The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-05-21

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laughed.
One thing" answered. Halse,
Shed tell you that she isn't trying t
get the envy Of her neiShboss. ! don
believe she'd be happy In that!-
oh. bet she's fresh oves-sAs's no
American yet. don't you see! Sh
hasn't had . chance-yoS can't tel
what she would do II she we're rich
There are tvo ways OF Iookins a
IT," said Halsey musinEly. his ange
passing. nov leaving hin meditative
relaxed. They were talking nov a
though there were not two oAhsFs. un
happy. waiting on the gallery neal
BY. iii tell you something, II you'll
let me talk about myself. Ars. Ravn
Go on: I'm giad!"
Il don't suppose yos care for ding
that interest me. You called We 9
Socialist. I'll admit that I studied Z
lot about that. sttsaAsA tAsir meet
inss. all that sort Of thing Aaybs that
made me think. Il sssns % NJ tina,
money 10 rolling ~ too fase n this
couatry nov-vs'rs all nsA about
money. It's like The big apDls with
NO taste 70 II. had Il oasreA ~ to
choose between those tvo. and took
the little apple that 70 ~ seemed
sweetsr.
Nov. ! We perfected that invsation.
It'll make somebody rich any time I
say the word-any time like that big
apple and not the little oas-any
time I like that success which comes
from outside and not from inside. But
I've figured that that dossn't mean
happiness. Maybe I'm wroas. I don't
know. Somehow believe that Abra,
ham Lincoln. or John Ruskin. or Jim
Sullivan. or Tim. or Ann. or Sir Isaac
Newton-any thinking person-any
philosopher-would come In with me
about this. I broke up the machines. :"
"Why-where II meant ruin?"
Because they'd tighten up the grip
OF few men on the neck Of the peo-
pie! l don't know whether you call
that being . Socialist or not. and
don't care. Change 10 coming It's
not the fault Of the poor that its com.
ing. It's the fault Of the rich. broke
them up-because things can't 20 on
this way. money rolling up all the time
for . few. and life getting harder all
the time for 20 many. God didn't
make the rivers and the mountains
and forests for that purpose-to give
them to . few. We've got to make
changes. and big ones. in this govern
ment. or we're gone. I'm NO Socialist
1t all. I don't want what some one
else has won-if he's won 1t fair. But
The wrong IL in our sovernment-the
very one Of all on earth that meant
lair play. We don't get it-now. Some
lay we must. l don't see what differ
snce It makes what name you give the
new form Of government There must
be change, that's all: or else we're
gone,
Well. now. what they wanted me to
10 was to give that all to . few. |
couldn't do it! My God! Mrs. Rawn,
faced it and tried. and l couldn't
10 it. Maybe I was wrong. Anyhow,
lere l,stand."
DO you know" she said at length.
slowly. these are things that never
'ame to my mind in all my life? I
lever in all my life thought of any OF
hese things. only wanted"
You wanted to win. You wanted
What most American women do
be envied;
hats what you played for, Well
'ou've won! Look at all this about
'ou. don't suppose there's a woman
II this town more admired by men or
more envied by women than you
iou've got what you craved. / recken."
II thought had. But now. tonight.
m not SO sure!"
You couldn't give it up" he sneer-
ID. "any more than Grace could. and
the couldn't any more than a leopard
.ould change its spots 1t goes too
leep You couldn't expect anything
liNerent.
Il told you | was a student. Mrs
aawh." he went on after a time II
haven't got much mind But some
low. while | don't suppose religion can
,hange business very much. think of
he twelve disciples and their Master,
rying to lift the load of of human be-
ngs. trying to lift the people of the
world up above the day OF tooth and
claw. l don't reckon they can do II
But you eee each fellow has to choose
'or himself I've mad this put before
ne. could have thrown in with
Rawn-1 can do SO yet. right here.
now. as you know. can hold him
up. as he would hold me up. or any
one else can take his money
fifty thousand, a Million don't think
hes really got as much money as most
people think He's in debt, deep