Show iHARP BURT I Dy FREDERICK m O 1 0 UPHAM ADAMS of iTho Kidnapped Mllllonalref Colonel Monroes Doctrine Utc II Ito I Uly the All rights Dt 1IIOJ COITRIOIIT I TRIODT flan Dr oho XF UrI ADAlIS rC8crvcd tat r UIUAU I A J IJIIEXItL IIID 11fDU4E paend L r m iI I i Y1il iW mJ 1jXt = I mdse tlJC AP ER XXVIIContinued tradln + n al I made fry start ea tickled to death If I fold Umide twenty dollars profit nt ijj S aumade aml dollars meant tho thOusand Iola I leaf trou more than five hundred over la I iasll I had to do was to reach III An > I gazed at hat l take it it would look t how finish ratFouglt au book an I said to him i the kink rrrls says I Im your mrn father orrls teeln how easy It was to out yea here In this city coin at Sa nSeadeal with him by which > I was cd to buy up six other aldermen nn fill t hi IIIl over to him same as if they of bosses or bags of pota Idual j I lot Then we drew up an agreement the ordinances an gave It for ned tool etor Morris Here Mr Chairman ink B duly certified copy of that con oat to part of the money was In cash Icarl i a rest In a certified check an brought It hero for your Inspec Ian will J note that It Is signed by Ie Cn a Irthur Morris and drawn on his ed wi who If Mr Chairman nu members t hold V honorable body said Sam lr and facing his astonished list r i want to say to you that I < Olid clanged my mind about voting IeWaa lese ordinances My lawyer tells with j dont have to keep this agree I with 1flth Mr Morris an Im goln rilce that ten thousand dollars thousand which laU s I tie ten more HITS been mine when these or extenj Ins i pass Acting on the advice nclsco r lawyer I therefore turns this n on s Ij over to you with tho certified i t in1 the agreement we signed lads In you for your kind attention i eiplanatlon I votes no Were ficeie of wildest confusion fol wnta1 Half of the members were on rat si feet demanding recognition Tho cs ul pounded his gavel into i in a vain attempt to restore o Sala The storm gradually subsided for llUermau Hendricks secured recon rec-on the chair is m i itlew of the remarkable state I limos lId no t l ts made by my colleague he said mOTe a postponement of the vote I Ilhe I appointment of a committee stad lsTestlgate nhwges these curious itlonj Here were vigorous protests and to i chair ruled that the vote must lattaj wed Each of the six aldermen as heM toed with Sam Rounds substantlat mi I the charges made and deposited f bribery money with the chairman lOt lilting that defeat was inevitable rah of f the rlngsters excepting Alder Cab Hendrlcks recorded their votes o T IInst the ordinances A motion to lei oiirn was declared passed and the ran ted Imob poured Into the corridors her ice CHAPTER XXVIII i-ce ceOf 1 The love of a Man for a Woman 1TCI It was not tho fault of tho chef or pro the service that Arthur Morris did t r lenJoy his dinner Jessies beauty 10 Uch once charmed him now Inspired Ie a p with jealous rage For Blake hot ft ho-t unalloyed hatred and for Gen gko u ell a contempt which ho did not 1Ul p u conceal He Impatiently await the morrow when he hoped tom to-m sh James Blake to to extinguish the Is I jweral He prayed the news of the i I unella decision might be brought tot t 1m to-t dinner 4J 1 he brooded a messenger boy ap ot roached and handed Morris an en of elope I tJ lAhi I presume this Is itl ho ex for PJtoed lie adjusted his monocle ntf Ith aborate care broke the envoi IW ft MI read My Dear Morris The Cosmopoll au franchises were defeated by a II I cucally unanimous vote Rounds cad six others charge you with bribery led ands exhibited your certified check h 1 hntOnmey way to the Hoffman House Inn eet me there at once Destroy this rt II Tim land UU note fell from the speculators stJ itter and and fluttered to the floor Ho Wildly around but no words o tame to his lips d 0 voice UAny answer > boss The piping tdJ Ol the messenger boy as he II I CaP In hand > recalled him top to-p ttrth I 0 h e said l Puling his chair l from t rhe L table and rising unsteadily his o Im 1 going Good nighti I the FortYfivo cents boss demanded messenger r Get out of the way damn youl s S1 this frr the boy Blake and ho rushed dressing room Blake plClted up the noto and tore It ccc line pieces He know the purport of I thl 111 In 7 lCh had caused the cl Prccipilale lIellartllle IT11 of Arthur Morris nut he 1 H did not dlscosc It SOlnu Important Wall street matter I suppose he etllurc1 In answur tn the QIlstlonln surprise of Jessie and Edith IIi expression nosltvelv fright eued eel saw Edith Dlli Bid you no taco how white he turned when he I read hat note It must have been fclI1ethlnl awfnl Perhaps 1ls father Is deed 1 1 he Impending overthrow of Morris fed the flames of James Blakes Im patlonco According to tho falsehood hI had told John Hurt Jessie was duo In arrive In New York In a few days Ho saw a thousand chances for the exposure of his duplicity to one for Its success Only In Jessies presence did hla hopes surmount his fears Ho invented In-vented Innumerable schemes and dis Ulssod them one by one One chance remained an Immediate proposal its unhesitating acceptance and a hasty rrarrlage He would carry the citadel of her heart by storm and bear her away In the confusion and turmoil of tho coming battle Women havo been won In a day he mused and by knights less well armed than myself Ill propose tomorrow to-morrow night Sho must accept moshe mo-she will acept me Then an immediate imme-diate marriage and a trip to Europe Why should that not win Its got to win Ill make It win Thus argued James Blake during a lull in tho conversation This was worthy of his reckless nature He cculd not turn back The smoke of burning bridges