The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

took, shspe saw clearly HAT. " ne
were 10 be overthrown at once. ! must
use part OF the existing control Of the
machine OF the party-it would take
several years, at least three. to build
up an entirely new control. To work
quickly. must use Croffut, Dunkirk's
colleague In the senate And Crofut
was the creature OF Dominick.
Early In September Woodruff came
TO me. at Fredonia. his manner jubI-
LIANT 81 can get Dominick." he ex-
claimed. 'He is furious against Dun
kirk because he's lust discovered, that
Dunkirk cheated him out OF 100000
on that perpetual street railway fran,
chise. last winter"
"But we don't want Dominick,"
said I,
My face must have reflected my
mind. for Woodruff merely replied:
ooh. very we'll or course that alters
the case
I'VE must get Croffut without him."
I went on.
Woodruff shook his head Cant
get him." he said "Domlnlck controls
the two southern ranges OF counties.
lie fances his own machine from
what he collects from vice and crime
In those cities. He gives that branch
OF the plum tree TO the boys. lie
keeps the bigger one, the corporations.
for himself"
He can be destroyed" said !, wav-
ing aside these significant reminders.
Yes. in Ave years or so OF hard
work. Meanwhile. Dunkirk will run
things at the capital to suit himself
Anyhow. you're taking on a good deal
more than's accommodating with
two big fights. one Of 'em against
man you ought to use TO do up the
other. It's like breaking your own
sword at the beginning OF the duel"
Go hack to the capital" said I.
after moments thought: I'm tele-
graph you up there what TO do"
II was my FIRST test-my first chance
10 show whether ! had learned at the
savage school at which ! had been
a pupil. Scores. hundreds OF men. can
plan. and plan wisely-at almost any
crossroads, general store you hear In
the conversation round the stove as
good plans as ever moved the wrold to
admiration. But execution-there's
the rub And the FIRST essential OF an
executive Is freedom from partlalIties
and hatreds-not to say. do like
himl Do I hate hlml Was he my
enemy year or week or n moment
ago?" but only TO ask oneself the one
question: Can he be useful to me
now?"
Il will use Domlnick 10 destroy
Dunkirk. and then will destroy him."
I said 10 myself. But that did not sat
isfy me. saw that was temporizing
with the weakness that has wrecked
more careers than mlsiudgment I
felt that I must decide then and there
whether OF not I would eliminate per.
sonsi hatred from my life. After a
long and bitter struggle. did decide
once and for all
telegraphod Woodruff 10 go ahead.
When went back 10 Pulaski 60 settle
my affairs there. Domlnlck came To
sec me. MOI that he dreamed ot the
existence Of my combine or Of my con-
nectlon with the new political deal.
but simply because had married into
the Ramsay family and was therefore
now In the Olympus Of corporate pow.
or before which he was on bis knees
for n price. like n wise devoiee. un-
troubled by any such quainiishncss an
self.respcct. was ready for him. .
put out my hand.
I'm glad you're willing 10 let by
cones be bygones. Mr. sayler." said
he. 80 moved that the tears stood In
his eyes
Then Il flashed on me that. after all.
he was only big brute. driven bllndly
BY his appeiitcs. How silly 10 plot re-
venges upon the creatures Of elrcum.
stapce--how like 4 child beating the
chair u haprens TO strike against,
Hatreds and revcngcs are for tho
small mind with small matters 10
occupy n. of the stones have quar-
rled TO build my career. not one has
been. or could have been. spared to
waste rs a missile.
vent down 20 the Cedar Grove
cemetery. where my mother lay beside
my father. My two sisters Who died
before ! vas born we're At their feet.
her parents and his on either side.
And said 10 her: Mother. . am so
Ing 10 climb up 20 place where ] can
use my life as you would have me use
n. To rise IN such n world a. this
! shall have 90 do many things you
would not approve. I shall do them.
! hut when I roach the height. shall
Justify myself and you. ! know how
many have started with the same
ricdgc and have been 20 defied by
what they had 20 handle that when
they arrived they we're past cleans
Ing: and they neither kept nor cared
o. keep their pledge. but !. mother.
shall not break this pledge 10 you"
To be continued