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0 y and the i 1 yuiuu WITH SOME INCIDENTAL .RELATION TO THE WOMAN By Cyrus Townsend Brady Illustrations bjj Dearborn Me bill tWrUbU MA kr Modal. Yard a Co. CHAPTER XIV. Cormly Resist Hie Greatest Tempta tion. Gormly had faced many difficult sit uations In his life. Even bis success ful business career bad confronted him with crises of moment. But be had never contemplated anything which imposed so hard a task upon his judgment and his feelings as the approaching Interview. What means young Haldane would take to induce his sister to come with htm, how much of what bad transpired he would tell her, Gormly had no means of knowing of course; but be felt con fident that by hook or crook the young woman would be produced, and that a Tew minutes would And him face to face with her. He did not in the least know how to begin or what to say, and the more tie thought of it tba more difficult became the situation. It was well that the time for reflection was short. It Is better for a man who has to do great things to do them before the mental and spiritual enemy has time to instil doubts into the mind. And It was with a feeling of relief In his growing apprehension and misery, jtherefore, that he heard the front Idoor open. He heard voices that he "knew in the hall, and In another mo ment the library door was opened and Miss Haldane entered the room alone. He had risen on her approach and tood confronting her. She was evi dently greatly surprised. "I did not know you were here," Bhe began. "Livingstone did not tell me. I did not expect" "It was to see me, or rather that I might see you, that you were brought here, and I alone am responsible." "It Is a most extraordinary proceed ing." said the girl nervously. "I can't Imagine why I was brought to you." "It was necessary for me to see jou," returned the man. "Then why didn't you come to my bouse r "I could not." , "Why notr "There are reasons which will prob ably rendT me forever an unwelcome visitor to your house." "I believe," said the girl slowly, i'owly, "that something very serious roust have happened, or you would not tiave bad me brought here." "I can scarcely bear to tell you." "You alarm me beyond measure!" rled the girl, pressing her bands to ner nreast as ir to sua us wua inroD bing. "You must not keep me In sus pense any longerl What is it that you have to tell me? What is it that Is likely to come between us?" "This," responded Gormly, handing lier a few typewritten sheets of paper. "Am I to read thlsT" she asked, ta- "And This Is Why You Made Me That Offer of Marriage r king it from blm and looking very straight at blm. He was very pale now and she was scarcely less white. "Walt!" said the man, as she lifted the paper and bent her head. "Per haps it would be more merciful to tell you." "Just as you think best. I am a strong woman. I can bear anything. Is It about," there was a long pause "ray fatherr He nodded his head. "What has he done?" "Miss Haldane," he began, "I say to you quite simply that I would rather be dead than stand here as I do now with the burden of telling you that your father Is the head and front, the backbone, the brains, the genius, the everything, of the Gotham Freight company and the Sachem society." "My God!" exclaimed Miss Haldane, the paper dropping from her fingers to the floor. She was paler than over. She stared at him almost ta dumb tneeenprohoa ton. Her body swayed slightly. Oorav to aua4 olooar te hot. tolled Mr R-ntly. supported her to a chair Dy the library table. She put her face in her hands and rocked to and fro silently. "It can't be true." she said at last. "You are mistaken. Surely not my father In that sink of corruption at A onuery and iniquity and efianic! oat it Isn't true!" "I wish to heaven I could say It: but" The man Bhook his head. "I told you that I would rather have been dead than have brought this upon you." "You are not to blame." answered the woman, her sense of Justice upper most. "It Is the fact Itself that kills, If It be a fact! There must be some mistake." "I wish there was." "Are you sure absolutely?" "Your father confessed it here in this room a half hour ago." "Why do you tell me of It?" "Because," was the answer, 'the whole world has to know It, and I pre ferred to tell you myself rather than let you get It from the newspapers." "You are going to publish it?" "Tomorrow morning." "But why why?" She threw up her arms In nervous lappeal. "Think," said the man. "it Is the one fact that makes my election certain." "And does your ambition run to the wrecking of my father's good name In order that you may be elected?" "No. If you will think, you will know that It does