The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-13

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ne not seen? She brought him. bound
hand and foot, to him, John Rawn:
Could man doubt his eyes? They
had hunted well in couple he and his
wife, and now she had pulled down
their latest victim!
what mattered the Eeans7-there
was but one great thIna And the
great things must outweigh the small.
he was man of power. He had been
porn Tor success. He was
He stood. half in the shadow. hesi-
tant Then he heard other feet ap-
preaching him slowly. His wife. Vir-
glnia. came and took him by the arm
and had him within the door: closed
1t back of him; and. leaving him. ad
vanced 10 where Halsey stood. She
took Halsey by the hand. :. 1t
| seemed singular thing to Rawn. this
| performance; In fact. almost improper.
| II the truth were known. So
| 1t seemed to John Rawns mind.
trife clouded with distress and drink.
We'll" said she apologetically: and
held her peace as he frowned and
and looked at her dumbly
! Welt" he broke out at last; I'm
back again.-You're here. see"
This last to Halsey.
They two stood and regarded him
| without comment. Halsey kept his
| eye on Rawn's hand, expecting some
sudden movement for a weapon He
| was incredulous that any man could
sustain Rawn's attitude toward him
War, and nothing but war. seemed in
| eyitable between himself and Rawn.
the man whom he had wronged. the
man who had wronged him.
! Il suppose see" began Rawn
clumsily after a while. "Of course.
you have probably been here all the
time, Charley. came back as soon
as ! could I've been having all kinds
of trouble in st. Louis and New York.
Everything's all gone to pieces"
| They did not answer him. and he
shuiIled
| Have you anything to say" he de-
| manded of his wife; has Mr.. Hal
sey- -Charley-agreed?- Have you per-
suaded him to"
You wish TO know whether l have
done what ] was told to dds that
it," she demanded Of him coldly.
| Yes: have you?"
| Il have. Here Is Mr. Halsey.
have kept my word. You have seen.
l told you could bring him in. bound
hand and foot. Kiss me. Charley" she
cried oh, kiss mel" And he did
kiss her Cold, white, hand in hand.
dead. they then faced him again.
| rs it true?" began Rawn, His eyes
lighted up suddenly. He has agreed?'
Halsey broke in now. 1T is true.
Mr. Rawn." said he. Il love her l
love your wife; | can't help it. ! have
told her so. You see"
You love her!" John Rawn burst
out into d great. croaking laugh. You
love her? | say, that's good! That's
good news to tell me, isn't 1t? Why
sent her-I used her to make you
love her, You see reason now at last.
do you?-every man does at last-ev-
cry man has his price. You'll go back
to work tomorrow? There's a lot to-
do. but we can save it all yet We
can whip them, | tell you-weH get
everything back in our own hands be-
fore tomorrow night
But, Mr.. Rawn. Listen. You do
not know! Surely you do not under
stand"
| Understand? What is there left to
understand? Didn't see you both
Just now? Didn't you-right now
haven't you got to come across now?
| Hasn't she done what I told her to
/ do what she said she'd do? | told
her to bring you back to US again. and
she's done it, hasn't sheo
| But come on. now" he resumed. as
/ though reluctantly suppose we've
got to go up there-Grace-? Too
bad. But wanted to see Jen-
ME first"
my Cod" whispered Virginia
Rawn, shuddering. "Oh. my God!"
"Rawn" said Halsey directly, aban-
doning even any pretense at courtesy:
the end of the world has come for
YOU, for us all My wife is dead
she's lucky! My child is dead. too.
and that's lucky. 1t had no life to live.
crippled as it was She killed herself
and the baby. don't seem to care as
| ought to care. And now your wife
has told me that she loves me. It's
true! She doesn't love you she never
has. She has not taken me prisoner
any more than | have her. We're both
in this tonight. We're both to blame.
But, at the bottom, you are to blame
for all of this"
"Of course, or COURSE" smiled
John Rawn sardonically What
would you expect? | am sorry But
I'll never tell any one about IT,. you
can. depend on that"
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