Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-16
CHAPTER X.
LAUOn AND CAPITAL.

After had boon provided with food
] was sent 20 bed in q cool, airy room,
through the open windows Of which the
summer brcczcs came laden with
the sweet perfume Of wild roses and
rcd clovcrs. ! was too exhausted ~
think or Fricyc, and within few min.
utcs after lay down ON the soft. white
bed was sleeping somdly. All night
long slumbcrcd ms an infant with no
hidcous dreams and no nightmare Of
past or impending evils to haunt me.
awokc quite late the nest morning.
but when ! descended 10 the family
room found Mr. aud Mrs Cornell. my
host and hostess, awaiting breakfast
Tor me. They both received mo with "a.
free, opcn-hcartcd cordially That wa,
unaffected and which had the effect of
making me feel perfectly ut home M
once. Mrs. Cornell nsl,cd mo a few,
questions rs 10 how felt and whether
had rested well, hut mad, no nlIu.i.u
To my past whatever Ignorant o.,
was, ] rcndlly understood that hcf. a.
lcnco ON that point was out Of del
icatc regard for my feelings, and r..
solved To cnlightcn her concerning IN.
past when the opportunity offered.
shortly after | entered the room. tl,
SON. my rcscucr, came I'm. he ERECTED
me with the same cordiuliy bis nan.
ents had shown, and, like tNcm. made
no reference to the past. hi. name.
learned, was Chlrlcs, and, now that
had the opportunity Of observing him
well, ! discovered him 90 be what
should term II perfect model Of u fully
developed manhood. lie was tall, broad
shouldcrcd, broad chcstcd aincyy,
robust, yet not ruggcd or uverrown.
His eyes were keen and pcuctratipg
and ] felt that when they lo1,.cd M |
person they saw - the bottom |
Of the heart yet they possessed d |
sparkle Of mrrrimcut, and there was % |
Ipitcning light about them that spoke |
plainly Of generosity and taudrrc.t
sympathy. | know nothing then of
Charles Cornell, save what have writ.
ten, hut somehow wus Impressed with
the Thought that ne was % III clnul.iYn
"l the cause Of the veal, aud oppressed.
and that his symputhics were all with
the poor and lricndlcss, and hi, great
est happiness was IN serving them.
My Impression, ! soon discovered. wn4
wei founded, for soon after we were
seated at the breakfast table the father
and son entered into u conversation re-
garding some local land trouble. by H..
tcning To which | learned ulal their
synpnthics were with the poor settler,
who were In. danger Of losing their
homes through the greed Of capitalists ,
who held mortgage ON them. Mr. Cor
nell, who li5ped, began the conycrsa. ,
ton 10y saying:
GLOW wuth the meeting lath night,
Charleth?"
at was well attended, father" the
son replied, "but there was very little
accomplished. The agent Of the cap. J,
ttalists was present and he listened TO "
our requests, but he gave usno satisfuc- ,
ton in his answer"
"Null - exclaimed the father, "what :.
doth he propotho2 reckon he thurcly '
don't wonth to talicth the pcoplcth !,
homcth from them, docth hep"
"Wcll, | don't know" said Charles. '
ut looks very much us though the
holders of the morgapcs were not .
going TO be satisfied with anything :
short Of n full and complete compliance y
with the strict letter of the contract "
under which the mortgages were muda." y
You thinlth they wonth, eh?' -
I'm afraid they won't, fathcr u
have no hopes of u compromise being
Effected"
"Wull," cried Mr.. Cornell, "why
didnth YOU explain to the agcuth that
the thcttlcmonth would be ruincth IL Y
they wath held to the contract" c
1--WE did, father" the son answered u
eve explained everything, and showed e
how utterly impossible IL was for the q
people to meet their obligations and "
redeem their homes after two success +.
sivc crop failuEcs." Al
"Wull, what didnth the agcnth thay d
To that, ch?" o.
He had u great deal to say, alto Il
gether. His main objection, though, G,
was that the settlers didn't try To pay o
of their debts and that the more u
lenicncy he showed them the more they q
would ask and expect"
"llc'th u fool, Charlcth Doth he n,
cNpccth that people can pay when they Il
can't live hardly? How ith they to W
try to pay when they amt got nothing in
TO pay with?"
"lm sorry, father" Charles said, In a
tone OF true sadness, that the meeting 81
resulted rs IL did. | am sure, though,
mat the blame OF our failure rests of
chiefly ON the shoulders Of 81 Anderson. nj
He is the leader Of the settlers, Won 10
know, aud all through this trouble has
aiken n leading part lie has been their
in their negotiations
With the agent, and he was the insti.
gator of the meeting last night. Yet ,
yesterday he went 10 town and got
trunk, us Is too common custom with .
nm, and did not attend the meeting nj =
H." &,
/ looked up quickly when Charles
'orncll spoke the last sentence, the idea y
or some cause possessing me instantly l.
hat ri Anderson was the man whom | .
net the night before out ON the prairie. i
The fact that Mr., and Mrs Cornell both 4
urned their eyes on me at the Same Y
Moment confirmed me in that idea, and 7
afterwards learned from Mrs. Cornell N
hat it was correct. =
"A fit man he it'll to rcprcthent poo. "A
lc," Mr., Cornell exclaimed. I'm tell 2
on what l think, Charlcth." q
What is that, fathcr?" Charles
slSed
why, think that thuch advocaths
tn Thi Andcrhon ith pothitivo hin. liv
ranthc TO the pcoplcth cauthc. Thucb In,
'llowth nth linn doth the moth Good
y Keeping their mouth thut Don't NJ
on think tho, Churlcth?n no
Eyes, l do" the son answered. posi-. cal
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