The evening world. Newspaper, October 7, 1914, Page 17

The Evenin A TALE OF RED ROSES A Romance of Love, Bluff, Cash and &. “Puneh | GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER (Author of “Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford,” &.) (Ooprright, 1914, by Bobte-Merrii! Co,) “Frankly, as soon as I re- erworsis oF paporpia CRAPTERS, tay new lasue of stock. ball Molly. Marley, it ouety pa i on sale,” a tee el Marley look him indignantly. le Cae Street raiiw y company intering on tl le greates' period Browperity in its career,” he Cah po be no trouble nies, The city is wild to ve provements, and must have lerton look im wonderingly. tWaver ie right,” he stated. “I shall sell my own stock, and I'll ven- ture to say that Sledge has already made silent arrangements for 4 Do you know that the hises at present granted in this are revocable, and that it 4 Not possible to secure one which is Positively safe for longer than ten- year periods? When you come to the renewal of your franchi ley, you will be met with e demand bd ig! and will have other restric. nneeee on you. Our ry CHAPTER XIll. (Continued,) } The Society of Politics. OU won't need a house,” she informed him, really gloat- ing over his coming down. fall. “You've run the world long enough. We're going te stop you—Bert and 1.” He favored her with a sample of the ish which his political enemies never heard without a shiver, and he turned upon her eyes which were freezing in their insolent contempt, not of her particularly, but of every- present in view of the public one for investors.” Bledge. Allerton. “Not for a ne Sledge. quick,” “I fancy that there should be tection somewhere, ag,” dissented “A new one can be put over “Quit bluffing,” he protested. “I don’t.” bs Bui how?" inquired the Senator. ow, im this Dartioular case ‘Head ‘om off,” grunted Sledge. ig my stock.” lad to hold mine,” stated ‘But hi made of future valu “That Bhe jumped from her seat. She searched wildly for some retort, but could not find it, “Don't gét Molly,” he kindly advived her. “I don't want to lead to any more trouble, but [ RM if 1 have to. You can't marry You're too smart a woman. years from now he'll rattle round at your side like a dried pea.” “Thi how is it to be ps w. Marley, I want to totale ‘to OU. Mr, Marley, to-day a man w over @ third ofa Hon dollars Bue street railway stock alone, arose, in offended dignity, He was a trifie too important, too capabl wealthy to be ordered messenger boy by a man who might shortly be a convicted criminal. Molly had arranged an interview between her father and Bert on’ the previous ‘8 one thing you can't dlc he furiously told him, stand ing and straight, with clenched fats, in the moonlight. He again snes ded his choice as he looked at her. “I'll be Bert's wife in less than @ month.” CHAPTER XIV. afternoon, and Mr. Marley also now Another Proof of Affection. *°" 8, thing or two. “Good for daddy!" she cried, de- “I would a to-morrow,” stated coldly. “I should much preter to talk with you during business hours.” Ph Hghted. “Sure!” ee Sledge. “T’'m goana break him, CHAPTER XV. Sledge Redes His Salary S UST off the Governor's stuffed leather library was a smal) room with a hard desk ané six hard chairs, and a hard looking letter file, and a har! fireproof safe let into the wall, and here, while Lord Bunnchase led Molly Marley through the paces of a hard two-step, Governor Waver and Sena- ain’t business,” said Sled, leadii the way into the libri tad where he took a seat in an alcov Marley followed bim reluctantly, “If it is my family affairs”—— he meee Ue Lad Se “Sit down,” directed Sledge. “Bert Glider has been making threats against me.” LEDGE walked back through the Occident in such a mood that the regular members dix followed. “Get Bozzam!” directed Sledge, and Bendix went straight out to the tele- phone. "Get Davis!" directed Sledge, when Bendix came back; and Bendix, vaguely pitying somebody, burried out to the telephone again. “Get Feeder!” was the next order. Bendix almost whistled as he hurried out to locate, by telephone, the ex- county treasurer, who for two years had been drawing a handeome salary from Sledge, for keeping his mouth abut about the public funds