The Washington herald., 1908-05-31

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Mr.. Bulpitt Il imagine" he said. po-
litely. TO that gentleman, who was snort
ing and shaking like a motor trying 70
start. that thereIls nothing left 10 be
said. and that this conference may be
considered at an end"
But Bulpitt had much talk still left in
him. These noises he was making only
indicated that It was surging TO the sur
face. He lurched forward to his fecl.
shook his fist under Vandraken's nose.
and exploded: do you know who your
talking to? Do you know what you're
up against? You fight the Associated
Trusts You-you pinhead dude. You'll
come back 10 America sooner than you
think. and II Will be in cold storage.
Wen refer your case to the strong-arm
department. my friend. If we let you rip
you'd be In "A funny house. with pareSis.
before three years-but the American
people would do us dirt long before that
Wen deal with your executors.
Vandraken started. Assassination.
eh? Hired assassination" He faced his
adversary excitedly. Il can play that
game. too. l shall put price on your
head Mr. Bulpitt ana go on raising that
price till I get the damned thing. All
lldNf kOL 10 AU II 10 Aitlhilit Il UIatk OF
anarchists, and II necessary, 1 can do
the same for each of your accomplices
III buy the whole Malta organization and
turn 1t loose on your Amalgamated So
ciety OF Industrial Corporation Presi-
dents I'll get you first, though, Mr.
Bulpitt! I'll orphan that footwear trust"
The big man turned pale. 1t had not oc-
CURED TO him that a dude would show
fight. He had applied the time-hOnored
methods which had never failed before
TO crack the toughest nuts OF opposition,
but instead OF submission. defiance and
bloOd-curdling threats had resulted
Wholesale assassination OF the greatest
men in America was referred to as light
ly as though they were Kentucky feud-
lists, whose lives weren't worth anything:
and he. the great O. X Bulpitt. was to
be put In the forefront OF the battle. A
horrid feeling as Of a knife feeling its
way through the folds Of fat to some
vital spot. gave him a gOOse-fcsn sensa-
ton. He looked at Vandraken. as though
to assure himself that the young man
was only joking. and perceived that he
seemed to be already lost in calculations.
with n most bloodthirsty look In his queer
brown eyes, He changed his tone com
pletely
Have you no feeling. Mr. Vandraken?
Have you got no conscience? ! allow I
shouldn't have said what ! did say bat
a man amt used 10 opposition. OF course.
about that strong-arm department. ] was
only Joking, just as your were joking
You were joking about financing an
archists and that?"
Not I'm the least. Mr. Bulpitt I hadn't
thought Of It tin you made the sugges-
tion, but I realize that wealth has its du-
ties as we'll as its privileges. and I don't
see 20 what better use ! could put some
OF the wealth the American people lavish
on me than eXterminatlng men like you,
Mr.. Bulpitt"
But you're one OF us. Mr. Vandraken.
and your money was all made by our sys-
TEN. You oughtn't 10 go back on us
you really oughtn'tr The big man
dropped his domlneering tone, and spoke
pleadingly. even tearfully
That's where you are wrong" an
swered Vandraken walking up and down
the room. I'm not one Of you got
a lot OF money without working for Il;
that. however. is only a question of de
gree; thousands DO the same on a smaller
scale. But 1 don't use that money 10
fasten a system Of business feudalism on
the people against their Wills. I'm sat
isiied with what I've got. but you chaps
are mOney-hogs. that's what you are
money-hogs, and the people never VIII be
able 10 satisfy you. Have 1 any con-
science? No, l haven't: but I've got a
certain amount of gratitude. and I am
thankful for that strong-arm suggestion.
/ see my duty clear before me II the
American people once take TO lynchlng
you chaps. as they always do in the
end, when the law has been proved in
they Will go and lose their
heads. strike blindly, and upset the milk
jug. Whereas, II / attend 10 H. Il will
be done in a calm, business-like way. 1
may be menace 10 you. but YOU are
certainly a menace 20 me and all other
property owners. II the life am leading
stirs up the people 10 smash your system.
and ] lose three-quarters Of my fortune.
III still be able 10 rub along I'm not
spread all over creation on a 10 per cent
margin. as you fellows are. And the way
feel now. I'd give three-quarters Of my
fortune % see you smashed. I don't
know when any one has rubbed me the
wrong way as much as you have done.
Mr.. Bulpitt- They should have chosen
some one more suave-not that Il would
have made any difference IN my decision
but l wouldn't have had that strong-arm
dea suggested 10 me 1 believe bombs
In your bedroom are the latest fads OF
the enterprising anarchist Good after
noon. Mr.. Bulpitt." and he threw open
the door
The unhappy footwear king passed out
n dazed condition. leaving on the floor
r typewriter paper which had fallen
from his wallet
Nandraken picked il up. and seeing his
OWN name on the outside had no hesita
lion in reading It. He found It contained
notes from the psychological authors
analysis of the effect Of his character ON
he American people. One paragraph in
particular attracted his attention:
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.