The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

tnoaters' or--in short, ! want you to
give him an equal chance with your.
self; e conduct the cam,paign honest.
the voters. Viii you do this?'
.Andif I beat him at that?''
II you are elected by an honest
All demand is that you fight in
tho open and leave the result to the
Caleb thought in silence for few
35s'If do this?" he asked at last.
Then. on the afternoon Of election
day. my brother shall turn over to
entire Denzlow correspondence.'S'
Il have your word for that? Certified
copies !'k s. {: ana all?"
,a aYou don't dor He H. That's about the one
II I've got your word. you'll stand
by It Cant say quite the same Of me.
4 don't think that needs an an
Cant turn over the letters to me
I'm AFRAID not said Anice, almost
And you're dead right a promise
wise to keep Your finger on the trig-
ger till the real moneys handed over.
Tvs; to keen the sacrednesS iron, ,spoil-
ng ana s then e
s him fair. you and I are quits? I'll do
It. Such fight ought to prove pretty
amusing: tn be an experience G, any
Healy told him he'd some day burn in
hell. I'll accept those silly terms Of
yours for the same reason so many
men stay honest. They don't enjoy it
but it's more fun than goinEto jail. I'll
send out the orders first thing in the
morning. And on the afternoon of
electi ic,' day I'll get that Denzlow
Yes. And the certified COPY the
following morning.
"Jn case I should get absent-lnindel
ed? You're a.clevers girl. Miss Lanicr.a
Pity you're to be wasted on 4Standsh!
OH, that's all right don need to
Pc ho to %av girl m TX, Ior ism isn't acting
mcnsly principle. And now his
bantering tone changing to one Of
brusque command. "if there's nothing
more, maybe you'll both get out. I'm
Give and Anicc withdrew. The lat
ter, looking back as she left the room.
: saw Caleb sitting doubled over. mo-
{ tionleess, in his chair. his gaze again on
the fire. s35 ys.
Perhaps it was tho flicker from the
to have grown in a moment Infinitely
s old; his Keen. light eyes &inexprcssibly
lonely. and desolate. Undoubtedly SO.
for when he GLANCED up and saw nr she
stamped on his ruEged features. .
Long and late Caleb a., Gonover sat
The lamp on the table .llickered, gut
tered and went out. The live GOALS
died down to embers The ne, cold q Of . ear.
room. along with the encroaching dark
ness. The clock on the wall chimnd.
Then again, and q third time. but the
At length he gathered himself to-
gether with an impatient Erunt He
reached across to his table and drew
he ro! opened #. the diving firelight struck
ifis Ests. ','-po'A'sa e'us'sr .. 10y
explaining to some invisible compan-
Ion "but would n made Lefty civ,
1t to her. It'd "a looked fine AGAINST
There was a swirling little eddy, Of
cinders> and sharks ms the case crashed
into tho heart of thnsdull red embfrs
The Railroader had fallen back Int
of rcflcction. !.
"Flrst 1t was Jerry" he wisnered Z
the mnE!narT anltT1 the snaa
now-her. That's worse than botht N
others nut together, Not q one left :"
The study door behind him was tim
idlv opened, Caleh9did not hear.
mot n one LETT" he murmured ngnin
"And-----" I'll
"Is anything the matter, dcar2
threshold. "Its ncar,v----.-- =
'You don't COUNT" shouted rnlel
Conoycr with odd irrelevnnce. IA Go tt
bed, can't you?"
CHAPTER XII.
CALEB coNovER FIGHTS.