The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03

most ci the talk hafe heird nHs been
/ Irrational nod so USELESS. tllirk our
sociological Mistakes can be rene4ild
ard viii be rene1ied. but Il The rem
edy weru LETT to the people who ull,
most about It we would have things
radically WRONG the other way. How
are those wonderful string beans get
ting ons
Finer replied White, brighsenine.
Come inside ana look them and.
\ louched upon tie noint of bis greatest
eathusi asn. Ne showed Phillip about
his satden.
4iEs. White and Elsl came across
from the Whites cottage Elsie Ind
run down Tor IN early morning call
| md was on her way into the gard
Seeing Philip, she was about tore
turn to the house instead. but her
mother dragged her on.
Good for sore eyes 70 see You. Phlk
lip" hailed Mrs. White. I'VE owe q
mighty lot to you. Mr.. Kelvin, and
it,s3fpe to get a chancetto thank you.
Goodness, we've been here an age, Il
seems. and we haven't seen you once
In alI3that timer.
u have been rather busy, Mrs.
White. said Phillip. "but you may rest
assured that I7Raye not forgotten my
old friends"
81 knew you hadn't" she returned
heartily. II told Elsie SOL
In the meantime Blagg had gone to
his operating room. and, having test.
ed his instruments and made ready for
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 aunts
insistenee that he should court and
marry Lillian Breed and pa@ls be.
cause both Blagg and his art Interest,"
ed him.
"Kelvin seems to be a nice sort Of
fellow" said Blagg.
Il should shy he isr declared Rens.
selaer. 81 punched cows with him for
six months out in Montana. and new,
er found a better Or squnrer fellow
anywhere"
Eyes," admitted Blagg. ''lf the world
were made up of people exactly like
Kelvin it would be all right; they
would all have m equal chance. But
since the world contains but few
men like him he is dangerous"
"NonsenseF' replied Rensselaer,.
''WhyT
Because he alone. aided by Breeds
money, was able to destroy Il tire
mendous institution like the Stock Fix.
change,p returned Blagg heated1y. ut
should have been wiped out of exist
ence, no doubt. but in the process Of
breaking 1t up thousands Of helpless
poor were thrown out OF employment
and faced starvation. and these are
the people who invariably suffer. Then
Kelvin, by merely opening his mouth
with Breeds consent. stops the panic.
What does he do? He issues to the
press this morning an announcement
that the cash drain has stopped. that
Breed no longer requires shipments Of
actual money for his bread, and that
500 100000 Of currency. n very small
percentage OF what he has taken in. Is
to be put bdck into circulation What
happens next? Immediately confidence
will be restored; people will 90 back
to work. Don't you see the Inonstrous
thing in this2 The very lives of hun.
dreds of thousands Of men. women
and children fave depended upon this
mans word! 1t is tnonsttous! Some
day that system will be swept away,
and with 1t must be swept young KeI.
vim and an his Kind"
"You talk like Kelvin himself used
to talk out on the ranch" Rensselaer,
remarked. KELVIN has hisown dreams
Of reform. You ought to complre
notes."
II doubt If our dreams would be
found to be of the same stuff" return
ed Blagg grlmly, 1.-The only ones ben.
Gifted by his activity are a very few
Of his own kind, Breed and himself
chiefly. Take the gardener out there.
He and his family would have starved
Ind not Kelvin personally secured
them these places, because he used to
board with them when be wNs poor"
"see the sunshine and hear the little
birds twitter," flppantly interrupted
Rensselaer,. IN the meantime would
1t not be a pity to sweep out of ez-
istence such a tall, well built. good
looking, decent sort of chap us Kel'
win?
Phillip and Elsie had by this time
left the garden and were now walking
slowly toward the house.
YES" Blagg admitted, ut would,
and 1t makes it all the harder when
you see so beautiful a girl as TINT look
ing up at him with that amount Of
alteration"
Lillian Breed. coming from cross
path just behind Phillip and Elsie and
half concealed by shrubbery, stopped
Instantly as she saw Ahem, clutchlng
her hand upon her breast and half
crouching.
'Iiook at that girlF' said Rensselaer,.
"In figure she Is positively the most
beautiful creature ] hive ever seem
But she is beautiful like a cat. Ike q
lgress.''