The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

ccrned by Rclnhart's coup in Scaboard
Air Line hallway stock. Ills daughter,
who has been his secretary, has by
her bravery and DEVOTION, kept her
father from going insane over his PEE
cuninry disnsters and prevented them
from being public. She has come to
Now York with legacics OF hers
amounting to about sixty Thousand
dollars turned into money. She bcYs
Brownlcy, IL possible, to secure hcr q
position as secretary, for which she IL
well qualified With the firm OF Ran
dolph e Randolph, SO that she may
remain in New York and use her CAPT
tal in stock speculation to help her
father regain his LOSSES.
OF course Bob Brownley falls In love
with the girl and promptly proceeds u
do all that she asks him. Her time limit
is six months, At the end Of three. her
sixty thousand dollars, by skllful manipu-
lation has grown to nearly four hundred
thousand. The girl, with help given her
by him. is trying desperately to get back
the money stolen from her father bus
she will take no unfair advantage of any
one else, even to accomplish what meals
moro than life to her.
When matters have reached this point,
Miss Sands, by the advice OF Brown.
ley, goes in for a big deal. She buys
twenty thousand shares OF stock in sugar
Mt s115. having reasonable prospects OF
selling at s175, In which case her
profits will amount to enough to cover
her fathers indebtedness.
At the last moment. when everything Is
going favorably and success seems al
most assured. Brownley's well-laid plans
are brought to naught by Cnmemeye and
the STANDARD Oil Company. through thnr
buyer. Barry Conant and where. gain
beyond hope was nearly In hand heavy
| loss comes instead.
me grief and disappointment OF Brown
ley bring him the consolation OF the wo-
man he loves and for whom he has been
working. He comes out OF his struggle
poor IN purse, but betrothed to the wo-
| man he loves. They decide to write to
Benlah Sands's father and tell him the
whole truth. prepare him for exposure
"hlcn must come on January first, un-
less In the meantime some unexpected
| good fortune is achieved. In the ordinary
| course of the mails this letter is due 10
reach Judge Sands on Friday, November
18th
In the meantime Bob BROMLEY puts
ms wits to work. He studies Wall Street
| conditions and determines to beat Barry
conant at his own game. Accordinplv
| on Friday, November 18th, he goes into
| the STOCK market creates panic causes
number Of failures. but comes out a
heavy winner on his own and his sweet
! hearts account.
/ And now the dreadful tragedy ia at
hand When he goes to the Office to
confess the whole transaction to Miss
sands. and tell her that her father is
Tree from debt, he finds her with a
4 paper spread out before her on the
1 desk. One column contains the ac-
! count or the panic which Brownley has
! occn instrumental in bringing about.
Another tells that her father. labor
Ing under ht of insanity brought
on by his troubles. has killed his wife,
younger daughter and himself
| Brought face to face with awful
4 calamity. Beulah Sands had met It
alone. But the shock and the horror o {
i 1t have bereft her Of reason. She is
/ not rendered violent or grief stricken;
4 just childish, without memory. and
holding no link of association with the
terrible past that had llndone her.
Such was the end OF that Friday the
18th. Bob BROMLEY married Beulal,
Sands and took her South with him.
hoping that old scenes and associa
tons would revive the dormant brain.
But nothing did any good. He pays