Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-01
CHAPTER I.
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CHAPTER I.
KNIGHT ERRANr.
YNsthe heart Of the foothills. 10
basin where two rivers meet to
form q mighty third. lies the Steel
CRY. To see It you must Journey
by night along Its rivers. whose yell
low, placid waters. rejecting the lights
Of hundred steamers. seem feld OF
gold incrusted with diamonds. rubies
and emeralds. Mile after mile you
PASS By mills. mills. mills nothing but
utIIs-magniicent monuments to the
inventive and adaptive genius Of man.
Thousa nds Of black faced. muscular
Tifans rush hither and thither. swift.
methodical. earnest. single purposed.
But even this powerful army. levied
from the worlds strongest. 10 pyEmy-
like beside the marvellous mechanism.
which works. seemingly. of its own
will, unerring. unfaltering. unceasing.
Irresistible. Rivers Of molten metal
Cow beneath your gaze. Massive IN
COTS Of white, hot iron. beyond the
strength Of men to lift. swing easily
on the cranes from cast to car. Fiery
serpents Of steel wrtthe and plunge 10
though obsessed BY the spirit of hell
that broods over the smithy OF the
world. This u the Steel City.
He was standing ut the window IN
enc of the city's blenkest tenements.
rageed. sdirty faced boy. In the gears
he remembered Of his ten be had
known no other surroundings. OF
what went before he knew-was to
know-nothing. From without came
the sound Of shutting. uncertain foot
steps. He turned in an attitude Of sui
len expectancy.
III he ticks me again ri run away"
be mutteredL The faded drudge who
shared thu room with him nodded
hopelessly.
The door opened and the relic of
what had once been man entered.
''My felish'tasbuns. ghentle par'ner +
my jhoysh an shorrowsh." he ad-
dressed the woman in drunken irony.
..Wha've = got E eat2"
Nothing
San why not. faithful Penel'pe? I'll
have you know I'm hungry. Woman.
I'm hungry: Why Inot:"
..No money answered the woman
listlessiy. hopelessly.
..No money? That reminsh me.
whers'sh that Bob? oh. there y'are. y
little devA. You got ny money!
How'd ! get any money!? demand
Cd the boy sullenly
.Beg it-sbteai it-it'sh all one tine. )"
'.Ain't beggar, amt taief." said
Che boy d0Egedly.
In Z sudden unexpected movement
The drunken man lurched toward the
boy and with one hand seized him BY
the collar and with the other picked
40 =; stout stick, For time Bob sub
nitted 70 the beating In stole silence.
horrible In such a mite Of humanity.
0evotiug his energies to the uusuc'
eessful effort 10 dOdge the descending
stick until q. blow Of unusual force
fell upon his shoulder. Then his dirty
face was distorted With pain and hate.
His clinched Hips parted in the shriil
scream Of . wounded tiger cub. Quick
% Z tls0uKht ne seized the hand that
ernsped the stick aud buried his teeth
81 the Ssh until they met the bone.
Uttering howl. the drunken brute
cropped to the door. rolling in agony.
rhe boy darted through the door. pull
a .up Z losse board IN the ball and
rev ont the sum total of bis worldly
weaith-a single dime. Then bis digit
vas resumed.
He did not cease running until the
eumbiedOwn tenement district was far
behind him. Then be set his face to-
yard the downtown business section.
= portly gentleman of good natured
asrect came toward him. The boy
boldly accoated him.
..say. mister. where can ] buy some
papers?
.I,ve 40 money for you" answered
ehe gentleman impatiently.
.Dou't want any money. Got oil ]
vaut !. the boy said sturdiIy.
The gentleman laughed. THAT'S more
ear / have. my youthful Croesus.
Pres once. Fifth avenue. three blocks
aoN1: =
Ana t. boy trudsed bravely on biz
way through the crowded thorough
\ esre, unmindful Of smarting shoulders,
M fortune grasped tightly In his DIST.
4 ne statement that his fortune was
eatFjoo In his DIST Il true IN two senses
sEthe word. for. when he had expend-
"a III ttsasuEe h copies Of that organ
e publicity known - the Press. with
~ 1nstinet of Senius be sought the
- tho NlfySa hsnla.