The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

mo, Andy said to hang on. He said
you wouldn't so back on us"
Duncan gestured impatiently
Where is Andy? / want to see him,
Jenkins heart was In his mouth.
That which he had told Gage the night
before was no idle eXaggeration. The
Seaboard Traction stock had been paid
Tor with borrowed money.
. hope" he yentured, chat you're
not hit too hard. Therell be some re
covery to the market, maybe to-day
OF course you'll
"Of course nothing," nared Duncan
He turned hotly upon his broker aud
shouted so that the whole Office could
Ecar, Il know what you're driving al
dodging around. You needn't tell me
/ know. You want me TO pay Tor your
stupidity. Wen, ! won't. It's youy
General if you stayed In the game too
.org-not uine. Where's Andy?'
Gage was sent for, ana he hustled
to Che Office posthaste, sure Of some
mistake.
81 want to sec you-alone," the wiz.
ard repeated stubbornly.
Jenkins started to say something.
hesitated and stopped altogether.
andy nudged him and led the way to
his private Office. The next moment
the door was closed and he and Dun.
can were alone,
WHAT'S all this rubbish | hear?"
Andy laughed, awllwardly nervous.
jenkins is scared. He's somehow got
some fool idea into his head you're
going to knife us. You-why, it's bosh
and moonshine! You"
In the first place." the other re-
quested on the start, please don't get
theatrical Heroics are crude and
won't help you any. You're whipped,
beaten, squelched!" He lounged on
the table, half on half off, leaning on
his knee, laughing coolly, triumphant.
ly. I'm prepared to admit I'm what
the lady Of the drama calls a false
friend. I'm a rascal-anything But
swore to get you, Gage, and 1 have,
d-n you'll"
Gage was stricken dumb. He stood
where he was, quivering, his nostrils
blowing, his young, shrewd face gray
and wild. The blood pounded in his
brain, clogging his thought. It was too
horrible to understand Duncan-his
lriend-the man he had trusted-hated
him!
"What's-what's the game?' he
mouthed, not realizing he spoke at all,
The game! The camel" the sneer-
ing wizard said after him. Don't you
know hate you? Don't you know I've
desDised you for years? Haven't you
realized l loye-aye, love-Joan Rick
ard, the girl you married? No, you
don't know, so I'll tell you, Andy
Gage!' His voice rose sharply, quick
ly, and he painted I do, do, do---ali
OF these things! How I've waited,
waited, waited, endless waits, weary
waits And now my chance has come. !
God! my chance has comet" The walls
Of thc room were his cage now re-
straining his irenZied pacing beating
him back Il knew how the cat would !
jump, knew the market was top-heayy |
/ loaded up to the muzzle on Seaboard |
Traction. ! wenEnowhere Thought !
I'd be a weakling and let you bleed |
me, hey! Why you easy-keep off |
there! he suddenly yelled.
But Gage, infuriated, goaded by his
taunts, was flying for his throat, sink
ing his fingers there, crashing to the |
floor with the man who had betrayed |
hum The whole Office was in an up
roar Clerks headed by jenkins,
Toured in upon the two battling men,
squirming and cursing on the carpet |
They had to pry them apart, Duncan |
gasling. bloody and frightened his |
coat ripped and twisted, his flower
gone; Gage unhurt, insane to rend and
tear. minute of chaotic confusion
aud-the wizard OF The tape had van
ished.
jenkins & Co.'s course was run. 1t .
was hopeless to even attempt to con
tinue business. Everything had 10 be
sacrificed overheard to meet a settle
ment Of eighty cents on the dollar.
Duncans revenge was complete, OBJ
jenkins, who was luckily a bachelor,
went west to end bis days on a hum
drum farm OF lis sisters. "Topn I
come to the surface again" be said 10
jage on leaving They can't leeE z
good man down he's y0u1g AMI !
see here, my boy, don you ever g2
lnd forget Wizard 5gncan,'
And Gage, miserable because he DC
5erVed all the blame, had squeezed his
honest old withered hand. I'll square
our scoreM he vowed stoutly The
mills Of the gods will help. I'm living
for that. How iii stamp him into The
ground If l ever get the opportunity"
andy went around among his fnan
3ial friends to see where he stood y
iont want favors, he said to them J
want work and chance TO retrieve
Yes, ! am down, but I'm not quite
out I'm coming back"
Newcomb Of Neweomb g Hatch,
lad the most to offer Sure, old man
m do what can But look here, how
lid you get crippled? Some custom
sr-?" he insinuated But such hard
evel look had crept into Cages eyes
hat he hastened on. We want tele