Show av WITH T 11 SOME 5 0 alf I 1 W hofma I 1 P BIT aty 70 rays rm s ay JA SYNOPSIS A foolish young underfoot tenderfoot become becomes fascinated w with trung the ald b id artful wire wife of 11 4 drunin prospector proe in a western mining town they prepare to ot po p in a blin I 1 in ing tl izzard but are ar confronted by the rna maudlin alln husband lie ile ti Is hot shot by the ife 1 but the chivalrous boy bay pine ping a note to tl it a b boy 0 taking the crime unon him elt 1 in n lyth air flight to th the a rall roal station the woman horse fall falls exhausted ex haute the youth put puts tier 0 on n hta his own and follow follows hanging hanx inic to the stirrup strap seeing he in I 1 an immedi ment the woman thrusts her escort cirt into a now snow drift ar I 1 aides on halt frozen he be al tumbles into the rall rual roal station juet just HI as thi train bea hears rs the women woman awny twenty f tits year years liter ter thi this man george arm I 1 y la Is a multi millionaire in new aira A rk lie ile meef meets itai Il aldane dans a beautiful anil and wealthy settlement worker it and nd 0 ok ove rati with her tier in her work gormly become becomes owner of 0 a steamship I 1 line and finds himself frustrated tn in pit pier r R annl I 1 track extension plan plans by grafal grafting p g al dermen lamn backed by the dotham tri traction action co an automobile accident brinn brings tt Halila fal danes nf to hia lite country horn home borm iv iv a announce on ances tha hat t he will be mayor of ne ew w york and roleem the city from cor car J r u iphil 1 on the political declaration of the r ant nt prince rince it tremendous sensation atho the whole mchenry of the city detect ve v force Is I 1 to bo be ulm to cliffon up dam to gormly the press heretofore unanimously favorable to the candidate under pre pres ou ure r 0 di divider vide an I 1 the campaign campAl waxes warm A li Is introduced grant ing 1 a gra itous renewal of the tho traction U fornuy offers tn ten rot million I 1 on dol lars fir the franchise miss ml haldane aldane ll con on what she terms s new declaration of independence and he an declaration of love if its Is f shocked hocked b by this th confirm illon of his that her n r father li Is the head and backbone of the notorious not orlou traction company which he to attempting attempt ln to over throw young Ifa ll aldane idane discovers hie his father fathers connection with the gotham n traction company and li 14 incensed lr in en an interview between bet ireen gormly andl and JIM dane this th latter practically offers hia d a hand its a bribe for t to 0 withdraw I 1 y refuses in an inter mew few with gormly 1 haldane It loam learns of her father a baines baseness though gormly vainly tries to hide tilde it member members of the wn flat 1 the woman for whose who ake 1 donnly de claret himself a murderer and led elect Is I 1 to forre force him to withdraw anler it tl arlt rt of pr u t ion the chief of f police falls gorm cosec w who h 0 make makes a full conff confes n 0 cf f the truth younk young It hal allane lane run runs the 0 let of the police pollee tend and carries it he e n fees I 1 an to the newspaper nw paper ai tor for pu blice if ion CHAPTER colonel bill hamilton plays his HI lone lane hand young Ilai danes first duty was to distribute manifestos to the nowana pere pers as far as his copies permitted Il laying discharged hia his errand with the lie one copy which he be had reserved for himself he be leaded headed for home hit ting up a tremendous pace as ho he raced along the almost deserted streets before he had left to warn Y he had in a few low hasty word words given 1 his sister an inkling of at what was about to happen he fie knew that she would he be awaiting the result of his interview wita an anxiety not to be measured in a short time therefore lie placed the confession tn in her li hinda indr with straining eyes and throb ting heart the girl devoured tho the type written pages her ifer feelings a singular corn com round of emotions for one thing there was relief that it was no worse orse for another there was nd mirat Iol at the boldness and courage with vit which the man had grappled with le a desperate sperate situation the dexterity and revo resource with which in perfect honor and dignity he be had extricated himself from the in which itie the opposition had bad sought to plunge him the magnificent audacity with which ho he had faced the crisis and dominated the interview lastly there waa was a keen terrible pang of jealousy and bitterness toward that other worn won on an it was thia this last emotion that was self revealing reven ling fleanor lla ll aldane idane knew now that rhe site loved ibis his ninn man she leali realized zed tn in this un velling of her heart that ably she had loved hini him all the time that the other feelings and emotions which aich re had stirred in her heart sill an slie had bad ought sought to characterize by different ferent words were now blended as great as an lite 0 OD 0 she eit quite silently staring the parce reading the lines over rg frien aln thinking her thoughts un III 11 II I 1 ler er brother who had bed absented him self for or a brief pace space came back into lain ate room all he bald said what are you going to dof dor will vill ou take a note to him