not. I am doing it for the sake of honor, for the sake of duty, for the sake of humanity," he paused and raised his own hand. "So help me God!" he cried with upturned face. "But is it necessary?" "Absolutely." "Why?" "The cause of popular government 13 being fought out right here. The contest transcends In importance any political battle that has even been waged. If the government of and for and by the people Is to be a suc cess, we have to demonstrate it now or else go down, it may be forever. The people have a right to know what Is back of the Sachem society, where It gets its enormous corruption fund. I should be a traitor, false to my duty, a betrayer. If I did not make public this knowledge that has come to me." "It is all true," she said .aflast. "You Bay my father was here?" "Yes." "He was very much agitated at some news that my brother brought him a short time ago. Does Living stone know?" "He does. I told him." "Why?" "To give him an opportunity to withdraw from association with us In view of this attack." "And what did he decide?" "He decided to stay with me." "And this Is why you made me that offer of marriage now rather than later?" "Yes. I wanted you to feel, after you had this news, that while I alone knew it, I paid you the highest com pliment that I could think of; that my heart was Irrevocably pledged to you whatever was to happen." - "That was kind of you. You have always been kind to me." "I don't see how you can say so after this." He pointed to the paper. "This," she replied, her eyes follow ing his outstretched hand, "makes a great difference, doesn't ItT" "I don't know. I suppose It will. It does not make any difference in me." "But don't you see it makes it im possible for me if you How could I? The enemy of my fatherl" "I don't suppose you could," he an swered. "That Is another reason why I wrote when I did, because I was fearful that you would bate me when my agency in the unearthing of this was known; that you would receive no communication from me; that our acquaintance would be broken off; and I wanted you to know before It was too late all that was in my heart" "I am surprised," said the woman, "that you could still continue to love the daughter of " "Don't say that!" quickly interposed Gormly. "I don't love you because you are anybody's daughter, but be cause you are yourself. I can't trust myself to speak about It when I see you," he continued, turning away, "and I could curse myself for ever having become Involved In such a situation. I wish there was some way out of It 8ometlmes I am minded to " 'There Is no way out of It," said the girl quickly. "No, I suppose not" He turned away from her and began to pace the room with long steady steps. "Mr. Gormly," she said at last, "come here. Sit down there on the other side of the table. I want to see you." Amazed, the man complied with her tequest. "Now tell mo the whole solemn truth. Ycu say my father was here with you before I came?" "Yes." "Does he know that you know?" "It was to see me about that that he came." "Did he make some effort to Indue you not to publish these facts!" "Naturally." "What was the effort?" "He argued with me." "Is that alir "He threatened retaliation." "Is that all?" "I think he even pleaded." "And is that alir "Yes." said Oonnly, telling her his first lie, telling It bravely, audaciously, even looking ber straight In the eye without blenching. "Mr. uormiy, returned the wom an, "whatever ho Is, my father la not a fool." : "His worst enemy would sot so de scribe blm," "II know that you wore aot a man who could b moved bv threats or ' treanes. You have demonstrated that you can be. in this campaign at least. Iron hard, Inflexible. Immutable. And there Is no argument that any mortal man could use which could Induce you to hold your hand. Isn't that true?" "I I am afraid so." "What then did he propose to in fluence you?" "Great heaven," cried Gormly, "I have told you all that I will tell you; all that you have a right to know! Suf fice It to say that he did not move me." "Mr. Gormly, I ask you. I Implore you, I adjure you. did my father offer me to buy your silence?" Gormly stared at her In ghastly hor ror. - "You don't answer." said Miss Hal dane. "No." "Stop! You are on oath now, by your honor as a gentleman, by your belief in God, by your faith In woman kind, by your love for me! I want the truth. Indeed, it Is almost unneces sary for you to speak. Your silence, everything, confirms mo In that belief. A man who would do what he has done would not hesitate at that. But I must know, and I must have your answer." "And I cant tell you." "You can." "Well, I won't then. I have told you enough. Anything else you muBt get from