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I L ren render d er By LOUIS Number N w b er TR TRACY 17 Cy c etc t c. c every ever Wednesday d day ay and ad I I SYNOPSIS John Burton Buton foreman at the Plainfeld Is close cIoe frind or ot tho works a workers rs He e Is a coe of t sociology k n Jl j i a Good oo oos s speaker a er t During in his work woric ho makes a a careful study of Cf laboring t conditions and when he ho Is su suddenly tenly made made aware Ol of the fact t lt he Is heir to an Immense English and the tho title tte Othe o othe o. o the tenth marquis of oC Castleton h Ie he decides de decides de- de to make investigation of the Conditions conditions con con- In mae the higher planes lanes of social sol life le and to determine for fOi himself himsel or not h humanity is In the e er grip r of evil v In New ew York under J et the the name l of i plain Burton he is matte made t the dupe dUle of a blackmailing plot and is the attempt eel ec of a a. schema to obtain his mone money through a man whom he ho has All through his investigations and adventures adventures ad ad- ad ventures Al Burton seems seem to find the elite elte of the social world and the tho more wealthy class of people partly party if i not wholly in inthe inthe the grip of ot evil Disgusted gip evi with wih the evils evis of city life e. e John decides to carry his quest into the tho ohn country There he ho meets a boy and his sister Ister one Ole a genius in mechanics Rn and the theother other an artist both suppressed by a tyrannical artst father with wih Chinese ideas ideas of progression After a quarrel with the fa father the tho c boy and girl leave home and John provides provides pro pro- vides for their upkeep in the city while is studying engineering engi engi- t to his hh ideas the bo boy bor tt and the girl art ef Later he df finds eS the girl i dissolute the he boy a drunkard Is arrested before Johns John's s eyes and taken away to prison for fighting fight fight- ing lug in a saloon His charitable air bestowed for thea the a 1 good Ils of the miserable pair had merely paved the way to a swift finale an and unwholesome unwholesome unwholesome un- un wholesome conclusion Burtons Burton's second love affair ends He Ho meets a beautiful girl at a summer hotel The girl young and ca capricious capricious ca- ca pricious is out on the lake with a man manin manin in a a canoe when a storm comes up and 1 the pair is forced to spend the night in a Jonely onely cabin A blackmailer makes use of the unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate un un- un- un fortunate incident and draws hush money from the man Just before the marriage the man dying discloses the whole affair af affair at- at fair and the hushed up Uj matter becomes the sport of the public The girl dishonored dishonored dishon dishon- ored takes poison polson and the man shoots himself himsel John Burton determined to view the undersides of ef life from a a clear angle lofts his title his money mone and pro tern lem becomes a poor man He lie investigates the conditions in the lower strata and r several sevEral times during his hl travels renders aid to unfortunates He lie meets o a party part of artists and becomes a fast friend of the men and a beautiful girl sculptor I striving to win recognition by i I her work l i His friendship for the girl turns to 1 love and upon many different occasions ho he befriends her She returns the affection tion but when h John proposes o she be believes believes be- be N s him a poor o man and refuses u s She accepts the offer ofer of a neighbor artist artst to togo togo too go o away to Paris The f fellow low is a rogue roge and with him marriage is no ceremony John despairs The girl learns of Johns John's money and his title tte and is left to togo togo togo go go her way with the the- artist So John still found humanity in the TI grip gril of evil evi NINTH EPISODE ij t The Dollar Dolar Kings I J 4 r CHA CHAPTER XVI I i Trust 1 a Among Among the many tragic experiences Which W ich befell John ohn Burton te tenth t mari marl marq mar- mar l i q quis s 's is of Castleton in his quest for Cor tho the I go good d in tho the world word with its unhappy I knack of revealing only the evil evil his j acquaintance with wih the Hamer Harner family his if fills fis a definite niche in memory r. r because of its is elements of sur sur- sur prise sHo Ho had long ceased to exact a a high standard from human nature He lie had i learned too to classify men and women wom worn en eq in broad categories and was wa wa bitterly bit bit- terly aware that real self sacrifice sel tery co could ld be found but seldom in either the crowded market or the green greenfields greenfields fields of the country countr But Burton was wa patient patent and anti open- open minded minded He Ho refused steadily to condemn condemn con con- his fellow creatures unheard Any ny man ran or woman who came to him with a h luck rd story had his or orbet h her bet l case fully tested before the tho young millionaire decided with a sigh that J. J this latest inquiry was wa leading him once more into that quagmire of deceit de- de celt and sin which spreads its treacherous treacherous treah- treah erous depths in every community Thus Thu