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

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not money-grubber. I've got 10 see
things growing under my hand. What
I'm at now is Just a game. This wouiu
be a work, the kind need. VIII you
consider it?"
Are you offering IT."
I'm offering 1t as a possible after
native to putting you out OF business.
There may be magic in these Nils
but if the thing works out on study
as | believe now it will, I'll do IT. What
do you say?"
And you say" Mark insisted, its
the only possible alternative to nght-
ing you?"
ITO being" Henley corrected grimly'
put out of business"
1t was Marks turn to go to the WIN
dow. He stood there silent, for many
minutes. looking not upon the city
that might be but upon the little VII
lage that was.
What do you say?" Henley demand
ed impatiently.
1T doesn't tempt" Mark faced him
steadily. You we're mistaken.
don't want battle. | don't want OBJ
stacles. But | do want to put that
| through" He nodded toward the vii
lage and the mills.
"Humph, You'll find plenty OF OBJ
stacles and battles over there"
Eyes. But there would be-comr
pensations."
81 would give you compensations.
Do you mean," Henley demanded, you
choose to hobble along with a little
one-horse plant and philanthropy
when you might 60 with me into some
thing really big? Compensations!
You'll end in losing all you have"
"All the money / have" Mark cor
rected. THAT is possible. But I'm
not worrying about the poor farm.
expect, when that happens, can find
a good job somewhere"
Then" Henley fired his last gun,
grufiy, then you choose those people
over there against me-who made
you?"
They helped to make me-to make
you, too.-You," Mark answered Qu!
city, don't tempt
I'D like you to understand" he con-
tinued after a little pause, since
you've mentioned friendship, don't
like to think of you as an enemy. But
thIs plan. this idea, is worth good
def J to me. even though the chance Of
l success Is small. 1t came to me be
fore the strike. And at first 1t was
: only the shallow sentimentality YOU
. think 1t. Then 1t became refuge.
d came here because there was
p thing"-Henley saw the shadow tina
e passed over his face-"a thing / want
u ed to forget, something / needed t.
r earn. But now it's grown beyond that
e It has a value of its own. It's m.
I niche. the thing I must do. You'v'
helped me to make that clear.
You ought to understand 1t, for 20,
T. had 1t. It's what saved you from be
]. ing like the other money grubbers
It You came close to being one OF then
D. Why, once when Quinby cracked hi
< whip you you - cringed like
n whipped dog before the old blathel
c. skite because you loved your money
You remember that, don't you? An
- then you ran afoul Of him again, owe
the strike, when the same threat hun
le over you. and you didn't cringe. 70
10 beat him down. Why?"
81 couldn't let"
ct mo, you couldn't. You believed o.
?" posing him would cost you much. IN
at strike you forced did take hundreds
at thousands from the value OF you
stock. But you didn't think OF th'
ed then. And now-you've claimed N
! friendship. How much does 1t mes
:" to you?"
to "A good deal, Truitt," Henley a
ty swered slowly. Its the only frien
sy ship l ever wanted. 1t was my reast
tn for making you what you are"
to Friendship means obligation
an you've just reminded me OF thu
IN Would it add to your obligation II
W, told you that you got away who
a from Quinby because of me?"
Of What! What's this? You new
I'll. told me"
1T wasn't / who did it but-a wo
an an" Henley saw the shadow aga
he But she did it for me. l took for y
ain an advantage | wouldn't take for n
self. Does that square what you
cry for me?"
he Yes. don't understand. But
l. does. 1t more than squares It."
ted "Then-my success here can't HI
I've you-will you stand aside and let
ant fight it out with the others?"
be You're asking me to let you un
to the best thing I've ever done!"
u" There was long silence in the lit
room. Henley sat stiffly, staring
ght the man who had passed out of rea
I'm of his influence. And the pain "
ng. unmistakable now.
ig! Il see," he said at last, as II rel
me family. 81 guess I'm the only one
ace the money grubbers who could und
us stand. 1t seems to be your IL
mes against mine. I'm sorry"
1T seems so. I'm sorry, too"
up my city, guess 1t was just
lilly magic of the hills, after all. l dc
want to do 1t without you-Tm sorr
al There was a heavy pause. I'll
city Henley drew a long breath that
gov almost a sigh, glanced at the eli
lble and rose.
,oat I'll take another cigar" he 81