other people." "And so you refused me?" said the girl standing up. "Look at me!" She stretched her hands out and stood boldly, magnificently, defiantly before him. "You refused me! Many men have wooed me; many men have sought me for a wife. I did not love you, I don't love you; but I might have learned. You might have had me. You say I am the dearest desire of your "heart. A little ellence, a pa- per torn In two, a momentary forget fulness, and I ' should have been )ours. She plcKea the paper up irom the table as she spoke and held it be for her. "I could tear It up In a mo ment. Think what you might have had." She stepped slowly around the table and approached him. She came nearer to him. He stared at her fixed ly without moving. She was by his side now. She laid her hand upon his shoulder. "Me," she said, "for this, and you refused!" He nodded. It was the hardest task life had ever laid upon him, this dis cussion. "What are you mr,1e of?" she cried. "I don't know," gasped the man hoarsely. "I was a fool!" "Will you take me now?" she Inter posed swiftly, "and suppress this? If I say that I will marry you tomorrow, will you keep this a secret forever?" "Great God!" whispered the man, "how you tempt me!" " "Will you do it? Answer!" . "No!" said Gormly faintly at last. "I won't!" "Why not?" "For two reasons. I would not be worth your respect for a moment if I did. I could never hope for your love In that case. And I won't have any womun that I have to buy." "And we have both tried to bribe you, my father and 1, and we have both failed." "You did not try to bribe me, El eanor. I am sure jou did not know what you were doing." "I did." she said. "I wanted to test you. I wanted to try you. I wanted to see if it was true. I wanted as surance that my father had done this thing. I wanted to measure your man hood by my womanhood. Oh!" she said In a sudden change of mood, "the light has gone out of life for me!" "My dear child," he began tenderly. She shook her head and sat down once more and once more buried her face in ber hands. He ventured to come near to ber. He laid bis own, hand on her head and stroked it gent ly, murmuring broken words; mean ingless, save to ber on whose ears they fell Indistinctly. At last she lifted ber head and looked at him. She caught his band In both her own. "You are a great man," she said, "a strong man, a true man, and I am only a poor, wretched woman. I kiss the hand that smites me." Before he could prevent It she suited the action to the word. "Now." she said. "go. You have done all you can. I under stand, I believe. Sometimes I think I But won't you go now V , Without another word Gormly turn ed and left her. He found Miss Stewart and young Haldane still in the hall. They stared at him awestruck at the tragedy In his grim face. "Go to her!" he said as ho passed them. "She needs you." To be Continued. M'ooa r or Hale. One hundred loads of wood, cut into stove length, for Bale. Also, a lot of hedge posts and corn crib posts for sale. James P. Latta. Murray, Neb. Do you want an AUCTIONEER? If you do, get one who has Experience, Ability, Judgement. Telegraph or write ROBERT WIKINSOti, Dunbar, Neb. DateaTmade at this office or the Murray Stat Bank. Good Servicat Seasonable Bail STRIKERS IN FATAL BATTLH NDnunicn Garment Workers Un e'er Pclic 3 Escut Attacked ONE WORKMAN IS SHOT DEAD Wounded Policeman and Striker Re ported Dying Rioters Armed With Homo-Made "Billies" and Four Offi cers Are Badly Beaten Up. Chicago, Dec. 16. In a clash be tween Btrlkjng garment workers and police, one workman was shot dead, another fatally wounded and several combatants on both aides seriously Injured. Nonunion tailors employed by D. Kuppenheimer & Co. were being escorted to a shop and had been as sailed by the strikers. Charles welnike, one or the po licemen Injured, may die. A striker, shot through the lungs by one of the police guards ot the nonunion work ers, is reported dying at St Eliza beth's hospital. He Js Mark Llngwisz. Policeman Albert Wlnge was beaten so severely he was unable to return to the police station for duty. Three other policemen were bo severely beaten they had to bo given medical attention. The affray was declared by the injured policemen to have been unprovoked. When the policemen drew their wenpons the strikers fled. Many of the rioters were armed with home made "billies," composed of a chunl of lead at the end of a Bhort thong, and with these they assailed the po lieemen savagely. A marked increase In the bitterness with which the strikers engago In riots has been seen since the peace negotiations failed. The man who was killed was of Im mense stature and weighed more than 200 pounds. Ho had felled