The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-25
CHApTER XIV.-Continued.

CHAPTER XIv.-continued.
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
ize 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 mere fifty thou
sand dollars or so. don't % was his
quiet answer NO, didn't have it.
and | haven't got it, I'll say this much
10 YOU. however that | ran my little
old car here tonight on charge tax
en- out of one OF the overhead receiver
motors OF the international Power
company-a motor completed on my
own ideas. and by my own hands. It's
mine. tell you-mine."
Charley" she caught him by the
wrists, with both hands. eagerly You
car give me the things I've got used
to having! III 90 back oh! I'll go
back-well go on together. | 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 I buy with
it? For one thing | could buy back
my wife,"
But Charley. We're rich, You've
succeeded"
NO. am poor. I've failed I'm
t.t tn how t,h
failed
II you don't tell father the truth
about this III DO it myself" she ex-
claimed fercely You've not been
loyaI-you've taken pay"
Your father took his pay from
me was his half savage answer
He's been paid enough! AS for me.
! don't want any more OF this sort OF
pay"
What are you going to dc-you're
not going to sell out to some one
else2"
NO. my dear. I'm not going to do
precisely what you suggested should
do just a moment ago. I'm not going
TO sci! out | could do that. too. and
maze 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
watchman on our door can sell out
when he likes. We can all sell out,
any OF US sell out But we haven't!
II there has been any selling out 1t
has been done by those who built this
place here-the place which you found
better than the best home l could of
fer YOU"
She sat back stifr, silent. somber
"You-you never mean that you are
going to throw this away, them" she
asked at length. What earthly good
will that do2 Pan have 1t out O, Won
somehow. Tll--I'm going to tell hin,'
Try It," said Charles Halsey. cas-
lily.
She had courage. Father" she
called out. pa Come here-a,
once,"
Rawn rose suddenly up from his
chair at the startling quality in her
voice. What's that, Grace?" he
called across the long gallery.
Come here. | want you. We've go,
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 preoccupation
merely for wifely coyness.
1t is important" Grace exclaimed;
and rising. clutched at his arm
Well. then. what's it all about.
what's 1t abou,s Come, comet"
"Charley's done 1t, he's got the
got the machines finished-over
there" Her voice was almost a
scream, hosrse. croaking. She stood
bent, tense
What's that?" demanded Rawn
What do you mean? Is that the truth
boy?"
He came over In bis car. under In
ternational overhead-he told me 90
night now" che went on. half hystsr