The Detroit times., 1914-05-29
CHAPTER XVII.
NHAa III
Cities Unbuilt.

Cities Unbuilt.
Henley was pleased TO be facetious
THE great Utopian--in his modest
cottage-liying in democratic simple
ity among his village neighbors,
Very pretty! | suppose you do the
chores. too"
Sometimes-what we have"
Very pretty. The Sunday papers
would like that. But it's little too
4, theatrical don't you Think"
Not consciously so. The place
was here and 1t served my purpose
very well, | don't need much room.
you know I'm not Wall Street
hero
"Humph' grunted Henley, still a
skeptic.
What" Mark asked. did you
come here for?'
Henley grunted again. Cordial 1
must say ] came to restore your
sanity" He rose, hopping his red
face with silk handkerchief. Take
me out OF this sun and I'll begin.
hear you're pretty far gone
Mark led him into a cool oftice-like
room-pleasant enough-and made
him comfortable with a cigar and
chair By a window from which a
view of the valley was TO be had.
Not sybaritic," Henley grudging-
ly admitted but good enough for
a man-who has no women. Now tell
me what you're trying to do here
And Mark began. simply, without
enthusiasm or sentmentalizing, TO set
forth his idea.
Henley listened intently. studying
the while, with growing astonish-
ment, the grave, quiet-voiced man
speaking For he saw both marvel
and a mystery. Here was a man OF
powerful talents for which rich,
hungry market was waiting. OF proven
mettle for battling who had tasted
the sweets OF conquest and won a
footing from which he could go inderi-
nitely farther and higher, giving him.
self TO an idea-nay, an ideal-most
remarkable OF all, to an undeniaDly
and thoroughly altruistic ideal ~
giving himself sincerely Such hasty
explanation as mental lapse and the
atricalism we're put aside The man
was evidently honest. moved by
deep conviction and genuine purpose.
Henley could not understand, but ne
could at once recognize that.
And Henley could respect that for
instinct and instinct served him truly
now, revealing to him what the
speaker himself had not yet fully
felt. Brifliancy and courage, audacity
even. Truitt had always had In gen.
erous measure. Now he had added
steadiness and bigness. strength with
out hardening, and therefore the pow
er to achieve greatly as never before.
Everything Henley had known OF 'Tr'l.
lit he had liked: what he saw nov
ne liked more than ever.
What hres and pressures, he won
dered. had thus forged the steel IN
Mark Truitt? But what an ally ne
could be,-and what an antagonist
And II is worth remembering, in
view of the ridicule later hurled al
Truths Utopia and inspired by Hen
ley himself that on that Sabbath,
listening TO Marks exposition, Henley
saw the idea as entirely feasible, log
ical and practical in plan and, one
factor left out assured OF success
But then Henley knew. as the pubic
did not know, of the profits OF indus
try. and the methods and conceal
ment OF distribution.
The one factor which could not be
left out was that Truths plan was an
Indictment OF the ideals of Henley
and his fellow luminaries OF magni-
tude aud an attack upon the divine
right OF eIploiters.
The explanation came 10 an emu
Mark awaited his auditors comment.
or course. you know" Henley SAID,
with AN easiness that was outward
onlx. you won't put IL through.
81 do not know that" Mark answer
. cd quietly. "Tnis. valley is well stu
ated with respect to the market. lts
4 TRANSPORTATION facilities are good. our
. fuel is here, and l can get ore here
. cheaper than Quinby or MacGregor.
. can make steel cheaper than any
body Ia America, and there's no plant
. OF It's sire that can equal mine IN
capacity. In ten years, with laH
maid
with a fair field. Exactly!%
You mean I won't have III
You won't have It."
~WhyT-
For one thing-prohts.
I'll make money here.
sff fsn1 a question OF your pronts
10y OF profts alone, but Of size OF
Dpunts. No" Henley shook his nea9
aDuofstN you can't have 1t. I'm
- % tan you that
"A WNnr
- bare M objection to your safe
pppifmcea They're practical.
AUU esYe twtcs their cost In dam
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