Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-12-24

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life as ach course would demand. l
was unreasonable"
"Perhips it was," replied John Cor
don Quiltly. Nevertheless made II
and I"-
You have come to ask my inter
cessioh yith Luella? am sorry, but
don't thhk l can ever grant it. As
say. you demand is unreasonable.
don't oHect so much to the reform
businessI have heard you discuss, bu1
there art extremes l cannot sanction
| would lever wish to see my daughter
living insuch surroundings as those Of
Hope Helse."
81 hav,not come to ask you to make
any intecession for me- Mr.. Marsh
The mattr between Lucia and myself
has beensettled by her own refusal,
and an not going to trouble her OF
you by ay pleading"
"Why-rhy"- Mr.. Marsh seemed
unable toframe sentence that fitted
the occasin and John said calmly:
what came to see you about, MIR.
Marsh. Isl matter connected with Ger
tain tenere ent property on Bowen street.
In the Wterside district, near Hope
House. lave been making certain in.
vestigation there, and in the course OF
them tii that you own or contro.
tenements los. 81 and 81"
Mr.. Mars struck bell on his desk,
and when clerk appeared he asked
him to bri1 q volume from the safe.
When it WI brought and the clerk had
gone out. hltnrned over the pages un.
til he camepq certain number.
"Ninety-o} and 81. That's right.
Fronting BSen street and in the Wa
terside distft Well?" -,
John Gorth paused q moment. He
had not the motest inkling as to Mr..
Marsh's prolble>action. His expert
ence with b father had given him
reason to beve that what Miss An
drews had sd about the Golden RUIZ
in business VS. only too true. Besides
If that expeence had not come to
him there reRined the deadening fact
of the teneents themselves, which
preached posrfully Of the landlords
neglect.
"These teunents, Mr.. Marsh. are
simply a disace to. civilization---1-d do
not like to Eieve that you know the
real facts Dut them, and ! have
come here toy to ask you as a man.
with Il map feelings and with a
mans pow4 to help right some OF
the dreadfu wrongs that humanity
suffers in the buildings" :
MIR. Marshid not move q muscle.
There was It quiver or a change
Of color Oh face to indicate to John
Gordon wheer he was angry or indif.
ferent or terested. and the first
question he sked when John Gordon
paused did bt reveal to Gordon the
mans feeliB.
"Why dol you 60 to the board OF
! health and AXE a complaints"
"Will yogo with me, Mr.. Marsh
But l don'p there first because you
as the own Of the property, can, If
you will. IKE most Of these wrong
conditions sht. Take, for example,
the double ecker, the dumbbell tene'
ment No. { That Is simply an in
stance Of t worst form Of tenement
building inSistence. There Is moth
ing to comTe with it, not even in the
cities of theld world. The testimony
Of as high authority as Jacob Riis
says. The mmittee after looking IN
vain throuput the slums of the old
world citie for something to com.
pare the dole deckers with declared
that in the setting the separateness
and sacredBs Of home life were in
terfered wi and evils bred, physical
and moral, at conduce to the corrup.
tion Of the ,ung.' That this is true
must be eI Ient, Mr.. Marsh, to any
man who bws the construction of
these houses And as owner Of one Of
them vol hst be more or less IA
miliar wththeir evils, and / plead
with YOU'D lelp remove them as far as
possible.\
There asa moment Of very embar.
RAISING ance which Mr.. Marsh final
ly brokey saying:
ITO btery frank with you, Gordon
must j you | never have seen the
prOpertyou describe"
"Nevesaw it! And you are the
owner"
The IS came into my possession
just beIe | went abroad FIVE years
ago. Mngent was instructed to put
up tenents on the lots. The actua
work W done while l was away. i
certainld does not sound very humane
or evenusinesslike, but the fact Is
have ng been down to look after thu
propert. Davis is very prompt will
his rertances, and the tenement,
have bn good paying investments
From specifications and plans q,
he subted them from the contracto,
l undeDod the buildings were sub
stantial.and they certainly hav,
proved source Of steady and hand
some inGe. You say they are called
dumbbetenements or double deck
ers|
John Cdon sat still, looking at tn,
man in Underwent mingled with in
dignatior That q business man will
the repulion Of Mr.. Marsh could &C
tually bguilty Of such indifference,
and neglt was almost beyond belief
1t was L until other events threw
light OIL subject that Gordon full,
understoo the shrinking that MI
Marsh hafroD contact with any form
of humanegridation and misery,