The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-29

Phillip, shocked IN spite OF MS enlpaTi
rassnent Perhaps q specialist could
bring him out all right +
Mrs. White shrugged her shoulders
Siespairinglys Specialists cost money,
and we aIn't got it-not these times
CHAPTER III.
81 1R. WHITE came in, a man d
N about forty-iye and some
- what over weight. He was q
Y u pIasterfng contractor In 9
small way and although he had done
no work for month he bore the
marks Of his trade upon every gar
ment; even his hair and his mutton
chop whlskers seemed rather to have
been mortar bleached than to have
grown naturally gray.
aHello, Phlllipr' said he, shaking
hands. $50 you were our Kelvin, after
all. i didn't think anybody poor
enough to know Dis could become plu.
tocratic enough to stop at the Espla'
made In these times"
81 don't know why not" returned
Phillip. eItseenrs TO me that these times
offer as many, If not more, opportuni'
ties than ever to acquire wealth. It is
perhaps true, however, that nowadays
II a man has the fighting ability to get
a start at all he has energy to go on
up, for tho big fight is in getting out
of the rut That explains, perhaps,
why we have practically no middle
class leftto us. We have only the alb.
normally rich, the people who spend
all their money to live like the abnor-
mally rich and the very poor.
something has lobe donep sudden
IL exploded Mr.. White. 1.-THE rich are
growing richer and the poor are grow
ing poorer every year."
Both Kelvin and Rensselaer, smiled
in recognition of that ancient "bre-
mide."
conditions must be changed entire
ly,p went on White! "There never was
any monarchy in the world where the
condition, Of the laboring classes was
worse than today nor where tie pow.
er of money VAS SO unlimited. Look
at Henfy Breed! That one man alone
owns an enormous share Of all the
property III this country, md the, Unit.
ed States government is not strong
enough to collect from him that $780,
OO69050 fine. II. has been held up in
the Courts IN fifteen Years. Some day
this Country, viii start adanie and WIN
burn ana destroy Itself. to the horror
Of TIE World" 2. ~ Ks.
Dinner time came, and still Ben
White, rayed on. Kelvin, catching here
and there traces of a rather close
pinch in money matters, had not want
ed tostay to dinner, but hesaw that
he would hurt them IL he refused, Be
fore dinner he went up to see the bed
ridden Ed, a youth Of about seventeen,
and he came down from that interview
rather sober.
At the table, fortunately for the Wis
itors, White had another topic of con-
versation, his gardening, but some
chance remark led him back to his fa-
vorlte topIc-the crimes Of the pluto.
Gratis against the proletariat- he
began to accuse Phillip, as wealthy
man, for his share In the existing in.
justice. 1t was in vain for Phillip to
aver TINT he had not reached the plu-
tocratlc stage by any means, though
he was perfectly willing to do 50,
Phillip found opportunity before he
left for few minutes with Elsie.
'eThings are not going right IN n bush
ness wayi" he venthfed,
"No," she replied. Phillip, I knew
that you couldn't help but see It.
Father seems entirely to have lost his
ambition. Ed is an invalid. and will
be. have never been fitted for any.
thing, but must so to work. I must;
there is no way out Of 1t. Tell me
what 1 shopld do"
''It's hard problem, Elsie, to find
inches in this busy world for people
with no especial training" he told her
"Stenographers earn good pay If they
are competent and Intelligent, but II
takes half q year to learn. and even
then the advancement in wages is very
SLOW"
II know she replied. II shall apply
for n position as lldy's maid some.
where. I'd be green even at that, but
l am intelligent enough to learn"
Phillip shrugged his shoulders. I'm
afraid you wouldn't like 1t very we'll"
"What else Is there to do?" she de-
manded.
81 don't know" said Phillip. II rath.
er think, however, that the best way
FOR me to help you would be to secure
something for your father"
"He's difficult to manage. BE has
been very unfortunate"
Nevertheless I think I can place
him." he said.
"If you only could" she replied.
1--WE wouldal be so grateful
Her eyes spoke her gratitude as she
looked up at him, and they spoke Of
something else-at least so Rensse:
laer Judged rs he came upon them.
on their way home Rensselaer,, who
had resumed his ranch bluntness in the
presence Of a ranch friend spoke Of
the girl. Miss White Is n beautiful
Ynnnr woman hanntifIlI In mind iis