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exalted place in the contracting world.
His casket was literally filled with floral
tributes from admIring friends. custom
ers and constituents. So was the room.
In the center was n very large floral
anchor. Suddenly the widow, who had
been pointing out the various floral tes-
timonials to admring friends. spied the
anchor. The sorrow died out OF her
face and n look of anger shone from her
eyes, She pointed an accusing finger at
the floral anchor. and said between set
teeth:
I'D give tin dollars to know the name
OF the blackguard that sint that pick"
Speaks Against Trusts.
The day after the episode OF the presi-
Dental visit I read in the newspapers
a number OF others had formed a con-
1t is to have a frst-class press agent
without a conscience. Honestly. Bill.
Aldrich wouldn't know me IL he fell over
me. and ! have to be introduced to Uncle
but Colonel Bob only laughed at me and
assured me that Aldrich and Cannon
didn't care what was said about them.
and that could go as far as / liked, In
cidentally he told me II was time 10
make a speech on my bill He said that
all the preliminary business was leading
up to this speech. He managed to get
me recognized and l made my speech
or his speech-because he furnished me
with the headings of the topics I was to
touch upon. I'll have to admit, Bill, tina I
my speech was so full OF adiecttves that
there wasn't any room left for argu-
ments You can judge for yourself, Here
is copy OF the printed slip that Colonel
Bob gave me. ] took up the topics one
at a time and enlarged upon them. You'll
notice that the denunciations OF the trusts
grow fiercer in a sort of ascending
scale:
Wicked trusts.
Predatory corporations.
| Malefactors OF great wealth.
Heartless combinations Of capital
| Shameless methods OF doing busi-
ness. -,
Yillainous methods OF evading the
! law.
| objectionable. indefensible, tnexcusable
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DETAILED BY HIMSELF
nv GEORGE BARTON
HE TACKLES THE TRUSTS.
BY GEORGE BARTO

sort OF fame that has been thrust on me.
However, just as ! felt puffed UP like
toy balloon l got u long telegram from
home, 1t was from the chairman OF the
county committee, who said:
"Cut out the antitrust hot air. Since
you have gone TO congress q un-plate
factory has been started in Rabbit town
ship. 1t employs 500 men, II you keep
up this Punch -and-Judy business every
last man of them will vote against you.
He Just Quit.
Well, I quit. OF course, but you can
imagine how / felt. I was happy for the
prominence l had achieved. and yet not
altogether pleased with the result it
was like a friend Of mine. when his ninth
child was born TO him. He telegraphed
TO a classmate In another town:
"Hiram was born TO us at 10 O'Clock
this morning. Mother and child doing
well; father prostrated."
p. Sit was ever thus from childhood's
happy days. 1 never yet got started on a
really good thing that promised to make
me fame and fortune. that some long,
iank gazabo didn't come along and put
a. spoke in my wheel
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ironical eyes she smiled at her manager
She came here yesterday TO see me
&c never heard OF her, you know. And /
let her do some things for me She's
clever-crude, l admit-but clever and
pretty ana $3.50 nice. With some help
she can get on-I'N help her. When she
came INTO the room almost cried 'Berta.
You must see her I'll bring her to you
TINS afternoon. ! told. her I'd think about
her and. tell her today whether | thought
she could ever do anything wlth-What
rs II, Annie?" She broke off TO speak
to the maid who entered.
"A gentleman. madam"
Erayley irowned II don't like It, l
tell you. But II you want to bring her
around and let me see her"
Miss Brldewell was looking nedlta-
lively, at the card the servant had
brought. You may tell them to send
him up she said at length, "oh, shelf
IKE her. l must have her for 'Berta.'"
Frayley snlothered an angry retort.
Inyanc He took up his hat in considerable an
anything. Miss Bridewell"
She faced him rather insolently. "You
know. E;T Mr.. Frayicy. that II l want her
He departed noisiy, serviss. Miss
Bridewells later guest, emerged from the
eleVator noted contemptuously as Fray
ley pushed by. muttering his feelings.
The encounter with Frayley-if so IL
could be termed-gave a sharper edge to
Serviss's disgust at the conditions he
felt he was presently TO endure, He
shrunk himself together with a scorn-
ful eXhalation OF breath between his
closed teeth. Beast he muttered, as
he sought Miss Bridewell.
