The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-05-28

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-eething CONES fron nothins-vs
~. We pay al Tie tine. M. Ravn4.
You don't seeA TO 60 into the0sSss
- generalisstions.- said ~ teaG1ly.
we've had enough Of that from hio-
Vo are both practical You simply get
~ man and bring him hack iAts ths
~. that's all. Do your share"
my share! It's easy. isn't itf- NJ
soAled at him aSais annoyingly.
sBut you can DO It"
Yes. can do It, But I can't evaAs
ths truth just told you. I'd have 70
Day. You'd have to pay"
We're beggars. and can't choose"
oah John Rawn savagely. Besides.
0ere's no harm done-l'm not asking
80 TO DO anything improper. anything
- compromise yourself-but get hin,
thots all! And when we've got him In
hasd-when l know what l want -
kAe~-lll wiring him dry and throw
hin on the scrap heap That's what
IN Do with him."
Eyes. think you would" she said.
It's the only right thing to DO"
2awn fumed He'll get what's COM
inG to him. He's been throwing down
his one best friend"
Are there any best friends in bust.
Dsss. Mr.. Rawn?" she asked.
"Of course there are. Haven't I beea
. Friend to him: haven't l got . lot
Of friends of my own?"
What would they do for you tomor-
row. Mr.. Rawn?"
We'll. that's different matter; they
might take care of themselves-I
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
hin! Did he hand you out any of this
talk about the rights of man! l
more than half suspect him of sympa-
thising with these labor unions. He's
. Socialist at heart. that's what he
is!"
She nodded her head little.
Names don't make much difference In
such matters"
"lsnt it 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
everybody 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
dght us all the time There's no trust
IL this country SO big as the labor
trust, and there's no ingratitude 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 nifty thou.
sand dollars more into my cooperative
farm in the south. a thing / have been
working out for the benefit of my Ia
boring people. I'm going to do more
than old Carnegie has done! You and
] Ought to have set up some kind Of
prtses, medals-start some sort of hero
competition. Helping colleges IL old.
aud so are libraries old don't place
myself any station back of Rockefei.
Ter himself. The Rockefeller Founda-
tian was great idea. Just wait! III
raise him out of the game! When l
get all my plans made. they'll speak Of
John Rawn when they mention philan.
thropx!
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 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. II I'd hand this coun
try the John Rawn Foundation TO,
industrial assistance. all thought out
all financed. all ready to go to WORK
tomorrow, that crazy fool there. with
his Socialist ideas, would block 1t all
He's going to block It all
Now. it's up to you. You're thu
only one that can keep him from do
ing that very thing. Don't you see. 4
isn't Just you and me he's running. II
isn't himself he's running. He's going
to hurt the whole country. Jennie
there's considerable responsibility on
you tonight. Where he is wrong 10
in thinking that the weak can helr
the weak. It's the other way about
it's the strong that can help-Powef!
that's what counts! It's for yoL
to show him that. Jennie, girl-it's
not % much myself. But think Of
your country"
Yes" she nodded. that's precisely
it,"
Cro BE CONTINUED,
man generally loses confidence In
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