Evening star., 1896-12-19

without asking any questions. Il seemed to
me tnat In the few Intervening days be-
Lore the me1 go out something might be
uone, when the enthusiasm of the NEE. ling
nao dled down. That's why 1 came but
m AFRAID there is not much to look for
here" ~ "
Does father knoW?'
About the strike? On, yes"
prehension. f
II am SO sorry" she said at last 81 am
sure 1t is not fathers fault for he Is kind
10 every one. Even if he Is sometimes
severe. she cast shy upward glance at
tne young man that made his heart heat
raster. he is always just"
Yes, 1 know that is true He will heat
the men. and that is the reason l want
moderate counsels to prevail The work
ingm Is always the under dog. Most of
himsn1f hn h9dsnhg ing friends are fools, and ne
LimseiI Is the greatest fool Of ALL
Don't you think you are a little hard I'm
the workingman? Wero you here in time
TO see the dancing earl?'
She looked at him with a frank sn;,a
apo Marsten smiled in company with her
~ Drigh.ened his face wonderfully. and
estdplshed an evanescent bond of com
radeship between them No
had forgotten the earl" he said
i must go now. 1 see nv stenno,b,r
looking Tor me- l hope you will be succass
iuI IN aVerting trouble at the works"
81 se :, eAtended her hand to him, and he
100 closely and betray himself ;"
Mrs. Sartwell and her stepdaupbter uere
the last to go Pe"'e' were
Barney threw himself on . d;,
hshted d cigarette. -''
Well. my young friend ber. 49,
alCne at last. Help yourself To Tho igar
ettes ana allow me to offer Won sometbin,
stronger than the tea with which ~, me
sade sh ene ladies' We have several shots in
the locker, so just name your nar,in,,1ar =
Iavorite In the way of stj;nuIani mi 7
oloer b and for myself You miobt no.
.ehese IT, out one of these afternoons tai-es
at ths % f, ieiioW more tnan days work
factory work myself but T thini- @ eu ~ -,
IL was in your lire" soo saio
les. said Marsten, after de,linir. III.
tory L wish to speak with yo,, Tn ne & aac,
resolved last night to go ouf on ,.;, e =, men
Fooiish beggars" 81 lac.
wcrsa auise agree With you. Their action is
see If you would intervene in = ednhe 70
brought about" s hlsnt be
so, wen, now-lets see. I believe T b.,,o
5ot.eh your name. or did Won ta11 20. .
An, Marsten-thanks-s mani ,ht tsiI me !:
my nina, don't you know? Yan s 1i
aithos,,it, II really no business of min
,ho .i l must admit that your OFF, a.
Iie positioh OF arbitrator fatters mo rr.o
makes twice l have been asLaa me L ais
iu" uays so L think l must roaIJv ha INN
uifionlat, don't you know. Rut =. oorh
; .lieres nothing | enjoy so much az ,on see see
affair of mine" " strike Is no
think it is. All the luxury ,
mere mere IS surely earned by the mep ua nave
now speaking for" men am
40 at,c., my uear FELLOW. You are not in the ,..s.
liatteflhs now; you are not + as e ieast
1ou are saying in other words ~ you
pictures do not sell" that my
mad no intention of limiting anv,,:
anything you paint Can sell
, An, you are coEamendng the .r,,-..-
lnhheht OF the British public wbinh
at PRESENTS an honor the p d ioii ~. .
tbs 90, Will come round ultimate
my Doy, not yet Give it time and - 80,
pour casn in your lap. / regret tba, wii Mn
inctneht-how shall 1 put it?-weII mn 't,e nc
90 ,,o'' las mas h9t arrived. The workmen whom
you hohor by associating with AT nrasor.
Supply-as with perhaps with unnacasso.
DluntneSs you state 1.-THE financiaI go
clehcy- But the public will pay for II al,
You see these pictu1 es around tba 10y 10y .
Very well; l hold them at foOOu 60 S
f1nd little difficulty In SO holdiny r.
Tor no section of the great British nnhi,c
mas up TO the present time eyinced .ns
dogged desire to wrench them frorn - "nS =,
exchange for SO much gold Whit ie ~
consequence? l shall increase the nr,ne
t,sn every year. and the longer they hold
OH, the bigger sum they will have Ia ma
and serve them jolly well right. say
Ten pictures f2D,OO0-this year. Next yaar
t2o.Go. and 80 on. With property on my
hands increasing at that rate / shouId
De an idiot TO urge people to buy. Ground
rents In Belgravia are not in il with p,,,
pictures as investments. So you see Mar,
sten, when my day comes. the facrorv
VIII be mere triyiaiity as an income
producer compared with my brush dom
you know" ~
But in the meentime?"
In the meantime. 1 am getting a1or.
very nicely. thank you. The strike viii
not affect me in the least The men ,na,-
have to diminish the amount of shae nr
whatever awful mixture they smoke. but /,
SHAH not consume one cigarette the less
have dore nothing to bring on this strup.
gle. If the men want to fight, then. by
jinRo! let them, say l."
The fight is not yet actually on, and
won't be until Saturday. Now is the time
Tor cool headed man to interfere and