New Ulm review., 1913-02-12

The paroxysm spent itself. He hnnG
himxelf, panting and still glaring. into
. chair, The telephone rang. He
paid no attention to it.
The clerk. trembling. opened the
door. You're wanted on the long dis
tance. Mr.. Hampdpn. It's
Il won't talk to then!' Hampden
snarled back
The clerk withdrew. then reappear-
ed. beg pardon. Mr.. Hamptlpn." he
insisted timidly. but it's Mr.. Blake
Of 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
hnd been hung UP. then snapped: This
u Hampden. What do you want?"
II The precaution was unnecessary
The message was strangely woried.
Il would have meant nothing to an
outsider. Rns Hampden had the key.
He hung up the receiver. And for
moment he allowed himself to "
beaten down. Fear t,efore danger in
CURED In the heat of battle and now
become imminent. terrible. through tht'
folly Of another. Olsted rage. Mere
defeat. bankruptcy. paied before this
new penalty which he must pay. AND
fear steadipd him. cleared his brain
He wasted no time In futile regrets.
His mind darted hither and thtther.
swift and calculating. pOndering and
rejecting n hundred avenues Of ea1aIH'
from the peril which must he avertrd
before he could yet out to rpc0np MS
Losses. There was no thought Of saw
ing Warren Biake--only himself.
Late in the day hp went QUITO beg
the mercy he had never shown.
Katherine Hampien was alone that
evening. She was often alone nova
days. but not entirely because. IN she
| hndS told John Dunmeade. abe had
been assigned ierth on the shelf r.
served for unmarrIngeabie females.
There were many men who would have
gladly undertaken to relieve her so;'
tude.. But these found her extremely
unaDprvachable. ThOae whom sht
would have welcomed most gladly had
leaat time for dallIance In drawing
Fo0ma.
sThe truth was. abe waa disappointed
Mature perception. QuickeDed by a
glimpse Of q different IDEAL Of life. bad
seen beyond the false settinE of 70
nance behind which men seek to httie
the ugline.x Of the greedy. un~'r''Iu
lo,,s scra mble for pOid. She wOaild have
married Gregg had It not been for thu
fact that the acid Of bis calling wa
j etching more and more clearly upoI
hia frank. clean exterior a picture o.
what lay within. AZ 1t was. she hat
sent him away.
She was waiting for her father
homecoming While she waited sh
glanced through the evening paper. II
It the days doingS on the stock ex
change were featured. The accom-
had it that Hampden had been har'
hit-evpn vaguely hintpd that he IniSh
have to fail She w;l$ amazed ut tn
lack Of emotion With which she reh
that their fortune. hitherto SO potter
and -;tlt suffering. had in day bee
sadly shaken If not totally DESTROYED
She tried to picture to herself what
must mean to thpm-the economies. IN
privations even. the loss OF caste anon
set that measured worth by stock
and bonds. Somehow the picture colll
not profoundly alarm. partly perh;'i'
because Sht, knew too little Of want I
draw cunvinringiy. She could not eve
feel deeply for her fnther. althouE
she had for him IL genuine daughter
affection and knew what blow failur
would I've to him.
poor father!" she smiled half pit!
fngly. Il suppose nothing can perSliad
him that It isn't horrible calamity.
ought to feel so. too. but Heisnt
IL this Katherine Hampden?'
She went On turning the pages OF tn
paper until her casual glance WI
caught by u familiar name In q satir
cal editorial under the caption "A F"t
Errant" The fool errant was Jon
Dunmeade. recentiy-and happily. !
the editors opinion disposed Of at tn
primaries. ...
Her color deepened suddenly and "a
another reason Memory bad reralle
to her something she had ONE SAID I
this man. when you were broke
down. middle aged failure.
should be looking up at the men wh
were conquering. - And snou'
regret"
Well. her prophecy had been fulflle
sooner than she had expected. He ma
been cast aside even by bis own neigh
bors. But there was something larg
and fine about him which forbade PIT
. and commanded respect. made eve
such men az Gregg. with their vitiate
ideals. want to do him favOrs "on gen
eral principles.
ITO think that l could have said tha
to him." she cried to herself. Nhat
cad was. If only hadn't said u