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A I I Ism. K . WITH SOME IN' CI DENTAL RELATION TO THE WOMAN By Cyras Townsend Brady Illustrations by Dearborn Melvill Cum r, rt)l. U br M"fil. Yard Co. CHAPTER XI. Miss Haldana Listens to a Declaration. For some distance the automobile sped onward. Before one of the bis 'wholesale buildings on lower Broad war, now entirely dark, It suddenly stopped In obedience to a signal from the tonneau. A hand was laid on iGormly's shoulder, and a Tolce he knew and to which he thrilled spoke to him, "Mr. Gormly," said Miss Haldane, "that was the most magnificent, splen did, dramatlo scene I ever witnessed participated in." Gormly rose to his feet Instantly and faced about "You were there, Miss Haldane!" he exclaimed. "Didn't you see me?" asked the girl, a note of disappointment in her voice. , "And didn't you see met" put la Hiss Stewart opportunely. "Well, girls," said Livingstone Hal dans, "how long are you going to ikeep up stopping here?" "I was about to suggest," said Miss j Stewart, "that Mr. Gormly and I i change places. I don't want to talk to you particularly; but I know that i Eleanor wants to speak to Mr. Gorm ly, and" The words were not out of her mouth before Gormly had leaped to the street and opened the door. He assisted Miss Stewart to the place he had vacated, and took her place In the big roomy tonneau. As soon as the ex change had been effected, , Haldane started up the street again. "I am sure now that I was aware of your presence, Miss Haldane," said Cormly quietly. "And because of that I know that I never spoke better." "It was a great occasion," was the reply, "and great occasions make great speeches." "That and the consciousness uncon scious, if you will, If I may use such a contradiction that you were listen-lng--dare I not say sympathetically? carried me through." "It was glorious. Tou played upon those people as I might play upon" "Me," said Gormly softly. "Upon an Instrument of music," con tinued the girl. "I think your election Is sure." "I think so too," was the answer; "but I am not indulging In any over confidence, and there Is to be no t until ha Inuf minute." They had by this time reached Four- pemn ritphl. aildoukd il whs ivuh after the ordinary time for the issu ance of the latest editions of the news papers, newsboys were already crying accounts of the episode on the streets, and papers were being bought eager ly on every hand. "Mr. Gormly," she turned suddenly full upon him, "why have you said to my brother that I must not come to the store any more to consult you on business matters?" "My dear Miss Haldane," said Gorm ly. "I did that for your sake." "But why?" "I have ascertained that I am be ing shadowed by practically all the de tectives of the city ball force; that I am watched constantly; that all my visitors are noted; and I did not wish to Involve you in any notoriety what soever. Therefore, although I had no knowledge that you would come or that you wanted to come, I thought it proper to advise you through your brother not to do so." "Of course I wanted to come," said the young woman, earnestly. "I have read every scrap pertaining to the campaign. I have done what I could among such friends as I was able to jnnuence to get them to aid you. It was through me that Uvingstone proffered his services, f 4 I A I u Yl ;my father, but I have been unable to make any Impression upon him; and I wanted to hear from you directly how things were going." "I realize all that you have done, and you can't Imagine, Miss Haldane, how great a deprivation it was to mo to send such a message, and how bard a course it was to decide upon." "I made Livingstone bring us both down here tonight. But I never ureamea mat i was go.ng l0 a , spectator of such a scene as that; . . . . . m " I a 1 it A .which has Just happened. I don't be lieve there was ever anything more .dramatic or splendid in the history of I American politics. Why, it was like a new Declaration of Independence! When that multitude surged back and forth, crying, yelling, threatening, and muttering, I followed every emotion in my own heart I rever was so thrilled In my lire. I am glad to have lived through this, to have seen it, to have been a small part of it." "You can't Imagine," said Gormly, "how great a part of It you have been. T mill nr IKdI t am dninv It mil for you now; that would not be true or fair. But you were my Inspiration In the beginning, your words, your presence. . Mist Haldane, I have some thing te say te you. "First of all", ke begs, "where are you taiing nie?" "Anywhere you want to go. You said you had no engagement, you know." Miss Haldane leaned forward and touched her brother. He stopped tr.o ra.