New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
IF ANYTHING, marriage
had made Helen more
beautiful, more beaUitching
thun ever

had made Helen more
beautiful, more beaUitckieg
than ever
favorable terms secured by your
early action, as have received $780,
600 for similar grant of the British
rights. With kind regards"
"Ten thousand dollars!" thought
Samson bitterly. "He might as we'll
have asked for ten million."
The next letter was from a corre-
spondent in Manila and inclosed a
long order for goods. 1t began:
"Dear Sirs: In anticipation of an
early end of the war, we wish you
would ship us the following, via
Panama Canal. We inclose one let
ter of credit''--
Samson, breathing quickly, turned
to the letter of credit. 1t was for
S11, APO.
eff I could only get hold of that
money and use it few weeks, with
out actually shipping the goods" he
thought, II could get the axle busi-
ness and pull through yet. But what
if something happened and I couldn't
put the money back?"
Old Man Caution whispered to
him: "You'd get ten years in Sing
Sing-cashing commercial letter
of credit without shipping the
goods" But Young Man Take-a-
Chance shouted: "Don't listen to that
old fool! How in the name of Heav-
en- could anything happen? And
isn't that just the sort of thing
taking what you need-that De Vim
cent teaches?"
PUT still Samson didn't fall, al
though it might be said that he
teetered-old Abner dying hard in
him. And when peddler came in
few minutes later, wistful-eyed,
shabby and fat, and Samson said to
himself: "That's the way I shall
look in few years"-even then he
didn't fall. And when he crossed
Broadway on his way home and saw
more successful men than himself
riding uptown in their motor cars
he didn't fall. And when standing
in the subway he read such head
lines as Socialists Demand Cancel
lation Of National Debts" and "Bol-
shevist Emissaries Reach New
York" even then he didn't fall. But
when he left the subway and walked
over to Riverside Drive he saw a
sight there which had much the
same effect upon him as an<electric
spark has upon helpless, hesitating
mixture of gasoline and air.
eyes; and why not?' he sudden
ly demanded of himself. "Why
shouldn't l use that money for a few
weeks if it's going to help me? If
they are going to rewrite the Ten
Commandments and the New Testa-
ment I might as we'll be one Of the
first on the job. I'm sick of shilly-
shallying around and getting no.
where! I'm sick of being everybody's
fool!"
He felt new strength in his
knees and shoulders-could almost
feel himself expand to heroic pro-
portions.
In front of the apartment house
where he lived a glistening car had
stopped. The Professor and De Vim
cent had stepped out, and now the
latter was helping Helen to descend.
"De Vincent's new machine"
thought Sampson. "Helen said he
was going to get one."
AS his wife stepped out upon the
sidewalk Samson noticed with
mingled pride and jealousy how
every passing mans eye was on her.
She saw her husband approaching
and waited for him, meanwhile chat
ting gayly with her father and De
Vincent, who were evidently about to
drive away i'll tho car together.
"Sha's got new Dress" thought
Samson as he hurried forward, anxa 7
with that knowledge which Only |
cnrano sasith.. ~ cra.iuuo l,o a,,,.1av ~ /