The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
CHAPTER XVII.
Cities Unbuilt.

Sitico oHpe's
Henley was pleased to be facetlous.
1.-THE great Utopian-in his modest
cottage-living 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 a little too
theatrical, don't you Think"
Not conspicuously so. The place
was here, and it served my purpose
very well. don't need much ROOM
you know. I'm not a Wall street
hero"
"Humph!" grunted Henley, still
skeptic.
What" Mark asked. did you come
here for?" =.
Henley grunted again. Cordial, l
must say! / came to restore your
sanity" He rose, hopping his req
face with a silk handkerchief. Take
me out OF this sun and I'll begin.
hear you're pretty far gone"
Mark led him into a cool of1ce-l1ke
room Il pleasant enough-and made
him comfortable with a cigar and a
chair by a window from which view
| of the valley was to be had.
mot sybaritic," Henley grudgingly
admitted, but good enough for man
who has no women. Now tell me
what you're trying to do here
And Mark began, simply, without
enthusiasm or sentImentalizing, to set
forth his idea
Henley listened intently, studying
the while, with a growing astonish-
ment, the grave, quiet-voiced man
speaking. For he saw both a marvel
and a mystery. Here was a man OF
powerful talents for which rich, hum
cry market was waiting, OF proven
mettle for battling, who had tasted the
sweets of conquest and won footing
from which he could go indefinitely
farther and higher, giving himself to
an idea-nay, an ideal-most remark
, able of all, to an undeniably and thor
oughly altruistic ideal. And giving
himself sincerely. Such hasty expla
nations as mental lapse and theatrical
' ism were put aside. The man wal
= evidently honest. moved by deep con
= viction and genuine purpose. Henle!
e could not understand, but he could a.
q once recognize that.
And Henley could respect that TO
y what 1t entailed. He judged men b.
instinct and instinct served him trul.
d now. revealing to him what tn
a speaker himself had not yet fully felt
d Brilliancy and courage, audacity even
II Truitt had always had in generou
measure. Now he had added stead
ness and bigness, strength withou
hardening, and therefore the powe
to achieve greatly as never before
le Everything Henley had known of Trl
lit he had liked; what he saw now b
I liked more than ever.
m What fires and pressures, he VOL
dered, had thus forged the steel
Mark Truitt? But what an ally b
Is could be!-and what an antagonist!
n. And 1t is worth remembering,
view of the ridicule later hurled {
Truths Utopia and inspired by Henle
himself, that on that Sabbath, list,
ing to Marks exposition, Henley ga
the idea as entirely feasible, logic
and practical in plan and, one fact
. left out, assured of success. But the
M Henley knew, as the public did n
IN know, Of the profits of industry al
the methods and concealment of dist
II button.
The one factor which could not
\ left out was that Truths plan was
indictment of the ideals of Henley al
his fellow luminaries of magnitu
, and an attack upon the divine right
exploiters.
The explanation came to an er
Mark awaited his auditors CONNER
"Of course. you know" Henley sa
with an easiness that was outwa
only, you won't put 1t through"
Il do not know that" Mark {
swered quietly. This valley is W
- situated with respect to the mark
~ Its transportation facilities are go,
- Our fuel Is here, and ! can get {
" here cheaper than Quinby or M
Gregor. l can make steel cheaI
~ than anybody in America, and Their
no plant of its size that can eq'
the mine In capacity. In ten years. W
sss. a fair field"
With a fair field. Exactly!"
led, you mean l won't have it,"
Der You won't have L."
ect- "Why?"
For one thing-proflts."
I'll make money here"
lew 1T isn't a question Of your pro
nd, nor Of profits alone. but the size
our profits. No." Henley shook his b,
tor vigorously. you can't have It
no here to tell you that"
Il, "Well?"
'ide Il have no objection to your SAT
be appliances. They're practical. The
for save twice their cost in damages
cry year."
ned That's obvious"
tor "I'll agree to the baths. II the n
want to clean up after work-wh!
to regard bathing as a very pro
ue, habit"
rid. Mark smiled. The man will
me grateful"
was I'm not joking" Henley remin
mes him sternly. I'll 60 a. far ss