Mountain advocate., 1919-05-02

81 want to shake hands with the man
who said that"
not absolutely necessary to the car.
rying on of the business relations be.
tween them. There were times when,
waching her, Corwin wondered If he
could ever regain her respect.
For he knew that he had lost that
respect. He felt the hostile glances
she sometimes threw atfhim when he
was not looking at her; and sometimes
when he did meet her gaze he saw her
eyes flash with something that must
have been very near contempt. But
Corwin said nothing. There seemed
to be nothing to say.
Meanwhile, It appeared that Fall.
town was going to fail again. Despite
the vigorous campaign carried on by
the Liberty Loan Committee, sub.
scriptions Jagged. Most of the towns
citizens seemed to think as Corwin
had expressed himself-that since the
war was over there seemed to be no
need of any more Liberty Loans.
There was no enthusiasm, no clam.
or, no indication OF success. Though
the bond statesmen labored hard. they
made slow headway. When the cam.
paign was half over Falltown had not
raised more than a third Of its quota;
and when there remained only few
days more, and the Committee re-
doubled its efforts, the goal was still
distant and seemingly unattainable.
Desperately the committee appealed,
and though there were some re-
sponses, when the last day OF the
campaign dawned Falltown was more
than two hundred thousand dollars
behind its quota. The Committee ex'
pected that perhaps hundred thou
sand would be turned in from sales
men not yet heard from-and from
those who we're deliberately holding
back subscriptions for driving finish.
but that there would still be hun.
dred thousand dollars 10 raise ap-
peared certain.
Shortly afer noon on the last day
OF the campaign Gary Miller and Nor
ley Roberts entered Corwin's ONCE.
The men had come by appointment to
discuss certain phase Of a financial
transaction concerning Roberts and
Miller-Corwin acting merely as at.
torney-but they had scarcely dropped
into their chairs toward which Corwin
waved them when they began to talk
upon the subject in which Falltown
at that moment was vitality interested
the Victory Loan.
Molly had asked to be excused for
the afternoon. She had given no rea-
son for the desired absence; she had
not even spoken to Corwin after OBJ
tanning his permission she had
walked out, her shoulders squared.
her head held high. Many times Cor
win had looked at the vacant chair
with disquieting interest.
They talked of the Victory Loan
both Roberts and Miller. Corwin said
nothing. for of late he was strangely
reluctant to talk about the bond is
sues. He was even beginning to feel
guilty every time he thought OF them.
He was quick to note that both MIL
Ter and Roberts had lost some of the
vindictiveness that had formerly char
acterized their reference to the bond
issues; they spoke in Quieter tones;
they were not so demonstratiye; they
weighed their words more. 1t seemed
to COrwin az he watcaS'' S-.-iist.Sec.'
that their faces expressed guilt such
as was In his own heart.
Roberts brows were wrinkled; his
eyes held subdued, almost anxious
expressio, He seemed to be nervous
he foidA and unfolded his hands;
be scuffed Is feet on the moor; his
face-wa REQ