The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-29
CHAPTER xiv.-contlnued.

Yes, that Is to say, ] could have
had that any day In the week these
past eight months-if he really has
got that much left where he can real
lie on It. He's pretty well spread
out"
Then you have had it-what have
you done with the money!"
Il presume | look as though I'd
spent or could spend a mere fifty thou
sand dollars or so, don't II" was his
quiet answer. mo, | didn't have 1t,
and | haven't got it. I'll say this much
10 you, however, that I ran my little
old car here tonight IN a charge TAX
eu out of one OF the overhead receiver.
motors Of the International Power
~company--a motor completed on my
W ideas. and by my own hands. It's
mine, | tell yod-mine."
Charley" rhe caught him by the
wrists, with both hands, eagerly. you
can give me the things I've got used
to having! I'll go back-oh! I'll go
blackwell go on together! l hate
her so-you don't know!"
That's nice OF you. Grace; but
you've guessed wrong. I've not got
that fifty thousand yet"
But you can have"
yes. / can. What could | buy with
1t? For one thing. ! could buy back
my wife?"
But Charley! We're rich! You've
succeeded"
mo, l am poor, I've failed. I'm
just beginning to see how much I've
failed!"
IF you don't tell father the truth
about this I'll do 1t myself" she ex
claimed fiercely You've not been
loyal-you've taken pay"
Your father tool his pay from
me- was his half-savage answer.
Hes been paid enough! AS for me,
! don't want any more OF this sort of
pay"
What are you going to do-you're
not going to sell out to some n
else?"
mo, my dear. I'm not going to do
precisely what you suggested / should
do just a moment ago. I'm not going
to sell out l could do that, too, and
make more than any fifty thousand
The foreman In our factory. who
knows very little. can sell out to-mor-
row morning for ten thousand dollars,
maybe double or treble that now. The
Waterman on our door can sell out
when he likes. We can all sell out,
any OF us sell out. But we haven't!
III there has been N selling out II
has been done by those who built this
place here-the place which you found
better than the best home I could OF.
fer you"
She sat back stiff. silent, somber.
"You-you mean that you are
going to throw this away, then!" she
asked at length. what earthly good
will that do? Pail have II out Of you
somehow! I1l-I'm going to tell hint"
TRY It." said Charles Halsey. cas-
lily.
She had courage. Father" she
called out. pal Come here-at
once!"
Rawn rose suddenly up from his
chair at the startling quality in her
voice. Whats that, Grace?" he
called across the long gallery.
Come here. | want you! We've got
something to say to you"
Halsey sat motionless.
Rawn approached slowly, obviously
annoyed. IF it's important" he be-
gan. He had found love-making to his
young wife especially delicious this
evening, although he mistook her
strange silence and pr~eoccupation
merely for wifely coyness.
1T is Important" Grace exclaimed;
and rising. clutched at his arm.
We'll. then. what's 1t all about,
what's 1t about? Come, comet"
"Charley's done 1t. he's got it--he's
got the machines f~inished-over
there" Her voice was almost a
scream, hoarse. croaking. She stood
bent. tense.
What's THAR demanded Rawr.
What do you mean? IL that the truth,
boy?"
HE came over In his car. under In
'ernational overhead-he told me 90.
.,chs cow" she went on. nalf hystor-