The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-04-08

my face Is lot thinner. but there's q
reason. II hasn't grown on me; u
was manufactured incidentally. while
] think OF II my strides shortened 81,
Inches. That's another Identification
gone. Bullet In my knee. don't ex
actly limp. but"
Harmon was beaming now. and
flushed with excitement.
That's great. oh that's wonder.
full Wonderful Nobody1l know you
from Adam Thunder and lightning
what chance-what a chancei Hold
on-how well do you know the big
men In Syracuse1 Well enough 10
know what their weak points arei
Well enough to know how 10 approach
emf Know Cullen7 Know the Du-
rants1 Know Embree and McEachern
and Cooker Know"
AT one time" said HillIard. with
sudden tragedy In his eyes. "all those
people you've just named we're about
the closest friends had In the
world"
We'll, II you've got nerve enough TO
try TO pass yourself of as a stranger.
why"
"Just momenti" The young mans
gesture. although calm, was never
theless commanding. Now listen I
] lived in Syracuse twenty-six years I
II ! ever had any friends there I've
lost 'em now. /"
uNIbnca fauIf mae .
"Whose fault7 Don't make me
laugh The point Is that my friends
and ] aren't on speaking terms"
go ahead" said Harmon. satisfied.
do they know You went TO Francer
They don't know anything. left
between two days, I've never written
anybody so much as line to tell
where ! was, or wlst ] was doing.
went over on tramp. A French lieu
tenant got me into the army. and
didn't give a d-n whether got
killed or not-and then l got this"
His hand was on his cheek, where a
long scar crossed IL. "And for over a
year I've been hoping that somehow.
some time, ! could get back at few
Of those men principally Gull
len and Durant and McEachern. Get
back hard--you understand Perhaps
this suggestion Of yours will give me
the opening. Perhaps II will. That's
what I'm wondering. I'm thinking II
over. That's ALL"
Harmon controlled himself; his
voice. when II came. was low and
seductive.
WELL" he said. "could you get back
any harder at people who haven't
treated you right than by going back
up there and making goodl BY put
ting something over on 'em-something
big. you Understandable making
those fellows look cheap1 That's bet
ter than using a club on 'em, isn't itf
Goals Of fire. man. Goals OF fret Show
'em what you can do-and take your
satisfaction in that. Don't fight your
enemies-you don't have toll Make a
profit out of 'cml And then
oh well. don't care what you do after
that-come out In the open and give
'em the ha-ha or not. Just as you like.
Could anything be heater little come
back than that? More sort OF Biblical
and thorough Poetic justice7 Could
ltY
Hilllard was still alert and rigid.
There's good selling argumentf
And something good to SELF" y
"As straight as a shoestring. and as
sure as you're foot high. And Y
you can't do business on this basis,
you couldn't sell gold eagles for a
dollar apiece! That's fat" i
$50 ! could go back-and honestly |
make good? All the way? Prove what
can dor And not have any back
Ire In itT'
And have chance" said Harmon.
lodding, ito put yourself in right
lgaln. That's what my whole idea
vas. II you're going to cash in on
'our hard luck, boy. you've got TO
peak up. That's my policy. Cash in
m this thing the doctors did for youi
cts play II together. son. II it's a
ort OF whitewashing you want. I'll
Ielp you. | don't care a continental
What you did to get in wrong in SYRIA
use-it's success that counts. Meth
ng else but success. Is II a bar
ain?"
billiard shut his teeth tight; re-
ected; yielded abruptly.
"It's bargain !" he said. I'm with
out"
Good Now"
"One momentl Let's be frank with
ach other. Don't get any impression
hat I've done anything that's"
"Mr. billiard. you don't have TO talk
Ike that to mel I've had you sized
p from the start. haven't II"
"Yes. but ! wanted you TO know"
but ! do know, sonl Wild oats. ,
,rt OF. Am l right. or am wrong7 ,
hats why I'm banking on you. Peo- !
lie turned up their noses. maybe. Said
lings. Gossip. I know that sort OF ;
isiness. And you're sore-naturally. :
'ell, thisll poultice everybody. in \
udlng yourself. Go on back 10 your 8
d friends. You're a new man; they =
ont know you. Make 'em new friends =
and there you are. Oh. here's an n
her suggestion. What would Won
y TO no salary at all. twenty per cent :
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