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Show s v Shadows From the Past of a Great Fortune ; Flit Before. Its Grim, Unbending Possessor . V - Stephens was cray now on tha aide of ilia head and wholly bald on top. During forty dramatic yaara ha had oerved tha Battle., father and son. Ha remembered whan the bouaa In Waahlngtoa square waa bought and remodeled; a plaaaantly manaion with a white win- -, dow trim let into a facing of brick of, the old pale red that waa not to be aaan any- where along the newer real dene atreeta , uptown. And ha remembered the mist of paia green foliage that eoftsned ,and touched with mjatery the old square sometimes in late April and sometimes In early May. Once that would be the year of the bllssard the trees had not burgeoned until after tha middle of May. He had taken personal charge of the moving into the first of the Fifth avenue houae (that was a hideous brownstone front) and had been homesick there for years. But the change into the second Fifth avenue house, far uptown here opposite Central park, had not been ao trying. The fact of a larger ataff of servants supported and soothed him. and he waa quietly proud of the wide stairway with Ita ratling of white marble carved Into delicate tracery. Hs liked tha elevators, too. Nothing, for that matter, seemed - so - trytng during theae later years. Failing animal beat, - perhapa John Battle had died in this great - house, as nad young Mrs. Robert. But - not before the ftag of the Battle Shipping and Trading, company... had , made iiaell known from Singapore and Batavia to Barbados and Prambupnr, He opened the door softly ; then neal- tat4 - If wee a delicate matter. " Young Mr. Robert, once he had drawn the big leather chair around to the fire ana opened his brief case and spread out that impressive array of -business documents, not to- he- disturbed.- - - It "was preferre during-theslong solitary evenings that . - - e Mr. Robert answered, crisply; and his face set firmly aa be listened. "Its Frank Hildreth. Bob. That person baa been after me an day. Yea that one. I finely let her get through to me. ItS a queer case. Sorry to disturb you at such a time, but there's an unexpected turn, I really think youd better let mo bring t her over. Ye O. in half an hour. I don-'- want to go into It on the phone" Mr. Robert turned seemly on his eon. You'd better go now. 1 have no more time for you." . To Jail, eh? , "You made your bed. Us In It. . Adrian rose. fumbled for a moment with an upholstered button on the arm of the chair, and then walked abruptly put and closed the door. A minute passed, and another! Than Mr. Robert rose, heavily, and pressed tha button beside the mantel. "Did Mr. Adrian go out, Stephens? -H i did - air. "Mr. Hildreth will be coming soon with e lady. Show them right up. That la all. He sank again Into She chair; lifted a paper only to lay It down again. .He felt tired; which 'waa disturbing. He lighted a cigar, and rested his head, and thoughtfully -- molted. He had gone the limit with Adrian. Any man would agree to that. . For the boys own good. The men he know- - the big men, who directed rallwaye and banka and vast manufacturing and shipping interest. aidn t- tire. They were strong men. with hard, clear beads, who coma work all day and.play poker drink w hen It came o drinking and smoke continuously without a hint of nerves." Trouble appeared to be that the weak,'-- Rea Rv weak r not Just In the narrow moral sense; seemed unable to give and take hard, blows You had to stand up to that, of course, or go under. Take me own caae, now ; it had been a r consistent career; always- sort of thing; alwaya the vigorous, forthright Robert Battle: sort of man you. could never hare made a mistake about; square, clean-cu- t. Over that not unpleasant ha nodded .deliberately. A con- -, aistent life. O, a few contradictory incidents; dim, episodes; sidbut alwaya a ings her and there, main track to it. But why was Frank Hildreth bringing up that particular dim episode?. A ghost that had been laid long ago. And what unexpected turn cmild there be? His cigar was burned down to his fingers. He lighted another, vaguely deciding to smoke more deliberately. No sense ' in behaving ilk a nervous boy. Ho had been absolutely right in his attitude toward Adrian. Flrmneaa. ! i! fair-mind- ed a V - r Ti ""I w'iM ! A-k- . T u' n a0, a 1 mis-ene- lr'h it.l ' IA -- "S ' you-rid- was". thp(tK. N X -- - en.