The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-25

courage hair growth.
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proud of o;;l. lnu4timillionaires. How
many of them would bear the search
light Of investigation? Would his own
father? How many millions could one
man make by honest methods? Amer
lea was enjoying unprecedented pros
perity not because of her millionaires,
but In spite Of them. The United
States owed its high rank in the family
Of nations to the country's vast natural
resources, it's inexhaustible vitality, it's
great wheatfelds, the industrial and
mechanical genius Of it's people. It
was the plain American citizen who
had made the greatness of America;
not the milAonaires who, forming a
class by themselves Of interruptions
capitalists, had created an arrogant
oligarchy which sought to rule the
country by corrupting the legislature
and the judiciary. The plutocrats-
these were tie leeches, the sores in the
body polite. An organized band Of
robbers, they had succeeded In donai-
mating legislation and in securing cca-
troll Of every branch Of the nations ia
dustry, crushing mercilessiy and. lille
gally all competition.
Jefferson turned abruptly and went
up the wide steps Of an imposing white
marble edidce which took up the space
Of half city block. A fine example
Of French renaissance architecture,
with spire roofs round turrets and
mullioned windows, dominating the
neighboring houses. this magnificent
home Of the plutocrat, with its fur
nishings and art treasures, had cost
John Burkett Ryder nearly $10,0O0,o00
1t was one Of the show places Of the
town, and when the ''rubberneck'
wagons approached the Ryder man
sion and the guides through their meg
aphones expatiated in awestricken
tones on its external and hidden beau
ties, there was general craning OF
vertebrae among the "seeing New
Workers. to catch glimpse Of the
abode Of the richest man in the world
Only few privileged ones were ever
permitted to penetrate to the interior
Of this $10,000,000 home. Ryder was
not fond Of company: he avoided
strangers and lived in continual appre-
hension Of the subpoena server Not
that he feared the law. only he usually
found it inconvenient to answer Ques-
lions In court under OATH The explicit
Instructions to the servants, therefore,
were to adr'it no one under any pre-
text whatever unless the visitor had
been approved by the Hon. Fitzroy
Bagley, Mr. Ryder's aristocratic prj-
vate secretary. and to facilitate this
preliminary inspection there had been
installed between the library upstairs
and the fro1. door one of those ingen.
ious electric writing devices, such az
are used in banks, on which a name is
hastily scriabied. instantly transmitted
elsewhere. iremediately answered and
the visitor promptly admitted or al
quickly shown the door.
Jefferson aid not have to ring at the
paternal portal. The sentinel within
was at his post. No one could approach
that door without being seen and his
arrival and appearance being signa.ed
upstairs. But the great mans son
headed the list of the privileged ones,
so without ado the smartly dressed
turnkey opened wide the doors, and
Jefferson was under his fathers roof.
lis my father imp he demanded OF
the man.
mo, SIR" vas the respectful answer
"Mr. Ryder las gone out driving, boz
Mr.. Bagley is upstairs" Then after q
brief pause he added, "Mrs. Ryder is
In too"
Jefferson went up the grand staircase
hung on either side with fine old por.
traits and rare tapestries, his feet sink.
ing deep In the rich velvet carpet. On
the first landing was a piece Of sculp.
tured marble Of inestimable worth
seen In the soft warm light that sifted
through great pictorial stained glass
window overhead, the subject repre-
senting Ajax and Ulysses contendine
Tor the armor Of Achilles. TO the left
OF this, at the top. Of another high,
leading to the library, was hung fine
full length portrait Of John Burket,
Ryder. The ceilings here az In the
lower hall were richly gilt and adorned
With paintings by famous modern art
lists. When he reached this door JET
ferson was about to turn to the RICH,
and proceed direct to his mothers suit
when he heard q voice near the, library
door. It WAS Mr.. Bagley giving in
sRuctions TO- the butler. }# Ii
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