Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-01-24

we q pay LOT tlats one way Oh duotHci
nc ing comes from nothing--we
pay. pay all the time, Mr.. Rawn!"
You don't need to go into theories
and congratulations" said he testify
We've had enough of that from him
We are both practical. You simply get
that man and bring him back into the
fold. that's all! Do your share"
my share? It's easy, isn't it?" She
smiled at him again annoyingly.
But you can do It,"
Yes, l can do it. But / can't evade
the truth just told you. I'd have to
pay. You'd have to pay"
Were beggars, and can't choose"
said John Rawn sayagely. Besides,
there's no harm done-Im not asking
you to do anything improper, anything
to compromise yourself-but get him.
that's all And when we've got him in
hand-when / know what / want to
know-Tll wiring him dry and throw
him on the scrap heap. That's what
I'll do with him!"
Yes. think you would" she said.
It's the only right thing to do, "
Rawn fumed. Hell get what's com.
ing to him. He's been throwing down
his one best friend"
Are there any best friends In bust
ness, Mr.. Rawn?" she asked
'Of course there are. Haven't been
a friend to him; haven't l got lot
of friends of my awn?"
What would they do for you tomor-
row, Mr. Rawn?"
Well. that's different matter; they
might take care of themselves
would take care OF myself. But this
fool here that I'm asking you to handle
isn't taking care Of himself or anyone
else. He's crazy, that's all about
him! Did he hand YOU out any of this
talk about the rights OF man? !
more than half suspect him of sympa.
thizing with these labor unions. He's
a Socialist at heart. that's what he
isl"
She nodded her head a little
Names don't make much difference in
such matters"
Isn't 1t funny thing, he reioined
turning to her in his walk, that the
very men who havs failed, the very
ones who most need help themselves
are the ones who are out to heir
everybody else! The blind always
want to lead the blind! These labor
unions depend on US for their daily
bread and butter, yet they want tc
fight us all the time. There's no trust
in this country so Zig as the labor
| trust, and there's no ingratitude in the
world like that Of the laboring man s
why, look at me, Jennie-you know
something of my plans. This vesy
month ! was going to put fifty thou
sand dollars more into my cooperative
farm In the south, a thing | have beer
working out for the benefit of my la
boring people I'm going to do more
than old Carnegie has done! You anC
| ought to have set up some kind Of
prizes, medals-start some sort Of here
competition. Helping colleges is old
and so are Libraries old. ! don't place
myself any station back OF Rockefel
Ter himself. The Rockefeller Founda
tan was a great idea. Just wait! II
| raise him out OF the game! When
get all my plans made, they'll speak Of
John Rawn when they mention philan
thropy!
And just to think, Jennie" he went
on excitedly, that aR such big plans
for the good of humanity, should come
to nothing! To be held up and handi
capped by the folly OF man who has
never been able to do anything fol-
j himself or anyone else! II makes ms
| sick to think OF it. He claims to be 6
/ friend of the laboriIg people, and here
( he's tying the hands of the greates
/ friend of the laboring men in this
town today myself, John Rawn. stand
Ing here! Why, If I'd hand this coun
/ fry The John Rawn Foundation fol
/ industrial assistance, all thought out
all financed, all ready to go to worl
! tomorrow, that crazy fool there. will
I bis Socialist ideas, would block it all
1 He's going to block it all.
| Nov, it's up to you. You're thf
only one that can keep him from do
ing that very thing. Don't you see. +
isn't just you and me he's running. Il
isn't himself he's running. He's coins
to hurt the whole country Jennie
there's considerable responsibility OF
GU tonight, Where he is wrong i.
in thinking that the weak can hell
the weak. It's the other way about
is the strong that can help-Power!
that's what countsi It's for vo
TO show him that Jennie, girl-it's
hot so much myself. But think OF
Your country"
Yes" she nodded. that's precisely
1T"
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