Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09
CHAPTER xXIx.-Continued.

He folded the paper carefully and laid
it on his desk, after which he drew
curved finger across his brow. Keep
your seats, gentlemen: Dickie still has his
mitt on the steering wheel. They forced
me to it," he resumed. after a moments
pause. 81 was perfectly willing to devote
my young life to suffering humanity in
the mass; but. with their usual goatly
manners. the honey-boy class could not
refrain from butting in. Now, simple
duty compels me to spank them all sound
ly and put them to bed. / wish it were
over. / wish II were over. l feel as
though there We're forty thousand in the
grandstand, and the ball and eleven pad
ded vandals sailing straight toward me.
wouldn't trade places with any one else
in the world-but, it's terrible journey
away down to that goal line-and l wish
IL were over. / wonder IL fitting fell
low for such a strain as this isn't what
foot ball is really for. It's good bet. !"
He rang the bell twice, waited and again
rang 1T twice At the third signal Ivan
shook Emil to consciousness and sent him
| into the private Office, still in the daZe of
concentration, closely filled page I'm his
hand.
Il beg your pardon sir: but have only
| the interest figured down three thousand
years. The farther on 1t is carried the
larger 1t becomes.
Just like an Indian baby. interjected
| Dick. But what / wanted to ask you
| was-what day in what week OF what
year is this?''
Emil stared a moment until his brain
adjusted itself to the new focus. This
| Is Tuesday. the fifteenth of October. nine
! teen hundred and
WAS it this very morning that heard
you pining because the hours cianked by
| In dTeary monotony while You yearned
| for something to happen?
| Yes, sir; you see, my mind
You are positive that 1t was this very
morning.
| Eyes, sir; In matters of date, never dc
| Dick suddenly changed his expression
/ to one of mock seriousness and said,
| fiercely: well. If ] ever hear of your
complaining of dizziness again. shall pro-
| vide the coroner with valid excuse Tor
gazing into your placid countenance
| Now. get back to your perch and hustle
| on with that interest. The market is In
a turmoil. and nothing can settle 1t ex,
cept the information on which you are al
| present working"
Emil gazed thankfully into Dicks face
for a moment and replied: Then shall
destroy. also, what / have already done
If everything would go to smash, so much
quicker would the revolution come.
You wouldn't say that in an argu'
ment." said Dick, smiling. You know ir
your heart that II is not the cancers OF
industry on whom the changes OF socia
self. That's ALL
You are right" admitted Emil. IN,
mind was with other matters occupied"
IT merely want that item to use In ar
address," said Dick.
Then I shall shorten my method ant
!. finish with great speed said Emil.
AS the door closed behind Emil. Dici
placed his feet on his desk and sighed
They have helped me a lot" he said
!! They have furnished me with loyal com
radeship, and also with much innocen
amusement: but can now see what m,
uncle meant by the loneliness of business
! IL is as though / were shut away in tn,
heart of battleship, directing the action
! without actually seeing the ships which
opposed me or the effect of my owl
: shots. / want things to be in the OPEN
everything. The wars of modern bust
ness are fought with disappearing guns
smokeless powder, submarines and mines
When a flag is run to the peak, IL !
never the flag OF Your enemy and every
thing seems lovely until you are blown u
or rammed ! want to fight in the open