Miss Bridewell was too good an actress
not 10 have chosen the precise moment
for her entrance and the frank note which
her manner was at once to strike She
came forward, nevertheless, with the ut
most sincerity. her hand out to Serviss.
"Edward! she smiled. after all these
years."
Since she had made it q matter OF first
names, Serviss, unwilling acquiesced
Eleanor he found himself saying, and
in the uneXpectedness of her looking as
she did look. he continued. I'm very glad
to see you"
You haven't changed at all" she said
abruptly II once called you the ire
proachable ,unapproachable.' Edward do
you remember"
Serviss assented stinly. The personal
turn 10 their adventure that she was
making affected him unpleasantly.
SerYisS shifted uncomfortably leaning
forward on his stick. Thank you" he
answered. You We're always something
of an analyst" He cleared his throat
with a dry sound and forced himself into
a buslnesslike stiffness of attitude. more
In keeping with the subject he felt he
must stratghtway introduce.
"Ah-Eleanor, you no doubt think It
strange that after al! these years-as you
put it-I should come TO you"
She shook her head indulgenuy. Moth
Ing is very strange TO me-"
The strangeness of it, he concluded.
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"the-the impropriety OF my coming after
our-our parting long ago. We can pass
over. IL you like. j came this morning
great favor
She laughed at his elaboration ''oh,
my dear friend. how involved or course,
Her attitude continually complicated
matters for Serviss. Ho began again
with fresh decision.
III take you 'at your word. Yester
day. II l am not mistaken. you received
call-an appeal. whatever you regard II
from Miss Lorimer,"
Miss Bridewells S hands ceased to play
with the moonstone chain at her neck
She fastened her eyes straight on Seryiss
Yes" she returned: She was here"
The real reason for his being there took
hold OF Serviss. He eliminated in his
mind everything except his own personal
desires. ''She-Miss Lorimer-has de-
veloped a strange and wholly Ill advised
In my opinion, passion for the stage. She
tells me she has been here 10 see you;
that you were-ah-kind to her. and told
M her TO come again. She relies on you i'm
dous admiration for your-for YOU"
"Ah-mzreally?' she commented amused
Il have come to ask you to discourage
her-utterly discourage her. She'll be-
lieve IT from you"
alton OF Serviss's attitude In his own
eyes. the calm immensity OF his plea.
what she had In mind to say, she de-
cided 10 withhold until a moro dramat tic
moment. So she replied rather indiffer-
emily; But + the girl has talent? She
"Ugh?" he got out distastefully.
She enjoyed his disgust. She came
to me yesterday she continued, ''and I
quite loved her. She's really charming,
and my dear Edward. the girl has 1t in
her TO act. L told her to come to me
again today. She Is" She retarded
her tempo Iazily-"just the person |
want in my new play this autumn Real
ly she's quite suited to the part I have
in mind for her"
Serviss shut his teeth with a snap
Il beg OF you not to do this / have
come TO beg you not to encourage her. I
ask you-to show me this consldera-
ton"
why"
He was at loss Then he took his
only advantage For tho sake of what
was once between u.s.
Miss Bridewell had TO admire him for
his wonderful assurance, though her eyes
laughed at him scornfully.
For the sake OF a time when you
pardon me-showed me not the slightest
consideration? You come to me today for
the first time In ten years to ask me to
go against my own interestS-for the sake
OF what was once between us. My friend.
how little you have changed"
Serviss saw in her words a new line OF
approach Against your interest? Sure
ly there are plenty of-of your own pro-
fession. Why must you take her into
your life?"
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vitals of the trusts. and then promptly
went to sleep and forgot all about the
bill. AS a result the colonel said the
unused and unpassed antitrust bills that
were OF no use TO any one unless they
used them as the colonel used his. In
papering the walls OF his bachelor apart
ments,
But these bills never seem to really die.
They fall 10 the floor exhausted at the
end OF one session and are introduced
again at the beginning of another, They
are certainly long livers The mention OF
this fact made Colonel Bob Moore remt-
niscent He said that he belonged TO a
family OF long livers.
MY father died at 90" he said, my
grandfather at 9S, and my great-grand-
father at 1885,
What" / exclaimed in genuine amaze
ment died at 1852"
'Yes, replied the colonel as cool as
bit of ice, died at 136 Madison ave-
nue.
