Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13

$50 THAT ONLY THE STRONGER SHALL
SURVIVE"
wait on him? Why is our social con-
dition such that the stronger can op-
press the weaker:'
possibly. Ben," broke in Phillip. $50
that only the stronger shall survive,
as has been the law since Cain killed
Abel"
Both White and Blagg had turned.
startled at the interruption, but now
Blagg fixed upon Phillip searching
eye and declared:
"You don't believe quite what you
say, Mr.. Kelvin"
"ouite true, admitted Phillip. "1t
becomes necessary, however, to say
such absurd things in order to bring
down the general average Of what my
friend Citizen White says"
White, still bleached with the traces
of his one time plastering business,
looked up with smile. "Good morn
ing, plutocrat," he observed. Here
is one plutocrat, Blagg, whom I am
bound to save when the revolution
comes. He secured our places here
for my daughter and myself"
"When the revolution comes We'll
see about it." said Blagg, laughing, and
walked away.
''There's a smart man." said White,
nodding in the direction Of Blagg. "He
has all the facts of our social condition
at his finger tips. He can tell you how
many people starved last year, and he
can tell you why they starved. He can
show you in our scheme Of government
the hundred flaws which permit all
these vicious inequalities Of wealth"
''Can he tell you," quizzed Phillip.
"why shiftless men fail in business
Why drones hang to the lowest posi-"
lions? Why unambitious workmen are
the first to be laid off when a pinch
comes? Why improvident people have
nothing saved for'a rainy day? It Is
all very well to talk Of inequalities, but
most Of the talk have heard has been
irrational and so useless. I think our
sociological mistakes can be remedied
and will be remedied, but if the rem
edy were left to the people who talk
most about it we would have things
radically wrong the other way. How
are those wonderful string beans get.
ting on?"
"Tinew replied White, frightening.
"Come inside and look at Them" and,
touched upon the point of his greatest
enthusiasm, he showed Phillip about
his garden.
Mrs. White and Elsie came across
from the Whites cottage. Elsie had
run down for an early morning call
and was on her way into the garden.
Seeing Phillip, she was about to re-
turn to the house instead, but her
mother dragged her on.
"Good for sore eyes to see you, Phil
lip" hailed Mrs. White. 1--WE owe a
mighty lot to you, Mr.. Kelvin, and
It's fine to get a chance to thank you
Goodness, we've been here an age, II
seems, and we haven't seen you once
I'm all that time"
81 have been rather busy, Mrs
White" said Phillip, "but you may res,
assured that have not forgotten my
old friends"
II knew you hadn't" she returned
heartily. II told Ellie So"
In the meantime Blagg had gone to
his operating room, and, having test
ed his instruments and made ready fol
the days work, he went to the window
overlooking the garden and gazed out
in deep thought.
Young Rensselaer, strolled into the
room, partly to escape from his aunt'f
| insistence that he should court and
marry Lillian Breed and partly DO
cause both Blagg and his art interest
| ed him.
"Kelvin seems to be 4 nice sort OF
fellow" said Blagg.
II should say he tsp declared Rens.
selaer. II punched COWS with him fol
six months out in Montana, and new.
er found a better or squarer fellow
anywhere"
EYES," admitted Blagg, eft the world
were made up Of people exactly like
Kelvin It would be all right: they
would all have an equal chance. Rut