The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-01-31


And Rawn continually found some.
hing responsive In the soul of this
young woman. something that new
found it's way into speech o either
side. She was the type of devotion
and OF efficiency. Gently, without any
ostentation, she took upon herself a
vast burden OF detail; and she added
thereto an u~nobtrusive personal serv-
Ice upon which Rawn unconsciously
came more and more to depend. Did
ne lack any little accustomed imple-
ment or appliance, she found it for
him forthwith. Did he forget a name,
a date, q fling record, it was she who
supplied II out Of a memory infaliible
us q fine machine. From this, Ii was
but an easy step to the point where
he young woman's u~nobtrusive aid
became useful even beyond business
hours. John Rawn had never studied
20 play any social role. Did he need
counsel in any social situation, she.
tactfnlIy h~esitatant and modest, al
ways was ready to tell him what he
should do, what others should do. Had
he an appointment, 1t was she who re-
minded him of II. and IL was she who
had made 1t. Were there personal
bills TO pay, 1t was she who paid them.
She presided over his personal bank
account, and there was no hour when
she could not have named the dollars
and cents IN his balance. Did he wish
to avoid an unwelcome visitor. it was
arranged for him d~elicately and with
out offense. Little by little, she had
become indispensable, both in a bust
ness and a social way-a fact which
John Rawn did not fully realize. but
which she knew perfectly well. IL had
never been within her plan to be any
thing less than that. She knew. al.
though he did not, that John Rawn
also was indispensable to her.
Rawn came from no social station
himself. and as we have seen, had
grown up ignorant of conventional
life, SO that now be remained careless
of routine now that this young woman
should attend In all his visits to the
East In business matters-where, In
short. he could not have got along
without her. There was talk over this
Unjust falkland much amused com
ment on the fact that the two seemed
so ~inseparable. Rawn did not know
or note IT, They literally were running
together, hunting in couple In the
great chase of ambition. Few knew
now what the salary Of the presidents
private secretary represented in round
figures. Certainly she dressed as a
lady. Certainly also she comported
herself as one. II was, I'm the opinion
of John Rawn. no ones business that
he registered himself at the New York
hotels, and either did not register his
companion at all, or else contented
himself WITH the wholly descriptive
word Lady" opposite the number of
the roo whose bills he told the clerk
to charge TO his account.
Never was there the slightest ground
for suspicion of actual improperly be-
tween John Rawn and Miss Delaware.
Abundance OF bad taste there certainly
was. for Rawn. without explanation or
apology TO any, always ate In company
OF his assistant, was constantly seen
with her on the streets, at the opera,
the play. He showed, In short, hat
he found her society wholly agreeable
upon every possible occasion. If this
was in bad taste. II many or most, In
the usual guess, put it at the point of
improperly, John Rawn CAV himself
no concern, The Rawn ~arisIocracy be-
gan In him. He founded 1t, was it's
-GhaTiemagne, its William the ConGner-
or as ruthless. as regardless of others.
as selfish, as megalomaniac as the best
of kings. Here. therefore, were two
a~Iistocratsl They ran well in couple.
1t is not TO be supposed that a girl
SO shrewd as Virginia Delaware could
fail to realize the full import of all
this She let the sings and arrows
fall upon the buckler of her perfect
dignity and her perfect beauty, but she
felt their impact. She was perfectly
in hand, knew perfectly well her mind,
knew perfectly well the price she must
pay. She let matters take their course,
knowing that they were advancing