The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-06


word when he saw that he had Of.
Tended her, and Anderson would ra-
ther do anything than cause his daugh-
ter pain. AT least he thought so and
in this he was perfectly sincere; he
did not realize just how far he was
bound by property ties.
"I think you're unfair to him.
she said almost petulantly. II tell you
papa that he is not an ordinary hS-
ho''. Then suddenly changing the
subject she asked, "Why did they
arrest him any wayi Why did they ar.
rest all these menf Only a few Of
them fought. They say it was to get
their money. That ism t so is it papai"
"Well, we might as well take
their money, my dear if we don't take
it the saloon keepers will" Then ex-
citedly, "that's what / have against
this church stuff; they bring young
girls in contact with Jail birds and
gallows fruit instead of running their
church show. Let men Of the world,
run the affairs of the world. A Jail
is no place for the daughters of decent
people to be hanging around. A jail
is place to punish offenders "then
catching himself in an angry mood he
suddenly changed his tone, saying:
''then you must remember that those
lines help out on our taxes"
"But it amt right" the girl pro.
tested forcefully. "You rob these
people out of pure selfishness. 1t is
horrible. It's unjust 1t is mean. I
did not believe it when they told me,
now you tell me the self same thing.
I'm as hamed Of you, ashamed Of N.Y.
self, ashamed of everything. 1t is
sickening."
"Now, now Olive, dom take your
self too damned serious" her father
argued. "You know that the saloon
keepers will get their money as soon
as they get out of the state, and they
will make them drunk to boot. We
just beat the saloon man to it and
keep them sober in the bargain. We
really take this money for their own
good" Then suddenly changing the
argument he said with a slight ex.
preston of disgust, "I am surprised
to see you sympathize with these
buns, when its patiently against your
interest. There ain u no business sense
in women. I've told you that often
enough. Business and politics is a
man. IS job. y Then tenderly, "You just
play the piano, and sing in the choir,
and go to school, and leave the ho-
boes to us. We men have to raise the
money to keep YOU, scS- -Rbn'f both6i
U.S.
"But if you elect officers for the
purpose of robbing working men then
it is they and not you who pay the
taxes. I was surprised when that boy
told ME these things. And now I am
disgusted, not with him, but with
every thing
Anderson laughed merrily. "When ]
save sixty or seventy dollars on tax
es and use that money to get you some
nice clothes or fix you up a nice
pew in church then its's all different
ain It it Ollies"
eff my clothes and happiness mus,
core from robbery I will not weal
them. I shall 60 out and earn money
for myself. 1 will not wear things
which have been stolen from workins
men," she said pointedly.
"Not working men but hoboes,'
her father corrected.
"Not hoboes but Victims" hi
daughter snapped. "Daddy don't say
such things, you don t know that boy
you haven't heard his story. II,
earned his money by honest toll. Ever
tho he drank, it was his money
Duffy took it from him and you votei
for Duffy knowing that he was un
scrupulous.' She said no more bu
walked over to the piano and sa
down. Here she remained silent ant
motionless until her father asked he
what she was thinking.
"I was thinking" said she, 'sTha
the night is dark and that thos
boys are far from home, just becaus
we are too stingy to pay our homes
=. taxes. l am hurt, mortifiedi" Sh
arose and sailed majestically out o
the room.
"Well I'll be eternally damned,
muttered Anderson. "Women have N
sense when it comes to business" II
empticd his pipe, stretched himsel
and prepared to retire.
Give spent a restless night. Jac'
Thurston had preached for her tn
one and unforgetable sermon. He ha
8 spoken the word that had touched tn
secret spring Of her dynamic energ,
D He had cracked the enamel Of her on
q vironment and brought into play tn
dormant powers Of her heredity. II
had made her happily miserable. HaI
a py because she had learned the trut
Q and miserable, on account or the disms
nature Of that truth. lie had fire
the shot that broke the wall Of he
: delusions and brot her face to fac
with the real and battle scarrc