OF course. the joke was on me. and
you know whenever the joke is on me
am compelled to liquidate with the
colonel And. speaking OF liquidatng;
he has the camels on the desert of
Sahara beaten to a fragile.
Calls at White House.
Two days after the Introduction of my
bill, by the advice OF Colonel Bob, ]
went to the White House. I don't know
why went there, and he refused to tell
me. Anyhow. the president was busy
playing handball with one OF his military
| ting the table ready for dinner so
didn't see anyone but the doortender.
who treated me very coldly.
But say, Bill, the next day woke uT
and found the papers filled with story
| about myself They said the president
| had summoned me for a consultation re-
garding antitrust legislation at this ses-
sion of congress Well, maybe ! WASH
hnU /
! | certainly felt like a national guards
man on parade l was proud and happy
| i'm a melancholy sort OF way.
Ii reminded me of that old storY-yol
contractor who had died after haVin;
risen from humble surroundings to al
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genuine note of feeling than heretofore.
Because ! thought that perhaps the
would have made you hesitate TO bring
another girl. gentle born and young and
unspoiled, like yourself into the tawdry
realities. the humiliations. the unlovely
strife. the insecure triumph. maybe. Of
She shrank from him with troubled
eyes. Yes. yes. she sighed. as II to
herself, yes. It's all that" Then logged
ly: But II she is willing to pay her price.
TO earn her way-nothing comes easy
anywhere-to fight for itY II she is, let
her have IL. She can be as clean and
truthful and fine on the stage as any
whcro else"
'oh, can she. can she?" he demanded.
Even II she IS clean and fine In the
things the best men ask of women. won't
she grow harder and lose the bloom OF
life; and fight vulgarly with such wea-
pons as they give her. to keep her little
That chap who came out OF here as l
came in-she'n have to encounter such
brutes as that and-oh. It's imposslble!"
Miss Bridewell shrank back from him.
yet she insisted still, It's the price she
must pay for success"
He leaned over TO her and with more
gentleness than he had felt before, asked
of her. Eleanor. are you happy in it?'
Miss Bridewell paused an Instant. mo
unmarried woman who works for her liv-
ing Is ever n2ppys SnS answered Undlly
the soft depth Of her voice hardening into
a clear dlstlnctness. There are. how
ever. compensations which weigh In It's
favor she added.
But you do not give up the life?" Ser
viss had to ask
81 can't" she said briefly. 81 never
shall TIL ! get old and decrepit and have
to die
serviss could not follow her here. He
made no answer
With fine realization OF the dramtio
fitness OF the moment Miss Bridewell
broke the silence. "Why, after all. my
friend, do you wish TO spare the little
girl2"
There was no escape for him. His
| answer, she had to admit. was his best
Because ! love her"
/ Aware Of the absurdity OF it as she
was. Eleanor Brldewel felt queer pane
at her heart. She knew. now. beyond 8
doubt that he had forgotten her utterly
| 1t was unworthy of her to take refuge In
sarcasm. but she could not avoid 1t YOU
are unfortunate: Edward, in your choice
| OF sweethearts."
| Serviss redeemed uncomfortably.
| Suddenly she rose and stood before
! him. with tragedy manner, letting the
| splendid passion in her voice have its will
| ''When did you do this to save me-" she
cried. lacInG her fingers together agains
| her heart. when did you go to the
woman who first took me into her com
pany and beg her to spare me? Yo,
| came to me one night and told me IN
your cold inpenetrable voice that ! had
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left all he possessed to pursue the DAN
ish giant Colbrand.
When at last Guy bad killed the giant
in a duel fought to decide the war be
tween the English King Athelstan (92o-
S40) and the besieglng Danes, the knight
returned home, and lived the rest of his
life as hermit IN a cave near his wife
In the Castle OF Warwick. unknown TO
her until on his death bed he sent her
his wedding ring.
or whether he was simply an ouLSrowth
Of mems imaglnatons. Guy of Warwick
set his namesakes an example o. perset,
part followed. For the great men or the
name. like many OF their protners ot
lesser fame-writeTs. hghters. sta atesmeh. n
painters-have had 10 work against ODDS
| to gain their position,
Guido dArezzo. or blessed Guido, In
ventor OF Music as he Is called IN ar an
| old Latin inscription is one of the earll-
| est historic men OF the name. Although
| ne fought with the Jealousy ono envy OF
his less fortunate brother monks. nnsteaa
| of with giants and besiegers. and although
he was forced by them only 10 leave his
humble refuge in the monastery OF Pom
posa,. instead OF luxurious nome III "a a
Guy OF Warwick had TO establish his
| place in the world.
