Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25

why. yes" The dnctor
a friendly smile on the stranger ,'"s :,
guess l do !
Can you show me how n e,.
Yes" Hedges glanced towaDs
woman; she was entering the s+u., ms
i can do better. can take Won tho
IF you will" And the st- nfe
promptly entered the buggy NSeF
The doctor clucked to his hnrsa -.
turned Hospitality. with conversat,ona,
intent. to his guest. But the latta ate,
forestalled him. latter
Live here?"
Between whiles."
Hal" The stranger smiled q hr,..
Wintry smile. Doctor, l see Do yo,
know Truitt?" you
Well" Hedges spat ruminat,vo,u
that's d pretty risky thing to saw .;
any man, but l guess"
What do they think Of him hereqp
They think he's great man-and
it's his own"
Hes great mechanic" said the
guest shortly.
Il" drawled the doctor, know mora
about men than mechanics, but"
What do you think of him?" the
guest interrupted again.
The doctor. hoping to complete At
least one sentence, quickened his
drawl He's a man who's either los
ing himself or finding himself I'm
not sure
'Meaning?"
you wouldn't" chuckled the doc
tor, have time for the explanation a."
He drew up before the little cottage
He lives here"
Hardly" the visitor retorted .T
take the three o'clock train. Much
obliged" He sprang, more brisklv
than his rotundity promised, out of
the buggy.
The doctor drove away still chuck
ling. The chuckle would not have
died even had he known his passenger
to be none other than that Henley
whose star, flashing with comet-liks
swiftness and brilliancy above the hor-
lion of speculation, had in two years
achieved full planetary dignity and i'm
portance. But the doctor was not a
student Of Wall street astronomy.
"Humphi" The luminary surveyed
the weather-beaten little cottage with
Its unkempt yard and nearby smithy.
SO he lives here. Affectation, of
counsel"
He strobe up the path and saluted
the old man on the stoop.
Mr.. Truitt lives here, believer"
I'm Simon Truitt. But l reckon
We want Mark, Mr.. Henley"
"Ha! You know me. His father.
/ suppose?"
Eyes. / saw We once. years ago.
when he was in the hospital"
Il remember" said Henley, who had
forgotten that incident completely. "Is
Truitt about?"
He's at church"
"ChurchI Surely not a habit"
He goes gener'ly. since he come
back"
'Hmml Something new forsTruitt"
Henley frowned. 'And my times short.
] suppose l may as well save some
of it by going over the plant now.
There's no objection, l suppose"
mo; l." Simon ventured uncer-
tainly, Il was jest about to go over
myself"
''I'll be glad of your company" Hen
ley graciously replied. Shall we
start?"
An hour later Henley emerged from
the shadowy finishing min, blinking
hard in the midday's sunshine and try
ing to revise his estimate of the situa-
ton.
He followed Simon out on tiny
cape that jutted into the river,
whence they could see other evidences
of Truths lucidity-the hospital, the
bank, the store, the cluster of homes
cleaning white on the hillside.
And Henley saw-not as the experts
had seen, happy If they perceived all
that had been reduced to fact-but
with the eyes of one whose greatness
was to see what might be, what colid
be- And as he looked part, at least
of Truths dream was unfolded before
him. The valley teeming, throbbing
citadel of industry. The city Chamber
ing over the slopes, capturing the
heights, reclaiming other slopes from
the forest, until in length and breadth.
in numbers and importance, it riVa!ed .
that other fastness where he, the mas
ter, had been known only as lieuten'
ant. The creator in him, not YET
killed, but only obscured by the mad
ness of exploitation, thrilled at tne
sight.
"He sees big" he muttered. 10
sees big. didn't think it was in rim
He stood on the point, scanning
the noble valley. forget
ting his silent companion ne
picked out a great site. anu
then to Henley came vision oil ma
own.
That oitv and citadel his creature VI