to tos richt 1 the asked vat ot now ana the answer it it too late I 1 begged him lo 10 go 50 to bed and try to get soe reef rest he ile will rheed all his hl strength tomorrow bet thi this night 1 I 1 pan front it care what it ie Is you cant get tt it to him tonight Des desales lles that barist the klipst way the girl sat at down at her desk picked up a pen and drew a beet sheet of towa tow J d her she divined what wa was tn in b lr pr ro there mind she knew what wor be the best beat way after all aa as 11 ll well bho she do it white isell 41 father hiie he asked halt cur curIOUS louly Ir he ile will have enough to do explain lor far his part in this transaction td aay anything about eho elst you don I 1 I 1 think thal that he be 1 I am sorry to say ay it answered meting ll 11 aldane gravely 1 but tt it was father who gave me the clue elue you know lend nd I 1 am dead certain that the whole birz have put its tt chief of p police up to bis his dirty work lie ile turned absy as he poke spoke and hunk bung his bis licad ti ad la in shame eleanor illdage Ill dane had bad already tone toile through the ho fires and ts tz her overwrought soul sou it seemed that no further humiliation could be brought upon her maybe be ehe she said at lat last forcing herself to speak with trembling lne lips and sinking heart hearts he wont won t caro after dont don t be a fool eta 11 I 1 said her brother roughly yet not unkindly flu cares more for you now than any thing on earth except hie his election and I 1 don t know but that he would even let that elide slide lie ile would rit a as the answer anser that day at louise stewarts father offered me to him if it bo he would not publish that matter about the trac tion company and and he refused yee yes great godi godl I 1 think the old m man an could slat 1 so low 1 that lan ian I 1 all cither ehe she went on dreamily for I 1 repeated tho the offer Nh hat cried her brother yes I 1 asked him if it I 1 eald said I 1 would marry him whether he would stop the publication and he refused you he ile did god a man if it ever there wai was one yes was the answer and that Is why I 1 am taking akin this step now it he bad had accepted me I 1 should have bavo despised him lie ile would have sunk she salil said bitterly to our family level I 1 never you mind about our level als 1 said the man gently there are few people on earth that are as high as your level 11 and it if gormly 4 ver does get you be it 11 bo be mighty lucky thank you said the girl simply isow now I 1 want you to help me with what I 1 have to write Ila II aldano idane himself by b her side so ss oe gormly took the tho blame on himself to shield the woman and tho the two heads ware soon busily bent over the dek desik N bile all this till waa was happening up town matters were stirring down tock town it the editor in chief of the planet belated at a dinner happened to come in for a final inspection just I 1 aa as the night editor finished reading the brit first copy of comra unica tion chat hat do you think of he eald said tossing it over A few moments sufficed to rut the editor who as one of the coolest and moat most celt self contained of men in possession ros session of the content contents lie ile hook shook hie his head its it baj bal business buel nee be remarked handing blinding it back NN III it beat hemr 1 I dont don t know was the newer answer 1 I think not it ever a man did atone for criminal folly or carelessness by his hi life tire gormly baa haa lie seems to bare been more sinned against than inning sinning anyway people generally like a man who trie tries to brace up and do the square thing things and it they bs bad id a few days to think it over I 1 belter believe it bulj do him more good than barm bartil but you see the election comes a ce looked at his watch it waa after one ono velock IB in the morning tomorrow i ot of course we will want to ifa something editorially editor lally about it IL certainly Cart aluIr was ui the answer 1 I 1 will do it myself 4 7 1 1071 lie eat sat down at his desk took the paper up again scanned it carefully look here be he said there la its some thing concealed about this IN bat hat la Is it asked the subordinate N el ell Is in the first place it docant t ray who shot the man N hy by he says he be wrote a contes slon on I 1 yes I 1 know I 1 believe the woman fired the hot shot and that lie lies a trying to gave save her bert if it we could only settle that question it would be something to rotten soften the revelation ily by jovel joel cried the night editor that reminds met me he ile picked up the letter camp kill hill devil NN yo yol I 1 one of the cub reporters got a etory story the other day about some western ad ventures from a certain dill haell ton an old montana mine owner and if I 1 in ant mistaken camp kill devil waa was mentioned IN here Is the story ito 1 I I killed it chere here Is the reporter report erT I 1 hope you didn t kill him I 1 no was the answer he III 3 tapped a bell on his desk send mr ab bott to me if it he a outside he said to the messenger fortune waa was in a complacent mood abbott had just come in from an as sign ment he ile was vas preparing to BO go home when the summons reached him instantly he presented himself nervous and trembling and wonder ing what was up before the I 1 two