-glas-se , - ta ' low-live- "Tell him. Robert the master now; his square frame eeemed to tower heroically above a surge of panic stricken leaser folk, as the orders came snapping from his f.rm lips, "It's the deflation, Arthur explained to court.' Tim. The war have cracked. I "I hadn't thought o that. Look never saw one ofprice these big men under can't I they're holding hands! fire before. And he's a big one! Take . etay - - - Why mad? my word for it, they'll never lick him." would be difficult." "It of him. myself,"" "I never eaw thl side - He glanced up and smiled but mused Tim. as hia gas followed, hers to wearily; the further Nina Bernice tapped tho floor tmp- -side of the room the faint smile faded. A girl eat ther stiffly against the wall tiently, Well," eh queried, "how about me? In an armless chair. She wore a plain Your During one brief moment suit of serge, with a simply embroidered her- - - Ton nothing, white shirt wlL-- . plauy eiraw hati and You "may talk or keep'silent.art You may Httla slipper planked side by aid be- - etay or got" , - . irhewstaredT WS 1 busy' ga!?J "Robert. Mary voice wa hardly more Then he 'cam., rushing over t Arthur - then a breath. "I didnt mean to look, . and Tim. "How Could you dear? "Did you hear whnt ho aaid to me?" she help it,, There it waa difficult for him to gasped. And he added, apeak "ther the I. Arthur sensitively, but firmly,' averted', brokenly "things I thoughtI had ,fpr-- . hia face..,. But T tro eried, hot!y;. "Youra, v h all wrongs sister? Youd better just Over ,by the window Arthur murmured; fade out! . , y .f There are ao many thfeada In a life! "You, too? 8ur!y youro with jne, Threads of eo many eolors! Tim" , Tim looked up at him with the quick "Not for a minute! Act on, eutie, but suspicion of tha rough man of limited un dont take me for your audience! then hia . weatherbeaten face demanding; "Hell hear from mW1 she cried, f contracted Into a puxsled "Silence there! called Frank Hildreth. j "Mary," Robert could, mak hlmsi "Very well, Ill go. But hell hear from heard now only with i(he greatest ef- me. one thread thatll never Theres fort. "It tha way you change that break. Never! J you. "The- - scarlet thrad 'alw-abreak!," ' ' t - 7 7 I know, dear. aatd Arthur, facing her new. "The people I've beep Sh moved Irresolutely toward the door. ao hard to understand. It waa Tim who cried out eo sharply She was very pretty, Ri , that all turned; and then all rushed to (ha "Very. And natural aa a corner, where he knelt by the Inert fig- -, i "Yee, I can aee that, ure of Mary, And1 then Robert held her before I before we wer shoulders snd head In hts arms while , tears fell from hs bewildered eyes. And tny dearest, year" 1 know. Of course if always sensed through the hush ' they could hear th her. I wondered sometimes what eh throaty sound of a voice at.ll speaking iu could have been like. After all, Robers th telephone. we didnt mak so bad a Job of It, You Standing in th doorway, Nina Bernice , never - flinched. - I liked the way you laughed. It stirred excited me. me; U be fought. beard from me." she said "He held me to my part of tt. I felt ao use- harehtjv- - Tve killed all he ever had of less. often." her." "It waa your spirit that stirred me, And directly back of her, In th aweet. shadow, Stephens was wringing hia hands "I think a great deal about this curious and aaylnf, over and over: Perhap Ive , business of living. Often It is bard to gone too far! Perhapa Ive gone too far!" x -keep from rushing to this one and that, A voice wa monotonously: and telling them. I aee eo clearly now "Beg pardon, air.repeating sir. Beg pardon, . the cruelty of Instructing them wrongly. Whj-it was SteBeg pardon, air. Life la so prtmittvo. Standing respectfully there be"So savagely primitive!" muttered Ar phens! fore the fireplace. A calm Stephens, thtir, hinheard by all save the scowling Robert watched his hands They were Tim. before him, 'aa he had always clasped "And they should know more of the them when addressing one of tha tiuth. W don't arm them for the strug- clasped family. gle. W didn't arm Adrian for it, Robert. Hildreth, air. And tha th Its Mr. What wa her name? . t lady. "I dont know, dear. . Ive J0 beep asleep, Stephens. why become "What ha of her?" " "Youve had little nap, yes, sir. Shall "I dont know. I ahow them up, sir., Mr. HUdrUl Mary sighed. seemed to ekpect that I would. Stephens opened the door hurriedly. "Why yes. Stephen' "Beg pardon, Thank you, air. began breathlessi ly. "Its quite my fault, sir I should Left alone for a moment, Robert have gone against your Instrudons, si- r- glanced uncomfortably about th big used my Judgment. ; rooms - It wa empty. - The Sargent por- HS