The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-04

knows very little, a sell out to-mor-
row morning for ten thousand dollars,
maybe double or treble that now. The
Waterman on our door can sell out
when he likes. We can all sell out,
any OF us sell out. But we haven't!
If there has been any selling out II
has been done by those who built this
place here-the place which you found
better than the best home / could Of
fer you"
She sat back stiff, silent, somber.
"You-you never mean that you are
going to throw this away, then!" she
asked at length. What earthly good
will that do? Pail have 1t out of you
somehow! I1l-I'm going to tell himl"
TRY it." said Charles Halsey, cas-
lily.
She had courage. Father" she
called out. PA! Come here-at
| once!"
Rawn rose suddenly up from his
chair at the startling quality In her
voice. What's that, Grace?" he
called across the long gallery.
"Come here, / want you'll We've got
something to say to you"
Halsey sat motionless.
Rawn approached slowly, obviously
annoyed. "If It's important" he be-
gan. He had found love-makipg to his
| young wife especially delicious this
| evening, although he mistook her
! strange silence and preoccupation
merely for wifely coyness.
at is Important" Grace exclaimed;
and rising, clutched at his arm.
well, then. what's 1t all about,
what's IT about? Come. comet"
"Charley's done II, he's got it-he's
got the machines flnished-over
there" Her voice was almost q
scream, hoarse. croaking. She stood
bent. tense.
whats that?" demanded Rawn
What do you mean? lie that the truth,
boy?"
He came over In his car, under In
ternational cverhead-he told me so,
right now" she went on, half hyster.
ically. "You owe him money-a lot.
a pile OF money-he told me 80 right
now-it's worth more than any fifty
thousand. oh, we're going to have
money too. You seel"
Rawn shook of her arm and half
flung her back in her chair. Whats
this about, Halseyf" he said. lis It
true7"
Halsey nodded calmly. but said
nothing.
Rawn half-assailed him. his large
hand on his shoulder. did you get
the c%urrent7" he demanded. did you
really come over under power out of
n of our o~verheadsr"
"Yes. tonight" said Halsey. "often
before"
why, my boy, my boy!" began
John Rawn. At once he stood back.
large. complaisant, .jubilant. MY boy!"
was all he could say. Not even his
soul could at once figure out In full
acceptance all the future which these
quiet words implied.
Comet" he explained after a mo-
ment. excitedly. Let's get to the tel
ephonei want the wires right away!
I'll make a million out of this before
morning."
And write me a check for my fifty
thousand tonight" smiled Halsey.
Surely I will-Tve told you I
would--lm do more than that-I1l
make 1t a twenty-five thousand extra
for good measure. I'll have the check
taken care of tomorrow at my bank.
as o o as l can get downtowni Oh.
thingsm begin to happen now. I prom
ise you'll"
Il wouldn't be In too big a hurry to
use the wire, Mr.. Rawn." said Charles
Halsey quietly. And never mind
about that check"
What do you mean? You're going
to try to hold me up7"
mo, I'm not going to try to hold
you up at all. III there's any question
about that possibility, I a get a mil
lion tomorrow as easily as I can any
fraction of a million tonight. Mr.
Rawn, and It's Just as well you should
know that. perhaps"
"A million?" croaked John Rawn.
You'd sell us out?"
mo. / said. I'm not going to sell
you out, Mr.. Rawn. And you're not
going to buy me out"
"Of course not, Of course not"
laughed Rawn hoarsely. "You don't
understand me-"
you haven't understood me either,
Mr.. Rawn. Now, what would you do
II I told you that after taking my
charge for the little car yonder I
turned about and dismantled every
motor In the shop-destroyed them all
locked up the secret, ended the
whole game now-to-nightf What
would you say to THAR"
by God! I'd kill youl". said John
Rawn.
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