangethewholeplace。Helikeditsbeingold-fashioned。"

"Ihopeyoufeelcomfortablehere，Mr。March，"theoldmansaid，bringinghiseyestobearuponhimagainaftertheirtourofinspection。

"Toocomfortableforaworking-man，"saidMarch，andhethoughtthatthisremarkmustbringthemtosometalkabouthiswork，buttheproprietoronlysmiledagain。

"IguessIsha"n"tlosemuchonthishouse，"hereturned，asifmusingaloud。"Thisdown-townpropertyiscomingup。Businessisgettinginonallthesesidestreets。IthoughtIpaidaprettygoodpriceforit，too。"Hewentontotalkofrealestate，andMarchbegantofeelacertainresentmentathiscontinuedavoidanceoftheonlytopicinwhichtheycouldreallyhaveacommoninterest。"Youlivedownthiswaysomewhere，don"tyou?"theoldmanconcluded。

"Yes。Iwishedtobenearmywork。"Marchwasvexedwithhimselfforhavingrecurredtoit；butafterwardhewasnotsurebutDryfoossharedhisowndiffidenceinthematter，andwaswaitingforhimtobringitopenlyintothetalk。Attimesheseemedwaryandmasterful，andthenMarchfeltthathewasbeingexaminedandtested；atotherssosimplethatMarchmightwellhavefanciedthatheneededencouragement，anddesiredit。HetalkedofhiswifeanddaughtersinawaythatinvitedMarchtosayfriendlythingsofhisfamily，whichappearedtogivetheoldmanfirstanunduepleasureandthenafinaldistrust。Atmomentsheturned，withaneffectoffindingreliefinit，tohissonandspoketohimacrossMarchofmatterswhichhewasunacquaintedwith；hedidnotseemawarethatthiswasrude，buttheyoungmanmusthavefeltitso；healwaysbroughttheconversationback，andonceatsomecosttohimselfwhenhisfathermadeitpersonal。

"IwanttomakearegularNewYorkbusinessmanoutofthatfellow，"hesaidtoMarch，pointingatConradwithhisstick。"Yous"poseI"mevergoingtodoit?"

"Well，Idon"tknow，"saidMarch，tryingtofallinwiththejoke。

"Doyoumeannothingbutabusinessman?"

Theoldmanlaughedatwhateverlatentmeaninghefanciedinthis，andsaid:"Youthinkhewouldbealittletoomuchformethere?Well，I"veseenenoughof"emtoknowitdon"talwaystakealargepatternofamantodoalargebusiness。ButIwanthimtogetthebusinesstraining，andthenifhewantstogointosomethingelseheknowswhattheworldis，anyway。Heigh?"

"Ohyes!"Marchassented，withsomecompassionfortheyoungmanreddeningpatientlyunderhisfather"scomment。

Dryfooswentonasifhissonwerenotinhearing。"Nowthatboywantedtobeapreacher。Whatdoesapreacherknowabouttheworldhepreachesagainstwhenhe"sbeenbroughtupapreacher?Hedon"tknowsomuchasabadlittleboyinhisSunday-school；heknowsaboutasmuchasagirl。

Ialwaystoldhim，Youbeamanfirst，andthenyoubeapreacher，ifyouwantto。Heigh?"

"Precisely。"Marchbegantofeelsomecompassionforhimselfinbeingwitnessoftheyoungfellow"sdiscomfortunderhisfather"shomily。

"WhenwefirstcometoNewYork，Itoldhim，Nowhere"syourchancetoseetheworldonabigscale。Youknowalreadywhatworkandsavingandsteadyhabitsandsensewillbringaman，to；youdon"twanttogoroundamongtherich；youwanttogoamongthepoor，andseewhatlazinessanddrinkanddishonestyandfoolishnesswillbringmento。AndIguessheknows，aboutaswellasanybody；andifheevergoestopreachinghe"llknowwhathe"spreachingabout。"Theoldmansmiledhisfierce，simplesmile，andinhissharpeyesMarchfanciedcontemptoftheambitionhehadbalkedinhisson。Thepresentscenemusthavebeenoneofmanybetweenthem，endinginmeeksubmissiononthepartoftheyoungman，whomhisfather，perhapswithoutrealizinghiscruelty，treatedasachild。Marchtookithardthatheshouldbemadetosufferinthepresenceofaco-ordinatepowerlikehimself，andbegantodisliketheoldmanoutofproportiontohisoffence，whichmighthavebeenmerewantoftaste，oraneffectofmereembarrassmentbeforehim。Butevidently，whateverrebellionhisdaughtershadcarriedthroughagainsthim，hehadkepthisdominionoverthisgentlespiritunbroken。Marchdidnotchoosetomakeanyresponse，buttolethimcontinue，ifhewould，entirelyuponhisownimpulse。

II。

Asilencefollowed，ofratherpainfullength。ItwasbrokenbythecheeryvoiceofFulkerson，sentbeforehimtoheraldFulkerson"scheeryperson。"Well，Isupposeyou"vegottheglorioussuccessof"EveryOtherWeek"downprettycoldinyourtalkbythistime。Ishouldhavebeenupsoonertojoinyou，butIwasnippingamanforthelastpageofthecover。Iguesswe"llhavetolettheMusehavethatforanadvertisementinsteadofapoemthenexttime，March。Well，theoldgentlemangivenyouboysyourscolding?"ThepersonofFulkersonhadgotintotheroomlongbeforehereachedthisquestion，andhadplanteditselfastrideachair。Fulkersonlookedoverthechairback，nowatMarch，andnowattheelderDryfoosashespoke。

