Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03

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he repeated over ana over, and tears.
dimmed his eyes and sobs. choked his
throat as he said the words.
IS Nevert theless, with that fixity OF pur-.
pose which always ignored private.
feelings in the facesof public duty, he
considered his morning task only Just;
begun. He must see Mr.. Marsh, and
he walked straightWay to his Office,
which was near by.
81 Mr.. Marsh had just come, ana when
John Gordon appeared at the door of
his private office he greeted his visitor
heartily, saying as he motioned Cor
don to a chair: Glad to see YOU
Where have you been lately Been on
the point Of dropping you a note ask
ing you to come and dine. You and
Luella haven't quarreled, have your:
Come to thing Of it, she's looked rather
sober lately. .a. SIS
= Mr.. Marsh was. a large, handsome
man of ffty-two. His manner was
hearty, his whole bearing confident,
with the air Of one who has succeeded
in every business enterprise he ever
undertook. AS a man of large wealth,
cf university training and some degree
Of culture, Of which perhaps he was
unduly conscious, he was reckoned
among the solid business men of the
city and was always proud to see his
name used in that connection. :
"Luella has not told you. then?'
John Gordon asked in low tone.
'Told me- what?''
''She refuses to marry me- i ! 81
{ Refuses to marry your Mr.. Marsh
spoke in nastonishment. T.. s.
"Why-why-w why, how is that, Cor
don? You are old enough to know your
own minds ~ ga
II thought so, SIR John Gordon re.
piled almost bitterly, .'but .. Luella
thinks otherwise. She will never be
my wife" - ~. +. As r. ss
"It's not so serious break as thaty'
The older man spoke with great kind
ness and came nearer. He was really
fond of Gordon, and the. unexpected
news affected him deeply. : u!
..'Yes, sir. To make long story short,
I asked Luella to go into Hope House
as resident with me- She refused
and y: -. 5:>
=: Unto Hope House! And you ex-
pected her to live there with you?" -
: II certainly asked her to. Whether l
expected her to or not, am not quite
SO certain. ~ s
"You asked. too muchv' The words
came sharp and incisive, and John Cor
don at first shrank back as if from a
blow. You had no right to expect a
girl brought up as Luella has been to
make such complete change in her
life as such course would demand. 1t
was unreasonable"
perhaps it was,'' replied John Cor
don quietly. Nevertheless I made it,
and p h-. r.
"'You have come to ask my inter-
cession with Luella? L am sorry, but
don't think can ever grant it. AS l
say, your demand is unreasonable. l
don't object so much to the reform
business have heard you discuss, but
there are extremes cannot sanction.
I would never wish to see my daughter
living in such surroundings as those Of
Hope House, .'~.= 5f #
Il have not come to ask YOU to make
any intercession for me, Mr.. Marsh
The matter between Luella and myself
has been settled by-her own refusal,
and am not going to trouble her or
you by any pleading" @.5
"Why-why''- Mr.. Marsh seemed
the. occasion, and John said calmly: &
zS"What came to see you about, Mr..
Marsh, is matter connected with GER
tain tenement property Oh Bowen street,
in the Waterside District, near Hope
House. l have been making certain ill-
vestiga ations there, and iii the course of
them I find that you own or control
tenements Nos. 81 and 97.'' # ~s.s f..
NJ, Marsh struck bell on his desk;
and wnsa i clerk appeared he asked
him to bring a volume from the safe.
When it was brought and the clerk had
gone out, he turned over the pages un-
til he came to a certain number. 81 .S
'Ninety-one and 81. That's right.
Fronting Bowen street and IN the Wa
terside district. Well?'' .sz= ..s.s= ss=i
John Gordon paused q moment. He
had not. the remotest inkling as to Mr.
Marsh's probable action. His expert,
ence with his father bad given him;
reason to believe that what Miss An
drews had said about the Golden Rule
in business was only too true. Besides.
IL that experience had not come to
him there remained the dead dening fact
Of the tenements themselves, which
preac ched powerfully of the landlords
neglect. s AZ S Tag
These tenements, Mr. Marsh, are
simply a disgrace to civilization. do
not like to believe that you know the
real facts about them, and i have
come here today to ask you as man,
with mans feelings and with d
mans powers, to help right some Of
the dreadful wrongs that humanity