Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-16

Vut tuo Btfi nhs buccGeueu m maklnE ne think it worth trying. Yes, Jim, 1she has, and I have told her so, and Phope to God that that hard-headed |horse-sense of yours will not make you Dit down on 1t"
 ' Bob Brownley had got to his feet; Ae was slipping the shaclrles of that nery. romantic. southern passion that gears in college and Wall street had taught him to keep prisoner. His eyes were flashing sparks. His nostrils ,vibrated like deer bucks in the au- tumn woods. He faced me with his hands clinched.
 Jim Randolph" he went on. "as I listened to that girls story of the ter fible cruelty and devlish treachery practiced by the human hyenas you and associate with, human hyenas who. when in search of dirty dollars the only thing they know anything ~tout-put to shame the real beasts of the wilds-when I listened, tell you that I felt 1t would not give me twinge of conscience to put a ball through that slick scoundrel Reinhart. Yes. and that hired cur of his, too, who prostitutes g good family name and position. and an inherited ability the Almighty intended for more hon est uses than the trapping of victims ion whose purses his gutter-born mas ter has set lecherous eyes. And. Jim. las I listened, troop of old friends invaded my memory-friends whom I have not seen since before went to lHarvard. frienes with whom I spent many happy hour in my old Virginia home. friends born of my imagination, lstalwart, rugged crusaders, who car Tried the sword and the cross and the Ijbanner inscribed For Honor and for God.' Old friends who would troop Into my boyhood and trumpet, Bob, ldon't forget, when you're man, that the goal is honor, and the code: Do unto your neighbor as you would have your neighbor do unto you. Don't for Mt that millions is the crest of the N pundlings.' And, Jim, thought my 6rANds looked at me with reproachful eyes, as they said, You are well on the road. Bob Brownley, and in time your heart and soul will bear the hallmark of the snaky s on the two upright bars. and you will be but a frenzied fellow in the Dirty Dollar army Jim, Jim Randolph, as I listened to that agonizing tale of the changing of that girls heaven to hell, did not see that halo you and have thought surround cd the sign of Randolph & Raa. ..olph. I did not see it. Jim. but I did see mys self. and didn't feel proud of the picture. My God, Jim, is 1t possible you and have joined the nobility of Dirty Dollars? Is 1t possible we are leaving trails along our life's path like that Reinhart left through the home of these virginians. such trails as this girl has shown mel"
 Bob had worked himself into state of frenzy. bad never seen him so ex- cited as whsi he stood in front of me and almost shouted this fierce self denunciaty,n.
 f'or Ravens sake. Bob. pull your self togj ther." urged. "The captain on thef bridge there is staring at you wild-eyed. and Katherine will be up here to see what has happened. Now, be good fellow. and let us talk this thing over In sensible way. At the gait you are going we can do nothing to help out your friends. Besides. what is there for you and me to taks ourselves to task for? We are nc | wreckers and none of our dollars fl stained with Frenzied Finance. My father. as you know, despised Reinhart and his sort as much as we do. Bt yourself. What does this girl wan, you to do? If 1t is anything In reason call it done. for you know there ii nothing I won't do for you at the ask ing"
 Bob's hysteria oozed. He dropped on the rail seat at my side.
 T know 1t. Jim, know 1t. and yor must forgive me. The fact is. Beulaf Sands story has aroused lot o thoughts I have been a-sticking dowr cellar late years, for. to tell the truth have some nasty twinges of con science every now and then when get to thinking of this dollar game o ours.'
 l saw that the impulsive blood wal fast cooling. and that 1t would only bt q question of minutes until Bob would be his clear-headed self.
 Now, what is 1t she wants you ts dol" I persisted. "Is 1t a case o money. of our trying to tide her fathel overf"
 Nothing of the kind, Jim. You don't know the proud Virginia blood Neither that girl nor her father would accept money help from any one. They would % to smash and the grave first"
 He paused and then continued i'm pressively:
 This is how she puts lt She and her father have raked together hei different legacies and turned then into cash. a matter of s60.000. ant she got him to consent to let hei come up here to see if during the next six months she might not in a few desperate plunges in the market TUT 1t up to enough to at least regain the trust funds. Yes. know 1t is wild Idea I told her SO at the beginning but there was no need; she knew 1t for she is not only bright. but shs has the best idea of business I evel knsv a woman to have. But 1t fl