waa brushed aside bv a young flralt gf John Battle stared- firmly out of womatrwho was enveloped in a sab. the shadows. , 1 7 ; ; wrap; a vivid, glowing person with a face They were coming up the stairs. With , was that boldly beautiful, though shad- 4 nervous start that was uni ke Robert, .' owy under the etriklngly wide hat; strid- as it would have been unlike John before ing into the room. he got to hia feet and awaked them; Frank Hildreth followed; thin, thought- ahim,big, solid figure of a man, standing ful. keen; worried now; speaking sternly before the mantel. after her Frank ushered her iu with a touch of "I must warn you to he reasonable And curioua, as ceremony.. Curious! to control yourself." that eha should wear a simple suit But she stood over Robert Battle, star-Ih- g well, and a plain straw hat! Though there i down in angrv contempt. waa cheap about her; Nina BerTim nudged Arthur. What's become nice nothing had the g.ft of smartness. Most of his wife? She aint sitting there any curious, sh smiled sensitively, 'uncermore. , , "No Iook over against the wall! 8h tainly. She carried a small pareel; he new that,- " ' Just stepped aside." The letters, of course! And a book But she's standing right by that other bound in leather; on!" Th principal, difficulty lay In ihs Queer. Yea, thought she would. throat, it was going to be difficult to Theyre holding hands bow ! A m I go- speak; perhaps impossible, at. fret. And ing out o' my head? Tell me, old sport! confused, elusive memories f dated like Do you see what I see? vapors In his brain. He didn't Ilk that; Yes. Its perfectly natural. for perhaps hi greatest pride had been "Natural? But, good God! It's got me In that brain. He indicated madunellkt all unsettled. Im forgetting What I com chairs. up her to do. Sh took that on by lh eat veiy That la good. , with her little feet together. They could hear Robert asking in that Robert found his voice; heard himself uneven voice, is if he were choking a asking rather harehlv as would he (Just . . little have asked such a question at th office "What do you want. Nina? on a busy day): 1 ""You know what want! cried th Wall, what'a thl aR about?' woman, O, you've evaded me! Vouvs The two others exchanged glances. dodged and liea! I've been tricked around Why? he asked himself. Was Frank, by by that. man. your jackal th king's any chance, not playing fair? Jackal! She was pointing at Frank Hil, then. her alender wRh Deliberately, dreth. No, I w.ll not be quiet! 1'in pretty fingers; shs untied th string and through with that through with being opened the parcel. Sure enough, there fooled Im going to tail all New York were the letters! nowl I brought these, she began. "Who is ah asked Tim, 'shrewdly He interrupted with eil. bow much etudyng the tertsely beautiful figure, the do you want for them? blaxlngly beautiful face, th exquisitely At this sharp attack she seemed to atnk dramatic hands that gave added meaning a little wav into the chair. But after a to every word she uttered. moment she resolutely straightened her , "It Nina Bernice, the dancer nhouldera. I Come out with "You dont say! Whv, I v teen her it' If wev got to up to the New Amsterdam. Soma class. talk business, lets talk buaiaess! Ill to compete with a jellow newspaper. 'got "Be attli! Nows th time he need h1 I presume!. , friends. W may hav to go over there." Bob," Hildreth 'cut in. you really Not me. Im no friend o' hia" mustn't bully Mis Bernice!" "Ksh!" And after a silence, she said, in a low Robert wa struggling In that odd way ro ce: "It's been a pretty- - hard thing to in his chair; try ng to rise, plainly, here. But it seemed th beat do, "You knojv what I want!" Nina Ber- way.coming F.rst, I want to gtvs vou these letnice wa crying. "Just one million dol- ters. As nearly as I can tell they are all lars! Put It to mv cred.t at the bank here. Of course. If there should be tomorrow morning, a nd j;du ve sealed nvy more, ' 1 11 send them to you. And tny Inf" lipsl Fall me, and I II sell these letters turning over all th other things to Mr, to th yellowest newspaper in NewjYorJu" Hlidceth In (he mere ley - , , "T "may go down, Sue "Mite Bernice is going to be married, I ' but If do, you'll go with me!" Hldreth explained clumsily. You're a common adventuress, Mid "O! Th s from Robert. Frank HKdrelh sternly, "I noticed have my thought you might "M lien I want a lawyer's opinion I buy ring, she went on. Ha it now' A It, she retorted. with emeralds and a set platinum band, "You are disturbing him at a time when diamond. tha entire business fabric hangs on the "Youre going to be married! name and character of five men. of whom "Yes. I shall leave the stage. I have Robert Battia Is one. 