The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-04
THE LOVES AND LABORS
OF A BUSINESS TITAN

of Titanic power even when the Titan
is not eNerting himself ut all With
no EFFORT. without turning one glossy
hair, Cowperwood caused the bank prcs-
ident to arise.
Cowperwoods conversation, as Il u
reported In the story Is really not re-
inarkable. In his battle with Aileen Il
was his facial expression that con-
quered her jealous fury. lie wore a
look now she had never seen on his face
before--a hard. wintry. dynamic flare
winch no one but his commercial
enemies, and only those occasionally
had seem What he said was nothing.
NOW stop! Not one more word! Not
one Do you hear me-" Anybody can
talk like that would be very likely to;
IT ~ not at all Titanic. Tho dynamic
mare OF his countenance was what
uuelled her. tho hard. wintry Hare that
his spiritual dynamo flung of by way of
his face.
Certainly this beauty with the gold
red hair needed 60 be checked. Her NJ.
sault upon Mrs. Sohlberg was oppor-
tunity for the realist. You'll steal nv
husband. Will you? You'll live I'm a
secret apartment, will you? You'll CONS
here smiling and lying to me. Will your
You beast! You cati" No restraint
| Aileen had Other and worse words for
her cringing victim. We must omit
them. exercising temperance In our
selection. tn show you now. Won
towheaded beast, know YOU now for
what YOU are! I'll teach you once for
all! Take that, and that, and that"
| Aileen suited the action to tho word.
She descended" upon Mrs. Sohlbere
lin a whlrwind. animal fashion, strik-
ing. scratching, choking, tearing her
visitors hat from her head. ripping, thA
laces from her neck. beating her in tho
face and clutching violently at her hair
and throat to choke and mar her beauty
IL she could" Not pretty scene in the
Titans palatial house II may he
thought how keenly the servants were
| interested
| And Mrs. Sohlberg--of course ths
realism has TO consider her feelings and
behavior in this surprising storm. She
was overwhelmed. There was no tima
] for arguments, pleas. anything Terri
fled. shamed, nonplussed. she went down
quite Imply under this almost lightning
attack" Of the ward politicians daugh-
ter. She was wholly untitled To defend
herself. She uttered piercing screams
! which could be heard throughout the
house. She screamed shrily. strangely,
/ like wild dying animal. ON the in
/ slant all her fine, civilized poise had de-
| serted her. From the sweetness and
| dclicacy Of the reception atmosphere
| tho polite cooinRs, posturings and
mouthnEs so charming to contemplate,
so allurinS in her-shc had dropped on
| the instant TO that native animal condi-
! ton that shows itself in fear. Her eyes
had a look Of hunted horror, her lips and
cheeks Were pale and drawn. She re-
treated in a staggering, ungraceful way:
she writhed and squirmed screaming in
the strong clutch OF Inc irate and vigor-
Gus Aileen."
Her cries are reported. "Oh. help,
help. oh, mercy--o-o-o-o-oh," And
Aileen's savage replies. I'll show YOU
you she devil. I'll teach you. You
beast" The Titan broke In tho door
with piece OF furniture. "Pick mp that
woman" he said to Mr.. SohlbcrE and
the butler. referring OF course To Mrs.
Sohlberg. "I'll murder herr" screamed
Aileen. I'm murder you too, you dog"
She struck the Titan. IN teach you
how to run around with other women,
you dog, you brute" 1t was only after
woods force that Aileen was subdued
"A brawl In this house, fight,
, thought you had better sense. more self
respect, really did. You have seriously
jeopardized my chances here in Chi
caEo" The Titan said that and a good
deal more, but his power. AZ we have
explained did not lie in his words. We
read that "shc was still torrential. i'm
petuous. ready 20 upbrald him" but that
now "shc was confronted by him, cold,
commanding. fixing her with fshy
eye" Not even Ailccn could be inn
pervious to that remarkable influence.
She felt the fishy eye.
The Titan was strong with the ladies'
He attached them one after the other.
occasionally two at "A time. They found
something powerfully poetical in his
domination OF the street railways. La
dies and street ears, those were ths
spells of the Titan. Al the last we have
him building a palace in New York. We
think he Is coming here In another book.