The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-13

we've gone over the ground carefully Here, Robbins, you have the figures"
 From memory and with a glib cer- tainty that bespoke careful study of the situation, Robbins reeled off a list of putative majorities, to which Bob listened thoughtfully
 You see," Robbins summed up eagerly, ''this gives us all the upper wards, sure. We come to Irishtown with an easy 5000 majority. and we'll about break even on all the Irish town wards but the Fourth, Seventh, Thirteenth and Fourteenth. That brings us to you. If we get the Fourth by its usual majority we can't lose. If we don't get it we may win anyhow. That's what we want you for. Some of us advised going to Haggin, but I said, sNo, McAdoo's the man. You'd better get your horn and climb on the band wagon. There's five thousand in it for you if you get us the Fourth. And five thousand more if you get the other three-besides expenses, That's fair, think. Or, if you prefer, lieu tenancy on the force. The pickings to be for yourself. What do you say?"
 "No office in mine," said Bob. "I'n think it over."
 "1'd like to hear you say yes now"
 "No, I'll think it over." Bob repeated coldly. T don't know as care to get in your wagon"
 Perhaps MacPherson caught a hint of contempt in the slight accent on your" Ut won't pay you to etay out" he said in half threat.
 Bob laughed insolsntly. ''Tm not afraid of you. You see, you've showed me your hand. You can't do without me-"
 MacPherson with difficulty repressed an angry retort, and Bob left the of flee with curt Good night
 Before he descended to the street floor of an eight story building, the skyscraper of those days-he stopped to look out through the corridor win- dow. 1t was one of the Steel City's rarely beautiful nights. A strong west wind had swept away the dome of smoke, and overhead a myriad of stars shone brilliantly, and below him and on the hills<around him twinkled myriad of other lights, the street lamps of the big city, lighting the night for a half million souls. And of the half million two men were struggling with each other for mas tery over all the rest. The half mill lion indifferently watched the game and permitted it to go on.
 "You foolsv'
 Yet the thought came to him that. fools though the victims were, be- tween the contestants it was a game worth playing. To hold the great city in the hollow of ones hand, to twist it and buffet it and mock it and use it, to make of it a huge automatic en- zine to lift one to a chosen eminence- yes, that was game for man, for strong man.
 
 Henry Sanger, ST., steel king, had one passion-his business-and one love-an orphaned niece. He display ed less acumen in the training of the latter than in the management of the former. Two nights after Bob was invited to join the reformers, while he was working an extra shift, Sanger personally conducted party through his mills, and the niece was of the party. The guest of honor was fa- nous engineer of the English army.
 Sanger was dilating upon his pas sion.
 "You are enthusiastic, sir," ventured the guest.
 And why not? We're the most im- portant industry the world has ever known or ever will know. We're the right hand of modern progress. We take a carload of rock from the earth and convert it into steel, the frame work of civilization. We are defying Nature, conquering her. Here is tre- mendous force, the finest product of the human mind. doing in one day what 10000 men couldn't do in life time. Right here is the beginning of modern progress. Here we make civ ilization while you wait"
 "You have reason to be proud of your industry, MT. Sanger" the Eng liShman assented.
 ITO put it in terms of your pro- fession. major" Sanger pursued his topic eloquently, "I command in the army of construction, while you com mand in the army of destruction. And I have a notion that when our re- spective achievements are summed up we'll be given the palm" Granted, my dear sir," laughed the major And I must say you've mus tered in a fine lot of men in your army. That young giant over there, for in stance-Id like to have him.
 Gro Be Continued.)