The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-04-22

"Slade, IL you persist In this" he
Numbered, "Pm going to take off my
coat and hit back. My paper has an
enormous outside circulation, and I'll
haste you once every day. If you pro-
pose running for governor, you won't
get one vote in your own town. And
in one month, or less, you'll find San
Francisco has gorgeous climate"
Slade was unperturbed by Merritt's
threats or Merritt's bulldozing. "All
right, Merritt" he advised, good-na-
turedly, "go ahead with your paper,
I'll take my chances"
You will, eh?" Merritt's tone was
ominous. What sort of factories are
you going to build?"
WELL" drawled Slade. coolly, 81 was
thinking of putting up glue factories!"
"Glue!" The one word jumped from
everyone's mouth at once. "Glue!"
they all repeated, and looked at each
other in CONSERVATION.
"The HI you say" then remember
ing himself. Il beg your pardon, Miss
Strickland"
ct can't be DONE" Merritt went on.
You can't build glue factories here"
and he emphasized every word with
an angry shake of his finger.
"By God, you"
He broke off as he saw Bob Hayes
stride into the room. Hayes, as SHADES
| lawyer and almost a member of the
family, had the entree to the house at
all times.
Here's my lawyer" remarked Slade
dryly, TASK him"
"Of course it can be done," Hayes
informed them, convincingly. tits per
fectly legitimate"
Then, as If to dismiss a perfectly
obvious subject, he turned to the girl
who had been enjoying every point
that Slade had scored.
Katherine's eyes lighted with warm
welcome. 1t was the first time she
had seen Hayes since she had re
turned. He was the man she had once
wanted to marry, once before heI
father had given her the choice Oh
Hayes or a finishing school in Paris
and tour of Europe. Now she greeted
him with cordial friendship, but with
none Of the sweet tenderness he might
have expected from her. Once she
had looked up into his eyes and thought
him a god. Now, her eyes blinded by
the glare of ambition, she saw only q
| good looking chap, struggling law
yer, a man who hadn't made any par
ticular mark in the world. She re
turned Hayes burning, penetrating
gaze with cool, unruffied frankness. Ii
another moment she had turned from
him and was earnestly watching Slade
listening to his every word with eager
intentness.
"You see, I'm very simple sort o.
fellow" Slade was saying, don't drinl
don't smoke-don't keep yachts o.
horses, don't keep wo-" he stopped IL
his oft-repeated formula as he remem
bered Katherine's presence, don
keep horses, SO / must do something
as was saying to Mrs. Slade today
1 don't want to bother my neighbors
SO I'll build high chimneys. so thu
smoke won't trouble you much. In
going into the glue business. That is
of course" and he paused and sur
veyed the group about him with a com
placent elevation Of his eyebrows
that is, unless you gentlemen Cal
keep me busy in some other way. In
a very active man." /,
Katherine leaned forward with tens'
expression to see how the mans on
ponents would take his game. TIL,
senator was smiling, Merritt tapping
his foot restlessly.
well, boys, 1t looks az though h
had us-strongT Strickland broke tn
silence. GLUE! Whew!"
To he Continued