Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-05

Cashier" 5s,
Of that sort-if the hrst one isn't con,
elusive"
Put there mnstnY, be III: tine
Cashier insisted warmly. I'VE must
stop it; 1t Is our business TO stop it,
Your business, maybe; It falls right
In your line. doesn't it?'
mo more in mine than in YOURS"
was the quick retort.
Am my brothers keeper said
the engineer pointedly. catching step
with the longlegged stride Of the attn
letic young shepherd Of souls.
Not II you claim kinship with Cain.
who was the originator Of that very
badly outworn query" came the an
swer shotlike Then: What has come
over you lately, Brouillard? You are .
friend OF the Massingales: I've had
good proof Of that. Why don't you
carer"
Great heavens, Castner. do care!
But II you had . cut finger you
wouldn't go to man In hell to ct II
tied up, would your"
''You mean that I have brought ny
cut finger TO your
Yes, meant that. and the rest Of
it, too I'm no At company for de-
cent man today, Cashier. You'd better
edge OF and leave me alone"
Cashier did not take the blunt inti-
nation. For the little distance inter
yening between tho power, company's
new Offices and the Niquoia building
he tramped beside. the young engineer
in silence. But ut the entrance to the
Niquoia he would have gone his way Il
Brouillard had not said abruptly:
IT gave you fair warning; I'm not
looking for a chance to, play the Good
Samaritan to anybody-not even to
Stephen Massingale. much less Van
Bruce Cartwright The reason Il be-
cause have 4 pretty decent backload
of my own to carry. Come up to my
rooms il you can spare = few minutes.
/ want to talk to q man who hasn't
parted with his soul for . money
equivalent-if there II such a man left
in this bottomless pit Of q town."
Cashier accepted tho implied chsl-
lenge soberly, and together they AZ
cended to Brouillard's ofnces. Once be-
hind the closed door, Brouillard struck
out viciously. ~
You fellows ci5im to hold the keys
to the conscience shop; suppose you
open up and dole out q little Of the
precious commodity to me, Cashier. IL
It ever justifiable to do evil that good
may comet"
mo" There, was no hesitation u
the denial.
gron.llard,s laugh was harshly dc.
risive. 81
Il thought you'd say that No aualih-
cations asked for. no judicial weighing
OF the pros and cons-the Evil Of thu
evil, or the goodness Of the GOOD
Just plain. bigoted No" 5
The young missionary left his chaiP
and began to walk back and forth o.
his side OF tho ONCE desk.
you want counsel and you are mol
willing to buy It with the coin Of con-.
hdence," he said at length. adding:
TT is just ~ we'll. peYhaps. / doubt
very much II am the person to give
It to you"
why do you doubt It! Isn't Il s
part Of your Job 7"
Not always. am not your con-.
science keeper, Brouillard. Don't mis-
understand me. / may have lived :
year longer than you have. but yoU
have lived mora great deal more.
That fact might be set aside, but there
il another: In the ne GO every ass1s
there 10 some one person who knows,
Who understands, whose word for that
man is the one only fitting word OF n.
SEPARATION. That IL what mean when I
.say that am not your conscience
keeper. Do make It clearf"
"Granting your premises-yes. 90
on"
Il will. Wen paste that leaf down
and turn another. Though cant
counsel you, can still be your faithful
accuser. You have committed great
sin. Brouiiiard, and you are stiH com-f
hitting 1t. II you haven't been the
leader in the mad scramble for riches
here in this abandoned city, you have
been only step behind the leaders.
"a yc:: :s:.ss - tsse oiss s ~ ss;iSsi:
have been like Caesars wife. the one
whose example counted Tor most.
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