Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04
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She was sitting by the window, and as
Gordon finished and slowly turned
away from Miss Andrews, to whom he
had put the question, Luella also
t. ned and glanced out the window.
"Why don't you put the law on him p
Mrs. Penrose exclaimed impatiently.
There must be some way Of executing
the ordinances Of this cityr'
i have used every method within my
power during the last twelve years to
prevent the violation of these city ordi-
nances relating to the tenement house
construction. In every instance, with
out one exception, we have been thwart.
ed when the case came into court. Mrs.
Penrose, you have no conception of the
tremendous political and social power
back Of Tommy Randall. 1t is an abso-
lutte dictatorship. 1t is true, as he un-
blushingly says, he or the powers back
Of him own courts, judges, juries, at
torneys. All our appeals to the people
themselves have been in vain. AS the
years have gone on my work has
grown to be that Of some alleviation of
misery; it is not contribution to the
removal Of causes. The misery flows
on. The best We can do seems to be to
make life q little more bearable for
children, to put little light and good
cheer into these darkened, saddened
lives, to alleviate ever 80 little their
wretchedness. Sometimes l have
thought this was all we ever shall do"
Miss Andrews spoke with her usual
quiet intensity. There was no whining,
not even complaint; simply lndomita-
BILE patience in the face Of everlasting
and unrelieved defeat Of purposes by
a power so grimly fortified with money
and social entanglements and vice and
appeals to all human passions that it
seemed hopeless even to expect relief
from it's dominating grip on the situa-
ton.
"Do you know Julius Chambers"
Mrs. Penrose asked after q moment Of
thoughtfulness. During that moment
she noted with gleam of quiet satis-
faction that John Gordon had gone
ever by the window and was talking In
low tone to Luella, while Archie, who
unfortunately had seated himself the
other side of Miss Andrews, had tie
length of the re ON and the big library
table between him and the two at the
window.
81 have begun to hear about him, ab
most Of us have done here" Miss An
drews answered.
LET Mr.. Gordon see him. There ID
some hope In that direction. I believe.
Julius was peculiar fellow In college
and law school He has got into his
present position. as you know. through
a very unusual set Of circumstances,
and 1t would be just like him to do
something. At any rate he has the
ability to do remarkable things"
1T Is worth considering" Miss An.
drews looked tnoughtfully at this wo-
man who had apparently come down
to Hope House, like scores of other fine
visitors. just to look at a social expert
ment. but with no deeper or more seri-
GUS purpose. Would Mrs. Penrose 60
any further than that? Would she use
influence and social place to put a
leverage under wrong and help over
turn It?
Mrs. Peurose slowly and carelessly
got up and said: "Archie and would
like to look over the house, Miss An
drews. If you can show US. Can you?
Come, Archie. Oh. Miss Marsh seems
to be interested in her discussion with
Mr.. Gordon. He can bring her along
with him when they are through. What
delightful. old fashioned hall you
have here! l remember hearing my
father speak of the time when the Ross
family built this mansion. Very inter-
esting."
She preceded Miss Andrews into the
hall and beckoned to the disgusted
Archie, who did not dare disobey. She
slowly inspected the new coffee room
and then asked to be shown the recent
improvements In the peoples assembly
hall at the top of the building. She lin
gered over everything that Miss An
drews had to describe, and 1t was all
of twenty minutes before she entered
the library again. the wretched Archie
scarcely concealing his jealousy and
uneasiness.
In twenty minutes a good deal can
be said to affect the future Of two peo-
ple who for various reasons have not
fully understood each other and are
still conscious of an interest In each
other that separation seems to inten-
sify.
"Nhat will you do with the money
that has been given you If you do not
succeed in stopping Mr.. Randalrs
building his tenements?" Luella had
asked when Gordon had first stepped
ND to the window near her.
1--WE shall succeed In stopping him."
"How"
81 don't know. But If there Is God,
and If there is conscience In this city
and am spared to do the work God
has called me to do, Tommy Randall
shall not go on defying all heaven, as
he has done these many years. Does
that sound like boasting, Luella"
He used her name so naturally that
no,+bor pave II any Significance at first.