The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-24

pulse peat Win 0nirErncu stroke as
he felt the new sense Of power with
| which, he would look ont on the world
| MS possihle millionaire.
He ga%ch over the Old square with
| feeling of regret at the thought of
! leaving it, Tie had grown to love the
place in the past years Of loneliness.
but was deciding too soon. perhaps
There were some features Of i.ivens'
business he must understand moro
clearly before he could give mp his
| freedom and devote himself body and
soul to the task nf money making aS
his associate.
He went across the square tn take
a cab at the Rrevoort Ills mood was
! hnOyant He was looking nnt on ,fc
| once more through r"se tinted glasses.
At Eighta street he met ut right angles
the swarming thousands hnrryin-
| across town from thcr work heavy
looking mon VIII" tr:'"md with tired
step, striking til" pavr,ucn,s duly with
their nailed shoes tired. anxi"ns w"m
en-, frowzy headed IittI" girls. sad "y";i
boys, half awake--nl' hnrrying. the
fear of want and the horror Of charity
| in their silent faces And v"t tho sight
touched no responsive chord Of sym
pathy in Stuart's heart rs it often had
AS he drove uptown the avenu" fash
ed with swift. silent automobiles and
blooded horses These uptown crowds
through whose rushing streams ne
passed were all we'll dressed and car
ried bundles OF candy flowers and
toys.
Stuart felt the contagious enthnSi
asm Of thousands OF prosperous mer
and women whose lives ut the moment
flowed about and enveloped his own.
What was it that made the difference
between the squalid atmosphere below
Fourth street and the glowing. flash
ing. radiant. jeweled world uptown:
Money. 1t meant purple and fine
linen. delicacieS of food and drink.
pulsing machines that could make
a mile minute. the mountain and
! the sea. freedom from care. fear
drudgery and slavery.
After all in this modern passion for
/ money might there not be something
deeper than mere greed. perhaps the
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 spIendor. Bivens' yacht Ia!
2 at anchor in the river just in front OF
2 his house. She was fcstOoned viii
t electric lights from the water line t
G the top of her towering steel masts.
= The illumination of the exterior Of
the Bivens house was remarkable
:. The stone and iron fence surround
ing the block, which had been built n
cost Of hundred thousand dollars
was literally ablaze with lights. Tht
house was illumined from it's founda
tons to the top of each towering
minaret with ruby colored lights.
Stuart passed up the grand stairs
through row of gorgeous tiunkie
and greeted his hostess.
Nan grasped his hand with a sTnil'
Of joy.
"You are to lead me in to dinner
Jim, at the stroke Of 8"
"I'll not forget" Stuart answered
his face flushing with surprise at tn
unexpected honor.
"Cal wishes to see you at once. fO
Will find him in the library"
Bivens met him ut the door
"Ah. there you arc!" he cried col
daily. Come back downstairs wit
me- want you to see some peOpl
as they come in tonight I've 10
of funny things to tell you abou
them"
The house was crowded with a
army Of servants. attendants. mus
clans. singers. entertainers and n
porters
The doctor had been recognized
one of the buffers whom he had b'
friendctl on his arrival from the Ol
World. The grateful fellow had gOr
out of the way to make him ut hom
and in his enthusiasm had put an a
ir cove which opened off the ball rOOl
1T his and Harriet's disposal. I'll
or doctor was elated at this evidence I
Il. Bivens good feeling and again co
~ graduated himself on his commC
,h sense in coming.
IA Bivens led Stuart to a position ne:
= the grand stairway. from which
r could greet his guests as they T
-, turned from their formal presentatit
y, to the hostess:
m He kept up running fire Of bi
:, graphical comment which amus'
=. Stuart beyond measure. 1t was re
=. elation Of the crooked ways in whi'
:. Bivens' guests or their fathers or gran
a fathers had amassed their milliOr
" many of them by robbing the COVER
:. ment. the people.
=. "The world has never heard me
:. Of these stories-thats funny" Stua
exclaimed after time.
~ Not so funny Jim. when you thi
70 70 Of the power Of money to make t
1,n world forget God only knows he
a many fortunes in America had tn,
!" origin in thefts from the nation duri
the civil war. and the sySteina
az frauds that have been prac;ised on Q
niS government since. I've turned sol
~ pretty sharp tricks. Jim. In sta!ki
nd my game In this big man hunt OF !"
- street. but at least I've never robb
ed the wounded or the dead on bait
field and I've never used dark Il
in tern to get into the government vau
ed at Washington. I'm not asking
rs to stand for that"
IF you did
ed Yes, | know the answer. but spe
nd | bsc r,,o tasty ho i-ipO annrnHf