The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12


eolorcd SKY As the chopchop chugged DO
stream. between III, mighty ma-rlade cliffs II
lowered raggcdly alott 10 the fast coming mig
long these cns horizontal snudgcs Of liz
dully burning, showed where toicrs Still! labor
h"hid gloomy Windows. Nearer a, hand, alo
the waters edge line upon lnc OF shippi
provided against Tho llcrs their tall nasts dwa
GO rs TIC tremendous background against viii
they showed still lower scattered lighiS rio
thctcd along the water Slipping beneath
hlnly snowy draperes that tho wind tWirlcd
ana fro. fcrryboats mere bluis of light. sIuJ
tered ~ in the darkness with blaring SIRENS.
9nll roaring from overhead told where ,he gre
bridge that binds together the monstrous S;,,u.
tWln cities was spcwing out its daily human :.
The Wire corAagc Of In. Chop-Chop ihrummi
II ne Wind, singing e the Winter il was least
hehnd II lbovc all rose the drone Of mIl
ot neii living, telling, dy'iiis,
SLOWLY the hut-bub dulird. The cpnstrct
river widcncd into the broad waters u ,hc J.
Win the torch Of the Goddess cleaning re6
;tlof,. Louder grey the slap Of the water asait
the yachts sides and lilainer the ,hud of /
quiekcnilig screws The lower bas followed
lights OF sandy Hook We're passed ana the Z no
Choi shuddercd through !er Whole Length as
plunged into the wcltcr Of the outer bar VIII
~h" came out tile other side and shf,cd /
course % the sou,hward. night had deseended
p!tchy blackucss.
Dinner had been finished some time pcIt
and Spotswood, Asshc ANA Nesl.it had come
dock 10 eaze al the still ysiblc Tut fast dulli
neither storm nor distance Wholly hlottcd oft.
Ii was warmer out Oh ne water than i, il
been il The harbor ana On the sheltered lu;.rt,
deck il was by means uncomfortable Yet
Il time the three lncn sat silent each intent
his own thoughts
Al last, Spotswooa trol.e the silence
CAPTAIN Blake says i will be fair ana al
most warm ~ morning" lie remarked.
"Wc make one hundred miles OF southing
in The night"
So one directly answered the remark.
but the words stirred >sshc 70 sudden
clamaton Gee" he wheczed. rcgre,fully.
Gee To think we'r, leaving ii all,t'
'.Au WHAT Spotswoods tones bespoke
Surprise
.An what? All that.. vailed the stock
exchange hnsins out his hand TO-
wards New York. All that's going on un-
,lc! that glow yondcr Can't YOU see II in
Your minds cyc-you mean. Spotswood.
Nesbit's bloolnin' IInglishnlan and don't
count, but you ought 70 see it. Can't YOU ;
the cars and the motors crowding Up
ANA down Broadway. and the lighted Win
doWs shining out through the snow. ana
the fellows lodging in at the swinging
doors and the roaring overhead and
the girls going III at Ilciss's. and the cabs
waiting the thcaters and the red lights
winking UP the side streets and the glitter,
ana the glow. and the glamour of it all.
Can't you it. man -
SI,otswood shifted. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
over a dung hcap.' he scofrcd. Heavens,
->sshc. do you really think that fcverish cx-
istence is life? New Works. all right. but
not the New York YOU describe. You're
greedy, Asshc. Too gross! You lose
all the finer avors OF life"
Asshc laughed. '.lll right Spotty!"
he iecred You're welcome to live the
simple fe-in million dollar club house
if you 10. Lick your chops over the
bouquet Of vintage if YOU like it. But it's
for the hustle and the roar and the
rattle and the din Of Manhattan! Wait
till get back with my million ana I'll
paint the great white way red that won't
off. Just you wait
Db 1v hat had