The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-25

what over weight. He was a
4 Il plastering contractor in q
small way. and although he had done
no work for n 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
Hello, Phillip said he. shaking
hands. $50 you were our Kelvin. after
all. didn't think anybody poor
enough to know us could become plu.
tocratic enough TO stop at the Espla'
made In these times"
81 don't know why not" returned
Phillip. ut seems TO me that these times
offer as many. if not more. opportuni-
ties than ever to acquire wealth. 1t is
perhaps true. however. that nowadays
If man has the fighting ability TO get
a start at all he has energy to go on
up, for the big fight is in getting out
of the rut. That explains. perhaps.
why we have practically no middle
class left to 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 TO be donew sudden
ly exploded Mr.. White. "The rich are
growing richer and the poor are grow
ing poorer every year."
Both Kelvin and Rensselaer, smiled
in recognition of that ancient bro
mide."
Conditions must be changed entire
~" went on White. "There never was
any monarchy in the world where the
condition of the laboring classes was
worse than today nor where the pow
er of money was so unlimited. Look
ut Henry Breed! That one man alone
owns an enormous share of all the
property in this country, and the Unit.
ed States government is not strong
enough to collect from him that 500.
100000 fine. 1t has been held up in
the courts for fifteen years. Some day
this country will start aflame and will
burn and destroy itself. to the horror
of the world"
Dinner time came, and still Ben
White raved on. Kelvin, catching here
and there traces of n rather close
pinch I'm money matters. had not want
ed to stay to dinner. but he saw that
he would hurt them If he refused. Re-
fore dinner he went up to see the bed
ridden Ed. q 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 IA
vorite topic-the crimes of the pluto
Gratis against the proletariat-and he
began to accuse Phillip. as a wealthy
man, for his share in the existing in
justice. 1t was In vain for Phillip to
aver that he had not reached the plu-
tocratic stage by any means. though
he was perfectly willing to do so.
Phillip found opportunity before he
left for n few minutes with Elsie.
''Things are not going right I'm a bust
ness way?" he vcntured
NO." she replied. "Phillip. ! 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 20 to work. l must:
there is no way out of II. Tell me
what 1 should do"
its hard problem, Elsie. to find
inches i'm this busy world for people
with no especial training" he told her.
"Stenographers earn good pay if they
are competent and intelligent, but it
takes half n year to learn, and even
then the advancement I'm wages is very
SLOW"
IL Know" she replied. 81 shall apply
for n position as lady's maid some
where. I'd be green even Mt that, but
] am intelligent enough to learn"
Phillip shrugged his shoulders. I'm
afraid you wouldn't like II very we'll"
"What else is there to do?" she de-
manded.
II don't know" said Phillip. 81 rath-
er think, however. that the best way
for me to help you would be to secure
something for your father"
Hes difficult TO manage. He has
been very unfortunate"
Nevertheless think I can place
him." he said.
IF you only could" she replied.
I'VE would all be so grateful"
Her eyes spoke her gratitude as she
looked up at him. and they spoke nf
something else-at least so Rensse-
iaer judged as he came upon them.
On their way home Rensselaer,, who
had resumed his ranch bluntness in the
presence of ranch friend. spoke of
the girl. miss White Is n beautiful
young woman. beautiful In mind rs
well ms In face and figure" he declared
"She has developed remarkably" ad-
mitted Kelvin. "She was little girl
I'm shoe top dresses when boarded Mt
their house Even then I thought her
pretty, but ] never suspected that she