The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-09

nothing comes from nothing-we
pay. We pay all the time. Mr. Rawn,"
You don't need to go into theories
| and generalizations." said he testify
We've had enough OF that from him.
We are both practical You simply ge,
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. I can do it But can't evade
the truth l just told you. I'd have to
pay. You'd have to pay"
We're beggars. and can't choose
said John Rawn savagely. 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 I know what ! want to
know-I'I wiring him dry and throw
him on the scrap heap. That's what
III do with him."
Yes. ! think you would" she said.
It's the only right thing to do
Rawn fumed- He'll get what's CON-
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
friend to him.: haven't l got a lot
OF friends OF my own"
What would they do for you tomor,
row. Mr.. Rawn?"
Well. that's a 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
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 a funny thing" he rejoined.
turning to her in his walk, that the
very men who have failed. the very
ones who most need help themselves.
are the ones who are out to help
every body else. The blind always
want to lead the blind, These labor
unions depend on us for their daily
bread and butter. yet they want to
| fight us all the time. There's no trust
in this country SO big as the labor
trust and there's no fngratitude in the
world like that OF the laboring mans.
| Why. look at me. Jennie-you know
| something OF my plans. This very
month ! was going to put fifty thou
sand dollars more into my cooperative
| farm in the south, thing | have been
working out for the benefit of my la
| boring people. I'm going to do more
than old Carnegie has done. You and
ought to have set up some kind of
| prizes. medals-start some sort of hero
competition. Helping colleges is old
and SO are libraries old. I don't place
myself any station back OF Rockefel-
Ter himself The Rockefeller Founda-
| tian was a great idea. Just wait! I'll
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 all such big plans
for the good of humanity, should come
to nothing! To be held up and handi
capped by the folly of a man who has
never been able to do anything for
himself or anyone else. 1t makes me
sick to think of it. He claims to be =
friend of the laboring people. and here
he's tying the hands of the greatest
friend OF the laboring men in this
town today-myself. John Rawn. stand
ing here, Why. il Id hand this coun
try the John Rawn Foundation fol
Industrial assistance. all thought out
all financed all ready to go to worl
tomorrow, that crazy fool there. with
his Socialist ideas. would block it all
He's going to block it all.
Now. it's up to you. You're tn,
only one that can keep him from do
ing that very thing. Don't you see. 4
isn't lust you and me he's running i
isn't himself he's running He's goini
to hurt the whole country. Jennie
there's considerable responsibility OF
YOU tonight Where he is wrong ii
in thinking that the weak can hell
the weak It's the other way about
It's the strong that can help-Power
that's what counts. It's for yol
to show him that. Jennie. girl-iti
not SO much myself But think o
your country"
YES" she nodded, that's precisel,
IT."