The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-09

Constance the accounts will not come
out right because | AMI am al en-
bcy1lcr."
He bit off the word v%iciously and
then sank his head into his hands and
bowed 1t to a depth that alone could
express his shame.
Why did She not say something do
something Some women would have
tainted. Some would have denounced
him, But she stood there and he dared
not look up to read what was written
in her face.
When We were first married, Con
stance he began sadly, II was only a
clerk for Grccn 4 Co. at two thousand
a year. We talked 1t over. | stayed
and in time became cashier at five
thousand But YOU know as we'll as |
that five thousand does not meet the
social obligations laid on us by our
position in the circle in which We arc
forced TO move.
y on were not a nagglng woman,
Constance he went on in a somewhat
Sottcncd tone. "ln fact YOU have been
a good wife you have never thrown it
up to me that Vas unable to make
good to the degree OF many OF our
friends in purely commercial lines. All
YOU have ever said is the truth. A
banking house pays low for It's brains.
Nix God" he cried stiffening out in the
chair and clcnching his fists, 1T pays
low for lis temptations, too"
There had been nothing IN the world
Carlton would not have given to make
happy the woman who stood now lean
ing on the table in cold silence, with
ayertcd head, regarding neither him
nor the pile Of greenhacks.
lie paused in the bitterness OF his
thoughts he moved as it to speak
NO, no. he interrupted. Hear me
out first All | asked was 4 chance to
employ a little of the money saw
about mc-nOt to take 1t. but 20 employ
1t for a little while, a few days, per
hap, only a few hours. Money breeds
money. Why should | not use some OF
that idle money to pay M what !
ought to have2
when Mr.. Green was away las,
summer | heard some inside news
about a certain stock. So it happened
that ! began to juggle tho accounts
The first venture was successful Also
the spending OF the money was very
successful in ITS way. That was the
money that took us TO the Fashionable,
hotel IN Atlantic City, where We met
SO many people, Instead OF helping
me, II got me IN deeper.
When the profit from the first dea
was spent, there va nothing TO do but
! repeat what | had done successful,
before. ! could Not quit now. tried
I again, a little hypothcca,ion of som
I bonds. Stocks went down. | had mad,
A bad bet, and five thousand dollar,
was wiped out-a whole wears salary
| tried again, and wiped out five thou
sand dollars more. | was at my wit,
k end. have borrowed under iicti,,ou0
S names, used names Of obscure person,
4 as borrowers, have put up dummy Sc
curity. II was possible because con
I trollcd the audits. But il has done n,
good, The losses have lar outbalance,
!, the winnings, and today | am in TO
twenty five thousand dollars"
She watched him now with dilate,
5 eyes as the horror OF the situation wa
burned into her soul He raced on
= afraid to pause lest she should inter
d rupt.
mir Green has been talked into in
Producing scientific management, and
new system into the business BY a cert
lied puhlia accountant, an expert in IN
\ sailing systems and discovering irree
n ularities. Here ! am, faced b, suddc
exposure he wen, on, pacing s1e ilou
d and looking everywhere but at he
y face What should | do Borrow
| have NO security thar an, ono woul
accept.
There i, 'u,, one thing felt" VI
lowered his voice until II almost ,sn