Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-13

porter SO DOlQ OF SO SuIeW0 a. 70 VIII
to his well-guarded presence The
cynical public had lately become
deeply interested in the Siamese twins
of production and upon the devoted
head of their author had heaped its
cruel satire
But Quinby's return was not with
out its objects One of them was to
unseat the arrogant Henley. and to
this Quinby, without concealment or
delay, bent his energies In the other,
which seems to prove that in matters
of sex are neither prince, priest nor
peasant, but only man and woman,
more f1nesse was employed Only one
person had an inkling of this project
and she kept well the secret
There was heard a merry cracking
OF whips. One by one Quinby won
the minor stockholders over to his
primary object and approached the
point where he could deal the blow.
Henley grimly waited Mark was not
approached on the matter, for the suf-
fcient reason that he. too. had been
singled out for vengeance
"Quinby is back" he told Kazia
once.
There was a perceptible pause be-
fore she answered Yes. He visited
the hospital the other day"
Keeping his hand in, suppose" he
said lightly "Unhappily, Quinby is
cut OF from public philanthropic ex-
ercises until the present cloud passes
She achieved a smile.
But humanity's loss isn't our gain,"
Mark grinned wryly. He's getting
ready to eliminate Henley and me
from the company"
E.Oh, that's too bad VIII 1t make
you-poor2"
No. But it will leave me consid-
erably less rich than I'd like to be-
Il thought you didn't care for
money!"
mo man cares so little for it that
he's willing to lose it And I'll need
every dollar 1 have
She guessed what he had in mind
You say you will need it?''
For my happy city" He laughed.
| then grew serious. "Kazia, I'm going
to build it. At least, I'm going to
start it,"
"Ah!" She turned away with sharp
| intake of breath. Tt would be
| something worth while"
For an hour, unconscious of cruelty,
he discoursed of his plans, eagerly and
| eloquently. His eloquence was not in
vain. She listened without comment,
| but as he talked the picture he saw
! grew before her, convincing real-the
| happy city rising in the beautiful val
| ley, place where men toiled and were
| not consumed, found refuge from wear
| mess not in vice, but in clean con-
tented homes and wholesome sports,
| gave of their best to the labor because
of its earnings they had a just share,
| living hopefully. :. She measured it
| by the life of the steel maker as she
had seen it, and him by the quality
of his dream.
| DO you see it?"
| "I see it,
zone of the things I've learned is to
understand men of wealth. Their cruel
ties are the cruelties of cowardice-
the fear of those who have that those
who have not will force a distribution
| of the spoils. They're afraid of any
thing new or different. Therefore they
will fight me as only towards can-un-
til they're convinced even humanity
can pay dividends. That" he frowned
lis where Quinby will pinch me. Every
dollar he takes from me will lessen my
chances of pulling through the first
fight
Cant you stop him?"
| LAS easy stop a mad snake. Quinby
has much to take out on Henley and
| me. AND were helpless
Perhaps way out will be found
The fiat lifeless voice, so unlike hers,
recalled him to her.
Are you disgusted?" he exclaimed
remorsefully. Here I've been clack-
ing away like Quinby himself, never
noticing how tired you are. Let me
take you back to the hospital"
NO. / arranged to stay here over
night to begin packing my things up"
But your lease"
Even leases" she answered quietly
don't always run their full course
The agent has a tenant who wants
this apartment and / promised to move
out next week"
"Kaziai" He found himself flush
ing. Only by a strong effort could he
make his eyes meet hers. That means
you think I'm forgetting you In my
new plans"
, Il think" she answered. "only thai
you're man and that love, especially
such love as ours, isn't enough"
, i He looked at her in silence for mo
, ment- "Kazia," he began very gently
81 could lie to you, but there must be
, no lies between us. Love isn't enough
even such love as ours A man mus
! | do his work It's the unacceptable
t law. But that doesn't mean that love
1 that you-won't always have a bis
? place with me, a place all your own
He drew her closer, so that her heaG
rested on his shoulder, and smoothes
= the thick dark hair. 1T never occurred
| to me you wouldn't be as interested
! as 1 in my plans. You've given me 81
,,uch vOu,ye seemed so much a nor