demigods demi gods who decided upon the dea des tillos of the paper and incidentally Incidental lir upon the fate of the reporters cub and otherwise mr fr abbott said the night editor sharply you brought a story in here tho other day from a certain dill ilam ilton in which a wyoming mining camp called kill devil or otie rome such name was mentioned you recall it certainly sir air 1 I killed the story said the night editor it was no good bill now we want ant very much to get hold of tho the man who gave it to you do you know where he be Is to to be found yea yes sir air iles staying at the wal dorf go up and get him at oncel cut in the chief curtly my aly machine Is I 1 down in the street get him up hero here if it you have to kidnap him toll tell him wo we want to see him about george gormly wove we ve got a y in which 0 wo o think he would be interested yee yes elf air returned A bolt bott he lie did not wait for aay further in he lie darted out ot of the room and in a few moment moments vaas as whirling up the avenue col cat bill hamilton bad had gone to bed the office force made some demur about awakening him but when abbott disclosed who be he wae was hat he represented and what interest interests ere vere In unsolved Ini olred solved they sent bim him up natural ly colonel was somewhat ome what an art noyed at being disturbed bat but as wn as abbott mentioned the name of gormly he was wa instantly on the alert what la Is it itt he asked peering through the open door its it about george gormly the editor in chief ot of the planet ie Is at the office he ile wants to see you immediately it its he biggest thing that hns ban ever come off in new york ite its thinks that maybe mayba you know some ihler about it and can throw some light on it I 1 have a big car down here waiting walting tor for you ill be dowa down in III a minute came the prompt answer please hurry colonel were isalin the presses ies waiting fas vou dont atop stop for anything set right down there young marfa man aid said colonel 1111 doling closing tue door and see how bow quick one on of the old die with their boots on crowd can get into his duds 1110 colonel hamilton was as good na as bis his word he fie did not watt wait for or any un due adornment in an in credibly short apace space of time he be came out sufficiently clad for decency and grabbing the young man by the arm he fairly ran down don the corridor toward ard the elevator the late diners sere ere astonished as colonel and the young cub forced their way through the crowded ball hall to the automobile mobile outside the colonel bad had not forgotten the munitions of war and he carrid carri d a tin box in bis his hand which be he bad matched snatched from his table as bo he left his bed room get ua us down to the office in double quick time said the cub reporter to the chauffeur never mind about fines dust up the machine if it necee sary but ret us therel that the old man e ord erts N e ha en t got any time to spare he yelled as the big car started I 1 thi this way ways sir said the cub re porter piloting him into the elevator at once here you arel are he ex claimed after a wild sweep upward he lie led him through a couple of doors and ushered him into a big brightly lighted room where two men I 1 eat sat col cat hamilton sir said ab bott halt breathlessly he lie almost felt like saluting and saying I 1 come aboard tirl sirl thirty two tuo minutes minutes said the night editor looking at bis his watch very ell done mr abbott you may remain here if you wish said the editor to the cub it will bo be interesting for you to hear bear thanh thank you sir air said the delighted young reporter making himself small sma I 1 1 and inconsiderable in a corner whence he could hear and see everything lou ou must excuse me said the ed aitor for having brought you down here so summarily at this hour of at the night but affairs of great moment I 1 you want to know about gormly Gorm lyT we do well what Is it read this said the editor colonel fished a pair of spec tables out of his side pocket and deliberately libera tely perched them astride of at hia his nose he ile read be the letter through very slowly the night editor was in a fevel of 0 impatience even the imper tur bable editor in chief was consider ably more agitated than usual the night editor groaned over the lone long windedness wInded neRs of the frontiersman the matter sonny sonnyt asked colonel aint sick are you no no was the answer out but go on please colonel haell ton eald said the editor and will you be as explicit na na possible we are hold ing up the paper in the hope that you may way be able to throw some light on this matter and time is of the great est importance 11 1 I acts CM 3 1 was the reply well then all that written in that papers true enough but he ain aln t told all the truth would you mind telling us what baa has been suppressed or it I 1 ft out tho the mans man a wife was run away with as gormly or fordyce aa as I 1 knowd him saye says on that night he Isi cut that the womans husband was left ayin OR the cabin floor yea yes nex mornin some of us clonin that there 1 been somo some t auble after the storm died out got up a crowd and went over to the mans shack we found hn him there dead asked the editor not yet but mighty nigh gone colonel bill |