Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-05

y The mad scramble ross q : ciIa6ax.
q his Once tho man who wa6 The
storm center stood over the ticker.
He had struggled. With the unthinking
valor born Il desperation. against the
unwavsrins, relsntiess attacks made
upon him. They had forced him back.
farther and still farther back to bis
inner lines Of defense. into the last
ditch. Driven out Of that hs had
made last vain stand. Now he
awaited tho slaughter. He glared AZ.
edly at the tape IN his hand.
Suddenly the 6xity broke up in an
insane helpless rage that demanded
physical expression. From bis twist
ed mouth came an inarticulate. wolnsh
cry. With q convulsive Jerk he snap.
ped Oh the tape-kicked the ticker I'M
I'll It fell with crash. "A clerk In
the outer ONCE heard tho noise and
rushed In. Immediately. frightened
by what he, saw. he withdrew. closing
the door behind him. l.,.
Stephen Hampden was not good to
hook upon AZ he rushed up. and down
the room. striking and kicking at the
objects In bis. way. His face was pur.
ple-convulacd He poured out unin-
tellisible impreca tons on the "curs."
the CROOKS" the TRAITORS who had
broken film. He had no thought for
those upon whom he In bis turn had
fallen. He was diseased By the pes-
sion of bis defeat
The paroxysm spent itself. he DING
himself, painting and still glartng. into
a chair. The telephone rang, ne
paid no attention to It
The clerk. trembling. opened the
door. you're wanted on the long dis
lance, Mr.. Hampden. It's
II won't talk to themv' Hampden
snarled b6ck
The clerk withdrew. then reappear-
ed. beg pardon, Mr.. Hampden, he
insisted timidly, "but It's Mr.. Blake
Ct New Chelsea. He says he must
talk to you"
"All right" Hampden caught up
the telephone He waited until the
click told him that the clerks receiver
had been hung up. then snapped: This
is Hampden. What do you want"
The precaution was unnecessary
The message was strangely worded.
II would have meant nothing to an
outsider. But Hampden had the Key.
he hung up the receiver. And for a
moment he allowed himself to be
beaten down. Fear before danger IN.
Cured IN the heat Of battle and now
become Imminent. terrible. through the
folly Of auother., ousted rage. Mere
defeat, bankruptcy. paled before this
new penalty which he must pay. And
fear steadied him. cleared his brain.
He wasted no time in futile regrets.
His mind darted hither and thither.
swift and calculating. ponderinG ana
rejecting q hundred avenues OF escape
from the peril which must be averted
before he could set out to recoup MS
losses. There was no thought OF saw
Ing Warren Blake-only himself.
Late in the day he went QUITO beg
the mercy he had never shown.
Katherine Hampden was alone that
evening. She was often alone nova
days. but not entirely because. as she
had told John Dunmeade. she hao
been assigned berth on the shelf 70
| served for unmarr!aSeahle females.
There were many men who would have
gladly undertaken to relieve her soit'
fude. But these found her extremely
unapproachable. Those whom she
would have welcomed most gladly had
least time for dalliance In drawing
rooms.
The truth was, she was disappointed.
Mature perception. Quickened by q
glimpse Of a different ideal Of life. had
seen beyond the false setting Of 70
nance behind which men seek to hide
the ugliness Of the greedy. unscrups,-
lous scramble for gold. She would have
married Gregg had it not been for the
fact that the acid Of his calling was
etching more and more clearly upon
his frank. clean exterior a picture OF
what lay within. As it was, che had
sent him away.
She was waiting for her fathers
Homecoming While she waited sht
glanced through the evening paper. II
it the days doings on the stock ex
change were featured. The account
had It that Hampden had been hart
hit-even vaguely limited that he might
have to fail. She was amazed at thu
! lack Of emotion with which she reat
| that their fortune, hitherto so poten
and all sumc1nS. had in day beer
sadly SHAKEN II not totally destroyed