New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-05
CHAPTER xxI-Continued.

swept in like "A March gale. He flung
himself at Bayard and clenched his
elbows in his hands and roared
"Bayard! Bayardl It's come,
We're rich, We're madel Eureka
Unecda. Munitions, Wow! Listen!
The other night while | was trailing
a Job in darkest New Jersey | ran
across n little clue, and "A little man
who told me a little secret. The Ger
mans have been getting ready for this
war for years, piling up guns and am
munitiOn for Der Tag. The other
countries were caught only half ready.
They have stopped the Germans on
the Marne, but they've been using
their shells at such II rate that the
famine is near. Their only hope is to
buy supplies of us. They're going to
dump enough contracts on this coun-
try to furnish about n million dollars
to every citizen. Their agents are
pu>sy-footing round to distribute con
tracts quietly,
"The Bethlehem Steel company has
gathered in "A big lot of them, and |
had a tip that the stock was going
20 boom so are "A lot of other stocks.
I'd sell my right arm for n little cash.
But there's no market for detached
right arms, so | used mine to sign up
II few little contracts for placing con
tracts, and I've plucked them and
brought them to you" He broke into
dance and whirled Bayard off his feet.
Bayard tried to be patient. That's
all NnrN Interesting CLAW hnt tuka ]
your decisions down to bellevue,
where they'll put you in the right cell.
What can you or | do with ammuni-
ton contracts?"
Accept 'em. you blamed hit, Open
up your old shut-up factory and get
busy"
I'VE have no machinery for making
ammunition"
Get 1t, then, or adapt your ma
chinery! They need millions Of each
article, for there are millions of men
In the field using up what they've got
so fast that it's only n matter of
weeks before they'll be desperate"
Bayard began to see the scheme
also the obstacles. 'But II takes
money to make those things. Where
will NE get the cash for the pay rolls
and the raw m~aterials?"
From the banks The banks are
bursting open with idle money; it's
rotting on their hands !"
Bayard went aglow with the %realiza-
ton of the opportunity. lie began 10
tremble at the vision of the sudden
avalanches of wealth pouring down
the bleak mountains Of despair. He
could hear the roar of the Niagaras
of gold.
Daphne and Leila came rushing
from concealment. Ciay's beatitude
was SO complete that he forgot bis re-
sentiments and kissed them both.
Baynrd was frantic 10 be at work.
He resolved to telephone the presi-
dent of his company at once and lay
the matter before him. Leila cannily
advised Bayard 10 grasp the whip
hand Of the situation and keep ii. She
began to dance about the room like
a Miriam celebrating the passage of
the Red sea.
THE first thing wen do" she said,
will be to get my jewelry out of the
TnwnShOp and the second will be To
buy some more. And. oh. the dresses
and the hats"
This asserted a soldering effect on
Iaynrd. "No," he ANNOUNCED. We've
gone through hade- once because
gambled away my reserves. This time
Tim going 10 get n big reserve before
] spend Il cent. I'll never risk another
ordeal like the one we've been
through. No more fractures of the
Thirteenth for me!"
Leila laughed.
Bnyard wen TO the telephone to
start the wheels of the factory in mo-
ton by su%mmoning the president to
council. He paused to ask: Hell
want TO know who the foreign agent
is you are dealing with? Or are there
several? Who shall | Say?"
"Wethereil," said Clay.
The great Skods gun that suddenly
one day dTpped "A monster shell In
punkirk twenty miles of could hardly
have "ausep more stupefaction than
the name II Wetherell decorating in
that room.
Daphne tnatched her hand from
Clay's. Bayard sprang up 50 sharply
that he ALMOST threw Leila forward
on her facd lnStinctiyely he caught
her 10y the larm and saved her from
falling. Btt instantly he flung her
arm from dim in a gush Of disgust,
Clay gapttl at the tableau in bewil-
derment. He had not dreamed that
any Of thes three had ever heard of
Wetherell. HE could not imagine the
bitterness TIE name involved. |
"will sonie kind friend please tell
what all the excitement is aboutY
This was not easy. Who wanted to !
tell Clay that Leila had just beer ac- /
cused Of neglecting her husband and
her WI duties for the society of this .
very Wetherell? Leila herself was
the one that told him. [
Look here, Bydie." Leila cooed
and billed, don't you think you've
lone enough? You've shown me that
you don't trust me and you've ordered
Mr.. Wetherell never to come near me
again. Isn't that enough without beg
US all for spite? What else e
Is it but cheap. nasty spiteT" :
"It's a great deal more than spite"
groaned. "DO you think I'll II
favors from a man ,uho has h
been counting you and got caught at "
Il? I'D rather starveI" e'
swell. / w%ouldn'tI- Leila averred. h
and lin not going to starre. And A