scandal. “Get Gally!” rumbled Sledge, who had not moved from his contemplative “Really, Mr. where I Marley. Sledge, I don’t see n interfere,” reproved Mr. ‘The matter is entirely be- ‘ou and Bert." @ friend af yours,” charged frivalous younger people dance the fiy- ing hours away. All four being gen- tlemen who by the consent of the public bore the grave responsibility of the public welfare on their shoul- ders, it was not strange that their chat jould turn to public affairs, “I am glad to be identified with the eaterpris avowed State Senator ‘Allerton, who was a suave, cl faced gentleman, with a good fore. head an quite negotiable ton, “At the same time, as far as acknowledged Ma; edge it now that the organization had gone beyond the point where Sledge could stop it. “How about this marriage with stated in Molly ik A affair,” “You fore he's broke, don’t you “I heard somethin, admitted Marley. young man, however, and until he gets on his feet again I have money enough for both.” “You won't atop it, then?” “Certainly not,” declared Marley, feeling that he might just as well make capital for courago out of the 80! fact that he could not in the elight- est degree influence Molly. “I might, perhaps, prefer a more brilliant match for Molly, but I do not need to make it a matter of money, and there is no better family in A ica than Bert's, The Maryland Gliders are the oldest and best stock In this country. Moreover, above all things, I wish to see my dai “So do I,” asserted Sledge. “That why she can’t marry this pinhead, I want her myself, ‘Molly has made Ber. choloe,” de- ay ‘s temporary? who was feeling par- le this @ seventy-f doliare’ worth of street railway had been increased to two hundred and etxty-two thousand five hundred. faci to have eighty-seven thou- Abi hundred dollars cash out of Caples) surplus of the old com- yeas, and his daughter, Molly, was the most popular girl at the Gover- ner’s ball. " keeping his growing wonder to him- If, to the e@ con- his accustomed chair when Bendix re- turned from bis last trip and was looking with his usual stolidn of the window, after having donn the fresh red rose, which he bad put on religiously three times @ day since he had met Molly Marley. ounci! meeting this afternoon?” be asked. “Two-thirty,” answered Bendix. “How much of the stock is sub- serves in the reorganized etreet rail- wi Hundred and eighty-five thousand. I got the report just before I came t ours on the market. Gum-shoe but do it quick.” ‘ho's to be @oaked—Marley?” guessed Bendix. “The limit,” assented Sledge, “Ben- dix, what's the worst they could hand me on that public funds cage?” “Two or three roars it they got you going,” judged Bendix, now, howe’ having them renewed,” ny, trou Mar- ley, ing himself on his manage- sighed Al- een There ip win a gown disposi- on the the public to obarge public Pecvice corporations for the use of public property. “The people are ungrateful mourned Gov. Waver, who had en- wohed himself through furnishing dlectrio light, at his own price, to ponte which had known nothing bet. ‘The Tomnent (207. neo s a prott in their luxuries they want eart of it. An undivided surplus, such ws the street car company has had, ja @ constant mena “That was a sinking fund for ex- ‘Making Bert a bum cuts no tcet” ‘His temporary financial sondiiien “Hunh! unted Sledge. “You got enough for both, eh?” “Quite enough,” and Marley reflect- ed with a pleasant feeling of superi- ority upon the moment, soon to com: when this political and commercial bully would be criaging. “Then watch out for your eye,” warned Sedge, and rising, walked out into the drawing-rooms. He found Molly quite busy, but aythiagt” post by the window, and Bendix, Lea, “That's dead sr! ¢ World Daily Magazine, Wednesday,- "Ocroter '§ 7. by the Pro Bail (The New York Kath Wea “Young Batley Cooper has made a joke of Hoover's leadership. Distillers’ and Brewers’ It takes a good man to Oe and cided Sled “How ‘about ers asked Bendix. “We'll take a cl rainat you, tor Allerton, and Sledge and Frank “Has he?" inquired Marley non- of the “Good Morni..