Cañon City record., 1904-05-05

What Is tt7' he cried.
than a week before the convention,
and''- IIe broke off, seeing the yellow
envelope in Meredith's hand. .'Is that
| telegram for meT' His companion
gave it to him. He tore it open and
read the contents They were brief
and unhappy.
Can't you do something? Can't you
| come down? 1t begins to look the othcl
way Il H.
Tom. give me that pad and pencil
said the sick man. He rapidly dashed
| Off a note to ii. Fisbee.
Sept. 5. -.
H. Fisbee. Editor Carlow Herald:
Dear Sir-You have not acknowledged
| my letter of the I'd of September by note
| (Which should have reached me the fol-
| lowing morning. or by the alteration in
the tenor of my columns which l re-
| quested or by the publication of the Nc
Cune papers which l directed. In this
| hold you grossly at fault. If you have
| conscientious reason for refusing to carry
| out my request 1t should have been com
municated to me at once, as should the
| fact--if such be the case-that you are
| personal Cor impersonal, If you like) friend
| of Mr.. Rodney McCune. Whatever the mo-
| tive which prevents you from operating my
paper l direct, l should have been in
| formed of 1t. This is matter vital to the
| interests of our community. and you have
| hitherto shown yourself too alert in ac-
| ceptlng my slightest suggestion for me to
| construe this failure as negligence
| You will receive this letter by this
| evening by special delivery. You will
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 It is to you ! owe the Herald's
| 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 II he ever tried to re-
turn to political life. and he is deliberately
| counting my physical weakness and
| absence. Let him rely upon i'll am not
SO weak as he thinks. 1 am sorry for him
| from the bottom of my heart. but the
| Herald is not.
You need not reply by letter. Tomor
rows issue answers for you. Until have
received a copy I withhold my judgment
JOHN HARMLESS.
Tomorrow's issue-that fateful print
on which depended John Harkless'
opinion of II. Fisbee's integrity-cOn-
tanned an editorial addressed to the
delegates of the convention. warning
| them to act for the vital interest of the
| community and declaring that the op-
| portunity to be given them in the pres
| ent convention was a rare one, sin
gular piece of good fortune indeed.
| They were to have a chance to vote for
a man who had won the love and re-
spect of every person in the district
| opa bo boI SuffpraI for his oh a ulDipn.
ship of righteousness; one whom even
| his few political enemies confessed
they held in personal affection and es-
TEEN: one who had been the inspiration
of new era: one whose life had been
helpfulness. whose hand had reached
out to every struggler and unfortunate:
a man who had met and faced danger
for the sake of others: one who lived
under threat for years, and who had
been almost overborne in the fulfllment
| OF that threat. but who would live 10
see the sun shine on his triumph. the
| tribute the convention would bring him
/ as gift from community that loved
him. His name needed not TO be told.
1t was on every lip that morning and
in every heart.
Tom was eagerly watching his com
panion as lie read. Harklcss fell back
on the pillows with n drawn face. and
| for a moment he laid his thin hand
over his eyes in a gesture of intense
pain.
"What is itT' Meredith said quickly.
"Give me the pad, please"
"What is 1t, boyT'
The others teeth snapped together.
| "What is itI' he cried. What is 1t?
It's treachery. and the worst / ever
knew. Not word of the accusation
demanded-lying praises instead! Read
that editorial-there. therep' He struck
the page with the back of his hand and
threw the paper to Meredith. "Read
that miserable lie!. One who has won
the love and respect OF every person in
the districtv One who has suffered
for his championship Of righteousness
Righteousness! Save the markw
"What does II meanT'
mean! 1t means McCune, Rod Nc
Cune, who has lived under a threat
for years'-my threat Lswore would
print him out Of Indiana II he ever
raised his head again. and hs knew /
/ U0aA sA1unk a. 49, R,,l