Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-06

"itycases. excuses. Walters. was
EoebiciIs answer. with Il sad. disap-
pointed look. as ;r he had hoped Wal
tors would make a brighter showing for
himself. How many times have you
yourself talked to me OF this eternal
excuse habit OF ricn who fail: And IL l
expended my limited brain power In
looking into all the excuses and expla-
nations. what energy OF time would ]
have for constructive work" All l can
DO Is To select Il man for a position and
TO judge him by results. You were put
In charge to produce dividends. I'm
sorry. and | venture to hope that things
are net so bad as you make OUT in your
ragerres9 to excuse yourself. FOR the
sake of Ole times. Tom. I ignore your
angry destinations nsuins, me. 1 try to
he Just. and to be just one must al
ways be i:nperSonal."
Well said Walters With an air OF
desperation. give me another year. MIR.
Rocbuck. and I'll produce results all
right. IN break the agreements and
cut rates. I'll freeze out the branch
roads and our minority stockholders.
III keep tie books so that all The eX-
pert accountants in New York couldn't
Gntangle them. I'll wink at and COM
NIT and order committed all the nee
essary crimes. ont know why I've
been so squcanish. when there were so
many pCnitcntiary offenses that l did
consent TO. and. for that matter. COM
init. without q culver. I thought l
ought to draw tho line somewhere
and i drHw Il ut Keeping my personal
word and nj keeping tho boo. reason
ably straight. Hut III 70 the limit"
I'll never forget Hoebuck's express
sion. il was perfect, simply perfect IA
great and good man outraged beyond
endurance. but a Christian stu. You
have mad. 1t impossible for me to tenn
per justice with mercy. Walters" said
hA olT ~ orr, nat Pos ttNn innU go IQ
OF association. for he affection for
you which has grown ur in me. l
should hand you over to the fate You
have earned. You tell me YOU have
been committing crimes In my service.
You tell me you will commit more and
greater crimes. I can scarcely believe
my own ears"
Walters laughed scornfuily-the reck-
less laugh OF Il man who suddenly sees
that he is cornered and must iight for
his life. ROT" he jeercd. Rot! You
always have been q wonder at Juggling
with you conscience. But do you OK
pect me to believe you think Yourself
Innocent because you do not yourself
execute the orders you ~tssue-orders
that can be carried out only by com
uniting crimes?" Walters vas now be-
side himself with rage. He gave the
rcigns to that high horse he had been
riding ever since lie was promoted ia
the presidency OF the great coal road
He began to lay on whip and spur
do you think" no cried to Roebuck
the blood OF those 500 men w
In the Pcquot mine is not on youi
hands-your head? You. who ordered
John Wilkinson to suppress the cofnpe-
titIon h Pequot was giving you. or
dered him in such a way that he knew
tho alternative was his own ruin? He
shot himself-yet no had as good NJ
excuse as you. for he. too. passed or
the order until 1t got to the poor fire
man-that wretched fellow they sent te
the pcnitentiary for life? And as sure
M there is a God in heaven. you will
some day do q long. long sentence N
whatever hell there Is. for letting tina
wretch rot in ~prison-yes. and for Johr
Wilkinson's suicide. and for the live!
of those 600 drowned. Your pension!
TO the widows and orphans can't save
you"
4 listened to this TRADE %astounded
Used as I was ITO men losing thei'
heads through vanity. I could not cred
II my own ears n eyes when the.
reported to me this insane exhibition
looked at Roebuck. He was weaf'in,
an expression OF beatifc patience: h
would have made a fine study for
picture OF the martyr at the stake.
Il forgive you. Tom" he said. whel
Walters stopped for breath. Your owl
sln.ul heart makes you see the biacl
~ sin upon everything. 1 had hear
tfi1t w Va WIZ H'C
loud boasts OF your power over you
~. ployers. but I tried not to believe i
see o that you have. indeed. los
your senses. Your prosperity has bee
too much for your good sense. n
sighed mournfuiiy. II shall not inter
fe.c To prevent your getting Il positio
elsewhere" he continued. But afte
what you ave confessed. after you
ISLANDERS. low can I put you back !
your cid place out west. as 1 lntchoeo
,,, Ahn In knrNde In n - n
care for your career that 1 have had.
spite OF all your shortcomings: i WI
raised you Up from a clerk"
RAISED me UP as you fellows alwa.
raise men u!--because you find the
clever Mt doing your dirty work. l was
decent, honest fellow when you first toe
no,icc OF nc and tempted me. But.
God. Mr.. Roet,uck. II I've sold out beyor
hope Of living decent again. I'll have n
p%rtce-to the last cont. You've go;
leave me where l am or give me a pla'
and salary equally as good" This Waite
eaid blustering!y. but beneath cou
detect the. beginnings OF n whine.
"You IRE angry. Tom. said Roebu'
soothingly. II have hurt your vanity
~ one OF the heaviest crosses ! have
bear. that I must bc continually hurtil
the vanity OF men. Go away and-a'
coolly: then come and apologize to me. a,
Will, do what I can to help you. AS I
your threats-when you arc calm, you "
see how idle they are"
Walters gave a SORT OF groan: a
though I. blinded by my prejudices
favor Of Roebuck and Of the crowd WI
whom my interests lay. had been feen
that he was IN impudent and crazy
crate. I pitied hin
VIVA proofs have I got?" he said d.
perately. III 1 show up the things I KIN
atout, I show myse,,s up. and everybo
viii say I'm lying Ncout you and
others in the effort to save myself. 7
newspapers would dcnounce me AZ
s~,,acherous liar-you fellows own or q