Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1920-02-05
CHAPTER VlI.-Continued.

lie remained silent for "A few mo-
ments. He decided not to follow her dJ
lead. He knew that if she had any ba
thing explicit to say about Coward
she would say it when she felt the dr
time to be opportune and not until al
then. W
How much did you invest?" &c
mot much. Just what / had" te
you mean all your savings?' W
"Why not? It's all right, isn't itf' f.
lie had risen and was standing by
the window. Il
ITS all right, isn't it'll" she repeat f
ed. d
I'm afraid it isn'tr' he said, at f
length in a restrained voice. I'm q
afraid it isn't
What do you mean?" she demand .
ed.
Bert" he continued. did it ever !
occur to you that this thing must have ;
an end-that we can't go on forever
lifting ourselves by our own boot
straps? We have built a city here,
great and beautiful city. almost os
wizard might build it by magic over
night There was room for II here;
there was occasion; there was JUSTIN
cation. But there was neither occa-
sion nor justification for turning miles
lots which in the nature of things |
cannot possibly, in your time or mine |
be required for city purposes. These
lots should be producing; wheat, oats,
potatoes. cows, butter-that is what
we must build our city on. We have
been considering the effect rather than
the cause The cause is the country,
the neglected country, and until IL
oyertakes the city we must stand stlil'
If we do not go back. Our prosperity
has been built on borrowed money
md we have forgotten that borrowed
money must some time be repaid
you mean that the boom is about
to hurst?" she said.
Not exactly burst. 1t will not be
Z so sudden as that. 1t will just ooze
Y away like toy balloon pricked with
: a pin"
) There was silence for some minutes
a When she spoke at length 1t was with
t a tinge of bitterness. so you are
e unloadingT
d 1.-THE firm is. 1 beg you, Bert t'
h believe that if had known your in
d tention 1 would have tried to dlssuao
l. you"
: "Why me particularly? I am onl
a one of the great public. Why don
lie Won give your conclusions to tn
a world? Now that you see the reactio
:. setting in doesn't honesty sugges
g. what YOUR course should bei"
In There was reproach in her voic
It. Dave thought, rather than bitterness
He spread out his hands. what
the use? The harm is done. To pr
re dict a collapse would be to precipita
I'll manic. 1t as though we We're passe
III gers on a boat at sea You ana
ny know the boat is sinking, but 4
We other passengers don't. They
"a making merry with champagne a
ne motorcars-if you can accept that f
en- ure-and revelry and easy mon'
'u Why spoil their remaining few hot
~ by telling them they are headed
-, the bottom?"
After moment she placed her
,st gers on his arm. "Forgive me, Dav
She said. 'I didn't mean 10 whine
nm "You didn't whine" he returned,
mid most fiercely. IT'S not YOU You
too good n sport. But there VIII
lots of whining in the coming monti
Manlike it did not occur to Dave l
non in that moment the girl had blu
, ~ eoodby to her savings of a do
knit years and had merely looked up
and said. "Forgive me, Dave, L di
the mean TO Willie
am" He glanced at his watch Its
IT for n theater," he said. but we
ling ride Which do you say-au'o
10th horseback"
81 can't go horseback in I
ecre- clothes and / don't want to char
body Dave pressed button and tho
ring: ninresent Chinese "boy" stood be
very him. ..Nfy car" he said. THE
driver" Then, continuing to
Morrison: you will need sonnet
more than that coat. Let me see
his smoking jacket should fit.
I Lin In n few minutes they were tn
early inc their way through the street
'ahles 6r in Dawes machine. Present..
'nited franc thinned, and the car hun
DOCK through long residential avenue
nj ms comfortable homes. On ana on
sN.'' sped. until the city streets an'
Inc citv TIGHTS fell behind and the ca
''l"nS' swinging along fine country
milar through a land marked with st
events and BRIDGES and blocked out Wit
out VI grant bluffs of young poplarS
'"eh AZ last, after an hours steady
q have ~ '', ,aIirb, of motion too Ike
world i"S - - t,or tbev nulled up q
hroNv of a hill. Dave switched
lights. the better to apprecia
twill. "sA.9 80 tho night. and in
nd re- ma. -, tho low murmur of
u only -, no words. They s
preva- No., a.
OF only "i e.'','Su from n sharp bend
braham 80 dashed the lights
approaching car. Dave WIS