The Washington herald., 1914-06-08

monkey with the dingusses that make the
car go.
Finally the exasperated feelings of the
forsaken wives and sweethearts were
given expression in a monster parade of
protest. They could not reach the men
by telegraph because nobody could work
the key. but means was at last dis
covered in some pigeons Tom Carson had
sent to his sweetheart. A wild scene took
place when the men finally returned.
srhe Ganblers."
Isabel Emerson and Catherine Spencer
are old school friends. and it is the great
wish of Isabel that Catherine shall marry
her brother, Wilbur. James Darwin, a
young attorney in the interest of busi-
ness, comes into the life of the Spencer
family and falls in love with Catherine.
Wilbur is so immersed in business that
he does not play the love game salts
factorily and Darwin wins out Catherine
tells Darwin that she does not love him
really strong. but he persuades her that
she will in time. and they get married.
Catherine tells Darwin that she really
was in love with Wilbur. and the hus-
band. being of a jealous disposition, the
drifting apart begins. Wilbur. in des-
perste effort to amass fortune. gets
his fellow directors to go into a pre-
carious scheme to extend their banking
operations. and Emerson. ST., indorses
them. For time things go we'll until
the rival bankers smell a mouse and
commence an investigation which may
mean States prison for some of the
party, as the Emerson chain of banks
are operating illegally. The attorney
general calls on Darwin to investigate.
Wilbur scours the streets for money to
cover risky notes. Darwin tackles the
weakest link-one of the stockholders
named Cowper, and he agrees to turn
States evidence. Cowper steals the notes
and substitutes forged ones. Wilbur
pockets the substitute notes and returns
to his room. where he finds the investi-
gators in charge. Darwin at home finds
Catherine about to go to ball given by
Isabel and tells her she cannot go. After
he leaves for the meeting she goes any
way. Darwin learns that he must go
to Washington and returns home for his
bag Learning that Catherine had dis
regarded his command he goes to Emer.
sons for her; she refuses to leave until
the husband partly explains. Cowper real
izing what it means to go to jail, starts
for the Darwin house with the notes and
leaves them on Darwin's dask. the maid
only being present. Wilbur returns home
and finds detectives watching the house
His colleagues then are informed of the
situation confronting them. Emerson is
heartbroken. but insists on standing his
share of the trouble. but Wilbur manages
to take the burden on his own shoulders.
He gets Cowper to make a confession and
goes to secure the notes By clever
ruse he gets into the library where the
package is. but is discovered by Cath
crime. She secures the packet and, de-
spite his pleading, refuses to part with
II. Darwin returns and c4nfronts Wilbur.
who trying to explain the situation,
makes matters worse. Darwin cross-ex-
amines his wife, and not believing the
story of the papers, suspects that Will
bur came simply to visit Catherine To
prove the matter he has Wilbur arrested
for burglary. Catherine refuses to tell
where the papers are, and also makes a
char against Wilbur, and declares to
lc-'. Darwin for ,sood. She makes her
threat good and leaves. Wilbur is re-
leased, as no charge can be made against
him. The next morning 1t is agreed that
Wilbur is to be sacrificed. and that
charges are to be preferred by the others
of misuse of the notes. Catherine goes
to the Emerson home and telling Isabel
ALL endeavors to see Wilbur. Cowper dis
covers that she still has the papers Just
as Darwin enters. Wilbur finally gets
the papers from Catherine. He calls
Darwin and Cowper in and surrenders
the papers, at the same time his written
confession, and offers himself to the law
Catherine declares her love for Wilbur,
and after getting a divorce promises to
wait for him.