The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-11

my RleHr eve oFFGNos ME-"

ttualuN at UINciltAIIA the same NgufoH
at which they had opened. Thon
upraug my seusati1n-that Langdon
and his particular clique. though they
controlled the ToXtilo Trust. did not
own 80 much as onc.hfticth OF its vot.
Ing stock True captains Of indus.
try hat they WERE they made their
profits not out OF dividends. but out OF
side schemes that absorbed about
twothirls ot the earnings OF the
Trust and out Of gambling In its
bonds and stocks said Ia conclu
zion
THE largest owner Of the stock IS
Walter O. Elmuudg Of Chlcngo-an
honest man Send your voting proxies
10 him. and be- can take the Textile
company away from those now plum.
dCr.ng a."
As the annual election Of the Trust
was only six weeks away. Lanrdon
and his clique were In q panic They
rushed into the market aud bought
frautically. the public bidding against
thcm. Langdon himself went 10 Chi
cago 20 reason with Edmuuds-that
g.. 10 try TO ind out at what figure
he could be- bought And so on. day
after day. I faithfully reporting to
the public the main occurrences be-
hind tho scenes. The Langdon at
tempt TO regain control by purchases
OF stock failed lie and his aIlloa
made what must have bcon to them
appalling sacrifices. but even at the
high pricos they offered, comparative
ly little of the stock appeared.
1--WE caught them" said to Joe
tho first time. and the last. during
that campaign tina; | INDUCED In a
boast
~ Edmund8 sticks TO you" re.
piled cautious Joe.
But Edmunds did not do not
know at what price he sold him.
self Probably II was pitifully small:
cupidity usually snatchos the instant
bait ickles IT, nose. But do know
that my faith In human nature got It's
seyerest shock
Fortunately. lsdmunds had held out
Or. rather. LanEdon had delayed an.
preaching him. long enough for me to
gain my main point The uproar over
the Textile Trust had become 80 great
that the national department Of com.
morce dared not refuse an lnyestlsn.
ton and ! straightway began to
spread ont In my daily letters the
facts OF The trusts enormous earnings
aud Of the shameful sources OF those
earnings,
In the midst Of the adulatlon. OF
the blarcs upon the trumpets OF fame
that saluted my waking aud were
waited 10 me as / fell asleep at night
in the midst OF all the turmoil. | was
often In Il great and broodlng silence.
longing for her. now with the i'm.
porious energy OF passion. and now
with the sad ache OF love What was
she doing9 What was she thinking
Now that Iangdon had again played
her false for the old price. with what
eyes was she looking into the future?
Alya, settled In West Side apart.
ment not far from the ancestral white
elephant, telephoned asking me to
come. ] went, because she could and
would give me news Of Anita But as
7
said; 1T was curiosity that brought
me, wished to see how YOU were In.
stalled"
Isn't II nice and small?' cried she.
BILLY and haven't the slightest aim.
Guilty In finding each other--as people
30 often have In the big houses" And
II was Billy this and Billy that. and
what Billy said and thought and felt
and before they were married. she had
called him William and had declared
"Billy' TO be the most offensive com.
blnation OF letters that ever fell from
human lips,
Il needn't ask n you are happy.
said / presently, with a dismal failure
at looking cheerful. u can't stay but
moment ! added. and n I had
ubeyed my feelings, I'd have risen up
and taken myself and my pain away
from surroundings as hateful to me
Hs summer sunrise In a death-cham.
Der
oh" she exclaimed, In some con.
fusion. Then excuse me- And she
hastencd from the room.
! thought she had gone to order. or
perhaps TO bring the tea The long
minutes dragged away until ten had
passed Hearing a natlIng IN the hall
] rose. intending TO take leave the lu.
slant she appeared The rustlus
stopped just outside waited a few
seconds. cried Well I'm on Next
time want TO Dee alone, Ill know
whore 20 come and advanced 90 the
door u was not Ava hesiutug
there: 10 was Anita.
81 beg your pardon" said T. coldly
II there had been room 10 pass
should have gone What devl pos.
sessed mee Certainly In all our rela.
lions had found her direct and frank
n anything, too frank Doubtless q
was the influence ~ my associations
down town, whore for so many months
had been dealing with the short.
card" crowd OF high finance, who
would hardly play the game straight
even when that ~as the easy way to