The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-03-12
CHAPTER v-centInusd.

CHAPTER v-contInusd.
They also passed on down the hall.
sesticulating. their voices swallowed
up with others. arising confusedly.
This and that couple or group passed
BY. also talking. among them many
persons obviously of notoriety. impor.
lance or distinction. though unknown
to their observer Rawn stood and
watched them all. The scene was to
his liking. The stir. the confusion. ap-
pealed to him. The Towering of the
great city's night life was here, such
- that 10. 1t was the focus Of our
country's civilization. such a. that
IL. Men worth millions passed. shoul-
der to shoulder. q wondrous process
sion. such as that is.
And here and there. always moving
aid mingling with those men whose
reception or whose raiment announced
them as persons Of importance, moved
women. beautiful women. floating by.
brightly. radiantly. rustlingly-vomen
blazing with Jewels. women with
spoke them as accepted integers Of
the city's vast human sum.
Rawn stood studying the procession
for long time. eyeing group after
sroup carefully. A conclusion was
forming in his mind. He was learning
that whom q man has achieved power.
success. wealth. notoriety even. he
turns with his next thought to some
woman: anddnds some woman waiting.
And then 1t occurred to John Rawn
with sudden and unpleastng force
that. although he was among this
throng. he was not Of It. Himself .
man of power. success. yes. even Of
wealth, he lacked in certain betoken
ing appurtenances thereto. A not un-
usual wave Of self-pity crept slowly
over him. Why should he. q man Of
his attainments. lack In any degree
what others had?
He stood pondering, not wholly hap
~, until presently he felt. rather than
saw. q glance bent upon him BY a
man who passed. a stately and we'll
yArbed young woman upon his arm.
He was a man now in faultless eve
none less, indeed. than the dyspep
ming dress. yet easily to be recognized
tic director who ~ summarily had
been dismissed by John Rawn himself
not three hours ago. His dark face
became even darker As he saw the
victor of that controversy standing
mere alone. He smiled saroonlcaIiy.
To Rawn 1t seemed that he smiled
because he saw the solitary attitude
Of a man as good as himself as fit
a. himself for all the insignia OF
power. yet publicly se:f-confessed as
Ncking all such insignia. He start
I'd, flushed, frowned He had shown
these men, these influential maKnates
in New York. that he could be theiI
master upon occasion-he had mas.
tered this man passing yonder Yet
now he stood here alone. with no
woman to advertise his power to the
world; and men laughed at him! No
woman wore his silks. displayed bib
Jewels. He was John Rawn. born to
the purple: yet he might be taken
here for a country merchant on his
nrBt trip from home.
He turned to the key-counter The
clerk, with infallible instinct-without
his request-handed him the key to
his room. not lacking acquaintance
With men of Mr.. Rawn's acquaintance,
and knowing money when he saw It,
Rawn passed down the hall,
went up two flights In the elevator,
turned into the left-hand corridor, and
>at length Knocked deliberately at q
door where = light showed.
"Come!" called a soft voice He
Knocked again. \ tribe hesitant, and
looked down the corridor. each way.
The voice repeated. "Come!" He
pushed open the door.
Virginia Delaware stood before her
dressing glass. her toilet for evening
completed except perhaps for touch
about her coiffure. She turned now.
and flushed as abe saw her visitor.
"Mr. Rawn!" she exclaimed; Il
thought it was the maid! had just
called her"
'Rawn turned and shut the door.
"Never mind her." he said. Il will
be gone in a minut&. I just wanted
You must go!' she exclaimed.
you ought not to have comet Ia
not permitted-it is not right"
"How stunning you look. Miss Della
ware!" was all he said. He had never
before seen her arrayed> in keeping