Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-15
The Running Fight" "Catspaw," Etc.

! was like a tomb with its wide mouth. that
| great front window gaping.
| Iho lcaping radiance of the fire did its
| pest 10 redeem the austeritv of the mace.
| nut only seemed to accentuatc tho hard
| GOODNESS OF the lines There seemed to
! ne no warmth-'in IT, The hreplace was
| so situated that the passcr-bv. looking
| through the window. would see only the
dancing glow from the FIRE, but not the
llre ITSELF while in lieu Of mantel. as If
iurther evidence Of his hosts cccentrlci-
tles' Rutherford noticed n queer balcony
! hanging upon the wall apparently with
out door TO enter II or stair to reach Il.
Perhaps IGodcrman guessed that he had
oNerstmulatod his taciturn guests curl
| ositv for he diverted Craig's attention
to the window
Look"
His long, white hand stretched out like
that of n conjurer toward the Hudson
Rutherford followed his gesture. and gave
little exclamation OF delight. II was
fairyland scene The trees and shrubs
across the drive bordering tho river
formed foreground without ntcrruptiug
the view Here, yOnder. everywhere tiny
lights danced and flickered. These were
man-madC lights, while far above them
HIISNtl'u utNN lue llbllS OF OlIcI WI lu'
Down in the broad channel floating
palace moved as if enchanted amid n
blaze of light which ehone far out In a
circle Of surrounding water. Only tho
nighttime can weave such spell upon n
thing MS prosaic as n ferry-boat'
"Nou understand! I knew YOU would
Yet many shallow souls remark about my
window and wonder why 7 allow people
to gaze in at me. What do care for the
idle looks of insignificant men, when |
can gaze ont upon picture that no
artists hand could ever hope to duplicate!
Would It be sane to shut ones self from n
view like that"
1t struck Rutherford s odd that Helder-
man should harp so OF this subject
should seek to render commonplace some
thing that was really unusual-when no
took such pains to render himself con-
spicuous 10y less extraordinary means.
you've been in the Adirondacks?" he
asked. then continued, as Craig asscnted:
"The mountains are treated with proper
respect Every house It literally full
of windows There dwelers go to feast
upon the scenery. Yet here in New York!
You'd think it was the proper thing to
lose your eyesight and taste for beauty
while you are in town. Why. | would
build a glass house If | could
"Tt would limit your stone throwing
privileges" observed Rutherford.
mot at all. 1t would be like fighting
in tho open, where ! would have just
as good chance to aim as the other fel-
low. I fancy in give-and-take fight
I can hold my own
1t was the old Hclderman, purposeful,
self-confdent. Craig had begun to Won
der what all this grandiloquence was
leading up to, when his host INDUCED in
another of his eccentrcties.
"St here" he said abruptly, "and don't
move. I want to show YOU the power of
mind over natter
Without waiting for his guest to reply
Helderman rose and walked into the hall.
The clank of chains was heard. and the
sullen growls of the dogs. Then Helder-
man backed rapidly into the room, shout
ing in a warning tone:
DO not move. as you value your life"
Into the bare white chamber their
gaunt, powerful bodies hurled forward
like catapults, leaped the Great Danes
Straight at Craig they charged, as though
he were quarry thrown to their mercy.
Craig sat still and scarcely breathed
Was Helderman going to let them spring
upon him? 1t was unbelievable
Craig sat as If fascinated. 1t was only
fora moment, but the mental agony was
unspeakable. Another leap and the huge
beasts would be upon him, would pin him
to the floor.
Helderman lifted his bare hand as
though he brandshed a whip. He spoke
one word
Craig had witnessed animals, even wild
ones, made fearful by the power of a
single VIII; but never before had he be-
held such an exhibition of abject terror
as now struck these two dogs Down
they sank, shivering and whining to the
floor. They Crawled upon their bellies
up TO their master and licked his feet
Then, under a gesture that seemed to
hurt them like 4 lash, they crawled
through the open door.
Helderman Immediately closed it, and
turned to rutherford.
Wonderful, isn't 1.-THE influenza of
mind over matter.'
Rutherford wet dry lips.
1t depends upon the point of View"
he observed.
lnwardly, he was angry-a SETTLING,
white-hot anger, that he should have
been made the puppet of any such bestial
exhibition. But mutton told him to
conceal his anger. just as he had con-
cealed his fear, from this domineening
man. He recalled the unexpectedly
strong grip Of the others hand upon his
shoulder, on shipboard; his power over
the wireless operator, the power that his
money gave; and no mentally resolved
to be always master of himself, when
in this mans presence. There, and
there only, lay safety.
Helderman dismissed the subject with
wave of his hand. He felt evidently
that he had made his point, lie was
content
My dear young friend he said-Craig
could nave kicked him for calling him
his dear young friend-"you remember
once upon the Gothic telling me I had
hitched my wagon to n star"
Very likely" said Craig, o bit con-
temptuously
do you remember the occaslon?"
went on Helderman. "Do you recall
what provoked that brilliant remark OF
yours?"
THAT remark said Craig, was first
made by man far more brilliant than
myself. There are no such things as
verbal quotation marks or I would have
used them"
~ am talking now" said Helderman
mot of what you said, but of wnat |
said that went before It. ! told you
then that some day l hoped to own all
the trust companies in the city of New
York; only needed money little
money, to buy one
The endless chain" said Craig, II
recall 1t now"
"I told you then" said Heldermsn,
"rnat l needed something more-a young