The evening world., 1915-02-25

eh? II u o law framed for the grasp.
ing business man Of your time law
to protect his pocketb0ok from those
he has spoiled. Oh. / am no socialist
that, In my mind. II folly. Ny faith
ers taught me to treat those Of lower
they did not want the necessaries OF
life-it II not that! 1t II that to-day
brains. ancestry--everythin worth
while-is subverted to the use Of those
cunning scoundrels who chance to
have the instinct for plling up pyra-
mlds of dollars! And there arc times
whom the law that protects them shall
be ignored.
'Your countrymsn do what they call
freeing my native land-oh. am .
Cuban. II you would know. but edu-
Gated In London for most Of the time
they free my native land. your
countrymen: and then send down
their business men to make the most
OF II. And what would you say II they
get mortgages forced upon my father
that he may have to sell his estates
because there IL contained In them
something that your clever business
man wants; and about which my
father knows nothing. And when he
has been made by your Government
to sell his estates-because Of what
a
estates for q small sum-some few
hundred thousands Of your dollars
the capitalist Ia bidding fair to make
az many hundred millions-and then
there is no redress before the law?
Pah! That 10 why We take men who
have q grievance against this same
law with which to work our ends, to
gain our own and TO deposit the rob-
bers of my dead father-peace to his
memory
She crossed herself devoutly.
"You have taken 1t upon yourself
to Judge mo-" she continued, In the
same rspressed tones, that Indicated
a fiery harangue held In check. "be-
cause you ind me utilizing the means
that God has given into my hands.
You think me perhaps many things
that are insults. But In this thing
am working for the sake Of others
for many hundreds. hope many
thousands OF others. Do you know to
what my life has been dedicated?
No-but I will tell you. In London
work among the poor. ! do not seek
TO raise them out OF their class-that
IL futile-but to make them comfort
able in 1t. seek to make 1t possible
for women to live clean lives, that
they may live cleanly as some decent
man WNo anu p'ih8 ouohe, hoe@'s"y
children into the world. The Few
hundred thousands OF your dollars
that my father beQueathed me goes
for the work Of helping poor women.
II have built a beautiful house foI
poor girls and have found clean, In
telligent work for them TO dot Is
my hobby II you like, and you may
say II is but q form OF selfishness thai
pursue 1t. for II gives me pleasure
But ! find myself Handicapped from
lack Of funds to extend my work. And
then this man Longuehaye. who hai
heard Of the despoiling Of my father
had twenty or thirty thousand dollars
he could show me how l might re-
gain what has been stolen-and tha
he will plan the thing for me or
shares n ! am able to give him th<
money ne needs TO carry It out Ant
then-whatf ! am In need OF thu
money for what any one surely will
call good purpose. l do not wish !
selfishly. but l do wish it-and It II
my father 10 dead. II Is the case OF I
wrong done to right q wrong that
good may come to pass. And the ONE
to be wronged are the despoilers. Ant
I will not say there In not some wisl
for revenge In my nature. for although
. my mother was English. l am NOR
wholly a Spaniard. And I consent I,
the plaintiffs plan which necessitate
, the services Of number Of evil mel
! lest your fine law know OF II an
: pronounce II evil. And. now yo'
? know, judge me again and tell m
whether or not you think me wha
|. you have thought before7". r.
, my dear girl" I said gently.
: am not the one to Judge you"
NO" she replied bitterly. "tha
? you are not. You. whose face spea h
: Of long line Of ciean minded unees