Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-13
The P1underers|
BY 81 cUTLifFE HYNE. I

! special express from Nice and cos,
E5OO."
And yet you twit me with extrava.
gance! All the papers have got in that
paragraph. as | too care they should
n everybody will read il. Yet the
flowers only cost Il paltry G30O, 80 tina,
In credit l am E200 to the good. be-
causc have clearly given the ball OF
the season. Theodore. you are short
aigh,ed' You are a fool to your own
profit. BY myself | shall make you a
paronet this year. and il you had only
worked in your o"n interests half as
hard as l have 6o:.e you could have
gone into the house OF lords.
,"Titles." said Shelf grizzly. for pco-
pie OF u stamp are only given for di-
rect cash outlay in almshouses or pic
ture galleries or political clubs. Before
they are bestowed Il crown censor SAT-
isles himself that ones financial con
citlon is broad and absolutely sound.
here are reasons connected with those
matters which block you further and
further fioGn being 'milady' every day"
III utter unbelief. Your preaching
tendencies cover you like Il second
skin, Theodore. II seems as though you
.1cVcr drop the conventicle and the
pleasure % pointing a moral at one.
Believe me. 1T isn't Il paying specu-
!ation. this cant OF yours. At the most
they will only give you a trumpery
knighthood for it.. But go your own
way and ri go mine-you shall be
made in spite of yourself"
Mrs. Shelf noticed that at this point
ner HUSBANDS eyes We're beginning to
glow with dull fury. She objected to
scenes, and dropping the subject re-
verified once more to her present needs.
However. let us drop this wrangle
ana come TO hliSinpGc wish ,-,,, ~,
see TO that impertincnt circular from
the bank. 1 have several checks out
and unpresented. l absolutely must
draw others today for trities which will
add up to about Il thousand. You must
sec that they are honored. 1t is NIL
your own fault. this worry
TRY.
10 screw me down to such a niggardly
allowance"
Shelf stood up. and the dog on his
lap leaped hurriedly to the ground,
growing. Woman he said passion
',tely. IF you Wont believe me, ii you
will go on in this ~vag YOU
viii soon learn for yourself that i am
not lying. perhaps very soon-perhaps
tomorrow. When a shameful bank
ruptcy does come, then you can play
your hand as you please. l shall not
be here to hinder you any longer.
Where l shall go to. how l shall lead
my new life. who will be my partner.
are matters which o will be
allowed no fingers in. So long as
things last here l shall observe all the
conventionalities. and if you appreciate
those you will find it wise to recon-
slider your present ways. | tell you can
didly that If the firm does go down
not only England. but half the world
will ring with its transactions, Marina
duke. Rivers & Shelf" he went on with
scowlins fury. We're honest. prosperous
trademen once. before their ways were
fouled to find money for your cursed
ambition"
Their was a new look on the clean
shaven face which she had never seer
before n an evil CLINT in the eyes
which scared her. Ir%resolutely she
moved toward he door and put her
fingers upon the handle. Then she
drew herself up and stared him up and
down with a look Of forced contempt.
You will be good enough" she said
coldly. Ito attend to tho business which
brought me here. am going now to
draw the checks I spoke about"
Shelf looked at her very curiously.
Go" he said. land do as you please.
You are a determined and be-
l am determined myself l adj
mire your strength of will; but, for all
that. l think l shall murder you before
l leave England"
Mrs. Shelf laughed derisively, but
with pale lips. and then she opened the
door. The dog advanced toward her
slowly. stiff legged. muttering.
What fire heroics!" she said. But
thanks for seeing after my balance. 1t
Is a written thing that l must have that
money
She passed through the door. closing
1t gently behind her. and Shelf returned
to his armchair. George" he said as
the FOX torrior SfnOH ~ nyntrc< III.
knee. III that woman were only struck
dead today. there are 1000 families in
England who would rejoice madly If
they only knew one-tenth part Of what
know Poor beggars. they have
trusted me to the hilt. and she makes
me behave to them like a devil. Yes.
little dog. n makes me. whether l
wish It or not. For this at times 1
more than hate her.
Al times when l clog this ferocious
ambition OF hers she must almost hate
me. Yet l know something about wom-
en-. and l believe that nearly always she
loves me. It's a curious mixture. isn't
IT., George? But 1t isn't a comfortable
one. D'you know, my small animal,
l wish very much just now an earth
quake or a revolution or something
like that would occur to shuttle mat
tiers up. Then II l got killed 1 should
be spared a great deal of worry, and IL
1 0lon {, why, rye got large hands, and
I believe I could grab enough in the
general scramble to suit even her.
las 1t is. however. with neither
earthquake nor revolution probable. I'm
a desperate man. ready to take any des-
perate chance OF commercial saliva
tion."
CHAPTER w.
BIMETALLISM.
It was late In the evening whar p,&