Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-21

- not Only wafrh the hsadS Of trims:
I watrH their trusted aSsistantS ann
confidential uipn In that big safe
ihn.ISaud See.rpfs liz lacked whose rev
alaiion world furnish matter enough tu
rIin the yellow Journals for the next
i've wears Modern lHl<InPSS ~ war
the fjrtst.Si and most r'rrei the world
has ever known II u II sr'':rter iin
nnrIaIir-t. TO - Inolrrn raItalb OF IN
duSIry 60 kuuw ih' rFarrS of his enemy
than IL ever was TO the 'ntnInandin"
general of All op'osiug artny."
II see" Stuart reSinndrd Thought
fully g..
'"Fhers are men down there in thu
street now" BiveIIS went on drehiI'ily
who Hrn wearing silk hats tsSIay for
whom the prison tHilnr H. cutting suit
I have their records In that silent little
steel clad room It's piriful thing
bHt it's life -.#.=
THE s.ar.est thing in New York to
day, Jim. is the man who can't b.
bought and sold The thing that's be-
yond price IN the business world is
character combined with brains
That's why made Won the offer did
once upon o time to come IN with me
There are positions today In New York
with salary Of half million year
waiting for men who can ill them. II
could find one man of the highest or.
der OF creative and executive ability
who would stand by me In my enter
prises I could he the richest man In
the world In ten years"
Stuart lifted his eyes from the rec.
ord he was casually scanning and
smiled into Bivens' dark. serious face
The look silenced the speaker. The
little man knew instinctively that Stu
art was at that moment weighing bis
own life and character by the merciless
standard he bad set up for others.
Judged by conventional laws. be had
nothing to fear. He was a faithful
member Of his church. He gave lib
orally to its work and gave generous
" to hundred worthy charities. He
loved his wife with Old fashioned 10y
atty and tenderness and grieyed that
she was chiIdless.. He stood by his
friends aud forght his enemies. asking
no quarter and giving zone
Yet In his heart Of hearts be knew
that, however loftily he might dis
course at present about character"
honor" Integrity" and "tair deal
Ing. he had stolen the formula from
his big hearted employer. Woodman.
with which he had laid the foundation
If his fortune. 1t was the first half
million that came hard. 1t was this
first half million that bore the stain OF
shame.
Els other questionable acts on which
the fate Of millions had often hung he
had no difiicnlty in justifying. Busi.
ness was war.
Blyens waited for Stuart to speak.
The moment was one big with fate.
Stuart was about to reach drcision
that would make history. No one
knew 80 well its Importance rs the
keen Intellect that cleaned behind the
little black eyes watching with tire.
less patience Below he could hear
the rour of the city's life. Men bought
and sold with no fear OF tomorrow.
Yet a single word from the lips of the
tall. clean shaved young officer Of the
law and a storm would break which
might tear from the foundations insti-
tutions on whose solidity modern CIV
ilization seemed to rest.
"well. Jim" Bivens said at length,
won are going to actf'
Stuart rose abruptly. his reply sharp
and clear:
"Yes. I'm going to act"
"At once?"
ats my duty"
Biyens grasped his hand.
II congratulate yon. Jim. You are
going to do big thing. one Of the
biggest things in our history. You are
going to teach the mighty that the law
is mightier. It ought to land Won at
the very top In politics or any other
old place you'd like to climb"
That's something which doesn't In
terest me yet. CAL The thing that
stuns. me Is that Eve got to do 40 pain-
fuI thing. But my business Is the
enforcement Of justice. There's one
thing | still can't UNDERSTANDABLE
you OF all men on earth shonld have
put this information In my bands The
honor of the achievement. If good shall
come to the country. is really yours.
not mine" ..'.-... - .....
"And you can't conceive of my act
ing for the country's good?"
Bivens' black eyes twinkInd
mot by the widest leap Of my imag-
ination."a 49,. -.
The twinkle broadened into smile
as the lawyer continued:
your code is simple. Cal. There's
no provision in 1t for disinterested ef.
fort for others. This time you've got
me up a tree. You have rendered the
people great service You have placed
me under personal obligations, But
how you are going to get anything out
Of 1t Is beyond me-
a0h I'll horo nv rou-or ri my how