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The Grip Of Evil Continued From Page Three he' resumed his evil propaganda that evening, with a sequel which proved Instantly disastrous. ' . The men took 'their cue from the sheriff's attitude, and had arranged to tar and feather Foster the very next time he ojened his mopth In condeni- nation of the new regime. This they now proceeded to do, and, not, content ' with treating the man so Ignotnlnl onsly, rode him on a all past a corner where they knew the sheriff was then lounging. '- The autocrat saw them coming- He promptly produced a red bandanna, bound It tightly ' across his eyes and smiled broadly as the procession pissed. Foster was so maddened with rage and real physical suffering that he never noticed the presence of the law, but one of the men was moved to te jocose. "What's wrong with your eyes, sher Iffr he Inquired. "Shove along, you sucker!" came the answering growl. "Don't you know that justice Is blind T" ""Well, chew on this," said the man, and he stuck a cigar between the sher UTi teeth. Bill Foster was deposited at the out skirts of the township, and was never seen any more in Oarden City. The Incident showed, at any rate, the rela tions which had been established be- tween masters and men in the new cartboard box industry. But there were other influences at work. The president of the trust be gan operations with a dangerous su avity. He sent the following telegram to Burton : Tour plan appears to be a good one. If you are willing to sell out to ua we will pay you a (air profit on your Investment. ELWOOD HAMER. The two partners discussed the offer fully. They were not deceived as to Its real nature, so Burton wrote a ciyll answer, the gist of which lay in one sentence: "Our people are contented and our profits are fair. We have no desire to aelL" $, A fortnight later came the first shot Of real warfare. One of their biggest customers In the East put the matter In a nutshell when they wrote : , We regret to b Compelled to cancel our order. Tour competitors are offering ua a Similar product at a cut rate of SO per ; cent. We recognise that this sort of thing 1 unfair and cannot last, but In our own interests must lane advantage or tne market. This matter Is serious, and we ipedfulljr advise that you deal with It promptly. These people mean well," comment ed John thoughtfully. My father is a bitter man," mut tered George Hamer. "It would be fol ly on my part to try and conceal the truth. Rich as you are, Mr. Burton, the trust can break you. Though I am Intensely disappointed, it is only fulr to you that I should, sny your best plan Is to come to terms." 5 Now, John realized the utter folly of sacrificing u greiit fortune in fan tastic endeavor to enrry out on Impos sible dream, though It went against the gruln to yield without a struggle, i "I had better consult my lawyer," he Wild. "I shall do nothing In a hurry. If forced to sell, I shall certainly In Vlst that the fuctory Is couilui'ted on the exact conditions already in exist ence. Yeu and your wife need not wor ry,George. If your father and you do not bury the hatchet, which la the one thing I am hoping for, I'll tlx you In some other way, and It will at leust be a feather In our cap If we force the trust to treftt its employees decently. Don't you see, once the principle Is es tablished It must spread? They cun 'not run the Gnrden City fuctory on our lines and maintain the bud old con ditions elsewhere." But Hamer was not to be comfort ed. He sensed disaster, and he und his wife passed an evening of gloomy f ore- boding, since their schemes for the ' regeneration of lnbor seemed to be on tne verge of collapse. They were not mistaken. The shrewd legal adviser whom Burton had t learned to consult In every Important affair advised him to reopen negotia tions with the trust. He did so, and "found El wood Huiuer quite couclllu toty. The cardboard box magnate agreed to maintain all the terms luid down by his youflig competitors for the working and nufnagement of the Garden City . plant But, like the good business man that he was, he decided to visit -.the factory before concluding the deal. As the weather was phenomenally fine, and Garden City lay some 40 miles from the city, he brought with him his younger son, the little boy, William, whom his eider brother had not seen since the family disturbance caused by the marriage. a i Burton ' was unfelgnedly pleased when he saw the child, believing that a-complete reconciliation was Immi nent Bat he bad not yet taken an accurate measure of Elwood Hainer's dpur spirit The millionaire gruffly or dered the boy to remain mar the car, and actually refused to shake hands with