The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-10-01
Bv EDWIN BAlMER
Copyright by Edwin Balmer
WNU Service
CHAPTER XIV-Continued
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he was little boy. had he thrown
off the burden of care cast upon him,
but now he had
He climbed with her gayly strongly,
singing, shouting where an echo an
swered; and they'd camp, sometimes,
high on the mountain together.
BY their campfire they'd talk-she
MS never before to any one, even to
her sister; and he with freedom that
surprised himself as he told her OF
his life before he met her, his strug-
giles, his hopes and his dreams, which
he had kept even from Winnie
They returned to Chicago OF ac-
cented madness. with more banks and
businesses failing.
They went to a hotel where they
took temporary quarters, but where
they remained for nearly a year. Ag-
mes said to her friends It's my fault.
/ don't look anywhere else AS
matter of fact, she didn't care to.
Cathal was working day and night
for weeks ON end, as his cases came
up in court: and the hotel was as
convenient as any. place could be to
the criminal courts, to his office and
to the homes of his clients.
Agnes put nothing, In these days,
before his convenience and the chance
to be with him whenever he dropped
his work. Their interludes, between
the excitement of his appearances III
court. exceeded even their happinesses
on the mountain.
She dwelt, indeed, in a very mael-
strom of madness. No other city SUR
passed Chicago In display Of the In
sanities Of civilization. There 1t stood,
the grain-market OF the world, on the
edge Of prairie afflicted with no
plague but that of plenty-or surplus
age, indeed, OF all crops and cattle.
and men would have starved by the
thousand but for the bread-lines, one
OF them given by gangster.
Scnool-teachers worked unpaid; and
committee, we'll financed by separate
funds, proceeded to gather proud ex-.
hibits of a Century of Progress-and
day after day the bulletin-boards of
the citys best clubs posted another
and another black bordered card bear
ing the name of member who had
been In perfect health yesterday.
They went by their own hands. and
all did not choose death to escape the
nF fuU
chose fraud, ENLIGHTENMENT and be-
trayal of trust
Money hunger was the driving drag
on within these men-the hunger for
money, the root Of evil from the Oldest
reported time. They must have money,
these men: and especially. having had
money, they must regain their losses
and have more and more and more
For what?
Agnes thought Of her mother and ia
Their. and Of the woman In New York.
She thought Of Bee and Davls-and
Jeb.
Davis was at work again In still an
other new association with Ken Rem
bic. and Bees third baby, another
boy. was born and growing up.
Agnes went home a good deal
for her mother had forgiven" her
Indeed. Beatrice Gleneith had found
far less to overlook than she had ex-
pected; for her friends had been sur.
prIsingly mild In their criticisms. and
decidedly interested
Thinuc mara vnrp yaru had IN Chi
cago. They were as bad as could be,
people said. they could get no worse.
But they did get worse-much. much
worse. insult crashed.
insult, the strongest man Of the
city insult, the emperor Of power
and transit; insult the mighty man
OF millions who almost alone had
stood through nearly three years OF
the panIc-lnsul crashed. And the
crash all but carried down-Chlcngo
Not millions; hundreds OF millions
In money was lost-the fortunes OF
the great and the little.
Jeb was utterly wiped out; and sc
was DIAL Robert Gleneth was ruined
His loans at the banks, which Jeb hat
helped to arrange, were secured bl
stocks In holding-companies which
had dropped from high OF hun
dreds Of dollars a share to three
eighths of a dollar
He offered his home for sale, ant
received no bid as great as the mort
gage, he would have moved out hi
family - and Davis - but the banl
preferred to have the house occupied
so they camped tthey called IT'D In tn
house. without servants, except Roe
ma, who asked to stay without wages
for her food and shelter.
One item went to the credit side 0
the ledger. Bob sent no more check
to Cash and he ceased to frequen
New York city. He had given u
Cash and he informed his wife G
the fact
Bob was able TO supply his faml
with funds enough to keep going, FOL
In spite Of his debts-or because {
them--he succeeded In negotiatin
further loans
1t was the week after the complei
and igDomlnous collapse OF Jebs a
fairs following the fall OF insult. thu
Davis paid Cathal an unannounce