Policeman Welnike when he was shot and killed. Later he was Ident.lfled as P. Noga reckls, a former employee of B. Kup penheimer. BANK ROBBER KILLS SELF Earl Ward Commits Suicide Sur. rounded by Posse of Farmers. Sallna, Kan., Dec. 16. Earl Ward, thirty years old, who, it is said, robbed the State bank of Paradise, securing $2,500, killed himself when surround ed by a posse of farmers, fourteen miles north of that place. Ward's suicide came as a climax to one of the most Fcnsatlonal robberies in central western Kansas in recent years. He had made a hard ride for liberty, but as the farmers over the entire section had been notified by telephone, the posse easily picked up his trail. For Ave houn he succeeded In elud ing the farmers who were after him, but about sundown he was surrounded at a place fourteen miles north of Paradise. At first he seemed to be seeking a route to liberty through the lines of the determined farmers, but failing to And this, the turned the gun he had bought earlier In the day upon hinuelf and sent a bullet Jnto his brain. When the members of the posse reached his side, they found $2,500, which Ward had stolen from the bank. The bank ofllclals say all of the stolen money was recovered. ROADS ASK FOR MEDIATION Erdman Act Invoked to Aid In Settling Controversy With Engineers. Chicago, Dec. 16. The western rail roads have appealed to United States Commissioner of Ibor Charles P. Nelll and to Chairman Martin Knapp of the Jnterstate commerce commis sion to act as mediators in the wage controversy between the railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. This was learned from an authoritative source. This action on the part of the Blxty- ono railroads operating southwest and north of Chicago, which have had the question ot wages up for discussion with the engineers followed the re fusal of the latter to accept the offer of 9'i per cent .Increase over the old scale. NEW SWISS PRESIDENT Federal Council Elects March-Emlle Rue net to Succeed Robert Comtess. Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 16. The federal assembly in Jojnt session of the national and state councils elected March-Emlle Ruchet president of the Swiss confedoratjon for 1911. Louis Ferrer was chosen vice president of the federal council. M. Ruchet is now vice president of the federal council and chief of the department of the Interior. M. Ferrer occlped the presi dency in 1906. The retiring president Is Robert Comtess. Robin Cooper Is Married. Louisville, Dec. 16. Robin Cooper, who, with his father, Colonel Duncan D. Cooper, was charged with the mur der of ex Senator Edward W. Carmack in Nashville In tha fall of 1908, was married to Miss Eva Lee Smjth. Jurors Acquits Oscar Jacobs. Sturgls, S. D., Dec. 16. The Jury In the case of the state against Oscar Jacobs, charged with killing Elba Rob erts here In January, 1909, brought la a verdict of not guilty. RESUBMISSION ARE SURE They Believe Amendment Will G Through Legislature. Des Moines. IX'c. lti Thut the nexl iesUlahue will be in favor of the re submission of the prohibition ameud luout is the hopeful prognostu-atiot made by H. H. Sawyer, president ol the Iowa Amendment association. Mr. Sawyer has completed his list of the standing of the legislators ou the temperance question. He says In response to his letter for statement of attitude on the question, member! of the legislature whom the assocla tion considered doubtful previous tc the election have come out unquaU Oedly for constitutional prohibition - . . .i n jIP"' l.l-rnioua wwlw machine which ncrvfcoaV ACCOrding tO the Statistics Compiled! knomhaabm tha atan.Unl for atari nftyyrara, tlk by Mr. Sawyer, there will be twenty members of the senate In favor, eight een opposed and eighteen on the fence, but the house members will b overwhelmingly in favor ot the amend ment. The promoters believe they can get the six necessary In the sen ate. DRAGGED OVER TIES BY TRAIN Though Terribly Injured In Accident W. H.WIghtman Will Live. Council Bluffs, la., Dec. 16. Al though having his collarbone broken. one leg fractured In two places, three ribs splintered and a number of cuts and bruises, W. 11. Wlghtmau, agent for the Illinois Central at Mode, la., was brought to a Council Bluffs ho pltul. Wightman came here to receive a promotion as agent from Bode to Yh eoo, In. Returning ho alighted from the trajn at Bode. He tan into the station, grabbed his suitcase and raced back to find tho train moving, lid caught the hand rails of the last cat as the train sped by and there he hunt suspended for over a mllo, dragging and bumping over tho rails nnd lies afruld to let go and unable to reach the car platform. SLAYER OFlXPRESS DRIVER