The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-26

Is THIS IAs4KDtstf44t Hahn A1ASA
She went on turning the pages OF the
paper until her casual glance was
caught by il familiar name Ia satiri- /
cal editorial under the caption a Fool |
Grant. The foot errant was John |
Dunmeade. reccntIy-and happily, in
the editors opinion disposed Of at the
primaries.
Her color deepened suddenly and for
another reason. Memory had recalled
to her something she had once said TO
this man When you We're broken
down, middle aged failure.
should be looking up at the men who
wore conauering. And / should
regret"
Well, her prophecy had been fulfilled
sooner than she had expected. He had
been cast aside even by his own neigh
bors. But there was something large
and fine about him which forbade pity
and commanded respect. made even
such men as Gregg. with their vitiated
ideals, want to do him favors ION gen
eral principles.
ssTo think that could have said that
| to him." she cried to herself. What
cad I was. III only | hadn't said Up
| at the men who were conquering.
| John Dunmeade. you tower above them
| ALL"
she was still dreaming of John when
her father came in.
| His face was haggard, set in an ugly,
bitter scowl The sympathy that had
| Jagged as she read of the wiping out OF
a fortune leaped when she saw the
man who had lost it.
"Cleaned out he said CURLY.
She went to him quickly. laying an
impulsiye hand on his shoulder oh,
well. dear. never mind It might be so
much worse You might have been
taken sick or had an accident, or-or
| anything I've just been thinking how
nice it would be to go back home to
New Chelsea and start all over again
! min something that wouldn't take all
your time. lid be so glad to get &C
quainted with you again" She gave a
little laugh.
"You talk like a foolr' he replied
roughly. What could do in that rube
town-run grocery store? Here's
where / can make money. And | can
make all we need, once / get things
Strengthened out. I've been broke be-
fore. The immediate question Is to
keep put of Jail.
She started back from him with a
gasp. ''Out-of- Father
"Out of Jail, said. I'm into the
New Chelsea bank and I've nothing left
to pay with
Isis it much?"
'1t wasn't, but it is now
"But we must pay it bacl. There ere
the bonds yea save me. And the New
Chelsea houses that mother owns-she'l
give those up. And
mot a third enough"
She dropped weakly into a chair, star
ing at him foolishly She was very
pale, dazed by the sudden new calam
ity that had fallen.
2 But surely" she insisted anxiously
, ''the bank won't press you. They know
: you'l pay it all back when you can"
What do you know about it? Il
3 isn't the bank; it's the government thai
: will make the trouble That fool Blake
is in worse than am. The bank s gut
D ted, cleaned out And the bank exam
liner is overdue. If he comes AROUND
; now With gesture he sketchet
e the impending catastrophe.
Q stephen, what is the matter now? 2
4 came a languid voice from the door
way. And please. for my sake, lowe
n your voice It's so vulgar to talk loud
/ r. =.
r entered and, with an air of utter ex
$ haustion. deposited her substantial
SELF IN All easy chair.
Father" Katherine explained, wit
{ cruel brevity. has lost his money"
1t was an unexpected tonic The In
I valid suddenly sat bolt upright and al
most shrieked. Lost our money? D.
a you mean to say. Stephen Hampden
= that you've been selfish enough to gam
bic our money away after all I've sui
fered and denied myself
e She threw her hands aloft and fe
e back moaning. "Oh, in my weak cor
s dition, when my heart"
Maria, you're fraud. Even wit
your laziness and indulgences your
the picture of vulgar health"
- MIS-. f1dluIDtten rose. she manage
q a stagger that would have done credi
'e to Bernhardt, clutehing at tables an
d chairs for the doubtfully necessar
Is support out of the room.
v Hampden growled again. uninte
lightly.
g Father, isn't there something to b
done?"
1T "Murchell I've an appointment wit
a. him in New Chelsea tomorrow. Som
lie of his rascally politicians are iii 8
ID deep as Blake and l."
e. Can he help?"
8. "He can And he's got to-
re do you mind if / go mp with 70
II tomorrow
~ 'All right And wish,' he exclain
le ed ENORMOUSLY, you'd go away an
id let me alone"
lg In her darkened room Katherine s;
by the window for long time, thin
4 ing with feeling of sickening disgu:
! on the sordid scene between her pa
"A ents just enacted This was the othe
r. side, the unloyely other side, of thu
10 splendid life of conquest for which sh
had put the best of all aside Thus
- made victims of It's votaries. Sh
ID thought OF John
A. CONTINUED Tomorrow
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