Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-12

agonizing tale of the changing Of that
girls heaven to hell. I do not see that
halo you and have thought surround
ed the sign Of Randolph & Randolph.
I did not see II, Jim, but did see my
self, and I 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 me?'
Bob had worked himself into a state
Of frenzy. had never seen him so ex-
cited as when he stood In front Of me
and almost shouted this fierce self
denunciation.
For heavens sake, Bob, pull your
self together" I urged. THE captain
on the 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 take
ourselves to task for? We are no
wreckers and none Of our dollars are
stained with Frenzied Finance. My
father, as you know, despised Reinhart
and his sort as much as We do. Be
yourself. What does this girl want
you to do? II 1t is anything in reason,
call 1t done, for you know there Is
nothing won't do for you at the ask
ing"
Bob's hysteria oozed. He dropped
On the rail seat at my side.
II know 1t. Jim, know 1t. and you
must forgive me. The fact is, Beulah
Sands story has aroused lot Of
thoughts have been a-sticking down
cellar late years, for, to tell the truth,
have some nasty twinges of con-
-cience every now and then when I
get to thinking Of this dollar game Of
ours"
saw that the impulsive blood was
fast cooling, and that 1t would only be
a question Of minutes until Bob would
be his clear-headed self.
NOW, what is It she wants you to
do?" I persisted. 'Ts 1t case Of
money, Of our trying to tide her father
)ver?"
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 go to smash and the grave
first"
He paused and then continued i'm
pressively:
This is how she puts It. She and
her father have raked together her
different legacies and turned them
into cash, a matter OF 100000, and
she got him to consent to let her
come up here to see II during the next
six months she might not, in few
desperate plunges in the market, run
1t up to enough to at least regain the
trust funds. Yes, know 1t is a wild
idea. told her so at the beginning.
but there was no need; she knew II,
for she istnot only bright. but she.
has the heat, itiea OF business ever
their only chance, Jim, and while I
listened to her argument, came
around to her way Of thinking.
But how did she happen to come
to you with this extraordinary
scheme?" interrupted.
"It's this way-her father, who
knew Randolph & Randolph through
your fathers handling Of the Sea-
boards affairs, learned Of my connec-
ton with the house, and gave her a
letter, asking me to do what I could
to help his daughter carry out her
plans. She wants to get position
with US, II possible, In some sort Of
capacity, secretary, confidential clerk,
or, as she puts 1t, any sort Of place
that will justify her being In the Of
fee. She tells me she is good at
shorthand, on the machine, or at cor
respondence, also that she has been
q contributor to the magazines. II
this can be arranged. she says she
will on her own responsibility select
the time and the stock, and hurl the
last Of the Sands fortune at the mar
ket, and, Jim, she is game. The blow
seems to have turned this child into
a wonderfully nervy creature, and, old
man, / am beginning to have feeling
that perhaps the cards may come 80
she will win the judge out. You and
I know where less than sixty thousand
had been run up to millions more than
once, and that, too without the aid
she will have for I'll surely do all I
can to help her steer this last chance
into spongy places"
Bob in his enthusiasm had complete
ly lost sight Of the fact that he was
indorsing a project that but q moment
previous he had pronounced insane.
and with a start realized what this
sudden transformation betokened. In
evitably, IL the project he outlined
were carried out, Bob and the beauti-
full southern girl would be thrown into
close association with each other, and
further acquaintance could only deep
en- the startling influence, Beulah
Sands had already won over my or
dinarily sane and cool-headed COM