Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-03-02

lueS0 WHO passed. tue most part
looked IN with envy at the tall man
sion house beyond the curving lines
of shrubbery, brilliantly Illuminated
now, the picture OF beauty and ease,
of peace ana content More than one
soft-yoiced woman murmured. Beau
tiful!" as she passed. More than
one man. more than one woman, en-
Wed the owners OF this palace.
He's awfully gone on HIS wife. they
say" commented one young matron.
much as many did. mot that I see
much in her myself-although she
seems to have a sort of way about her.
after all"
Lucky beggar." growled her hus-
band.
"Yes, they're both lucky"
That both Mr.. and Mrs. Rawn were
lucky seemed to be the consensus OF
! eplnion of fthe procession of those
pssssing at yhis moment along the
| great. driveway, and hence looking
ppon the rear stage of the drama then
In progress. But they saw no drama.
The evening was beautiful. The spot
all was peace and content There was
no drama visible. only a stage set for
a scene Of happiness.
Yet, two hundred yards from the
| point OF this belief. on the stage of
the dimly-lighted gallery facing the
| lake, the comedy of life and ambition,
| OF success and sorrow. moved briskly;
moved. indeed, to its appointed and
inevitable end.
'Rawn's voice, harsh, half animal in
its savagery, wakened some sudden
kindred savagery in young Halsey's
soul. In fash the spark rose be
| tween steel and flint. The accumu-
lated resentment of many days made
finder enough for Halsey now.
| "All right, Mr.. Rawn," said he, his
head dropping. his chin extended. GO
on with the killing now. II you like
I'm going to tell you right here, that
| sort of talk will do you no good. If
you kill me you kin my secret. It
isn't yours, and neither you nor any
other man is'apt to set it going
again"
You hound, you curl" half sobbed
Rawn. His daughter stood. tense. 81
lent, unnoticed at his elbow.
Thank you. Now, III tell you. I
disD1antled every motor, and I'm never
going 10 build them again for you. l
meant every word of what said. Also
[ mean this!"
AS he spoke he rose and struck
f2awn full in the face with his half
clenched hand The sound of the
blow could have baen heard the whole
iength OF the gallery-was so heard.
An instant later. half roaring, John
Rawn closed with the younger man.
The women, plucking at their arms,
Gould do nothing to separate the two,
| indeed were not noticed in the strug.
| Zle. AS 10 that, the whole matter was
| ,ver in an instant. Halsey was far
| the stronger of the two. He caught
| he right wrist of Rawn as he smote
iown clumsily, caught his other wrist
In the next instant, and then slowly,
by sheer strength, forced him back
| and down until at last he crowded him
into the chair which Grace a moment
earlier had vacated. The bony fingers
os his hand worked havoc on John
Rawn's wrist. on his twisted ara
. EAlsey vas not so long from his col
less athletics, where ne had been vel
come on several teams. He wal
younger than Rawn, his body wa!
harder from hard work and abstemi
} BUSINESS. He was the older mans mas
ter.
sit down." he painted. Il don
, think you'll do this killing very soon!'
Rawn, for the first time in his life
} faced situation which he could no
dominate by arrogance and blusteT
, For the first time in his life he hat
met another man, body to body, il
| actual physical encounter; and tina
| man was his masteri All at once tn
, consciousness OF this flashed through
: every fiber OF him, bodily and mental
! lie had met a man stronger than him
!. ,self-yes. stronger both In body and il
/, mind. The consciousness of that iat
ter truth also sank deep into hi
, heart. Il was a moment Of horror 70
a him. He, John Rawn. master of thi
) place, rich, happy, presperons-he
John Rawn, beaten-subdued-it coul
z not bel Heaven never would permi
THAT!
4 They all remained tense, silent. me
\ tionless. for just half an instant;
/ | seemed to them long time. Halse
Y at length Strengthened and turne
! toward the door.
d I'm going" said he duly. Goo
by. Grace"
Rawn turned, confused, distracted
lie cared for no more of the physica
n | testing OF this difference. But he sa'
4 Success passing in the reviled hgur
OF his son-in-law. mo, no." he erie
- -"Jennie-he fouled me-but don
= let him go-he1l ruin US, do 20
hear?"
, Halsey was within the tall glas
q doors and passing toward the fron
y entry. He heard the rustic OF skEt
back OF him and felt light hand upo
bis shoulder.
i We'll. he began; and turning. face
q young Mrs. Rawni
4 I'm sorry" he stsmmered, its al