| Show 1 ad 0 ae I 1 J ami SOME TION D PIT AN aby CYCA to iem ex DY up maehs by s 1 I 1 W 1 SYNOPSIS A foolish oung tenderfoot becomes fascinated with the tile bold artful wife wit of a drunken prospector in a western town own the they prepare it p re i clop elope in a blind I 1 ing 1 I I 1 I 1 tr but ut are ro confronted by the maud in ill nul nul lie ito Is sant hn ly by the wife but the chil chi cht l is boy pine pins it no note t ti the body h crime upon himself in their flight night to the tile railroad station the amaus horse fill echaus exhausted d the youth rut ruts her tin on hi s own and n follow follows hanging to the tile stirrup strap seeing b he I 1 a an impede ment the wo woman in a n thrusts thrust b e r escort scort into a snow drift ana a rid rides on ut lt he stu raMes into the railroad station just as the train bears the woman away twenty ive live years later till this man george gormly Is a guiti millionaire in fn new yerk he ito meets t I leanor leaner haldane a beautiful and wealthy settlement worker and operates cooperates with her in her work gormly becomes owner of a stam steamship ship line and finds himself frustrated tit in pier and track exun jion plans by grafting al at dermen backed by the godani Oot larri Tr traction company an automobile accident brings company the tal danes to his country home r corm orm ly announces that he will be 04 or of new york and redeem the city in from com corruption mr alt haldane aldane II in a long desired interview with gormly makes a an n indirect Pro proposition to compromise the tight which posit alon the latter a ahas has been waging in the news papers against the gotham traction corn coin pany and which I 1 hal lal ianis lane I 1 suspected of eally being eing the head eidly announces t t ls to plan of campaign to haldane gormly rides to lia idane a place carrying word oath auto accident the next at morning he refers reform ti 0 the ride of the before as mild compared orn pared to on he experienced in his boyhood days the papers announce hie his candll lacy acy tor for mayor the political declaration of of the merc merchant nant prince produced a tremendous sensation the minority party seeing in alm ilm I 1 tin a po abla moses make overtures looting to the in dor of his candi lacy by the outs gormly however I 1 however reject rejects all prop proposed ose 4 alliance lance A meeting 0 of f the sachem so elty or ti tie a ring 1 1 la s held at the haldane home many political dignitaries and henchmen are present and ways an ani I 1 means are advanced to dampen gormly a damon mayoralty aspirations and elde 1 track t Is candidacy the younger hal it allane lane is to proposed as an opposition candidate the whole bole machinery of the IN c city itys detective force Is I 1 to be used to die dic up something eom ething damaging to gormly haldane aldane II jr it re fuses the nomination and announces that he will support gormly th the reigning party then decides to name a non partisan ticket for or the of dividing the gormly force forces and at the game same time rush through a freight traction company franchise ise without which the sachem society would be helpless the press heretofore unanimously unanimous lIt favorable t to 0 the merchant candidate now under pressure pre sure dl ill v vides idea and the campaign waxe vexes warm A resolution la Is introduced 4 1 granting grantin ir a gratuitous renewal of the traction franchise gormly offers ten million dollars for the franchise e the excited populace threaten in mob the L dermen when addressed by gormly the lung maor end and the merchant have a critical moment the defective tec tike force reports a valuable clew ats s II Ila aldane idane congratulates gormly on what she he terms it new declaration of in pen dene e and he makes maks an unexpected declaration of loe he ile ie Is shocked by the confirmation of his aus iclona that her father ie Is the head a d backbone tack backbone bone of the notorious traction c mp nv which he Is attempting to overthrow senti send m ment t turn against the party aa ty in power and the sachem society R miss haitian informs tier her parents of gormly a declaration to her which they characterize as impudence and insolence Int olence CHAPTER XII continued 11 1 I dont don I 1 know what lint they are anell ell I 1 think I 1 do returned the young man what are they lifie hi sister askild him with greit great gre it eagerness nut mit young haldane aldane II as not quite prepared to declare what things they were I 1 on second thoughts though ta he le said eva 1 I don t know at any rate I 1 want to talk sonio some matters matter fi over with esith father financial matters my boyt boy Voli political very ft ell it if your mother and ale ter will excuse us we ve will go into the library I 1 certainly answered mr afro haldane aldane II making virtue of necessity I 1 if it they concern me or my ray rela reta flon to mr air gormly aid said eleanor I 1 I 1 biourd like to know thea the a immediate if they concern in uj all he answered and by the wa le he added 1 I waa was going t withhold Ith hold it but I 1 might aa as well give giva t to you now here a a letter to you from mr bir gormly ila a naked asked me to giro give it to ou when I 1 saw you I 1 was going to talk to father about this other matter before I 