The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-29

and that's the end of It. SO he cannot look
for friends among them As for his rivals
and competitors, so far As he may be said To
have any, they are his enemies as a matter
of course. He is more successful and pow
erful than they, and his loss would be their
gain-at least, they imagine ii would. lie has
ruined or been the cause of the ruin, of many
of them; whether purposely or not l don't
say, nor would it make any difference IN the
result. A man III his position is driven by
fate: he must either go forward or Tall
backward he cannot remain at rest. Wen,
then, there remains another claSS-the peo-
pie who are neither employed by him nor
his rivals. From them, if from any, his
friends must come. But what chance has he
of making friends among theml 1t needs
a bold man, and one exceptionally lndiffer-
ent to criticism, to pose as the friend of
hundred-fold millionaire. His methods are
suspected by every one, and, II lie be sell
respecting man, he tells himself that the
game is not worth the candle. II there
were no other obstacle, however, there
would still be the obstacle of Goldlng him
self A great capitalist is obliged to pro
tect himself against idle intrusion, ana he
is easily suspicious Of the disinterestedness
is almost no opportunity forAim to form
those ties that bind ordinary men together
in the bonds of friendly good-fellowshp.
For most practical intents and purposes he
is-as Madame de Stael said Napoleon was
not a man, but a system. His relatlans
with the world are impersonal With the
fewest possible exceptions, nobody knows
him save by report, and nobody cares for
himn
Hes married, isn't her. inquired the In
spectOr.
Fortunately, yes. He met his wife
while he was still young man, and before
there was any prospect of his attaining. his
unexampled position. He was assured OF
her affection before there was any reason to
doubt its singleness and sincerity; and his
love for her and for their children is proba-
bly, as strong S any passion in his nature
even as strong as his ambition. Without
the Influence which his family has eXerted
over him, he might be as big man as he is
now, but he would have been a great deal
more dangerous; he would have had fewer
scruples and less charity. Even as 1t Is, he
IS more cynical than man ought to be, and
his principles don't always agree with
mine. "
But you are a friend of his, neverthe
less
81 am: and honestly believe he has no
other. But my first acquaintance With hun
dates back to about the TINA Of his mar
rage. He had just sold that coal mine that
was located under his farm in Maryland,
and had come up to New York to look
about. Few people would have believed
then that he had in him the making OF the
man he has since become, and yet he was
Just about the same looking sort of fellow
that he is now--rather short, rather broad,
with black hair and a blue eye 1t was only
the eve that told the secret; | never saw
such an eve in human head Most of the
time it has sleepy appearance, as If the
man was lly half awake. But when any
thing stirs him-whcn tie is confronting an
opposition or a point that would scare any
body else-then it CLEANS like fire; a cold
CLEAN. but it pierces right through you.
There's something almost dlabohcal about
it. He's a strange fellow
'SGlll you like him"
well, he has done some hard things
cruel things, perhaps; but he has never done
anything that violates his own principles.
He is a sort OF MahOmet, starting out with
the theory that no one is going to show HIM
any mercy or consideration; and he doesn't
pretend to show any on his side. He meets
cunning with cunning, and even duplicity
with duplicity; he is relentless 50 long as the
fight continues and he heSitates at no means
short of crime to win it. But when the
fight is over, he bears no malice, and takes
no revenge. He is above feeling any per-
sonal enmitv toward his rivals in business.
He will shoulder them aside or tear them
when their obstruction ceases, he is ready
to give them the means to recover them
selves 1t sometimes seems to me as if
Golding actually loves a dangerous antag
onist; he enjoys the conflict even more than
the victory; and when he has beaten his
man in one battle, likes nothing better than
to help him arm himself for another. Oh,
yes, like him.
I'm not surprised at such a man having
enemies" observed the Inspector, after
studying the blazing logs for few mo
ments ''What does surprise me is, that
any of them should have the nerve to at
tack him. And yet, since you have called
in my assistance, l infer that such is the
fact9n
"And you are quite right. Yes. he would
be a bold man who would openly and I'M
aided defy Maxwell G0lding. You know
what money can buy in this city of New
York: and Golding would not scruple to
purchase ANYTHING, from Il Watchdog to a
legislature. that would serve his ends. You
know that as well as lido. But the peculiari-
ty about this enemy is that, so far, Golding
has been powerless TO retaliate.'
How does that happen|
at is very simple. We don't know who
he is"
ANONYMOUS ehN' said the Inspector, sit
ting I'D H. his chair. Chow does he operate?
Has he capltal DdCh Ol ullil' ~ JOu LSci
him in the MARKET
mot at all. SO far as it appears, it is
quite the other way. He is a man without
any pecuniary resources whatever"
"Then how does he continue to be often
sivep
''There is always one way in which the
weakest man can make himself formidable
to the strongest, and that is by aiming at
his life and that of those who are dear to
him. Walls of gold are no protection
against the Enife or bullet of an assassin |
doubt il any capitalist, or syndicate of cap
italists in this country, could bring down
Goldiug; but any obscure blackguard who
is desperate or crazy enough to accept the
consequences, may wipe him out OF exist
ence at any moment by simply pressing his
finger against trigger"
"Such vagabouds are not common" the
Inspector remarked rather dryly.
Zone would be enough" the other re-
piled, Elf this should happen to be the one"
HAS Mr.. Goldings life been attempted,
then"
at has been threatened, that is all.
"In that case replied the Inspector, II
doubt if there is any grave cause for anxl-
ETY.. Threatened men live long or course,
it is desirable TO put stop 20 this thing,
and may be able to help YOU do it; but IN
case | succeed, Mr.. Golding may be under
Obligations to mo for removing an annoy
ance, but hardly for saving his life The
thing stands to reason. If anybody really