The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-14
oss:rteh 1893. ~ s T. os~~A
CHAPTER XIv.--coNrrHuEp.

broken IL for anything. for he was ashamed OF
MIN self all the way through to his spine. He
tept saying to himself:
How unauswerabls II all is-how absolute
10 uuapswerablo. 1t Is bnsely. degradingly
..,n.h to koop those unearned honors. and
srd-oh. hang It. nobody but cur"
"wha. an idiotio damned speech that Tomp-
Ems nude"
This outturst was from Barrow. 1t flooded
rrssy's dem oralizcd soul with waters OF re-
freshment. These were the darlingest words
the poor vacilatlng young apostate had ever
hs.rd-,or they whitcwashed his shame for
Aim, and that Is . good service to have when
you can't GET the best OF all verdicts-self-
scanittal.
Come up to my room and smoke pipe.
Tracy"
Tracy had been expecting this Invitation.
and had had his declnation all ready: but he
ms glad enough to accept now. Was it posi-
Ma that a reasonable argument could be made
AGAINST that mans desolnting specchp He
Gas burning to hear Barrow try It. He knew
how to start him and keep him going. TWAS
N seem to combat his positions-a process
s6ective with most people. what is It you
object to in Tompklns's speech. Barrow"
"Oh, tho leaving out OF tho factor OF human
nature, recurring another man to do what YOU
wouldn't do yourself"
DO YOU mcan--"
"wl,y. here's what mean: It's very simple
romrkins Ia blacksmith: has a IA mily. works
for wagoa. nnd hard. too--fooling around won't
furnish tho bread Suppose 1t should turn out
that By the death Of somebody In England he
10 suddenly an oarl-inoome half million dol
lar. year. What would he DOR
well. II suppose he would have to dc.
cline to"
Man. he would grab 10 In . second"
-, YOU really think he wouldf"
Think don't think anything about 1t:
know IL"
Why
WHY? because he's not fool"
80 you think that II he were fool. he-"
No, don't. Foo! or no fool, he would grab
Il. Anybody would. Anybody that's alive.
And I've scen dead people that would get UP
and 60 II. Iwould myself"
This was balm. this was healing. this was
res. and peace and comfort.
"Ba, thought you were opposed to nobili-
tics"
"TransmissIt,e ones. ycs But that's moth
Ing. In opposed to milionaires. but 1t would
tp dangerous to Offer me the position"
You'd take it Z"
"lwould leave the funeral OF my denrest en-
sihilitics"
Tracy thought awhile. then said:
Il don't know that quite get the bearings
Of your position. You say you are opposed to
hereditary nobiitics. and yet il you had the
chance You would"
Take one? In n minute I would. And
there isn't mechanic In that entire club that
wouldn't. There isn't lawyer. doctor. editor.
author. thinker. loafer. railroad President
saint-land-there isn't a human being in the
United States that wouldn't jump at the
Chance
Except me-" said Tracy. softly.
Except you!' Barrow could hardly get the
words out. his scorn so choked him. And he
couldn't get any further than that form Of
WORDS it seemed to dam his flow utterly. He
got up and came and GIared upon Tracy in a
kind ot outraged and unuppeasable way. and
said again: Except you He wake around
hin. inspecting him from ono point OF view
and then another. AMI relieving his soul now
aud then by exploding TINT formula at him
Except YOU" Finally lie sumped down into
his chair with the air OF one who gives it up.
and said:
He's straining his viscera. and he's break
ing his heart trying to get some low-dowE Job
that good dog wouldn't have. and yet wants
to let on that il he had n chance to scoop an
earldon he wouldn't do it. Tracy. don't put
this kind Of a strain on me. Lately. I'm not
Is strong as was"
Well. wasn't meaning to put a strain on
YOU Barrow: was only meaning to intimate
that II an el,dom ever does fall in my way
"Thers-I wouldn't give myself any worry
about thatif WAS you. And besides. | can
settle what You would do Are you any differ
snt from ME: '
'Well--no"
Are You auy better than me?'
'O-er-why, certuinIy not"
Are you as good? Come"
Indeed, l-tho fac. is. you take me so sud
denly"
Suddenly? What is there sudden about 1t?
Nlsnt difficult question. Is it ? Or doubtful :?
Just measure us On the only fair lincs-the
lines Of merit-and of course you'll admit that
Alourneymun chairma':cr that earns his so
W"eS and has had the SoId and genuine cul-
tGr" ~ contic with ncn. and care. and hard.
snip. AMI laIre. an success. aad downs and
ups ana ups an! iownS. Ia Just u trilo the
shpcrlo-o yoIn. fellow like you. who doesn't
know how to d. anything that's valuable.
can eI-n n.s Twin: in any secure and stendy
@ai' hasn't hu! any experience OF lilo and
Hs sor."Isncss. hasn't any culture but tho
~''''"'N' Sh''h.c W UOOhS. winch HuOTuS DuL
really doesn't cducats-come. II wouldn't
scorn al ear'don. what the devil right have
You to do H.
Tracy d'ssomb!ed hisjoy. though no wanted
70 tinns tic cairmaker for TINT last remark.
presently thought struck him. and he spoke
up brissly aud said:
But look here: really can't quito got the
hshG q your notions-your princples-if they
Gre principles. You are Inconsistent. You
He opposed to missionaries. yet you'd take an
sNlcon' II You could. Am to understand
nat You don't b!an, al ri Tor b,n: aad To-
manning an cacl;'
certainly don't"
ANA YOU wouldn't blame Tompklns. or
yourself. or mo. or anybody. for acceptln. IN
satid"n II 1t was oflercd"
Indeed, wouldn't"
Well. then. who would you hlame?"
Ihe whole nation-any bulk aud mass OF
oopuation anywhere. in any country. that will
pul up with the iEfamy. the outrage. the
insult oil hereditary aristocracy which they
ot.a ,I,,so