Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-20

10 you, ne 0Gma00eos KNOW
where Mark Truit lives7
why, yes The doctor bestowed
friendly smile on the stranger. Il
guess do"
Can you show me how TO md 1t -
Yes. Hedges glanced toward the
woman: she was entering the station
Il can do better can take you there
III you WILL. And the stranger
promptly entered the buggy.
The doctor clucked to his horse and
turned Hospitality, with conversational
intent to his guest But the latter
forestalled him.
Live here?"
Between whiles-"
HAL The stranger smiled. brief
wintry smile Doctor. See Do you
know Truitt?r
Well" Hedges spat ruminatively.
that's j pretty risky thing TO say OF
any man. but I guess"
What do they think OF hip here?
They think he's great uhan-and
Hes a great mechanic" said the
guest shortly.
.-I" drawled the doctor, know more
about men than mechanics. but"
What do you think of him?" the
guest interrupted again
The doctor, hoping to complete at
least one sentence, quickened his
drawl He's a man who's either los
ing himself or finding himself. I'm
not sure
.tMeaning?'
You wouldn't" chuckled the doc
tor, have time for the explanation
He drew up before the little cottage
He lives here"
Hardly" the visitor retorted. IT
take the three o'clock train Much
obliged" He sprang, more briskly
than his rotundity promised, out OF
the buggy
The doctor drove away still chuck
ling. The chuckle would not have
died even had he known his passenger
to be none other than that Henley
whose star, flashing with comet-like
swiftness and brilliancy above the hor-
lion of speculation, had in two years
achieved full planetary dignity and i'm
| portance- But the doctor was not q
student of Wall street astronomy.
-Humph!" The luminary surveyed
| the weather-beaten little cottage with
| It's unkempt yard and nearby smithy.
so he lives here. Afectation, OF
counsel"
He strobe up the path and saluted
| the old man on the stoop.
Mr.. Truitt lives here, believer"
I'm Simon Truitt. But I reckon
ye want Mark, Mr. Henley"
"Ha! You know me. His father.
supposed"
Eyes. I saw ye once, years ago.
when he was in the hospital"
'T remember" said Henley. who had
| forgotten that incident completely. lis
Truitt about?''
Hes at church.
Church. Surely not habit?"
He goes gener'ly. since he come
| back"
| Hmm! Something new for Truitt-"
Henley frowned- "And my times short
L suppose I may as well save some
of it, by going over the plant now.
| There's no objection, suppose ?''
| No: l." Simon ventured uncer-
| tainly, ct was Jest about to go over
myself
III be glad of your company" Hen
ley graciously replied. Shall we
| start?"
An hour later Henley emerged from
| the shadowy finishing mill, blinking
hard in the midday's sunshine and try
ing to revise his estimate of the situa-
| ton.
He followed Simon out on a tiny
| cape that jutted into the river.
whence they could see other evidences
/ of Truths lucidity-the hospital. the
bank, the store, the cluster of homes
/ cleaning white on the hillside.
And Henley saw-not as the experts
had seen, happy if they perceived all
that had been reduced to fact-but
| with the eyes of one whose greatness
| was to see what might be. what could
be- And as he looked part, at least.
of Truths dream was unfolded before
him. The valley teeming, throbbing
/ citadel of industry. The city Chamber
ing over the slopes. capturing the
/ heights, retaining other slopes from
the forest, until In length and breadth,
in numbers and importance, It rivaled
/ that other fastness where he. the mas
ter, had been known only as lieuten-
ant. The creator in him. not yet
killed. but only obscured by the mad
ness of exploitation, thrilled at the
sight.
He sees big" he muttered- He
sees big didn't think 1t was in him :"
/ He stood on the point, scanning
thoughtfully the noble valley. forget
1 ting his silent companion Hes
picked out a great Site - And
then to Henley came a vision OF his
own.
That city and citadel his. creature of
his genius and might, doing his bid
ding, yielding him homage and trib-
i ute. carrying forth his fame to the
paling of lesser mems regulations. cap
-, MIRO