'Pushing your mis- not felt happy about tho past, but 1 shall erable claim when there is hardly a sol- simply have to make the bent of that. I vent bank In New York." . have found a new philosophy, glancing She repeated contemptuously the ,on down at th leather-boun- d book, "that word "Character!" has changed the whol course of mv life." Ixok!' muttered Tim. catching at ArBut there are ro.ored threads. Robthurs elbow. "His wife! ert heard himself saying tha!, and of had from aide wandered the Mary stopped short. the nameless girl and was moving slow"Of course. In everv Hio. I underly. gropingly, about tha room with hands stand that. Certain different threads outstretched. She smiled; shyly, as a child sometimes . Shes saying something ! smiles, and her eyes gllatsned. - "But Z "Ssh! am going ahead on a new fooling. MarThey watched and listened; faintly they riage Is a Job, I imagine. FfMtfbly a caught these words (ijSkry to pretty difficult Job. I m gong m trying to find you, Rob"Robert make good at it. thats all I ran say I ert It growing very dark. onlv now that the liappt- know, at least, On of the telephones rang. nese ilea In giving up abso'uteiv. I un Arand at Tim, started, again caught that. , Gladly. -I hop to hav chi!-- , thur's elbowi "That thing ilka Id ' doing iren. scared ms to death! The wistful smile flitted again Across "Thl tension Is very gree. of course. the delicately pretty face But keep skill. Bee hes answering the Thai all 1 can sa Im going to try phone' He yes he' getting out of the 'to make good at It. And thu first thing chair! she indicated th letwas to clear thia Frank Hildreth turned again on Kin ters "all up. I couldnt leave it to anyBernice. s , , one else to do. Mr. Battle will pay you a quarter of a Her voice faltered .She glanced over million now tonight. toward Hildreth, moved ae If to rise from "A round million! the hesitated, then did get up. "Yea yea yes! This waa Robert, . I chair; tjilnk." aha murmured, "if you don't standing squarely, solidly bv the table, mind, I II just go now." th telephone Instrument In his hand. She waa mov ng toward the door, when "Frank, th g executor of th Williams es- Robert with her, Intercepted eleven thousand sharas tate la (lane. of (Battle Shipping on th market tomoraround him She seemed about to row morning. Quick, get Harvey Dean and out tha door: but flutter then, hesitating, on (he other phone' Right there! Main ahe fet her hand rest tn his. Aid he wss eleven!" down, at her Htldreth gav In the' number; then he gaming gloomrlv . Pant CbUbu4 aa, Pag pressed (he tranamitter against hip shopl-y . ' now1 " bot1-?Mt- f Pop-eye- 1 Robert-co- tbe-san- tr dec. "Bob," ha asked, low, crisplr, "what did Battle Shippingrtoee et tonight? Down axteeu points. replied Robert i grimly. Everything else la way off, of eours. There e ns market. You can t buy that stuff In. not possibly. - - - . "Cenalply I can." "In God s name, how?" "Sell everything I ewn personally. Taka the loss. There' that much market. And I can mortgage this house before noon, "But your standing? Your credit? "Wera past all that. International Worsted went under this afternoon. Vo! Why, I thought "Theyre gone, Me re. not sure yet about the Upmann banks; they may go tomorrow," Tomorrow good God! Heres Dean nsidered boy-wr- I r- I i? ", n, I" v The shamefaced Tiro Yecelved it In si. lence. Ita his wife, Arthur explained, in a whisper. Tim nodded Fof a time the two men atood nearcurtly. a. window, looking at the tilent couple before the fir. T confess to arnee of Intrusion, said Arthur. "Of course, she knows me, in a wav. ... .. j, You wouldn't aay she knew me? "Almost certainly. All the threads fn the fabric of his life. In twenty-thre- e yearn of marriage a woman, an unselfish wornap. traces them all out. Nothing can escape, if she Is fairly observant. "Why don t ah say something about Us, then?" Arthur compressed hts sensitive lip and alowly, verv thoughtfully, shook his bead. "She would spar him. You heard him 'tell her that he was Sion. And I didn't get It. "Umhuh. Ita queer a couple o minutes you Say, and me was scrapping. And now look at ' ue' "That is because she came in, of -- he got his real work done. He often said could have been) that. To Sjphena-therbut one Mr- - Battle.' This on, though upward of fifty now 'would always aeem to be young Mr. Robert. He leaned slightly forward, as he always had dona when speaking to one of jt he family, and Clasped h a hands before him. "Beg pardon, air, but young Mr. Adrian would like to apeak wfthi you,, sir." . .