The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-13

"Here" cried Kelvin. There's some
mistake about this. Well verify those
ballots
expected reply from Donaldson.
but he had crossed to the end of the
table where Carl was sitting. | fol-
lowed and touched him on the shout
der
"How the dickens did we Get such
result as that?' | asked. Thorn
dyke must have voted for us and Bum
against u.s.
'Thorndyke voted for u.s. said DON
aldson, land Bum voted for us. This
man voted against u.s."
'Carl.' | exclaimed. "Impossiblev'
"My son tried to warn me of this
long ago." said Donaldson, "and
would not hear him."
at is matter of business" said
Carl harshiy. Il am a stakeholder of
this company. l vote as my interest
Dictates"
'ThOrndyke," cried Donaldson, seiz-
ing the mans arm as he was passing
did my son know how you were going
to voteY'
"Well, to be frank with you replied
ThOrndyke, your son is responsible
for it. | had thought that | saw my
Interest clear to vote with the ether
party. but at a late hour last evc.!
ing your son came to my house with
Mr.. Bum, and then learned what an
Internally crooked game this man Kel-
vim has been playing. Between us,
gentlemen, and to use the slang Of the
day, l couldn't stand for it,
'Why didn't you lift the weight
from our minds by telling us this?'
demanded.
"Young Mr.. Donaldson desired that
should say nothing" was the reply,
land l seemed to see his point"
For the first time in his life Thorn
dyke had kept a secret.
Don't you understands said Don
aldson. archer, Archer. He's the
man whom my son was fighting
against. If Bum had stayed away,
Archer would have voted with us, and
we'd have lost the election just the
same, supposing that Thorndyke had
not changed his mind. But with Bum
here to vote for us and Thorndyke
supposedly safe for the Kelvin party,
Archers vote would turn the scale,
and it could DC turned in no other ,ray.
Kelvin would force him to cast it.
Donald has foreseen this a long time
man completely"
"Unmask, eh:" cried Carl. "Well, I'll
do a little unmasking. Kelvin, where's
that man Gillespie?"
Come away" grOWled Kelvin.
you're making a fool of yourself. It's
all over"
mo; not quite" said Carl. "Jim
Bum, answer me this: Who stole that
money: Who got the $4,000? You
know. Is this the man."
He struck Donaldson roughly on the
shoulder.
NO." answered Bum almost in q
whisper. "Youll get no lies from me.
am the man.
Carts hands dropped to his sides.
care you--Gre YOU such a id fool
as that? Go to states prison. then, if
you want to and die in a cage like a
rat"
Bum shrank away as if he had re-
ceived blow in the face, while Archer
turned on his heel and walked out Of
the room, followed by Kelvin.
"IIe has played the game too hard
said Donaldson. The strain has smash
ed his wits.
upon my word" said l, Il don't
quite see what his game was
Power" answered Bum. 'Kclvin' S
control of this road would have forced
your business into the trust. You
would have made the best terms you
could and would have retired from ac-
tive management, Kelvin promised
Archer that he should have the whip
hand Of everything here, and YOU can
see What that would have meant fOl
Donaldson. AS for me, they had me in
a trap"
(To be Continued
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