his friendship with George Hamer namer promised well vell wel at the outset outset c In the first place Hamer Harner was an Idealist like himself and deserved even J more credit for his philanthropic impulses impulses impulses im im- im- im pulses because he had been born in inthe inthe inthe the p purple and had never undergone the hard and grinding test tet of manual labor whereas Burtons Burton's earlier earler days were passed paRsed in a a mill mm and sheer physical physical phy phy- effort alone had elevated him above hs his fellows long before lefore a wondrous won won- cIrcus drous fortune gave him riches and a British peerage Hamer was the eldest son of his fath father r Elwood Hamer head hed of the Cardboard Box trust Ills His mother and sister were charming and well wel bred ladles ladies women unspoiled by fashion and wealth who regarded personal comfort and luxury as their prescriptive tive rights and given these essentials were willing to help tho the poorer classes in a strictly ladylike ladye way On tho the one hand therefore young Hamer owned a hardheaded and successful successful successful suc suc- father whose whoso gods were bound up in ledgers carrying fat columns of figures on the other he ho came under Influences at home which were at once ss enin refining and enervating Like many C g another young man fresh from college I f and abounding abounding with wih enthusiasm he was greatly greaty shocked on 01 tn finding ding himself himself him him- self face to face with the stern tel wih realities real real- reali w ties des of life Perhaps ho he would never have met them in grim Sir earnest had hadnot not Janet Perkins a girl employed In one of the many factories owned by the trust been endowed with wih a lovely face and figure which was the envy of every girl among her friends Hamer Sr held firmly to the sound 1 business siness principle that the son who would one day take his fathers father's place at the head of the tho board of directors t should be familiar with every branch of ol the industry so the the- thE president to be began bega work among the crude crudo fellows I y who alio ho drove delivery delvery vans passed through the various h e departments in the main factory factory and ultimately found himself on a stool in the cashiers cashier's office t By this means George obtained a knowledge of labor labor conditions which the oh older er man had never everl acquired He lie knew the truth Je Ho lIe knew that men ht and women omen were rated as machines 1 and just lust as the horsepower 20 engine k should do dou double lo the work of a ten so the who earned 20 20 a week had to give in brain or muscle twice the service serice of one rated at half the price Worst Vorst of all aU the simile simie ended there The antiquated antiquated anti anti- ant ant- or worn mechanical device ld co could at least be mele melted down and fashioned anew into a thing of ability the human being simply sank nto the grave by the tho Well vell trodden I paths paths' of poverty disease or crime S The he mere callousness of this system horrified horried the youthful philosopher He dreamed of a Utopia where workers might lead load pleasant an and well ordered wel c c. c lives during their years of toi toll toil and at th their lr close spend pend a period of well wel earned eared rest under conditions which would free both them and their children chi chi- chil chil- dren from front everyday cares Moreover in the course of his humanitarian studies George contrived to fall fal in Iii love with wih Janet Janet Perkins That was a tragedy of course Ills His father could have told him so 10 in loudmouthed loudmouthed loudmouthed loud loud- mouthed protest his mother and sister could have warned wanted him tearfully against a Though his I male ale and female relatives reached this conclusion along widely differing lines of reasoning their logic pointed to the tho same clear goal Each would S have said You must not mar marry out of your yourA set A young man In love of course of-course course scorns such a theory For him there is but one woman in the world and for George Hamer that pedestal of ro romalice romance romance ro- ro i mance malice was by Janet Perkins Perkins Per Per- kins and by her alone His troubles really realy began on the lay day when he ho ventured to ask his father to modify certain conditions in the te fac fac- tory He was quite in earnest He lie did lid not venture to tackle the subject without being thoroughly versed in the facts He was armed not only with a alist alist a list of crying evils evis but had t for r each a really realy satisfactory solution The older man listened with an at attention st- st tenton which gave his son confidence He did not interrupt until the enthusiast I ast had made an end Mrs Hamer and her daughter Mabel happened to be present as a the chat took pla e In tie tl-e library after dinner The youngest member of the family William aged age bed his 6 had just been taken to by nurse and the conditions were favorable favorable favorable favora favora- ble to a long and thorough discussion When George at last reached a point where some expression of opinion by his father could not longer be withheld withheld withheld with with- held the president of