The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
THE BROKEN LAW

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the milk. sulphuric acid In the vinegar, salts of lead In the sugar. poison in nearly everything. and where there was no poison, there was some cheap aduiterant. which was disguised as the thing the customer asked and paid for. And all this for the mere making of money. for larger profits, in order that the proprietor might have his horses. his motor-car. his estate in the coun- try, tell you that of all the classes In England, who worship the god of money. there Is none so despicable as your respectable. church going, middle class tradesman. He N sapping the vitality of the nation. He has been called the backbone of England One or these days he will be the backbone of skeleton"
 He paused. with flashing eyes. trembling in every limb. In the en- thusiasm of the moment he had for gotten the Identity of the woman who was listening to him. He had thrown on all attempt at disgusting his voice, and spoke in his natural tones. She looked hard at him. as though trying to reeollect something in the past. The voice, save that 1t was more manly, stronger, and more resonant, was the voice of Sir Richard Gaunt The fea- lures were almost entirely concealed with hair. but the eyes and nose in the uncertain light reminded her of the lover she had lost. She did not how ever. allow her mind to dwell on the subject for more than few moments. tn oughts
 Those are hard words" she said. after pause, very hard words"
 But they are true. I saw case in the paper--this very firm. The prose- cution failed. The public are power less. They have to eat, apparently, whatever Is offered them. That is part of the price of civilization"
 They have the remedy in their own hands. They can go elsewhere"
 They find the same wherever they go. That is the terror of 1t all Mon ey' is the universal cry. Money at any cost! So long as more money can be made by preserving rotten meat with boric acid, and selling potato spir- It as whisky, so long will these prac. tices continue. They are only symp- toms of the same disease which makes the great hnancier rig a market in worthless shares or the thief steal sii- yer spoons"
 Yet young Harry Brandon was only servant. He could not help the frauds of his employer"
 He has taken a nobler view of the matter. He has protested against the CuStotu Oi tue LFdQe. f1e mas refused to receive wages for service in so vile a cause"
 But there is other work for him to do." said Lady Betty fervently. work of which no man could be ashamed I am going to offer him a post here as book-keeper. at better wages than he has been receiving from MT. Bland"
 Father Francis drowned. T have heard of your work" he said quietly. 'Tt is good and honorable. Unfortu- nately. however, it Is only touching the. surface of things. It does not go to the root of the matter, which Is, after all. in the case of these poor women, the love of luxury. of pleasure, of mon- ey easily earned. These individual charities are worthy. and do credit to those who spend their time in the work, but they are quite intellectual. What is wanted Is some great crusade, some united effort on the part of all good men and good women to over throw the whole social system in which money is at present the only god men worship"
 q think you are wrong" answered Lady Betty nervously. q believe in every one doing his best in his own way. hoping that it will be acceptable to God. But did not ask you in here 10 argue with you on an abstract ques- ton. Father Francis. I believe you to be a good man, of strong principles, but with kindly heart. Please do not take Harry Brandon from work which will enable him to marry this girl. You will only destroy innocent happiness. It will be so hard-for both of them. It will be cruel I do not think that 1t