George, affecting to regard him merely as the manager of a business which be was about to purchase. Inside the office, he dealt only with j essentials. Herein he was reasonable enough. - Having "read through the agreement prepared by Burton's law yer, he remarked that it seemed to cov er the ground exactly on the arranged terms. Then he Inspected the build ings and machinery, and was even gra ! ly pleased to s'pnlfy his approval of certain new methods brought in by his son.. All this took time, and a grain of hope again peeped np In John's sou. He believed the man was only playing I a part, and gratifying his own self! I Elwood Hamer was actually signing the purchase deed when a man rushed t In excitedly, holding a small boy by the hand. "This yer kid," he shouted, "say, that he saw a little boy fall Into that blamed .quicksand on Cotton Tree Swamp. A lady pulled hjm out, and got him safe onto a dry patch, but she's gone!" Somehow, George Hamer sensed the dreadful truth. "A lady !" he cried hoarsely. "What ladyF The messenger of evil hesitated. He r m Hamer Objects to the Socialistic Ideas of His Son. hardly dared to blurt out all that he knew. "This yer kid," he began again" George seized the trembling urchin by the shoulder. "Boy," he said in a voice broken with despair, "was It my wife?" "Yep," walled the child. "1 couldn't help it, mister. 1 ran like everything. A heap of men are dlggln' there now." George raced out like a madman, and the others followed. The presi dent showed no spurk of real feeling, but he had the common Bense to offer the use of his automobile, knowing, probably,' that It would be taken with or without his leave. It was then that he discovered that his younger son was missing. In reply to frenzied questionings the fright ened chauffeur could only say that the little chap had been playing about the car and must nave wandered off alone without attracting his attention. The tragic tangle was soon unrav eled. It was George's small brother who had fallen Into the quicksand, where his struggles were seen by Janet, and the gallant woman had res cued him at the cost of her own life. The pout girl's body was never even found. She had been swallowed by the treucherous slime, and her fren zied husband had to be taken away by main force lest he follow her Into the depths. f Elwood Hamer', ufter rush!; the hoy to the village on the pretense that his clothing should Ite changed, In case any noxious germs had found lodgment on his skin, did not wait a second after the little fellow wns giv en a hath and uttlred in borrowed. gar ments. When Burton inquired about him the millionaire was ulready well ou his way to the city. During the week that followed John Burton spent many miserable flours. George Huiner was nearly out of his mind, and needed safeguarding day and night. The trust took over the factory as quickly as possible, and all payments j were mude, but the community was thnrtvn Into dismay by the placarded announcement that the plant would shut down on the following Saturday. Astounded by thlswholly unexpected blow, John drove to the Hamers' town house. He was admitted by the solemn faced' butler and shown Into the draw ing room, where Mabel Hamer was seated at the piano playing- one of Chopin's dreamy nocturnes. The girl rose at once. She, Ignored the visi tor's outstretched hand. "Why should I recognize you, Mr. Burton, when yon are the cause of my ln Hi it's downfall?" she said Icily. Before he could even frame a, protest, she had swept out of the room. Mr. Homer evidently learned of John's presence. She came In, Mood near the door and said, with tears sticuiulus from, her eyes: "Mr. Burton, where Is my son? Why bate you taken him from me?" Unjust though her words were, he could not argue with the stricken mother. He contented himself with in dicating by a gesture that her son was hardly In his charge. At that Instant Elwood Hamer entered, led his weep ing wife lato the ball, and returned, closing the door behind him. "Why are you here?" he demanded brusquely. "I come to ask you why yon are breaking your contract by closing the factory," replied John with equal asperity. "Broken the contract? Nothing of the sort ! Head it I Consult your law yer. Find any clause, If you can, which compels me to run my business at a loss." Burton knew ha, was beaten. He went, out sadly. Once again was be forced to admit that Humanity still felt the Grip of Evil. (END OF NINTH EPISODE.) - 1T-ITT- -T..m-T.-r.T.H- $79S Model tS-i f. o. b. Tclsdo Model S5-4f.e.b. Toledo i A big roomy car is luxurious no two ways about it. But extra inches in an automobile cost hun dreds of dollars as d rule. 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