New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
BY GEORGE GIBBS
Drawing by the Author

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stood Mrs Garriott is not int' he asked ii 80.
ooh, yes, sir. She is IN the mouse; put Sic 'SN ~
to say that she was engaged, SIT ,5o,ed
The monotonous repetition OF the phrase liauue 49,,
him and he answered inpatienty. See her AGAIN
at once Bradley. 1t is Mr.. Garriott- DO you uiuei
stand?' .,, .14 te co,Id
not come to the telephone, sir -.
"Ob. well. Tell her I will hold the wire and wait
until she can speak to me- r+.,e
He awaited the man S return eagerly anu ~
worried Could she be i'll?
Il have seen Mrs. Garriott, came the monotonouS
voice again "She asks to repeat the former iieS
sage. She is engaged, sir.
There is nothing more9
Nothing more, SIR ::e1,
Brooke snapped the receiver into its bracket Vclousy
and regarded the instrument with maieVocllt ~
Surely there was some mistakel Had Bradley suddenly
taken leave of his senses? The repetition OF the phrase
had an ugly sound and Bradley would have fare Ody
if he had been within reach. But 1T was no ule ~
waste his brain in idle onectures while Natalie ldIe
for the future seemed to hang in the balance
LIE had taken two or three turns up and down the
IL ROOM when Salott entered with his lunch ana an
early edition of afte noon paper ..,
He put the mi bottle and bun on his desk ana sezed
the paper eagerly The first words that met MS eye
were the red scareheads of sensational JouIild i
Trust Company President Suicide Edward nan
burton Blows Out His Brains He read on Nata d re
Deri land his OWN desperate V convincing oii-
GERS Unable to Give Accurate Statement OF rust 1o
pany's Affairs-Faiurc Believed to Have Been Cause9
by Speculatons of Its President Ontario consequence
and Columbia and Brazil Steamship Lines All ran
There was no use reading more Those companies
were all Halliburton concerns, and It was clear that the
worst was to be expected with regard to the JuuSoh
estate The Clinton was an old line trust company on
whose board of directors sat men with names KNOWN
throughout the country whose interests extended from
one end of the city to the other.
Brooke knew what this failure meant, not only 10
Natalie and himself but the whole financial system
of which Halliburton part, the nerves and hoerS
of which ran direction with their motor Celeis
in Wall Street. How 1t to affect the plans lor MS
work? The officers Of the CrosstOWn line had assured
him some weeks ago that money for the new cars ana
truck would be forthcoming the successful compile
of his trials but then there had been no ruorS vi
such disaster this!
II seemed that his career had reached its greatest
crisis Success and failure faced him side by side
Which was it be? a living for himself was already
assured; but living for him did not mean living lol
Natalie Even if the truck did not come up to the re-
U1irements of the crOsstOwn line, he would still nave
enough from the freight wagon and ventlang machii
erv to give him small income But how could he ask
Natalie to live upon that? 1t too severe test OF
her love for him Perhaps she had read of 1t by this
time Could her knowledge of the bad news OF the DAY
have had anything do with Bradley strange mes
sage?
sentimental He quietly read the report III the paper
through to the end, then got up and paced the floor
slowly his brows in deep tangle. Then with set lips
and look of final decision he took up the telephone
again and made an appointment with Northrop, then
washed up and got into his street clothes
A he went down into the shop O'Dowd looked up at
"A him obviously. I've got to 60 out, jim
See here, Brooke! This amt my motor L m not
going it alone
Twill YOU be back" asked the mechanic
mo You've got to do without to-day. I'll be IN
Tomorrow If she runs by SIX phone the car company
They want to keep posted
ODowd took off his cap, scratched his head and
watched Brookes figure darken the doorway Then he
tr1rDe q IN, InlIttering, q