The Marshall republican., 1907-05-24

cope with men OF brains, with men
who really know how to play the game
NJ dollars M II 10 played In this Chris.
tiau age. Don't ask me not TO call you
Bsulah; that what I tried TO do was for
you 10 the . streak Of light In an
this black hell. Bsulah. Beuiah, We
are ruined. you. your father. and !.
ruined. and I'm the fool who did H."
She rosa from her desk with all the
quiet. calm dignity that va had been
admiriug for three months. and stood
facing bob. She did not seem To see
me: she saw nothing but the man who
had gone out that morning the person.
incatIon OF hope. who now stood be-
fore her the picture of black despair.
and shs must have thought. 1T was all
for me-" Suddenly she took the lapcis
Of his torn coat In either hand. She
had to reach mp 20 do Il. this winsome
little Virginia lady. With her big.
calm blue eyes looking straight into
his. she said:
Bob"
That was oil. but the word seemed
TO change the very atmosphere In the
room. TIE look Of desperation faded
from Bob's face. and ~ though the
words had sprung the hidden catch TO
the doorsi OF the ~storehouse OF pent-up
misery. his yes filled with bot, blind.
Ing tears. Uis great chest vas on
vulsed with sobs. AGain-cIear. calm.
fearless. and tender. came the one
syllable Bob" And At that Bob's
self-controi slipped thu leash. With a
hosrse cry. he threw his arms around
her and crushed her TO. his breast.
The s~acredness Of the scene made me
feel like m intruder. and started to
leave the room. But In n. moment
Beulsh Sands vas her usual self and,
turning To me. she said. Mr.. Ran
dolph. please forget what o have
een For an instant. M ] saw Mr..
Brownley's awful misery. ! thought Of
nothing but what, he had done for me.
what he had tried IN do for my father,
what a penalty he has paid. From
what you said whom you left and the
fact that I got no word from either OF
you. I feared the worst and did not
dare look at the tape: simply waited
and hoped and-prayed, Yes. ! prayed
as my mother taught me I should pray
whenever I was helpless and could do
nothing myself. And ] felt that God
would not let the noble work OF two
such men be- overthrow by those you
we're bsttlins With, In the midst OF q
calmness that I took for 4 good omen
you came. Can you blame ne for for
getting myselff Mr. BROMLEY" tbs
voice wal now calm and ssif-controled
tell me what you have done. Where
do We stsndf"} There In little to tell
bob answered. "Camemeyer and
standard OH, have taken me into CAM
- they wowhd take . stuck pig. The,
have made q monkeyhed ass ont o.
me. and We are ruined. and have
caused Mr.. Randolph a heavy loss
Roughly, I AGurs that Of your fou1
hundred thousand capital and the mil
lion four hundred thousand pront yo'
had this morning.. only your capital re
mains"
Wishing 10 spars Bob. I interrupted
and myself s&ys the sirl brisay the dc
tails Of what had hAppsnsd. she Id
toned iHtently and seemed 70 take Il
al the ts1ckesy OF the "6ystsn" MAJ
tsrsi seemed TO See Dust what II mean
10 u and 10 her. But she made NJ
comment. showed by no outvard siu
that she suffered. Az Q Q l. wa
through she turned To Bob. who ha,
stood with HE eyss tfAsteusd upon he
face, a. thonsh somewhere out Of II
soft beauty must. rome N assurasc'
that this was AL . I'D dream.
M. Brovplsy." she said. let u
Assrs up just whore wssstand. % tina
~ nay knsw what to Do Ia. SsoouT
Ysu have saiA - many tipessrsincs
have hesa herr, that wall oesest I
magic lead; that "a man nay tell Z
hours $500 what VIII havpea 70 him
Yoa hsss saia ~ - pnnny tlnessthAt
hslisve n We knew thak Ahis emorr
inG " uere 1t the rsqaA nat ~ wsr
miltons eheAA. and Al from - hour
sAort. W. have ~ almast thre
mcnths len. aand}I ~ "a - phy y
have not lust Aasdmuehf chanae . y
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