The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-30


straw men and in divers ways,
bought and bought until every dollar
he could rake and scrape is in the
venture. He owns 10 per cent. Of a.
project that isn't worth 10 kronin
on the minute that the state support
is withdrawn and the reasons made
public. Now do you see it all?"
NO don't" admitted the king
thoughtfully. What has that TO do
with fresh disturbance among the
people,"
Kent laughed. an-lsed at what he
regarded as the king denseness.
Why. just this. He expects to
arouse the people to a point where
they will demand a big share in the
profits OF ali enterprises, Perhaps
the absolute REIMBURSEMENT of state
control and ownership. Then those
who hold the controlling stock in the
best enterprise viii find themselves
rich He thinks he has the best one"
"Pshaw! You haven't understood
NE" declared the King soberly Il
said that he aims his efforts at the
mines
quite true" replied the American.
In that way he kills severa! birds
with one stone, He thinks that he
u7sets my house of cards on one
hand. and builds his own with the
other. Also, he emharrasses you be-
cause he knows that you dare not
tell the people OF Marker that you
have given John Rhodes a concession
for these mines, and that, although
they have been getting big pay. they
have been enriching you, as well as
paying back John Rhodes money.
Tbs people themselves have been
helping 10 DO it
Cant agrees with you quite"
stubbornly insisted ths king. Why,
the men ~-ho work there are getting
double the wages. ana sometimes
qladruple, that they ever before had
in their lives They are prosperous
prosperous beyond any hope that
any Of them ever had. You don't
mean 10 say that prosperous men are
tia ones 10 revolt?"
Nothing more certain in the
world. Too much prosperity is just
the same, If not worse. than too much
poverty. An autocrat, have come tic
the conclusion, can make. with fair
luck either one or the other; too much
wealth or too much poverty And
the end will always be the same
they will get rid of the autocrat. who
is the most obsolete being on God
Aimighty's earth. There are times
when one seems a necessity: but the
moment that necessity vanishes. so
does he. Three very great nations in
this world proved it. Great Britain.
France and the United States. Some
times / think the others don't count"
But we must stop Provars!<i" in
sisted the king. desperately
You leave Provarsk alone He is
doing just exactly what | foresaw.
and what l want him TO do"
For a moment they stared at each
other, and the king was vexed.
Come" said Kent seriously.
haven't l accomplished nearly ev
erything / have undertaken? Have
you lost by my suggestions? Think
it over minute, friend, before you
reply"
The king did. Then, as abruptly it
all required to him, his own desper-
ate condition when first he met this
man. the startling Innovations, the
progress they had made, friend
ship. and above all. the strength and
Independence that this alien had
taught him, he was ashamed of his
own. doubts. He made frank confess
sion.
Kent" the king said. I'm stiil
a What you call q c!,ump!"
Nothing of the sort" demonstrated
TIC American. You're all right.
Only you don't do things the way
GO, and think ti.at When it comes to
handling rogues, NJ way is better
than yours. Now see here. This is
what yftai is gong 70 happen. am going
/ 70 make our ehoice chancellor believe
That ne las il all his own way Going
to giys lin lot more authority.
Gos.s . ae blind and deaf, appar-
eElly Don't you interiors. Ill let
ga know When / want you. Let him
s;tlf UP his revolt. 1t can take but
, ss!' course, that Of demands. because
Z y is far too late for him to dare to
90 any thing against your majesty.
Z rsonaily. Why. II he harmed hair
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