The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-07

taks OF me OUT thefe--I ought TO have
wrung his neck for him, and / would
have done 1t IL 1t hadn't been for you
two women. OF course, we don't want
scenes II they can be avoided, for
there's no telling what talk might run
into III 1t got out. But Just the same,
Jennie. don't you see" and his face
assumed a still more anxious look
he a ruin us all whenever he gets
ready, and he's wise enough to know
that. / can't do anything with him
now. Something's gone wrong with
him, and | don't know what"
mo, you don't know what" she said
slowly. Il don't think you in the least
imagine whatl"
do you, then ?" he demanded. eff
you do, why don't you tell? Do you
know that everything we've got in the
world Is up at stake on this? He can
kill my credit, he can split this com
pany wide open, he can break me in
spite Of all. See what he's done in
return for what I've done for him?
Sometimes | wonder If there's such a
thing as honor left in the world!"
so! Do your" She rose now, and
would have left him.
well. | want to talk this over with
you. Please, Jennie. Sit down." he
said. Tell me what you said. / want
to know where things are, so / can
act tomorrow-or maybe even before
tomorrow. You don't realize what a
hole I'm in"
What did | say to him?" she re-
peated, looking down at her wrists.
Nothing very much. I told him If he
vent on he'd ruin US all; that 1t wasn't
right for him to do 1t. ! told him we
wanted him wanted him-to wait
for my sake"
For your sake?"
"Yes, / did," she answered calmly.
II said that"
at was best!" he cried, rising and
walking up and down excitedly. What
a mind you have, Jennie-what a
woman you are! Where'd | be with
out you, I wonder now? Why, of
course, that was the way! Any man
will do anything that you tell him to.
especially a young man-of course, Of
counsel"
Thank YOU" she commented cold
ly; thank you very much"
He sought to put a ~consoling or an
explanatory hand on her shoulder, but
she shook him off, shivering.
Get dOnff maap onuthfpuB - he ho~ar
confusedly. Get me straight, now. /
only wanted to say that when you
work for me in this you are working
for your own sake also. It's all up to
you, Jennie, right now. II you can't
land him, we're gone-it's no use my
trying to do anything with him. Do
you know, I'm going to send you out
after him"
Send me out?"
"Yes; things have to be done the
best way they a be done. That fell
low can say n word which1l ruin
In one days time. He can break
the values in International more than
we can mend in months. Our men
would begin to cover as soon as they
caught a hint that anything was really
wrong. AS for me, I'm spread out for
millions In the general market. If
they began to hammer me / couldn't
come through wouldn't last a week.
The thing to do is to keep this news
safe until ! a protect myself-until
I can protect us all. Now it's you,
Jennie. that's got to do that-it's you!
I'm sending you out after him."
Il always thought, Mr.. Rawn," said
she, that you played a dangerous
game, SO long as you simply trusted
that he'd do anything you told him"
Yes, / see IL now. But he always
was odd-he always held something
back. / tell you, he's crazy Now,
he's either just crazy over his fool So
cialist ideas, or else he's going to hold
out for a squeeze. IN the first case
you cen handle him. In the second, I
can.
You see--I couldn't tell our direc-
torate," he went on; "but there was
always something lacking which I
couldn't handle myself. We need him,
and we've got to have him! You can
get him, l know you can. You can do
anything you like. You're wonder.
full"
She sat and looked at him, her lips
still parted In the same enigmatic
smile which he did not like to see, but
she made no answer.
Whats wrong with him7" he went
on Immediately. What does he say is
the trouble. anyway? And lis it the