Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-07


was no sentimentalist, but he Hoped
never evil fortune would take from
her her coat OF sable or the gay. i'm
perious look Of her eyes.
Before he could reach her side the
car had slurred into motion and SIZE
was gone. Well, she could not avoid
him forever.
But tho next day Wayne Reynolds
was called out to Wyoming. And tie
next day Dick Reilly knew himself to
be irretrievaoly bankrupt.
Alone in his big office. Dick Reilly
accepted the inevitable. 1t seemed he
had known all along this would hap
pen. Dick Reilly had never believed
in his wealth. No more could he be-
lieve in his failure. After all, he was
the boss logger Of the Canadian Dor
der. He could go back to his trees.
He was young yet and strong. For
the first time since the day Of his
success. the weight lifted. He was
free.
With sense Of relief. he knew Cally
and Mart were provided for. Gloria
was left, and he cared more for her
than all the wealth of the world.
TT was not easy to tell her every
= thing. though he knew she must
have suspected it II reckon we
wasn't intended for millionaires.
Glory" he finished. "Some people
You and me do both" In the growing
dark Of the early twilight he sought
her face with eager eyes. "Glory.
I'm sorry. I wanted you to go on be-
ing the-copper Princess. It don't
matter about me. I don't mind goin'
back to. where come from. I be-
long back there: but you" He
made pitiful, awkward gesture with
his great hand. You, Glory. I
couldn't have done much worse by
you II I'd been your enemy"
PA, don't" she whispered. Il don't
know as I'm sorry it happened. either.
I thinks perhaps out there it may be
easier to forget wanting the things
you can't ever get"
He was timid to press her conf
dence. "was 1t anythin' I could have
bought for you. Glory?" he asked at
last.
She shook her head. ''No. pa.
There are some things you can't buy,
you can't even ask for. They've got
to be given to you"
The news Of the Reilly failure was
shouted from coast to coast. Re-
porters from a dozen big dailies has
tened to Duluth for interviews and
snapshots.
Then came the report Of his disap-
pearance Golden Dick Reilly, taking
with him his daughter and an old
Scotch servant, had departed from the
Reilly mansion like a robber In the
night. Servants and neighbors and
ticket sellers were interviewed. Only
Preston Darlington refused to ad-
vance a theory concerning the disap-
pearance.
II can't see that his going is any
mans business" he stormed at the
reporter. Personally. I can't help
but admire his taste In wishing to
avoid you-journalists."
|. Wayne Reynolds was among those
who trusted Darlington. In Seattle
paper he first read the news of the
Reilly failure. He was sorry, more
sorry than he cared to admit. BY
the light Of smoking kerosene lam
tern in the shack Of the mining fore
man he wrote 4 letter to Gloria Reilly.
Ten days later. the letter was re-
turned to 1him-unclaimed and un-
opened. Then he wrote Preston Car
rington, inciosink the letter and with
urgent instructions to forward 1t.
This letter was not returned, nor the
next nor the third; but he never re-
ceiyed any answer.
He felt numb sort Of fury with
her for disappearing. . fury with
Wyoming. with his Job. with the uni
verse. He refused to b tntsrssted In
the Wyoming Consolidated Iron hold
ings. and his request to be trans
ferred to the great lakes, region was
at length reluctantly granted.