The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
But the girl has succeeded in making

1 nope to God that that hard-neaded horse-sense of yours will not make you sit down on it."
 | Bob Brownley had got to his feet; he was slipping the shackles of that fiery, romantic, southern passion that years in college and Wall street had taught him to keep prisoner. His eyes were flashing sparks. His nostrils vibrated like a deer bucks in the au- tumn woods. He faced me with his hands clinChed.
 Jim Randolph" he went on, "as listened to that girls story of the ter rible cruelty and devlish treachery practiced by the human hyenas you and l associate with human hyenas who, when in search of dirty dollars the only thing they know anything about-put to shame the real beasts of the wilds-when I listened, I tell you that felt it would not give me a twihge of conscience to put a ball through that slick scoundrel Reinhart. Yes, and that hired cur of his, too, who prostitutes a good family name and position, and an inherited ability the Almighty intended for more hon. est uses than the trapping of victims on whose purses his gutter-born mas ter has set lecherous eyes. And, Jim, as l listened, a troop of old friends invaded my memory-friends whom 1 have not seen since before 1 went to Harvard friends with whom l spent many a happy hour in my old Virginia home friends born of my imagination, stalwart, rugged crusaders, who car ried the sword and the cross and the banner inscribed For Honor and for God Old friends who would troop into my boyhood and trumpet, Bob, don't forget, when you're a man, that the goal is honor, and the code: Do unto your neighbor as you would have your neighbOr do unto you Don't for. get that millions is the crest of the grOundlings.' And, Jim, 1 thought my friends looked at me with reproachful eyes, as they said, You are well on the road, Bob Brownley, and in time your heart and soul will bear the hallmark of the snaky s on the two upright
 
 fellow in the Dirty Dollar army Jim Jim Randolph. as listened to that agOniZing tale of the changing of that girls heaven to hell, 1 did not see that halo you and 1 have thought surround ed the sign of Randolph & Randolph. did not see it. Jim. but I did see my self, and l didn't feel proud of the picture. My God, Jim, is it possible you and 1 have joined the nobility of Dirty Dollars? Is it possible we arc leaving trails along our life's path like that Reinhart left through the home of these Nirginians. such trails as this girl has shown me-
 Bob had worked himself into state of frenzy l had never seen him so e.. cited as when he stood in front of ma and almost shouted this fierce self denunciation.
 For heavens sake, Bob, pull your self together" l 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 a good fellow, and let us talk this thing over in a sensible way. At the l gait you are going We csn do nothing to help out your friends. Besides, what is there for you and ne to take | ourselves to task for? We are no wreckers and none of our dollars is 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? If it is anything in reason, call it done for you know there Is nothing l won't do for you at the ask. ing
 Bob's hysteria oozed. He dropped on the rail seat at my side
 T know it, Jim, know il, and you must forgive me. The fact is. Beulah Sands story has aroused a lot of thoughts | have been a-sticking down cellar late years, for to tell the truth, l have some nasty twingeS of con science every now and then when l get to thinking of this dollar game of | ours"
 saw that the impulsiye blood was fast cooling, and that it would only be question of minutes until Bob would be his clear headed self.
 Now, what is it she wants you to do?" l persisted. 'Is it case of money, of our trying to tide her father over?"
 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 s60.000, and she got him to consent to let her come up here to see if during the next six months she might not. in few I. n, ;,, En bot