Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-15
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

CHdL queer IoHu0HCy " iSl oilP Aio
grasp on his subject.
81 remember that c.. G. & x. deal,"
whispered Greer to his wife. He
juggled shares and pulled wires and
spread calamity rumorS till he was
able to smash the stock down to
dollar-ten per- He scared out all the
other big holders, gobbled their stock,
reorganized, and reaped clean five
million on the DEAL
"Hush!' retorted Mrs. Greer. "This
is too rich to miss. I must remember
it all to-"
$50 you see," Caleb was contin-
uing, Il fought my way up. Every
move was fight, and every fight was
a win. That's my motto. Fight to
win An if you don't win, let it be
your executor, not you, that knows
you lost But the biggest fight of all
was to come. | controlled the city. |
helped control the State. | had all
the money any man needed, and |
was spending it right here in the town
where it was earned. | was a sue
cessful man. But the man who's sat
isfied with success would be satisfied
with failure. And | wasn't satisfied.
"There was still one thing couldn't
get | couldn't get one set of people
to recognize me when they met me in
the street to ask me to their houses,
to come to my house. Why? | don't
know Maybe they don't know. May
be they didn't want to know. There's
a lot of things society folks don't seem
to want to know. And one of those
things was me. | couldn't win 'em
over. / built this house. Cost $780,
900 more'n any other house in town.
If you doubt it, step down to the
Building Commissioners and look over
the specifications Built it on the
most fash 'nable avenue too. But still
know you. Maybe it's my lack of
blue Blood thinks l. Though my
piles been made a good deal cleaner
than many an aristocrat's.' | mar
ried lady of the first families here"
"a ripple of unintelligible surprise
broke in on his ears but quickly died.
"What was the result? She was asked
out and | wasn't But | kept on fight
ing. Ard at last I'm in the winning
stride
I'm not a college man myself. All
my education's handmade and since /
was thirty But | was bound my son
should be one. And he is. He's in So
ciety. too The best New York affords,
Pm told My girls had advantages,
too, and you see the result. Do unto
others, what you can't do for your
self That's worth remembering
sometimes And now at last I get my
comeback for all my outlay.
Tonight I guess I cover the final
lap of the race, or the blIest blood of
Granite is-are-is among my guests
here, and I'm meeting EN- on equal
terms. All this talk, maybe, isn't
what the etiquette books call good
form But if you knew how many
years I've worked for what I've won
tonight, you'd sympathize with me
for wanting to crow just a little"
$50" resumed Caleb, beaming about
him, II wanted the chance to let you
all know me as | really am. Not what
my enemies say about me. Is there
any reason why I shouldn't be your
friend and entertain you often? None
in the least, you'll all say. 1t seems a
little thing, perhaps, to you who've
i.Sla in lie game always. But it's
meant lot to mel"
He paused. There seemed nothing
more to say, yet he longed to end
with a climax. A glorious, dazzling
inspiration came, and he hurried on:
"And now, in honor OF this little
meeting between friends, let me tell
you all secret. 1t won't be a secret
tomorrow, but you can always be
able to say you were the first who
was told. I have at last yielded to
the earnest entreaties of my constit-
uents and friends and party in gen.
eral, and have consented to accept
the nomination for Governor at the
coming convention"
From the proletariat fringing the
walls and blocking the doorway arose
an excited, exultant hum. Only the
wild efforts of certain efficient if un-
official, sergeants-at-arms prevented a
mighty yell of applause. At the ia
bles, however, the women looked
bored or puzzled; while the men
glanced at each other with the blank
look of people who, out for days
jolly hunting, find themselves caught
unexpectedly in bear trap.
81 have heretofore went on Caleb,
after allowing the impression of his
words to sink in, refused all State
| offices. But now | feel it social as
we'll as political duty that owe. And
! l shall be grateful to you for your
1 honest support.
Caleb bowed, reseated himself and
swallowed another glass of champagne
at gulp. He was not i'll pleased with