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

fortune t0UVU0 W0Uo O0V eaW ~
man who had ~ f.
Cleaned outl - .said CURLY. N
4 ~ .wsst q ~ euickly. laying m
imnnlsAve hard u his shoulder. 'Oh.
veil. dear. never mimi. It might b. 80
much worse. You might hive been
taken sick or had an accident. or-or
4 anything. I've Just been thinking how
nice II would be to 60 back home to
New Chelsea and start oil over again
in-in something that wouldn't take all
your time. lid b 90 glad to get &C.
ouaiutsd with you again" She gave .
little laugh.
"You talk Hike q foolr' he replied
roughly. "what could do in that rnbe
town-run q grocery store? Here's
where can make money. And can
make al We need. once get things
straightened out I've been broke b.
lore. The Immediate question 10 60
Keep out Of JAIL"
she started back from him with 4
sasp. "Out-of-jail! Father"
"Out Of Jail. I said. I'm into tho
New Chelsea bank and I've nothing left
10 pay with"
isis It much1''
ut wasn't, but 1t Is now"
.'But We must pay It back. There are
The bonds you gave me. And the New
Chelsea houses that mother owns-she'll
rive those up. And
mot third enough"
She dropped weakly into chair. star
lng at him foolishly. She was very
pale. dazed by the sudden new calam-
ity that had fallen.
"But surely" she insisted anxiously.
"the bank won't press you. They know
you'll pay 1t all back when you cam
"What do you know about it? It
isn't the bank: it's the government that
will make the trouble That fool Blake
IS in worse than am. The banks gut
led. cleaned out And the bank exam
lner IS overdue. If he comes around
aow"- With, gesture no sketched
the impending catastrophe.
stephen. what IL the matter now7"
came a languid voice from the door
way. "And please. for my sake. lower
your voice It's SO vulgar to talk loud.
lily before servants" Mrs. Hnmpden
entered and. with an air OF utter ex-
haustion. deposited her substantial
self In an easy chair.
Father" Katherine explained, With
cruel brevity. has lost bis money"
It was an unexpected tonic. The In
valid suddenly sat bolt upright aud al
most shrieked. Lost our money? Do
you mean to say. Stephen Hampden.
that you've been selfish enough to gam
BILE our money away after all I've suf.
fered and denied myself
| She threw her hands aloft and fell
back moaning. lob. in my weak con-
dition. when my heart
Maria. you're a fraud. Even with
your laziness and indnlgences you're
the picture Of vulgar health"
Mrs Hampden rose. She managed
stagger that :wQuld have done credit
to Bernhardt. clutching at tables and
chairs for the doubtfuIly necessary
support out Of the ROOM.
Hampden growled again. unintel-
ligibiy.
"Father. isn't there something to b
done?'
"Alurchen. rye An appointment with
him In New Chelsea tomorrow. Some
Of his rascaily pofiucinns are In q
deep % Blake, and l."
| "Can he helpT.
HE can. And he's got to-
"Do you mind II 60 up with you
tomorrow
IAN right And wish.'' he exclaim.
ed ENORMOUSLY. ''you'd 60 away and
let me alone"
In her dn rkensd room Katherine sat
| by the window. for long time. think
ing with feeling Of sickening disgust
on the sordid scene between her par
ents Just enacted. This was the other
side, the unlovely other side. Of that
splendid life of conquest for which she
had put the best Of all aside. Thus II
made victims OF its votarics. She
thought Of John.
(To be Continued)