The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23
AT the Heel of the D. A. and B.
BY F. II. LANCASTER.


peers; he can never be tried Justly
by himself"
STILL Brand caught up quickly
you came on
AT my own expense, SIR" the other
returned, gently, at my own ex-
pense."
Brand took the reproof with a pro.
test: Times are changing" he said
briefly.
They are; yes, sir; ina way times
are changing, very fast. But, sir, there
never was, and there never will be a
time that will refute the saying: The
public is an ass and the sharpest ras.
cal rides it, The ass brays sometimes
and kicks sometimes, but the rasca1
rides on. No gentleman, SIR" added
the old man, quantity; mo gentleman
ever rides an ass
Brand WINGED at the covert thrust
WELL" he said, brusquely, the gen,
tleman is going out Of fashion. What
we ask of man to-day is: HOW
much money have you made? And il
he can't answer that question salts.
factorily, may the Lord have mercy
on his SOUL
And II he can answer it satisfac.
torily,' the other took up, with quiet
humor, you infer that he has nc
soul left for the Lord to bestow mercy
upon? Pardon me, sir, but | think
you are mistaken. 1 think large pei
cent. of our business men ore hon.
est gentlemen. This talk about uni.
Versal corruption is cant, sir. AL
cant. And, my son, when man be.
gins to tell you that all men are
rogues, set him down for a ready.
made rascal, sir. A ready-made ras.
cal" And having paused to Sc.
whether or not Brand had any resent.
ment TO indulge, the old gentleman
made courteous excuse and retired K
the smoker.
Brand had no resentment to indulge;
In fact he had not caught the fla
yor OF the fine, old-vintaged insult ht
had swallowed.
"Old fogy,' nc reflected. But
guess he's right about the railroad.
having stacked the cards. The
chances are that the only instructions
that Chidsey will have for me vii.
be to come chasing home. And will.
have proved my good will to serve
But Chidsey had other ORDERS A
man from Minnesota had been max.
ing trouble. What the D. A. & b
wanted was straightforward testi.
mony to prove that it had not beer
discriminating against the small ship.
pers, and Brand, as first assisian,
freight agent, was to get in this tes.
timony. 49,
But it's ridiculous he said, rebel.
llously to Chidsey. you know as
we'll as I do how it is DONE"
That's nothing" Chidsey said
cheerfully. You are D. A. & b
man, and you've got to stand by the
D. A. & B. If you expect the d. A. &
B. to stand by you. Go in and win.
And having calculated the profit anc
loss, Brand went inland won. He
was smart man, keen witted, anG
his testimony was all that the D. A
& b. could have asked for. Wher
ne stepped down he saw recognition
OF his ability in all mems faces; anc
In the recognition lay mirrored (
home in Walnut street, with serv.
ants whose mere names he could moi
remember; autos and yachts and coun.
try-seats; and everywhere mahogany
and brass, mahogany and BRASS Sud.
denly his gaze snapped and shranE
back. 1t had encountered the slow
smiling of mild little man with CHR
Whiskers, who seemed to be trying
politely, to take up no more room
than was necessary. For an instan,
Brand seemed to hear quiet voice
saying: "A ready-made rascal. sir.
A ready-made rascal" then he lirtec
his head and walked on, seeing lons
vlstas of mahogany and brass, mahog.
any and brass.