Show kinder L the tic theBy Jj Jone Oh e By nr lI I Myrtle Goff Colvin J. J David Richards the great railroad rail rail- road magnate leaned back in his rom corn office chair and puffed con con- on the large black cigar he he held in his mouth His business had never been In better shape He could afford to indulge in a quiet hour now and then without being disturbed with office interference Its It a s fine tine thing he mused this having Helena home for good He Ile wished that it had been possible to have gone with her on her trip to Europe but it had not seemed the wisest thing to do and he had denied himself that pleasure Ill make it up to her now he II Ma May even n retire if she wants me to Anything g she wants Nothing Is too good for r Helena A faint rap on the door and his secretary stood before him with a bunch of letters in her hand She waited waited waited wait wait- ed respectfully to see if he intended d to answer any of them before lunch J. J David Richards made a few pencil marks on one of them and handed it t to o the waiting girl Fix that up Miss McGuire an and d get it out in the next mail Miss McGuire l took the proffered d correspondence and quietly disappeared disappeared into her own department i Nice girl that J J. J David Richards advised himself Never look at he her r without thinking what a splendid d product this mixture of the races i is s producing Smart as a whip all nil the keen of her Japanese mother moth moth- er combined with ith the natural wit it o of f I her Irish father Good thing for th the e country he murmured to himself I mentally patting himself on the back for Cor all his labor was foreign born II He would not hire any other kind They y never get uppity with one he always s explained when questioned about hi his s methods He lie had never taken an anstock any y stock in any of that silly talk about abou t aliens His father and grand grandfather Cather be before before before be- be fore him had used the same methods and trey they had forged ahead Again that faint tapping on his private private pre vate door Thinking it was Miss McGuire McQuire Mc Mc- Quire Guire he did not bother to look u up p from the file of papers he was examining examining exam exam- ining b but beit t waited for her to speak I A few minutes of or your time Mr Richards Wings Wing's voice brought Mr Richards Richard's attention to him instantly Is allY anything thing wrong Tong in the shops For the past two years Wing ha had d been superintendent of shops in their r home city and anxiety was in Mr Richards Richard's voice Were things going t to a turn against him when he had just reached the apex of his business ca ca- ca reer Not a thing wrong Wing said seating himself and lighting lighting light light- ing one of the fat cigars which Richards Richards Rich ards always kept conveniently near nea r his desk It is just a Ittle IttIe persona personal l matter I wish to talk to you about After giving his listener time to le lethis let t this sink in he began again Helena is home to stay isn't she shet Richards sat silent This was a matter matter mat mat- ter which he did not think concerned d Wing Wing ignored his unwillingness t to o reply and went on briskly with his sided one-sided conversation Its this way Mr Richards Ive I've loved Helena since we were little kids and went to school together I want want to marry her with your consent if possible possible and and without it if necessary My God Cod Godt Richards screamed you youa a a Chink want to marry my daughter daugh daugh- daughter ter ter Think of it a cross between a Jap and a Chink marry my beautiful Helena You are mad crazy mad Get out of here Get out of oC the city or I will have you jailed Not so fast old fellow I was expecting expecting expecting ex ex- something like this but consider consider consider con con- born citizen citizen citizen citi citi- sider I am an American zen and therefore the equal of your Our beautiful Helena The time for objecting objecting objecting ob ob- is past If your our wonderful America America America Am Am- erica didn't want such citizens it should have ha used a little more precaution precaution precaution pre pre- caution to keep them out a few generations generations generations gen gen- back All you haze ha to do old boy is to read history and you ou will wil will find that in 1025 1925 the they were allowed to be smuggled into this country at theof the rate rate of one thousand per day Japanese Japan Japan- ese Armenians Syrians Italians Greeks Portuguese and Chinese Mull this over a bit think of it a mind figure it thousand a day you out yourself It increased the population population population tion wonderfully in a few years ears time didn't ha have e time tobe tobe to tobe yet et the politicians like be bothered with a little thing that They had more important things to think of oV The churches too were busy for they were trying to convince a poor benighted school teacher in one of the southern states tates that he was laborIng laboring laboring labor- labor hallucination when he ing under an that the world was taught his his- pupils burning at nt white e once a gaseous mass cooling until i it t heat and gradually supported life This was vastly more i J I Ithan important than hunting smugglers on the Mexican border Consider