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A foolish you lid trnrtcrfnot tu-comi
raacltinlrtf with tlio bold, nrtful wlf of a
Vrunkcn prospector In western inlnlmt
own. Ttiey tiropure to rlopo In a blind
In bllnnrd but are confrontnd by thn
C audita huslmnd. H U lt by tint
Ifr. but tlio chlvulroua loy pin ft
ntit to thn body taking thn . crlmo
pun himself. In tliolr ntfttit to tlio
railroad nlnttnti tb woman' horse,
fall oxliaiintcil: the youth nut Iter
n bin own ami follow linnKlnglo lb"
tlrrup sirup, fli-olnir li Is mi Impei"
Bient. th tvntniin tlmiMH her osriirt Into
now drlfi nnd ride on. Hulf-fnitcn
tm sttimblni Into the rntlroml station Ju-it
M the train hour) thn woman nwny.
Twanly-flve years later, thin limn, (lvctrite
Oormly, Is a inuUI-inllllntmlr In Nnvv
Tork. Ilo mi'Pts Klpntmr llnldanc. a
beautiful nnd wonltby settlement worker.
nd ro-opciutra with her In her wont.
Oormly becomes nwtiir of a stcninshlp
fine und nnd himself fruMrntrd In pier
and trr.de extension plans by Kruftliii nl
earmnn. bached by tlio Ootlmm Traction
Company. An automobile accident on o
Stormy ClirlntinuH ev ItrlriK" the. Ilnl
lanes to his country home, (iormly
makes thn marooned party comfortable.
Jn a confidential tulk with Oormly. Mips
laldann enthuse on her Hiittlement work,
and Ionic that ho shall hciii-nt mankind
with bis wealth and business talents. He
determine to do so and announces that
fca will b mayor of Now York mid rn
tfssm the city from corruption.
CHAPTER V-Continued.
I "I know little about tlio aoclnl obli
gations of tho world to which yon re
fer. It ban not. boon my privilege to
havo an cntrnncn theroln."
"Merely n matter of eholco on your
part, I nm sure," murmured Haldano
Beprcrutlngly.
"Possibly" was the cool reply. "I
Bjnvo not hitherto been greatly Inter
ested In effecting an entrance with
in tho charmed circle, nor tun I es
pecially now, Having yuur presence of
course and mennlng not thn BlIglitoBt
offonso In tho world."
"Nouo whatever Is taken, and I
prny you to proceed. You Interest
me exceedingly."
"In my btiHlncfls, Mr. Hnldano, and
I have no doubt that tlio experience
la your own, I hive found that what
I supervise myself In well done, and
what I delegate to othcra Ib frequently
111 done, and sometimes not done at
all."
"The remark Is as old as Hen Frank
lln," laughed Haldane, "and tho prin
ciple Ik older still." Hut Httrely," he
went on, "In a great business Hiieh
an yours la, you can't attend personal
ly to every detail yourself."
"By no nicano," returned the other.
"I have succeeded In Hiirroundlng my
self with a very capable corps of sub
ordinatesperhaps I had better call
them assistants who have heon tried
and tested, and upon whom I have de
volved responsibilities commensurate
with their capacities, and from whom
I expect result!!. Put I supervises ev
ery department of the business myself.
1 am In possession of frequent reports
concerning It even in Its details. I
make regular and rigid Inspections.
In short, so far as one man can do
ao, I havo It all In my own hands,
certainly in my own mind."
"My own prnctlso, Mr. Homily, with
By affairs, which are somewhat large
and extensive is similar to yours." '
"1 take it, sir," was the answer,
"that we nro In lino with all successful
toon In that."
It Irked Haldane n little to be so
calmly tncluded in tho same category
with Oormly: for he had never been
In trade and had acquired much of tho
old world prejudice against the keep
ing of a storo. However, It was not
worth quarreling about. Not that
Haldano had the slightest objections
to quarreling with Oormly; on the
contrary, ho would havo enjoyed It
Immensely, and Indeed intended In
ene way or another to do that very
thing before he got through with him;
but It would be bad policy to do It
without more preparation for victory,
aad It would be In exocrablo taste to
precipitate antagonism In tho enjoy
eat of his hospitality. Therefore he
wallowed Ma dislike and proceeded
aa follows:
"Kvon the beat of subordinates
Bake mistakes once In a while."
"They are no more Immune from
that," was tho awift rejoinder, "than
the ablest of employers."
