The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04

oes thins vs eaAt o. ysanis." aaiA
hs. We cant side in With any oe his
eoeiaiistie talk. What be va.ts to
% y to give to Tie psopis Of this
cosstry for nothing what this Iatssns-
tSoaAl Power Company u planning to
sell them for ever. What ne want y
monopoly! I've been gambling svssy-
thing I've got On the certainty Of that
monopoly. I'm In soak, IN hook, up
TO ~ eyes on the market, this mia
sts. I'm marsined to the full sxtsat
OF my credit The biggest nsa OF
America are back OF me. III - Sssh
II this thing eoss throush-oss OF he
7chest men In America But I'd a.
most rather lose it all than to see you
side In with him. or listen for nvs min
utes to his rottsa talk about The
rights OF man There are NO rights
OF man except what each man can take
Tor himself! A. for him. I'd kill him.
or get him killed. II I knew nrst how
NO GOT that current through the ~
ceivers- Give me that. and I'll let the
rights Of man wait while. III show
them . thing or two!
But OF course" he added. frovnias
again In helpless perturbation, we've
got to get him in hand. Grace couldn't
DO It."
NO; on the contrary. I eas-a I
pay!"
Then pay!" he snarled suddenly.
bis voice harsh. half choking. what's
the prics-nothing worth menttonins.
But it's got to be paid. no matter what
It u. We're caught, and vs'rs
squeezed! We've got to pay. no nat.
ter what It 10. Jennie!"
ls 1t NO matter to you, Mr. Ravn?"
How can it be! I'm almost crazy
tonight! Do 1t. that's all. and draw
on me to the limit"
TO the limit. Mr.. Rawn?"
ITO the limit" He looked her
straight In the eye, and she met his
case fully. She shivered slishtlv
again. but her delicately clean.cut faee
showed NO further sign. Only she
snivered. and pulled her wrap q tribe
closer about her shoulders.
Very well." she said. II may have
to draw on you-and myself, too"
ITS all in the game, Jennie-ve.ve
got to play 1t together-we're two of
the same sort-we've got to climb. to
succeed. We run we'll together, One
must help the others hand"
Yes. it's q game" she answered:
and 10 rose. and left him without fur
ther word
John Rawn followed her up the stair.
mumbltng some sort of conjueal a6Pec.
tion. but she left him at the landing
and passed toward her own apart.
ments down the hall, giving him hard.
~ even look Of farewell. He fol-
lowed her with his eyes. standing a
little time. his hand resting on the
Intel of his own door,
Alone. Rawn seated himself in the
Elizabethan armchair devised by his
most favored decorator as ntttnx for
this Elixabethan room. A vast oat
bed. heavily carved. with deep and
heavy curtains. represented the deco
rator's idea Of what the Virgin Queen
preferred. The walls were deenlv
carved In wainscot and cornice. A
rude attempt was made at strength
and simplicity in this, the sanctum Of
the master of Graystone Hall Grant.
ed the aid OF lively Imagination, this
might have been the apartment Of
some feudal lord Of another day: a.
the designer and architect had not
failed delicately to suggest to. Mr.,
Rawn.
1t Is possible that In the time Of
Elizabeth pier glasses with heavily
carved frames were not common in
the size affected by Mr.. Rawn in his
private apartment He stood before
the great glass now and gazed at what
he saw: face haggard and lined.
shoulders STOPPING a little forward.
body little stopped, a little heavy.
little soft: the watch charm hanging
In free air-the figure of a man mo-
longer athletic, II ever SO.
Rawn stood engaged in his regular
nightly devotions-he made no pray-
ers OF eventide beyond that to his mir.
ror. But now something he saw
caused him to fling himself into a seat
at smaller glass. where the lisht
was better. He gaxed into this also.
intently. Something seemed strange
about his eyes. about his mouth. He
turned his face slightly sidewise and
studied the deep. triangular lines at
the corner Of the chin. He saw a roll
Of fat at the back of his neck. and Oh
served certain throatines- a yolu.
minousness Of flesh below the chin.
The latter stood out distinct, pushing
forward;-the rich mans chin, the old
mans chin. He lifted a finger and
touched the arteries on his temples.
They were drmer to the touch than
once they had been. He looked at the
veins on his hands. and realized that
they stood fuller than was once the
case. His nose. large. Just tribe
dubious. seemed to him to have gained
somewhat in color in late years. He
looked at his eyes in eager question
Ing. Yes. they belonged to him! But
for some reason they lacked brilliance