Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-11

Sit down on IT.
Bob BROMLEY had got TO his feet;
he was slipping the shackles OF that
fierv, romantic. southern passion that
years In college and Wall street had
taught him to keep prisoner. His eyes
were flashing sparks. His nostrils
vibrated like a deer bucks in the au-
tumn woods. He faced me with his
hands clinched.
Jim Randolph" he went on, "as !
listened TO that girls story OF the ter
rible cruelty and devllsh treachery
practiced by the human hyenas You
and / associate with. human hyenas
who, when In search of dirty dollars
the only thing they know anything
about-put TO shame the real beasts
OF tho wilds-when listened, tell
you that felt Il would not give me n
twinge OF conscience TO put ball
through that slick scoundrel Reinhart.
Yes. and that hired cur OF his, too.
who prostitutes good family name
and position. and an inherited ability
the Almighty intended for more hon.
est uses than the trapping of victims
on whose purses his gutter.born mas
ter has set lecherous eyes. And. Jim,
as | listened, a troop OF old friends
invaded my memory-friends whom |
have not seen since before | went to
Harvard. friends with whom l spent
many a happy hour in my old Virginia
home. friends born of my imagination,
stalwart, rugged crusaders. who car
ried the sword and the cross and the
banner inscribed For Honor and for
God Old friends who would troop
into my boyhood and trumpet. Bob.
don't forget when you're man. that
the goal is honor, and the code: Do
unto your neighbor as you would have
your neighbor do unto you. Don't for.
get that millions is the crest OF the
groundlings.' And. Jim, / thought my
friends looked at me with reprcachful
eyes, as they said, You are well on the
road. Bob BROMLEY. and In time your
heart and soul will bear the hallmark
of the snaky s on the two upright
bars, and you will be but a frenzied
fellow in the Dirty Dollar army Jim.
Jim Randolph. as | listened to that
agonizlng tale OF the changing OF that
| hlil > HtdNtH W Uttls I ulu uuA ste AAihA
halo you and have thought surround
ed the sign OF Randolph 4 Randolph.
did not see II, Jim. but did see my.
self, and | didn't feel proud of the
picture. My God. Jim. is 1t possible
you and have Joined the nobility OF
Dirty Dollars? Is II possible we are
leaving trails along our LIES path like
that Reinhart left through the home
OF these virginians, such trails as this
girl has shown me?"
Bob had worked himself into a state
OF frenzy. had never seen him so eX.
cited as when he stood In front OF me
and almost shouted this fierce self
denunciation.
For heavens sake. Bob. pull your
self together" | urged The captain
on the bridge there is staring at you
wild-eyed. and Katherine will be up
here 10 see what has happened. Now
be n good fellow. and let us talk this
thing over in a sensible way. At the
gait YOU are going we can do nothing
to help out your friends. Besides
what Is there for you and me to take
ourselves to task for? We are nc
wreckers and none OF our dollars IL
stained with Frenzied Finance. My
father. as you know, despised Reinhart
and his sort aG much as We do BE
yourself What does this girl want
you to do? II II is anything in reason
call 1t done. for you know there Il
nothing won't do for you at the ask
ing"
Bob's hysterIa oozed. He dropped
on the rail seat at my side.
II know Il, Jim. know II, and yoJ
/. must forgive me. The fact Is, Beulal
n Sands story has aroused a lot o
n thoughts have been a.sticking dowI
}. cellar late years. for, to tell the truth
!. have some nasty twinges OF con
, science every now and then when
t get to thinking OF this dollar game o
3 ours"
d saw that the impulsive blood wa
I fast cooling. and that It would only b,
n a question of minutes until Bob woulI
be his clear-headed self.
o Now, what Is II she wants you Il
Q do?" persisted. rs Il a case o
s money, OF our trying to tide her fathe
n over?"
l. Nothing OF the kind. Jim. YO'
!. don't know the proud Virginia blood
y Neither that girl nor her father woul'
It accept money help from any one. The!
It would go to smash and the grav'
Is first"
n He paused and then continued i'm
3 Dressiyely:
% This is how she puts H. She an'
IS her father have raked together he
3. different legAcies and turned then
IL into cash. a matter OF 100000. an
4 she got him to consent to let he
8 come up here 10 see II during the mex
II six months she might not, In a few
10 desperate plunges In the market, run
" Il up 10 enough TO at least regain tn
10 trust funds. Yes. know II Ia a wilt
Il idea. told her 80 at the beginning