The Marshall republican., 1907-05-24

lots. Men, Jim, who are o nc. meas.
ured by n standard OF %decency. TO
walk the same earth as you and Judge
Sands. Men whose painted pets pol.
lutte the very air that such 40 Beulah
Sands must breathe. I've learned my
lesson today. I thought I knew the
game OF finance. hut I'm suddenly
awakened 70 a realization Of the dense
ignorance ! waliowed In. Jim. but for
the loading OF the dice. I should now
have been taking Beuish Sands to her
father with the money that the hellish
System stole from him. Later I should
have taken her to the altar, and after,
who knows but that ] should have had
the happiest home and family IN all
the world. and lived AZ her people and
mine have lived for generations, hon
est, God.fearing, ~law-abidins. neigh
BORROWING mon and women. and then
died as men should diet But now.
Jim. ! see q black, awful picture. No.
I'm not morbid. I'm going to make q
heroic effort to put the picture out Of
sight: but I'm afraid, Jim. I'm afraid"
He stopped as We pulled up on the
sidewalk In front OF Randolph q Ran.
dolph's once. Here II In on the bui.
Ietin. Sec what did the trick. Jim.
They held the Sugar meeting last
night instead OF waiting till tomorrow,
and cut the dividend instesd OF IN.
creasing II. The world won't know II
until TO morrow. Then they will know
II. then they viii know n. They will
read II In the headlines of the papers
"A few suicides. n few defauiters. q
few new conyicts. an unclaimed corpse
or two nj the morgue: a few Innocent
girls. whose fathers fortunes have
Gon 10 swell ~Camemeyer's aud Stand.
ard Oils already u%ncountabic gold.
turned. into street. walkers: a few new
palaces on Fifth avenue. and q few
new-libraries given to communities
that formerly took pride In building
them from their honestly earned. saw.
ings. A report or two Of record break.
,. Ing diamond sales by Tiffany 10 the
kings and czars Of dollar royalty. then
front.page news stories Of cIswirG.
hauling, and ir.pull,ns wransies
among this stage harlots for the poe.
session Of these diamonds They we're
not quite sure that the dividend cut
alone would do the trick. and they
were taking no chances. these mighty
warriors OF the System. so their hire
ling senate committee held q session
last night and unanimously reported
10 put sugar on the FREQ list. The PEG
pie will read that In the morning. and
probably the day after they'll he told
that the committee held another SEES
sion tonight and unanimously report.
ed 10 take Il on the free list. ny that
time these honorable statesmen will
have loaded up with the stock that
you and ! and Beulah Sands sold. and
that other poor devils will slaughter
tomorrow after reading their morning
papers"
Bob's bitterness wss terrible. Ny
heart was torn as ] listened. He
stalked through the once and into the,
OF Beulah Sands. ! followed. She was
At her desk. and when she looked up,
her great eyes opened In wondsrmsn'
a. they took In Bob. his grim. 90,
face. the denant. sullen desperation OF
the big brown eyes. the disheyeled
hair and clothes. For an instant she
stood 40 ono who had seen On appari
ton.
Look me over. Beulah Sands" hs
said. look me over to your hearts
content. for you may never again see
the fool Of fools In all tie world. ths