Haldane laughed. It was exceed
ingly well done. For tho moment It
even deceived his acute companion.
lie spoke with an air of the utmost
frankness.
"I havo no personal concern, of
course, in tho matter, but I have
been greatly Interested In the remark
ble series of articles that havo ap
peared undor your name. I suppose
7011 were betrayed Into this unfortu
nate position through some error on
the part of one of your suhordlr.etos."
"No," said Oormly, "that waa u mis.
take of my own. ono of thosj employ
r'a errors to which we alluded a mo
ent since."
"It Is like to cost you dear. I fancy,
before you get through. The Oor
bam Freight Traction company, which
I hear Is an Immensely strong
financial organization nnd is nat
urally relentless and inoxorable In
aatters of business, is apt to exact
compliance with lta demands, or
leave your warehouses, us It were, in
the nlr."
"I have never credited them with
any other Intent."
"Then I suppose In the end you will
take your medicine, au the young men
say, nnd content yourself with your
ah proclamations?"
"My experience has been that pub
licity, If coupled with surrender, Is
novor very nfllcaclous. If I should
accedo to the demands of the Gotham
Freight Traction company, the fact
that I had exposed thorn would bo of
littlo moment."
"Oh, then, you proposo to do your
own freighting by wagon nnd glvo up
tho battle?" asked Haldane, his eager
ness a littlo moro apparent than he
Imagined possible.
"I have not said so," ho nnswerod.
"What do you proposo?"
It waa a blunt, direct question, and
ono unwarranted by the situation.
"Well " began tho merchant
slowly.
"I ask simply as a citizen Interested
In the welfare of thn community.
Some of tlio backers of the Gotham
Freight Traction company nro friends
of mine, and from tonight I shall hope
to count you also among that mini
bor," explained the financier grace
fully. "Thank you," returned Oormly. "I
have learned that It Is nut wise to
nay what you are going to do until
you nro ready to do It; that it Is
much better, In fact, to substitute
doing for saying."
"An excellent maxim !" returned the
other with well simulated ludlfforenco.
"All of your fellow citizens, however.
wyi be deeply interested In tho out
come of i'"i affair. 1 am an older man
than ' 1 ure, Mr. Oormly, and may
(bereft,. j tuko the liberty, not of ad
vising you ns to the conduct of your
"And you have ao personal Interest
In tho matter?"
"I have already assured you as to
that."
"I will not accept of y such offer,
If It should bo made me by authority.
I will not pay a single cent over and
above the actual cost of building tho
switches and a proper and reasonable
amount for tho privilege of the con
nection." "Of course, you must make your
own decision. In that cose, howovor,
I fear you will nover got tho switches."
"I am quite sure that beforo I got
through I shall have not only the
switches, but "
Oormly paused, nnd looked his com
panion hard and directly In tho face.
"Dut what?" said Haldane, flicking
the uohes from his cigar daintily, and
speculatively watching the blue curl
of stnoko that roso languidly from lta
end In tho air.
Oormly' thought quickly. Ho waa
not now deceived by the well assumed
IndlfTercnco of Haldane. He was con
vinced that thcro was nomuthlng back
of It; that the relation of Hnldano to
tho whole affair was more than a
mere casual one; that Haldane had
not told him the plain, unvurnlshed
truth.
"Well, Mr. Haldane, I will be frank
with you. I not only intend to havo
my track connection, but I Intend to.
bavo the Gotham Freight Traction
company as well."
"My dear sir!" Bald Haldane gently,
not turning a hair before this astound
ing declaration. "Aro yott awaro that
the bonds of the Gotham Freight Trac
tion company aro two hundred and
fifty million dollars; that stock for
twlco as much moro has been issued
and sold and Ih alroady at a premium;
that It Ib In the onjoyment of a ninety-nine-year
franchise with tho privilege
of ronownl; that Its promotora In
clude some of tho ablest financiers In
the city?"
"Much of what you say Is a matter
of public notoriety. You have given
tno, however, sorao information that
I did not pouscss and which Is of val
ue." said Ourmly quietly.
Haldane did not acknowledge tho
touch, though he winced inwardly at
it.
