The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-28
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~txht has all re ss fz3#nfs 90 2 afaHAA
ard touches "a greet truth Ea human
psychology
supoo ,hes yesa had = ~deadlvrsnc-
nv who hal threatened your t8# aoo
s,nrase that. at "a tirae when soo haa
been rrBexouSlN~oundea hy an acct
dent ysG shua1a discover fn-F tae oaA9
fn,gl1trr~f ais possible Icy WIN tAaf
enemt himself suppose. -" = ~rre
quite possible thai + N"+ a3tt4"@ =
blm Tor aid. * Would DC n ms pe'N< -
10 MAIN vsn ~ cvea 81 take yoaf "ie
without fear % dgte ton oT iah4s'
meMt-
what would you Do about ~
Mailer faceG"s~euttcally this sci OF
~Ifrutt. Stqucca chose 20 trust ms
sworn eneuar.
And tho trust was uot misplaced
There remains the question. ~ 20
dltiou. whether the fn~aeuaninait} ~ =
enemy was a trait Il nature cofnta"h =
men. or neither u Mas an cxrepf4"34A'
one in the Individual
Mr. MAILER, vho. Ike most 5e.
mans. mingled o positive vein of pm
aSophv with the mere exact training
II hts life. vnS ftrW5Y convinced th4t,
while the experience Was an Ahpa.aS
ant one and not without the element OF
s,isnensc az the time the result Was
in RESPONSE 10 a natural principle upon
which any student Of human nature
was justified in relying
There is. however. an lneFi'"biV
gulf between theory aud practise anu
between philosophy and action ne
$50 ,vas one thar was touch-nud-go
with chances and hung OF the mar
trigger or impulse. II took nerNe =
ode and a suggestion 81 hiuh
far its demonstration and doubtleSs'
when IL was over. the man who Was
putting up tbs ~ stake = ms safety
breathed deeply with feliei-
Put To the story:
As stated. Mr. Mahicr was a native
II Germany. erligrat.ng TO this u
Try In the nfties and coming 10 RAJ
eigh immcdiatclv after the civil war.
During the first Years OF his life IN
America he resided n the New Eng
land states. and for a while In the
lumber regions Of Maine. IT was while
in a camp Isolated from civilization
that the mishap occurred OF II whtch
the story grew. Back OF { lay the
or two determined men. y
chagrin OF defeat and Il truce ~ rcla-
tionship which one or the parties de-
clared should be ended only when he
obtained q complete revenge
The denoument.-in which when the
reNenge was in sight il gave way 70
succor. might have been devised az
the curtain act ~ a PLAY.
The Expert ri Work.
Some years before going TO the lum-
Der regions. Mr.. Mailer had heen en-
proved IN the capacity OF expert ac-
countant in m investigation involving
suspicious manipulation Of q fund 81
a prominent New England physician.
/ ne latter was n Young man. of bril-
liant intellect and a high degree OF
surgical skin, who had permitted him
SSH - 1aII into Wrong-doing. At the
time. while his fault was sns-
fefIGU- IhG IRA nGaaf+AnZ In1 la., aIysl
fully covered up and proof was dim
cult. In the line Of his profession. n
fell 10 the lot of Mr. Mahler to be
to unraEel the threads and
demonstrate the guilt Of the suspect.
occupied q prominent place In his
community and had all the pride Of
blood and family Although he never
the credit for the fact. the cir
cumstances Indicate thai the case was
one which was entirely dependent
the skill Of the accountant. and
Nr. MAILER exerted his sbiltties
10 the uttermost one can imagine
cool. persistent. detached quality
IF his work-the work OF the German
hunting for fact, following the thread
Ike Fate.-the KIND Of mind that can
rack, hat loves a tangie and
laughs at 9 lure. proceeding
mathematical i~nevitabiIity /
Q its goal:-the kind of mind that
into a cool frenzv Of excitement
= which it fgfHets people. and time.
self IN Its gncst,
At any rate. il is clear thai the
physician 50 considered the case and
hat he attributed the zeal OF the stu
to personal interest one can
imagine the confident Indifference he
tssImed when the enquiry was begun.
lis san froid. one can picture the first
ear. the beginnings Of apprehension;
one can mark through the years
he old tragedy OF the discovery OF
.ec"et Wrong-the unbelIcf yielding
lowly 70 proof added 10 proof. the
low development of fact out Of the
10th II fraud. the final scene Of dis
in which Justice. looked at
hrougn the eyes Of Pity. seems so
lard 2~d 50 brutal
And in the midst, as centcr-piece
nd Deus 81 Machfno. tire alien per
%0nality. the unpcrtdrbed German with
oblyipus or the quarry.-giow-
with the mild oycifation of his
mind. placing his Q. + ID. Of guilt
.2"n 2 proud and haughty heart
TIC Quarry sllo,y Ills Teeth.
40 wonder tho quarry. ran to earth
uEn"d ana FhQ"-cd his teeth: and no
S"hoer th1t n ITS heart there burned
y ~ +5on Of revenge against the man
10 l&d followed and followed. step
& step, refusing u be misled. corn
the most elaborate tires with only
2ntnt Of ~rcoognition. romIp~ closer
nd closer like Fate Itself.
-" IN the end. the brilliant Young
.ort2" departed in q sgracc when the
roof was conlplcte. but not before ne
had hts say with the diSpaa4ion-
te accountant who had been the in
trunc7t OF his unloing Unreasona-
~. perhaps. but natdralI%. his resent
cent aE@inst him famed MIN and
/" anne hotter * he realized his iosses
)9eh!% throughout the communit< ne
wore to.hove reTcnge. sA.orc 10 retail
T. shifted a. it were the center ~
IS interest . doing hurt 10 the man
.h9 had run him down EumorS N
eHtE OF these expressions came to
IT. Mahle-s ears. combined with the
9formatio1 thqt the doctor was
1an Of his word. quick To take anront.
uicE 10 resent. unceasn ny in ~recoIlec-
Of real or fancied wrong that
ne was brave and strong in
- #~e'l.nesSes Now tina he was des-
crate. with q fixed idea. ne was an
1ernE 70 be feared.
on the tor Of it an came the doctor
? the acoourtant. in person. 10 mt
IN on his guard. The meeting be-
%eeA he 80 men was Ike ice. cold
"a daTk and menecing. Ike Ice.