The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-25
THE LEOP SPOTS
Continued from Page Five.)

asked Saline TO accompany ~"
theatre, and when she refused spent tfo
evening.
When her mother had retired Mcleod
arow his seat near her and again told
her in burning words his love.
..Mice Sallie, have won the Dattle OF
lifo a. its very threshold. l snail De d
United States Senator in a Few ihoh'n9'
want to lead you, my Drloe, into the
GALLERY of the Senate before l Walk Gown
its aisles to AXE the oath. l nave loVed
Won faithfully for years. l haVe your
fathers consent to my suit. ! asked MN
before leaving on this trip. surely you
will not say no."
"Allan Mcleod. l do not love you. |
do love another. I hate the slght Oh you
and the sound Of your voice.
IF you do not marry Gaston' VIII YOU
give me a chance?'
IF | do not marry the man OF NY
choice will never marry. Now 60.
MI cod returned to the hotel with the
frrv of the devil surging in his soul. he
determined to return to Hambr1ght, ana
if nossible entrap CASTOR in disslpaucn
and DESTROY his faith in SallleS loyalty.
He wrote to the general that he han
hocn rejected by his daughter, who sun
corresponded with CASTOR. When Gen
eral Worth received this letter ne "rcle
in wrath to his wife, peremptorlly lot
Kidding Sallie to write another line 10
Castor and closed saying:
II had trusted this matter to you, my
dear now I take it out of your hands.
forbid another line or word 10 thlS
man"
Castor watched and waited IN VAN lor
the letter he was to receive next week
.oain his soul sank with doubt and fear.
@,;1;ro him with an
unseen hand. He felt he should choke
uitb ,aoe as he thought of the infamy Of
such a warfare.
uis mother said to him shortly after
NcLeod's arrival:
"Charlie. have some bad news for
you"
1T can't be any worse than I have, the
misery of an unexplained silence OF two
weeks"
Il feel that I ought to tell you. 1t is
the explanation of that silence, l fear.
What is it, MOTHER" he asked sober
Il hear that Sallie has plunged into
frivolous society, is dancing every night
at the hotel at Na~rragansett Pier, where
they are stopping now, and flTtlng with
4 half dozen young men
Il don't believe it." growled CASTOR.
I'm afraid it is true Charlie, and I'm
furious with her for treating you like
This. | thought she had more charac-
ter"
I'll love and trust her to the enc"
he declared. as he went moodily TO his
office. But the poison of suspicion ranked
in his thoughts. And his heart grew
heavier from day to day with tho awful
feeling that she was slipping away from
aim.
Mcleod returned home to find his plans
of political success in perfect order. The
program went through without a hitch.
IN s. tic of the most desperate efforts
Of the Democrats, he carried the State
by a large majority, and made, Tor the
Republican party and its strange allies,
The first breach in the solid i'halanX OF
Democratic supremacy since Legree left
his legacy of corruption and terror.
'ne Legislature elected two Senator'S
To the amaZement OF he world. the de-
before the caucus Of the Republicans
met. Mcleod withdrew. He had no Op-
position so far as anybody knew, but q
curious thing had happened. The Rev
John Durham discovered the fact that
Mcleod kept a still and had established
his mother as an Illicit d~istiller year:
before. One of his deputies, who had be.
tOlllt dI IutDIldle, CO11tSSbu IIllS " III
doctor, who had informed the preacher
The preacher put this important piece
of information into the hands of 4 darins
young Republican,. who had always beer
one from principle. He went to Raleigl
and interviewed McLeod. At first Nc
LeOd denied, and clustered and SWore
When he produced the proofs, he CAV
up. and asked sullenly:
What do you want?"
Got out of the race"
A right. Is that all? You're or
top"
NO, give me the nomination"
Never" he yelled with an oath.
Then I'll expose you in tomorrov
mornings paper, and that's the end o
you"
Mcleod hesitated a moment. and the
said, I'll agree. You've got me. Blu
III make one little condition. You mus
give me the name of your informant"
The Rev. John Durham"
Il thought IS much
To the amazement of everyone McLeO
waived the crown aside and placed it o.
the head of one of his 1iaufanants. u
returned to Hambright from this dra
matte event with an unruffIcd front. T
his CronieS he said Bah! I was jokins
Never had any idea of taking the offic
mySelt. I'm playing TOR large
stakes. / make these puppets, and pu
the strings
re devoted himself assi1uously in til
leisure which followed to Mrs. Durham
He never intimated to Durham that h
knew anything about the part he ha
taken in his withdrawal from the Sena
torSliip. Nor had the preacher told b
wife of his discovery. They had qual
relied several times about Mcleod. Hi
VII" seemed determined 10 remain Ioys
tc the boy she had taught. and ne sal
nothing.
Mcleod waited n week on a Safurda
when the preacher was absent at one
his county mission stations he called {
the hotel for a long afternoons talk. n
determined to press his suit.
d you know, Mrs. Durham. VIII;
gives a preacher his boasted power ,
the spirit over his audiences" he II