New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

heIuSeeS IN horde filled the road
with n new PharaOnic exodus. S,
many children plodded along in hun
cry flight that IIerod might have beer
hunting down the |innocents again.
with the moral c%ataclysm went
financial earthquake, The European
exchanges flung their doors shut. Til,
American exchanges tried to keel
their shop windows open, but had t,
close them down.
Bnyard Kip was among the first cas-
u%altieS. Before he could put in a stol
order his margins were gone lie haC
said that prices, having struck bot
tom, could go no lower. Now the bot
tom Itself was knocked out.
Prices stopped falling at last be
cause of the closing of the markets
Europe established "A general morato
rum. America established one OF
sentiment. Everybody owed somebod,
else, and everybody gave tolerance be.
cause everybody needed it.
Night fell on the commercial world
n night illumined by horrors unknown
before. Bayard's factory could not
meet even lis diminished pay roll. The
president of the concern could not
borrow Il penny at the bank of which
he was a director, The factory shut
down, sending all its workmen into
the hordes of the unemployed. The
office forces were reduced To "A mini
mum and the salaries of the minimum
further reduced. Clay was thrown
out Of even his half-job and Bayard
was put on half pay.
Rayard's sober thoughts concerned
themselves with eXtricating himself
from the wreckage. 1t was not Dos
Nihle To debarraSS himself of every
thing. He could not give up his ex-
prnSivc apartment. 1t was leased for
IA year and Il half more. He could not
dismiss his expensive wife; she was
leased for ninety-nine years. He
could not give up his character. his
costly tastes, his zeal for front, the
maintenance of Il good facade.
The instinct Of lovable bluff was
seen in his telegram to Leila. He
wanted her mt home to comfort him,
now that he had no business for her
To hamper. Besides, he could not af-
ford to keep her at Newport. out of
his ominOusly small funds he tele-
rraphed her a liberal sum to pay her
bills and her railroad fare and parlor
ear fare. He met her and found her
astonlshingly beautiful in her million
aire uniform.
He felt like the pauper who received
IA white elephant for a present. But
she was gorgeous In her trappings.
They embraced with mutual approval
lie laughed:
81 was going TO begin economy by
cutting out the taxi business, but
couldn't carry a Cleopatra like you in
the subway. You look like all the
money in the world, And you're worth
it," In the taxicab he crushed her TO
him again In a dismal ecstasy and
gayly: you're too grand for
me, honey. I'm busted higher than a
kite. You didn't bring home any
change, of course"
81 did better than that" she beamed,
and, being married to him, made no
bones about bending and disclosing
one entire silk stocking most ele-
repleted. 1t was transparent,
translucent, indeed. like gossamer ,
over marble, and Of a sapling SYM
metry except for one u~nsightly knob
which she deity removed and placed |
in the hand Of Bayard.
lie did not need TO glance at his |
palm to tell that it was full Of bank
|
whats all this?" he said.
And she, prim and proper again, |
,hortled. That's the money you tele-
me to pay my bills with"
But" |
This is no time to pay bills"
you're a genius" he said.
And she was, in her way.
When they were at home again he
old her of his ruinous speculations.
She did not reproach him. She was
enough to thrill at the high
and sportswoman enough not
blame him for losing his stakes.
Don't you worryI" she said, from
his lap. as from a dais. "We1l be
ich yet. You mustn't imagine any
hing else. There's everything in
linking a thing is going TO happen.
I'm too sensitive to be a Christian Sci
about pain. but | am one about
,oOd luck. You must just tell your
elf that you're going TO come out all
light and you will.
"And We must keep up appearances
that other people will believe in
Is. Its the only way, too. to keep
our credit good. l learned that at
Newport People who are people up
here never pay their bills. That's
Why they get trusted everywhere, and
AVE plenty of cash. Their creditors
lon't dare insult 'em or sue 'em. The