all alt things well and I It t think you will have ha hato to acknowledge that we must have been wanted or else we wouldn't have been permitted to come in ln for it would have been possible possible pos pos- sible to patrol the border with Ith thirty thirty- eight hundred men instead of thirty- thirty eight wouldn't it Yes the old man agreed antly Then what are you kicking about t Ive I've heard you ou say a dozen times that it made cheap labor and that the mixture mix mix- ture of oC the races was producing a splendid product My grandfather came across the border smuggled In in one of the old time He lie paid five hundred dollars to the smuggler but it was worth it for today I Su Su- rumi Wing his descendant am an educated American citizen Wing suddenly ceased talking and took stock of oC the slumped figure before before be be- fore him J J. J David Richards was sud sud- denly an on old oM broken man I What have you ou to say Wing demanded demanded de de- de- de harshly Remember 1 I intento intend d to have ha Helena with or without your you our dr r consent It doesn't matter which You j cant can't go to the police for protection for the police are all of my own race You cant can't go to the heads of your government for the heads of your our government are ruled by descendants of aliens A fig Cig for your our boasted bosted America Am Am- erica You haven't ha any America Come here Wing had gone to the window v and was watching the rushing mass massof massof of humanity hurrying through the gates after the 12 o'clock whistle had blown Richards with a white haggard face had joined him at the window What do you see Wing asked Japanese Armenians Syrians ItalIans Italians Ital Ital- ians cans Greeks Chinese and with a mixture of all these races were to be seen emerging from the railroad shops If you can find a full tull blooded American American Am Am- American in that bunch kindly point him out to me There is one thing you Americans Americans Americans Am Am- will have to remember in fu future future fu- fu ture tore your ancestors didn't think that registration of aliens was absolutely ly necessary It was too much bother the gee chock-gee and the finger print were over-looked over therefore you will have to submit gracefully to yellow rule This is all I shall say about the thema ma matter I today but I would ad advise vise you to communicate my intentions to Helena With a low graceful bow Wing departed J. J David Richards leaned back wearIly wearily wear wear- ily against the velvet cushions of his limousine The Chinese cl waited waited waited wait wait- ed silently for instructions Home the old man said sharply The back of the liveried oriental was almost more than he could stand Yet this particular Chinese had been driving driving driving ing for him for tor something over a year and never before had the thought of his race upset J J. J David Richards Helena was in the pergola with her friend Winnifred Kato Both girls greeted the old man joyfully but in- in tead of the playful repartee they were expecting his voice was hoarse unnatural and Will you kindly leave us fred he requested for I have something something something some some- thing that I must say to Helena a- a one one A sullen look was in Winnifred's Winnifred black eyes as she passed down the gravelled walk She was the Oriental when her anger was aroused Mr Richards had offended her very much by not asking her to stay to lunch If he wanted to see Helena alone alone alone a- a lone he could have asked me to leave them for a few minutes instead of dismissing me as an inferior lIe He spoke so harshly just as if I were a no no- no body A desire to get even with him was born In Winnifred's mind but just how to do it she did not know What is it Daddy Helena asked anxiously Helena he began as if too wear weary to speak and without meeting the girls girl's eyes ees It is m my duty to inform you that today you have had an nn offer of marriage An offer of marriage man the girl gasped Why tell you That's obsolete obsolete obsolete lete Then she began to laugh This is no laughing matter m my dear This is something serious Sur Sur- umi Wing advises me that he intends to maary you ou with my consent if possible possible possible pos- pos sible and without if not and my child I am afraid that he can can can do do it Marry a Chink Daddy you ou are crazy absolutely craz crazy if you ou think thin any Chink can marry me But Dut daughter what can we e do t tI I am helpless There is no one t to whom we can turn for protection Yes there is lie Helena lena said hope hope- fully We can go to the police an anask and ask them for their protection We ca caa cn request them t to put a guard here an and pay them well for doing It lt That is the very thing we cando cant can't C do for politically this city U Ls con con- trolled b by people ot of Wings Wing's trace race all American citizens of or course but nevertheless ne they are yet et Orient Orient- als It is born in them and as long longas I 1 as a drop of Oriental blood is in their veins veins they will never entire entirely 1 assimilate assim assim- i our ideals We must tr try them any anya a way We must see if Ir the they will give us any assistance Sure Surely I there are a few of our own race left Yes but they are too scattered throughout the