The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-30

sick n nobody knew him, and sor.
body had to take a Of him"
Like the doctor, Raymer askod ~.
inevitable question. Who Ia he. Nj
Margery7" and. like the doctor .y.,s
he received the Same answer, 20
haven't the smallest notion OF an ia.
But that doesn't make the sliKh,os,
difference" she went on. He ~
fellow human being. sick and helnl.s.
That ought to be enough for any Of N,
TO know"
Raymer stood watching her as sh.
tripped lightly into the bank, and vhs.
he went to catch his car the conserv..
tive minority had lost whatever conn
tenance or support he had ever given
II.
True to her latest characteristics,
OF herself. Margery had a nod and !
pleasant smile for the young men ha.
hind the brass grilles as she passed q,
her way to the presidents room in m.
rear She found her father at NJ.
desk. thoughtfully munching the nm.
burned half Of one OF the huge cigar
and named her errand.
II want a safety-deposit boz Nj.
enough TO hold this" she said brieav
exhibiting the paper.wrapped packe,
Jasper Grlerson, deeply immerse;1.
a matter OF business to which he
given the better part OF the foreud1k
replied without looking up: Go ana
tell Murray; he'll fix you out"
As OF any other business day. Presi.
dent Grierson was solidly planted In
his heavy armchair before a desk well
Uttered with work. He nodded absent.
ly TO his daughter as she returned.
and knowing that the nod meant that
he would come TO the surface OF thing,
her surface-whon he could. shs
turned aside TO the window and wall.
ed.
Though she had seen him deyelou
day by day In less than three OF the
thirty-odd years OF his western exile.
her father offered a constant success.
sion OF surprises to her. When she
opened the door to retrospection, which
was not often. she remembered that
the man who had stumbled upon the
rich quartz vein In Yellow Dog Gulch
could scarcely sign his name legibly to
the paper recording his claim: that
In those days there was no prophecy
OF the ambitious present In the man.
half drunkard and half outlaw. whose
IN the Yellow Dog district had
been "A synonym for-but these we're
unpleasant memories. and Margery
rarely INDUCED them.
Just now she put them aside by turn.
ing her back 10 the window and taking
credit for the tasteful and luxurious
appointments OF the private office. with
its soft piled rug and heavy mahogany
furnishings. Her father was careless
OF such things; totally Indifferent TO
them In business hours; but she saw
to II that lis surroundings kept pace
with the march OF prosperity. Here In
Wahaska. as elsewhere. a little Judi
cious display counted for much. even
II there were "A few bigoted persons
who affected TO despise II.
She was in the midst OF a meditated
upon the steamship Autographs
the walls-sole remaining land
marks OF the ante-G rierson period
when her father wheeled In his pivot
and questioned her with a lift
his shaggy eyebrows.
Want to see me, Madgie?"
Just a moment" She crossed the
room and stood at the end OF the big
desk. lie reached mechanically for
his checkbook, but she smiled and
stopped him, NO: II isn't money this
time; It's something that money can't
buy. ! met Mr.. Edward Raymer at
front door a few minutes ago:
does he have an account with your
Jasper Grierson's laugh was grimly
The bank isn't making anything
OF him. The shoe IL on the other
foot"
What Is the matter7 Isn't he max.
Ing money with his plant?"
oh, yes; his business ia good
enough, But he's like all the other
Young fools, nowadays; he amt con-
tent 20 bet on a sure thing and grow
with his capital. He wants TO widen
and build and put In new machin'
and cut a bigger dash generally.
Thinks he's been o slow and sure"
Are you going TO stake him." Mar
waged relentless war with her
1irthrIght inclination to lapse into the
OF the mining camps. but she
stumbled nov and then In talking 10
her father.
u don't know: l guess not. Some
how, I've never had much use for
aim"
Why haven't you any use for him?"
oh, ! don't know-because. until
lust lately he has never seemed to
much use for me. ! guess. It's
| standof. so far as likings 20.
'hered to reincorporate his outft for
six months ago. and told him Ia
AXE hfty-one per cent OF the r%eorgani'
'atlon stock myself; but he wouldn't