The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-28
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:, "What is it, Stephen"
When she had met him in
the hall her mind had taken
hold Of some difficulty within
him which had not been there
in the morning.
Come in here" he answered
her, passing on into the greater
privacy of their bedroom. II
cant get their cooperation. not
seven Boynton's this time. If
they don't do it with under
standing it won't be any good"
=: what is it you want them to
do, Stephen?"
It couldn't explain it to you,
I mean. couldn't now. It goes
back ="
perhaps if we had them to
tiffin, you could make them I'M
cderstand. I'll sent a chit right
now"
> AS they took their places at
the table there was a con-
strained movement. Then Hes
tier began searching out the dis
.sonances of the group. She drew
forth the youthful self-assurance
of Fenton: and lest to Stephen
he seemed insolent in his cock
Sureness, she turned the theme
away from business, to allow
: him tn talk of his fiance in
America.
= Now the conversation swung
comfortably back to their work
and to the discussed problem.
Boynton, sitting at Hester'S right
: hand, half turned in the chair,
:; forgetting her in his interest in
what Stephen was saying.
"You see," Stephen began,
"this plan is aimed at making
another class of Chinese want
light. Whats got to be done is
to get small tradesmen out in
the country districts thinking
about light, wanting light.
ITO get the business I want
you've got to imagine the state
of mind of men who count
their days business in CASH
cash, a two-thousandth Of a
dollar"
"Well, 7 guess it's a sound
idea" Boynton conce e d.
We've been shooting too
4 high"
= Long before, Hester had let
go their talk, her mind idling
outside the orbit of their con-
q Versation. And a new sound,
heard for the last hour, but
hardly noticed by the weight
of it's repetition at last bore
down upon her. "Hai-yo-oh, hal
a,yo-oh, High-low-o, high-low-o!"
"A great weight thudding down,
,aaccenting the chant made by
the Jared breath Of the lab
:, orers.
;. "Ho's begun his foreign
house." said Stephen, breaking
into the theme Of his own con-
* ,VCA01VAOAAS
Y Kin came and spoke softly to
Hester, telling her a new curio
&man had come.
:; She made a little shift Of her
:, chair, eSsaying her departure.
; Stephen looked at his watch
and rose quickly.
IT had no idea 1t was open.
ing time"
New Markets
(. For a moment they all paused
-. at the window, looking down
at the preparations for Hos
three-Story brick house. A cor
.ner of the garden wall had
been torn away, a scaffolding
of bamboo poles had been
erected. Four men stood upon
a platform, ropes in their
hands.
"Hai yo-oh, hal yo-oh." The
human pile-drivers hauled up
the enormous wooden hammer,
dropped it.
Look at them, millions just
like them in this country, lit
tie more than animals" said
,Fenton. do you expect us to
make them want light?"
eyes," said Stephen, that's
our market.
As the men went away to
their work, Hester knelt by the
pack of the ped dler, idly
watching him take out his
wares.
'"TelPhi to take it all away,
Kin" she commanded, pushing
from her lap a little pile OF
objects she had half thought
she would buy.
"Tai-tai." the old man spoke