The Marshall republican., 1907-04-26

listened to that girls story of fhe Ter.
rible cruelty and devIish t~reachery
prac,<ced 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
81 the wilds-wben listened. I tell
you that ! felt II would not give me a
twinge Of conscience TO put n hall
through that slick %scoundrel Reinhart.
Yes. and that hired cur Of his. too.
who prostitutes n 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 sutter.born mas.
ter has set lecherous eyes. And. Jim.
as ] listened. a troop Of old friends
invaded my memo-y--friends whom I
have not teen since before I went to
Harvard. friends with whom I spent
many q happy hour In my old Virginia
home. friends born Of my imagination.
staiwart. 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. Rob.
don't forget. when you're a man. that
the goal In honor. and the code: DO
unto your pelghbor as you would have
your neighbor do unto you. Don't for.
get that millions IL the crest Of the
gr%oundIings.' And. Jim. I thought my
friepds looked at me with r~eproachfui
eyes. as they said. You are well on the
road. Bob Brownley. and In time your
heart and soul will bear the hallmark
Of the snaky 8 on the two upright
bars. and q will he hut a frenzled
fellow In the Dirty Dollar army Jim,
Jim Randolph. as I listened to that
agonizing tale OF fhe changing OF that
girls heaven TO hell. ! did not SOC that
halo you and ! have thought surround
ed the sign Of Randolph q Randolph
] did not see II, Jim. but ! did see my.
self, and ! didn't feel proud Of the
picture. My God. Jim. In II possible
you and ! have Joined the nobility of
Dirty Dollars? Is Il possible We are
Q saving trails along our life's path like
that Reinhart left through the home
OF these .virginIsns. such trails a. this
girl has shown mel"
Bob had worked himself into q state
OF frenzy. had never seen him so ex.
cited as when he stood In front Of me
end almost shouted this fierce self.
denunciation.
For heavens sake. Bob. pull your.
sell together" | urged. The captain
on the bridge there Is staring at you
Wild eyed and Katherine will be up
here to see what has happened. Now.
be O good fellow. and let us talk this
thing over Ia a sensible way. Al the
gait you are going We can do nothing
TO help out your friends. Besides.
wat 10 there for you and me to take
ourselves 70 task fort We are no
wreckers and none Of our dollars 10
stained with Frenxied Finance. My
father. as you know, despised Reinhart
and his sort as much as We do. Be
yourself. What does this girl want
you to dor II It is anything In reason.
call II done. for you know there is
nothing won'tdo for YOU at the ask.
Ing"
Bob's hysteria oozed. He dropped
On the rail seat at my side.
Il know II. Jim. I know II, and you
must forgive me, The fact is. Beulah
Sands story has aroused a lot Of
thoughts | have been a.sticking down
cellar late years. for. TO tell the truth.
! have some nasty twinges of con.
science every now and then when !
get to thinking of this dollar game Of
oun.,'
saw that the impuisive blood was
fast cooling. and that II would only be
. question Of minutes until Bob would
be his clear-headed self,
Nov. what Is Il she wants you 10
dot" I persisted. rs It = case OF
money. Of our trying to tids her father
overf"
eNottJns or the kind. Jim. You
don't know the proud Virginia blood.
Neither that girl nor her father would
accept money help from any one, They
woald 90 % smash and the grave
nrsk"".
~ paused and thea continued Inn
pressiyely:
eThis h how she puts u. She ana
hcr father have raksd Together her
dl4erent leGacies and turned them
Into e3sh. matter u o60,O00. and
oho G0t Mn 70 1cnneont ~ Let fher !
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