The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-01-13
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heasss ea.ssas a,s M nd pretty Glare Wtnton.
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.,.,nened to meet Bruce one day
III 7. no,,n luncheon. 1t was satur'
Y. Z sttarnoon and my work was m
V s.s ~ The week. He came into the
- ~ where ! sat and dropped heavily
s..s es !. seat beside me. His appearance
np = ma % whirl upon him. His
!. s \. uas drawn tense as the skin OF
4. ANN his eyes were heavy as
! sa.srh With d great weariness. and
's I hands aspen In their shakiness.
I I. I'D the haunted look OF a man
\ 3 q has besn crushed, soul and body,
4 1. 4. sorbe appalling disaster. Marvel
4 s Il the eyil transformation which
4 "A COME over him, let my hand
! III upon his shaking fingers.
a,ghat Is 1t, Bruce?" | cried sharp
/ !, Ha blottea the perspiration from
Ii nj ssse and answered me hoarse as a
spT
III ii all up. They have wiped me
4, dean Nj a whistle. Had every
a,pe could rake and scrape on
gsstem stock, and she has gore
/ arsjebt to the bottommost pit Of in
iatpo And I was forty thousand to
III good and was going to quit for
sgsr at fifty thousand and marry
\ dill he burst into tears. And
soF cant marry her, for am
I tsIasd, busted, blown up, shot to
\ sIscss. II any one should give me
\ Il automobile | couldn't raise the
\ srd to fill Its tires" His head
\ tsppsd forward, and wiping his eyes
{ dr he sat with chest heaving. |
Hsrsd at him.
HOW much did 1t sink?" I asked
/ laTly after q moment. He waved his
4 thnds helpiessly.
III dldn't. sink; it didn't take time
/ d do that. 1t Just plunged, dived,
Nanded dropped like a ton OF lead
Ah vacuum. / was wiped out before
AIpald yell keno and crook a finger.
Eh the miserable shame of 1t! Ass
BbBpeaEablel Fool uncomfortable!
isSt pausterable! Asst Idiot! Fool!"
seked but helpless / surveyed
hi silence. PRESENTLY his voice
a again. this time angrily.
sut that stock is only temporarily
l0#sked down, and is bound TO come
4 itsulIiug long before the count, It.
|A taat darnhap1e published lie that
Tstaa Tho panic, and the scare Will
RI csef ~ "a hours when the truth Is
lEnlgsn. II ! only had $4,000 more
Iituld get back In good shape In no
Eaha But | can't beg, borrow or steal
asatienth Of that sum. I'm an alley
'lllg, free-lunch pauper who can't
slsl aell bis soul because Old Nick
alales bell get 1t anyway free gratis
a here sour dear Uncle Abner sit
y Hp there in his den this very min
my blowing his fingers and nose
sagh Aa0O0 that he has just col
!sEsa ~ currency. was up to see
lsss y q dying effort to get him to
zsae ne, but he only grinned at me
e totem pole and kept on count
sae bales Of yellow backs until /
s'ssM to yell and had to run away
sss smut OF It," He got upon his
n saa 10 his anger banged the table
u 3 metal object which he had
w clenched In his .hst.
& M I've simply got to get ten thou
lof q month or two, | tell you,
ss 1m going to do It," Then sud
aapsiding he turned to me in
sess importantly. ''You couldn't
|,ss ue anything in the shape OF an
ss.sasa. X could you. old man?'
sa pathos Of the appeal touched
n ]. W shook my head. mo, Bruce.
sI,ss 81 siFe you nothing to speculate
~ replied quietly. He got up
sa : despairing shrug of his shoul-
.Isss'.s II s0uaed 9 hurried goodby and
I h, ,sa oh what was doubtless some
1 u. pairing quest. | saw no good
81 sssetapting to detain him and there.
I X .aaae no effort to call him back.
Alsb.s aslts Of what he had told me
q y J. mind to the exclusion of all
#lDasss 9as Daa news, very bad news,
#sstpS ana \ knew that Glare would
4ss,s, sus did, she would take his
N Y deep into her own heart. And
s.rs miserable shame, too. Forty
ss y dollars was a magnificent
IsI,s ss',I sslsas the road to fortune for
4 Mans Il, Y sWeaty-eight years old, and
sgle ba s.ooapiy pc many years be-
Ets 4 ssas soald climb that high again.
BIZ sushness a,.s. Of the catastrophe
Hae, slact shock 10 me. For an
ssass suaaered over it deeply, then,
zsa,d s0A my own departure home
cls Ahner was stI,l nos,ro ,,.,,s
,s ny stacks Of currency as
8 g glanced up at me quick
siessa saed the door, then, ignoring
a up q thousand dollar bill
ss " talking 10 Ii.
aon,, 4 Us ae' you beauty. Of course
ss,ns aaoW how got you, but
IN g tell you. schemed
asss and laid awake for you
|a,s &. sweat for you and / set
BAL mn soa and denied myself for