Connecticut western news., 1919-12-04
Copyright by Harper A Brothers
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 sEf9APTER the favorable SAeention of the managing editor of . Nswspaper, David becomes a reporter. erd general worfhiness. falls in love with hsni. though. with fhe memory of Irene In hks heart David does not perceive 1t.
 CHAPTER VI-David advances to a po- offion of responsibility on the newspaper. Eonward renews acquaintanceship with B1vid. for his own advantage. He sees xso town Is "ripe" for a boom,. through David secures the backing of the news psper for schemes in which he Is inter; MSden, go into the real estate business. - CHAPTER VIL-Both men become ~ nearing its inevitable end David dis ~gyers, through Miss Morrison, society gsssor of the aeWspaper % on which Ld,. he had 5. &Eg in town, with her mother.
 CHAPTER VIu.--The narrative turns to 9hs Hardys, in their eastern home. Mrs. aSmrdy unavailingiy seeks a brilliant" znatch for Irene. and realizes that her $nughter's affections are. placed elsewhere; Hather her attachment to David Elden, - Cow Puncher. The sudden death of 1E Hardy leaves the two women with nsrdy's health necessitating her residence drier climate they move to the ~nazen of importance.
 EHAPTER Ix.-Mrs. Hardy enters fully 10 the boom" spirit, and while engaged - purchasing q house from Conward 0evid meets Irepe again, and her mother.
 yainly endeavors to, prevent Mrs. ese disaster at hand. but she Is obstinate. J1Hwlrd made a. aeprecating ges- tsxe. "There is nothing to be gained - quarreling, Dave" he said. Let " get at the facts. When we have axreed as to facts. then we may agree ~ to procedure"
 "Shoot," said Dave. He stood with Aks shoulder toward .Conward, watch E@g the dusk settling about the foothill 6y.
 @I think" said Conward, i've can eEree that the boom is over. We have 4sne well, on paper. The tl.ng noW kx to convert our paper into cash"
 Dave turned about. "You know l Cont claim to be. any great moralist, Nsonward," he said, land have no pity 4sr gambler who deliberately sits in dad gets stung. Consequently I am not troubled with any self-pity, nor any pity for you, and if you can get xtd of our holdings to other gamblers have nothing to say. But if it is to te loaded onto women who are in wasting the little savings of their lives women like Der, Morrison and Mrs. Hardy-then I am going to have a Eruod deal to say" Dave went on with rising heat:a eff business has to be fsone that way then I say to h- with Husiness !"
 @I asked you not to quarrel" Con, Nnrd returned, with remarkable com rcsure. q suggested that we get at the facts. Now granting that the k1om is over, where do we stand? We are rated as miilionaires, but We &aven't thousand dollars in the bank &f this moment. This"-he lifted Mrs, Mfardy's check-"would have seen us wger next payday, but you say the Erm must have nothing to do with it. And which is the more immOral-S:nce you have spoken of morality-to ac- kept labor from clerks whom you can't ezy or to sell property to women who say they want it and are satisfied with
 
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 up to you, if we are going to stand r, sentiment, who's going to pay the axes? ?"
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 the grip of the system. Still-in IT they don't usually kill women and ancombatants. That is inc point I'm wing to make. I've uo sentiment Rout others game as