New Ulm review., 1913-02-12

rem Blake. people thought. to be work
Ing early and late. No one who had
not the key would have detected In
the widened eyes and imperceptibly
twitching nostrils hint Of the racking
anxiety within. His pallor would
have been attributed to the garish gus.
light overhead. Quite deliberately he
added up the column of figures before
him. They spelled his crime.
Very cleyerlyf very characteristica''
~. be had gone ahout It Hamlhen.
be knew caught In the big deal into
which Warren had followed him. had
drifted into it-had hardly realized. IA
In the heat Of necessity be- asked the
cashier to certify checks for which
there were no funds. that It was q
crime. Not so with Warren. In cold
blood. with a, nice calculation OF the
chances. be had stepped over the line
that he had never before crossed.
Once over. he had gone far. 1t had
been gamblers chance. the kind
that many men take safely. and. when
taken. had seemed all In his favor
But now the luck was cumming the
other way. If the market sagged FUR
ther. be would he done for.
No one. II told. would have beiieV-
ed why he had done it-because the
bank was breaking anyhow under the
lond of worthless paper. most OF it a
legacy from his predecessor. and only
4 great deal Of money could save It.
It had been his pride to carry along
m institution for the shakfness OF
which he was not responsible. 1t had
become his life. He had rtsked ALL
even his own little carefully accumn-
lated fortune. to save all. though ne
had made it a point Of honor not to
risk the trnsts properties In bis keep
iup-he somehow made distinction.
II the market should gag. how should
be nay? Hampden. though bankrupt
would he able to work out Of the hole.
he could always net money some
where. But Hamnden conld not
hence would not. try to save ootn'
How then should be. Warren blake'
nav9 With shame. certainly. win
| money-out Of the question.
lf the market should saE: Suddenly
came to him the sure foreknowIedge
that It would rag. For an instant
panic Oiled him. He put the DOCKS
| in their places. then began fumDl'nR
around 4 dusty shelf in a dark corner
Of the vault until hia fingers found ana
drew forth an oblong pasteboard box
He opeued II and looked at what 'ay
| within. He took it out and played
with it. The cleaning. blue b'"cs
thing seemed to hold horrible rascl'
nation for him. 1t cost him an er-
fort to nut it away. He set the time
lock. closed the vault and left.
John Dunmeade. having reached
home. put his horse ava" IN the stan'e
II was past II O'clock and he wa:
tired. But he was not sleepy ant
he hated to 70 in ont OF the clear
still night So he strol!ed uptown. in
tending to have a pipe with Haig he
fore going to bed. His way took MIN
past the bank just as Warren stepped
out. The latter stopped.
"Working late. aren't you" sa'e
John.
II often d." He hesitated. "Are
you out for walk|
"Dowp to Haig's. Will you &C
alopC?'' John asked politely.
"A part OF the way. II yon don't
mind. Sometimes. when I've been
working hard. l like to talk to some
one to forget myself. bow are the pr'
maries going?
1.-THE primaries? Bad In fact tneS
couldn't he worse"
81 thought as much. I'm sorry. IL
nike to see you wtn." ~,
John was thoroughly surprised.
suppoaed yon were against me.
"Ive always voted for you. You arr
fitted for public service. You have
something apart from mere tnte''ec'
and ability. and. far rarer. the capacity
to feel what we all accept In theory
but not in fact-your relation to othe'
men. I wish could feel-conid have
felt It. Whatever gave you that hne
sixth sense won't let you quit. 1t vii
carry you to the end-through weak
ness and strength.
Something in the mans voice ratne'
thnn in what he said arrested Johns IN
terest. DO you really think that. War
reD?'
.There are things that one knows"
They halted. having reached the home
Of Silas Hicks. where Hatg had nj:
rooms. The cigar Warren had beer
smoking had gone out. He struck
mnt,h to relight 1t. He held the nam
Ing taper before him for an instant
longer than was necessary aud JONI
could aee his face. 1t was cOmN'se'C
but pale. the eyes extraordinarily
bright
|
Primary day!
From one end Of the state to the 9th
er the battle ragged between RID rost
..S ~rhst., VVhon IN RI, nssss mt an emo