The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30

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prove, and the whole score will be
wiped out. And-I shall not have
to tell her-to see her"
At this he put the pistol back into
the drawer. 1T would be sheer COW
ardice to do it tonight" he said. But
tomorrow"
At nine o'clock, the next morning,
he telephoned to his partners that he
could not join them at the wreck until
noon. 1t was half past ten when his
wife came down. dressed for a drive,
her maid following her with her Turs,
and the butler and two footmen wait
ing in the hall with lap-robes and ex-
ira wraps and foot-warmers and car
riage boots. Harriette always drove
in a victoria, no matter how cold it
might be.
May l drive with your he said,
coming suddenly from his study.
She was pale and worn, but at
sight of him her face frightened.
Why" | inquired early this morn
ing, and they told me you had gone"
ed," he said. You are not well-I
can see that; perhaps the drive will
do you good" His manner and tone
we're gentle and most friendly. but
she could not decide whether ne was
sincere or was feigning for the bene-
it of the servants.
| They drove up the east side to Cen
trail park and halfway back without
speech beyond a few commonplaces.
AS they neared the Fifty-ninth street
entrance, he said to the cOachman:
Home, john" then to her, in a low
voice: Il have some news, some very
bad news, indeed. / can spare you
or, rather, myself-no longer"
She looked at him appealingIy, but,
before she could speak, he added: 1T
concerns myself-my own affairs.
Only lit will be a surprise to
you. But | will tell you when we are
in the house"
AS the carriage stopped at their
went by, shouting: "UXtree! Garlan
and Company's big smash!"
She had just risen from the seat
She fell back into it. The servants
amazed, terrified by that stentoriaI
shout, had eyes only for the boy.
MY dear-remember! Garlan'S
yoice was gentle and calm. 1t re
minded her, at once, that the world
was watching. She recovered herself
instantly, and smiled brightly at him
Buy a paper. Frederick" she said
No, let one of the servants bring it.
Then she walked up the steps as I'm
concernCdly as if the routine of hel
life was undisturbed.
Frederick waited at the door while
the butler bought the paper. A crazy
looking man, with long, ragged whisk
ers, paused and shook his fist at tht
sroup-the servants in livery sur
rounding the tall, distinguished younI
ax-millionaire. Look at him! Lool
at the impudence of him!" shrieket
he "crank" to the gathering crowd
There he is-the robber-the tramp
Ter of the poor-the miserable Wal
street gambler and thief! See hi
carriage and all these pampered me
malls. Bah!"-and he showed his
-eeth and shook his fists in fantasti,
Jury.
The crowd laughed. go it, oil
mani" shouted one-"soak him!" Tn
nowsboy, scenting business, redouble
his cries. "All about it! Only on
cent! Here's yer ux-tree!"
Garlan entered his door and tn
servants closed it. He was calm bu
they were so unnerved that they droL
cloves. He went into his study, wher
MS wife was waiting.
"Is that the news?" she began, he
one s'if the door were still open an
he servants listening.
Eyes" He glanced at the huge
Nlack hepdlines-"A Two-Million-D Do
ar Smash" etc, etc, then tossed tn
Yaper on the table. THE newspaper
anticipated me-" He threw himsel
INTO a chair. Ruin" he said; it
Ill gone-everything
"All?"
"Yes-all If start again, it mus
oe from the bottom-no, below il
Therell be several hundred thou!
ands of debts; but, thank God, it
fixed so that no one except me wi
be smashed"
You'd be sure to see to that
He looked at her, wondering at he
y tranquil tone. "Of course it's onl
/ words to her. he thought. "Sh
loesn't in the least understand
T get" Then he began to tai
slowly, much as if he were e1
: blaming an intricate matter to
:, child It's not easy to tell you. You
have to give up all-this-except, {
t course, your personal effects, and you
property that had charge of. 1 too
Il t out of the business as soon as
G saw there was an uncertainty"
| But I thought you said everythin
t was gone"
a He flushed. "And so it is. But
: didn't mean that I'd been speculatin
d With your money. There isn't an
I lishonor-"
n Didn't you put back my shar'
too?"
a How could II" He looked ava
and grew red. That's hypocrisy" b
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