New-York tribune., 1909-01-17


could reach his hand out and touch her II he pos
scssed the right was happiness enough. 10 have
won her approval to have heard her thrilling words
Of appreciation To- enjoy at the same time the CON
sri5rlsncss That in what had hitherto been the Sill
r.,,la moment IF his life he had been lucky enough
t. have h.~ present. completed his satisfaction
THERE was only one cloud ON his hor.,, IN. and
thai T.. in some information c'utrmtt'rv II a
suspicion u- had entertained ever since H~i-'rnt7
Eve. which had come % HIM that afternoon. II
c,ntrgl,,n, -rlr, of the Gotham Freight Traction
Corn94rv a.arst which he making Els great
battle whose downfall &as after all the object oi
his oamrtrLu.-uot for any other reason. however:
than THAT r stood for all that was bad IL municipal
adm,u--r. I,u.-Has hcrt1thcr. N'mcot the ehrrFi-
est and H lest of his allies had been doing some I'M
vcstlg,i,., ON their account and they had t',-
covered 'it, fact He was merely waiting tor some
final evidence 1car" taking action Whether HornIE
would ha"c ena'sgi IN The 2attle, II ne 34L 4'f
forcknoWI.igc OF Tins alliance between the father 'l
the woman hc loved and the powers he WAS trying
to overt hrDry. Is a question.
ls to his present attitude. he had begun his cam
1,aign with mingled feelings Il had been at first
in a certain sense and for a short time q campaign
for the winning of Eleanor Hullauct but larger
issues had speedily rclcgatcd that motive into
the background. and now the campaign made
every possible apTc, 10 his honor as man, to his
sense OF duty as a citizen And while Eleanor Hal
dane hullri large before him he knew that no mat
ter what might be the result of the campaign tar
as she WAS concerned he must of absolute necessity
press the end Of it He wanted 10 WIN Tor her,
but if II became necessary, he would win without
her, and for the peoples sake
The confirmation OF his suspicious had given him
a great shock. He feared that the disclosure, which
would be inevitable in short time, would put
Eleanor IIaldanc farther away from him than ever,
but he saw plainly that he must 90 He felt deeply
for her lie knew her high ideals he realized
what awful and appalling shock 1t would be
for her when she learned the unworthnesS Of her
father He knew too that the information would
have to come from him, that he could not afford
shut his eyes to the situation, that II was ncgcS-
f1a Tttr1
He might not do 1t personally; but 1t must be done
by his adherents and with his permission It would
make his election certain to reveal to the
public the vast COrruptlVe influences behind the
traction company and the Central Society. His
agents had been thorough i'll their work, and they
had discovered what nobody suspected. that the
sy Indicate of which Iialdane the head practi-
caly controlled all the public utilities and afforded
all the financial backing for the Central Society and
its immense corruption fund
If it had been a case of mere personal ambition
on Gornlv's part, he would have thrown over his
desire for her sake without question. But it was
more than that. 1t a of serving the people;
it was case of rcdceming great city; 1t was case
of being to the thousands of men who on the
strength of his declaration had rallied to his support
and had cast their lot in with him 1t was not 70 be
th0uqh- of Not for any reward that could be
imagined could Gormlv draw back now To win
was more imperative than ever-to win even II he
lost her
Neither in nis heart of hearts did he think if She
knew the situation that she would have hIm draw
back The knowledge of her fathers position might
break her heart; but she of Roman stuff IN her
soul he believed, and capable OF any sacrltlce Tor
the right.
Gormly had meant to carry his campaign to
the end and then tell her that he loved her and ask
her to be his wife. He swiftly that with all the
complications before HIM this would he an entirely
frutless proceeding Indeed, if within more favor
able circumstances he could have won her affections,
it is probable that now such an cndeavor would be
unavailing He had been wondering since the
knowledge had come to him how he could get speech
with her without too great publicity, and, behold