"And yet you speak," be went on,
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Oormly Deliberately Laid
business, bat of saying In a friendly
way ono or two things that occur to
mo. The first Is that as a business
man I know that this publicity is more
or less distasteful to you. I assumo
that It will be to the Gotham Freight
Traction company, which, I believe, la
a very worthy concern, desirous of
minding Hb own business and exploit
ing Its own properties. I think my
self, viewing tho situation Impartial
ly, that you have been hardly dealt
with. I don't want to see the affair
advance any farther, for the credit
of the community. Supposo we
say five hundred thousand dollars
for the connections and nothing more
to appear about It In the public
press':'
"is this " burst out Oormly
quickly. "Is this a compromise you
aro offering?"
"I am offering nothing," returned
Hnldano lightly, almost Indifferently.
"I am not In position to offer anything.
Ah I stated to you, I am simply a citi
zen who wtnta to see this unpleasant
matter removed from tho papers,
where auch things are discussed by
Intempcrnte writers without auy real
comprehension of tho Issues Involved
and I offer aa tho friend of my friends,
and, if I may so call myself, as your
friend, to bring you two together."
"You aro uot empowered to make
such a proposlti&n?"
"Certainly not," was the specious
answer. "I simply take advantago of
the fortunate chanco that gives roe the
privilege of your acquaintance to do
what I concolve to be a most Impor
tant public service."
His Cards on the Table.
"of controlling tho company?"
"I do."
"This is most interesting. I am cu
rious to know how you proposo to do
it?
"The business that you have built up
is evidence of your capacity In that
Hue; but you have, I tuko It, never
mingled In Wall street, never dealt
on tho exchange?"
"Never. I didn't mean to, either."
"How then do you expect to obtain
control of such n corporation as this,
especially when It has back of It the
city government us well aB tho Such
em socloty?"
The question was one Oormly could
have declined to anawer without a
moment's hesitation without giving
nny offense, for it v. an ono that Hal
dane had no right to ask. He thought
deeply, If swiftly, and before he spoke,
Haldane continued:
"You are, I take It, a wealthy man;
but no sluglo man could comnmud the
resources of this corporation; that Is,
no single man outside of those few who
are In It," he wont on, "and It would
bo sheer madness for you to attempt
It."
"Mr. Haldane," said Oormly, coming
to another conclusion, "there Is a pow
er In this country greater than tho
money power."
"And what may that be, sir?"
"Tho power of tho people"
"In this Instance, the people ore ul
rtady on the side of tho Gotham
Freight Traction company."
"Are they so?"
"Certainly. Through their represen
tatives they hava voted them a fran
chise under which the line has bciu
constructed and by which it Is oper
ated, through the provisions of which
It will be held."
"Have the people surrendered their
rights absolutely to the Gotbmtn
Freight Traction company?"
"I should say that they had."
"Are they delivered, bound hand
and foot, to this corporation?"
"Well, you put It rather poetically;
but In substonco your remark Is true."
"And have Uiey no redress or re
course?" "Certainly."
"And what Is that?"
"I hnvon't tho slightest objection to
telling you. They can revoko the'
franchise at the expiration of tho
nlnetynlnoyear term."
"la that all they can do?"
"Absolutely all. You see, therefore,
It would bo quite hopeless for you to
attempt to fight this corporation, even
with the alllanco and support of the
people, which It Is by no means cer
tain you could gain."
"And that Is your unprejudiced opin
ion?" "It Is. Therefore I urgo upon you
tho ncccptanco oC my offer to mediate
between you and them."
"And you say your interest is purely
Impersonal?"
"Kntlroly."
"I am glad, aa I said before, to
know that," returned Oormly, "bo
cause I should not llko to find myself
In opposition to one who has mani
fested such friendliness to me as you
have."
Haldane looked up auspiciously;
but Gormly's appearance was abso
lutely guileless.
"For notwithstanding what you tell
me," the merchant continued, "all of
which Is doubtless true, I proposo to
enter the contest with the Gotham
Freight Traction company. I have
never allowed myself to bo robbed; 1
havo never been beaten by trickery
and chlcanory; and 1 don't propose to
be robbed or beaten now."
"Huln, absolute ruin, la before you,"
Bald the other earnestly, "It you on-
gago In this contest.
"13ut sir, they aro trying to hold me
up to use a, blunt phrase for u mil
lion dollars for a thing that should
not bo worth a tenth of that amount
on a liberal basis. Morally "
".Morals, my dear Mr. Oormly, aotno
how seem to havo littlo to do with
business. You must do what they
like, or "
He shrugged his shoulders.
"Wo shall see," said Oormly. "I bo
licve, though 1 am not a ntudent of
military history, that an able general
Is ono who takes advantago of tho
mistakes of tho enemy, mid that moro
battles are won by such Bharp sighted
endeavor than by deliberate plan
ning." "Hut aupposo you did Bucccod. what
then? How would that affect the
Ootlmm Freight Traction company?"
