Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-01
! BEATING CARSTON|
BY JACK LAYTON.
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Blossom went up the tangled path
to the spot where a fallen tree made
an inviting resting place. Blossoms
actual name was Phillipa Carston,
which was the nearest to Philip that
a feminine might attain. The Great"
Philip Carston had no son. Phillipa
had been familiar with this cognOmen
of her fathers from childhood. Philip
Car,tOn the great" capitalist; Carston
the great" hnancier. the newspapers
quoted him. The girl accepted her
luxuries and her favored life as a mat
ter Of course, while the mother-love,
which she had never known, was sub
ktituted by her father. Blossom" as
he loved 20 call her. was the one OBJ
ject of the successful mans over
whelming affection, but his competi-
tors In business would have named
money as his one passion. Blossom
knew better; she realized that the
least anxiety concerning her own
small person would bring him imme-
dlately TO her side, disregarding the
most pressing affair Of business. She
had come with him to this wild ranch
land, where he intended TO end the
disappointing bargaining for adjacent
valuable lands in which his manager
had been defeated. Blossom frowned,
as she sat, recalling the story which
had been repeated TO her only that
morning. II brought TO the girl new
understanding of her invincible father.
She had supposed that business deal
ings must be fair always, and just. and
that Philip Carston's wealth had been
Justly earned. Yet, the story that the
serving woman at the ranch house
told her forced other unwelcome
thoughts.
HE can buy anyone out Of any
thing" the old woman declared.
"Allght Is power"
The woman's sympathies were with
Linda IL seemed, and Linda was the
hard working. unselfish wife of the
young man who had bought and was
holding by painful labor the property
that her own father coveted. There
craved for them happier future than
either she or her brave husband had
found. They'd have been happy" the
serving woman grumbled, IF Philip
I Carston had not forced them TO the
wall" But after each refusal upon
Jim Hopes part to sacrifice his land.
he found his hired labor bought over
at a better price until II had become
impossible to keep help at all.
Father" she asked later sis It true
that you always get what you 90
afterT'
Always" the man replied. and
laughed. "No one can beat a Carston
except a Carston."
1 AS Blossom sat upon her fallen log.
a young man came eagerly to join her.
He was a big bronzed-faced man, clad
not as a ranchman but as one from
her own city.
ut Is strange" he unused presently,
"that you and should come 10 this far
away place to meet. Stranger that /
have journeyed in the effort to help
/ my old college chum Jim Hope, while
/ IL is your father who is making that
effort unavailing. OF what use any
loans that 1 could offer In barring
4 Philip Carston's purpose7 As use
/ less" added the young man bitterly,
"as this great love for you which en-
tered my heart only TO be frustrated
Phinipa CarstOn stood and looked in
20 the eyes of the man TO whom her
/ own heart answered.
II have thought the thing out" she
said. "there is neither need or justice
N my fathers demand, nor is Il right
that one selfish man should make a
god OF wealth. or place 1t barrier to
love"
When Philip CarstOn returned 10
his ranch house that night. his daugh-
ter was not there. The discovery Of
her absence was alarming In that she
had been able to leave an astounding
message behind. The paper was thrust
between the leaves OF book that her
father read each evening.
Father. dear" 1t said. do not be
anxious. but l am 10 be carried away
from you, and held for ransom. The
price Of my release will be the price
Jim Hope asks for his land. and You
Will receive clear title 70 the same In
receipt Of payment exacted. II win do
no good 10 cross-question or punish.
this Jim Thorpe. He knows absolute
ly nothing concerning the plot. Who
is being carried out BY deter4ploy
sympafhizers. I am assured { An
care pending your fulhllmeat nav
conditions imposed. but pleas, Ar
comply with that condition soo An
Searchers travelled the nouns AiDe
every corner ot the Hope los'sL -eeC
Sneer constant srss sive
llpa was = ~ - s - little
p.werIess For the DeIol
life Philip carston W
fight. His would undcl
friumnh In the end. a ETlu|