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The Root
of Evil
@Stuart, southern lawyer in New York, is
in love with Nan Primrose. His friend,
Dr. Woodman, who has a young daugh
ter, s threatened with the loss of his
drug business by Biveas, whom he be
friended years before. Stuart visits the
Primroses.
Nan wants Stuart to acoept a piace with
Bivens' chemical trust, He dislikes Biv
ens’ methods and refuses. Bivens calls
ou bim.
Woodman will not yvield and sues Bivens’
eompany. The promoter tells tue doctor
he and Nan are engaged. Harriet Wood
man s studying music. Stuart takes Nan
for a day In the country.
gtuart pleads with Nan to give up Blv
ens, but the spell of millions is on her and
she ylelds to it,
Nan becomes Mra. Bivens. Harrlet
loves Btuart, but he does not know it
Nine years pass. Stuart becomes district
attorney. He investigates oriminal trusts.
Nan asks him to call.
Stuart wants Woodman to end his sult
against BEivens, but the doctor stands
firm. Blvens aids Stuart in his investi
gation of crooked financiers.
Stuart's revelations aid in bringing on a
crisis. Bivens promises to aid the Van
Dam Trust company, which is in trouble.
Woodman needs money buadly.
in the stock market siump engineered
by Bivens, Woodman and many others
ioge all. The trust company fails because
Bivens, at command of the money King,
breaks his word. Sluart faces hig critics
“n front of Bjvens' banlk.
aster about to hefall the gentlemen
who have been copducting the present
campaign in Wall street. llf your sec
retary will report to me at once with
the four millions you have set aside
for the Van Dam company I shall be
pleased to place your name on my ex
sentive council in the big movement
we begin today. The other gentlemen
whom I have thus honored are now
walting for me in the adjoining room.
They represent a banking power that
is resistless at the present moment,
“When the Van Dam Trust closes itx
doors today a temporary panic will
follow. We will give the gentlewmen
who started this excitement a taste of
their own medicine. render a service
to the nation and incidentally, of
course, earn an honest dollar or two
for ourselves. [ trust 1 have your
hearty support in this program?”
Rivens again howed low.
“My hearty support and my pro
foundest gratitnde.”
“I'll expect your secretary with vour
check for four millions within thirty
minutes,”
The king waved a friendly gesture
of dismissal. and the little dark figure
iremblingly withdrew. He had been
ordered to stab his associates,
Without a moment's hesitation he
zave the cruel orders that sent them
hurling over the precipice.
When the president of the Van Dam
Trust company failed to receive the
promised millions from Bivens he call
ed his telephone and, receiving no an
swer, sprang Into his automobile and
dnshed downtown to the little main
office.
When the clerk at the door informed
him that Mr. Bivens conld not be seen
by any one, he drove back to the pala-
Hal house of his bank, smiled sadly
at the mob in front of its huge pillars,
ordered its bronze doors closed, walked
around the corner to his home, locked
himself in his room and blew his brains
nu(, “
For a week the panic held the finan
«<ial world in the grip of death. A doz
eu banks had closed their doors and a
score of men who had long boasted
their courage amoung men had died the
death of cowards when put to the test.
One of the most curious results of
the panic was the revulsion of pop
ular feeling against the daring and
hionest young officer of the law who
had rendered the greatest service to the
people wrought by any public servant
in a generation. He was hailed as the
arch traitor of the people, the man who
had used his high office to produce a
panic and carve a fortune out of the
ruin of millions whose deposits were
tied up in banks that might never again
open their doors,
Stuart, stung to desperation by their
infamous charges, attempted at first
to repel them. He stopped at last in
disgust and maintained afterward a
dignified silence.
From the first day of the run Bivens
had laughed in the face of the crowa
that besieged the door of his big Broad.
way bank. He stood on top of the
granite steps and shouted in their
faces: J
“Come on, vou dirty cowards! I've
ot your money inside waliting for you,
every dollar of it—loo cents on the do!-
iar!”
The c¢rowd made ne reply. They
merely moved up in line in stolid si
lence a little closer to the door. Kach
day this line had grown longer. BDBiv
<«us was not worrring The king had
«poken. The folly of these people in
their insane efforts to wreck Biven's
bank was making impossible a return l
10 normal business,
Stuart determined to face this crowd !
aud have it out with them. He be-:
ileved that a bold appeal to their rea- !
svn would sileace his crities anad rilay
their insane fears. fle told Biveas of
ws puTpose over the telephone, any the
financier protested vigorously:
“Don't do it. Jim, [ beg of you.”" he
pleaded. *lt will he a waste of breath.
Besides, vou risk your life.”
“I'll be there when the bank opens it
10 o'c¢lock tomorrow morning,” was the
firm answer. ,
When Stuart appeared the next morn
ing a roar of rage swept the crowd.
Howls, cnrses., catealls, hisses, hoots
and yells were hurled into his face. It
wias a new experience In Stuart’s life.
He flushed red. stood for a mowment
surveying the mob with growing anger
and lifted his hand for silence.
The unswer was 3 storm of hisses.
Apparently he hadn't a friend in all the
swaying mass of howling maniacs. He
drew his heavy brows down over his
eves and the square jaws ground to
gether with sullen determination.