1 gare gave it to you but you can read it over while we ere are gone what was it you dished to say may to rae me began logan the ilder maas they entered the library father returned his eon son with be wll dering abruptness 1 I learned at headquarters today that you were the head and front of the gotham freight traction corpany and all the rotten lot against whom e are fighting whom did you learn this aske the older torn quietly from gormly himself does anybody else know I 1 f it len ian t generally known if what you mean and suppose thai I 1 am itin er inter ested in the traction company to what extent are aro you interest ed asked the bourger man well that as not the question I 1 baked tk eed you dut but it la Is the question with me fater fat br 1 I leco teco ealie gatze no that you bare to t ut such questions question 2 to me 11 1 I may not have any right but I 1 am doing it fust just the I 1 know and we all know just what abo gotham freight traction company compan Y Is we know hat that it Is robbing the am peoli pig and for that reason I 1 want I 1 to krow how deeply you are interested la in it go back to gormly and find outi thundered bis his father intensely Inte niely anger ed at the young nans mans scathing ca thing de nun clation 0 vo o sir air I 1 am m going to find lind it out I 1 you before I 1 leave this room let me think he said faintly at lal last you don t have to think want on the boung man ith unconscious cruelty to say how bow deeply you ara are involved linah ed in the affairs of the gotham beight freight traction company As deeply as anybody can be was as the desperate admission good god exclaimed I 1 livingstone surprised in spite of bis his forewarning ou it ian t poss possible itle I 1 saw the proofs with my own eyes and yet I 1 believe that you ally silly alth that gang of thieves and elm somebody had to take that fran chise anil and bellil that road answered his father we are giving the people good service ani don dout t make excuses ex cusce aid said the oung man brushing them away with a wave of his band hand haw on earth are wo going to explain the he facts T what will eleanor think you have influence with gormly said ld the father go to him tell him that I 1 mur see him and at once can you brine bring him hero here Vt ll hns watched like a hawk s said aid young II It aldane your dirty crowd haa has detectives on his trail all oer over new york it if he came up here it would be reported in every paper in the city tonight and tomorrow morning never aind that I 1 must see him look here father I 1 am not mixed up with the gotham freight traction company and that gang that youre you re allied with and I 1 don t intend to be involved in any scheme you tou may un destalo to get gormly in trouble I 1 don t intend to make any trouble I 1 must see the man and you must ar range it IL come are you my ion son or are you nott 1 I am your son all right answered the younger roan man but I 1 tell you frankly that I 1 have cast in my lot ath gormly Corin lir and this ian tent t going to make any difference perhaps we can stave this oft off or at any rate I 1 must see and you must help me for cole cods ake its don t stand there arguing with die me but arrange tn in some way to bring bilag gormly and me to ether secretly and without de delaat layt let me think a minute said the younger man iman at last impressed lm by his ta thera terrible insistence 1 I have it IL the car ie Is at the door fortunately I 1 it run down and tell gormly you want to eee see im about thie this bursel business I 1 don t know whether I 1 can persuade him to meet you or cot not but do my best besl then you go over to louise stewarts Ste at once aty ht ty hen ben and dont tell your elm 1 ter or your mother anything of thi eaid said ll It aldane aj as lift rose to end the CHAPTER XIII the desperate De petition position of haldan haldane at tbt this crucial mcdent mere wai was a it knock on the door bidden to enter came in followell fol lowel by ber her mother aither Fi ther abe be said aid proffering hia him an opeil letter the emergence emergency which ne e d Ivi cussed his come upon us sooner than wo anticipated the girl was very ery nervous and ex cited I 1 lm her hands trembled trem bleil a as she he held out the paper N liaf flat U abat hat do you mean I 1 gasped Hal Il his own agitation not 1 less evident could it be possible pot blo that his laugh daugh ter had already beard heard of this cevela atlon here ie Is the letter from mr lir corm ly m which aich lh livingstone just brought rno me wife ire bt hat idaer shall you rive give him sast sla asked her brother flit intensely ensely in te tero rested eted 11 1 I made any yet waa uns the reply but I 1 can only repeat repent ahat I 1 aid said the other night that while I 1 ro spec rl rt admire mr gormly exceed luly I 1 wo ui UH love him at leant least questioned the older haldane aldane It you dou don t dislike him do you dislike him father not ot at all I 1 have luat just said nell ell give me the letter then tien and at this moment the footman bowing before the open door entered bleg pardon sir air he bald mald but a party by the name of la Is waiting outside to to see you charley littey exclaimed the eon son of the house NN hat la Is he doing bere here no now ar why said eleanor in great sur prise