the cardboard trust thrust aside some papers which had been engaging his attention He lie smiled sourly and paused a moment to marshal his thoughts My boy he said I 1 must ask sk you yell ou to get these stupid reform notions out outi i of your head once and for all 01 I am amnot amnot not in business for my health but to tomake tomake make mone money Every man who has started out to elevate the massas has quickly found himself himsel in the mire from which he hoped to draw others In the course of time I shall hand you over a magnificent trade organization and let me tell tel you in the most definite terms that I expect you to conform confor to my methods and give your our mother sister and brother the same sao share of the worlds world's good things which they have haye always received while I was wa in con con- trot But father father- fater- fater Mr Hamer Earner waved an impatient hand Unless you can produce something more plausible In the argument line lne Im I'm Im through he said tes testily ly Mrs Hamer secretly proud of her son and dimly aware of a fascinating if elusive vision carrying a scroll blazoned blazoned blaz blaz- with wih the legend Truth and Justice Justice us Jus Jus- had tice which his earnest pleading brou brought ht to her minds mind's eye ventured to put in a timid request for tor a a further hearing hering Many a time have I heard you yourself yourself your your- our self say that tat trade conditions are arc continually con coil changing she murmured lifting her eyes to her husbands husband's stern face Perhaps there may be something something something some some- thing really realy helpful in Geor Georges George's es e's theory I think you rou ought to listen to him El- El wood Mr lr Hamer was surprised at finding his wife ranged on the side of a son who had momentarily yielded to some absurd socialistic notions The sensible man who sees a snake does not try to convince It of the error of its way but s hl it on the head straight awa away he snarled Why should I waste my time in convincing a young fool tool that he knows nothing whatever about the very points he is trying to raise I understand my ray business bustness busi bust ness nes and George doesn't and that's authere all au al there la is is to it Mrs Hamer reddened Mabel hoping to bring peace into the family circle strolled gracefully to the piano and began began began be be- gan playing Mendelssohn's MendElssohn's Spring Song She was a a. firm believer in the power of music and the Spring Song is one of tho the most soothing melodies ever composed But her brothers brother's face had grown white and his mouth was set firmly since he could be quite quie as stubborn as his father in advocating devoted any cause to which he was Stop this sis he said emphatically This affair must be settled here and either to togo togo togo now My father must agree go into the workers' workers grievances with a sympathetic spirit or I leave this house Hello Helo cried cred Mr Hamer Is that thata a threat No dad Its It's a mere mero statement of fact I have come to the parting of the ways I may as well wel put all 01 my cards face upward on the table Not only shall I lead the reform movement in your our tad trade but I 1 am going to marry Janet Perkins You dont don't even know her name he went on noting noting noting not not- ing the astounded look on his fathers father's face and the instant anxiety of mother an and sister You have not the least acquaintance with wih one ono of the best and purest minded and cleanest brained women in New York though you have been paying her a wretched pittance for six long years Mrs Hamer began to cry softly softy but buther buther her husband gazed vindictively at the son who was evidently prepared to br brave vo his wrath wath Janet Perkins he gasped One of my toy girls girs i v vIt It was an unfortunate phrase and the younger man was not slow to take advantage of the slip Yes he said One of your girls One of the women whose whoso souls and bodies you are aro wearing unmercifully in order to pile pie up dollars And for what After a lifetime of such effort you have simply succeeded in blunting every ever God given Instinct In your your mind and weakening your body with wih dys dys- George touched a sore point In mentioning mentioning men men- toning his fathers father's pet PEt complaint complaint- how sore can only be known by those who ho suffer surer from that most trying of diseases Mr lr Hamer swore loudly by byway byWay way ay of preliminary to an which must have pulverized the tho culprit But Buta a timely interruption averted the crisis The butler buter entered and anno announced solemnly solemnly sol sol- sol sol- Mr lr John Burton As It U happened John had llad met the president of the Cardboard Box trust trustIn In connection with wih some business matters matters matters mat mat- and certain social amenities fol fol- fol- fol lowed He liked young George and was much taken by Mabel abel who was pretty and charming of an exceedingly restful temperament and a really realy gifted musician Tho The girl gir took charge instantly She rose and greeted the visitor without any semblance of constraint But the theother theother theother other members mEmbers of the family were not notI so self |