Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-08
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Stilliter handed him the II q ".
There is no hurry about this" he
said sweetIy: still II you could let ne
IT'S my writing" said Kehr. but
[ don't remember writing H."
He was in agony.
And still you don't believe in hyp
uotism?"
That crystal"
He turned a panied astonished face
from one to another
You may tear NJ that 7 o. III. said
S~tilliter %grandly. But We shall keep
the actual cash you have distributed
Is a souvenir Of the occasion"
Just then a door opened quietly. and
Barclays private secretary ushered
Celestia into the room. The capital
lists rose a. one man II was their
homage to dignity and beauty. Bar
clay stepp~l quickly forward
Thank you for coming" he said
We are busy men. and II l. dificult
for us 10 get To hear YOU But from
what ! have gathered N seemed ~ ma
that We ought to hear You And now"
~ smiled with a kind ~ gentle old
fashioned gallantry. III arm sure ~ III
Her eyes fingered a moment with
Barclay and NV looked away Then
her Tins parted In a serene smile. she
looked slowly at each NJ the others
You don't look like evil men. she
said. But I have been told that Won
grind the poor. and that there H. no
mercy in YOU. But that's all rubbish.
isn't it?'
Rubbish or not. they all looked a lit
tv ashamed NJ themselves.
"Of course you've made mistakes,
she went on swcetly. but that wasn't
malice. was it7 u was ignorance For
you can't want the poor 70 remain
poor. and the v%retched. wratched Il
have been sent TO show YOU how this
great house which We call the world.
MAG be clean and ht for human beings
70 live in. You shall ask me questions
III you don't understand And then
she spoke for a long time. gently and
parsuasiFely. looking slowly from face
10 face. using simple words that chill
drcn might have understood
I'm a far corner Of the room. Stilliter
stood His eyes never left her. and
lie looked like a man laboring under a
great strain
The effect of Celestial upon the capt
talistE was curious. At first they looked
cynical and amused. but physically
attracted % her Then they looked
interested. and then astonishpd Only
kehr retained his expression Of
shreWd conservatism. Now and then
he asked 4 tArse question. and did not
seem convinced by her But
I'd the others. after A while her an
swers seemed unarswcrable.
And so. she finished. w don ask
you tn give up anything You shall
even have more II YOU must. | only
ask you 70 help me with the others
to see that the billions which are
wasted shan't be wasted 20 that
through cleanliness We shall do away
with disease. and that through the
general well-being. every man. woman
and child shall have a right to be
happy"
How about the constitution"
snapped Kehr.
Some Of YOU" said Celestia, VIII
sit in the convention which l. 10 write
the new constitution
He gave a hoarse. harsh laugh
How about the solid South
Celestia shook her head At him as al
a p%ugnacious and pig headed child.
we shall have TO liquefy IL" she
said. Then. her voice. once more
became grave. and her great eyes
swept the circle.
Who II going 10 help me-" she
asked we shall need millions-mil-
lions IN money millions IN brains -'
Barclay stepped swiftly I o her side,
and with that same smile Of gentle,
old fashioned g%allantry:
My dear" he said Don't worry
about that
RAh III 49, w ~
You have heard a new gospel IN
the world" NJ SAID IT It's a pipe
dream I'm crazy conference.-the
she wishes can be done. And II you
are with Us. ID shall be done
One by one they came forward, like
mcn III a trance. and shook hands with
On lcstia. All hut Kehr
Anything Ia stand IN With old
friends" he sand. especially When
that's the side your breads butterec
on but IL it's a question ~ believing
that what we've listened 10 Is any
thing but nonsense. you can count me
out"
Wen nj YOU" said Barclay. q:
senator from Pennsylvania. And you'll
90 as you're told"