The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-02-21
CHAPTER v.-Contjnued,

CHAPTER v.-continued.
They also passed on down the hall.
gesticulating. their voices swallowed
up with others. arising confusedly.
This and that couple or group passed
by, also talking, among them many
persons obviously OF notoriety. impor-
tance or distinction. though unknown
to their observer. Rawn stood and
watched them all. The scene was to
his liking. The stir. the confusion. p
pealed to him. The Towering Of the
great city's night life was here, such
as that is. 1t was the focus of our
country's civilization. such as that
is. Men worth millions passed. shoul-
der to shoulder. a wondrous process
sion, such as that is.
And here and there, always moving
and mingling with those men whose
reception or whose raiment announced
them as persons of Importance. moved
women. beautiful women. floating by.
brightly, radiantly, rustlingly-women
blazing with jewels. women with
bright eyes. women whose apparel be-
spoke them as accepted integers OF
the citys vast human sum.
Rawn stood studying the procession
for long time. eyeing group after
group carefully. A conclusion was
forming in his mind. He was learning
that when a man has achieved power.
success. wealth, notoriety even, he
turns with his next thought to some
woman: andfnds some woman waiting
And then II occurred to John Rawn
with sudden and unpleasing force
that. although he was among this
throng. he was not of it. Himself a
man of power. success. yes. even OF
wealth. he lacked in certain betoken
ing appurtenances thereto. A not un-
usual wave of self-pity crept slowly
over him. Why should he. a man OF
his attainments. lack in any degree
what others had?
He stood pondering, not wholly hap
py. until presently he felt. rather than
saw, a glance bent upon him by a
man who passed. stately and we'll
yarbed young woman upon his arm
Ne was a man now in faultless eve
none less. indeed. than the dyspep
ming dress. yet easily to be recognized
tic director who sD summarily had
been dismissed by John Rawn himself
not three hours ago. His dark face
became even darker as he saw the
victor of that controversy standing
nere alone. He smiieu saruonIcany
To Rawn 1t seemed that he smiled
because he saw the solitary attitude
OF q man as good as himself. as fit
as himself for all the insignia OF
power. yet publicly se,f-confessed as
lacking all such insignia. He start
Cd, flushed, frowned He had shown
these men. these influential magnates
in New York. that he could be theii
master upon occasion-he had mas
tered this man passing yonder. Yet
now he stood here alone. with no
woman to advertise his power to the
world; and men laughed at him! No
woman wore his silks. displayed hiA
Jewels. He was John Rawn, born to
the purple; yet he might be taken
here for a country merchant on his
nrst trip from home.
He turned to the key-counter. The
clerk. with infallible instinct-withont
his request-handed him the key to
his room. not lacking acquaintance
With men OF Mr.. Rawn's acquaintance,
and knowing money when he saw It,
Rawn passed down the hall,
went up two flights in the elevator.
turned into the left-hand corridor, and
at length knocked deliberately at a
door where a light showed.
"Come!" called a soft voice. He
knocked again. \ trifle hesitant. and
looked down the corridor. each way
The voice repeated. Gomez" He
pushed open the door.
Virginia Delaware stood before her
dressing glass. her toilet for evening
completed except perhaps for touch
about her coiffure. She turned now.
and flushed as she saw her visitor.
Mr.. Rawn!" she exclaimed; II
thought 1t was the maid! l had just
called her"
"Rawn tCrned and shut the door
Never mind her." he said. Il will
be gone in a minute. just wanted"
You must go!" she exclaimed
You ought not to have comet is
not permitted-it IL not right"
How stunning you look. Miss Della
ware!" was all he said. He had never
before seen her arrayed in keeping