Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-11-23

the situation, Robbins reeled off list
of putative majorities. to which Bob
listened thoughtfuIly.
You see." Robbins summed up
eagerly, this gives US all the upper
wards, sure. We come to Irishtown
with an easy 5000 majority. and
we'll about break even on all the Irish
town wards but the Fourth. Seventh.
Thirteenth and Fourteenth. That
brings US to you. If we get the Fourth
by its usual majority we can't lose. II
we don't get it we may win anyhow
That's what we want you for. Some
of US advised going to Haggin. but |
said. No. McAdoo's the man. You'd
better get your horn and climb on the
band wagon. There's five thousand in
1t for you il you get us the Fourth.
And five thousand more If you get the
Sther three-besides expenses. That's
fair. think Or. if you prefer lieu
tenancy on the force. The pickings to
be for yourself. What do you say?"
mo Office in mine" said Bob ''I'll
think IT over"
"I'd like to hear you say yes now"
"No. pll think it over" Bob repeated
coldly. Il don't know as care to get
in your wagon"
Perhaps Macpherson caught hint
of contempt In the slight accent on
your 1T won't pay you to stay
out" he said in half threat.
Bob laughed insolently. I'm not
afraid of you. You see. you've showed
me your hand. You can't do without
me-"
MACPHERSON with difficulty repressed
an angry retort, and Bob left the Of
fee with curt Good night"
Before he descended to the street
MacPherson's Office was on the top
floor of an eight story building. the
skyscraper of those days-he stopped
to look out through the corridor win
dow 1t was one of the Steel City's
rarely beautiful nights. A strong
west wind had swept away the dome
of smoke. and overhead myriad of
stars shone brilliantly. and below him
and on the hills around him twinkled
myriad of other lights, the street
lamps of the big city, lighting the
night for half million souls. And
of the half million two men were
struggling with each other for mas
terry over all the rest. The half mill
lion indifferently watched the game
and permitted it to go on.
"You foolsr'
Yet the thought came to him that.
fools though the victims were. be-
tween the contestants it was a game
worth playing. To hold the great city
In the hollow of ones hand, to twist
1t and buffet it and mock it and use
it. to make of 1t huge automatic en-
CINE to lift one to a chosen eminence-
yes. that was game for man. for
a strong man!
Henry Sanger. ST.. steel king. had
one passion-his businessman one
love-an orphaned niece. He display
ed less acumen in the training of the
latter than in the management of the
former Two nights after Bob was
invited to join the reformers. while he
was working an extra shift, Sanger
personally conducted a party through
his mills, and the niece was of the
party. The guest of honor was a ia
nous engineer of the English army.
Sanger was dilating upon his pas
sion
You are enthusiastic. sir" ventured
the guest
! And why not? We're the most Inn
portant industry the world has ever
known or ever will know. We're the
right hand OF modern progress. We
take a carload of rock from the earth
and convert it into steel. the frame
work OF civilization. We are defying
! Nature. conquering her Here is a tre-
mendous force, the finest product of
the human mind. doing in one day
what 10000 men couldn't do in life
time Right here is the beginning of
modern progress. Here we make CIV
ilization while you wait!"
You have reason TO be proud of
your industry. Mr.. Sanger the Eng
lishman assented
ITO put it in terms of your pro-
fession. major" Sanger pursued his
topic eloquently. Il command in the
army Of construction. while you com
mand in the army Of destruction. And
IL have notion that when our re-
spective achievements are summed up
uasii ha pivou rho naiynu