The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
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 what was it that made the difference between the sQualid atmosphere below Fourth street and the glowing, flash Ing. radiant. jeweled- world uptown Moneys It meant purple and fine linen. delicacies of food and drink. pulsIng machines that could make . mile a minute. the mountain and che sea freedom from care, fear, drudgery and slavery
 After all in this modern passion for money might there not be something regenerating power of the spirit press Ing man upward? Certainly he could see only the bright side of it tonight
 As his cab swung into. Riverside drive from Seventy-second street the sight which greeted him was one of startling splendor. Bivens' yacht lay h& anchor in the river just in front of as3s house. She WAS festooned with electric lights from the water line to the top of her towering steel masts.
 The illumination of the exterior of the Bivens house was remarka ble. The stone and iron fence surround ing the block, which had been built at q cost of a hundred thousand dollars, was literally ablaze with lights. The house was fllumined from it's founda &7ons to the top of each towering mfraret with ruby colored lights.
 Stuart passed up the grand stairs through row of gorgeous hunkies and greeted his hostess
 Nan grasped his hand with a smile of joy
 You are to lead me in. to dinner Jim. at the stroke of g."
 'I7l not forget Stuart answered, his face flushing with surprise at the unexpected houorEz-- zsE .kSFa ssCaI wishes to see you at once. You will find him in the library
 BIvens met him at the door.
 .-Ah, there you aret'' he cried cor diaIly- Come back downstairs with me I want you to see some people as they come in tonight I've lot of funny things to tell, you about them S@
 The house .SvasA. crowded with an army of servants, attendants, musi- clans. singers, entertai1ers and re- porfers-
 The doctor had been recognized by one of the buffers whom he had be friended on his arrival from the Old World The grateful fellow had gone out of the way to make him at home. and in his enthusiasm had put an all cove which opened off the ball room at his and Harriet's disposal. The doctor was elated at this evidence of Bfvens' good feeling and again con- gratuIa ted himself on his common sense in coming
 Bivens led Stuart to a position near the grand stairway, from which he could greet his guests as they re @ae.s@ fhof ol 7fo<i to the hostess t. Hs kept up a running fire of bio efaphEcal comment which amused Stuart beyond measure. It was a rev elation of the crooked ways in which Bavens' guests or their fathers or grand fathers had amassed their millions, many of them by robbing the govern ment, the people.
 sHThe world has never heard most of these stories-thats funnyr' Stuart exclaimed after a time.
 Not so funny, Jim, when you think of the power of money to make the world forget God only knows how many fortunes in America had their origin in thefts from the nation during the civil war, and the systematic frauas that have been pract1sed on oul government since. I've turned some pretty sharp tricks, Jim, in stalking my game in this big man hunt of Wal street, but at least I've never robbed the wounded or the dead on battle field and I've never used a dark Ian tern to get into the government vaults at Washington I'm not asking you to stand for that"
 'If you did,
 aYes, I know the answer, but speak is mi fE1kaE Ei i'm has long live the kingr'
 BiveDs spoke in low, half joking tones, but the excitement of his voice told Stuart only too plainly that he fully appreciated the royal honor his majesty was paying in this the first social visit he had ever made to his home The king gave him pleasant nod and grasped Stuart's hand with a hearty cordial grip. He was a mar of few words, but he always said ex ac@fy what he thought
 Tim glad to meet you. MT Stuart You've done us a good turn i'll sending some of our crooks to the penitentiary You've cleared the air and made il possible for an old fashioned banker to breathe in New York. It's pleasure 10 shake hands with you."= er
 The king passed on into the crowd ene focus of a hundred admiring eyes Bivens could scarcely believe his ears when he .iisteHrd thzzspTet moutl while his ma jesty- spoke. to Stiart.
 Great Scott, Jim,'' he gaspesf at last That's the longest speech I ever heard him make I knew you had scored the biggest hit any lawyer has made ii this town in generation, but never dreamed you'd capture tine kings i'm agination- I'm beginning to think my ener wasn't so generous after all. Look