The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-24

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 See, boy, howss she's growing, this little baby of mfner' the doctor ex- claimed. wheeling her about for Stu arts inspection Run now, gfrI1e, and go to he'd want to talk to Jim.',
 Well, my boy sGid the doctor when she had left, I've just done a thing which know was inevitable. but now that's it's done I'fn afraid l may have made tragic mistake. Tell me If it's so. There may be time to retract-''
 .fBivens has threa tened to ruin your business?'
 .'On the other hand he has just offer ed to buy 1t at my own price"
 And you refusedF'
 ITO sell at any price, but it's not too late to chan my mind, can call him back now and apologize for my rudeness. Tell me. should 1 do it? fresh from Gods heart Pm just q lit tie lonely and afraid tonight See things for me-sit down a moment"
 -There are several reasons why you couldn't have a more sympa thetic listener tonight. doctor-go on."
 Grant all their clIins, ,liahe began impatiently. flor the trps tt ts8 8econo- my. its efficiency. it's power. it's, sue cess-tf1is is free country. Isn't ft?'
 Theoretically"
 Well when 1 hint at such a thing to-yotlr motlArn organizing friend that these enormous profits for the few must be paid out of the poverty of the many-against whom the strong and cunning are thus combining-a simple answer is always ready, Business is business which translated is the old cry that the first murderer shrieked into the face of his questioner, Am l my brothers kseperT I saw murder sn. those black bead eyes Of Bivens' tonight Do you think he would hesi- tate to close a factory toS Increase a dividend if he knew that act would result in the death of 1ts1 employees from weakness and hung Not for a mia0Ne- He hesitates only at viola ton of the lettersof the cffrhf1al code"
 But if you sell your business to these men and retire will you necessa- rily share in their wrongdoing
 @In a very real and tragic sense, yes I'm a coward / T. give 1u up the fight. I've been both a sold1erT and a mer- chant Why should not trade have it's heroes as well as war2 Why shouldn't I be just as ready to die as merchant for my people as I was on the field of battle2 [ am just nassing through this world once There are Some things simply must do as passx tEhey can't wait. and the thing that Has sbegun to sFaDgle me is this modern craze for money. money. money. at all hazards by fair or foul means. must fight it I must. Good food. decent clothes. a home. pure air. a great love- --these are a any hn-oan hofr1<r 1S bT1. man being should have less I will not strike down my fellow man to get more for myself while one human being on this earth wants as much"
 You'll never know, Stuart said, with deep emotion, how much I owe to you in my own life. You have aI- ways been an inspiration to me-
 The patient gray eyes smiled.
 Pm glad to hear that tonight, my boy. for, strange as it may seem to you. I've been whistling to keep.up my courage I've a Siekening rforeboding of failure But, after all. can a man fall who is rfght7' " v
 T don't believe it" was tbe. ringing answer which leaped to Stuart's lips i've had to face crisis like this re- gently I was beginning to hesitate and think of a compromise. You've le-fpe0 ne -
 Good luck. my boy,r was the cheery Answer T was a poor soldier tonight myself until the little weasel told me an obvious lie. and took courage He pretended to have come in mood of generosity. his offer of settlement in- spired by love"
 'sThe devil must have laugheds
 s'So did I-especially when he told me that he was engaged to be mar ried-"
 ed-to-be-marrfed?' ?' Stuart made a supreme effort to appear irdif- ferent '-To whom?''
 ITO Miss Nan Primrose. aSy oung lady [ haven't the honor of knowing. and he had the lying audacity to say that he came at her suggestion.
 Stuart tried to spea k a4stE his tongue refused to move In stupor of blind despair he slowly fuIn bled his way up 60 his room, entered and threw him. self across the bed without undressing. 5t vas one thing to preach another to face rize thing ifseH alone in the dark ness