The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-05-14
CHAPTER xIv.-contlnved.

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
ize on It He's pretty we'll spread
out"
Then you have had it-what have
you done with the money!"
Il presume look as though Id
spent or could spend a mere fifty thou
sand dollars or so. don't II" was his
quiet answer. NO. | didn't have 1t.
and l haven't got it, I'll say this much
10 you. however. that l 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. I tell you-mine.
Charley" she caught him by the
wrists. with both hands, eagerly. You
can give me the things I've got used
to having! Ill go back-oh! I'll 60
blackwell 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 buy with
It? For one thing. l could buy back
my wife,"
But Charley! We're rich! You've
succeeded"
No. ! am poor. I've failed I'm
Just beginning to see how much I've
failed"
II you don't tell father the truth
about this I'll do 1t myself" she ex.
claimed fiercely You've not been
ioyal-you've taken pay"
Your father took 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 one
else?"
No. my dear. I'm not going to do
precisely what you suggested should
do Just moment ago. I'm not going
to sell out I 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
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 could of.
fer YOU"
She sat back stiff. silent, somber
"fou-you never mean that you are
going to throw this away, them" she
asked at length. What earthly good
will that do? Pail have it out OF Won
somehow! l'll-l'm going to tell him !"
Try H." said Charles Halsey, eas
fly
She had courage. Father" she
called out. PA! Come here-a,
once!"
Rawn rose suddenly up from his
chair at the startling quality In he,
voice. What's that. Grace?" he
called across the long gallery.
Come here. l want you! We've 20,
something to say to you"
Halsey sat motionless.
Rawn approached slowly. obviousl,
annoyed III it's important" he be
gan. He had found love making to his
young wife especially delicious this
evening. although he mistook he,
strange silence and preoccupatlop
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. come!"
"Charley's done it, he's got it-hes 3
got the machines flnished-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
boy7"
He came over in his car, under In
ternational overhead-he told me so,
right now" she went on. half hystsr-