-- , Mr. Robert gravely lifted his head. ' " You understand. 'Stephens ' "I quite understand, air. But the young even determined seemed very gentleman i . , excited, air end, although "Did you make.lt plain to him that" 1 could sir. But hardly "Quite plain, -on disoipline.- - eir."- Mr. Robert considered the matter. "It's rather pusiltpg, sir."be-- Stephens was I will not see him, Stephens." he re"He claims to friend of saving. marked, finally; and resumed his work. air. Pal waa the word ho used. yours, air. Very good. But young Mr. Adrian burst into - the The name is Muitane, Tim Mullane, sir. "I hav no memory of such a person, room. In vears he mighwhave been .25 or ft, very slender, w.th, an erect, car- Stephens. Tim Mullane hmm! Ive aldisturbed this a sensitive face that waa ready been rather seriously riage and evening.', flushed now. "I know, air. And while I might not This is my last request of you, father!" cried the young man. "God be quite equal to it alone, It occurred to - knows, I wouldn't come near you. If I'm mo that Williams and I togethor might in terrible trouble a thing has happened be able to put him -- out. Williams is watching him now, air. that The words were tumbling in bonfuaion v O. if It should Como to that, Yfl taka over a thick tongue. Mr. Robert ap- charge of the matter myself." "Thank you. sir. Will you step downpeared to settle in his chair, almost to stairs. sir?" a gh. Stephens now, or perhaps a mo"No; just ' ss a whim, show him ur ment later, slipped qu etlv from the room. r Stephens..'- "You have been drinking ' again." "But, really sir. If I might, suggest , , "Thata untrue! v Careful what you say"' Mr." Roberts thank you. sir. A little man stood in the doorway; d nearly square,' very solid face, with ita of countenance, furtive of eye, a shadows, was taking roughly blocked-i- n on a not unfamiliar, severity- comped .figure with leg slightly bowed "1 haven't had a drop for three days. and clad in a wrinkled au't that had been m omsrtrr once, perhaps. In earlier This much you've got., to understand a light colored fabric of the pattern got to! Jm not here on the usual tears, known a check He held an old at too! Get pin errand; Im through, .that cap rolled In a wiry hand. straight! But a rotten emergency" has green In Bob!"he cried. come up. voice, Id made arrangements to "Well, leave thli country day after tomorrow,"... "and how jfa you .feei ahont . It acrmts. and Youre rich , "O, you had" youvejjiit ' "Bnt" the hotel people gH ai Just a bum! That's the luck of had me , ( my chance, all right. But you Mood In Naturally." You the werent way. O, not Just that.' The young mans taking chances, face twitched; there waa anger In his you werent! It waa aura th'ngs for you, eyes, a savage pr,de. never under control, every crack! now ablase. Swarming dim memories' "Not the old nagging. Eager men crowding (he rail down at Sheepshead' A Theyv brought" his voice broke Into little of knot horses, streaming Ilk flowfalsetto "brought a criminal action ing silk along a fast track, with the dust t against me." "I confees I dont see bow this con- hanging yellow behind! Jockeys In orange and green ahd crimson and pink and cerns me." white and blue and scarlet, sticking I ks Adrian swots, under his breath. "O, I know Im talking to a man with- monksys to desperately reaching necks: aa hard whip arms working like eccentric piston out a heart nails. "This la a sheer waste of time. Adrian, rods, and fat women wMh coppery hair tha peacock they were, Theraa no good in vour coni.ng here, screaming like men .Jostling and against my wishes, to indulge yourself In and hungry-eye- d i personal abuse. .Yours la a strange sort cheering! was Who the slender young fe'iow who of egotisin, not attractive." stood quietly looking in hand, . "I didnt choose my blood or -- breeding! The young man bit this sentence poid except for the fire in his eyes and a color. slightly heightened oft sharply; walked a little way down Many's the time Tvs watchedthe room: then, more quietly, back. "This by In your damn limousine! O, Ive much I have to tel) you to make It clear Tv engaged to sail Thursday on on of thought of way to get at you! I knew the Isthmus and Pacific tramp as super- the day would come! I've been hungry Ive polished park benches by the month cargo- - Understand, I've got the Job!" Ive been up for vagrancy and, I'v been . "Because of my name, I presume. Adrian seemed physically to swallow