Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1913-11-22
CHAPTER wi.
A Princely Generosity.

Princely Generosity.
Mr. RaWn went on with the pack
Gle was in and out Of the market. His
money grew. His ambition also grew
He felt coming now upon him another
change He said to himself that he
was now about to pass up, into yet an
other era Of his development
One day, after his usual da,'s rout
fne. be closed his Office door. took
hls car at the curb, dropped in at his
club. imbibed the two cocktails which
were now his evening wont. and again
emerging nodded to his chauffeur in
che fashion which meant "Home!"
They passed on out again through the
floating crowd OF various and often
vulgar vehicles, north bound-shrieI-
fng aloud in a vast united chorus, de-
manding speed, speed. and yet more
speed-along the throbbing arteries of
ahe citys population. At last he
stopped once more at the front of
Graystone hall 'Forty-fve minutes,
Dennis" said he to his driver, snap
ping his watch "Twenty-one miles;
you'll learn it after a while"
Mr.. Rawn was in exceptional good
humor He was at peace with the
world and with his conscience. He
looked about him now calmly, with
appreciation in his gaze His garden
ers had done wonders. The walks
were solid and we'll kept the green
eward sound and Furnishing. These
bate stubbed and desolate trees were
vr,fd 4
crocus borders were unbroken. the
formal monochrome beds, here and
there upon the lawn. showed clean-cut
and distinct The tall pillars OF his
motiey house even had a green veil
tng of ivy swiftly grown by art, and
mot by time on terrace a bed Of
collage plant, thirty feet long. grew
IN the shape Of a word magic word
Rawn' II any passer by wished
knowledge as to the creator of all
this, he might read as he ran
tRawn"
Rawn passed up the steps and
Booked out through the long hallway
FROM the rear Of the house. or rather
FITS real front which lay upon the lake
sFN ft4ANs tAt tQNlO see the t0inf
curl OF the distant steamers smoke
against the horizon lie stopped for
moment drinking In the scene. of
Which he never tired There were
sDAndS twitterng softly in the trees
RSont him He caught the breath or
blowers. coming to him from the halls
within. Yes, it was an abode suited
YOr prominent citizen.
There came TO meet him now the
quiet football which he had come to
expect not always patiently or with
pleasure. as the natural end of his
days labors; his wife. Laura. had
mover forgotten this daily greeting of
the oil fashioned wife to her husband
as the latter returned at the close of
his days labor
lie stopped as he heard her SLOW
tread upon the stair She was com.
ing 10 meet him She ALWAYS did He
John Rawn. controller OF men. man
born 20 succeed and going yet higher
had only after ali. an oldfashjoped
wife,
81 was au emergency this evening
lie was accustomed 70 meet emorpen-
cies He had come TOMS ht prepared
60 meet this one
Laura said he, after the servants
bad drawn the curtains and left the,p
alone in the central room. whittier
they had repaired after dinner. sit
down here. want TO talk to You a
while
Yes. Jonn" said she quietly nut
one looked at him startled Her face
grew suddenly grave. BE sure mo
prnte advancing TO the pollax knows
fts fate That was tE look in Iapra
Ra"ns face now Yes, John" she
said knowing what blow was 10 no
hers
lie motioued her to a seat he,oDd
Uhe ilttle table and seated himself on.
posite. Reaching into bucink mock.
ct, he brought out a thick bundle OF
folded papers long, narrow papers.
mos; Of them green. others brown. or
pale pink He pushed this bundle
ecross the table. so that his wife must
see n She reached OUT hand. but
did MOI look at it.
What is It, john" she said Her
nand tarried her face went stin more
weary ard gray. became even OF an
@shier pallor than was It's wont
IT. trifle, Laura" said John