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mmmmmmmmm r fronounced them man and wife, n another hour they were back at "Restful Cottage," and Mac la7 escorted his happy bride to the green-gabled eaves. Secur ing the crimson standard, he wig wagged another message: "How's the fire?" The answer came snappily, frantically, viciously: "You dumb-headed, belial tongued imp of" Maclay broke in : "Cool down am now your son-in-law. Come over and have sup per with Edna and me." There was a long pause before the answering signal. Evidently the old man was endeavoring to calm himself before he wig-wagged again. When the answer did come, it was thoroughly charac teristic. "Guess I'll have to forgive you both, but fix up a good supper, by Hokey!" STRANGE STORY OF "HIGH FINANCE" METHODS New York, Feb. 21. A story of the murderous methods of "high finance" a story which, in the pages of a novel, would be laughed at as preposterous is being whispered about New York today. It is the story of a man driven to death, of a woman locked up in an asylum, that the looting of great bank by the Money Kings of New York might never be known to the world. The story dates back t othe panic oi 1VU, when the great Borough Bank of Brooklyn sud denly closed its doors. Hardly had the shock .pf the failure of the Borough Bank ceased to be the talk of New York than the whole city was stirred by the news that Howard Max well, its president, had shot and killed himself. An investigation was maile into his death. It was found that shortly before he committed sui cide, the president of the wrecked bank had received an anonymous telephone message that he was going to be railroaded to the pen itentiary. The whole story, half forgot ten save by those who suffered the loss of the savings of years in the failure of the bank, was renewed toda)' when it was dis covered that the widow of the bank president and suicide is locked up in an insane asylum at Easton, Pa. The discoverey was brought by Mrs. Florence M. Creagh, life long friend of Mrs. Maxwell.' Mrs. Maxwell disappeared soon after her husband committed sui cide. Her relatives told everyone that she had "gone into retire ment to avoid publicity." This was taken as a natural ex planation by most people. Only, Mrs. Creagh did not altogether believe it. She demanded to know where Mrs. Maxwell was "in re tirement." Mrs. Maxwell's rela tives refused to tell her. Mrs. Creagh instituted a search' for her friend, a search that has been going on for weks and tnr iriin it - -r - tyA'mtkMmmmmiSiSSmiiimBaimmt