II In spite of the trouble which his sue
cess brought with It, this Italian Bene-
dictlne monk. who was born about 800.
effected innovations In music by means
what before took them ten years. For
L C,iiido employed for the first time the
1 method OF using the lines and the spaces
between them which make up the musical
| staff; and from the opening syllablcs ol
| tho lines of n Latin hymn which he and
his brothers sang in praise OF John the
BAPTIST. he formed the names, sun used
in some countries OF SIX Huslcai ho'es-
ut. re. mi, IA. sol, IA.
Guy. or Guido. OF LusIgnan, had TO fight
real battles on his road TO fame. He
lived I'm the 18TH century, and Ike many
! of Ms fellow men I'm France, was iirco
With desire TO see the Holy Land Sc
ne started for the cast
Amaury. the king OF Jerusalem, hac
a widowed daughter Syblla, and shC
Guido married in 1850. After the deatf
OF her son, who succeeded Amaury
Guido became king OF Jerusalem hlm'
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self But he enjoyed his crown in
peace FOR a very short time only, In a
war with Saladn. and some OF Guldos
Jealous rivals, he was taken prisoner
and put in chains. In couple OF years,
however, he was released, and. although
he did not again rule Jerusalem. he be-
came king of Cyprus.
The two great painters OF the name
lived In strange contrast with each other
Guido. the gentle Fra Angelica. or Broth
er Angel as his companions In the mon
astery called him. spent his life quietly
in a fifteenth century cloistcr. and fame
seemed TO come 10 him unaskcd. But
Guido Reni, who lived a couple OF cen
turios later from the time when his
genius first aroused the jealousy OF his
masters until his later fame made the
Ncnpolltan painters so envious That they
plotted 10 murder him. fought as valiant
Is for his position as did the English
knight, the Italian monk or the French
horn king of Jerusalem
Fra Angelica painted only al the COM
r,ond OF his prior. never for money, and
spent over each angel saint or Madonna
hours OF prayer and loving contemplation.
Guido REM, driven from city TO city by
his ieolous rivals, and urgal ever 10
harder work by his Increasing debts from
gambling produced with great rapidity
| whatever he could sell. Perhaps the bright
| Aurora and the melancholy Beatrice Gene
| are his best t-known works.
| The most famous man OF the nam5
| fell short Of success. and the tame b'
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10 choose between you and the stage. You
never cared enough 10 think that 1 was
crying my heart out alone all that night:
for YOU You never came back to plead
again You weren't gentle and tender
with me. and your love wasn't big enough
TO enfold me and shield me and hide me
in It. Choose you said. and I chose:
You come here now and ask me me IL
am happy oh, the littleness OF IT! What
did you do for me? You come to me. TO
me because ! once loved you: and you
shameful reason why l should spare 70
you the girl you say you love, What II I
don't spare her? What win you do then?
Give Give her her up, ?. loo 100 Do the thing ina tnat Til
you coward, you coward?-1 shall not
spare heri'
She lowered over servlss breathIessly.
over Servlss humiliated. angry, and hat
ing. with every fibre OF his soul, the ex-
hibition he scorned as theatrical.
"As YOU will he answered icily.
MADAM. the young woman is here. the
young woman %hom you saw yesterday
and who says she was to call again to-
day" 1t was the maid again interrupt
inc
triumphanuy. Yes Annie, bring her in
here" she said.
serviss' embarrassment was painful.
'She mustn't sec me here he said. "Oh.
If not 10 me. she's very dear to me-"
1t was the realeSt thing he had said.
With a sudden pity, half scorn, Miss
Bridewell pointed to the drawing room
opening into the library, Go in there"
you see I've come" Miss Lorimer was
saying with flutter. What are you go
ing 10 do To me now?"
MY dear, my dear" smiled Miss Bride
well, "are you still thinking OF going on
the stage7 l thought you would have for
gotten over night, or else had come To
tell me that you were, going TO marry
some charming man instead"
Miss LorImer lauehingly shook he,
head. "Neyer-at least not now, Oh,
do. so want to do something, you know
Miss BrideWcll thought OF Serviss In tho
suffer and work and starve. If need be
and fight with people you hated, to dc
something, as you call it?' she asked
gently.