- again ana turned nV..ui. Gormly wants to know where we are going" "I thought we'd swing over past the park and go out Riverside Drive. We can get a decent bite to eat in some quiet place along the river road, and a spin will do us all good. Is that agreeable to you?" "I am in your hands." answered Gormly gratefully. "And indeed I think I should like It very much. I had no Idea how tired I was and you don't know how few opportunities I get like this for an hour's quiet en Joyment." "Leave It to me," said young Hal dane. "I'll turn you up at your apart nient In proper time and In good shape. Tonight you are going to en Joy yourself and drop the campaign for a little while." Gormly sank back in the luxurious seat as the machine started once more, with an expression of great re lief. He had said he was tired. No wonder! The strain of three or four months' campaigning had been enough to test his nerve and vitality to the very limit He had enjoyed no oppor tunity for relaxation. The pace had been too swift, the going too hard, for that He had not dared to let up for a single moment He would not have dared It then; but being caught up abducted as It were, he gave hlmseli up unreservedly to the Joy of the mo ment To find himself flying through the city by the side of the woman he loved, so near that he could reach his hand out and touch her, if he pos sessed the right, was happiness enough. There was only one cloud on hla horizon, and that lay In some Informa tlon confirmatory of a suspicion he had entertained ever since Christmas eve, which had come to him that afternoon. It was now about to be settled beyond doubt that the con. trolling spirit of the Gotham Freight Traction company, against which he wus making his great battle, whose downfall was after all the object o his campaign, not for any other rea- "You See What Our Masters the Peo- pie Think!" ten, however, than that It stood for all that was bad in municipal admlnlstra tlon, was her father. Whether or not Gormly would have engaged In the battle If he had had foreknowledge of this alliance be tween the father of the woman he loved and the powers he was trying to overthrow, Is a question. As to his r.rctent attitude, he had begun his campaign with mingled feelings. It had been at first In a certain sense and for a short time a campaign for the winning of Eleanor Haldane; but larger Issues had speedily relegated that as a motive Into the background, and now the campaign made every possible appeal to his honor as a man, to his sense of duty as a citizen. And while Eleanor Haldane bulked large before blm, he knew that no matter what might be the result of the cam paign so far as she was concerned, he must of absolute necessity press on to the end of it. He wanted to win for her; but if It became neces sary, he would win without her, and for the people's sake. It would make his election prob ably certain to reveal to the public the vast corruptive Influences behind the traction company and the Sachem SOcietV. HI ?ltila haA kuii tl j O- u4 w;u VUVIVUf;!! 1 ln tnelr work and they had discovered what nobody suspected; that the syn- dlcate of which Haldane was the head practically controlled all the public utilities and afforded all the financial backing for the Sachem society and Its immense corruption fund Gormly had meant to carry on his campaign to the end, and then tell her that he loved her and ask her to be his wife. He saw swiftly that with ; all the complications before him thin wou,d b(J ftn entre d, , . . ... lng. Indeed, If under more favorable circumstances he could have won her affections, It was probable that now such an endeavor would be unavail ing. He had been wondering since the knowledge had come to him how , he cou)d fet too great publicity, and behold for tune had given blm the chance. At wnatever Hazards be intended to avail himself of it "Miss Haldane," he began, after they bad been running along for some time In silence, "I said that I bad something to say to you. I don't sup pose either the time or the clrcum stances are propitious, but necessity compels me te say It now." "I shall be very glad Indeed te listen to anything that you have to say to me,", was the answer. . , Thank rou, I meant It was m pnrpose 1 Intended when 1 h;ui won the first step to ask you if you would not help me with the rest of the b:u tie." "Help you, Mr. Gormly?" "Yes, Miss Haldane, I purposed to ask you to be my wife." "Your wife!" exclaimed the girl. "It surprises you doubtless. Po ibly it dismays you." "It surprises me, certainly." "And yet you must have known, you must have seen you are woman enough for that that I cared a great deal for your opinion." "I will not deny It. Mr. Gormly." returned the girl. "Things you have said, not so much that perhaps as ths way you have said them, have led m to think so. But I really never im agined You see there is so