Wiilh a sudden impulse he threw his
right hand high above hix head and his
voice boomed over the crowd in a peal
of command. The effect was electrical.
A painfal hush followed. !
“Gentlemen!”
He paused and his next words were
apoken in intense silence. .
“My answer to the extraordinary
greeting you have given me thix
morning is simple. 1 am not working
for your approval. | work for my
own approval, because | must in obe
dience to the eall within me., Long
ago in my life 1 gave up ambition and
ceased to ask anything for myself.
You cannot destroy my career be
cause | cherish none, The scene you
are enacting here this morning is a
disgrace to humanity. You have sur
rendered to the unmeaning fear that
drives a herd of swihe over a
precipice. You have, by an act of
will, joined in a movement to paralyze
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He Hurled Him Down the Steps.
the motive power of the world—-faith!
There is but one thing that runs this
earth of ours for a single day—faith
in one another.
“You are scrambling here for a few
dollars in this bank. What ¢an you
do with it when you draw it out?
There is not enough cash in the world
to trapnsact a single day's business.
Business is run on credit—faith. The
business of a bhank is to keep money
noving and make it do the world's
work., You are attempting to stop
the work by tue destruction of iis
faith.”
suddenly a muan who had quietly
pushed his way through the crowd
sprang on the step before the speaker
and thrast a revolver into his face.
A cry of horror swept the crowd,
as Stuart paused, turned pale and
looked steadily down the flashing bar
rel into the madman’'s eyes, ;
“Who started this work of destruc
tion?' the man cried. “You-you—do
yeu hear me? And I've been com
manded by God Almighty to end this
trouble by ending you!”
As Stuart held the glittering eyes
levelled at himm across the blue black
barrel he could see the man's nervous
and uncertain finger twitching at the
trigger. With a sudden panther like
spring he leaped across the five feet
whico separated him from the man
who held the revolver. His left hand
gripped the weapon and threw it into
the air as it was fired, while his right
hand closed on the throat of his assail:
ant. With his knee against the man's
breast he hurled him down the steps,
wrenched the revolver from his hand
and with a single blow knocked him
into insensibility. |
The spell was brokeu. The mob that
hated him saw theiv chance. A yell of
rage swept them. and a dozem wen
sprang toward him with curses. For
a moment he held his own. when sud
denly a well directed blow from behind
knocked him down. In blind fury he
felt the smash of blows on his face
and head. A strehm of blood was
trickling down his forehead and its
salty taste penetrated his mouth.
A sudden crash from space seemed
to send the world into a mase of flam
ing splinters and the light faded. He
heard the soft rustle of silk and felt
the pressure of & woman's lips on his.
Snvely he must be dead. was the fivst
thought that flashed through his mind.
And then from somewhere far away
in space came Nan's voice tow and
tense:
“Coma back, Jim, dear. I've some
thing to tell you. Yeou can't die. you
shall not die until I've told you!”
e opened his eyes and found Nan
bending over him. His tund rested on
her woft arm. and his head lay pillowed
on her hreast. ¥
“Why, Nan, it’s you! What's hap
pered” What on earth are you doing
here?”
tie looked about the room and saw
that he was in the inner office of the
president of the bank. alone with Biv
ens' wife. He was lying on the bhig
leather couch, ;
1 heard that you were going to speak
this morning. [ wanted to hear you
and came. [ arrived just as you be
gan and managed to get into the bank.
I saw that man try to kill you. Jim,
and that crowd of wild beasts tram
pling you to death. T'wo detectives
vulled you out and dragged you intc
the bank."”
A doctor entered and quickly dressed
Stnart’s wounds, aud turned to Nan.
“He'll be all right in a week or so.
Mrs. Bivens, provided he doesn't insist
on breaking the run on auother bank
by the spell of his eloguence. _] hope
you can persuade him not tu‘[fi that
again.”
*1 think I'm fully persuaded, doctor.”
Stuart answered grimly. *“l've seen a
great light today.”
When the doctor had gone and Nan
was left alone with Stuart an embar
rassed silence fell between them.
She was quietly wondering if he were
fully unconsciouns when she was sob
bing and saying some very foolish
things. Above all, she was wondering
whether he knew that she had kissed
him.
When her car stopped at South
Washington square and Stuart insisted
on scrambling out alone, she held his
hand tight a moment and spoke with
trembling earnestness:
“You will see me now, Jim, and be
friends "
He answered promptly.
“Yes. Nan, | will. The world is gev
er going to be quite the saime place for
me after today. There was one morment
this morning in which I think 1 lived
a thousand years.”
A hot flush stole over the woman's
peautiful face as she lovked steadily
into his eyes and quietly asked:
“What moment was that?"’
“The moment [ looked down that gun
barrel. saw the stupid hate in that
fool's eves and felt the throb of the in
sane desire to kill in the people behind
him. the people for whom ['ve been
giving my life a joyous sacrifice.”
Nan smiled a sigh of relief.
“Oh. 1 see. Well, vou've made me
very happy with your promise. I know
you will keep your word.”
He pressed her hand firmly.