up for drunk and disorderly and knocking a cop'a front teeth down hia throat; this Then resumed Tve cut loose from O. Ive been upt Andsfl the while I aU these rotten associations here. Im A new footing. r But knew!" starting afresh. Know Whata all this wnst, Tim? these dirty hotel people have got me trapped. .1 cant turn around cant stir. stuff, an; way? "Don't you try bluff wig aewrnr'Tvg Theyre going to Jail on," "What did happen at that hotel? the got you cornered now. Bob. I've been waiting for this rrt.nuts. I had to wait father asked, eoldiv curious. The boy drew a long breath; threw for Honev Hlllstroin, too. Tour years I back hia shoulders. " was paying five waited for' him. Then I got him. It hundred and sixty a Week for that apart- taken longer with you. And there waa the lucky yearn when I didn't take it ao ment." bard. But I got Honey. I beat him moai Hum! O, you can twist everything I say to to death. I broke his Jaw, I did, with that me in wrong. , But I'm going to say fiat. That one. See R? And look I took put It. You brought mo up. You never gave ths off him. No, I'll nold it. It's the me any idea of the value of money. I've ring tho old King gave him for winning got to find all that out for mvself now. the Derby.AndI took It for my own satisIve kept It. Itanever I ran weeks behind with them. Went faction. broke. And one night a friend helped me been around the corner not that ring, en all hell looeon roe, with carry my trunk and things down the fire I ve lately, hung on to it. escape. We were drunk. - It seemed and Sit down talk quietly, Tim. or YU amusing than. for the aervanta. ring I ! "The present Idea, take It, is that R ng for who? O'd Whiskers? Or should pay the hotel in order that you young O, you give me the may Mart off on your cruise." do! I come Think yon Willies, here what It cornea to. "Thst'a up Im helpless. to elt down? Have Will you do It?" cup of tea, eh. whet, old dear? Certainly not. e jtiaf ld a way. , . But "Well, then, by- , cant Spare me "the profsnityr please? No, you"Now, listen You canlt throw me off. wait a moment! Sit down. That chair Where f can see You. Let'' see k bethel I tetl vmr,' f knoWtT got tbe whole story you've learned 'to listen a little. That straight. "What story? would be an axcellent beginning of your new life. Just to lsarn to listen. You Just listen! Henry Isbell that With a twitching face, after a bitter turns your color some, eh? told moment of Indecision, Adrian dropped me. Now do you think you Henry can bluff me down? ' into the chair. "I am fifty-on- e But Henry years old, Adrian. Th boy stirred restlessly; but then He told me! I know! - You can roll settled Into quiet. . that up In your cigar and smoke It till For thirty-fiv- e years, man and boy. I youre blue. You and I were pals Neednt have worked, first In a aplrit of gratitude tell me you've forgotten that. No? All to my fathsr for giving me eo great an right' ASl right! Now listen! Ther opportunity, later to help him develop wasnt ny two thieves thicker than you the bustnees. and finally to extend and and me that year. No! Eierv .day at establish It on the solid basis you sea to- the track, wasnt It? With me telling you day. I married when I waa two veaig all you ever learned about horses. And ytungr then your present age. and gav I played straight. I told you all I knew, 'tny strength devotedly to mr family. and all I could find out. "You bet your hundreds and thousand Thats the k nd of man I've been! "If I am auccviisiul today, and if you and I bet ray tens and twenties and fiffind yourself In a position to piav, ties And we were winning, weren't we and run up these heavy though! And then I passed you that tip debts, It is becauaa of tho name I have on Daisy Bell. Go ahead and cover up built. You havo behaved abominably. your eye! Wouldnt I. If I was you? You hava attracted to yourself s d Cover up that the gam! Deiey Bell lot of spongeer leeches. Theyve bled sure to win. They d held her back And theyll ntfsr let ail eeason. Naturallv. you. Yoli sort attrta. dlaThat go. hav 'Q. you you havent forgotten! raced and me, after all Iv pulled her in the Brookyn handicapHoney you 5 one for yourself you. know! And she ran last by ten lengths He paused. Adrian, his' head drooping In tha Aqueduct, prise. And old Mills a little forward, was studying him with had Honey out with her at night rutting whole second off the mil and a furlong. moody eyes I m wondering s llttfe thus tha You knowl Mill worked (he odda up to tf that s really an ac- fourteen to one. I had it straight. young man began It curate picture of your Hfe you were meant a clean fortune.