Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-20

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Eugene Bantry had resigned his posi-
ton on the Tocsin. His reason for
severing his connection was dumfound-
ing. He had written formal letter
to the judge and repeated the gist of it
to his associates in the Office and &C.
quaintances upon the street. He de-
clared that he no longer sympathized
with the attitude of the Tocsin toward
his stepbrother and regretted that he
had previously assisted IN emphasize
Ing the papers hostility to Joe, par
ticularly in the matter of the approach
Ing murder trial. This being the case,
he felt that his effectiveness In the
service Of the paper had ceased. and
he must in Justice to the owner re-
sign.
''well, I'm cursed!' was the simple
comment of the elder Louden when his
stcpson sought him out at the factory
and repeated this statement to him.
$50 am l. think" said Eugene wan
~. "Goodby. I'm going now to see
mother. but I'll be gone before you
come home"
"Gone where?"
Gust away. don't know where"
Eugene answered from the door. Il
couldn't live here any longer. r. Z
you've been drinking" said Mr..
Louden. inspired. You'd better not
let Mamie Pike see you"
Eugene laughed desolately. II don't
mean to. l shall write to her. Coed.
by" he said and was gone before Mt.
Loutlen could restore enough order out
OF the chaos in his mind to stop him.
Thus Mrs. Louden's long wait at the
window was tragically rewarded, and
she became an unhappy actor in Ca
MANS drama OF that day. Other ladies
attended Mt other windows or near
their front doors throughout the after.
noon-the families Of the three patri-
archs awaiting their return as the time
drew on with something akin to fren-
". Mrs. Flitcroft. q lady Of temper.
whose rheumatism confined her to a
chair, had her grandson wheel her out
upon the porch. aud us the dusk fell
and she finally saw her husband COM
ing at a laggard pace. leaning upon
his cane. his chin sunk on his breast,
she frankly told Norbert that although
she had lived with that man flfty-seven
years she would never be able to un-
derstand him. She repeated this with
genuine symptoms Of hysteria when
she discovered that the colonel had
not come straight from the Tabor
house, but had stopped two hours at
Peter Bradbury's to talk 1t over"
One item OF his recital, while snfi-
GENTLY startling to his wife. had a re-
markable effect upon his grandson.
This was the Information that Ariel
Tabor's fortune no longer existed.
whats that?" cried Norbert start-
Ing to his feet. "What are you talk
Ing aboutl'
Its true" said the colonel delifer-
ately. "She told me so herself. Eskew
had dropped off into sort Of doze
more like a stupor perhaps land We
all went into Rogers old studio, ex.
cept Louden and the doctor, and while
we were there talkin' one Of Pixies
clerks came with a basket full Of tin
boxes and packages Of papers and
talked to- Miss Tabor at the door and
went away. Then old Peter Numbered
out and asked her point blank what II
was and she said it was her estate
almost everything she had, except the
house. Buckalew, tryin' to make d
Joke, said he'd be willin' to swap his
house and lot for the basket and she
laughed and told him she thought he'd
be sorry; that all there was, to speak
Of, was a pile Of distillery stock
'sWhatY repeated Norbert incredu-
lously.
"Yes. It was the truth" said the
colonel solemnly. Il saw It myself
Blocks and blocks Of stock in that dis
tillery trust that went up higher n 9
kite last year. Roger had put all OF
Jonas good money!"
"Not into thaty' shouted Norbert, un-
controllably excited.
"Yes, he did. l tell you saw it!''
II tell you he didn't. He owned
Granger gas, worth more today than
1t ever was! Pike was Rogers at
torney in fact and bought It for him
before the old man died. The check
went through my hands. You don't
think I'd forget as big a check az
that, do you, even II it was more than
a year ago? Or how 1t was signed and
who made out to? It was Martin Pike
that got caught with distillery stock
He specialized once too often!'
mo. you're wrong" persisted the
colonel. ~ tell you saw It myself"
.Then you're blind" returned his
grandson disrespectfully; you're blind
or else--or else" He paused. open
mouthed, a look Of wonder struggling