The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-17
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stripped himself of all his glamour and showed her it was his hope that some day he would succeed It was dreadful for her to see him with the look in his eyes of dog who has been kicked.
 I'm a failure and what's worse a fool"
 Don't, Julian. Don't,' she whis- pered.
 But now he could not stop. He cursed himself for having brought her nothing but misery. She saw clearly that in this last dreadful thing he had done, he had thought of her and Aunt Elm and Hallie, Of what money could do for them.
 Money, it's always money. The secret of happiness-if there is any such thing-is money
 He called himself a vagabond, a failure, fool. He did not listen to her as she told him that she still believed in him. For he had strip ped away the last illusion. He had faced himself at last and his long buried sense of illustration and fear ;prang out at him in full force to throttle him.
 I'm only an old vagabond," he said at last sinking down on the couch.
 Julian darling, we're both vaga- bonds" she laughed with a dread ful broken note in her voice. No matter what Damon does we can bear it."
 The name of Damon reused him to fresh anger. He accused Damon now in his alf-maddened state for his downfall, for the jeering laugh ter that would always follow. the mention of his name He turned on her all the force of his hatred of himself. He scarcely knew what he said now; and Ncra was fright ened.
 lANlA liO CCdoCQ lCtllllS DaiilOll He sat very still and Nora did not dare to go near him. He might break down and she could not bear that Her father had thrown a bril- liant searchlight on his past and she saw now why she had loved him so deeply even when he was most rash and impractical; for he had struggled toward an ideal. And failing that, he seemed to care for nothing else.
 She did not know how long she sat there in that silence. She could not find word to say, and she did not dare to put her arm about his shoulders If he should break down she felt as though it would be the end of everything.
 Then at last he looked up. The old Julian with his fire and charm stood before her.
 T must make her see; she can't do what she means to do"
 What do you mean?"
 I'm going"
 "Where?"
 Its place I have to find alone. :"
 T believe in you," she lied staunchly.
 But he smiled at her, flung open the door, tramped down the hall. She saw him run down the steps like boy. But when she went to the window to watch inim go past she saw he was a shabby old man who walked as though he had lost his purpose. She stood there until he. disappeared, tears binding her.
 The day passed somehow She spent part of it looking up and down the street to see if her father were not coming back. She should have gone with him. But she knew he would not have allowed it. He was going to Damon. Perhaps Damon would not go on with the suit. But if she did . if Julian were sent to prison |.
 How empty the house wasl Without the children it seemed for- lorn, only the sound of Hallie's typewriter tapping so steadily. MT. Dusenbury had only allowed her to have the morning to see Fran off. But after seeing her father she could not go back to the office.
 She walked about, waiting for Fergus to come home. But when he returned he had his office hours