Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-26
we both dumbly stared in wonder-


ing admiration at this marvellous
woman. Was it possible that a girl
could have such nerve, such courage?
Or had woman's hope, so persistent
where her loved ones are concerned,
made Beulah Sands blind to the awful
ness Of the situation? AS looked at
her could not doubt that 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
memoranda, and in half an hour we
had the figures. The total loss was
nearly three millions. AS Beulah
Sands 10000 shares had cost less than
ours and Bob figured to leave her cap
ital Of 100000 intact, we felt some
comfort Beulah Sands had watched
the figuring with the 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. II was willing to accept your
assistance" she said, when the deal
promised a profit to all Of US, because
I appreciated your goodness and knew
how much 1t would hurt your feelings
If I were churlish about the division;
but now that we all lost I must stand
my fair share; l must" She said this
is a way that we both knew preclud-
ed the possibility Of argument. 1--WE
owned together 10000 shares. was
to have had the profits on 10000
shares. Our total loss is $2,775,000, Of
which must bear my just proportion.
Mr.. Brownley, you will see that $685.
900 Is charged to my account. shall
have $4,000 left. If our cause is as
just as we think, God In His good
ness will make this ample for our pur-
poses."
Though Bob, and 1 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
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 a 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 he think He is Christening us
beyond endurance"
Bob took me into his Office. "Jim
you see what a 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 I will pay on ac-
count. won't listen to any objection.
The deal was mine; you came in only
to help us out, and I ought never to
have tempted you. If l 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"
1t was no use arguing with him in
his infiexible mood, so I 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 still
fresh in her mind. Next day he did
not turn up. Along in the afternoon
I received a telegram from him, saying
that he was on his way to Virginia,
that he needed a rest and would be
back in a week. I was worried, ner-
vous. 1t 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. l went to Beulah Sands In
hope we might talk over the affair, but
when l told her that Bob was to be
gone for a week and that I was un-
easy, she said in her calm. confident
manner: II don't think there Is any
thing to worry about, Mr. Randolph.
Mr. 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
conversation-is-c closed way that we
had come to know meant going time.
(To be Continued).