Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-14

horrors that were intensified by the
machine. Hundreds of them were. tax.
en- by Miss Andrews or Gordon to
Tommy RandalPs double decker, which
had gone steadily up through all the
rising of the storm, and the lawlessness
Of his acts was a visible illustration Of
the whole situation. Miss Andrews
had written to Mrs. Captain George
Efingham telling her the situation,
! and that old lady had replied: use
the first hundred thousand If necessary
In carrying on the campaign and the
second also. will try to find some
more If you only succeed in cleaning
out Mr.. Thomas Randall"
So the settlement workers thanked
God and plunged into the thick Of the
fight as 1t grew In power, for every
saloon interest, every gambling hell,
every house of evil fame. fought for
it's miserable life. For once almost
like magic. to the astonishment of evil,
all the good Of the city appeared to
be united, on its knees praying, on its
feet working. And as the campaign
drew near It's climax every dark and
hideous viper that had fattened in
the security Of years Of protection
from the city crawled out Of Its hole
and showed its ugly and poisonous
front, rearing 1t against an assault
that for the first time in history was
really doing something to vindicate the
name Of the stern righteousness Of God
| In men.
One morning John Gordon. going by
Tommy Randall's double decker, found
1t deserted Of workmen. 1t had gone
up three stories and half.
When Miss Andrews heard the news.
she said: :'That means that Tommy Is
In need Of campaign funds. He has
spent fortune already. II that dumb
bell Is never finished
1--WE will let it stand as monument
Of victory" said Gordon.
Two evenings later Gordon, Fal-
mouth, Chambers and Miss Andrews
went together to q monster mass meet,
ing. All four of them spoke. Miss An
drews was received with great dem
onstration. When Chambers spoke, 1t
was noticeable that hundreds Of men
and women representing the wealth
and fashion of the city were there, and
that, although he uttered the most
scathing rebuke of the selfish wealthy
people who Stunned all civic responsi-
bility, they listened with positive ad-
miration TO q speech that was torrent
of eloquence. for Chambers was an
aristocrat himself and could not be re-
pudiated by any of the city's most
cultured or refined circles. Mrs. Pen
rose was present that night with Luella
and Archie. They all heard Miss An
drews, with genuine surprise at her
ability. Chambers provoked their ap-
plause even while he angered them by
his prophets denunciation Of their
wicked selfshness. Falmouth's speech
was calm but earnest appeal to the
conscience, and every hearer was more
honestly thoughtful for it Then Cor
don rose.
He had gained amazingly in the pow.
er to address a great crowd. He SIM
ply told the story Of the tenements out
of his own experience. He made no
plea; he uttered no denunciation; SIM
ply told how childhood was tortured
and crushed and stifed and murdered
in the double deckers. His story was
the story of childbood's rights 1t
made a tremendous impression. Mrs.
Penrose bent her head, and her Lips
whispered the litany:
20 Lamb Of God, who takest away
the sins Of the world, have mercy upon
me-"
Luella never took her eyes of John
Gordon's face. AS he drew near the
end she noted the extreme exhaustion
of his whole bearing. And as he fin
ished and sat down she observed Miss
Andrews, who was seated behind Cor
don. lean forward and ask him some
thing.
Then as the chairman Of the meeting
was making some announcement for
| another gathering Luella saw Cham
bers and Falmouth suddenly rise and
20 over to Gordon just as he swayed
| and would have fallen. The two friends
caught him and quickly carried him
off the stage. Miss Andrews followed
them, and the great audience began to
60 out.
Luclla hesitated. Mrs. Penrose had
not seen anything. She had not been
looking.
81 think MIR. Gordon was ILL.," Luella
said.
"Shall we wait and inquirer" Mrs.
Penrose asked quickly.
'I'll 90 up and see about It" Archie
suddenly volunteered.
He went up and crossed the stage
and disappeared. When he came back
after q few minutes. he said that Cor
don had been removed to Hope House,
and no one seemed to know just what
the trouble was.
Nothing serious. think" Mrs. Pen
rose remarked. Wen telephone down
when we get home"
Word was sent back by one of the
settlement workers in answer to Mrs
Pemose's inquiry that Gordon was ILL.,
but It was not possible yet to say how
seriously. Mrs. Penrose sent word to
Luella and added that If Luella wished
she would 60 down to Hope House
with her next day and inquire. Luella
replied that she did not think 1t neces'
sary, and Mrs. Penrose did not press
the matter.
But three days later Luella was In
tue drawing room when a visitor was
announced.