¢, Ben” jedge rumbled. “We're Marley gathered for a few moments committally, brigade fell away from him 4U® anyhow.” & of comfortable chat, such as elderly Zell, him, to quit or make good,” ike bar files from a cake of ice, Ben- qi,/ sunt, u're HEUt” agreed Ben. wentlemen love to indulge in while ‘ to lose, we mig! good one. If there’ dal about us, we to have it spru “Fix Lansdale to-day,” command- ed Sledge. “I'll go see Schwarzman this noon, and of course have him offer the job to Lansdale, so he won't imagine it comes from us. Schwaraman, though, didn’t want to change® his legal de- partment until fall. THat won't do, I suppos ‘o~ suey announced Sledge. * replied Bendi: ign from the bench immedi- ely,” and no assent to this being necessary, he hurried out to make an appointment with the President of the Distillers’ and Bre gue. Bozzam came, suave, smiling, @ more polished gentleman than any- body, ut not offensive with it. “How e it?” asked Sledge. “Splendidly,” said Bozzam. “The stock’s all sold, including our own. We're ready to move on, unless we can put over a real good organization rt, We don't want an- one, thou, ‘Traction our gam remarked Sledge. original traction thought?” A grunt of assent was Sledge's Peal he leohes eee eins ed bigh boar ce whic! nt @ nar. A. thing which had Pp leaned in @ corner by one of thi scantiings, decaying. pose Woned at ree for 5 mee ment, an ing a gentleman o! penetration rightly cor luded that his errand was over, “Good day,” he eald, and started for the door, Bendix and @ big blue eyed man with a equare jaw and muscular shoulders came in, and Bendix intro- duced the latter to Boszam as Jim The two gentlemen exchanged ns as they shook hands, but neither of a wan Sat less eS state that they alrea ai matter of fact, Mr. since she was only occupied with a dy rte neTley Btate representative, and & local mil- Rae etree eadere Ht llonaire, and. the. mayor, “They would, it had not put it young champion of the tennis play- ‘out of harm's road,” insisted the Gov- ers’ club, he borrowed her. @rnor. “That much haa been saved She was astounded to see how they new howe to the men who really earned it, but melted before him, and almost had show-down’ TI should: not like to see ‘ similar & feeling ot Mulcly Siutening Bf 8 a eerie Rt prof! mind, @ 7 per ‘i . ee dividend ? oven worse ‘tien heartily disliked, especially would part wit! fol Siedge “Hunb!" grunted Bendix, in un- conscious imitation of Sledge. "What are you going to do?” “Call it.’ ‘t mean to bring it to a protested Bendix. "We with Lansdale and nch. Judge Lansdale hig right on into you.” “I'm sorry for you, Molly,” Arg, SO Soa & Bee “I don't see how,” worried Bendix. ‘We've tried ag re years to got e@omething on reached and I con t Tehink it's eafe to beat him up. Sledge pondered that matter woight- ily and sighed, “Give him a big law job." “We haven't anything fat enough, except t! Distillers’ and Brew: Le but we promised that plum gives confidence In the stock,” argued Marley. “The public would never bp 38 eager to take up this new worker,” she sompn~ “But you'll have to work faster, I just gave Wile Walters a hint of the splendid news we are to have for the Blade, and he kled to death.” “Good work!” applauded Sledge. “I want that pulled quick.” Molly smiled, i I right; go as far as you lik “Give she confidently invited him. “We'll siedge. ‘we 7 per cent, they want some of it, see who gets the worst of it. By the jand. to make the corporations pay way, maybe you wouldn't mind telling f me the new jolt I am to receive,” Sledge chuckled. “Your dad saya he don’t case If — “Hoov. Bert is @ bum.’ turnin, “Tite an'tt™ she hotly dented. ” ¥ away Ry YE Be, He says a weve @ % had not been for that 7 cab. divideut.” Ptaeee s what it was for,” Inter, polated Bledge, locking out of the window into the sunken garden, and vainly hunting tho band-hole in the | ‘wate. “it has served ite purpose,""Wranted allerton, “but taxpuy © becomihg geedy. When they seo the stock- ‘Moldere of a public corporation mak- “I'll send Waver to Switser- I want his house, anyhow.” ‘You promised a consulship to Hoo- I the only one kg a tT slighty ‘i ere aE EY Re ‘be suggested Bendix, eaguis & be a Sledge. “Tom, line. Gally will he the franchises.” Bendix, although the project and Sledge’s resolution were absolutely new to him, never batted an eye- lash. et together on that at the hotel i. about ian hour,” he told Gally and Bozzam, “Nothing ready to give out to the papers, ia there, Sledge?’ awl" ‘ou'd better explain to Bossam what you want in the of routes,” named Srecynes al t reunio hat all, Bledge™ 4 Sledge, and looked out “Walt, at the mi 2. Everybody at down, and there seemed to be some important topto In abeyance. They indulged in no trifling conversation, but looked out of the window. Bendix ordered drinks, which they consumed silently and solemnly. Sledge evidently had some weighty plan on his mind, for he only drank ha@t his beer. Re of the First National, came Pompous man, with @ fish-fat the deubie chin and pompous white ai. whiskers end & white molaeest stood at the other side of the tani 4 think Vaver has been counting on this job, though. ite has is Bo to Switseriand,” de- -there’s an election well make it a ra’ Bor we shaky?” inquired Davis in @ glasses but Sledge beckoned him closer, and ning back es Vavis, wearing an impenetrable air be ge g leaned his whiskered ear ‘ail diarley's loana,” rumbled the Phil. boss in a tone which, at three feet There was @ rattle of chairs and ory, sounded like a tuba sawmill. tables, and the crash of two or three ‘la he intere) with an ooca- La ee -stricken whisper. “Why, returned bank. What he ow Davi Mr. Sledge?” “Nothing down, Davis. M av r, one anoth the decrepit mop. Five minutes passed. Bozzam and Gally sat in comfortable quiet, resting all their faculties, phy- mental and moral, ed audibly. fussed with his cravat, nooses in his watoh cord, Davis, in gat down, who had been told to wait looked at with growing wonder, and at the Impassive big man who was still drawing inspiration from will be,” promised Sledge. the bank $88,001" more panic-stricken Feeder, but Ph! than ever, and his whispering bed oral voiceless, until, ed like the exhaust of a safety valve. at “Tl go right ney. and protect the has happened te bim, atated Sledge. qa ant ge a i By Robert Minor DIDOODODOS Next ‘Week's Complete Ni in THE EVENI WORL. ee pe. i The Intrusion of Jimmy d By P. G. Wodehouse f Tits Book on the Stands Wik Cont Yon 61.96, Tou Get hers 6 DOODDGHOHHOOIGSS | oh jury, a the case will never don trial, He has appointed half 4 je on the bench, and the other half are afraid of him. His lawyers will fight, from court to court, on one technicality after an- ene unttl election te over, and then it by this time, I know you go to the men. who jetting up this company and what you can find out? Then can begin some planning. 1 wit were a man!" Frank Marley edt staring at She was stat with finshed che ing. bro: ughed a “T ‘font ietand to be . ut Boe ein intend se Se eae, ete im and patted him on the “do down to these people we. you can find out,” she ooum- “I think I will," lan't @ joke,” he insisted, stop- Bing before her, and now the mask of “Mi i, zou, know that hat be, threat: jolly, “4 I a to break mé. Weil, he has done with @ drowning man’ “Molly, you're a gritty one. CHAPTER XVII. A New Turn. IR. BOZZAM, im the of his o flectivel an from his clgar into Bis " empty high-ball glass. oer Undt'couditon in ttaase_ 7a the big clef punctured or t bg tuality, since there was no halt in Just enjoying himself?” he apeculated. their luzury. “It is impossibi “It's my opinion that he's picked up B RY is s baoty, Me teaned as comely horseshoe nails with all four tites,’ aa he cou 9 ‘various fared hich ledge controls ¥ had obliga. bere tate Timber xn te Romtnally considered to be cell loans, until Just before he went out. “The loans, ice aground big chief hae wriggied his way lars. ™Y through the broken giass for so many ee tere. ee ete ee ocanK. yours that he has thought himealf tm- ighty-seven thousand five hundred Mune; but his pneumetics are, gat dollare in cash on a certain Le and I, bad considerable troubi raise the additional. twelve tholinad Ov hundred dollars. I had depos! twenty-five thousand dollars’ worth stock to. secure it, and yester- had to put up twenty-five thou- and more.” “But why?” asked Molly, sitting jdown and bemogy os tig Mb the matter | seriously for the frat time. “Because, in one day, merely by an- nouncing that he was Anahsially backing a competing company, Sledge lowered the value