The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-28

Wei. you found I've cot maGe
mistake:"
NO To put it mildly. you will not
be forced 10 apply to the charity Ia
reau for any outside help this y"1r
You have counted S!'O.CHn@n there.
As told you awhile ago. I've just be-
gun I've schemes on foot that circle
the globe. I've made up my mind 10
have you with me We won't discuss
terms now-that'S Il mere detaii-the
thing is for lis 10 get at the differences
between US Now say the meanest and
hardest things you can think. ] under
stand"
MY opinion. Cal. of your business
methods are known to every one. They
say that the warriors of the Dakota
Indians used to eat the heart Of
fallen foe to increase their courage
Your business methods haven't made
much progress beyond this stage. so far
as | can see"
Bivens stroked his silken beard with
a nervous. puzzled movement and said:
The passion for money. money for
it's own sake. right or wrong, Is the
motive power of the modern world
That's why | laugh at my critics and
sneer at threats. ! am secure because
I've built ray career on the biggest fact
of the century"
But" Stuart broke in. you don't
live You are engaged in an endless
fight. desperate. cruel. mercenary-
what?"
The game, man. the game
Game? What game? To crush and
kill for the mere sake of doing it. as
sheep killing dog strangles fifty lambs
in night for the fun Of hearing them
bleat?
But. jim" the little fnancier pro
tested, 81 don't make men as they are,
nor did make conditions"
"You are wrecker and not a
builder"
But is that true?" Bivens inter
rupted eagerly. I'm organizing the
industries of the world. have
furthered the progress of humanity"
"Yes, in a way you have. And if
| the price of goods continues to rise
| for another ten years as it has during
the past ten under your organizing the
human race will be compelled to make
| still further progress. They will have
| to move TO another planet. Nobody
but millionaire can live on this one
A day of reckoning is bound to come,
But a millionaire dies every day. No
body knows Nobody cares. Is such
life at its best worth living? And
| yours is never at its best. You can't
! eat much. You don't sleep well and
| you can't live beyond tifty-five."
Don't talk nonsense. Jim; I'll live
as long as YOU
"And yet you turn pale when l speak
| Of death"
Bivens suddenly drew his watch and
spoke with quick, nervous energy:
II must call those reporters and get
| rid of them as soon as possible
{ He gave the order. and in a few
moments walked back into the room
| followed by the newspaper men. a
! half dozen young fellows with clean
CUT eager faces. Not one of them
showed a pencil or note book but
not a feature of the startling exhibi
llOu SSCdIPcu bIltli lHlClll-CIiNV. l@NCiN
! eye flashed with piercing light, every
nerve Quivered with sensitive impress
SionS
They looked at BivenS with peculiar
awe. Stuart noted with a smile that
not one of them spoke loudly in the
presence Of ninety millions Of dollars
When Bivens led them out at last
and returned to the room. he was in
high spirits
"NCw. Jim" he began hastily. III
You have said all the bad things you
can possibly think about me. Wen
get down to business and I'll present
the big proposition you can't resist"
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