The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-10-06
CHAPTER xlx--contlnued.

They thought that IN week or so,
Its effect would pass and that Illinois
would then resume its triumphal
march toward It's high destiny, Not
even Samson Traylor had correct
notion Of the slowness OF Time.
The effect Of the panic pnralyzed
the city. Men whose "red.dog money
was In every ones pocket closed their
shops and ran away. The Wild adveD-
turers cleared out. Their character
nay betjudged by the words Of one
Of them reported by the editor OF the
Democrat:
dollars and could have failed for a
million, II Jackson had kept his hands
off,"
Hard times hung like cloud over
the city. Its population suffered some
dimInshment In the next two years, In
spite OF its position on the main high
way OF trade. Dream cities, canals
and railroads built without hands be-
came part OF the poetry Of American
commerce.
That autumn. men and women who
had come 10 Mrs. Klnzle's party In
Jewels and In purple and fine linen
had left or turned their hands 70 hard.
iabor The Kelsos suffered real dis
tress, the schools being closed and the
head AZ the house having taken to his
led with illness. BIN went TO work
Ms senmstress, and with the help OF
Mrs. kinzie and Mrs. Hubbard was
able TO keep the famIly from want.
The nursing and the care OF the baby
soon broke the health OF Mrs. Kelso.
never strong woman. BIN came
home from her work one evening and
found her mother III.
"Chcer up. my daughter" said Jack.
,An old friend OF ours has returned
TO the city. He Is n rich man--an
oasis In the desert OF poverty. He
has loaned me hundred dollars In
good coin"
'who has done thlsl" BIN asked.
mfr Lionel Davis"
ave must moi take his money" said
him.
II had long talk with him." Kelso
went on. "TIe has explained that un-
fortunate incident Of the horse. II
was bit OF ofthand folly born. OF an
anxious moment"
''But the man wants to marry me-"
"He said nothing OF such pur-
lose"
"He win be In no hurry about that"
said BIN. "IIe Il shrewd operator
Every one hates him. They say that
ne knew what was coming when he
sold out"
That evening BIN wrote a long let
ter 70 Samson Traylor. telling him
OF the evil days which had come to
them. This letter, now In possession
Of Q great grandson OF Samson and
Sarah Traylor, had singular history.
II reached the man TO whom II was
addressed In the summer OF 1874. II
was found with many others that sum
mer In Tazewell county under barn
which its owner was removing. II
brought to mind the robbery Of the
stage from Chicago. south of the syca-
more woods, In the autumn OF 81, by
n man who had ridden with the Cn'yer
from Chicago and who, II was thougo,
had been In collision with him. A
curious feature OF the robbery had
been revealed by the discovery Of the
mail sack. II was unopened, Its con-
tents undIsturbed, Its rusty paddock
sllll In place. The perpetrator OF the
crime had not soned his person with
any visible evidence OF guilt and so
was never apprehcnded.
Then for a time BIN entered upon
great trials Jack Kelso weakened.
Burning with fever, his mind wan
dered In the pleasant paths he loved
and saw In its fancy the deeds OF
Ajax and Achilles and the topless tow
ers OF Illlum and came not back again
TO the vulgar and prosalc details of
life. The girl knew not what 10 do.
funeral was costly thing. She
had no money. The Kinzles had gone
on hunting trip in Wisconsin. Mrs.
Hubbard was M and the Kelsos al-
ready much In her debt. Mr.. Lionel
Davis came
lie was a good-loOkIng young man
Of twenty-nine. those days, rather
stout and OF middle stature. with dark
hair and eyes. He was dressed In the
htibht VI Ao0HtNh. nv uotN ~ bVh0l
that he had only one Miscellaneous.
But he had ceasei 10 display them ON
his shirt-front or his fingers He car.
ried them In his pockets AID showed
them by the glittering handful to his
friends. They had come to him
through trading In land where they
were the accepted symbol OF success
aud money was none too plentiful
He had melted their settings and
turned them into coin. The stones he
kept as a kind Of surplus-a half hid.
den evidence OF wealth and Of superi.
( oiity 10 the temptation OF vulgar dis
play, Mr.. Davis was calculating,