"Of, I'm not afraid of any living man.
retorted Miss Lorlmer, "and ! don't mind
working hard, II I could do anything
really worth while. be anything. Oh
could l. do you think, could /? You sale
you'd tell me today. and I'll believe any
thing from you-f trust you. You'll tel
me the truth
Miss Bridewell turned away quickly
"And II l should say"--she answered
| slowly-'if ! should say you-couldn't
what would you do2"
The little girl was plucky. 'If yo'
should-if you should say that, Pd"-sh
drew long breath-"Pd believe 1T. Ant
1 suppose I'd go home and cry over m!
| saWdust dolly"
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EMERY POTTLE
coPYRIGHT, 1910.

And marry. a nice man some day.
wouldn't your
81 suppose / should
MY dear girl" Miss Bridewell said abb
ruptly. her eyes dangerously near to tears,
forgive me. but isn't there now, some
where. this nice man who loves you?"
Miss Lorlmer laughed softly. well
you know-I-reekon there is. But you
see. want to do something first before
I-before he just marries me. l want TO
do something IT'S so stupid just to
you know" She grew confidential. But
he-he hates II. my going on the stage.
When | told him Ia been TO see you. on.
he really behaved dreadfully."
II can believe It," said Miss Bridewell
dryly. "And could you give him up, II
you had to- for the stage?"
'why. he-he wouldn't ask that of me.
But-but IL he did. II he made me choose.
and 81 you said l could act Fd-pd do IL.
I'd choose the stage" She flung back her
Miss Bridewell went to the window and
stared unsceingly out into the yellow,
dusty streets. When she turned back she
was very calm and full OF a.great tender
ness. YOU'D better so back-to-to the
nice man. my dear" she said
The girl before her dropped pitifully:
You mean-you mean that-1 can't act2"
| she asked In tiny voice.
I'm afraid not, my. dear"
THAT 1 never could-if ! worked and
worked?" she pleaded.
| Miss Brldewell shook her head.
| oh" murmurcd Miss Lorimer. Then
she pulled herself together bravely. III
| believe you. You'd tell me the truth, II
hurts-I don't deny that, But I'll get over
Il. Do you know what I'd hoped can
see now how terribly, dreadfully foolish 1t
was. but I'd hoped that you'd like me
and maybe take me into your company
where 1 could see you and be near you
Good bye" said Miss Lorimer. II feel
| so wilted, I'm going home to cry" She
went out slowly. her gayety OF plumage
seeming to have lost Its morning fresh
| ness. her step heavy.
! The actress stood notionless, her hands
twisted In the moonstone chain. long after
Miss Lorlmer had gone. She did not
look up when Serviss emerged from the
rawing-room- He came toward her i'm
pulsively. ~ want to thank you" he be-
gan.
Miss BrideweIl lifted her head slowly
till her eyes met his. ''No-don't, please,
not that: l did not do 1t for you / did
IT for mysef-for the sake of what once
did not choose"
ServIss essayed to speak. 'No-please
60" she broke In. Il want to be alone.
| He bowed and went oNt.
"The last bridge Is crossed, Miss
Bridewell murmured TO herself. She
dropped into her chair and let her head
fall forward wearily upon her breast. She
sat thus for a long time pale and lifeless
Later she went to her desk and wrote q
listless line to Frayley telling him he
could have Irene La Fargo for Berta.
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gained is OF an undesirable sort. But
he worked so boldly to gain his end. and
suffered defeat so unflinchinSly. tnat even
his enemies admire his perseverance, anG
he Is known wherever his name Is known;
as the embodiment of conspiracy ana
treason. This was Guy FawKeS, ana me
discoyary OF his famous gunpowder plot
70 blow ND parliament and King james l.
is commem6rated on the 5th OF each No
vember throughout England with setting
off of hrccrackers, cannon ana olhSr ~
nmrfenances which in this country belong
TO the ith OF July. -,
The greatest men Of the name IN lei
ters have worked against ODDS IN tneir
struggle Cor recognition among the famous
of the earth. Guido Guinicelle, called by
Dante the father OF Italian poetry anG
Guido Cavalcanti. another thirteenth cen cen
tlry Italian poet and friend of Dante: were
hofb tr,la TO their political convictions
In failure as In success, and ooth sui :