Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-01-10
CHAPTER xIv.-Continued

CHAPTER XlV.-Continued
Yes. that is to say, I could have
had that any day I'm the week these
past eight months-lf he really has
got that much left where he can real
ize on IT, He's pretty well spread
3u;."
Then YOU have had it--what have
sou done with the money!
4 presume | look as though I'd
spent or could spend mere nifty thou
sand dollars or So don't II" was his
suiet answer No didn't have it,,
and haven't got It. I'll say this much
90 you, however. that. | ran my little
Old car here tonight on a 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. / tell you-mine."
Charley" she caught him by the
wrists, with both hands. eagerly. You
San give me the things I've got used
70 having I'll 90 back oh! II go
Sack-we1l 60 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 City thousand yet"
But you can have"
Yes l can. What could buy with
#? For one thing. 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
failedt"
IF you don't tell father the truth
about this III do 1t myself" she ex
claimed hercely You've not been
loyai-youve taken pay"
Your father took his pay from
me-" was his half-sayage answer
He's been paid enough As for me
don't wan, any more OF this sort Of
pay"
What are you going to you're
uot going to sell out 10 some one
else"
No. ny dear. I'm not going to dc
precisely what you suggested | should
do just a moment ago. I'm not going
"a sell ont could do that too. and
8nak" more than any fifty thousauds
The foreman in our factory. who
knows very little. can sell out to.mor.
rov morning for ten thousand dollars
maybe double or treble that now. The
Waterman on our door can sell out
rgheu he likes We can all sell out.
any Vt us sell out But We haven't!
II there has been any selling out it
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
"You-you never mean that YOU are
going TO throw this away them" She
asked at length. What earthly GOOD
will that do PAN have It our OF Won
somehow. lll-im going to toll him.
Try Il" said Charles I!alsey. cas-
ny
She had courage Father she
called ont Pa Come here-a,
once
RaWn rose suddenly an from his
chair a, the startling quality in her
eoice What's that Grace?" he
called across the long gallery.
Come here. want YOU, We've got
80m0 hing to say TO YOU"
Ha.sey sat mououless.
Ha"u approached sloy,y obviously
ANNOYED lt tts important be be
gan. lie had found loye.mahne to his
young Wife especially delicious this
evening although he mistock her
strange silence and preoccupatloa
E-arely for vitely coyness
~ Is Important" Grace exclaimed
and rising oiutched at his arm
Well then. what's ID an about
what's il about Come. GOMEZ,
"Charleys done It. hes eot it-be.s
81 the machines hn.sh.o over
Gaere-," Her voice was .l,aost =,
scream. hoarse, croakiug She STOOD
bent tense.
What's that demanded Rawn
"1Nhat 5a you mean Is that the truth
90, o..
fte cama-oser Ia his car uader IN
leraafLoual overhead ne told me SO
r.sil ROW She NeY on, balf hyster.