The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-03
CHAPTER n,

There was silence In the room.
at once so rich and repressod In
its holdings and furnishings. where
Gordon Barclay received and gave
orders TO such OF his fellow million.
aires ms were In his confidence.
Senmes and Sturtevnnt, of all
men deepest In his confidence.
were strangely moved. Tho great
man for once had not been dealing
with facts. but with fancien. Very
quietly and earnestly he had been
painting for them that terrific m.
ture 20 which. ma he saw II. tho
restless forces OF the world were
driving.
/ IL may have been that tho pres
ence of Professor atiliiter In the
room had a kind of hypnotic effect
upon the two men.
At first Barclay showed them
some OF tho achievements OF capital
steamers too great 90 be tossed
by tho waves. intermlnabie freight
trains creeping over high trcHtlen,
square miles OF corrugated iron
roofs. the chimncys belehine black
smoke: streets AZ bright at mid.
night as at noon. and as crowded !:
buildings no tall that they stag.
gered belief and swayed in the
wind. hospitals. hotels. banks. II.
braries. cathedrnls. great hcreAges
OF rock and gravel turned into
green outrageous Fairgrounds for
a free people. lie showed them de
par,ment stores tecming with life,
vast terminal stations. tunnels pass.
ing under broad rivers, great
libraries. free 20 rich and poor alike
Tho waters OF whole counties coax.
ed by one miracle after another into
oEe city to keep lis millions healthy
and clean. And they stood with him
upon tho bridge OF a warshlp aud
passed from tho worlds second
ocean 10 ita first. thru the incred.
'bio ditch. which capital was TO
build. and which men already called
the Panama canal.
And then he showed them some
OF the failures OF capital and
women starving In hundreds. rot.
TING OF diseases or perimhlng OF
sheer disappointment and despair.
Brsadlines. soup kitchens he show.
ed them. rooficHa mon DYING OF CT.
posture. And then in swift dashes
he showed them. standing upon a
soap box AZ the corner OF n alum,
man In iAitcrcd rags. with the
forehead OF tho first Napoleon and
the iion-roar voice OF Nirahsau-a
man who spoke TO the wretchsd and
the unfortunate. and the idle and
tho mischtevouH. and filled their
hearts with fire and passion and
hate.
lie showed those same men.
armed with guns. with poles. with
hAtcheta. with hammers. stopping
a Limousine on Fffth av.. dragging
out an old man In n fur.lined coat.
and hanging him. more dead than
alive. 20 the nearest lamp post. lie
showed them that came crowd. ever
growing in numbers and anger.
tearing a policeman 20 pieces. he
showed thom banks and other
strongholds OF capital that rose aud.
denly heavcnward IN pnsfs OF sor.
didsmelling gray smoke. and were
not He showed them short
siegea. In which. for while. rifles
flashed from tho windows OF Fifth
ay. palaces. He showed them these
same palaces a few minutes later,
turned inside out. half In ruins. the
defenders mangied upon the side
walks. And. ever growing in power
and leadership. he kept showing
thcm the man with the head OF Ma.
poleon and the lion-roar voice OF
Mirabeau.
lie showed them a city OF peses.
TRANS. city thru which neither
carriages nor automobiles could
move. so great was the ruin In it's
streets. above which crawled no Gle.
waited trains. beneath which no sub.
ways ran. n city In which no statues
or things OF beauty remained whole.
n city given over at night to dark.
ness. to drunkenness. to murder
and rapine.
And he showed them themselves
fleeing by night. in disguise. a price
upon them. dead or alive: and he
showed them the Napoleon. Mira.
bean bringing order out OF chaos,
and preparing to hold what he had
taken. now begging. now command
ing. now wheedling. now killing. and
then he showed them battles and
leaplng cannon--and nj last white
flag raised over a fortress. and
themselves personally. all three, In
the uniform OF generals. led forth
blindfolded and bound and stood
with their backs against white.
washed wall.
Finally Sturtevnnt looked HIS
friend and master In the face and
said: We'll, what's the answer"
II think" said Barclay. that I
have devised a remedy which shall
serve us all. Mr.. Stilliter."
AS Professor Stilliter advanced.
Mr.. Barclay said TO the others:
The worlds greatest psychologist"
You do not have 10 tell us that. J."
said Semmes. and they bowed to
the professor.
Well" said Barclay. Tets have
a look at her"
Professor Stilliter drew from his
pocket folded picture frame OF red
leather The gentlemen then
examined the photographs. with an
evidence OF pleasure not TO be mis-.
taken. for the good looks OF the
Amcsburys and their daughter were
as certain ana sudden In their ef-
feet upon the eye az Is the beauty |
OF tho Yosemite valley.
But" said Sturtevant. what II
the remedy?"
For answer Barclay simply touch.
ed the photograph OF the little !
Amesbury girl with the tip OF his
finger.
she is the answer" he said, but,
by the way. StlIllter. whit do Won