Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

envy netteu, In her power-there-had
he not seen? She brought him, bsSnd
hand and foot, to him, John Ran!
Could man doubt his eyes! They
had hunted well in couple. he and nis
wife, and now she had pulled down
their latest victim!
What mattered the means?-there
was but one great thing. And the
great things must outweigh the small.
He was man of power He had been
born for success. He was
He stood. half in the shadow. hest
tant Then he heard other feet APP
preaching him slowly. His wife. Vir-
ginia. came and took him by the arm
and had him within the door; closed
it back of him; and. leaving him, ad-
vanced to where HaIsey stood. She
took Halsey by the hand 1t
seemed a singular thing to Rawn, this
! performance; In fact, almost improper,
| If the truth were known So
! 1t seemed to John Rswn's mind, a
trife clouded with distress and drink.
Well" said she apologetically; and
, held her peace as he frowned and
| anu lOOheQ at nGf QumD ly.
'Well!' he broke out at last; Tin
back again!-You're here, l 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
evitable between himself and Rawn,
| the man whom he had wrolged. the
man who had wronged him.
Il suppose see" began Rawn
| clumsily, after while. "Of course.
you have probably been here all the
time, Charley. l came back as soon
as / could. I've been having all kinds
OF trouble in St. Louis and New York.
Everythings all gone to pieces
They did not answer linn, and he
shufFied
Have you anything to say?" he de-
manded of his wife; has Mr.. Hal
sey- 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 your"
Il have. Here is Mr.. Halsey. /
have kept my word. You have seen.
l told you l 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
love your wife; l can't help it. have
told her so. You see"
You love her!" John Rawn burst
out into a great, croaking laugh. You
love her? | say. that's good! That's
good news to tell me, isn't It? Why
l 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-we1l get
1 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 l 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? l told
her to bring you back to US again. and
she's done it. hasn't she?
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 God" 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
truel She doesn't love you; she never
has She has not taken me a 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 counsel OF course!" smiled
John Rawn sardonically. What
would you expect? / am sorry But
i'm never tell any one about it. yot
can depend on that"
ITO BE CONTTNUEDO
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