"Meanwhile," said Oormly, and in
this instance he deliberately laid nil
his cards on tho table. "1 propose to
tako advantage of tho ono blunder of
tho Gotham Freight Traction com
pany." "And what Is that?" iiBl:ed Hal
dano with intense eagerness. There
was no longer the faintest pretense
between these two. His cards were
on tho table aa well, ulthough bo had
not admitted it.
"In order to mako tho franchise of
tho Gotham Freight Traction company
really of value, to complete tho sys
tem, without which It begins nnd ends
in tho nlr, they must have the old
New York Street Car company fran
chise which expires next spring. ,It
covers the only available routes and
the only available streets to connect
the two ends of the Gotham enter
urlse. Somehow or other the astute
minds controlling the cotporatlon
failed to secure tho renowal of this
franchise. It haB to bu voted upon
and passed In the spring."
"The present administration." waa
the quick reply, "will be In power un
til tho April elections. The franchise
expires In March. No re-grant of It
could be mado until then. It will be
renewed before a new administration
could supplant tho old, oven If your
wild dreams were successful."
"That Is to be seen," answered
Oormly coolly.
"My dear sir. It la aelf evident"
"By no means. Public opinion shall
be aroused on the question of tho re
aewal of the franchise of the New
York Street Car company, with a clear
explanation of the principles and con
sequences Involved, to such an extent
that I do not believe any administra
tion on earth will dare to counter It."
"And who will do thin arousing?"
"I will."
"How?"
"Dy offering myself as a cnndldat
for mayor of New York and by fight
ing tho battle on that Issue, and that
alone."
"I might," said Haldano slowly, oft
or a deenly thoughtful moment "I
might secure the privileges you dcalre
conditioned "
"I don't desire tliom now, Mr. Hal
dano," returned Oormly. "I nm In tho
battlo to stay. I ask nothing from tho
Gotham Frolght Traction company: it
can confer no favors upon me. I shall
tako what I am entitled to by the
graco of God and the will of the peo
ple." Haldane stared a loug time at tho
dark, determined face of his host.
"You will make a splendid enemy,
Mr. Gorraly." ho said nt last. "The
battlo between you and the Traction
company will be ono worth going a
long distance to see."
At that Instant the tall clock la the
hall atruck the hour of 12.
"I have tho honor," said Oormly,
bowing formally, "to wish you a yen
Merry Christmas, Mr. Haldane."
(TO BIS CONTINUED
LAMPS FOR MINERS U
Electric Bulbs Will Prevent Ex
plosions and Disasters.
.Miners' Old "Naked" Light Will Bs
Superseded by Modern Electrlo
Light Operated by a Pocket
Storage Battery.
Chicago. The assertion that ths
tlmo Is fast approaching when naked
.lights In coal mines will bo absolutely
abolished Is made by a writer. A few
.years ago, ho says, thero were prno
tlcally no safety light mlnos In Amen
lea; today there are a large number of
mines using safety lights exclusively
in all of 'their underground work. Tho
chief objection to safety lamps Is
duo almost entirely to their poor light.
Acetyleno has been tried, but It Is
dangerous. Electricity is the hope of
tho future, and ho given an account
of a newly Invented miners' lamp that
Is fed by electric current from n pock
et storage battery. This battery, wo
aro told, Ib aa handy as an oil canteen
and it Is as unbreakable, being "armor-clad"
with sheet Btool. Tho charg
ing rnck Is so arranged that the bat
tery Is left In it on the way out ho
that tho miners uso their bnttorles
In the samo way as the checks employ
ed as tlmekecpern. lly looking at the
rack a given miner's presence or nb
ence can be told at once, as the bat
teries ure all numbered to corrospond
with their users.
Wet mines will not affect the lamp,
as the body Is made of aluminum nnd
Is waterproof. Furthermore, tho body
of the lamp Is filled with a special
composition, ranking it posslblo to use
the light under water.
The voltage of the lamp being only
two volta, It Is claimed that thero is
no danger of any sparks at tho time
tho contact is broken in nny part ot
tho dovlce; aa a consequence, it is
suid to bo Impossible to cause an ex
plosion in n gas mixture. In recent
tccts, the globo used in tho lamp waa
purposely broken In a body of gaa, to
ascertain If, when tho globo breaks,
rlc
Sarsaparilla
Acts directly and peculiarly
on the blood; purifies, enriches
and revitalizes it, and in this
way builds up the whole sys
tem. Take it. Get it today.
