The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-11
CHAPTER i.--contInued.

i CHAPTER i.--continued.
II y wish could help you, old maj
H A. II 10, my own salary barely serve
Il 70 Keep me In neckwear. Wall street
| great fun. but II doesn't pay much
| that Is. net unless you play the gam
/ yourself"
Howard smiled feebly as be RI
| piled.
Nonsense~~I wouldn't accept he'll
OF that sort. I'm not reduced to SO
netting charity yet. guess I'd pre-
Ter the river to that But If you hea
OF anything, keep me In mind"
H Inc athlete made no response. II.
was apparently lost In thought wher
suddenly he burtod out:
say, Jsfrries, you haven't got ans
money, have you--say, couple OF
thousand dollars?"
howard stared at the questioner AZ
II he doubted his sanity.
Two thousand dollars," he easped
10 you suppose that I'd be wearing
out shoe leather looking for lob.
II had s2.0oo?"
Coke looked disappointed as he re-
piled:
on, OF course, understand you
haven't II on you, only thought you
might be able to raise IT,"
why do you ask7" inquired How
ara, his curiosity aroused.
Coke looked around to see II any
one was listening. Then in a whis-
per he said:
It's cinch. IL you had $4,000.
you and l could make snug little
fortune. Don't you understand In
my oiiice get tips. I'm on the ina,da
know In advance what the big men
are going to do. When they start to
move certain stock up. I'm on the
JOB Understand? II you had $4,000.
could raise as much. and we'd pool
our capital. starting In the business
ourselYes-on small scale, OF course.
II we hit 1t right we might make a
nice income"
Ho"ard's mouth watered. Certain
~ that was the kind OF life he liked
1est, The feverish excitement of
gambling. the close association with
rich men, the promise of a luxurious
style OF iiving-all this appealed to
MIN strongly. But what was the use
where could he get $4,000? He
couldn't 30 to his father. He shook
his head
I'm afraid not, old sport" he said
as they left tho saloon and he held
out bis hand. to say good-by. "But IN
bear 1t In mind. and IL things improve.
III look you up. So long!"
Climbing YEARLY up the dirty stairs
OF the elevated railroad. he bought
ticket with one of the few nickels re-
manning In his pocket. and taking a
seat In north-bound train started ON
his trip back to Harlem.
The day was overcast, rain threat
ened. pail of mingled smoke and
mist hung over the entire city. From
the car window as the train wound
Its serpentine course in and out the
maze OF grimy offices. shops and tene-
ments, everything appeared drab
dirty and squalid New York was
seen at its ugliest Ensconced in a
cross-seat, his chin leaning heavily
on his hand, Howard gazed deiectedlv
out of the window. The depressing
outlook was In keeping with his own
state OF mind.
How would the adventure endr
with his father was out
,f the question. Letters sent home
remained without response. He
wasn't surprised. He knew his patert
90 well to expect that he would re.
eat so soon. Besides. IL the old man
vas so internally proud. he'd show
iim he had some pride, too. He'd
'rown himself before he'd 90 down ON !
lis Knees. whining TO be forgiven. His
ather was dead wrong. anyway. His
marriage might have been foolish.
annie might be beneath him socially
he was not educated and her father !
Fasnt any better than he ought 10
- She did not talk correctly. her |.
tanners left much 10 be desired, at
ines he was secretly ashamed of her
Tut her bringing up was her misfor. 7
ane. not her fault. The girl herself .
fas straight as die. She had n
cart or gold She was far more i'm. y
eliiEent. far more likely to make ?
Inn happy home than some ntuck. n
p. idle society girl who had no 9
aousns for anything save money. .
ress and show. Perhaps IL he had
cen less honorable and not married u
err. his father would have Thought d
lore highly of him. IL he'd ruined b
he girl. no doubt he would have been W
elcomed home with open arms 81
shaw He might be poor waak ID
'ol. but thank God. they couldo.t ra. W
roach him with that Annie mad hsar Is
ysi to him throughout. He'd xtsck Oh
} her through thick and thin. o
As the train swept round the curve cl
Ffty-third street and started ON ,ts CT
ng. straight run up the West side re
q mind reverted to Robert Under ~
God. He had seen his old associate OF
lily once since leaving college. He Al
N across him one day on Fifth ave. ri,
ie. Underwood was coming out NJ fe
curio shop. He explained hurriedly dc
at he had left Yale. and when asked m
'out his future plans talked vaguely he
going In for art. His matter was in
igid and nervous-the attitude Of TO
Q man who fears he may be an be
cached for a small loan. He was
identity well aware of the change In af
o old associates fortunea. and hav. nc
8 squeexed all he could out of him as
I'd no further use for him. 1t was tn
lily when he had disappeared that sill
oward suddenly remembered a loan WI
1850 which Underwood had never hi
mn lid Enss.n t{,,n 1~&~-