Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-29
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A Novel by
q THOMAS W. LAWSON
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"Frsn.isd Finance"
CHATTER IV.-contInusd.
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"Frsnzisd Finance"
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CHAPTER IV.---contInusd.
He appealed directly to John VIII.
son TO make an effort to stop the
growing tendency to use the people
as pawns to enslave themselves and
their children. He said some man
of undoubted probity, standing. and
wealth. some one whom the people
trusted, must start the fight against
these New York tends. whose only
thought 10 to roll up wealth. And
he told John Wilson he was the man.
since he had great wealth, honestly
got by his father and grandfather;
no one would accuse him OF being a
hypocrite. seeking notoriety, and his
standing In the financial world was
SO old and solid that It would
have to listen TO him. remember
now emphatically father said: Ttell
you, John, even the discussion OF such
a proposition as that scoundrel Rein
hart makes Is degrading to an Amer
leans honor He said 1t didn't make
the least difference II ReinhRrt count
ed his millions by the score, and was
director In 80 or 40 great institutions.
aud gave 8 fortune every year for
charity to the church-that he was
a bIackleg Just the same. And SO is
any man, he said, who dares to say
he will take the stock OF q trans
portation company, which represents
a certain amount OF money invested
md double or multiply It by five and
'.-.n, simply because he can compel
aeople to pay exorbitant fares and
eight rates and so get profits on this
-Audulently increased capital.
1T was the decision arrived at by
sather and the Wilson's at this meet.
ing, decision to refuse in any cir
cumstances 70 allow our southern peo-
pie 20 be bled by the Wall street 'sys.
tenn that started Reinhart and his
doIlar-fiends on the warpath. You
can see from what / tell you OF my
father the terrible condition he Is
in now. At night, when |, get to
thinking OF him, hoping against hope,
with no one 20 help him, no one with
whom he can talk oyer his affairs.
Shen / think of his nobleness In de-
voting his time 10 mother and by
sheer wIll-power coneealing from her
his awful suffering, II nearly drives
me mad"
Miss Sands. why will you not let
me lend you the money necessary to
tide yeur father over for auhile2"
asked.
"You are so good" Mr. Randolph,
"but you don't quite understand my
father In spite of what have said
Ha would not relieve his suffering al
he expense OF aLother, not II II were
hundred times more acute. You
,annot understand the oid-fashloned
deep.rooted pride Of the Sands"
But can you not. at least tempo
earily disguise from him Just how you
have arranged the relief"
Her big blue eyes stared at me IN
bewilderment,
"Mr. Randolph. / could not deceive
father. / could not tell him a IL
even to save his life. II would be Inn
possible. Ny father abhors 4 lie. HI
believes man or woman who would
IIa the lowest Of the low things OF
earth. When I 70 back to my IA
cher he viii say: Tell noe what yos
have done. / can Just see him now
standing between the big white pillar
at the end OF the driveway. car
hear him saying calmly: 'Beulah. m,
daughter. welcome Your mother Il
waiting for you in her room. Do NO
hose q moment getting to her After
ward he'll take me over the planta
zion TO show me all tho familiar
things. and not one word win he al
low me to say about our affairs unit
dinner 10 over. until the neighbour
have left. for no Sands returns from
long absence without q atsing homi
welcome. When I have said Goo'
night 10 mother and sister and he hal
ArRwn up my rocker IN front of hi
Algchnir ia the library alcove and Nv
lighted his cigar Tor him, be vii
took me IN the oye and say: Daughter
cell me what you have done wonll
no more think Of holding anything
back than would Of stabbing hin
70 thu heart. No. Mr. Randolph. Their
As no possibility Of relief except q
fairly nsing that $4,000 ana fairi
WANING back what Wall street ha
stolen from father"
Bob had listened, BUT made no con
most until she was through then b
aaia; II looks 70 me "a though u
market is shaping AZ 80 that We ina
be able q 40 something noon."
vas evident 20 both ~ % that b
aad Some plan ia mind.
Later We lenfred that that Nigh
8eulak wrola her lalberA long iette'