much dit ference " "I know that I am almost old enough to be your father," returned the man gravely. "I am no boy. Therefore, I am the more sure and convinced ol what I say, and you can be the mors sure also that I love you." "It Is a great honor that you pa; me," began the woman. "Walt!" said the man. "I am not through. I did not Intend to tell you! tonight As I say, I was going to wall I until I had something worth while to t ffi hut fhlntra thai T Kava laornail ' offer; but things that I have learned have made It necessary In my Judg ment to inform you of this fact aJ once." "What things, Mr. Gormly? Is soms one making charges against you 01 discovering things about you?" "Not one. It Is not of myself I bid thinking." "Of whom! Of what then?" "As I Bald before," returned th man, "I can say no more. It seems to me that now my honor demands that I put you In possession of the state ol my feelings. I am not asking you II you care anything for me. I realize! that you could not. It is easy for m ' to have fallen in love with you, in- deed I don't see how I could hav front were busy about their own con helned It- but the case with vou ii rerun He bent over and kissed It different. And I want you to know,1 whatever happens in these closing. ! days of the campaign, that I do truly and devotedly love you. Great God! Miss Haldane, I haven't used these words to a soul since I was a boy. You can't know what they mean to nie, what I would like to have them niean to you. Some day, it may be soon, I shall ask you to be my wife; but now all that I want to impress upon you Is that whatever happens to me or anyone, I am pledged to you In my heart forever. Nothing can make any difference In my feelings. You un derstand that?" "I understand entirely," she said. "And you you will do you think" ( He stopped. "No," he said, "I shall stop there, with this moment, with , this statement. I ask nothing, I ex-1 pect nothing, and so far as a man can ' crush down his own feelings, I hope for nothing. I Just want you to know ( the fact." i "f L rwtti; If Mraa th onowef "Vnw 1 , I..' a anmothw i m. at least I believe myself to be, abso-,1" lutely heart free. Sometimes I have inougni lliai wiim you ut biu rulght be true, with regard to your feelings I mean; but I have tried to put It out of ray mind. Your declara tion, therefore, comes to me with certain measure of surprise. You bavn not asked me. anything, and It Is Just as well that you have not. I think 1 can say honestly and truthfully that j I do not care fr you now In the way you seem to care for me." Seem to care for you," cried the man Impulsively. Tii. way vou do car for me then" returned the woman. "That's better." "And whether I could care In that way, I don't know; but at least 1 care for no one else. And while I hold myself as free as the air, when you speak to me again on this subject, I shall at least be ready to hear you." "That Is all that 1 can ask." "Meanwhile I want to say over and over again how I respect you, how I admire you. The fine life you have lived, the splendid stand you have taken for public right, the crowning of your long and honorable and un blemished career with the success which I think I see before you and with the great opportunity for service, fills me with pride." "Miss Haldane," said Gormly. "what you say to me Is sweeter and more precious than the acclaim, the ap plause, the Indorsement of all tbe rest or the people of New York. As I said, I began this to make myself worthy of you; but I would not be worthy of you, I would not be worth consider lng la any light, if I did not say to you now that I am carrying it on for the work and for the possibilities that It presents, as well as for you." "I Deiieve you, said the woman, "and I am glad to bave you say that." "Although there Is nothing In my life I so covet as you, Miss Haldane," went on the man with the blunt hon esty that somehow appealed to the woman much more powerfully 'than more graceful and romantic wooing, "yet If I had to choose now between you and this great opportunity for service to the people" He paused and looked at her again, wondering how she would receive the statement be was determined to make. "You would choose the opportunity for service." Interposed the woman quickly. "1 should bars to oo so. Ana ret you still remain my Inspiration," said the man. "Your approbation means more to me than anything or every' thing else. I don't know what fate bas In store for me; but ! doubt It 1 shall have another opportunity of the magnitude of that I bave enjoyed to night, and that you were there com pletes my satisfaction." "Mlse. too." "Yet. there Is another thine that I OllglU lO ear, runuiuieu iruruuj, uu j mis was me naraesi ining ne naa ever attempted, he thought "You have spoken of my career, of my