Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-27

IIackctt laid both hands upon Haver-
lyS shoulders. and there was a CUES
tlon in his look. lIaycrly answered it
( uneaSily.
Il cannot help YOU" he said earnest
~ and slowly shaking his head. his an-
ger vanishing as quickly as it had APP
peared. Hackctt's hands touched his
shoulders more firmly, more affection
atey.
Il am TO marry one of Richmond's
! daughters" said Haverly. The STORY
does not concern me directly. but you
cannot print ii. 1t would cost Rich.
mond more than you or can figure
out in money. And think of the girl
/ Hackett recalled one day when he
himself was in despair over failure
in Il mathematical examination and
that Haverly came up behind him ana
/ took his hand without Il spoken word.
1t had profoundly touched him. and
Hackctt thought that perhaps he. too.
owed Haverly something in return for
that incident of silent sympathy. and
lie was momentarily tempted to aban-
don the effort 10 secure the tunnel
stock story. Then he remembered that
business is a firm master and that he
had Il position to maintain on the
Globe staff. and he almost felt. in n
physical sense, a struggle between his
affection for the man and his own
thirst for reputation. Then he regret
ted that lie had alluded TO the river
and the rescue, and he knew that Iav-
erly felt he was determined TO secure
the story Of the stock affair at sacri-
flee of every personal feeling and that
he was CHASING Haverly rs an migrate.
As if his reflections had been spoken in
words. Haverly proved his conclusion
TO be correct.
Harry" he said. you are fitting one
Of those theories upon me that | used
10 call absurd when we studied logic
together. | am grateful am your
frieud and | have not forgotten what
owe you. even without your reminder.
You want The tunnel story confirmed. |
have already unguardcdly said it was
true. 1t is 50, every word you have of
it, ana mere. Sit down And Iavcr-
ly gave him briefly a score of details
that would send the headlines into the
wood letter case, with double column
pictures
Now you have the entire thing. !
owed you 4 debt and have put its
Sat- hands mood
not see Richmond He would deny it
all on the Scriptures But may be
suspected of confirming the rulnOrS.
aud if / am you can judge for your
self what will come of it. Will you
promise not TO print it,
IIackctt thouglitfuIly twisted his
muStachr and made no reply.
II do not mean Libel suit. But be
careful what you do Won't you for
Old timcs' sakc?" asked IIavcrly.
II promise 10 be careful replied
Ilack"tt And the two parted as cold
bloodrd business men do.
IIackctt i"ft the Richmonds' house
with the power in his hands to shatter
regulations and perhaps Il lifc's happi-
ness, and the drive to the newspaper
office was the shortest he ever knew
His mind was III confusion at the Situa-
ton in which Iiavrrlys information
had placed him. His first thought was
that if he suppressed the story it would
eventually become public.
II could not expect him to consent to
printing such n story. but he confirmed
1t. after all. He did understand that
was experimenting with my theory Of
gratitude upon him. As long rs [ can
remember him lie always took cXccp-
ton 10 acting as my moral lay figure.
once shying Il bootjack mt my head in
college and wTccking Il mirror when
lodged his materiaistic argument"
thought Iiackct'.
Strange place to meet a nIan one has
not seen for two years. But Nigh
have expected il. the world is so small.
after all" Iackptt thought of the time ]
when they roomed in the freshman
year on the same staircase and Of their |
living together the next term.
Then he thought Of the GOODNESS in /
which they had just separated the first /
real interruption of n feeling of cordial !
regard since the days Of mathematics !
and Creek. He weighed Hayerlv's DO !
sition against his own, on one hand ]