The Washington herald., 1908-05-31

vinity students for the same. II will make
you square with the people who have
started this howl. You may have To
throw i'm a few libraries for those who
don't go to church. but throw 'em i'm right
don't Just give the site and the dedica-
tion stone. and leave the taxpayers to DO
the rest-that won't go any more. Give
the whole burned thing-books, building.
and endowment fund. Buy n hen-for-
leather race horse. and pay the papers to
advertise il; there's nothing so demo-
cratic as good trotting horse That VIII
set you right with another section Of the
community.
/ "Of course'-here he lowered his voice
I'VE amt going to ask you 10 specially
alter your morals: there's nothing un-
reasonable about the American people.
! But there's a moral way OF being i'm
moral and there's an immoral way Of
being immoral It's the damned Openness
Of your methods we object to- When a
man has big wads of money. il naturally
attracts women to tempt him q bit. and
a busy man hardly has time to resist temp
| tadon." Mr.. Bulpitt licked his lips. and
his eyes watered. ~As long as a man
Keeps wife and family. and don't stint
| them in diamonds and sealskins-what If
he does have few friends IN the locali-
Ties where his business takes him? But
you are devoting your life to this sort
OF business, and amt making no decent
concealment, except In your face. You
look like an innocent cherub." Mr.. Bull
pitt glanced at Vandraken enviously II
don't know how you manage it-but that
ain't the point. The point Is. you have
got TO come right back TO the States with
me and square yourself and us with the
American people. before they do some
thing ugly"
is that the end Of your 'spiel?" ask
ed Nandraken, calmly. -"Or are YOU mere
ly pausing FOR breath?" Mr.. Bulpitt was
amusing. He looked at him indulgently.
We'll! amt II enough?" replied the big
man. In the tone of "A lawyer who rests
his case.
Quite! But as you have finished. there
is one question I would like to ask you.
How do you propose TO get me back TO
American"
Mr.. Bulpitt began 10 swell up again.
You don't mean 10 say you think you
can set up your little boys-size will
against the decisions Of the Society OF
Industrial Corporation Presidents. repre-
senied by Obed X. Bulpitt. commonly
called O. X. Bulpitt. because he never
loses? II you think you can do that.
you are badly mistaken. and the sooner
YOU find II out the better Why-damn
it,-we've made the whole American na-
tion dance 10 our music. and you needn't
think you can stand out against us-nOt
Tor moment, young man-not for a
moment, even If you have got your pas
money at your back! You want 10 know
how we propose 20 make you come 20
al fu1
loose the billions we control against you.
and Wen depreciate your Investments tin
that two hundred millions gets TO look
Ike last years s. bill. Wen hang up
the dividends on the stock of everything
you are invested in. II you don't do as
we want. we will smash you so fine that
1t won't matter to us whether you live
in America or hell. we'll
But at this point Vandraken lost his
temper. HIS dark eyes began 10 look
red. He got up and stood IN front Of Mr.
Bulpitt, very close TO him. and held up
his hand for silence. The big man threw
himself back in his chair. with his mouth
open.
You want me to come back TO Ameri-
ca, do you? Well, I'll come, and you can
tell this to your gang-that II viii be a bad
day for them when / do come I have
got about three years more of this raz-
ze-dazzle life planned out. then I'm
through with II forever and can attend
TO your case. III fight you on the lines
you have laid down. and I'll smash youl|
III take that S200000000 l got from the
American people, and III use Il I'm buy
ing back America for them. Ny money
can buy court decisions for the people as
well as your money can buy Il against
them; and Senators and Congressmen-|
the pay being equal-they would rather
act on the square. I'll set up a meat
business that won't care how low the
price OF meat is; and I'll buy oil lands
and build renneries. II VIC haven't found
substitute Tor kerosene by that time;
and I won't forget boots and shoes. Mr..
Bulpitt. What's more, l won't be alone
in the fight. When one man comes for
ward with two hundred millions as n
nucleus, there will be plenty 10 help him.
Those are the terms on which / will come
back 10 America"
Nandraken swung round and went TO
look out of the window. leaving Mr.. But
pitt aghast AT the sacrilcgious profanity
OF his remarks.
Power is power whether derived from
the divine right OF kings or the control
Of all the sources Of life. and no flouted
monarch in the days Of absoIutism
could have felt more outraged than this
footwear king.
Vandraken hated losing his temper; he