Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-14

I SARA RISKS HER LIFE IN AN EF
FORT TO SAVE A GROUP Oh
YOUNG MTLLEONAIREs FROM Al
: UNRECOGNTzED PERIL
/ The night before the last expedition
: Of her holiday Stella was oppressed B.
q sense OF impending catastrophe. SIN
: looked ct the noisy crowd Of yotln,
people IN the hotel lounge with a feel
ing Of responsibility.
; Ought she warn them Of theil
: danger2
= Her common sense told her that shs
had no facts to offer them; she prob.
! ably was exaggerating the windy boast
; ing Of an egonaniac. Many young mer
had attacks Of Red rash, yet developed
INTO normal, good citizens. It was main
" youths recognition that the social
system is not perfect.
Yet from the first Ivan Morgan gave
J her the impression Of being an enemy
to society. He reminded her OF some
mad machine, driven BY gusts of class
hatred, and he made no secret Of his
views.
Tired from her train journey and
seated by herself In the lounge, she
noticed at once that the slovenly young
man with famished eyes and spikes Of
black hair was also an outsider. No one
spoke to him or took the slightest
notice of him. he slumped in his chair,
his arms folded and his eyes scorching
the face and figure Of q beautiful
blonde who was taking part in hectic
game Of pool.
When Stella tried vainly to attract
the attention of waiter he crossed
over TO her side.
Waste Of time to ring" His voice
| grated unpleasantly. Since the mill
ionaires have cOndeScended to honor
this hotel with their patronage, ordin-
airy visitors must wait on themselves
or go without"
''Then it's an abominable scandal.
Stella spoke sharply, for she wanted
her coffee. Il shall complain to the
agency when get back. I've paid for
service"
'Don't" Ivan made dramatic ges-
ture which revealed black trimmed nails.
Don't blame the walters They're only
the spineleSs victims Of the rotten cap
italist system which must be smashed
If we want to build brave new world
Stella soon discovered that he could
reel off that kind of speech without any
announcement, but she listened to him |
and even drew him out-partly because |
she was an intelligent girl who liked
to study types of humanity and partly 1
because she was sorry for him. When
he learned that she had job on the
staff Of a big London hotel, he claimed
her sympathy as fellow worker.
She soon grasped the facts Of his
grievance. The hotel was shut during
the winter and was only full for six
weeks in the summer; during the rest OF
the time it was run on skeleton stair
for the benefit Of such tourists as took
out-of -season holidays.
The village was miles away from
railway station, but was an excellent
center from which to explore the NUM-
erous historic r1ins-abbeys and cha
amid wild and picturesque
scenery. Probably for that reason q
party Of riotous young people in fleet
Of luxury cars had suddenly swoopeo ]
down for lunch and then-on impulse
had decided to make it their head
quarters.
Coming in the dead season they prov
I'd a little gold mine to the proprietor I
md not unnaturally the staff became
Money flowed constant
y into the bar and walters reaped (
.ich harvest Of tips. The handful OF
visitors went to the wall. 1.
Stella, however, was swift to prove I
Ter mettle, for she forced surly waiter
o bring her coffee. While she drank
she smoked cigaret, while she stud
ed the crowd. S
They seemed much alike-young, at d
ractiVe, high spirited, and strangers t.
o any form Of inhibition or restraint.
apparently unconscious of any one out S
ide their own circle, they behaved as C
hough this particular hotel had been s.
reated for their pleasure and use. 1t a
7aS plain that they believed that they v
~ xrFtGr = -
heir joking remarks we're so frank that
tella thought 1t was fortunate that the
ALTERS could not understand English. a
The proprietor, who was q lin b
uist, merely shrugged and smiled at b
is cash register, but Ivan took up the "
1dgels for him and literally spurted Il
snom as he harangued Stella.
Look at that swilling mob Of drunk q
4 swine. They know nothing. They 81
ont know the meaning Of hunger, or hG
ain, or fear. They're stuffed with food be
lstead of ideas But II I were to bl
url a bomb into their midst they'd be re
0thing but bloody rags"
You'd be blown UP, too" Stella re- sh
inded him. sh
What Of itP Deaths nothing. Lies tr
Jthing" His eyes snouldered "But af
hat a scoop. The heirs to millions ali sh
ere together. What a blow 70 strike he
capitalism. The man who did that
nuld be hero~ 10
He'd be q murderer" he
mo. An aYenger. These millionaires
e mass murderers. See that girl" DO
! pointed 70 the beautiful blonde.
hats Mitzi Cross, heiress to sweated W
lllions. She's a human being, like tn
yself Yet she doesn't know I'm De
ade Of flesh and blood, too. When we w
eet she doesn't see me. If I speak Hi
her she doesn't hear hate her" Tut
The boredom Of her first evening was de-
pical OF the days 70 follow and It soon .
came plain to Stella that this special an
liday was not a success. The mill Dill
use Ivan's collective title ed
I sake OF convenience disorganize {
, hotel. They claimed the easiest FMS
airs, monopolized the billiard table, wa
acted preferential treatment for bui
ais and baths. Hot water ran tepid NO
the best dishes were declared ''off." pie
They were chaperoned by depressed 4
erly lady who remained mostly In hal
iftfn marble