In usual liquid form or in chocolate
coaled tablets called Sarsatabs.
"-Mi ThtmisoiTs Eyt Watt r
W. N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 29-1911.
NOT FOR MRS. PILKINSON
Wife of Husband, Drafted for the
War, Looked With Disfavor on
Proffered Substitute.
Mr. I'llklnson, a r small farmer In
Pennsylvania,- was drafted for the
services of hla country during thoo
Civil war. His wife, though sho pos
Bossed but a small stock of Informa
tion, was one of the best conjugal
partners, and sho wns much troubled
at the thought of parting with her
husband. Ah sho was engaged In
Bcrubblng off her doorstops, n rough
looking stranger came up and thus
addressed her:
"I hear, ma'nm, that, your husband
has boon drafted."
"Ycu, sir, ho has," answered Mrs.
Pllklnston, "though, dear knows,
there's fow men that couldn't better
bo spared from their families."
"Well, ma'nm, I've come to offer
myself us a substitute for htm."
"A what?" asked Mrs. Pllklnston,
with some excitement.
"I'm willing to take his place," said
tho stranger.
"You take the plnco of my husbnnd.
you wretch! I'll tench you to Insult u
distressed woman that way, you vaga
bond," cried Mrs. Pllkerston, as she
discharged the dirty soapsuds in tho
face of the discomfited and astonished
substitute, who took to his heels just
In timo to escape having his head
broken by the bucket.
ySi
Lagging Behind.
"Why are you loitering around
here?" demanded the policeman. "You
seem to have no object in view."
"I'm out walking with my wife, of
ficer. iShe's about 30 yards behind iu
a hobble skirt."
Pandemonium.
"Nature knows what she was doing
when she deprived tlslies of a voice."
"How do you make that out?"
"What If a fish had to cncklo over
every egg it laid?"
FREE
Electric Light for Miners.
it would Ignite tho gas; tho rcsttltl
showed that tho gas could not be ig
nited In that way.
Tho averago estimated light of tho
Jiulb used In the lamp is from 200 to
300 hours, or In other words about
tho same as tho averago commercial
Incandescent lamp. The llfo of tho
battery Ib ono or two years.
Aa shown by the accompanying cut,
,there Is a hook by which tho lamp can
bo attached to tho cap the samo aa nn
old lamp; when used this way, tho
rings shown on tho cable, can
bo attached to the back ot cap and
shirt, if desired, either with nn
ordlnnry safety-pin or by stitching.
However, esporlencc has shown that
tho miners preter to hook tho
lamp on their shirt fronts or other
parts of their clothing.
Tho advocates of this Btyle of light
claim numerous advantages: 1. No
danger of Igniting gas or possibility
of an accident while handling powder.
t. The light cannot bo blown out by
a windy shot or gust of air. 3. They
savo much time that Is lost In picking
up nnd filling oil and carbide lamps.
4. There Is no oil or dirt to greaso
the hands and clothes, which Is a
great advantage, especially to engi
neers and others who havo to handle
papers and' Instruments. 5. It costs,
less to use the lamp than It does to
use an ordinary oil or carbide light. 6.
The nlr In the mine will bo clear nnd
pure, and there wtll not be Bnioke and
gas glvon oft by carbide or oil lamps.
The fact that tho light cannot be
extinguished by ft windy shot or oth
er concussion is a distinct advantage
for many lives have been lost through
miners being overcomo by afterdamp
wiill BTonlmr tholr way In a mlno
after their lights have been blown out.
Should tho battory weaken, the light
will not go out suddenly and leavo
one In tho dark.
Dentist for Six-Day-Old Babe.
York. Pa. Tho Infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ell Conley. though less
than a week old, bos already been In
tho hands of the dentist Teething,
tho terror of babyhood, unually does
not como along before the ago of ten
or twelve months, but tho precocious
youngster, when only six days old, had
'a tooth pulled.
Twenty Children and Two harms.
Cumberland, Md. Joseph Darkman,
widower of flfty-eisht yonrs, with
eight living, grown up children, and
Mrs. Emma Menrkle, sixty years, with
13 children, wore married here by
Rv. Dr. Edward Hayes. The bride
and bridegroom each have largo farms
od Clear Ridge, iu Pennsylvania.
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