prime that Is the brand grand chief of the sachem society and tho most notorious II 11 ea yea yes I 1 know interposed hal flat dima quickly you will kindly leave rue u tor for a few moments all of you N here Is mr L TOY ire ITO cot him ailing in the ball sir air I 1 tell him I 1 ill see him here uv ily Ing stone do you carry out ray my in junctions at once fleanor eay say noth ing to mr air gormly about this tion until I 1 have seen him now leave MO I 1 but beekman began mra afra hal flat dane dine I 1 father Fath crl I 1 protested his daughter ellza eliza said her husband not an other word eleanor I 1 am tried now beyond endurance please go when liffey cliffey entered the library ta 1 l A 11 0 go back t gormly and find he thundered now empty of all lie its former occupants tare save tea the elder older haldane he confronted a very agitated ard very angry man do you rou know that a it up now I 1 if if f fay ayt 7 wae as the question that wa was burled at him do I 1 know what a up apt ell about the best new news that we could hear bear li is up anu regard it that way do youl well I 1 don t what do you aby gormly has roy my connection with ith tho the gotham freight traction company and the close al at dane hance that lots between the sachem society and the corporation and all the ecat of it IL the devil you say cried liffey cliffey it a so anil and he haa has it all ready to p publish tomorrow morning uell ell that a bad returned d the boas but it might be woree worse the quieter these things are managed nian aeed the better but still it ain aln t mici bad ea as it might be you see it was bound to come ont sooner or later and my dear man you don t IL ider tand stand the importance of this matter for t gotham freight traction corn com pany to be found to be in close al bancs with the sachem society and wit with the will lone love us the election and th tah ti the new now york T r action company franch franchise lse goe goes and M p anjell vell juit just wait a bit ur haldane aldine II things ain aln t so black ai na they slem I 1 ve got a little piece of no a that 11 discount yours all hollow I 1 it a this eald said lifley coining clow and nd sinking inking M hia voice to a whisper limper lest test he should bo be over overheard beard by any one all alt but sure oi of it e ell 11 know kno definitely in n two days men are vert yin the tnie title and connau end and I 1 aro are ex pectin a te telegram any time there a no doubt about it though it a a sure thing all auve ou ve got to do now la Is to scap this revelation you ro tellin pie rue about out of the papers for or two days and then they can talk their mouths off it u oil t affect us a bit can you do it 1 I ill it do it an answered sered haldan haldane reso cutely if it t mile me I 1 have an sp or at least I 1 expect to tn have cave one to BM ow gormly inalda of an hour and I 1 must go lie now IOU oi aill excuse mer mo keep a stiff upper lip sir air hal flat dane NN e re goin to m win in the biggest victory against the biggest enemy that lew lork hail has ever seen you mark in me agno galby aby in bait halt an hour haldane aldane II in answer to a telephone message from his bl eon son was as lov toy ling along upper k fifth fifth avenue in his own electric toward the stew stow art homo home mils atlas stewart herself bd ad biro him yea yes ehe she eald said in answer to his eagie qu question mr Is here livingstone brought him I 1 haq ai just coming into the house so I 1 let them in myself Is 18 livingstone here also yes lie ile la Is in the email small daeing room with mr dir gorny gormly I 1 want you to amu hm while I 1 talk with mr gormly dont don t let any one disturb us not for the world eald said the girl throwing open the door of the little reception room as she the poke spoke here la in mr haldane Hal mr gormly living atone stone you are to come with me 1 I intend to bo be present answered livingstone firmly at tills this interview you will pardon me eald said hia ta fa thel thet with equal resolution but I 1 in tend to aeo mr air aime allne go haldane aldane II eald said gormly it if there Is anything that you ought to know I 1 will tell you what it Is to later but I 1 would livingstone said miss stewart ewart Bt 1 this his Is tery very ungallant and unkind toward me your father and I 1 both wish to be alone raid gormly sternly A whereat the young man with very bad grace be it admitted retired and shut the door gormly waited wafted for the older alder man to begin mr air cormer said haldane aldane II at last my eon son haa has told me that you have discovered my connection with the gotham freight traction company I 1 told him litin so this thi afternoon why did you tell him hiat to give him an opportunity to withdraw from his association with me before I 1 published labed the story of the corrupt corporation and because I 1 have a tort mort ot of chivalrous old fashion ed feeling thai that compels me to warn war n you of what I 1 am going to do before I 1 do it mr gormly eald fla haldane idane you this day addressed my daughter and asked her to be your wife T 1 I did sir air wh today T because I 1 intended all along to do so and I 1 preferred to do it now rath er or than after titter the publication ot of itte tl f news that will be made tomorrow I 1 shall repeat repent lay |
