The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11
The San sncisco Sunday Call

Arnold sat upright from his indiffer-
ent Iodnging Harry" he muttered,
cut this out-he's nv friend
That makes it better. Five hundred
will get him. It's more than was put
up to get the antitrack bills to begin
with" Harry Stillman laughed. The
peoples representatives were always
more or~1ess a joke.
Harry" said the other, you're show
ing lot OF work on me this winter. l
put through that grand jury trick ana
l stood for the registration. and
-Hammy. you're the safest man we've
gOt-you have a serious way of being
strong with people"
Yes. and you think you've got me
now. I suppose you'd railroad me 20
San Quentin through some Of the push
judges il jumped the program
wouldn't your"
Ths<politician laughed debOnairly- He
never allowed the steel TO show
through the velvet.
1--we gone pretty deep" muttered the
younger man. Its rotten.
My boy" said the other and his race
had a patient seriousness. mo man can
deal with the American people without
becoming rotten. Some day I'm going
to write a treatise on the way the
people corrupt their pOliticians-the
banefuI effect Of the businessman on
the boss; the cunning cOntrivances OF
the governed to prostitute the govern
ment"
StiIlman smiled across the table.
showing the money to ArnOld's hand;
about him. after all. was the lOva5le
wit. the assuring camarader1e. on which
in democracies, power is built; Wnlch
stills alarms and scruples in minds lsssN
alert.
Now, go after your man." he con-
tinued. IF he won't take the money,
let's donate it TO the Children's hospital
I've already given them $1,000
"Weldy won't touch II, mused
Arnold. distantly absorbed.
."Flash il on him. If he dOn't-all
right. tn let you out. Ham-you il
have done your best. I'll bet you
hundred dollars he takes it.
.TI1 take vou." Arnold laughed
mirthlessIy. Harry, you're son OF
a gIrnt You only look at life one way
don't you7" He picked up the roll
OF bills. smoothed their crinkly length
and tucked them in his pocket. I
think I'll go on another drunk feel
1t coming"
cut that out" retOrted Stihman SO
berry. That's another thing you must
leave to the rubes and seven dollar
clerks. If you have anything TO do
with Hauor sell il to the other fellow
Ham. i've got one rule of life that 1
never saw defeated-always work from
the inside outl'
The police commissioner accom-
panied the younger man to the bar
room and bade him fraterntz1ng fare
well. Arnold strolled slowly up Mar
ket street. The downtown tide to the
theaters and cafes was Just setting IN
at 1870. He went on until he found
himself in Union square. and sat rest
1essIy down on one OF the benches,
staring into the dim west above the
high ares. Across the shining way
came the clamor OF the cable cars,
murnaur Of street voices and noises In
distinct, confused, but lending to the
evening peace OF the square where, In
the palms and acacias, the sparrowS
were asleep.
Arnold heard the twitter OF a late
bird in the bushes at his back. He
took out the money and idly twisted
it about his fingers.
My friend he murmured, they
want me TO buy my friend
white shaft erected by the citizens
of San Francisco to the memory OF the
soldiers and sailors who fought at
the battle OF Manila rises from tn
sward OF Union square. Upon tha
capital stands winged VictOr9
stretching a wreath and trident "a
the sky
About a clump OF acacias near the
young man came a DenL USures SLOWLY
feeling for the path with cane Tap
a-tap sounded the walking stick and
then il stopped. The captain straight
ened himself. his hand to his imperial
his face lighted with wistful expect
ancy his half blinded eyes straining to
see the monument against the dying
light of the west.
The younger mans gaze followed
The veterans right hand rose slowly
to the brim Of his SLOUGH hat. Then
his eyes went to the ground, the cane
tapped on along the path. But at the
pavement he looked back. and again
Arnold saw his slow salute; his eyes
on the marble shaft. on the bronze
Victory rising immutable. serene. tri-
umphant, above the brawling town.
CTO BE Continued Next sunday