The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-03

and he took the other hand ana looked
up at him mournfuIly: ant as it were.
his soul shone forth In dumb and elo-
qucnt thanks.
"I-Im giving you n Jolly summer.
Tom" he said. with quiYerin. effort
to smile. Don't you think I aml I
don't-I don't know what / shoCld have
done
-You old Indianr' Sid Meredith ten
DERBY
Three days later Tom was -, ir,s'
by symptoms of InviGo-ation in - pa
tient. \ telegram canle for I.arSe-.s
and Meredith. bringing. II INFO lie Sci
room. was surprised Ia find the n.,.i;
pant sitting straight up ou Lis -usi.l
without the prop of pillows. IL. wn
reading the days copy Of th" u raid
and his face was flushed and his brow
stern.
What's the matter. bcyt'
''NIismanagcmcnt. | hope" s1ii a.
other in n strange voice: ~wOrSr. per
haps. Its this young Fishee. I cant
think what's come over the fellow !
thought he was treasure bcyond
dreams. and he's turning out had. IN
swear II looks like they'd been well. !
won't say that yet. but lie hasn't print
ed that No une business told You of
and he's had two days. There is les
than n week before the convention
and He broke or. seeing the yelloy
envelope in MercdIth's hand. lis that
a Telegram for me:" Ills companion
gave 1t to him. He tore it open AMI
read the eontc:.ts. They Were brief
and unhappy.
Can't you do something? Can't you
come down? 1t begins to look the other
way. X H.
Tom. give me that pad and pencil. "
said the sick man. He rapidly dashed
OF a note to ii. Fisbee.
Sept. 5. =.
II. Fisbee. Editor Carlow Herald:
Dear Sir-You have not acknowledged
my letter of the I'd OF September by q note
(Which should have reached me the fol-
lowing morning. or by the alteration In
the tenor OF my columns which 1 re-
quested. OF by the publication of the Nc
Cune papers which l directed. In this
hid you grossly at fault II you have a
conscientious reason for refusing to carry
out my request IL should have been COM
fact-if such be the case-that you are a
personal tor impersonal. IL you like) friend
OF Mr.. Rodney McCune. Whatever the mo-
tive which prevents you from operating my
paper as / direct. / should have been in
formed of It This is a matter vital to the
interests of our community. and you have
hitherto shown yourself too alert in ac-
cepting my slightest suggestion for me to
construe this failure as negligence.
You will receive this letter by this
print the facts concerning McCune in to-
morrow mornings paper.
/ am well aware OF the obligations un-
der which your extreme efficiency and
your thoughtfulness in many matters
have placed me. 1t Is to you I owe my
unearned profits from the transaction in
oil. and IL Is to you i owe the Herald
extraordinary present circulation. growth
Of power and influence That power Is
| still under my direction and is an added
responsibility which shall not be misap-
piled
Are you sorry for McCune7 1 warned
him long ago that the papers you hold
would be published IL he ever tried to re.
| turn to political life. and he is deliberately
i counting on my physical weakness and
| absence Let him rely upon It'll am not
/ so weak as he thinks. am sorry for hin
/ from the bottom OF my heart. but tbs
| Herald Is not
You need not reply by letter. Tomor
rows issue answers for you. Until / hav.
received a copy / withhold my judgment
JOHN HARMLESS.
Tomorrow's issue-that fateful prin
ON which depended John HAIRLESS
opinion OF ii. Fisbee's integrity-con
tanned an editorial addressed to th'
| delegates of the convention, warnin,
them to act for the vital interest of tn,
community and declaring that the op
portunity to be given them in the pres
| ent convention was a rare one, a sin
| gular piece Of good fortune indeed
They were to have a chance to vote TO
a man who had won the love and re
| spect Of every person in the district
one who had suffered for his champion
ship OF Righteousness: one whom evei
his few political enemies confessed
II fhax- hal IN, aa