Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-17

nLAYM GUERNSEY has iuhsrited the Guern-
~ miiltDos and inborn dread of scandal Har
lsssttnw fer of being talked about leads her q
SPENSAR BoURKE. her nance. break the En-.
ngemnt nd rush into heedless marriage with
n end Of his resources and needs Anayne's money
~ tn stast Of fAnir honeymoon the couple are To-
oessd so1 aSIsnr z ne%s 1So hR.sp R.s s,. q. s.
eauinn IN crina. Anaynes suspicioas are quickly
guu.cd. nd hsAcrs shedr journey is fsiriy started
= which thsv ~ paassnsers Is VT, Wrecked : and md
Aaasy. b dc.pak = the failure Of his scheHne.
S@csw. sss ~ ~. &C of -D.aSinS desd. BY e.chans-
Aas been carried frum ths w1eck by Spencer Bouke
Thar romance n renewed. and supposins Halsey TO
WVHERE oCe natures that demand and
natures that grant 0fvers. and takers-
thU the world - dfsided. Anayne b.
- loneed TO the giverA And because she
bad misjudged Bourke-hfs explanation Of
she summer time" party was something
which she did not, in her shame. wish to
hear, but whichsh he insisted on rendering-her
desire to give to him became more intense.
This husband Of hers, 50 cAean and decent,
70 cheerful. strong, generous. kindly. :.
Ehere were times when. alone in her room,
: she hated herself for having. in her ignorant
pride, turned from him to SO loathsome a
thing as Bennett Halsey. For she was nor
nal; and only q sickly sentimental abnormal.
ity believes that the grave blots out the
recollection OF evil. Or that it should do 90.
So. when Anayne discovered that Bourke
seemed worried over business, she demanded
10 know the reason.
Its Hike this" explained her husband.
Tho HiHstown Chemical Manufacturing
hao huovp
the postwar letdown has come along. We
spread out on big scale this hast year. We
felt justified. Now certain concerns are can
ceiling their contractA The banks are re-
fusing further loans. II we can tide over
the next SIX months or so-Wen be all right.
But Il the banks not only refuse further
credit but demand payment OF our paper
vell." and he smiled wryiy, well be up
against Il"
AIayne vzinkied her forehead She was
very proud Of young Bourka She was proud
Of the business success which he WAS max
ing She understood little of financial mat
ters, yet she realised that within less than
two years from his arrival in Hinstown her
husband had become the dominant factor IN
the big plant which was the towns greatest
industry.
Whist do you mean by up against It ="
she asked
He shrugged. We are an Independent
ooncern. The big chemical combination
would IKE to get hold Of US"
"Can II" she asked.
"If 4 should buy our notes from the banks
amd insist ON payment-O, well, We'll prob
ably pull through. he said with an as
sumption a cheerfuhess.
How mach money rs needed1~ she de-
Ssanded
"A hall -uhIzpn," he,told her. At least
that n1uch would put ms high and dry In
safety. HALF that would probably carry us
And think. Llnow where W. can get d, " he
aasured hek.
That night ANayne-v wrote to her attorneys
n New York. She instructed them to SELL
no matter how poor the market was-certnfn
government securities to the extent Of half
q mfllion dollars. Four days later she re-
eeived word that the money was on deposit
N her New York bank That evening
Bourke was without an appetite although
Anayne had vrestled for half an hour this
afternoon With the prejudices Of thear
Japanese chef, pezsuadtng him that occa-
sAonally plain supper Of ham and eggs and
apple pie, instead Of an elaborate courSe
dinner. would be welcome change. It hap
pened to be Bourke's fauxtte menu Yet
tonight be would not touch 4. And because
there were no secrets between them. after
wards In their library, he told Jhex what had
happened
sCant raise a cent" he said We have
the best prospects in the we-bd. q good rec
ord, a stable and staple industry. But" he
shrugged, "the banks aren't lending and
they aren't renewing. The trust VIII take Us
over" He essayed smile. DO you sup
pose that my nd1iiona4rs vtfe would stake
her fiat-busted husband to . fsw meals after
the trust kicAs mo out of my job7"
Usually hts taste v1s good. Only the bit.
terness Of defeat could have made him
phrase such a question. Annyne's heart
ached for him. She realised that his pride
was ever sensitive because Of her wealth.
She went TO him and knelt beside him.
"Ycu cheer up. young man." she sxid.
Look"
Before has- eyea-she held a~ohsck for $780,
600, payable to the order Of the HiIlstoWn
Chemical Manufacturing company. There"
she saad
HIS arms went around hsr. -AnaynA"
Ee told her. .you.re the sweetest vftesin the
world, butt can't do 4"
why not" she demanded.
81 can't let my wife lend to . concern that
emit borrow from q bank" he told her.
.Spenser Bourke, you make me tired." ;" she
declared
-Anayne Bourke, you refresh me saxays."
b srinned
~Spenssr BouEke. sre you going 10 take
my money!
sAIlayns Bourke, can't DO It"
sSpensr Bourks. you axe oonceited.
prideful. mean old thing"
-An.yne Bourka you're the dearest girl
Il the world
She fought aga3nst tea1.- Of vsz1f1on, and
also against tears Of pride In HIM And. be
ing wise wife. who know her husband, she
let the matter drop. But ono weak fater she
entered her husbands private ozsce st the
fActo9y.
He rose and greeted hsr afseetsnnaesis.
She rarely came here. and when she did It
was, nearly always 10 drive him homo tn the
roadster which she had insisted on being
permitted 10 buy for herseh. But this was
the middle Of the day, an unusual hour for
her 70 appear.
what can DO for my lovely vito? :. hs
demanded.
Rarely dSd she play: sase vas outsrowang
her seriousness, but her oountenance was
ordinarily grave. So that when she did
smile when her eyes took on an expression
of merriment, one vAs almost startled by
the brilliant contrast And now there was
mischief In her curxing nps and flashing