- - And I let you In painting. It isnt a very human picture." on It. .Why? You were my pal. We were "I haven t asked for your comment. playing It together, Juat you and me. Told 0, I was Just wondering. Its undoubtyou alt I knew. Told vou that old Mills edly the wsv U looks to you now. All had folded up a thousand dollar bill. Just you oars to remember of tt. Industry, eten. and tore It In two halves, and giv thrift, perseverance, all that. Pussies ms Honev on of em and foij him he could a little, though, that i snouid be such a have the other after hed won the race. bad lot. while you were so perfect. Harr You know! And you never told me jou'd blood and all." , bought -Louisans Lou. The telephone rang. On of them. The "But,- Tim. bless jour old heart, how other wjuira prime hi (o could -- U'a liaxy to me. Just aa 1 e , By SAMUEL MERWIN Rabmrt . . , (ears fU from hi a hwiUrd ays. Standing in tha door-Nina B arnica lamghad. Ha ha hoard from ana," aha raid harahlg. ' hava kilad all ha aaar had a! har" kald bar in hi arm Meaty, 1 ,l Listen! Youd bought Louisiana Lou And what did you do?" The rather high voice of the compact little man cracked here; but h- - pressed hmiyon. "Knowing eierj thing Knowing Id hocked everything and borrowed from my sister put every cent I could set ape together, every cent I stood for in the world, eight hundred dollars end standing to win eeven thousand two hundred. As good aa in mv pocket. And you mv pal. And me slipping everything I knew to you. And what did you do? "Tim. I tell you I w'ont "What dd you do? Answer me that? Hera? Now? Cant do tt? Have to swallow. do you? Well, then. Ill tell you. You sent Henry Isbell to Honev and promised him five thousand to pull Daisv. And dldnt-.h- r And you won ? with your Louisiana Iou And I lest! waa broke done just a cheap skate bum. And you hated me because done me dirt. Thats the wav it youd goes, you know, Bob. And then what more? Were you on the level with Honev? Were you? Humph! See. Pm laughing . Im Juat JavigU.ng, You. irtyak uivkhaQivow skunk. Wait till I get through laughtng. and Ill (ell you. the rest of it. Listen! You crossed Honey. You wouldnt give up a cent until hed sent by Henry he was going to atlck a knife Into you risking his whole career like that and then you give up two thousand. Just two And thats why youre rich, thousand! of course. That's the sort o.' stuff rich men ere mad of. , That' a lie! I sent him twenty-Ov- e - hundred. Then Henry Isbell took tha five hundred. And still you crossed Henry. You know, after Id beat him up. and took this little souvenir ott o' him. snd he was there on the curbstone It was late sitting on night on East Fifteenth street. Just beck of Tammany Hall sitting ther and spillholding his Jaw and whole ing the story yon know, I could almost 'a felt sorrv for Honey. The poor little crook. Caught again, and down and out, 'after all hia big j ears I Off the track in New York state and in England! Just a tout! Just a cheap little track piik-Iier- 1 bus-sar- "You cant blame me for that. It was business. Diamond cut diamond. He was as able to look out for himself as "O. listen! Do you know what Im goto you? Right here, in jour ing lovely room, with all the pretty books and around?" picture A voice was heard a gentle v olee, even , . deferential. "If Pm not disturbing you, Rob." In (h doorway stood a bald man with tortoise rimmed spectacles, who carried a hesw parcel. "O. murmured Mr. Robert, gancing uneasily toward Tim, who had planted himso.f under the Sargent portrait of John Battle "O, of course not! Come in, if joti like. He advanced, not Thanks, f will, without hesitation, to the table and set down the parcel. fin"Well, Rob, It ished And he smiled happllv as hs removed the spectacles, breathed on them. to-d- o X -- N. J and wiped them with a handkerchief that was for logic, first, last and always; and was worn through here and there, but now look at the damn thing" was clean. "After all thee years! a "But why isnt-you- r lngl-tastuff "Whats finished? O, the Rook?" logcal?" "Four volumes of it. My life, Rob; all "Bemuse Its pnlv a premise. It leaves my beat 'jeara. Ive worked for It. No the development to - history. Now you one will ever know. ,socialit start with a conclusion !" Rob. Let's Aeg it was "Great stuff! Give me a dgaret, "Rob! 1 ou cant have forgotten, after Thanks. This is the old days! War the great enthusiasm we shared. Those sophomores" But your book, here, Arthur. Lets nights we walked, the campus arguing it