The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-06
By CHARLES KLEIN.


by appointment to meet you and your
son.
eTo meet me and my SOM" echoed
Ryder, astonished.
The senator, perplexed and begin
ming to feel real alarm, showed the
financier Jeferson's letter. Ryder
read it, and he looked pleased. 49,,
"That's all right" he said, IF the lad
asked you to meet us here it can mean
only one tning-that at last he has
made up his mind to this MARRIAGE
"That's what thought replied the
senator. breathing more freely. II was
sorry to leave Washington at such a
time, but I'm a father. and Kate is
more to me than the Rossmore i'm
parchment Besides, to see her mar
ried to Your son Jefferson is one of the
dearest wishes of my life
"You can rest easy" said Ryder.
"That is practically settled. Jeffer-
sons sending for you proves that he
is now ready to meet my wishes. He'll
be here any minute. How is the Ross
more case progressing?"
mot so we'll as it might" growled
the senator. "There's lot of maudlin
sympathy for the judge. He's pretty
sick man by all accounts, and the
One or two of the western senators
are talking corporate influence and
trust legislation. but when it comes
to vote the matter will be settled on
party lines.''
"That means that Judge Rossmore
will be removed?'' demanded Ryder
sternly
eyes, with five votes to spare" an
swered the senator.
'That's not enough" insisted Ryder.
''There must be at least twenty. Let
there be no blunders, Roberts. The
man is menace to all the big COM
mercial interests. This thing must go
through
The door opened, and Jefferson ap-
peared. On seeing the senator talking
with his father, he hesitated on the
threshold.
"Come in, JEFF" said his father
pleasantly. "You expected to see Sen
ator Roberts, didn't your
Eyes, sir. How do you do, senator?''
said the young man, advancing into
the room.
II got your letter, my boy, and here
I am said the senator, smiling affa-
| bly,. Il suppose we gan guess what
the business u.s., eh o. s =: "a; :. IS
"That he's going to marry Kate, Of
course chimed in Ryder senior.
JEFF; my lad,z I'm glad you are be
| ginning to see my way Of looking at
| things. You're doing more to please
me lately, and appreciate it. You
stayed at home when l asked you to,
and now you've made up your mind
! regarding this MARRIAGE
Jefferson let his father finish his
speech, and then he said calmly:
II think there must be some misap-
| prehension as to the reason for my
summoning Senator Roberts to New
York. 1t had nothing to do with my
marrying Miss Roberts, but to prevent
her marriage with some one else.''
| "What" exclaimed Ryder senior.
| Marriage with some one else:"
echoed the senator. He thought he
had not heard Alright, yet at the same
time he had grave misgivings. ''What
do you mean, STRIP
Taking from his pocket copy Of the
letter he had picked up on the stair
case, Jefferson held it out to the girls
father.
your daughter is preparing to run
away with my fathers secretary. To-
morrow would have been too late.
That is why. summoned you. Read
this ~
| The senator took the letter and as he
| read his face grew ashen and his hand
trembled violently. At one blow all
his ambitious projects for his daugh-
ter had been swept away. The incon-
siderate act Of silly, thoughtless girl
had spoiled the carefully laid plans of
! a lifetime. The only consolation which
remained was that the calamity might
have been still more serious This
timely warning had saved his family
from perhaps an even greater scandal
He passed the letter in silence to Ry-
der senior.
| line nnanc1er was a man of few
words when the situation called for
prompt action. After he had read the
letter through there was an ominous
silence. Then he rang a bell. The
butler appeared. 1855 III:
TELL Mr.. Bagley want him" :"
The man bowed and disappeared,
who the devil is this Bagley p de:
manded the senator
English blue, blood no money"
was Ryder's laconic answer
That's the only kind we seem to net
over here" growled the senator. I'VE
furnish the money; they furnish the
blood. Hang his blue blood! X don't
want any in mine" Turning to JEFF
ferson, he said: Jefferson, whatever
the motives that actuated you, I can
only thank you for this warning. I
think 1t would have broken my heart
II my girl had gone away with that
scoundrel. OF course, under the cir
cumstances I must abandon all idea
Of your becoming my son-in-law. I re-
lease you from all obligations you may