Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-19

her could not doubt Chat she fully realized our position, that she was really suffering more than either of us. that she was only acting to ease Bob's anguish. Bob brought out his memo randa, and in half an hour we lad the figures. The total loss was nearly three millions. As Beulah Sands 20.- 900 shares had cost less than ours and Bob figured to leave her capital of $400.000 intact, we felt some comfort. Beulah Sands had watched the figuring with tie keenness of an expert, and when Bob announced the final figures. which showed that she still had what she started with, she drew the sheet containing the totals to her. T was willing to accept your assistance" she said, when the deal promised profit to all of us, because appreciated your goodness and knew how much 1t would hurt your feelings If were churlish about the division: but now that we all lose must stand my fair share; I must" She said this in way that we both knew precluded the possibility of argument. We owned together 150,000 shares. I was to have had the profits on 10000 shares. Our total loss is $2,775, ,000, of which I must bear my just proportion. Mir. Brownley, you will see that $370, 1000 is charged to my account. shall have $30,000 left. If our cause Is as just as we think, God in His goodness will make this ample for our purposes
 Though Bob and were in despair at her determination to strip herself of what Bob had worked so hard to accumulate, we could not help feeling a reverence for her faith and her sturdy independence. She now showed us in her delicate way that she wished to be alone; as we went she held out her hand to Bob. "Mr. Brownley, please, for the sake of the work we have to do, look on the bright side of this calamity, for it has bright side. You wanted me to send word to my father that we were about to grasp victory. Think if we had sent it--then you will know that God is good, even when we think He is christening us beyond endurance"
 Bob took me into his office. Jim, you see what woman can do, and we are taught women are the weaker sex. Now listen to what you must do. Ac- cept my notes for the whole loss. less one hundred thousand which I have to my credit, and which will pay on ac- count won't listen to any objection The deal was mine; you came in only to help us out, and ought never to have tempted you. If remain in my present busted condition. the notes will be blank paper Therefore you do me no harm in taking them. If I should strike 1t rich, should never feel like a man until I made up the loss"
 It was no use arguing with him in his inflexible mood. so l took his de mand notes for $2.405.000. begged him to go home with me to dinner. but he insisted that he could not face my wife with his last nights break sttll fresh in her mind. Next day he did not turn up. Along in the afternoon I received telegram from him. saying that he was on his way to Virginia, that he needed rest and would be back in week. I was worried, ner- vous. It takes until the next day and the day after, and the week after that. to get down to the deepest misery of an upset such as we had been through. I did not feel easy with Bob out of sight while he was sounding for new footing. I went to Beulah Sands in hope we might talk over the affair, but when I told her that Bob was to be gone for a week and that was un- easy, she said in her calm, confident, manner: q don't think there Is any thing to worry about. Mir. Randolph. Mir. Brownley is too much of a man to allow an affair of dollars to do any thing more than annoy him. He will be back all the better for his rest" She dropped her long lashes in this conversationis-closed way that we had come to know meant going time.
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