Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05

bic IN republic! Every noneSt cltllen oe-
| came detective, for the escape of the as
sassin and his abettors would be scandal
to the nation. Mrs. DR.. O'Clam wrote
daily series OF most thrilling and affecting
! appeals to the Samoan, Syrian and Polish
| immigrants to fling back the slanderous
suspicious hurled against them by banding
| themselves together to offer reward and
| to hunt out the guilty.
The very next day after the discovery Of
the murder Blarnaby hurried into the office
| Of the Patriot, eager to see Mr.. Hogg. The
two men met in the latter's private Office,
separated from the late editors room by
high wooden partition.
MIR Hogg-we are friends-2'
Hogg shook hands with a firm grip.
| What shall l say-what am l TO say2
This is cruel blow for me, not less than
you-''
81 know it Mr.. Blarnaby; feel for you
Everyone who knows you must feel for
you.''
81 would have sacrificed all my prospects
rather than this should have happenedr
''Mr. Barnaby, we are political oppon-
ents; we have fought with more bitterness
lately than have liked or desired, and we
may have other battles yet to fight; but
| here's my hand-I assure you on my honor
| that neither l nor anyone here. nor any
! honorable man in the country, has the
| ghost of the shade Of a suspicion that you
have ever, in the slightest degree, encour-
aged any show of violence" They shook
| hands cordially.
much-troubled heart for saying this
''And l am printing it. too
Il was sure you would. Hogg, we can
| be frank with each other. For the moment
| let Us change one painful theme for another.
You printed that infamous paragraph about
| Lady OSsulstone. Do you consider that
| fair play in political fighting?"
| ~ wish we cOuld have married. without
touching so sore subject; but since you
| wish it, tell you straight: you brought it
upon yourself, and more behind itp'
| Hogg was in no temper for calm discus
sion, and who could be, in his shoes at such
a time?
Blarnaby changed his tone. He, too, was
wound up by excitement after excitement
| to fever pitch.
''Take carr what you say! You seem to
threaten what sensation mongers call more
exposures do youl"
Hogg jumped to his feet and rolled his
| half-hysterical speech out without pausing
for breath.
| Your friends-your tools-are more
| likely to do that for you than l am. There's
| Fotheringham ready to turn you up; and
Blobbe talking about your jealousy to the
| man in the street; and Dicker willing to
sell you out if would stoop to Dribe his
| dirty paw!''
"Blobbe is no longer my friend; the rest
| have never been more than the friends of
| themselves"
"And yet you--you, with your rare in
| sight into character and motive-you can
permit yourself with your high status to
| jump up to power, elninence and wealth on
crawling wretches like these as your step
| ping stones"
81 am a politician, not political saint!''
"Your hirelings have threatened me with
violence in your interest. You shall see
fhnif. lntts -anf nlyar hnS
villains in his pay, as ! can prove, who
| threatened my poor editor with the fate
they have given him."
| 'tAll this is new to mer'
| "You have used Lady Ossulstones name
to"
s'Sience, STRIP Numbered Blarnaby; ssyou
have no right to name her name to me!''
| II have the right of the man who is to
| marry her daughter!"
| Blarnaby was dunbfounded.
"You traded on that lady's name for the
| benefit of your scheme and your candi-
| dacy!'
Blarnaby clenched his fists as he Kissed,
"Be careful, Hogg, be carefulv'
'And your scheme is rank swindle!"
| Hogg shouted the words, in his irrepres-
sible excitement: 81 know Terwilliger,
and so does Sir John Tyrwhitt!''
| The words were not uttered before Barn
| ably few at Hogg as a tiger springs at his
| prey.
They grappled each other in wild way,
| their faces livid and their lips tightly
| clenched. The wrestling was over in a mo-
ment. No blow was struck. Blarnaby's
| superior agility gave him the advantage
over the younger man. He got hold of Hogg
| by the shoulder and waist, and by dexter
| Gus side-twist pitched him with his back
| upon his DESK and there he fixed him, glar-
! ing at him with rising fury.
Instantly checking his impulse, Blarnaby
N%Alt hi ,s.aI
the perfectest self-command enabled him to
utter:
81 am an old man compared with you, but
/ scorn to use my advantage. You have
| wronged me! By God, you have wronged
me! Your father was hated because he
| succeeded. You would crush me when you
think | am falling, as you crawled up to
me while you thought was risingn' Here
Blarnaby flung him into his chair with the
gentleness of contempt and stepped back 4
pace, where he folded his arms across his
breast and eyed his confusedly silent foe.
Pointing his finger at Hogg's face he con-
tinued
"You have the i'll grace to talk to me of
trading on people and floating speculations!
Remember the career of your own father.
Remember now that wealth was got
which you so proudly sport to-day! Listen
to me for the last words shall condescend
to utter in your hearing. l have used the
worlds weapons to win the worlds tri-
| umphs. as your father did. He won. l am
probably losing. But l have wronged no
living soul consciously. My ambition has
been strong; it has made my road rough;
yours has been, smooth. You were my
friend. Lots of your friends have been
mine fair-weather friends, at whose deser-
ton in my hour of need smile the smile of
defiance. I fail here. The world is wide.
shall succeed elsewhere. Tell your aris-
tocratic friends from me 1 am stronger
alone. Tell them that l have found that
even love itself withers and vanishes if dis
appointed in its pltiful ambitton''
He stopped, picked up his hat, gave a 81
lent bow, and turned to go. But from be-
hind the partition there appeared woman,
evidently excited, but with ladylike self
possession. She came one step forward and
said with touching earnestness:
NO; true love never changes"
1t was no other than Mrs. Euphemia
Shicksper, who had overheard the latter
sentences on coming from her inner office to
see Mr.. Hogg.
Blarnaby took her hand warmly and led
her out of the room.
ITO BE CoNTINUED)
DR.. HUNTER,