Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-13
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title is to be interned in an asylum.
sanatoriums. and all estates will be
confiscated.'
THE tiresome man won't tell us
anything" Lady Alice sighed.
"Of course he won't Mrs. Ward
Levittc observed. "You cant announce
a revolution beforehand truthfully."
''lf there is a revolution within the
next fifteen years." Tallente said, Il
think it will probably be on behalf Of
the disenfranchised nristocracy, who
want the vote back again"
Lady English and Mrs. Ievitte found
something else 10 talk about between
! themselves. Lady Somerhnm. however,
! had no intention Of letting Tallente es-
cape.
"You are neighbor of my niece in
Dcvonshre. I beHeve?' she asked.
lie admitted the fact monosyllabic-
| ally. He was supremely uncomfortable,
and II seemed to him that Jane, who
was conducting an apparently enter
tanning conversation with Colonel Fos-
brook. might have done something to
rescue him.
Lady Somcrham went on. Some of
her fellow landowners in Dcvonshlre are
very much annoyed with the way she
has been getting rid of her property
Lady Jane" he pronounced drily.
'is IN my opinion very wise. She is
anticipating the legislation to come.
which will inevitably restore the land
to the people from whom, in most cases,
it was stolen.'
Well, my husband gave two hum
dred thousand pounds of good, hard
earned money for S'oughton, where
we live" Mrs. Ward Lcvittc inter
vened. $50 far as | know. the money
wasn't stolen from anybody, nnd |
should say that the robbery would be-
gin If the Socialists. or whatever they
call themselves, tried 10 take ii away
from us to distribute among their fol.
lowers. What do you think, Mr.. Tai
lente? My husband, rs dare say you
know, IS n banker and very hard
working man.
Il agree with you." he replied. "One
Of tho pleasing features of the aXioms
Of Socialism adopted by the Democratic
party is that it respects the rights of
the wealthy as well as the rights of the
poor man. The Democrats may-in
fact. they most certainly wiIl-legislate
TO prevent tho boarding of wealth or to
have it handed down to unborn genera
tions, but can assure you that it does
not propose TO interfere with the ethics
of meum and tuum."
Il wish | could make out what it's
all about" Lady Alice murmured.
''COuldn't you give a drawing room
lecture, Mr.. Tallcnte. and tell us?'
the bankers wife suggested.
II am unfortunately little short
Of time for such missionary enterprise,
Tallcnte replied, with unapprcciatod
sarcasm. "Dartrey's volume on So
cial!sm in Our Daily Life will tell you
all about IT,"
Far too dry" she sighed. IT tried
to read it, but I never got past the
first half dozen pages.
Some day" Tallente observed
coolly, 'it may be worth your while,
all Of you, to try to master the men
tai inertia which makes thought n Ia
Dor; the application which makes Il
moderately good bridge player should
be sufficient. Otherwise you may find
yourselves living in an altered state of
society, without any reasonable idea as
to how you got there
Mrs. Ward Levitte turned to her hos
tess.
Lady Jane She begged. come
and rescue us, please. We are being
scolded. Colonel Fosbrook, We need Il
man to protect us. Mr.. Tnl!cnte is
threatening us with terrible things
We're getting what we asked for"
Lady Alice put in quickly.
Colonel Fosbrook caressed for mo
mcnt somewhat scanty mustache. He
was q man of early middle age, with
high forehead, an aquiline nose and q
somewhat vague expression.
be much use 70 you,' he said, regarding
Tallente with mild interest. II hap
pen 70 be one of the few surviving
Tories. l imagine that Mr.. Tallente's ;