El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-18

But If they are ali poor people what
can they do to help themselves?' OBJ
jected the voice of Ben White
Rise up and oyerwhelm the exist
ing condition of things by the mere
weight of numbers responded Blagg
quickly and tensely Moreover. the
organization is not so poor as you
might think 1t has quite snug little
sum in its own treasury. and. besides
that. know where there is $780,
100000 In cash that we can seize upon
the moment we rise Look here, Mr.
White. / want TO explain to you the
system of our organization
By the sound of the voices they were
slowly walking away Elsie turned to
Rollins with a troubled frown.
81 don't like this Mr. Blagg." she de
cIared "He talks nearly every even
ing with father about some secret So
ciety he wishes him to join. and am
afraid"
Rollins laughed easily. These so
cialistic organizations never do any
thing" he told her
He thought no more of the matter
just then. but be did think more and
more frequently Of Elsie White as the
days wore on. He knew that he had
lost caste with Mrs. Rensselaer, the first
time she saw him with LiIlian's maid.
but he did not care TO hold caste with
Mrs. Rensselaer, The Rollins men
folk had held it as their right TO marry
whom they chose. and he began a de
liberate courtship Of Elsie White.
He avoided Lillian Breed from fas-
tidious choice. but be spent much time
in his spare hours with Kelvin and
young Rensselaer,.
One drowsy night he had dropped to
sleep upon bench on the porch in the
shadow of q climbing rosebush. He
was awakened By the scrape OF chairs
and became conscious of low and tense
voices quite near him.
you, too. could love as love-" said
the voice of Blagg. trembling with re
pressed intensity. could love with
seething brain. with pounding pulses.
with a heart the throbs of which would
hurt and hurt and hurtr'
'sYou are almost poetical in your
anatomy of the emotions" drawled the
contemptuous voice of Lillian Breed
81 had no idea that the love of money
could affect one in that precise way"
'tYou don't mean that slur," be pro
tested angrily. You know that If you
had not a dollar | would still have for
you this hunger that starves me, this
thirst that parches me, this fame that
burns me. this agony that makes me
cry out in the night"
''You ought not to encourage your
self in that attitude" she said, with
less contempt You are making a
breach in the confidence that is placed
in you here"
81 would make breach in the wall
of heaven" he retorted passionately,
81 would break and destroy it utterly.
would grind it to atoms, would scatter
its dust to the four winds. If by that
might win you. And you could love.
/ tell you. as madly as LIDO"
Yes" she admitted slowly. but not
you"
Il know" he responded bitterly. "but
you are wasting your affections. Kel-
vim cares for no one but himself"
who told you to speak his name?
Don't make me hate you"
"Td rather that than indifference"
he declared. $50 hate me, for hate at
least is an emotion. AS for Kelvin,
will not be silent about him, for |
think you're mistaken about even your
self. 1t is not Kelvin to whom you
are attracted, but the force he rep |
resents. The power to achieve, that |
is what you worship. but in your |
dreams Of the power he might acquire |
you are blind to other possibilities. !,
too. can give you power. Join with |
me and future historians will acclaim |
US as the great liberators of the chain |
ed and manacled American public"
Splendid" she exclaimed, laughing ]