long and honorable record, of my unblemished reputation. I have to confess to my shame that I am not altogether worthy of your confidence." "What do you mean?" "Ever since I have been In New York, there Is no act of my life that I could not tell you myself; but before that" "You were a boy then," said the womau quickly. "Hut I mingled with life in an ugly way." "That ride in the snow?" she whis pered, staring at him In turn. It did not occur to him to lay any emphasis upon or draw any Inference from the fact that she had remem bered his remarks of several months before. "And that other woman, was It she for whom you rode?" she went on. "Yes," said he. "Did you do anything that makes you unworthy the respect of" "Not anything dishonorable In one sense," answered Gormly. "And what ever It was, I hare repented of It lone Since and would have made amends If I could have done so; but i m - vn..1.J .nih a Well, If I ever should come to you with that question about being my wife, I will tell you all about It. As It Is, 1 don't want even the faintest shadow of a pretense about myself where you are concerned." "You were only a boy, as you say. Mr. Gormly," said Miss Haldane after a long pause. "I don't know what it Is nor do I wish to, now. I know what you are, the world knows what you have been since you have been here, and I She extended her nana to him. "I trust you. I would trust you with anything." The man took It in both his own They were stretching out beyond the city. No one was near. The two in fervently. "I thank you for that," he said slra ' ply, as he released It. j , To be Continued j I 'npnnpp CUCDUIflfin ; UtUnUL DnLnVlUUlJ E Ceorge Sherwood, who has been traveling In South Dakota for the Noyes-Norman Shoe company of St Joseph, Missouri, had the misfortune some weeks ago to meet with an acci dent resulting in the fracture of his leg. The accident occurred on the 13th of October, while Mr. Sherwood was making an overland triD bv Bpr,ng wag()n from gtony BuUe tQ Vivian, South Dakota. Mr. Sherwood w" ""ting by the aide of the driver, sta being on top of his trunks when without warning, a motor cyd-, ibi t:nuie up ueiiiiiu iiiem wunoui ex- tending the courtesy of the road, when signaled by the driver, shot past the frightened team so near aa to terrorize the horses, which ran away throwing Mr. Sherwood to the ground and breaking his leg. Dr. Miller, of Vivian, was sum moned and took the Injured man to his home and set his leg and kept htm lit hla nu-n Vinmo until TKanVa. Ii..t a... ... .l. mo pmmer pans caHt was removed showing unsatisfac tory results. Last Friday Dr. Stewart Livingston went to Vivian and yester day brought Mr. Sherwood to Emanu el hospital, at Omaha, being met at the train yesterday by Mr. Robert Sherwood, sr. Mr. Sherwood re mained with his son over night and returned this afternoon on No. 24, with Dr. Livingston. Chicken Nhow. We notice in many towns that poultry shows are in great favor and are run with considerable success as well as Interest to poultry growers. We believe we can show up with any community ln the Btate when It comes to fine poultry, and why not have a two-days' show here ln I'lattsmouth. Everybody la Interested ln fine poul try, and we believe if our business men would aid the proposition to the extent of offering a few prizes It would pay them for doing no. Let some one take the matter ln hand, and pass the hat, to see what can be done. It would also aid those who are engaged In raising fine poltry. It would also bring many people to town from a distance who deal In poultry. Start the ball, and let It roll till we have a poultry exhibit. Mixes IIumo Hull With I'oIKIch. County Clerk D. C. Morgan Is ln receipt or a written request from Mr. P. A. Barrows, secretary of the Lin coln base ball association, for a copy of the official record and averages of the players who participated In the game of November 8th. The report was mailed to Mr. Harrows, though since he has severed his relations with the Durkett bureau, It is a mys tery how Mr. H. ran use the knowl edge to be gleaned from the report. Mrs. J. W. Gamble departed for Springfield this afternoon, where she will meet with a branch of the East era Btar lodge at that city. Children Cry The Klml You Have Always Bought, ntul which has been ln use for over 30 years, has homo tho signature of - niul has been mado under his .er jCI"Af sonal suoenislon slneo Its Infancy. 'tCAVX Allow no one to deeelvo you ln this. 