Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-14

great central room of GraysssHe aan
with these black and frowning mes
sengers OF fate in his hands. scarce
daring 70 look at them. He felt some
sense of definite disaster 1T hand. He
glanced &C last at one. and started as
though struck Calling a servant. hs
sent word to Mrs. Rawn inquiring IL
he might meet her at once.
She joined him presently. smiling
family. giving him her hand. than
Taading him 10 breakfast table on
the long gallery facing the lake 'front.'.
q favorlfe spot with her She gave
the butler orders to serve them break
fast here at once; for she now learned
Halsey had neither slept nor eaten.
Halsey did not learn that he sauna
also was true OF her
They seated themselves and for the
time said nothing, each gazing out
over the lake. The morning was calm
and beautiful The blue lake. just
dotted with little 3'hitecap rolling
waves, seemed In amiable mood and
purreo gently along The sea-wall. be-
low the green ana curying terrace
which ran down from the gallery
front. A bird chirped here and there.
Little enough the peaceful scene re-
deeted the feelings Of these, its only
human figures Virginia Bawn was
pale. Dark rings showed below her
eyes. Her mouth dropped just a trihe.
piaintiyety, IN way not usual with
her. She was pale, paier than her
usual clean and clear ivory Yet she
was coOlly beautiful in her morning
gown of light figured lawn with its
wide, flowing sleeves, showing her
round white arms. Halsey. frowning.
ly serious felt he charm OF her rise
about him. overwhelm him lie knew
that the hour had come tor aim n
more ways than one. that hers. for
ever. was the one face and figure and
voice and presence for him. hopeless
and unhappy. ana doomed for ever 50
to remain She was rot his wife She
was he wife OF another man--of MS
enemy; the man IA all the world least
1 like himself lie man who. by yirtua
OF that unlkeness. had won this wom-
an for his own. What hope for him.
Charles Halsey. for whom was 10
place in the world
Without much comment he placed
before her the morning papers. with
their glarng headlines.
Well said he. III Is the end,
Yes said she. smiling: 4 sup
pose now we can learn ali about our
earlier life and career3'
Quite so Here is the entire his
tory OF Mr.. RaHns career-wnat h.
did when he was young man. where
be came from. now he rlse TO power.
how he failed ana tell---it's ali here
Here's the story Of the international
Power company they claim it was n
tended as a merger OF all the traction
I companies of the eight leading cities
OF the countryl Bond Issue one 10
eight billion dollars. capitalization one
to two hundred billion in sJocks-sou
can take your choice IN crazed figures
Here are biographical istories OF all
I the known ami unknown stockholders
Here. Mrs Rawn5 Is a picture OF your.
self. as well as one of 3Lr Rawu ana
one more OF the house here--s new
view. I think The photographer must
have made a dasbhght OF the GROUNDS
She smiled as he tried 80 jest. fol-
/ loving his pointing anger along the
/ blurred. brutal headlines. shrieking
their discordanE. impossible aud iucon-
sistent tales The first paper. the
Forum. declared the ruin OF John
Rawns fortune 10 De now b.yond an
nope ul repair. Rawn himsef-reYlly
at that time often in helpless Btupor
in a New York hotsi room-was re-
ported 10 have fed the country. Hal-
sew, his son-in-law. and HaIseys wife.
/ VINO really had only denied them
selves to visitors aud reporters were
declared 10 be in hiding IN some SCI
cret apartments OF the graat castle on
the North shore. place actually but
little known TO any member OF the Sc
lect North side society in which Rawn
had been, mora or less on surerance.
received. Rawus wife was also To-
Gated here. in a condition rerginx on
insanity. according t0 the imagination
ST the writer's which. after all was
farefuuy near % the truth
TO BE CONTINUED
Dusouaf1t Naouiuess.