Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29

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elimination Of his narrative.
Now Just what do you want to
know" he asked.
81 want to know how all this Is pos.
sible? How you are able to leave
your business at q time like this?
What you mean by saying that some.
thing was going to happen quickly?"
Lets so and get married" he urged.
all the vhimsicality Of his utterance
duplicated In his eyes. "I've been work.
ing like forty horses ever since this
blamed panic set In. and all the time
some OF those Ideas you'd given me
were getting ready to sprout Well.
they sprouted this morning. that's all.
knew wanted to ride in the hills
with you Just about thirty million
times more than ! wanted to go to the
office. And | knew all the time II
vas impossible. And why? Because
Of the office. The office wouldn't let
me And then I made up my mind
that | was TO the dividing OF the ways
One way led to the Office. The other
way led TO Berkeley And ! took the
Berkeley road I'm never going to
set foot In the ONCE again. That's all
gone, finished, over and done with,
and I'm letting It slide clean to smash
and then some. I'm wiping the slate
clean I'm letting II all go smash.
When them thirty million dollars
stood up 10 my face and said | couldn't
so out with you IN the hills today, |
knew the time had come for me TO put
my foot down. And I'm putting It
down. I've got you. and my strength
to work for you. and that little ranch
In Soroma. That's all | want. and
that's all I'm going to save out. along
with Bob and Wolf. a suit case and a
hundred and forty hair brides. All
the rest goes, and good radiance. It's
that much junk"
A knock at the door Interrupted
him. and he was left to stare delight.
eddy at the Crouched Venus and on
around the DON at Dede's dainty pos.
sessions. while she answered the tele.
phone.
1T is Mr.. Hogan" she said, on re
turning. lie is holding the line. lie
says 1t is important"
Daylight shook his head and smiled
please tel MIR. Hogan to hang up.
I'm done with the office and | don't
want to hear anything about any.
thing"
A minute later she was back again.
HE refuses to hang up. He told
mo to tell you that Unwin Is In the
Office now, waiting to see you. and
Harrison, too. Mr.. Hogan said that
Grimshaw and I~iodgkins are In trouble.
That it looks as II they are going to
break. And he said something about
protection"
1t was startling information. Both
Irwin and Harrison represented big
banking corporations. and Daylight
knew that II the house of Grimshaw
and HOdgkins went It would precipi.
tate a number Of failures aud start a
furry OF serious dimensions. But Day.
light smiled. and shook his head.
lie caught her by the hand and drew
her to him.
You let Hogan hang on to that line
tn he's tired. We can't be wasting
a second on him on a day like this"
"But | know something of the fight
you have been making" Dede con.
tended If you stop now. all the work
you have done. everything, will be de,
stroyed, You have no right to do 1t.
You can't do It."
Daylight was obdurate. He shook
his head and smiled tantallzingly.
Nothing will be destroyed. Dede,
nothing. You don't understand this
business game, It's done on paper.
All | ltand for Is paper. I've got the
paper for thousands OF acres OF land.
All right. Burn up the paper, and
burn me along with It. The land re-
mains, don't 1t? Nothing is going to
be lost-not n pile out OF the docks,
not one railroad spike, not one ounce
OF steam out OF the gauge of a ferry.
boat. The cars will go on running,
whether hold the paper or somebody
else holds It."
by this time Hogan had arrived In
an automobile. The honk OF It came
in through the open window, and they
saw 1t stop alongside the big red ma.
chine. In the car were Unwin and
Harrison. while Jones sat with the
chauffeur.
"ill see Hogan" Daylight told Dede.
There's no need for the rest. They
can wait In the machine"
rs he drunk" Hogan whispered to
Dede at the door.
She shook her head and showed him
In.
Good morning, Larry" was Day.
lights greeting. "Sit down and rest
your feet You sure seem to be In q
futter."
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