Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-01-04

JQ6ls ! kuOW WuCAG AnGAS 80 YAs~~~s
100000 In cash that we can seize upon
the moment we rise. Look here. Mr..
White, I want to explain to you the
system Of our organization"-
BY the sound Of the voices they we're
slowly walking away. Elsie turned to
Rollins with a troubled frown.
IT don't like this Mr. Blagg." she de-
clared 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 he 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 Lillian's maid.
but he did not care to hold caste with
Mrs. Rensselaer,. The Rollins men
folk had held 1t AZ their right to marry
whom they chose. and he began de-
nberate courtship of Elsie White.
He avoided Lillian Breed from fas-
t1dious choice. but he spent much time
young Rensselaer,.
One drowsy night he had dropped to
sleep upon a bench on the porch In the
shadow Of a 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 heart the throbs of which would
hurt and hurt and hurt!'
"You 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
you don't mean that sur." he pro
tested angrily. you know that If you
had not dollar | would still have for
you this hunger that staryes me. this
thirst that parches me. this flame 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
breach in the confidence that is placed
in you here"
II would make breach in the wall
Of heaven" he retorted passionately.
II would break and destroy It utterly.
md ~ f<x0 tn
IT'S dust to the four winds. If by that
might win you. And you could love.
l tell you. as madly as ! do
YES" she admitted slowly. but not
you"
II know" he responded bitterly. but
you are wasting your affections. Kel-
win cares for no one but himself
"Who told you to speak his name?
Don't make me hate you"
I'D 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 l
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 aud future historians will acclaim
us as the great liberators Of the chain
ed and manacled American public"
"Splendid." she exclaimed. laughing
lightly. II didn't even know they
needed liberation"
"You have much to learn" he return
ed. do you know that the army OF
the unemployed now numbers nearly
million? Do you know that there is
an organization among them and their
more fortunate brothers. aggregating
a quarter Of Il million. which Is sworn
to change the existing order Of things
so that every man shall have an equal
opportunity? Listen a moment. |
could gain control of this organization
and increase 1t to 100000 IL | had
your opportunities to command bill
lion and a half dollars of cash"
"Of what are you talkingg" Her
tone now was frightened one.
1.-THE possibilities of new and glori-
GUS order Of things. new social sys-