The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-25
By EDWIN BALMER
Copyright by Edwin Balmer
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and the demand for the return Of
Emery Linsdale from Canada: "Mr.
O'Mara promised an answer tomorrow.
Mr.. O'Mara says This was
denied by Mr.. O'Mara."
He represented and defended men re-
Gently among those first in the city,
men accused but not yet pronounced
guilty, men with rich and powerful
friends, who, however, were themselves
helpless to save them; and so they
had sought-Cathal O'Mara.
AS the train entered Chicago, she
sought alterations in the physical as
pect of the city to correspond to what
here had happened. There were none.
When they stopped under the sta
ton train-shed and stepped down,
then the change was sufficiently de-
clared.
She saw 1t, first, in the face Of
Davis. She halted on the train-step;
then she sprang down and went to him
and kissed him. Her sister was there
She kissed Bee. SAIL right, Bee? All
right?"
"Of course. Hello, Motherw
Jeb was there; her father had said
he might be.
Jeb had changed, but not enough.
More ought to have happened to him,
If so much had happened to Davis.
But she kissed Jeb; and he kissed
| her twice and held her.
She could feel he was excited
'What's the hurry, Glen? There's no
one else here. Stay with me, now"
But she freed herself from him and
turned back to Davis, and pulled him
down to her and kissed him on his
tight-pressed lips.
"See here" Jeb complained. Hes
married. And think I'm pretty good
| to come to meet you"
"You are, Jeb." But she could not
feel for him at all. Had something
| more happened to Davis today?
Agnes asked Bee this, as soon as
she got her sister aside. "No; why"
said Bee; and Agnes knew he had
broken so gradually that those with
him scarcely realized 1t.
Her father did not proceed home
with them. He and Jeb went to their
Offices; and Davis departed to his.
Before long they heard Baskerville
baying; moment later they were be-
fore the house, and Selma stood with
little boy on each side of her, wav-
ing.
Agnes and her mother were home.
"It's a dizzy world" observed Bee,
loosening her clothes and lying back
on her bed. "One can't start at any,
thing, however praiseworthy at the
moment, and be sure her enterprise
will still be considered creditable
when it's accomplished"
"You mean?" said Agnes.
81 do, my child. The world no longer
groans for increase. 1t doesn't want
any more children, or cotton or wheat
or railroads, or any Of the good old
products and improvements that the
best citizens used to pray for.
you've lovely instincts, darling"
the Dark One added, reaching her
hand to her sister. Its lucky you
don't indulge them"
"Bee, how bad are things for us?"
swell, Father probably still has a
little; not much, but maybe more than
he owes. Thank God, Jeb got him into
big block of insult stuff; and that's
been standing up. Fathers got it at
the banks; but they give him money
on it. He'll keep going; but he's in no
shape to put up quarter-million to
save us again. Father bought him out
Of the original mess; but not even
Father can do 1t now. After Father
paid his debts, Davis got his new start
by borrowing on his life-insurance /;
and he's borrowed the limit since then
to keep on. Now he's at the end of it.
What's our next move? l don't know"
Even Agnes sense of security was
| shaken.
Jeb phoned; and this was as it had
been year ago.
Hello, Glenl Helloi This is old
times! Lord, how I like it I'm
alone In my office and on my private
wire, so we can talk. What's
the matter with you, Glen? Who's
| there?"
"Nobody's here"
"Then tell me a little Of what 1t
means to be back to me-"
tits so different, Jeb."
"Not so different. I'll show you.
I'm coming right out, to cheer you up"
Il don't want cheering up, Jeb."
"You certainly do"
Tomorrow then, please, Jeb."
"Why the devil tomorrow? Why not
now? Why"
She did not know why, except that
she could not feel like having him
cheer her up by reassuring her Of his
fortune; she did not feel like meeting
his claim to kiss her and hold her.
Her father came home: "When'n Jeb
be along, Light One?"
"Not tonight"
Her father gazed straight at her.
"All right" he said. ''Your business"
The talk at the table, and later,