country to be of or any benefit to us us Before an hour had passed J J. J David Richards found round that Wing had spoken truthfully when heR he said the police would refuse any assistance to the railroad magnate mag The Chief of Police listened respectfully respectfully re re- to what J. J David Richards had to say until he voiced his objections objections objections ob ob- to a marriage between his daughter and Wing Why do you ou object T he asked coldly Wing is a highly educated young oung man He lie holds a responsible position I can see no reason why hy you oU object to his race lie He Isan is isan an nn American born citizen The time for objecting to his race was several generations back It is s too late now You are arc behind the times The police will not interfere He dismissed them with a graceful sweep of his hand and nil all the while Helena had been Continued on Page 5 I f II YOKE IE oJ from id and could couldn closely closel m slant to n a that characteristic of ith Is cha brown hair bair was vet ret and his bid his bi skin kin almost as asi i I. I i i-e i Re go 80 n now w 1 Helfna bar har left Wt the police help to towe ca jo is b there e no left the girls girl's bad we C the white s section of yet our people are re I tin station ti in life We Is s st our theirs Surely from nt at t Jb when there are d by n us left left old l lI 1 the dri e dri Ou u U ii dro if I It 1 insane I shall hall h g go goat back of that at t the mile mUe died er the driver who ho hotD for tor them then wait Raft to tD outskirts of theand the the full fulland to tD Jd and Poverty held lull full Dilapidated houses and inous stages of decay decays a s a of the few pure blood- blood class dass the middle o of once prosperous the He Indians had been annihilated by the white the whites become an ant t race We trodden under by sot lot unknown to these e h had bad d visited th them m many in they were ere sick ck or eked Died her horn born and soon was surround surround- 1 ly If crowd tc to hear what y and d i her ber story rapidly finished When beD she had round und and her expectantly of assistance she hoped were ens re forthcoming Sev- Sev un nn were crying bitter- bitter J. J to help belp us ro ping going lg asked pleadingly un ever helped us One man mai nail demanded When for lor work did you give given i n told us that you were Fore full up with your Now ow stay tay full up I has kind ind that country to the pass it r liiri klad could have help- help r being over- over citizens but you were tier r and now it is too e had our hospitals and ud filled aliens too many years wrecked necked As A's a race of done for This mixture was considered such a athe athe the tie country has added touch tooth You should be your jour lit bit Im I'm sorry for but it is 15 is no more than other girls girls have had to tove tove ve never DeTer been able to right under tinder your nose tome one to you you 6 spoke up Dont mind for he be is pretty bitter I 1 took too his girl away yr w weeks back and we ug of g. g We would gladly a na but it is impossible t our cur own girls There MI ran do when they outre out- out v re to one You have ao went on You have haves haveIs Is s I watered throughout Try buying them off of police any amount le he will Win only give you ou It t to the police chief chiefe v e The chief of police H He fie reasoned that if Tarried married the girl he heIn In the shoes of J. J David n m that event he would generously as Richards Wing ing would get the theall theall all 11 the cM old man could i it i and if he favored he be would be in bad k he intended to play were tere e political reasons d as wen well as the theof of the question Wen all about their tr r and guided her car h 1 th the traffic traffie of the e e own home borne the car motion fion in a measure J Id bled mind of the girl I wake to find it all miserable Id In r time forget y r told her father lather about fur for he had seemed er r return n that she de- de til Gilbert arrived different She brought p Pat at the Id look top of a hill down on the them I d of bt the city began an If we w will m have havea You can g Coif off only for a few mg will NiU days come out all allo hat bat bope o T the old W she had to e ebe the be say eay car ready she We fe We trill U have a false b bottom t arranged underneath the cai wb where I car re can in and we wUl fire the chauffeur we have e now DOW ar and let Gilbert come ome here as our chauffeur It wouldn't couldn't be a bad idea to 0 inform Wing that I am considering his offer m manage of-manage then when his suspicions are are lulled Gilbert can take me over o the border into Mexico We Ve will leave the city in the car and hav ha have the plane waiting for us down the line Just used the border to smuggle smug smug- gle in aliens In the od days das so will I b be smuggled into Mexico Once there we we- will bury ourselves so far from c civilization n that Wing will ll ne ne ir never never- find r-find find us Possibly we ta vas Cal lo o have bave you follow us In a few month months Whatever com comes s up Daddy you u must not act like you knew anything g about where I am Pretend like y you u are are re to io death and I Wing himself will be doubtful as ns to whether you really know The next next day lI Helena Irelena lena once more drove I 1 Mr sr rear |