Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-08
because everybody says you are such

because everybody says you are such
fine business man yourself
81 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 inn
petuously, why don't you do some
thing worth while?"
Gormly smiled. "My dear young
lady" he answered-really, he was
old enough to be her father, he
thought half sadly, as he noted his
form of speech-"I have the largest
store in the world I have agents in
every civilized country and many that
are uncivilized. | own and control a
fleet of steamers. / have my private
wooden mills, and silk mills and fac
tories. | suppose there are ten thou
sand people in my employ. I can give
you check for another million for
your settlement work as often as you
wish it.. and
These are all very well, Mr.. CORN
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, I 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.
he could possibly spend, more than he
knew what to do with, inherited from
thrifty ancestors who had the wit to
Buy land when it could be bought for
a song. He has influence, power.
What does it amount to? / want him
thing in the world for the good of
mankind I am preaching to you just
as I preach to him."
do you look upon me as you would
father?" asked Gormly quickly.
why. no, not exactly. Certainly
not" answered the girl.
Il am fOrty-four, you know"
mo, didn't know; but what if you
are? You are still a young man. My
father is fifty-fve, and don't call him
old"
Wonderful consideration from TWEEN
ty-two!" said Gormly smiling.
WELL" resumed the girl, 81 was
saying that you ought to do something
in life. You have made yourself. You
started with little or nothing, if l may
you"
Have you been reading them?"
Every word" answered the girl.
Il 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 a 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 your fellow men,"
Certainly, it is. 1t is doing service
to the little world which you touch,
larger world perhaps than most Of
us can touch. But / want you to do
something. l 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?"
IT 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, so 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. If l were great
woman, could answer your question
better: but I am only"
II think you are a great woman"
said Gormly softly, 'and l would be
perfectly willing to take your answer
and abide by it,"
81 would not have it that way" an
swered the girl dreamily. when my
father asks me what would have him
do, I say to him, Go and see.' He
laughs at me; most people laugh at
me. You don't, Mr.. Gormly."
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