The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

tical form, he concluded. as she sat
silent. Your father never did and
never can. He's got to come to me,
to me. right here. Since you drive
me to 1t, III just tell you one thing.
I've had this whole thing in my own
hands for more than eight months!
The company doesn't know it, he
doesn't know it, no one knows it. I've
been just waiting-to see whether
had a wife or not"
You never told? Then you've been
disloyal. you've been a coward! You
took mis- money"
"All right" said Halsey suddenly.
grimly. that's all need. l see, now
I know what to do now"
But you didn't tell father!" shs
went on hereby And we all knew
how much has been depending on that
factory Weren't we all in that
didn't we all help. from the very first!
Didn't II"
Yes, you did you and your moth,
err" said Halsey. You've had or will
have all you earned. She got divorced
from her husband. you may get di-
vorced from me- It's a fine world,
isn't 1t? We've all been chasing for
more money. Well. here we are!
There's couple over there here's an
other one here. Fine, isn't it,"
But Charles." She moved toward
him and laid a hand on his arm. You
don't stop TO reflect on what you are
! saying! If you have that secret In
your hands, why, don't you see-don't
you see
What 40 you mean?"
why, even Pa will have to come
to you! You won't be poor then"
Il should say he would have to
come to me-" said Charles Halsey
slowly. Yes. dare say. | dare say
also, l could make a lot OF money
whether he did or didn't"
Listen, Charley He's got every
thing, and he wants everything. He's
my father, but he doesn't care, He
he sold me out. What do we owe to
him and her? What did he do to my
mother? | tell you. he thinks of no
one but himself. Yet you and I've
| who found that idea and worked 1t out,
| who have It in our own hands now, as
you say-you and have got the whip
in our own hands now, it seems to
me-"
| You talk excellent business sense,
Mrs. Halsey. l compliment you. 1t
seems that you begin to discover some
thing In your husband and his posi-
bilities. It's trifie late. but you de
light me-
well, didn't know, you see" she
murmured. paving at him vaguely. in
fitful and inefficient essay at some
coquettish art, grotesque in these con.
ditions.
| She was a woman of small feminine
| charm al best. She sat there now, an.
| gular stiff unbeautiful, the sort OF
woman no clothes can make we'll
dressed. Already she had disclosed
somewhat of her soul. What appeal,
then. physical, emotional, moral,
could she make to him-a student. a
visionary, an idealist-at such a mo,
ment? And did there not remain that
same cool, distant figure from whom
he had so constantly to wrench his
eyes-and his heart? Yes; and his
heart! Halseys face was dull red.
He was unhappy. The world seemed
to him only a hideous nightmare, full
of disappointments. injustices. of
wrongs that cried aloud for righting.
All, the comparison now was here, fair
and full and unavoidable!
NO, you didn't know said he
slowly, "A lot of people don't. Now
let me tell you a few things more. You
didn't know that something like year
ago your father told me that he'd
make me present of fifty thousand
| dollars the day could run car from
| the factory to this place on a charge
| taken from our own overhead receiver
motors"
"A start for a million dollars," she
murmured. You get that-when you
| succeed?"
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