Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

Two livid spots suddenly appeared on
the swarthy cheeks and he choked in
to silence.
There was more truth than ro-
nance in the story that deserted my
associates in that panic, Jim. l had
to do it, I was given my choice. I
could do it or walk the plank. Not one
of the men I deserted in that pool
would have hesitated a moment to do
exactly what l did under the same
conditions; but, Jim, 1t hurt. Some
where down deep there's something
that makes me hold fast to a man who
stands with me. And the one ambition
of my life now is to crush the man
who forced me to lick his feet that day,
and I'll do it yeti"
Again his voice sank to a whisper
and Stuart watched his convulsed
features with increasing fascination.
THE world is waiting" he contin-
ued, for it's real master-not a multi
millionaire, but the coming Millionaire.
The rulers of the old world fawn on
our financiers and envy their power.
But the king of kings is yet to come.
If had been ready in this panic with
the capital have today l could have
made q billion With the power and
experience l now have and one such
man as you on whom I can depend I'd
double my fortune every year. That
means that in five years 1 will be a
Millionaire, and only forty-two.
Think for a minute what that means
if you can! A billion dollars will
double itself in seven years. At forty
two I'd be worth a billion. At forty
nine I'd have two billions. At fifty
eight I'd be worth four billions-and
just old enough to really begin to do
things. That is on the supposition that
my money only increases by its bank
ing power, which is the smallest way
to look at it. In seven years I'd start
with a billion preparing for the grand
coup Of the next panic. 1t always
comes within a decade. The man who
enters a panic with one billion dollars
in cash if he had the nerve, the daring,
and the brains can" emerge with fifty.
Give me one billion answerable to
my will alone and can rule this ma
ton. Give me four billions no
king or emperor, president or parlia-
ment on this globe will dare to make
peace or war without consulting me.
The power which Caesar or Napoleon
welded will be childs play to the
power within my grasp. When such
man lives the world will know for the
first time in history the might of
real master.
How long could this republic stand
If such a man should see fit to change
its form? Even now our petty mil
lionaires buy courts and legislatures,
and the control of great cities. But the
new king would know no limitations to
this power. He would make the laws,
shape and dictate public opinion, sub
sidize the church and the schools, di-
rect the courts, control all industries,
direct all banks, fix the wages of labor,
the prices of all goods, regulate sup
ply and demand and absorb all profits.
IF Europe now cringes at the feet OF
our present millionaire king of Wall
street, emperOrs beg his favor and
princes wait at his door, what could
the real ruler of the world do with
these puppets when he comes into his
kingdom"
Bivens's voice again sank into low
passionate whispers, while his black
eyes again became two points of fierce
cleaning light.
Stuart watched him with amaZement
at the revelation of volcanic passions
which slumbered beneath his pigmy
form. For the moment, too, he was
swept from his feet by the rush of
emotion. And again his eye rested on
the smiling face of Nan looking at him
from the ivory miniature on the man.
tel
When the crucial moment came 10"
his manhood to answer, the speech OF
brave denunciation died on his lips.
The vision was too wonderful, the
heights to which he had been invited
too high and thrilling TO be dismissed
with words. Deep down in every strong
mans soul is the consciousness oil MS
own strength the certainty that II put
TO the test he is the equal of any oth
er man who walks the earth: that If
ne were suddenly thrust into the seat
of the mighty he could play their roles
with credit if not with glory. AT the
door of this yellow empire, mightler
than kings in purple rule, his col'-
science halted, hestated and starh-
mered. He found himself, in spite of
honor and character, for the nom mt
| measuring himself with Bivens in tile
struggle for supremacy which would
sooner or later come between them 4
he should enter such an alliance.
Bivens saw his hesitation and has
tened to add in generous tones:
You needn't rush your decision
Jim. Take your time. Think it over
from every point of view. You're
bound to accept in the end"
Stuart flushed and his hand trem-
hled as he drew it nervously across
his forehead.
IT'S no use in my quibbllng' CAL
your offer is a stirring one. 1t tempts
me immensely. | feel the call OF the
old blood struggle in me, the inheri-
tance of centuries of the lust of battle
and I'm beginning to see now that the
worlds battles are no longer fought
with sword and gun. During the past
months of excitement I've felt ii too
the rush of this hlOod-call to my heart
I've wanted Ia ride men down in the
streets and carry their heads on a
pike"
Take your time, Jim" Bivens broke
! i'm, rising There's a tide i'm the af-
fairs of men which, taken at it's flood
YOU know the rest. But this tide will
not ebb out for you tonight. I'm go
ing to let it flow about you for days
| and weeks and months if need he. In
| the meantime I've got to see more OF