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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1941)
THIS NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SERIAL STORY DOLLARS TO DOlJGHNUTS BY EDITH ELLINGTON TKincKDATl Baa IMWhllr iam wmut J a I aat aateSae tha fall farva at Mlaa Daa-a aasrr mM inn I th lm II . aha caat aa ftraa -w. alaaaa far aa -Saadaalr Mlaa Daaa aerata lata -ara, eaatamaa aa MM(taMt taat aiakaa Bar aat aa atarmlr, aaa fa Mlaa (Ml "It amaal Uka tkU la laa ala Sara, was ll aatataf aaa DEFEAT FOB AN IDEA CHAPTER XXI T BA TRICE HUNTINGTON DAVINPOKI becked off. slowly and unbUcv1nly, from the spectacle of Mia Dan eob bins like a baby, her head on the capacious bosom of Miss Gets. Mist Dane's tortured words ranf In her ears. "It wasnt like this la the old days. The store had some heart, then. Mr. Huntington wasnt hardboiled, he didnt drive peo ple . . ." This, she thought slowly, this li what's at the root of the whole trouble with this store. Every body's being driven. The store has become a Frankenstein running wild on the momentum of its own Strength, its own power. The store made money for Grandfather. But he loved it, too. It was his servant, his child never his master. And now it's making more money. Now the love is gone, there's nothing but profit behind it Profit, no matter what the cost. She looked down at herself, her 1 hands touching her sides curious-1 ly. "The store has been run to make money for me. For me. Be cause I was useless, because Bruce Sheldrake and the trust company thought it was what I wanted. . . ."I A moment later, she denied that , to herself. "No! They were doing j it for themselves. Because they' had the power over it Because it made them strong and feared.' They knew I didnt care. I simply ' didnt count I got the money and they had the power. Her lips tightened, grimly. "That's all over now. Hi show them!" Miss Dane and Miss Cent had disappeared into the cubicle where Miss Dane worked over her pur chasing records. Beatrice decided, "I'm going up to see Mr. Bruce Sheldrake right now!- She marched to the elevator, the light of battle in her eyes. e e TJDT when the elevator door opened, Anthony Bradley walked out "Anthony, listen" she began, before all the other considerations overwhelmed her. She stopped, and suddenly her heart stopped, too. For Anthony! face was bleak and tired, there wasnt even any Joy at seeing her in his eyes. "Anthony, what's the matter?" "He turned me down." Anthony said hoarsely. "He he listened to it all. He made me explain a doz en times. And then " he winced. "Then he laughed. He said I was (crazy. He told me" On, the pain In his voice, the bitter, bitter pain! He told me to to back to floor- walking." "He dared! He dared to to " The enormity of that sneering dis missal stabbed her. "Yes, he dared, all right" An thony moved his head as if to dear it "He kicked me out, be cause he's the merchandise man ager and I'm Just a hired hand." -Wait, Anthony! Come back : there with me! I'll fix him!" "What could you do?" Anthony asked wearily. "It's no use, Bee. I'm Ucked." ; She stood very still, searching his eyes. Anthony's hands were curled into fists. He struck at a counter, savsgely. "No, I'm not licked! Ill show him yetl 111 show them all!" i "Anthony," she said steadily,' "If you could go right into Bruce Sheldrake's office if you could take this idea straight to the Duchess herself would you do it?" "What did you say?" "If you could march right over the head of the merchandise man ager and convince someone higher up that you're right" "You don understand!" he cried impatiently. "It's not the satisfaction of getting the best of him! It's not even the prestige of having an idea of my own tried out That's not what I'm after! I want it prosed, don't you see? Any crackpot notion might be pre sented to Sheldrake, or that Dav enport girl, and tried out and it wouldn't mean anything. Just that the guy who presented it knew how to coax and flatter. This thing is mine. It's solid! It's good! I want to shove It down their throats, not have it put over on account of anyone's influence." He lowered his voice, apolo getically. "Oh. the deuce with it! I could have pussyfooted around, pulling strings, but I thought the hard way was better. So that leaves me holding the bag, and it leaves him laughing." "How could you have pulled strings, Anthony?" "There are always ways . , ," He was striding to the Budget De partment, and she had to run to keep up with him. "Never mind. Our idea's down a sewer. But I wont give up! I'll get another idea sometime." IJJEATRICE realized then that she couldn't march into Bruce Shcorake's office in the high handed, devastating manner she had envisioned a moment ago. Something Anthony had said, a moment ago, stuck in her mind, 1 want it proved." She wanted her conclusions about this store proved, too. Just to descend on Mr. Sheldrake, creaming that the store was heartless and. unjust, could too J. : coavaioHr. isai. hi aiavica. INC. easily be put down to a tempera mental vagary, she saw slowly. He'd soothe her, he'd get oily and unctuous after she had summoned Mr. Weeming and the president of the trust company. But they'd all be like grownups handling a child In a tantrum. They wouldnt take her seriously. The indignity ot realising how richly she merited not being taken seriously was like a cold slap ot water in her face. "But all they know about me is that I was wildly extravagant, and bought Clarence an airplane and suits and a string of polo ponies. They think I'm spoiled, stupid, and criminally irresponsible." Unconsciously, she had slowed down her pace behind Anthony through the crowded aisles. She stopped at a counter, now, and stared at a shining chromium toaster. "I've got to do this the hard way, like Anthony. I must have proof. How can I get it?" a 'THROUGH her mind there whirled half-remembered de tails ot financial reports, profit statements, employe turnover, loss ot work hours. . . . She couldn't straighten them out and realized, sadly, she wasnt fitted to cope with them. "I need a lawyer. I need Weemle! But t cant go to him now. He'd think, too, I didnt trust his former stewardship. . . ." Only, Mr. Weeming hadn't had anything to do with the store. That was the trust company, and Mr. Sheldrake. "I need a lawyer. I need a brilliant, honest, humane lawyer. I need someone to go into every nook and cranny and every single detail ot the organisation and operation ot this store. Ac countants, maybe. Personnel ex perts. Dozens ot people. . , ." Grandfather had always said, "Beatrice, the possession ot great wealth is a tremendous, a solemn responsibility." She had never be lieved him. But now she stood at a counter ot the store she owned, and tears stung her eyes. 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