The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-21

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methods, this unerring diagnosticial
Of the human soul had been readini
him, liking him. and making him feel
heart-warming sympathy.
1t was not until much later tha
Samson realized how these two reall
great men had adopted him as thei
little brother" that he might hav
their shoulder-touch to march by. AM
1t was without his realization, toe
that they laid upon him the imprin
OF their own characters and philoso
ply.
Il have come, not to quarrel with you
but to try to dissuade you" The Hon
Mr.. Wickliffe bit sayagely at his cigal
and gave despairing spread to mis-
well.manicured hands. you stand II
danger OF becoming the most cordially
hated man in New York-hated by the
most powerful combinations in New
York"
Wilfred Horton leaned back In a
swivel chair and put his feet up on his
desk. For a while he seemed interested
IN his own silk socks.
ITS very kind of you to warn me,
he said, quietly.
The Hon. Mr.. Wickllffe rose In ex
asperation and paced the floor. The
smoke from his black cigar went be-
fore him in vicious puffs. Finally he
stopped and leaned glaring on the
table.
Your family has always been con-
servatlve. When you succeeded to the
fortune you showed no symptoms OF
this mania. In Gods name, what has
changed you?"
81 hope have grown up" explained
the young man, with an unruffied
smile. "One can't wear swaddling
clothes forever. you know"
The attorney for an instant softenod
his manner as he looked into the
straight.gazing, unafraid eyes OF his
client.
hood. advised your father before
you were born. You have, by the
chance OF birth. come into the control
OF great wealth. The world of finance
is Of delicate balance. Squabbles in
certain dlrectorates may throw the
Street into panic. Suddenly you
emerge from decent quiet and run
amuck in the china shop, believing
and tossing your horns. You make
war on those whose interests are your
own. You seem bent on harl-kari.
You have toys enough to amuse. Why
couldn't you stay putt"
"They weren't the right things.
They were, as you say, toys" The
smile faded and Horizons chin set
itself for moment as he added:
"If you don't think I'm going to stay
put-watch me-"
why do you have to make war
to be chronically insurgent?"
Because young man, who had
walked up, spoke slowly-"I am read
ing a certain writing on the wall. The
time is not far off when, unless we
regulate a number OF matters from
within we shall be regulated from
without"
Take for instance this newspaper
war you've inaugurated on the police,
grumbled the corporation lawyer. IT'S
less dangerous to the public than
these financial crusades. but decidedly
more so for yourself. You are re-
garded as a dangerous agitator, a mar
plot! tell you, Winfred, aside from
all other considerations the thing Ia
perilous to yourself. You are riding
for fall. These men whom you are
whipping out of public life will turn
on you"
so hear. Here's a letter got this
morning-unsigned That is. | thought
IL was here. Well, no matter. 1t
warns me that | have less than three
months to live unless | call off my
dogs"
II is said that the new convert is
ever the most extreme fanatic. VIII
fred Horton had promised to put on
his working clothes, and he had done
IL with reckless disregard for conse-
quences. At first, he was simply obey
ing Adrienne's orders; but soon he
found himself playing the game for
the games sake Political overlords
assailed as unfaithful servants, showed
their teeth, From some hidden, but
unfailing, source terribly sure and d.
rect evidence of guilt was being gath
cred. For Wilfred Horton. who was
demanding day of reckoning and
spending great sums of money to get
1t, there was a prospect Of things do.
ing.
Adrienne Lescott was in Europe
Soon she would return and Horton
meant to show that he had not buried
his talent
For eight months Samson's life had
rrn in the steady ascent OF gradual
climbing, but In the four months from
the first of August to the first of De-
cember, the pace Of his existence sud
denly quickened. He left of drawing
from plaster casts and went into a
life class.
In this period Samson had his first
acqualn'anceship with women, except
those he had known from childhood
and his first acquaintance with the
men who were not of his own art
world
Tony Collasso was an Italian illus.
traitor who lodged and painted in
studio-apartments in Washington
Square, South. His companions were
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