The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-12

we'd pay for that. one way OF another
nothing comes from notbing-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 get
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 an~noyingly.
But you can do it"
Eyes. J a do it. But can't evade
the trutN | just told you. I'd have to
pay. You'd have to pay"
"We'rg 6eggars, and can't choose"
gaid John Rawn s~avagely. "Besides.
there's 70 harm do1e-llm not asking
you to d. anything Improper, anything
to compromise yourself-but get him.
that's all! And when we've got him in
hand-when | know what / want to
know-yU wiring him dry and throw
him on the scrap heap That's 'ghat
I'll do with him."
Eyes, ! &hink yol would she said.
It's tire only right thing to do"
Rawn funed. He'll get what's com.
ing to him. He's been throwing down
his one best friend"
Are there any best friends IN hIsi.
ness, Mr.. Rawn?" she asked.
"Of course there are. Haven't | been
a friend to him; hevea't | got a lot
Of friends Of my oHn?"
what would they do for you tor.or-
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 syn!pa-
thizing with these labor unions. Hes
a Socialist at heart, that's what he
isl"
She nodded her head n little.
Names don't make much differences in
such matters"
Isn't it a funny thing" he rejoiLed,
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 ont to help
everybody else! The blind always
van 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 SIS the labor
trust, and there's no ingra&tude in the
world like tEat of the labcriEa mans.
"Why, look at ne. Jennie,-you know
something of my plans. This vezy
month | was going to put fifty thou,
sand dollars more into my cooperative
farm in the south, a 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 cid,
and so are Libraries old. don't place
myself any station back of Rockefel.
Ter himself. The Rockefeller Foyada-
tian was a great idea. Just waltz III
raise him out OF the game! When
get all my plans made. they'll spsek OF
John Rawn when they mention ptilan
thropy!
And just to think, Jennie" he went
on e~xcitedly, 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 10 do anything for
himself or anyone else! II makes me
sick to think of it. He claims to be a
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 I'd hand this coun.
try the John Rawn Foundation for
industrial assistance, all thought out,
all financed. all ready to go to work
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 the
only one that can keep him from do.
ing that very thing. Don't you see, Il
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 Is
in thinking that tho weak can heir
the weak. It's the other way about
it's the strong that can heip-Power:
that's what counts! It's for yoi
to show him that. Jennie, girl-it's
not so much myself. But think OF
your country"
Yes" she nodded. that's precisely
it,"
ITO RE CONTyNJrEn,