CONFESSES Man Who Killed Clarence Con- dill Falls Under Train. Ma:.on City, la., Dec. 16. Fred An derson, wcighmaster of tho Chicago Milwaukee, and St. Paul at Spring Val ley, Is a Belt confessed murderer Clarence Condltt, driver of the Wells Fargo Express company at the sam place Is dead from the hands of An derson. The tragedy occurred at the depot. On Sunday night the Informa tlon was gained some way that Con ditt was to have considerable money In his possession belonging to bin company. Anderson reasoned that it would not be a hard matter to get the money from him, as he usually came to the depot alone, and no one would ever susnlelon him. When Condltl came, and after the passenger had pulled out, he shot Commit dead. Feat overtook Anderson over the terrible tragedy and without even stopping to rob blm he laid In wait until an east- bound freight came along and he boarded it. At Lansing he attempted to alight from the train and In do Ing tills made a wrong step and was thrown beneath the wheels. One ol his feet was bo badly crushed that am putation was necessary. At once sua piclon pointed toward Anderson and he was arrested by Sher.lff Nicholson. It was an easy process to secure a full story of the occurrence from Ander son. RULING IN LIQUOR CASE Private Parties Have Right to Make Liquor Deliveries. Pes Moines, Dec. 16 The supreme court placed a new interpretation on the Btale liquor laws when it held that a person not connected with any com mon carrier can voluntarily receive and deliver liquor, even . though the person to whom the delivery is made does not hold a liquor permit. Under this ruling the high court reversed the conviction of Thomas Wlgnall In the Mahaska district court of the crjme of receiving a delivery ol liquor contrary to law. Wlgnall, as a favor to some frjends and without compensation, went to the Rock Isl and station at Eddyvllle and secured cases of beer shipped to his friends and delivered the eame to them. For this act he was arrested and convicted In the lower court. Organize to Fight Saloons. Ida Grove, la., Dec. 16. A business mens association, formed to defeat the saloon petition, has been launched In Ida Grove. At a meeting of the organization a capital stock of $50,000 1 was raised. II II. Sawyer, president of the Amendment association, organ Ized the club. pioneer lowan Expires Suddenly. Elkader, la, Dec. 16. Gilbert Cooley, veteran civil war postmaster at Strawberry Point, dropped dead .,klU nn .tufa. In kU Affl a wuiirj uii uui; in imo uuilo, aft'Tu eur i pntv nv Il leaves a wlilow and four sons, one of whom Is lion. Ed J win O. Cooley, the noted educator of Chicago. Lone Bandit Robs Bank. Sallna, Kan., Dec. 16. A lone bandit held up the State bank at Paradise and secured 12,500. He forced the cashier to unlock the safe and then securely tied the eashter and (our otner men wun a ciomca use colore Le left. . 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Mr. O'Connell said that he and his associates had considered th basis of the proposed agreement, fol lowing a discussion with Mr. Sulli van, and tonight tho matter was sub mitted In what probably will be Its final form. The exact nature of tho, agreement was not announced and will not bo until after the conference to be held tomorrow." OPPOSE TARIFF REDUCTION Grange Would Retain Present Ratoa on Meat and Grain. Des Moines, Dec. 16. Publicity la the only thing that will save the rural population from further decline in tho state in the mind of tho Iowa Slato Grange, and Its committee on result reponeu in tavor oi mo enoct.- ment of legislation looking toward th establlshment of a state bureau ot publicity. Opposed to any chunges In tha tar iff which wlU'affect meats and agri cultural products, the Grange adopted resolutions declaring Its hostility to tariff reduction along this line, It will oppoBO any attempt to Increase freight and passenger rates In the state ami for the preservation of game recom mends the passngo of a law which will prevent the killing of quail for a pe riod of from five to ten years. RICE CONVICTED BY JURY Detective round Guilty of Attempting to Extort Money. Des Moines, Dec. 16. A. W. Rlr.e, formerly a detective for the AntlSd loon league, was found guilty of at tempted extortjon by a jury in the dis trict court. Rice Is one of the three sleuths who were Indicted by the grand Jury on a charge of offering to release an East side couple, arrested on a charge of conducting a disorderly house, If they would pay the in a aunt of money. C. P. browning, one of the trio, wa convicted on the charge lust week. A. R. McKee, the third one, will be tried. Immediately. 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