Bisbee daily review., 1909-11-12
\ RIVAL $ DOWNFALL
Out of Bitterness the Lovers Snatched Happiness.
By ESTHER AINsLEe.

| If DalZeliS store advertised sale or silk dress goods in the Monday issue of the Rosemont Banner it was cer- tainty that the papers Tuesday night | number would contain an ad from Thompson's store across the street tell lug of bargains in satlns. with a side line of embroideries. al which Rose mont smiled appreciatively and reaped the benefit.
 | The town was proud of the pr0prie. tors of the two leading dry goods stores. for most of the young men left for the adjacent big city when 1t came time to make their way in the world. but Malcolm Dalzc', and Lewis Tho,np- son within a year of each other set tied down to make a living in their | home towa.
 Perhaps # were better to say. Rose mont was psoud of their enterprise. for Lewis Thompson was not the type to i inspire affection in the hearts of his townsmen, A man cannot be blamed for lack of magnetism and an attrac- | tive nature, but nevertheless he suf- fers for it. and Thompson possessed besides these drawbacks a hot headed, quarrelsome disposition and theory that every man had a right to look out for himself to the exclusion of any pos sible rights of others.
 : His aggressireness made him enc mics where Malcolm Dalzell won friends by his mere cheerfulness and diplomacy. But each fourished on his own side of the street
 Not only were they rivals in busi- ness, but from the days of carrying schoolboozs there bad seemingly been but one girl in the world in the eyes of each, AIilly Wainwright. with the waves of soft brown hair and eyes that matched. with the sweet voice and appealing little ways
 Shrewd people even said the reason both boys stayed in Rosemont was that each was. afraid to leave the other clear field with Mslly. who had never : shown any preference between the | two.
 | Lewis Thompson was different man with her Her mere presence smoothed and softened the aggressive young business man. and she smiled increduously when stories of bis cold shrewdness and overreachlng deals | came to her ears.
 Yet unknown to herself Malcolm l Dalzell occupiel a place in her life from which no one could dislodge him. Sf;lly was In the delicious and dreamy | state of indecision which a girl always prolongs unwittingly Life was swee, to her. and even the growing wildness I of her younger brother. Dick. which was aging her father and mother. had not power to do more than depress he- momentarily.
 .It's only because Dick is young" | she told her mother half indignantly. 'He will see the mistake of his ways before he ever does anything really wrong. Why. Dick wouldn't be really bad. It's absurd!''
 She was great chums with the hand some eighteeR-yeaF-oid brother, and because she did have faith in him the boy turned to her always in his rare spells of repentance. At present he had gone to work in a bank in the next | town, six miles distant.
 The Rosemont Banner had two col 4 umns of description, speculation and denunciation when Thompson's store | was robbed Malefactors were rare fin Rosemont, and the night watchman's work was perfunctory, but neverthe- less Lewis Thompson discovered a back window pried open and nearly ] $200 worth of silks and laces missing. Three weeks later be was reduced to /, explosive rage by the discovery that | again his store had been entered. This time hundred dollars worth of goods l vanished. In his wrath the owner of | the store telegraphed for a city de ! tectiye and established night patrol for the block. The city detective look ed important, smoked good cigars of the leading citizens, who wanted to tell him their theories as to the rob bery. had very pleasant time and de- parted with dark hints as to future developments.
 "At any rate" Lewis Thompson said vigorously. with s1aloney on hand as watchman the tiie2 sToa'e get an other chance"
 Its hard luck. Lewis" sympathized Malcolm Dalzen with his business ri val Thompson regarded him eoldly.
 Of late MilIy had been iB Dalzelfs company more than he liked
 Thanks" he said. Its funny the
 thief doesn't attack your premises, Malcolm. I don't understand such fla foritism unless it's because he knows where the best goods arer' He smiled
 somewhat maliciorsiy as he made the
 fling.
 superiority has it's drawbacks,
 then" DalzeH said quietly. holding his
 temper He understood Tbompson's
 Tudge against him and could afford to
 be magnanimous. for he had begun to cherish a certainty that he had dis
 tauced Thompson with Milly. For her
 he would endure much.
 Lewis Thompson did not relax his vigilance as the weeks went by. One tarr F.s-s