The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-24

doubt, the great operate stars and 9TH
ers. If Harriet could only be placed on
the program for single song it would
be settled. Her voice would sweep
Bivens off his feet and charm the bril-
liant throng of guests. he would have
to accompany her there, of course. AT
the right moment he would make him
self known. A word with Bivens and
1t would be settled.
He lost no time in finding out the
manager of the professional singers for
the evening and through Harriet's en-.
thusiastic music teachers arranged for
her appearance. From the moment this
was accomplished his natural optimism
returned. His success was sure. He
gave his time with renewed energy to
his work among the poor.
On the day of the ball Harriet was
waiting in fever of impatience for his
return from the hospitals to dress. AT
half past their dinner was cold and
he had not come 1t was 8 o'clock be-
fore his familiar footstep echoed
through the hall.
He ate a hasty meal, dressed in
thirty minutes and at 9oo'clock led
Harriet to the side entrance of Bivens
! great house on the drive.
He was in fine spirits. He rejoiced
again that he had made up his mind
to live the life of faith and good fel-
lowship with all men, including the
little swarthy master of the palace he
was about to enter. And so with
light heart he stepped through the
door which the soft white hand Of
death opened. How could he know?
AS Stuart dressed for Mans party he
brooded over his new relation to his
old sweetheart with increasing pleas
ure. Never had Bivens' offer seemed
more generous and wonderful. His
pulse beat with quickened stroke as
he felt the new sense of power with
which he would look out on the world
as a possible millionaire.
He gazed over the old square with
a feeling of regret at the thought of
leaving 1t. He had grown to love the
place in the past years of loneliness,
but was deciding too soon, perhaps.
There were some features of Bivens'
business he must understand more
clearly before he could give up his
freedom and devote himself body and
soul to the task Of money making as
his associate.
He went across the square to take
a cab at the Brevoort. His mood was
buoyant. He was looking out on life
once more through rose tinted glasses.
At Eighth street he met at right angles
the swarming thousands hurrying
across town from their worlS-heavy
looking men who tramped with tired
step, striking the pavements DULY with
their nailed shoes, tired, anxious WON.
en-, frowzy headed little girls, sad eyed
boys, half awake-all hurrying, the
fear of want and the horror of charity
in their silent faces. And yet the sight
touched no responsive chord of sym
pathy In Stuart's heart as 1t often had
AS he drove uptown the avenue flash
ed with swift, silent automobiles and
blooded horses. These uptown crowds
through whose rushing streams he
passed were all we'll dressed and car
ried bundles of candy, flowers and
toys.
Stuart felt the contagious enthusi
asm of thousands of prosperous meT
and women whose lives at the moment
flowed about and enveloped his own.
What was 1t that made the difference
between the squalid atmosphere below
Fourth street and the glowing, fash
ing, radiant, jeweled world uptown
Money! 1t meant purple and fine
r linen, delicacies of food and drink
pulsing machines that could make
a mile q minute, the mountain ant
the sea, freedom from care, fear
drudgery and slavery!
: After all in this modern passion fol
money might there not be something
deeper than mere greed, perhaps th'
regenerating power of the spirit press
, ing man upward? Certainly he coulc
see only the bright side Of it tonight.
e AS his cab swung into Riverside
t drive from Seventy-second street tn
e sight which greeted him was one o
e Startling splendor. Bivens' yacht Ia.
t at anchor in the river just in front o
e hts house. She was festooned wit
? electric lights from the water line t
the top of her towering steel masts.
e Tho Illumination Of the exterior o
the Bivens house was remarkable
The stone and iron fence surround
ing the block. which had been built a
a cost of a hundred thousand dollars
was literally ablaze with lights. tn
| a.. a.
tons to the top Of each towering
minaret with ruby colored lights.
Stuart passed up the grand stair
through row of gorgeous fiunkie
and greeted his hostess
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