Marchansweredhim。"Iguesswemusthavebeenwaitingforyou，Fulkerson。Atanyrate，wehadn"tgottothescoldingyet。"

"Why，Ididn"tsupposeMr。Dryfooscould"a"heldinsolong。I

understoodhewasawfulmadatthewaythethingstartedoff，andwantedtogiveyouapieceofhismind，whenhegotatyou。Iinferredasmuchfromaremarkthathemade。"MarchandDryfooslookedfoolish，asmendowhenmadethesubjectofthissortofmerrymisrepresentation。

"Ireckonmyscoldingwillkeepawhileyet，"saidtheoldman，dryly。

"Well，then，Iguessit"sagoodchancetogiveMr。Dryfoosanideaofwhatwe"vereallydone——justwhilewe"reresting，asArtemusWardsays。

Heigh，March?"

"Iwillletyoublowthetrumpet，Fulkerson。Ithinkitbelongsstrictlytotheadvertisingdepartment，"saidMarch。Henowdistinctlyresentedtheoldman"sfailuretosayanythingtohimofthemagazine；hemadehisinferencethatitwasfromasuspicionofhisreadinesstopresumeuponarecognitionofhisshareinthesuccess，andhewasdeterminedtosecondnosortofappealforit。

"Theadvertisingdepartmentistheheartandsoulofeverybusiness，"

saidFulkerson，hardily，"andIliketokeepmyhandinwithalittlepractiseonthetrumpetinprivate。Idon"tbelieveMr。Dryfooshasgotanyideaoftheextentofthisthing。He"sbeenoutamongthoseRackensackens，wherewewereallborn，andhe"sreadthenoticesintheirsevenbyninedailies，andhe"sseenthethingsellingonthecars，andhethinksheappreciateswhat"sbeendone。ButIshouldjustliketotakehimroundinthislittleoldmetropolisawhile，andshowhim"EveryOtherWeek"onthecentretablesofthemillionaires——theVanderbiltsandtheAstors——andinthehomesofcultureandrefinementeverywhere，andlethimjudgeforhimself。It"sthetalkoftheclubsandthedinner-

tables；childrencryforit；it"stheCastoriaofliteratureandthePearlineofart，the"Won"t-be-happy-till-he-gets-itofeveryenlightenedman，woman，andchildinthisvastcity。Iknewwecouldcapturethecountry；but，mygoodness!Ididn"texpecttohaveNewYorkfallintoourhandsatablow。Butthat"sjustexactlywhatNewYorkhasdone。EveryOtherWeeksuppliesthelong-feltwantthat"sbeengrindingroundinNewYorkandkeepingitawakenightseversincethewar。It"stheculminationofallthehighandennoblingidealsofthepast。"

"Howmuch，"askedDryfoos，"doyouexpecttogetoutofitthefirstyear，ifitkeepsthestartit"sgot?"

"Comesrightdowntobusiness，everytime!"saidFulkerson，referringthecharacteristictoMarchwithadelightedglance。"Well，sir，ifeverythingworksright，andwegetrainenoughtofillupthesprings，anditisn"tagrasshopperyear，Iexpecttoclearaboveallexpensessomethingintheneighborhoodoftwenty-fivethousanddollars。"

"Humph!Andyouareallgoingtoworkayear——editor，manager，publisher，artists，writers，printers，andtherestof"em——tocleartwenty-fivethousanddollars?——ImadethatmuchinhalfadayinMoffittonce。IseeitmadeinhalfaminuteinWallStreet，sometimes。"Theoldmanpresentedthisaspectofthecasewithagood-naturedcontempt，whichincludedFulkersonandhisenthusiasminanobviousliking。

Hissonsuggested，"Butwhenwemakethatmoneyhere，noonelosesit。"

"Canyouprovethat?"Hisfatherturnedsharplyuponhim。"Whateveriswonislost。It"sallagame；itdon"tmakeanydifferencewhatyoubeton。Businessisbusiness，andabusinessmantakeshisriskswithhiseyesopen。"

"Ah，buttheglory!"Fulkersoninsinuatedwithimpudentpersiflage。

"Ihadn"tgottothegloryyet，becauseit"shardtoestimateit；butputthegloryatthelowestfigure，Mr。Dryfoos，andaddittothetwenty-

fivethousand，andyou"vegotanannualincomefrom"EveryOtherWeek"ofdollarsenoughtoconstructasilverrailroad，double-track，fromthisofficetothemoon。Idon"tmentionanyofthesisterplanetsbecauseI

liketokeepwithinbounds。"

DryfoosshowedhislowerteethforpleasureinFulkerson"sfooling，andsaid，"That"swhatIlikeaboutyou，Mr。Fulkerson——youalwayskeepwithinbounds。"

"Well，Iain"tashrinkingBostonviolet，likeMarch，here。Moresunflowerinmystyleofdiffidence；butIammodest，Idon"tdenyit，"

saidFulkerson。"AndIdohatetohaveathingoverstated。"

"Andtheglory——youdoreallythinkthere"ssomethingintheglorythatpays?"

"Notadoubtofit!Ishouldn"tcareforthepaltryreturninmoney，"

saidFulkerson，withaburlesqueofgenerousdisdain，"ifitwasn"tforthegloryalongwithit。"

"Andhowshouldyoufeelabouttheglory，iftherewasnomoneyalongwithit?"

"Well，sir，I"mhappytosaywehaven"tcometothatyet。"