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The second trial of John Clarence for the murder of John P. Thacker Is exciting almost as much public In terest as the first. The court room Is dally filled with men and quite a number of women who listen with the utmost attention, to catch every word of the testimony as It Is detailed by the witnesses. At the close of the 8talement9 of tne attorney s as to what evidence would discloso, the state began the introduction of testi mony. Carter Albin, a brother-in-law of the murdered man, and a rel ative of the defendant, proved the most Important witness for the state. O. It. Olson, the photographer, was the first witness called for the state, who testified to going to the Darrow farm where the trouble occurred, at the request of the county attorney on or about the ICth of February, 1909, for the purpose of taking pictures of the premises and Identified four or five large photographs as having been made from negatives taken with his camera at that time. George and Charles Hill and John Hobschiedt were then railed and each of them testified to having boon pres ent on the day of the tragedy at the Darrow farm. They saw the defend ant there that day hauling corn from the machine, but did not see him have a revolver on his person that day. William Marks was called to testify that ho had seen defendant carry a revolver while plowing corn for the witness In 1904, the gun was worn In a belt under his coat. Tom McQuInn testified to having seen the defendant wear a revolver at the time the former witness testified to and he bad also seen him wear a gun three years ago this summer. In getting the testimony of George Hill before the Jury there was con- islderable wrangling between the at- torneys as to the manner of pro pounding the questions to the wit ness, Mr. Watson objecting that the questions were leading, the witness appeared to be anything but willing, and the court finally permitted tho state to ask leading questions of this witness. Carter Albin was sworn and gave a recital of the occurrences leading up to the shooting. He was first Inter rogated as to the photographs Identi fied by Mr. Olson, and Btated that the wagon and team shown In the plc- ture were his own, that be stood In tlon of Mr. Albin, the court ad the wagon when the photograph was Mourned until 9 o'clock Wednesday taken, and that the team and wagon I morning. Owls Ceae NeNtinjr Soon. A fine meeting of the O. O. O's was bad at the Coates' hall last even ing and - ten new members were passed on and initiated. Mr. Ilelllg says that the charter will positively close next Tuesday evening, and that after that there will be no members admitted on the low charter admis fcr Fletcher's TV 3 m ' M nl Signature of were In the same position as nearly as could be and were the identical team and wagon which were ther when the trouble occurred. The pho tographs were then offered In evi dence over the objections of the de fendant's counsel, who gave as a rea son that the pictures were taken at a. time subsequent to the tragedy, as being Incompetent and Immaterial. evidence, which objection was over ruled by the court. Air. Albin then tent I fled to the oc currences at the time of the shooting. which occurred while witness was standing In his wagon by the side of the corn crib, the wagon was being loaded with shelled corn. The wit ness was engaged In a controversy with Earl Albin, his nephew, who had become angry at witness and was calling him names and daring htm out of his wagon and threatening- to "lick" witness. At this time John Clarence was watering his mules at the tank, some thirty-six feet away, and while thus engaged in watching his nephew, witness saw John Thack er come around in front of witness' team and heard Thacker say "hit him," when Clarence called from tho. tank, "keep your mouth out of that. John Thacker," and within a Tery short time witness heard the threw shots in quick succession. Karl Albin then left his threatening position and witness turned his gaze toward Clar ence and Thacker, who were strug gling on the ground. Witness then, with W. C. Itamsey, illustrated to the jury the position of the men as they struggled on the ground. Mr. Watson entered a vigorous ob jection. Mr. Ramsey then lay on thw floor with his head to the southwest, lying on his right sldo with his right arm extended and witness on him grasping Mr. Ramsey's right wrist with witness left. Witness then, Btated that Clarence held In his right hand a revolver, that no shot was fired after witness observed the men on the ground. Tho men were separated. Mr. Thacker said he was shot, and asked some one to call a doctor. Witness went to the house and 'phoned to Dr. Rrendel at Murray. Witness did not observe what was done with the re volver and did not recall what had become of It. At the close of the direct cxamlna- sion fee. The entrance fee after the charter closes will be three tlmsa what It Is now. . The Owlets have been coming in flocks and bevies, but the time is short now for being made a charter member. Let's have a poultry show In Platte mouth. What say yeut