Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-06

the enthusiasm the man was eyoking
in others. For one Hitting instant he
thought he saw behind the mask. Tho
immobile face. the awkward gestures.
the slipshod English became suddenly
transparent, revealing the real man: q
man of titanic strength, Of tremendous
possibilities for good or evil. Loring
put UP his glasses and looked again;
but the figure of the flash-light inner
vision had vanished, and the speaker
was answering his objector as calmly
as though the house held only the sim
gle critic to be set right. ..5 @ M
''I'm always glad to hear q man
speak right out in meeting" he said.
dropping still deeper into the colo
Quialisms. "Supposing the corpora
tons don't see the handwriting on the
wall-won't see it. you say? Then, my
friend, it will become the manifest
duty Of the legislature and the execu-
tive to make 'em see It: always law
fully, you understand: always with q
just and equitable respect for the rights
Of property in which our free and glo-
rious institutions are founded, but
with level-headed justice, and without
fear or favor s.& -: - y
Again the clamor of applause rose
like fine dust on the throng-heated air.
and Kent looked at his watch.
1T is time we were going" he said:
adding: Il guess you have had enough
of it. havn't you?" -
Loring was silent for the better part
of the way back to the railway station.
When he spoke it was in answer to a
delayed question of Kent's.
What do think of him? don't
know, David; and that's the plain
truth. He is not the man he appears
to be as he stands there haranguing
that crowd. That is a pose, and an ex-
ceedingly skillful one. He IS not al
together apparent to me; but he
strikes me as being q man of immense
possibilities -whether for good or evil.
can't say" ...
"You needn't draw another breath
IF uncertainty on that score" was the
curt rejoinder. He Is demagogue.
pure and unadulterated.
Loring did not attempt to refute the
charge.
. care he and his party likely to VIM"
he asked.
"God knows" said Kent. I'VE have
had so many lightning transforma-
tons in politics in the state that moth
ing is IMPOSSIBLE"
I'D like to know" was Loring's
comment. ut might make some diff
ference to me, personally"
ITO you?" said Kent, inquiringly.
'"That reminds me: l haven't given
you a chance to say ten words about
yourself
.'The chance hasn't been lacking.
But my business out here is well, it
isn't exactly a Star Chamber matter,
but I'm under promise in a way not
to talk about it until have had con-
ference with our people at the capt.
tai. I'll write you about 1t in a few
days" -. --'~ s':s - =: 1@f:<7 IA.
They were ascending the steps at the
end of the passenger platform again,
and I4oring broke away from the po-
litical and personal ENHANCEMENT to
give Kent one more opportunity to
hear his word of negative comfort.
: 1--WE dug up the field of your srecol-
lection pretty thoroughly in our af-
ter-dinner seance in your rooms, Dav-
Id. but noticed there was corner OF
it you left undisturbed. Was there
any good reason?''. r. -. - !
Kent made no show of misunder-
standing. /
''There was the excellent reason
which must have been apparent to you
before you had been an hour in Gas
ton. I've made my shot, and missed. -
Loring entered the breach with his
shield held we'll to the fore. He was
the last man in the world to assault
a friends confidence recklessly.
Il thought a good while ago.. and
still think that you are making a
mountain out of mole hill, David.
Elinor Brentwood is a true woman In
every inch of her. She is as much
above caring for false notions of caste
as you ought to be-" 49,.
Il know her nobility: which is all
the more the: reason why should
mt take advantage of it. We may SCOT
at: the social inequalities as much "a
we please, but We can't laugh them
out Of court. AS between a young wo-
man who is an heiress in her own
right, and brieaess lawyer, there are
differences which decent man is
bound to efface. And I haven't been
able.'' .~g,... -. - ..s:-.:.... :.
docs Miss Brentwood know" e.:
''She knows nothing at all. I was
unwilling to entangle her, even with
confidence. "~@5}7 ~ ~
r. "The more fool you," said Loring
bluntly. ."You call yourself lawyer
and you have not yet learned one: OF
the first principles Of common justice,
which is that woman has some rights
which, even a besotted lover is bound
to respect. You made love to he1
that summer at Croydon; you needn't
deny It. And at the end Of things you
walk of to make your fortune with
out committing yourself; 2 without
knowing, or apparently without car.
ing, what: your stift-necked poverty.
pride may cost. her in years of uncer.
tainty. You deserve to lose her"
Kent's smile was fair measure Of
his unhopeful mood. *... ,# F
You can't well lose what you hav.
never had. I'm not such an ass as tt
believe that she cared greatly
How do you know? Not by any
thing you ever gave her a chance Il
say, IL dare swear. I've a bit OF