Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-07

HUW muCn AVA lnefe was IN anna y
firm stand against her parents.
why don't you take her down to
our place on Long Island?" said |,
most carefully concealing my delight
-for Alva near her meant friend
of mine and an advocate and example
OF real womanhood near her. Every
things ready for you there and I'm
going to be busy the next few days
busy day and night"
She reflected. Very we'll" she as
sented presently. And she gave me
a puzzled glance she thought l did not
seas if she were wondering whether
tn enemy was not hiding new and
deeper guile under an apparently
harmless suggestion.
"Then I'll not see you again for sew.
eral days" said. l, most businesslike.
If you want anything, there will be
Monson out at the stables where he
can't annoy you. Or you can get me
on the long distance. Good-by. Good
luck"
And | nodded carelessly and friend
lily to. her, and went away, enjoying
the pleasure of having startled her
into visible establishment. There's
a better game than icy hostility, you
very young, young lady" said | to
myself. "and that game is friendly
Indifference"
Alva would be with her. So she
was secure for the present and my
mind was free for finance"
At that time the two most powerful
men in finance were Galloway and
Roebuck. In Spain | once saw a
fight between bull and a tiger-or,
rather the beginning of fight. They
we're released into a huge iron cage.
After circling it several times in the
same direction, searching for way
out, they came face to face. The bull
tossed the tiger; the tiger clawed the
bull The bull roared; the tiger
screamed. Each retreated to his own
side of the cage. The bull paved and
snorted as if he could hardly wait
to get at the tiger; the tiger crouched
and Guivered and glared murderously,
as if he were going instantly to spring
upon the bull. But the bull did not
rush, neither did the tiger spring.
That was the ROebuck- Galloway sit
uation.
How to bait Tiger Galloway to at
tack Bull Roebuck-that was the prob
lem must solve, and solve straight
way. If | could bring about war be-
tween the giants, spreading confusion
over the whole field of finance and
filling all men with dread and fear,
there was a chance, that in the con-
fusion | might bear off part of my
fortune, Certainly, conditions would
result in which | could more easily
get myself intrenched again; then, too,
there would be by no means small
satisfaction in seeing Roebuck clawed
and bitten in punishment for having
plotted against me.
Mutual fear had kept these two
at peace for five years, and most con-
siderate and polite about each others
rights" But while our country's in.
dustrial territory is vast, the interests
OF TIE few great controllers who de-
termine wages and prices for all are
equally vast, and each plutocrat is
tormented necessarily by jealousy and
suspicion; not day passes without
confiicts of interest that adroit d.
plomacy couud turn into ferocious
warfare And in this matter of mo-
nopolizing the coal, despite Roebuck's
earnest assurances to Galloway that
the combine was purely defensive, and
was really concerned only with the
labor question, Galloway, a great man.
ufacturer, or, rather, a huge LEVER
OF the taxes Of dividends and interest
upon manufacturing enterprises, could
not but be uneasy
Before | rose that morning had a
tentative plan for stirring him to &C
uon. was celebrating it on the way
down town in my electric. It shows
now badly Anita was Gripping my
brain, that not until was almost at
my Office did it occur to me: That
was tremendous luxury Roebuck in.
d1lged his conscience in last night
II Isn't like him to forewarn a man
even when he's sure he can't escape.
Though his prayers were hot in his
mouth, still, it's strange he didn't try
70 fooi me. In fact, it's suspicious.
In fact"
Suspicious? The instant the idea
was fairly before my mind, knew
mad let his canting fool me once
more. l entered my offices, feeling
that the blow had already fallen: and
was surprised. but not relieved,
when found everything calm. But
fail 1t will within an hour or so-be-
fore | can move to avert it," said I
to myself.
And fall II did. At eleven o'clock.
Just as was setting out to make my
hrst move toward heating old Gallo
ways heels for the war-path, Joe came
In with the news: "a general lock.
outs declared in the coal regions. The
operators have stolen march on the
men who, so they allege, were secret.
~ getting ready to strike. By night
every coal road will be tied up and
every mine shut down"
Joe knew our coal interests were
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