The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06


ginia. Why should 1? We've got EN-
licked"
IF you'll only let me explain said
Daniel, softening.
Explain what?" roared Goodkind.
They're licked They sent a delega-
ton up here and we've won over the
| delegation"
Gilchrist's abundance of patience
was ebbing. The hardness that had
come to his thin. earnest face was
not the hardness of wrath or malice.
flame of conviction.
You mean you've bought the dele
cation" he said, hotly.
who said SOP" asked Goodkind.
with a curious infection.
"Jerry-not ten minutes aEo," an
swered Daniel. "Stedtman's a. COM
pany man. Hennig's for sale Buy
him. he stormed. and I'll go back
and tell them he's bought-and prove
| it,"
You're working for US" put in
Benfeld.
I'm working for" Daniels voice
softened.
Good kinds shrewdness transcend,
ed his anger >f0f moment. He saw
| danger in GIlchrist's firmness and ear
nestness.
Wait a minute. Benfeld," he said.
waving a hand at his associate
We've all lost our heads" His tone
was calmer. Daniel and 1 have just
been over all this and he has admit
ted I was right"
Daniel looked at him amusedly.
Right as far as you went" he said
forcefully. but you only went part
way. You have a right to a profit on
your ideas, and your investment and
the labor you put back of it.. The pub
lie has a right to coal and transporta-
ton, and all it needs and pays for"
He paused a moment and lifted a
finger toward the two.
But above everything else" he
went on, the workman who works
! honestly has a right to something
more than the barest kind of a bare
| living, and it can all be done If you
don't sink everybody's rights to &C
cumulate a fortune you don't need
| and can't see All the argument on
| earth can't make you all right so long
as there's a Umanski in the world"
| IF these people succeed there's no
limit to what they'll do" argued
Goodkind.
IF they fail three's no limit to
what they'll do" returned Gilchrist.
| There's no good transferring con-
/ troll from the intelligent few to the ig-
/ norant mob" Goodkind has lost his
tone of ire. He was talking to con
vince-talklng in that sunve, cool
manner he had used on innumerable
/ occasions in swinging a board Of d.
rectors to his support. 1t was not so
/ successful with Gllchrist.
There's no good in anything SO
| long as We fight each other like
beasts. instead Of helping each other
like brothers." he answered. He was
calm, too, and cool. but glowingly
earnest. There's no hope anywhere
except in the great teacher. and in
the understanding that what He
taught was not only good morals, but
( good sense and good business"
Goodkind was a good listener. He
was trying to win Daniel by apparent
| sincere consideration Of his scheme OF
/ things-a consideration that would
make more convincing his ultimate
! rejection. He saw that stirring this
man would serve no purpose. The
great barrier he had to overcome was
/ mis- indomitable honesty and sincerity.
It was no time to goad these qualities.
/ Hot talk would not rout them. Fast
| talk might.
But Charlie Benfeld was neither a
diplomat nor a tactician.
"HIghfalutin' nonsenser' he flung
at Daniel philosophy.
| The remark swept away the care
full approach Goodkind had sought to
build He scowled at his colleague,
then. seeing there was to be no CO.
operation from this quarter in pro
gram Of clear-headed appeal. he
abandoned his tack and aligned him
self with the intolerant, FESTIVE Ben
field.
"What?" asked Daniel, in all inno-
i cence.
Millions exploded Goodkind, with
a gesture that took in all the world
and indicated that the fate of civil
cation was a tstake. as we'll
"Oh, is that alp" There wasn't the
trace or a smile on OllCnIlSl LLlH,
drawn, white face.
"AH?" stormed Benfield. Somehow
he felt this "upstart" was trying to
make fun of him. With the sensi-
tiveness of the inferior he was more
Infatuated at this than he would have
been had Gilchrist struck him. Again,
too. Daniels tranquility reused In him
an anger that he could not explain.
Daniel took the cigar from his
mouth: flung it aloft, then cast IT
aside.
Am 1 costing you one cigar7" he
asked quietly. Am 1 costing you
one blanket from your warm beds,
or one stick of furniture from your
comfortable honest" He looked about
the room, with it's priceless tapestries
and rare furnishings. Am 1 costing
you anything else you'll ever miss?
I'm taking nothing from you and I'm
giving thousands of men like you a
chance to live"
You're costing yourself your last
tchance of SUGGEST
There was a tone Of threat in Good
kinds remark.
Daniel looked at him with eyes
that held both pity and scorn.
1T don't want your kind of sue
cess" he shouted. I'm through.
He swung his arms in gesture Of
resignation. 81 give you back your
job as I gave you back your church