The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-08

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She nodded her head a little.
Names don't make much difference In
such matters"
isn't it a funny thing" he rejoined.
turning to her In his walk. "that the
very men who have failed, the very
ones who most need help themselves.
are the ones who are out to help
everybody else! The blind always
van to lead the blindi These labor
unions depend on US for their daily
bread and butter, yet they want to
night US all the time. There's no trust
In this country 30 big as the labor
trust, and there's no ingratitude in the
world like that of the laboring mans.
Why, look at me, Jennie-you know
something OF my plans. This very
month | was going to put fifty thou
sand dollars more into my cooperative
farm In the south, a thing | have been
working out for the benefit of my la
boring people. I'm going to do more
than old Carnegie has done! You and
| ought to have set up some kind of
prizes, medals-start some sort of hero
competition. Helping colleges ia old,
and SO are Libraries old. don't place
myself any station back of Rockefel.
Ter himself. The Rockefeller Founda-
tian was a great idea. Just wait! I'll
raise him out Of the camel When |
get all my plans made. they'll speak of
Rauyn yUhnn thnxy mention -A4Io-
thropy!
And Just to think, Jennie" he went
on excitedly, that all such big plans
for the good of humanity, should come
to nothing! To be held up and handi-
capped by the folly of a man who has
never been able to do anything for
himself or anyone elsel II makes me
sick to think of IL. He claims to be a
friend OF the laboring people, and here
he's tying the hands of the greatest
friend of the laboring men In this
town today-~myself, John Rawn. stand
Ing here! Why, If I'd hand this u
try the John Rawn Foundation for
Industrial assistance, all thought out.
all financed, all ready to go to work
tomorrow, that crazy fool there, with
his Socialist ideas. would block 1t all.
He's going to block II all.
Now. it's up to you. You're the
only one that a keep him from do
ing that very thing. Don't you see. It
isn't Just you and me he's running. II
Isn't himself he's running. He's going
to hurt the whole country. Jennie.
there's considerable responsibility on
you tonight. Where he Ia wrong Is
In thinking that the weak can help
the weak. It's the other way about
it's the strong that a help-Power!
that's what counts It's for you
to show him that. Jennie, girl--it's
not SO much myself. But think of
your country"
YES" she nodded, that's precisely
It'll"
But he didn't affect you in the
least, Jennie-he didn't get you going
with that kind of foolishness."
Il never heard any n talk just as
he did. before" said she slowly. "You
see, l hadn't thought of these things
myself. for I'm only q woman He
said that all this power, taken from
the hills and the forests and the air
and the rivers. belongs to everybody
to all the world"
But he didn't impress you with that
nonsense. Jennie?"
He said things-T told him that I'd
never thought of life just that way.
And | haven't. Mr.. Rawn. / told him,
as ! admit to you, that I hadn't thought
OF anybody much but myself Just
tried to climb. ! think all women do"
TITS right they should, it's the only
way. Sel1shness Ia the one great
cause Of the worlds progress. my
dear"
We'll, I told him that his way of
thinking was so new to me, that I
needed time to think 1t over"
"But you didn't believe q word he
said-you never would"
Mr.. Rawn," said she, looking him
full In the face. "we've both OF us
climbed pretty fast. / always put my
family out OF memory all could. But
somehow I seem to recollect that my
father used to talk Of things a good
deal as Mr.. Halsey does. l begin to
realize what I told you a while ago
no matter how or where we climb, we
pay for what we get. sometime, some
where. somehow
But listen," she leaned toward him
with some sudden access Of emotion.
II can do this much! I'll agree to
bring in Charley Halsey, bound hand
and foot! You a throw him and
me, too, on the scrap heap when the
time comes! It's a game. I'll play
1t. I'll take my chance" She half
rose, thrilling, vibrant.
II knew you would. Jennie"
Yes. but you'll have to pay"
Have l ever said / wouldn't7 Didn't
I just get done telling him I'd make
him rich the minute he said the
word?"
1T doesn't seem to be money he
wants. I-dont-believe-that's what
the pay would have to be-"
What do you meanf You're getting
too deep for me now. I'm only O plain
man. my grill"