Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-29

Thcn he sent FOR Tommy. tommy.
he said. I'm very fond Of you ana
you have been bitter disappointment
10 me-
Il know H." said Tommy \ cant
help a. I'm made that way. but I'm
awfulIy sorry"
The bulk of my property said
Barclay. will have 10 20 20 a0meoGo
with mere respect for property"
Yes. slr. ! zee that"
~Dut you viii always have plen,y."
Thank you. sir
That's because I'm fond Of you. and
because Il 10 emily just"
Even " you arc disappointed In
me-" said Tommy, "plcass don't stop
liking mo"
There was something very Nis,fui
and manly about the boy. and Barclay
Was moro deeply moved than he cared
to admit
= shall always be fond Of you.
Tommy" be said.
Ton minutes later the great man
wrote a few direct diciaioriAl non.
fences on a sheet o. note paper and
sent them b. a special messenger 10
MARY iilackstone'a father
Senator Blackstone. man with q
large mouth. hook nosed face and
white side ~hiskera. fro~ned heavily
after reading barclays note. frowned
heavily. heavily paced the moor % bis
library, gave vent 20 defiant mUites.
ings, and then suddenly collapsed into
e deep chair. a. II Tired. aud read the
Tote again.
Dear niacha,ons'
Don't ~ ANY chance allow your daaFh.
taf 10 throw herssif axaY On my afopisa
son. Hhe hslongr ~ fhs ariatosraov ~
~eAlih. That srist9efsor may nnn day
s ,,s ,,,. p e,Hy Msry !. aI,ed = y,sf
wnfi1's greatest empire Tho world IN
Witch We i've IL pregnant With great
events Aud The ~sah VII 80 unaer De
Yours In haste.
BARCLAY.
Mary blackstone ant for a very long
time staring into space. She didn't
want 10 give up Tommy. aho dld
want 20 give NJ all those wonderful
possibilities that Dor father had
talked about 10 aolemniy after exact.
Ing from her solemn promise OF
secrecy Could Il be- true that the old
order o. things. n president catering
10 this vote and that, a congress con.
tinually throwing oha,acloa ia tho
Tay 81 enterprise ana efficiency. vas
tO change all ~ n audden3 llcr father
aAid 90.
"fhoy have ground down tho
tnisie he said "ouiy TO nnd that they
ground Themselves down NJ the same
time.
Nov tho pendulum n swinging tho
other way uHdually tho trusts will
regain what they have Loaf. What IN
the right Htopf Greater trustsf
Yea. hut beyond that staggering
belief. trusts % trusts. A trust
In whose handh viii be all the
threads of business 81 whole con.
liuent. and whOae stockholders shalt
be- the inhabitanta OF that con.
tlnent Poverty and degradation will
sense 10 exist The head OF that trust
may be- called chairman. a president.
dictator, perhaps no viii DO called
King. And already the powers who
believe IN thla coming change have
such man IN their eye ITO viii not
DO tho nrat king. be 70 very young
but no viii he tho acrond Aftcr him.
whol Why a SON of hia body. trained
form birth To MI that great position.
And you. my dear. n you wiahsd.
might be that sons mother. and wear
a diRdem"
And 80 she sat staring into space
And Tor tho first time IN her llfa she
found that ambition II stronger than
tho mere Wish 10 exist and have a good
timo
A footman appeared with silver
tray on which was a white card.
who IL Il. Bcntadge9"
MIR Thomas Barclay. madam"
Tell him." she said. that avn not
at home"
Tommy, sure " h,s welcome. had
been told that Mas blackstone was at