The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-08-19

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There is no hurry about this" he
said sweetly; still if you could let me
have couple of million on account"
tits my writing said Kehr, but
I don't remember writing it,
He was in agony.
| and still you don't believe in hyp-
notism?"
THAT crystal-I-''
| He turned a panied astonisbed face
from one to another.
"You may tear up that l. o. U," said
Stilliter grandly. But we shall keep
the actual cash you have distributed
as souvenir of the occasion"
=. Just then door opened quietly, and
Barclays private secretary ushered
Celestia into the room. The capital
lists rose as one man. It was theiR
homage to dignity and beauty. Bar
clay stepped quickly forward.
"Thank you for coming" he said.
1--WE are busy men, and it is difficult
for us to get to hear you. But from
what I have gathered it seemed to me
that we ought to hear you. And now"
he smiled with kind of gentle old
Her eyes fingered moment with
Barclays and he looked away. Then,
her lips parted in a serene smile, she
looked slowly at each of the others.
"You don't look like evil men," she
said. But 1 have been told that you
grind the poor, and that there is no
mercy in you. But that's all rubbish,
isn't it,"
Rubbish or not, they all looked lit
tie ashamed of themselves.
"Of course you've made mistakes"
she went on sweetly, but that wasn't
malice, was it? 1t was ignorance. For
you can't want the poor to remain
poor and the wretched, wretched. I
have been sent to show you how this
great house, which we call the world,
may be clean and fit for human beings
to live in. You shall ask me questions
if you don't understand" And then
she spoke for long time, gently and
persuasively, looking slowly from face
to face, using simple words that chill
dren might have understood.
In a far corner of the room, Stilliter
stood. His eyes never left her, and
he looked like a man laboring under a
great strain
The effect of Celestia upon the CAPT
talists was curious. At first they looked
cynical and amused, but physically
attracted to her. Then they looked
interested, and then astonished. Only
Kehr retained his expression of
shrewd conservatism. Now and then
he asked terse question, and did not
seem convinced by her answers. But
to the others, after a while her an
swers seemed unanswerable.
and so,'' she finished, Il don't ask
you to give up anything. You shall
even have more if you must. l only
ask you to help me with the others
to see that the billions which are
wasted shan't be wasted-so that
through cleanliness we shall do away
with disease, and that through the
general wellbeing, every man, woman
and child shall have a right to be
happy
How about the constitution"
snapped Kehr.
Some of you," said Celestia, twill
sit in the convention which is to write
the new constitution"
He gave a hoarse, harsh laugh.
How about the solid South?"
Celestia shook her head at him as az
a pugnacious and pig-headed child.
1--WE shall have to liquefy it," sh0
said Then, her voice, once more
became grave, and her great eyeH
swept the circle.
who is going, to help me?" sho
asked; 1--WE shall need millions-mi!-
lions in money-millions in brains"
Barclay stepped swiftly to her side.
and with that same smile of gentle.
gallantry:
"My DEAR" he said. Don't worry
about that"
And he turned to the others:
you have heard a new gospel IL
the world" he said IF it's a pipe
dream I'm crazy. Gentlemen-what
she wishes can be done. And If you
are with us, it shall be done"
One by one they came forward, like
men in a trance, and shook hands with
Celestia. All but Kehr.
Anything to stand in with old
friends" he said, especially wheE
that's the side your breads buttered
on; but if it's a question of believing
that what we've listened to is any
thing but nonsense, you can count mo
out"
We'll run YOU" said Barclay, "aa
senator from Pennsylvania. And you'll
40 as you're told"
Celestia laughed merrily.
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