The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-08
Prominent Citizen

What ! want to know Ia, what he's got
against Us, anyhow, ~Jennie?"
We'll, for one thing, he seemed
troubled because Grace would not go
back with him. He seemed to think
that you and the life you could give
her had been the reason for her aban-
doning him."
why, what n~onsensel Grace hasn't
abandoned him! And l only got her
owe here because ] needed her my
self-before-well, before we were
married. Who was to take care of
me. I'd like to know? And you say he
complains of thati"
THAT was one OF the things"
But Grace would go back? She's
none too well pleased now, since you
and ! have taken charge here. Shed
go back to Charley tomorrow IL he
asked her-why, I'd make him take
care OF her, of course. The trouble
with him is. he values his own person
al affairs too much. That's no way 20
begin In the business world. A man
has to lend everything to the one pur-
pose of success. Look at me. for in
stance"
She did look at him, calmly, coldly,
without the tremor of an eyelid, with
out raising her hand to touch him as
ne stood close by, without indeed ma
king any verbal answer. A slight
shudder passed over her, visible In
the witch of her shoulders.
TITS getting coolerl" he exclaimed.
NT1l fetch a wrap for YOU" And so
hastened away. o~bsequious. uxorious,
as he always was with her.
But Charley never would take any
counsel from anybody" resumed he
presently. Hes always been tract
able enough. that's true; never raised
much of a disturbance until tonight
don't see why he cut up SO ugly now.
He's not crazy over Grace, and IL the
truth be told, Grace isn't the sort OF
girl that a man would get crazy over.
You're that Sort"
Perhaps not" she smiled family.
Just the same, Grace's attitude may
have started him to thinking. When
he began thinking he seemed to con
clude that all the world was wrong
And he's starting in to set Ii right!
He's going In for the uplift stunt, Ell?
That's the way with a lot of these re-
formersl They want to set the world
right according to their own ideas.
They don't pay any attention to the
men who keep them from starving. I
made that boy-what he's got he owes
to me-"
Indeed! How singulari He says
that it's Just the other way about;
that what you have you took from
him! He says you want to take
more--more than your share-from
things that belong to everybody"
whats thatl What's that! Well,
now, of all the insane idiocy I ever
heardi Good God. what nextl Him,
Charles Halsey, the man / brought up
with mel Jennie. l never heard the
like of that In all my time"
"But IL that's the way he feels,
now's not the time to argue that with
him!"
But. good God. the efrrontery-"
"All the world liz full of effrontery,
Mr.. Rawn," she said-continuing to
address him formally, as she always
did. IT'S buy and sell. Everything
we get we pay for In one way or
another. Even IL we took power out
of the air by our overhead motors,
we'd pay for that, one way of another
comes from nothing-we
pay, we pay all the time, Mr.. Rawn!"
you don't need to go into theories
and generalizations," said he testify.
We've had enough of that from him,
We are both practical. You simply get
that man and bring him. back into the
fold. that's all! DO your share"
my share? It's easy. isn't it?" She
smiled at him again annoyingly.
But you can do it."
Eyes, i can do 1t. But / can't evade
the truth | just told you. I'd have to
pay. You'd have to pay"
We're beggars. and can't choose"
said John Rawn savagely. Besides.
there's no harm done--I'm not asking.
you to do anything improper. anything
to compromise yourself-but get him,
that's all! And when we've got him In
hand-when / know what ] want to
know-ITl wiring him dry and throw
him on the scrap heap. That's what
Ill do with him!"
Eyes, I think you would" she said.
ITS the only right thing to do"
Rawn fumed. Hell get what's con,-
Ing to him. He's been throwing down
his one best friend"
Are there any best friends in busi-
ness. Mr.. RawnY" she asked.
"Of curse there are. Haven't | been
= friend to him: haven't / got q lot
Of friends OF my ownf"
What would they do for you tomor-
row, Mr.. Rawn?"
We'll, that's q different matter: they
might take care OF themselves
would take care OF myself. But this
fool here that I'm asking you to handle
isn't taking care OF himself or anyone
else. He's crazy, that's all about
MIN! Did he hand you out any OF this
taik about the rights OF mani 1
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