was behind him the siolls of conquered love awaited his onwail march It seems impossible that I have known you only a week he said rals ling his eyes and looking tenderly into Jessies face I feel as If Id been acquainted with you for years and not for a few brief days held r toop e air Ste I u I I I im V M n72 sold r I r is I at II s7 E1G Y 2V HhSFF 7 M s t GCYV GA11VlGfIT Millions of lovers have voiced tho Fame discovery and millions more will do it again You are singularly forgettul laughed Jessie of our early acquaintance acquaint-ance In Rocky Woods That was not weeks but years ago I must give Mr Morris credit for that bit of Imagination said Dlake It has become a reality to me and I can see you as you were back In those years and picture you among the rocks and fields we knew so well Do Miss Car you go there this season den denWe leave on the Thursday evening could boat was the reply Nothing have suited Blake better He would tell John Burt that Jessie had post Ho poned her departure from France then would plead 111 health and join Jessie In Hlngham and their marriage and wedding trip should follow Tho first cards had fallen In his favor and be determined to press his advantage May I call tomorrow evening and nnt plead business with the general as uu a pretext he asked boldly I I may not get another chance to see you before ma you leave You see Im already presuming on these years of friendship friend-ship Carden attends a banquet tomorrow Gen evening but Edith and I will morrow If delighted well be be at homo and monot oull drop in to relieve the Jessie Uncle Tom any plays a replied splendid hand at whist and you can tako papas place spirits mounted high as hope llIakes The his longing springs of fed the late when he hade his fellow hour was door at the carriage goodnight guests the tonch with lnd or her his hand being and thrilled the light of her smile at parting the ova strolled slowly liP Blake direction oC his apartments nee In the when hemet two squares n lIe had not gone years In Burt In all the met John tbls was York Sn Francisco and had met In ta publlc the first tlmo the hauling One of the horses thoroughfare laden with stage settings Ilg a wagon blocked the street bad fallen and by confusion concealed his fora Blake down the street for a looking up and hailed a driver crrrillge wero final driven to his the rapidly appd thor were apartments lane for tomorrow perfect our plans We must city coun John The iron morrow said Cosmopolitan fran the wun v oil defeated shall move and I chlBcs tonight = against L O tomorrow rooming The voice was calm but it held a note of triumph and of quiet confi fnee It hinted at no suspicion and Hiako drew a long breath of relief as Hi thought of his third escape Ho shuddered to think of what woilrt have happened had Gen Carden postponed his departure from tho din III IP room by a row minutes He pic lIrlll John Hurt entering the room lug stead gaze fixed first on himself Mm then on Jessie Garden So vivid ws the Imaginary picture that ho felt a1 UK horror of the situation This Is my last speculative cam i alga said John For years 1 havo hren a gold stubbing ami moneymaking moneymak-ing machine and I hope m > butter instincts in-stincts have survived tho strain Wo shall triumph tomorrow and when It Is ended you shall be In fact as well ac In name tho head of tho firm of James Blake Company I can retire Irom actho participation In its affairs rs quietly as I entered and you have f Irly won hatever of prestige at I leches to the name Before Blake could find words to reply re-ply the carriage stopped In front of his apartment They entered and fuiml Hawkins awaiting them III making myself at home Blake he said Ive kept jour man busy gelling gel-ling cigars and refreshments Idols get down to business gentlemen Its past midnight and well need all tho sleep wo can got For nearly two hours they worked at tho plans for tho battle which was to come At times Blake was ab porbed In the discussion again his mind wandered to the woman ho would buy at the price of his honor Then ho thought of John Burts princely pledge and like a flash there came to him an Impulse which thrilled hlF very soul with a happiness In which were throbs of poignant pain Not many blocks away another conference con-ference was In progress Staid bank dlicctors and financiers associated with Arthur Morris had boon aroused from their slumbers and were assembled assem-bled In his rooms Bewildered for the moment by the unexpected blow Mor ils took measures for defense with a vigor which was keyed by a sense of Imminent danger His suspicion that James Blake was the cause of his cefeat became certainty when a reporter re-porter Informed him that Blake and Samuel L Rounds were boyhood com pnulons and that the latter had been Encn In Blakes offices Tho east was crimsoned with sunlight sun-light before the conference ended The weary men of money left Morris rooms and sought a few hours of rest before facing the ordeal of the day For mutual protection they had formed a pool had pledged themselves to support sup-port the market against the expected onslaught of Blakes millions Why were theso masked millions drawn up in battle array Why did men of vast affairs wait with drawn faces and bated wreaths the hour when the clash of opposing fortunes should sound the signal for merciless conflict Because of a woman a woman pure as an opening bud and gentlo as tho dew which kisses It Why had James Blake pioVtnl false to the man who t uselflshly befriended him 1 Why had ho iousht to repay loyalty loy-alty with perfidy Because of a wornin a woman whose loving heart was Incapablo of deceit To be continued |