The Irish standard., 1902-12-27
Is: KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRES
A Tale Of Wall Street
and the Tropics * q
By FREDERICK u. ADAMS
Copyright, 1901, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
All rights reserved.
CHAPTER H.-CoNTINUED.

CHAPTER II.-CoNTINUED.
t'Certainly he proposed remedy"
said Hestor, rallying to the support
of the editorial staff. "He demands
the enforcement of the antitrust law
which, if put into operation, will re-
suit in the disintegration of criminal
trusts
"You talk like political platform,
Walter" replied Hammond. "You be-
ieve nothing of the kind. You are
perfectly we'll aware that no effective
antitrust law will be affirmed by the
courts. Every time Il test is made,
the various courts pronounce such
laws unconstitutional. Twenty states
have passed antitrust enactmcnts,
and all have met the same fate. | do
not believe it is possible by law to
prevent any two men, 20 men or 100
men from consolidating their inter-
ests and thereby saving and increas-
ing their profits. The trust is the
inevitable result of revolutionary
forces. 1t possesses certain advan-
the other hand, he trust of to-day
possesses certain features which
menace our very existence as a peo-
pie. A remedy must be found; but
it must be a natural remedy. You
know my views on this subject, and
do not propose to abuse your hospi-
tality by intlcting anew on you the
dat Of irI W
or may not be worthy of conside"a-
ton
eff we could but devise some p:an
to bring about Il national or interna-
tional congress of such men, said
Hestor, taking out his pencil and .jot-
ting down Il list he had in mind. 81
con imagine the headlines, College of
Financial Giants 'Millionaircs as Re
formers 'Synlicatcs to the Rescue,
Trusts TrcmbIr.' Wealth Willing to
Compromise 1t would he great! If
we could get some foreign financiers
with titles to stand sponsor for the
idea, our home product would be
more likely to follow their lead. 1t Is
worth thinking about. am going to
cable Van Horne and suggest it to
him."
@tNo, 1 do not think it possible to
bring such a body of men into Il con-
ference" contiaued Hammond, rs
Hcstor remained silent, with far.
away expression in his eyes. ''In the
first place they would not meet; in
the second place. they would not talk
srhor, mt x.l11iurr ovop IN Iafaui
their methods, 70 say nothing of talk
ing the initiative towards reforming
them. We must possess our souls in
patience; do TIL. best we can, and lei
the sequence OF events work out its
destiny. 1t is a.lr good fortune that
we can better afford to- wait thar
most of those Hho think they have
reason to com: Jain. A millionair,
lawyer with a BOD practice, and tn.
millionaire correspondent and specia
envoy of a newspaper, should be abb.
to withstand tht onslaughts of trus
magnatcs for a considerable period.
~ am going t., form trust" sait
IIestor suddenly
''IcS?"
going to form newspaper trust"
'All right, Wa ter" rejoincd liam
mond, who was familiar with Hes
tors moods. III is too late for yol
to begin tonight. Let me know
when you are re ,dy to draw up thu
papers and will render you my bes
services as your attorney. THUS fal
IL
ganizing trusts ,taE fighting them"
IL will need YOU services in Il shor
time" said llcstu,. with some excite
mcnt, which Han, nond attributed t,
the wine. II am not jesting. o
course this is co, lidrntial."
"Ccrtainly | anl going ,o Chicago
TOMORROW. and viii be back in abou
Il week"
Let me see :.nm when you &c
back. ! Slall wish to talk with you.
81 will do so. . IKE. by dear SAT-
Hammond, addressing his sistcr, Il
is time your aged brother was rn hi
way home. | shall ask the pcrmissio
of the ladies', and Of our cNccllen
host to depart, as have long joul
uCS itIltdu VI Hic tu'IlOEIoN- lnoi
properly to-day-it now being pas
two o'clock"
"You and Walter are as ungnlan
as you can be-" poutcd Miss lie Ro,
as Mr.. llestor gave the signal for tn
party to dispense. "Just because yo
have talked all you wish, we must a
run along home like good little girl
l am going to gi~t supper part
soon, and it will last until everybod
has talked as much as they care to
And with this awful threat Miss !
Roy was captured by Mr.. 'Hestor an
led away to her carriage, nor did he
smiling face show that her resen
ment was deep or hsting.
CHAPTER III.
MR. HECTOR PLANS A NEWSP4APE