The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-12
SECOND EPISODE.
he House Of Unhappines IS

N ne mouse Oh Outld JiAitoo'
- NOCH GOLDEN. with oil his
millions, was a hard man.
Those closest to him con-
- tended that 10 had expert
pced much To make him bard. Nl1H~
aat friends or family he faced that
WofoId isolation wiyich involved both
he Loneliness Of the fighter who has
} tven all his time and thought TO Sue
Hss, and the even more poignant
DnAliness Of luxurious home With
% one TO share in its magniAcence-
THROUGH this home Golden stalked,
grim and embittered man Of -.
EugYing his advancing wears with an
ger-fiercer struggle for wealth.
III Those closest To him. again, even
siispered that Golden's feyerish aC-
tyifies in the world Of finance We're
pt without well-dcfned motive. For
had been said that this silent man
I ould not afford TO remember the
nst-
But fate, for some tragic rea-
On, had wrested both wife and
laughter from him, and the broken
nan. afraid Of his memories, had ltn-
nured himself in the feverish dust Of
suance
The one person who stood in any
ray intimately and personally con-
sected with Golden was his young
slvate secretary, David Aanley. For
oung Maniey. often enough known
3 his associates as "Davie,' was both
Z ncorrfgfbTy youtrfUt amt rT1Tyrf-rr't,fT@
rrespon sible. Golden, oddly enough,
ncretiy liked this youth for his
Y nolishness.
4 This youth was too much Of an easy
i eoing idiot, Golden held ever 70 think
eriously Of his own self-interest. lie
sas indolent aua hls Office hours were
\ cratic. He was brazeu in his re
prts, and often enough laugh-pro-
pking In his antics. Ills domcauor,
4 D fact, was more that of a high spif-
ted scroolboy than confidential Eer-
ssary 10 a Gray-haired millionaire,
Manley. how ever, was something
bore thar a court Jester When need
{ Ne. he hed bis lucid intervals. There
tere, M fact. rare occasions when
holden even wondered II his Young
associates antics y ere not mask
ieslgn in life. Bltt all such nonen-
Hry suspicious seemed more md
more without reason and Golden
\ brnd himself comforting more and
nore often with this youth who ac-
npted business so lieifheart eddy and
he millionaire himself so offhaudedlv.
"For the bows fool There's no
icubt Of that And If don't look
! D.
tecofae OF him go
81 SO Colder smiled 2 little as he
4 HErFEd 1TTT tTrg TT7- --Ty-rtv fTTTfTTTf7rrt
4brary end found voDnr Marley
i HIrfed up in cue ~ the great lrat+ssr
faairs intentIy working over a pocket
SSHmera and quite ohlivicus # tho
elephone bell shrilline FROM the ross
Fosd desk beside him Golden. - hn
Il SHated himself ~ thiS deck 9nd'curtiV
answered the phone car, bliukcd with
! ysock disapproval q the youth bent
s4ger the camera Then he turned 10
/ he mail laid neatly out on the desk
II sefore him and proceeded to 20
through it.
II was not until he heard Colaen's
h treat fist snite the rosewood desk ton
y hat Maniey looked up, The man Of
Nil held In his hand
The condition, of these tenc-
3 ments ia shameful, Times are
hard. and many, we find, are
n ont Of work. If you insist on
raising the rents, as you threat
IN. our settlement workers
u claim that hundreds of the poor
viii have to leave their homes.
8es for the sake of the mothers
md children alone, ! implore
POS 70 reconsider your earlier
decision. Sincerely,
AMOS ScHOFiELD, D.. D.
The foois" said Golden aloud.
1hey know as much about business,
Mniey, as you know about bond
~net Their inspectors come and or
me 10 put up fire escapes and
ID wider light wells, and while
~ stand ready 20 split profits with
r0r'y ironworker who sticks UP
1ee IRE esca pes they expect mo-
=. md It's always igae--to take $780,
oet OF my own pocket and spend 1t