News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-09-09

TOO. We got wife End three children
Mrs. Reynolds, and all of the necessi
ties and some of the Injuries have
made our home life very beautiful
There's no reason why yours anC
Bob's shouldn't be the same if we car
get some of those distorted notions GU
of his head. Why, he seems to thinl
I'm one of the forty thieves, but Ii
like to see him tell Mrs. Brand that
sort Of thing"
Il suppose your wife has just every
thing in the world, hasn't she?"
Everything l can give her. She
would attend to that if / didn't She
can make me do anything. Sometimes
when l think I'm a big man with big
opinions, find myself jumping through
| the hoop, lying down and rolling over
and playing dead when it comes to the
real issue"
she must be a very fascinating
woman. | wish l knew her"
I intend you shall know her. She
is not only fascinating, to my mind,
but she's also very sensible, and I
think that on both those scores you
would be very congenial."
Brand sent the car ahead at faster
clip. Mrs. Collins, seated in the rear
OF the deep tonneau, and occupied
chiefly in retaining possession of her
ponderous headpiece, had no oppor-
tunity to join in or even hear the con-
versatlon of the two in front The
millionaire glanced back and smiled.
There was a clear stretch of road
ahead. He turned to Jane
Now, Mrs. Reynolds" he began,
let's get down to business. You heard
our talk about the dam and the
money!"
Every word of it."
"And you believe everything l said
because it's true, isn't it?"
Il know it's true"
Coed. Here's the idea. We've got
to make Bob take this money. Your
part Of the job is to bring him to his
senses and my part Of it is to hand
over the cash. Now, there's no hurry.
Us going to take long time to build
this dam. You've got six weeks be-
fore we deliver the first order. If
you're as smart as Mrs. Brand and as
sensible as think you are, you'll move
out of that little bungalow back there
before the six weeks are over. All
you have to do is to guide hin-grad-
ually, but firmly And | will help you.
II you say the word, We'll form little
company right here, and as a working
member of the company you will be
entitled to some remuneration. This
is merely fair business view of it. |
While my chief motive in coming to |
Bob was to help him out of the rut, |
I'm not trying to conceal the fact that |
his gain is also my companys gain. If |
you become party to this plan to
make him listen to reason, you are en-
titled to some reward whether we are
successful or not, and so, Mrs. Rey-
nolds, I'm going to sort O put you on
the payroll, Well give Bob little
glimpse Of a few comforts without let
ting him know anything about it.
Jane laughed, but she blushed in
spite of herself Brands words were
very clear and the prospects they pre-
saged very alluring. Inwardly, how
ever she had grave doubts about the
of accepting money from
man who was almost stranger even
if it were for services rendered. But
she made no avoWal OF refusal. The
speeding auto, the immediate exhilara-
ton, the thought of qualification Of
few desires and escape from her impe-
cunious plight stirred up the bacteria
of selfindulgence that had awakened
and spread poison throughout the
whole structure of her character.
Brand watched her; he read the men,
tai struggle and he struck home.
"Why, if you think it isn't right for
you to accept any reward, just regard
it in the nature of an advance. We
are sure to succeed and then when you
have the forty thousand, you can reim-
burse me, if you want, for the few ia
vors extended now. Well have that
understanding.
(TO be Continued.)