“You are more beautiful than ever,
Nan., Yes., I'll keep my word. Goodby
until 1 call.”
And the woman smiled in trinmph,
’ CHAPTER XI.
The Lamp of Aladdin,
i Hl5 ciouds of the panic slowly
lifted and the sun began to
shine. A fearless officer of the
law had struck a blow for jus
| tice that marked the beginning of a
{new era of national life. Slowly but
surely the prices of stocks began to
mount,
lucidentally a corner in wheat was
' suddenty developed. and the price of
iln'(e:ld rose 20 per cent. Bivens was
'l‘mlnd to be the mysterious power be
hind the deal. and before the old
timers in the wheat pit could marshal
their forces to crush hiw he c¢losed out
bis holdings at a profit of five millions.
’ The little financier awoke next morno
ing to find hiwmself the most famous
man in Ameriea. His picture now ap
peared everywhere and all sorts of
writers began to weave marvelous sto
ries of his achievements.
Nan was Insisting again that he make
Stunrt an offer to become his associute
in business.
“I'm sure he will consider your offer
now."”
Bivens looked at her & moment curi
ously and she turned her eyes away.
“Why do you think he has changed
his attitude toward me?”
“I'rom something he said. That meb
has written a question mark before his
life.”
“By George!” he exclaimed, his black
eves sparkling. it may be possible.”
“You'll try?” Nan asked eagerly.
“I'll not try 11 do it.
“I've au enemy somewhere among
the fallen,” Bivens' went on musingly,
“who is dying hard. In spite of the
fact that 1| bave unlimited resources,
this man is constantly circulating re
ports about thie soundness of my
finances. Fe uses the telephoné
principally aud he has started two
runs on my bank within the past
month. Another is pending. I'm go
ing to ask Jim to preside over an in
vestigation of my resources in the
presence of a dozen newspaper re
porters.”
Nan stooped and kissed him.
When Stuart reached Bivens' new
offices in Wall street he was amazed
at their size and magnificence. The
first impression was one of dagzling
splendor. The huge reception hall was
trimmed from floor to dome in onyx
and gold. ‘
Stuart nodded to a group of rgporters
waiting for the chance of a word with
the great man. “Looks like a full
house, doesn’t it?" he said. 1
“They've been here for hours.” said
a reporter. “There are a senator, threet
members of the house of representa
tives, an ambassador, the governor of
a Chinese province, a Japanese prince
and a dozen big politicians from as
many states, to say nothing of the
small fry.” '
“Well, I have an appointment with
Mr. Bivens at this hour”
“Reaily!” the reporter gasped. “Then
for heaven's sake give me a chance at
vou five minutes hefore the other fel
jows. Remember now, [ saw you
frst!”
He was still pleading when Stuart
smilingly drew away aed followed one
of Rivens' secretaries.
{ continued in next issue )
From she Duly B.leti ‘
Improve Metheds of Market
ing.
(Sent out from office of Georgia
Farmers’ Union, Uaion City, Ga.
Conditions has caused thous
ands of farmers to realize that
something should be done to im
prove their methods of market
ing. It is plain that organiza
tion is the only road to improve
‘ment, hence, thousands are com
ing back into the Farmers’ Union
who had dropped out for one
cause or another. During the
last several months we have been
unable to gat men who could do
effectiv work, to give their ex
clusive time to organizing and
re-organizing. During the last
eight weeks, Mr. R. F. Duck
worth has been working in the
following counties: Hart, Banks,
Madison, Cherokee, Raburn,
Rockdale and Stephens, and has
put over one thousand members
into the Union. Mr. Duckworth
will continue on, making two
speeches per day, but he ean not
reach all counties at once. He
should have other men the field.
We expect to give the news of
the work in the local weekly press
from time to time under the above
heading. \
The farmer is entitled to ex
penses and a reasonable profit on
his investment the same as other
professions. He should keep a
system of accounts that would
enable him to know just what it
to grow a bale of cotton,
a bushel of corn or anything that;
he grows on the farm. This
would enable him to determine
which crop was showing a profit%
and which was not, and shou!d;
cut out the one that did not pay,
and give more time to to the ones
that does. i
*' We give some subjects for dis
cussion that have been selected
by the Union. Following are
those for December:
1. How has the organization
lalreadv improved the farmers’
condition?
In discussing this subject it is
well to bear in mind the fact that
the Farmers’ Union led the fight
in the improved methods of farm
ing, the reorganization of our
public school system, the putting
of convicts on the public roads,
the establishing of our new col
lege of agriculture and the Dis
trict Agricultural Schools. It
secured the reduction in passen
ger fares; areduction in the price
of fertilizer, and has greatly re
duced the crop mortgage system.
2. Is it practicable for our
Government to protect the cotton
’and tobacco industry by govern
‘ment control?
'« 3. What community interest
‘has the farm and town?
- 4. What is necessary to make
the local meetings more interest
ing?
In our next letter we will give
the subjects for Janury, and we
would be glad to have a short
statement from readers in refer
ence to these subjects, or other
matter of general interest.
Address all communications to
The Farmers’ Union, Unity City,
Georgia.
December 12, 1912. |
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