The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-10


man. I'VE know why you're here, and
why you've been hanging around here
for the last six months. It's foolish
Of you, son. to be out for revenge
nothing in that!"
In not after revenge" smiled the
other, his ayes still twinkling. 1--WE
made my peacei"
YES" commented Alderman. 'The
friendship of some of the gladiators
Is surely a wonderful thing! Rawn
hates you, and you hate Rawn. Don't
your ears HUMP"
mo, my hearth" He laid a hand on
that organ with mock gravity.
What could you do with the Lady
Of the Lightnings, Van?" asked Stand
ley ~discreetly.
Nothing, absolutely nothing"
Hasn't she any social instincts? ?"
Plenty. but all gratifed; that's the
trouble. There isn't anything those
people want that they haven't got.
No, | must say his position is pretty
strong"
But it's no impregnable, Stand
ley" cut in the g~ray-bearded man,
stopping the ~twiddling OF his fingers
above his round-paunched body. "Now,
look here, we're all friends together,
when 1t comes to that. You belong
with us a lot more than you do with
that Jasper from the country. OF
course, you split with US, got mad,
took your dolls and all that sort of
thing-we're all used to that-and we
all sat tight because 1t looked good.
1t looked better than it does now. So.
we're friends again"
"Of course" nodded the slight man.
i understand that"
Sure you do! Now, it's plain that
when IL m to being on the inside,
you're there as an ex-director just as
much as We are as real directors
maybe more SO, for all | know"
Maybe more, yes, that's So" smiled
the slender man, his brown eyes
twinkling yet more.
How much more, them"
why. a whole lot more!"
What do you know"
Il know what I've learned for my
self and by myself. Gentlemen. it's
on the tablet Play the game! / did.
I've had some of those college pro-
fessors at work for me-they're the
people that first got us locoed, any.
how. Rawn, or rather his SON in-law.
got his first notion from his own pro-
lessor In his college,"
The real trouble with business to.
day." interrupted the gray-bearded
man, reverting to his universal and
invariable grievance, lis that things
are all going wrong with the American
people. These Progressives down
there at Washington have. set this
whole country by the ears-not even
the Supreme Court can square things
any more. The suspiciousness OF the
average man is getting to be almost
criminal. that's what II is. The pub
lie thinks every man with money is
a rascal. The public is damnably un-
grateful. Look what we have done for
this country, this little set of men sit
ting right here-what we've built for
them, what we've paid out to them for
wagesl What are we getting in re-
turn7 They envy us our daily bread,
and by the Eternall they'll come near
putting US where we cant get that
much longer! Look at the railway
rate cases-it's robbery of the rail-
ways. Capital hasn't any chance any
more! The public seems to be get
ting ready for anarchy; that's ALL"
Isn't 1t the TRUTH" remarked the
slender man alphabetically. "Still,
we have to handle men as we find
them. my friends. In my W case,
I've been fighting the devil with a
little of his own fire."
"How's THAR"
We'll, for instance, | went out to
see IL couldn't land that little secret
OF the receiving motor myself. as |
just told you. If International doesn't
want to take me In, or If / can't break
In. maybe there can be another com
pany formed-there's considerable cor
poration left in New Jersey. You
folks on the International have been
having your own troubles with labor,
haven't your"
We'll, ratheri" growled Alderman.
We put that up to old Colonel J. r.
Bonehead, u president! He seems
to have got In about as nearly wrong
as any n could with our esteemed
friends OF the labor unions!"
Naturally; we'll, I'll make a con
f~ession. since we're all friends to-
gether-i've had men comforting with
your horny-handed citizens and sug-
costing that the International Power
Company was unfair and a bad outfit
to work for!"
That val nice OF you'll" growled
Alderman. getting red In the face.
Fine business. for you to come snoop
Ing around our works."
The slender man smiled at him
pleasantly. How else could | get in
formation" he inquired. "You must
remember that I'm no longer on the
board! But you must remember, also.
that Of late / have picked up an occa-
sfonal dollars worth of International.
/ wanted to know how about certain
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