Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-03-11
CHATTER VI.
TIE SHADOW OF PARrING.

Laurence Mangan spent some days IN
looking over the territory in which the
principal park was to be located, ac-
cording to the information he had re-
ceived from sources ne knew to be re-
liable. There ara many men in politics
who are so anxious to make friends
with newspaper men that they occasion
ally abuse the confidence OF others and
disclose state secrets, so to speak, well
knowing that their own are safe.
Have you ever thought how those big
stories, not coming through regular
news channels, have been drawn into
print, startling the public and the par
ties interested with the precision Of
statement and accuracy OF detail? This
may enlighten you. IL was one Of Ray
mond's leutenants, an assembly
man, who told Mangan that Raymond
had explained, when asked why he did
not leave the appointment of the com
missiouers to the Supreme Court, in
stead OF naming them in the bill, that
one of the Justices could not be de-
pended on.
Just think of it, One man under the
political system of this free country
can not only have laws passed 10 suit
his purposes, if he is a Shrewd political
leader, but can actually have these
laws interpreted as he pleases by his
own nominees on the bench, IL he have
no quarrel with them We shudder
when we read of the tyrannies Of the
Car, whether all of Us, or only some Of
US, may palliate the nihilism engen-
dered by the excuses OF Russian autoc-
racy. Here we have political rev0lu-
ton. We clean out'one or more branches
of the city government, where wrong
has become so potent as 10 be notorious,
but the other departments TO which the
ramifcations Of fraud have extended
are left untouched year after year The
politicians have been taught lesson,
and the taxpayers take rest. SO it is
that our political reforms are tranSitory,
aud that the uprising at the polls we
imagine TO be the palingenesy OF our
liberties, not 10 say palladium, becomes
the genesis Of greater official cOrrup-
ton. because the feeling OF security it
creates has more strength than wisdom.
1t IempOriZes.
Laurence Mangan had all the facts
OF his assignment IN mind, so far as
they related TO the commission and
probable sites. He would soon be able
to turn in his article. he had com
pleted all mis- arrangements for starting
10 Denver and had made up his mind
that he would call again upon Mother
ST. Gertrude and Isabel and make his
adieuS.
That afternoon be started for the
convent 1t was two days after the re-
ception given by Inez Mortimer. He
had seen Isabel's name In the newspa-
per account OF the reception, but 10 him
there was no special significance in that,
for he knew that Isabe's presence was
looked fo- by the people whose names
figured in the report OF the event. She
was often in great demand at entertain
ments and other affairs where her taste
and executive ability contributed 20 the
success. l. she was called upon where
hard tasks were imposed, it was but
natural thai she should share in the
social pleasl res Of those whom she aid
ed at other times.
What a surprise was in store for
him.
Isabel care TO receive him, not play
fully as on the last occasion. with the
raillery tha; had lightened his heart,
bat difidenty, demurely, blushing, out
stretched her hand mechanically, bow
ing her heal in vain attempt TO hide
her confusion.
She would have given worlds 20 be
relieved of her secrecy. and yet she be-
lieved his honor depended upon her
reticence with respect 10 IL.
He was nonpIused. Was her action
due to the fact that this was the first
time he had met her since their troth
had been plighted-aHd plighted under
conditions that implied, 90 her own