Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
XXXII.
."MV RIGHT EYE OFFENOS Me-"

closing at practically the same figures
ut which they had opened. Then l
sprang my sensation-that Langdon
aud his particular clique, though they
'~ntrolled the Textile Trust, did not
wn SO much as one-fiftieth Of its vot-
shg stock True captains OF indus
Try" that they were, they made their
profits not out of dividends, but out of
side schemes that absorbed about
two-thirds OF the earnings of the
Trust, and ont of gambling in its
bonds and stocks. | said in conclu-
slon:
The largest owner of the stock is
Ialter G. Edmunds. of Chicago-an
5nest man. Send your voting proxies
% him. and he can take the Textile
company away from those now plum
dering it
AS the annual election of the Trust
was only six weeks away, Langdon
and his clique were in a panic. They
rushed into the market and bought
frantically, the public bidding against
them. Langdon himself went to Chi
cago to reason with Edmunds-that
Is, TO try to find out at what figure
be could be bought. And SO on, day
after day, | faithfully reporting to
The public the main occurrences be-
hind the scenes. The LanGdon at
tempt to regain control by purchases
Of stock failed. He and his allies
made what must have been to them
iivo
nigh prices they offered. comparative.
y little OF The stock appeared.
I've caught them" said to Joe
he first time, and the last. during
hat campaign that INDUCED in
boast.
IF Edmunds sticks to you, re-
piied cautious joe
But Edmunds did not. | do not
know at what price he sold hini-
self. Probably il was pitifuiiy small:
cupidity usually snatches the instant
bait tickles its nose But do know
that nay faith in human nature got it's
severeSt shock.
Fortunately, Edmunds had held out
on, rather, Langdon had delayed ap-
preaching him. long enough for me 10
gain nay main point. The uproar over
the Textile Trust had become so great
that the national department OF com
merce dared not refuse an inyestiga.
tiOn; and I straightway began 10
spread out in my daily letters the
facts Of the trusts enormous earnings
and Of the shameful sources OF those
earnings.
In the midst OF the adulatiun. Of
the blares upon the trumpets of fame
that saluted my waking and were
waited to me as / fell asleep al night
Gin the midst OF all the turmoil. was
often in great and broodine silence.
longing for her, now with the i'm
periOus energy of passion. and now
with the sad ache of love. What was
she doing? What was she thinking?
Now that LangdOn had again PLAYED
her false for the old price, with whaI
5yes was she looking into the future
Alva, settled in a West Side apart.
ment not far from the ancestral white
elephant, telephoned, asking me TO
come. J went. because she could and
would give me news OF Anita But as
I entered her little drawing-roCm.
said: at was curiosity char brought
me. I wished to see how YOU were in
stalled"
Isn't il nice and small?' cried she.
Billy and | haven't the slightest diff
c.ity in finding each other--as people
;, often have in the big houses. And
It was Billy this and Billy that. and
what Billy said aud thought and felt
nd before they were married. she had
called him William and had declared
Billy 20 be the mos offensive com
3.lation of letters that eyet iell from
rumsn lips.
Il needn't ask If YOU are happy.
said presently with q dismal failure
at looking cheerful. Il cant stay but
a moment" | added. and if | had
oheyrd my feelings, I'd have risen up
ara taken myself and nay pain away
from surroundings as hateful to me
81 a summer sunrise in death-eham-
Der.
"Oh." she exclaimed, in some col,-
fusion. Then excuse me-. And she
fastened from the room.
thought she had gone to order. or
perhaps 10 bring, the tea. The lone
" 'nutes dragged away until ten had
-assed. Hearing a rustling la the hall
rose, intending to take leave The M
slant She appeared. The rustline
stopped just outside. | waited few
seconds. cried: We'll. I'm of. Next
time i want to be alone, I'll know
= where so come" and advanced to the
door. 1t was not Alva hesitating
ttere; 1t was Anita.
Il beg your pardon, said |, coldly.
II there had been room TO pass
should have gone. What devil pos
sesscd me? Certainly in all our rela
tons j had found her direct and frank
II % hing, too frank. Doubtless II
%. s.e influence OF my association