out! And the time j'ou got so excited have a look at it, . What do jou aay about ' , you went to jour father and told him you father?' , would neves touch a cent of his money. It "wouldn't I knew "On!yth truth. was asking too much of you. of course mind that. And only the jou truth about to stick fa that bojish attitude. You couldnt go back and undo all, that cart you." and marched down 'Amnrnm turned wrong.' Besides we know now. you and on them. . I. that Its no .solution. And without "Th truth, eh! Did you (ell the truth your help, in the earlier years, I never about what he done to me?" could have got it under way at all." "Vi hy. really. In so far as the most exAmerican Fortunes,''- mused Mr. Rob- haustive research could- ert "Is that still the title?' Tim hanged the (able with an Iron fist. Yea and Its amaslng how our bovlsh "I tell vou l,e robbed me, and he lied theories ha i o stood the test. The mors me! . He broke me. thats what he did! i a well on of the thing .the to Kan me Irrid the ground And 1 ve bided more deejRv I feel for vouth for the areasing percepHon '.of "the youtig.'TTie T now! live got him where I want him!' o. justice', - J shrill pilch. Hi voice hart risen "Youth Ye, of . white! He cant do a thing Ana me theory workscoiir. "Seehes out? Let me see, " it was it was just stare at me! Because hes a coward! "In every Instance, Rob. The facts I tell you Ive got him!" With astonishing ie!erjfv he tor off us. support Every great fortune every one is founded on evil, usually on crime. his coat, and rushed around the table so In the bu lding of every one there were violently that one of the telephone InthA floor. moments crises, you understand when struments fe.1 clatterlng'-tamasement Arthur, himself while with onlv a criminal act of some nature could and- - with the- - fear-o- f the- - gentle man to sav the thing. The purchase of a legislature, or a whom violence is painful, Intercepted him, judge, robbing a vault of records or evi- crying; "You shall not say these things! You dence, even v o'enee against an Individual. And social crimes debauching the In- shall not strike my friend!" They wrestled together, the wiry IKtl dians, enticing the negroes to labor with Tim the taller but less muscular Arliquor end drugs, dynamiting a factory and thur. andThe effort of It distorted their fastening the evidence on labor leaders faces. were breathing heavily. Thev Such devlcs aa spies and agents as Sweat In beads on their forecommonare merest gathered provocateurs th,e and ran down Into their eyes. places, like corrupt newspaper propagan- heads Mr. wa breathing heavily; " Robert, also, da ail that and struggling, olct.y. in his chair. "You look happy, Arthur, in spit soon "As I an as out of here, Arof " he muttered.get thur "Because Ive dons the work I lov A door creaked fantly. In the dim corMoney It nothing, you know, Rob." ner beyond the wlreplace, am) a slender "In a way aoc'allsta we woman were!" "What gay young moved easily over the threshold. "The debate with the stats university "1 thought I heard votoes, she murfellows Arthur? mured and paused. "Is there jmmeene 5 "How you spoke that night, Rob! here with you? Kophomnrl waives; but you had seen the Her ibto quieted the man In the chair. evil of money as none of the rest of us And his eyes softened as they rested on had. You' knew. I never could quit her freeh akin that exhibited hardly a share vour enthusiasm for Henry Georgs. wrinkle beneath th graying hglr. Now whatever they may say about Karl he replied "Im Just "No, dear. Marx here elone." A good brain, Arthur, but blighted by "Woiklng, Robert?, There is no sadder death for a logic. "Wbj I wes. " ! wouldn't work too late. And If they brain. Logic " "But fundamentally, and j'ou can t get ennoy you " around it. If logic isnt "Well. llMle sweetheart, we can't help "Ther never was a scheme of actual that, you know, ft' just life." , life that could be encompassed within a "I know." she sighed. structure of purely logical thought! Why . "Sit her by me. Maiv. win ymj" en yst t becaus(L sne, is Eli mini great, "Like the old days, Robert" never bother to b logical! Shes for limArthur replaced ttie telephone Instruited monarchy in Britain, absolutism In ment on the table, saying in a low voire, Atabia, democracy In Australia: shra for a he put the receiver on th hook "No monogamy In Britain,. olgamy In th one must hear.'' And then he stumbled Orlint, polyandry in Thibet. Germany over the coat, ahd stooped to pick It up. ' -- that-aspe- ct 1 lt-t- in - V If . .- Vat-ke- its 1 , 1 dun-.pr- h . t ) |