of my stock from hundred dollars @ share to thi ‘That same announcement bi the West End Bank, has aa yon two ers and made paupere of a hun- “They have to Cae him to triad yet, and for 4 man who controls the sacred Judiciary it's a long way between an indictment and a hair out.” “The; hang him,” avowed Tim- bere, “The people of this town hare been afraid of him 90 jong that the first time they catch him out without his big etick, every man in the county will be fighting to get oa the jury which pronounces him guilty.” Moodson folded the other thumb on top. “Possibly you're right,” assented as fire hen at the sound of, past “Rough toas, explaine od Bendix briefly handing is vcoliar bold “to r people!” Then the wer Dower came to her. “With word,” ehe mused. “Bu 2 don'tincs yet how he could eee @mack. You say that your stock was fow hangers. hi trom & jundred do! advertent oaths from are @ share yea- Morning, and only thirty-five mn), now He neoeee » gh head tn sogermatis “Each etook 3 the curb until @ policeman came up, they turned him over for a wagon - “What's the chargef™ asked the of- ‘BAY ticer, ind the four dust scared everybody. “Uh-hunh!" 1 granted Bi etook wilt be pat weet it was, or nearly @o, after this panio is over. Be A want to knew. seven competition can't keep you fre Sledge took @ bie hauling people, and making money at slow survey witnonses, and” the Yaintest suspicion of a twinkle came mall gray ey: “Attempted blackmail,” Bendix and bert ehuckled, CHAPTER XVI. ing make anything Ike our Previous profits, and earning \- ity is what gives stock its value. ‘hat {9 not the big trouble just now, however, I ha PA tre thor but Mr, le twiddled en goed you bare skull of soi! he wiped bis reading glasses and Frank Marley Dieco dollar bagel tl Uy chide ‘Hossam “Si put them on and took them off. a ba ¢ i aees verea slitouen te tis under every ahare an Five minutes meri pag eg rong es] OLLY po money. It expires on the first te the He may we a mi jority of i hag peration, stopped einging ea her month and Bledge knows it Tt tor tnt the velvet-footed Adolph and ordered tion and ee, bare sung @ song or recited A played seven-up, Uddieaywinks, all with the pleasing finish of @ professional. Just now, remained as placidly calm if Swiss cheese. ip came down the narrow pas- sageway. A rew-boned fellow appeared le was tall and big, lothes. however, asa cake A in the doorway. and wore were coarse and had bulbous finger ups, with extremely broad, eupby nails, but they showed no signs of recent toll. He had partes, ed 00d gince then he had liv jdieness. the little “What for?” demanded Sledge, Mr. Feeder amil don't get ge arcee and f the table. ‘eeder,” he room. this, Bledge, “Tell ‘em!" “Well, if you got to have tt"—— He stopped, gave ano! his audience and stared at 8) creduloual; meee advanced @ step towards arg said, ye tell ‘em.” ivened the mo- ment with @ atory, or with soayertee occas treasurer, an in proaperous walked around to gre’ been paying you seventy-five a for two Tore That right?” “Xe tated Feeder, with a sled glance at the unusual crow 1? inquired Feeder. 1 don't eee” © goes, then,” responded Feed- held by, but he'll buy father called ber into hid or less, and den. She hardly. recognined his votes, and his face was: so drawn and pale that she rings Mr. @t one of his banks and { extended.” “You'll have to pay it” she eur- “What witht" he Hennaes. “At stook. the prin ices, weg My Ss the and {o bay, would . ae every ‘bare of my stock to pay ff that mortgage, I weuld be abso- . futaly low did you come owe muoh?” she pussied. “1 fhougnt we a ‘Were wealthy.” “T' Dusiness ip carried ‘a the > exp pained ee can broke,” she decided, with a trace of awe. ‘why 4on' t some of Dusiness men with his hand and ti topked at her pitvingty. withe ‘in. tbe done,” he confessed. ae “ rane Mi aay,” direc ehe F iatstrupten rr. mE mente dork. had Tm roe, A) marry Bert it breaks every! PRG ould be @ very commend- ble spirit if you” loved him,” he auletiy femarked, “I don’t Late you Go, bewevee. Nor $. T by means believe Bert capable oth x love worth the sacrifice of everythin; The Maryland Gliders do not Const: tute @ universe 5 Soguedyes, nor {fs , Proved @ very good case much happine be found in a He calied him @ pinhead.’ marnage which 9% ® social triumph. ted snicker, but she I'm afraid, Molly, that you're stub. bern and will not let yourself crits. else your own mind.’ “Of course, I'm stubborn!” she ad- mitted, ae if that were a virtue. “The dace is set, and it will stay set, Lo all you men have to @t bi because 1 won't marry somebody? Isthat the wey your brilliant Dusiness ia con ducted? I won't be a part of a bar- ‘ain. You urge me not to ma jon craps or “Not at ail," he assured ‘her, alight headache. Melly, Ive been thinking about your future all night, and I am very much worried about you. Bert hae proven himeeif thor- oughly incapable, Hie fine old family blood does not seem to eupport him in ® orisuw.” “Did you expect*anything else of old family bioud?* she demanded, emillng. % didn’t.” “Ag your father, I canmot help being concerned,” replied Mr. Marley. “Bert bag done nothing but wnine and make weak threats, stay half intoxicated ever since Mledge shook him away from the complacent safety of his few greg ie '@ given two weeks te get over the nook,” ahe lightly answered. in come up all waxed and curled.’ ig time's almost up,” her father pointed out. “Molly, I think wretee PR ag the wreck pap & His hands The eoren The telephone bad ed, “Tve month ks with melancholy solit Jerked on hi removed the high bal Glee we ky Gethroen, anatched 4.8 evel ® nay we Ge! ry tee ‘ohio, Rog ‘Marley ‘ss and the = pe that the Ree oe of afraid ley," Tauhod Bosscee, “SByltts tion latte is pg read; ploce c “L nave ‘all the atreat an care for,” laughed hey" a turn. “I only cam um tune bad tle, measure for th rry “It ought not to bee ” rt be Le a Seats 4} ‘ don't love plied Bozzam, in the usualy ay i him i Dh en ie to marry a manner of men who are "about to. ay man hg Your stock to cut each other's covmerta! throats."; par. Fathers “youre, scared. Can't “There should be room for two good you think of a ray out of your systems in this town.” poo but having me marry ‘Not on th edge “He loves Hert’ calls’ Sledge that ner It aeems to me they atop, | eine red Marie; threatened to break Bert and ‘ao. t Bert threatened to expose Sledge and Sledge beat him to Fiance at edge in- believing that I could defy see and it can’t be done, Molly. it too big, too decisive and too The minute he found that ie same atreete,” of co PD: "t you think ire foolish to parallel our I er, exasperated. ‘For keeping m: Hert, and, through him, you and I “Bes The Fouts, as pul Athede mouth shut about receiving the pubs knew that Feeder would prove ‘a why maillce to interest money for you.” Bledge’s guilt in the public funds casé, “He tries everything. wee fon’t have no vane © in that matter, re @ liar!” boomed Sledge, and he for Feeder, knocked him you? Why don’t you "announce that declared Mr. Box: ing hfs caller suddenly stepping forward with mar- half insensthie the new company is illegal, and that narrowly, “You should ‘ose aco ae vello: gility for so ponderous a ttempted biack~- ” man, of which od Feeder straight thro was like a th’ wung his right arm, the inagke “Throw him out,” he sat down, Bendix accepted that commission as readily aa if it had been @ suggestion to ring for another drink, heavy man himself, he stepped lightly into the passagew: grabbed by the collar as he unched indy, oe bh forthe hardens verfiedene rdness and limber- crime im in thi as ar. at be fought in the gourte? Have y | f your Cred go up again. Why don’ trade some of your och for atock in the new oompans? ‘Why don't you threaten to stop all your cara until the Mayor or some! makes the new company build its linea away deity a toeunotder About that mail.” D M can't build ite “He tom't just instantaneous—he's immediate,” laughed Molly. “It was a fool thing to do, tho Veeder has exposed him, and saved us the trouble, and Sledge probably will go to the penitentiary, as I told him he would,” ‘You have innocent teas,” ki bserved her father. “Bert pro! jcourages you in them, but it ja my duty to warn and and is a "ets oe rected, and sam informed him, with « “Perhaps you've heard of him.” “You, I have,” admitted A rather poe amile was more of, Feeder came rua ahpt cheeks, er yee der Biedge wante to er ‘You'd mi ie pte fea TOF, ge