Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-01-24

81 always thought, Mr. Rawn," said
she, that you played dangerous
game. so long as you simply trusted
that he'd do anything you told him"
Yes, see it now. But he always
was odd-he always held something
back. | tell YOU he's crazy! Now,
he's either just crazy over his fool So
cialist ideas, or else he's going to hold
/ out for squeeze. In the first case
I you can handle him. In the second.
/ can.
You see-I couldn't tell our dlrec-
| torste." he went on; but there was
always something lacking which
couldn't handle myself. We need him,
and we've got to have him. You can
get him, know you can. You can do
anything you like. You're wonder
full"
She sat and looked at him, her lips
still parted in the same enigmatic
smile which he did not like to see. but
she made no answer.
What's wrong with him." he went
on Immediately. What does he say is
the trouble. anyway? And is it the
truth that he's got overhead current?"
She nodded, "of course. / know
something about it from my work in
/ the office. Yes, he told me that he
had done what you have all been try
ing to do so long He said he came
over under power from the overhead
just as be told you"
He may be lying, for all we know
You cant look at car and tell where
its charge came from Electricity is
electricity, to all intents and purposes
What ! want to know is, what he's got
against us, anyhow, Jennie?"
Well, for one thing, he seemed
troubled because Grace would not go
back with him. He seemed to think
that you and the life you could give
her had been the reason for her aban.
doning him"
Why, what nonsense! Grace hasn't
abandoned him. And only got her
over here because ] needed her my
/ self-befOre-well, before We were
married. Who was to take care of
me. I'd like to know? And you say he
complains of that"
THAT was one Of the things"
But Grace would go back? She's
none too well pleased now. since you
and | have taken charge here. She'd
90 back to Charley tomorrow If he
asked her-why, I'd make him take
care Of her, OF course The trouble
with him is. he values his own person
al affairs too much. That's no way to
begin In the business world A man
has to lend everything to the one pur-
pose Of success. Look at me, for in
stance"
She did look at him. calmly, coldly,
without the tremor of an eyelid, with.
out raising her hand to touch him as
he stood close by, without indeed ma
king any verbal answer A slight
shudder passed over her, visible in
the witch OF her shoulders.
Its getting cooler!" he exclaimed.
III fetch wrap for you" And SO
FASTENED away, obsequious. uxorious.
as he always was with her.
But Charley never would take any
counsel from anybody" resumed he
presently. Hes always been tract
able enough. that's true; never raised
much of disturbance until tonight
don't see why he cut up so ugly now.
He's not crazy over Grace and if the
truth be told, Grace isn't the sort Of
girl that a man would get crazy over.
You're that sort"
Perhaps not" she smiled family.
Just the same. Graces attitude may
have started him to thinking. When
he began thinking he seemed to con
clude that all the world was wrong.
And he's starting in to set it right!
He's going in for the uplift stunt, ell ?
That's the way with lot VI these Ne
formers! They want to set the world
right according to their own ideas.
They don't pay any attention 70 the
men who keen them from starving.
made that boy-what he's got he owes
TO me-
Indeed How singular! He SAYS
that it's just the other way about:
that what you have YOU took from
himl He says YOU want to take
more moro than your share-from
things that belong to every body"
What's that. What's that! Well,
now, of all the insane idiocy / ever
heard Good God. what next! Him
Charles Halsey the man l brought up
with mel Jennie, | never heard tho
like of that in all my time"
But il that's the way he feels.
uow's not the time to argue that with
him!"
But. good God, the efrrontery-"
"All the world is full of effrontery.
Mr. Rawn," she said-continuing TO
address him formally. as she always
did. tits buy and sell Everything
We get We pay for In one way or
another. Even II we took power out
of the air by our overhead motors,
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