The Ordway new era., 1911-07-21

line business man yourself"
Il should like to do something real
ly worth while." said the girl after
little pause. Il like people who do
something worth WHILE"
$50 do l." said the man. with obvi-
GUS meaning.
"Mr. Gormly." she exclaimed i'm
petuously. why don't you do some
thing worth while?"
lady" he answered-really. he was
old enough to be Der father. he
thought half sadly. as he noted his
form of speech--"I have the largest
store in the world. have agents In
every civilized country and many that
are uncivilized. ! own and control
meet of steamers. ! have my private
woolen mills. and silk mills and fac
tories. ] suppose there are ten thou
sand people In my employ. ! can give
you check for another million for
your settlement work as often as you
wish 1t. and"
|
ly." said the girl gravely. "They spell
tremendous material success: they
show your ability and acumen: in the
eyes of the world they count for a
great deal: indeed. find lately that
they are counting more and more;
but they don't really amount to any
thing after all. What is money. what
are power and influence? My father.
for instance. was born with more than
he could possibly spend. more than he
knew what to do with. inherited from
thrifty ancestors who had the wit to
buy land when 1t could be bought for
a song. He has influence. power.
What does 1t amount to? ! want him
thing In the world for the good OF
mankind I am preaching to you just
as ! preach to him."
DO you look upon me as you would
a father?" asked Gormly quickly.
why. no. not exactly. Certainly
not" answered the girl.
Il am forty-four. you know"
NO. didn't know: but what II you
are: You are still a young man. My
father is fifty.five. and don't call him
old
Wonderful consideration from twen.
ty-two!" said Gormly smiling.
Well" resumed the girl. Il wac
saying that you ought to do something
in life. You have made yourself. You
started with little or nothing. II may
believe the newspaper accounts Of
you"
Have you been reading them?"
Every word" answered the girl.
II was quite proud OF being able to
say to my friends that knew you and
what they said about you was true"
Never in his life had Gormly been
happier than at this frank. spontan.
eous expression Of approval.
You ought to put these great tai.
ents of yours at the service Of your
fellow men: not in buying and selling.
but in doing something for them. she
ran on.
Don't you think that in selling
them honest goods at fair profit, In
telling them the strict and only truth
about what you have to sell. in allow
ing them the utmost freedom OF re.
turn and exchange. in providing gen
erously for employees. Is doing serv'
ice to yonr fellow men?"
Certainly, 1t is. 1t is doing service
to the little world which you touch.
a larger world perhaps than most OF
us can touch. But want you to do
something. want every man and
every woman who has the ability to
do something. in a great. splendid
way"
But what would you have me do?''
"I don't know" answered the girl.
II don't know what would have any
body do; but there are SO many things
| to be done, 30 many wrongs to be
righted, SO many things to be achieved.
The great man goes out and makes
opportunities. Part Of his greatness.
I take It, consists in seeing what there
| Is to do. Ruskin says somewhere that
the greatest thing ANYBODY can do Is
to see something. II I were a great
woman. I could answer your question
better: but I am only
Il think you are a great woman
said Gormly softly. land would be
perfectly willing to take your answer
and abide by it."
II would not have 1t that way" an
swered the girl dreamily. When my
father asks me what I would have him
do, l say to him. Go and see He
laughs at me: most people laugh at
me. You don't. Mr.. Gormly."
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