Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1920-02-19

under hlEn tension: powerful currents
% thought we're bearing the masses
along unaccus;on~d channels: society
Itself was In Q state Of Cur. n he
were 10 strike az all ie, the blow fall
st onc~.
On this early August night he sscers
t.ined that Dave vas working alone In
bis once. Tten he called q number
on q telephone.
This - the night he explained.
You viii end him alone In his once.
viii be waiting 20 hear from you
At be quoted Mn. Hardy's tele-
phon. numher. Then he drove his car
% the Hardy nome. exchanged q few
words With Irene. ard Sat down to q
hand ~ crthhag- with her mother.
Porting over his correspondence.
Dave. With his est c,srksd for the cry
o, the latest extra. spent the evening
hours In . valiant effort At conccntra.
tloa.
There came tlmid knock At the door.
Come ia b. called
No one entered. bu, presently he
heard the knock again. lie rose and
walked 20 the door. outside stood q
young woman.
If you please she said. -cIcuss
me. bui-you are Mr.. Eden. aren't
youf-
Yea Can help you In any wsyr
The woman Uttered q moment. but
resumed soberly: -iou viii wonder
at the coming 10 you. but I'm from the
country Did you think thatr
Il suspected IT, said Dave with
smile. You Knocked lie paused
"Yesf"
Like . country girl he said. boldly
She Uttered again. We'll. I'm lost
she confessed. 4 got OF the train
short time ago. My aunt was TO meet
me but there are such crowds In the
street. I must have missed her. And
saw your name on the window and I
had heard % you. So Just thought
that ID ssk-lf you wouldn't mind
showing me 20 this address,
She fumblcd In her pocket. and Dave
invited her into the Office. There she
produced q torn piece Of paper with
al address.
"why. that's just a few blocks r
said Dave "Tu walk around with
YOU lie turned for his hat. but at
that moment there vas another timId
knock on the door. lie opened it. A
boy Of eight or ten years stood outside.
What is IL. sonT'
The lad locked shyiy about the Of.
Gee. II was evident he was impressed
with its magnihcence. Are you Mr.
Eden that sells lotsT'
Yes. Were you thinking Of buying
few lotsf"
ibid you sell lots to my fatherf
We'll. IL knew your fathers name
perhaps could tell you. Who Is your
fathsrT"
He's Mr.. Merton. I'm his son. And
he said TO me. before he got - had he
said. There's just one honest man in
this city. and that's Mr.. Eden Is
that you. Mr EldenT"
We'll. hope IL Is. but won't claim
such a distinction. 1 remember your
father very well. Did he send you to
me1'
NO. sir He's too sick. He don't
know anybody now. He didn't know
me tonight" The boys voice went
thick and he stopped and swallowed.
And then | remembered what he said
about you. and just came"
Have you help - doctor
nurseT'
"So. sir. We haven't any money.
Ny father spent IT all for the lots that
he bought from you"
Dave WINGED. Then. turning to the
young woman: I'm afraid this Is a
more urgent case than yours. I'll call
taxi to take you to your address"
To his surprise, his visitor broke out
In a ribald laugh. She had seated her
self on a desk and was swinging one
| foot jauntily.
IT'S all off," she said. "Say. Dave.
you couldn't lose me In this burg.
You don't remember me. do you? Well,
all the better. I'm rather glad broke
down on this job. used 10 be some
thing Of an actress. and I'd have put
IL over II II hadn't been for the kid.
The fact Is, Dave" she continued, Il
was sent up here to decoy you. 1t
wasn't fair fighting. and | didn't like
it. but money has been mighty slow
Of late. wonder-how much you'd
give to know who sent meT'
Dave pulled some bills from his
pocket and held them before her. She
took them from his hand.
Coward" she said.
Dawes blood went to his head. The
scoundrell- he cried. The low-down
dogi There's more In this than ap-
pears on the surface"
sure there Is" she said. There's
another woman. There always L."
Eden walked to his desk. From q
drawer he took q revolver, toyed with
Il d moment in his hands, broke IL
open, crushed IL full OF cartridges, and
thrust 1t in his pocket