New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY IL. 1909

IpectesI t, do until the end OF the election.
| What things asked Young Haidane.
\" Things that concerned HIM, or
Il don't know what they are
"Wcli, | think LIDO" returned the Young
man.
What are they." his sister asked him with
great cagerneSS.
10 declare what things they were. " ON second
thought" ." he said. Z" l don't know At any
rate, | want to talk some matters over with
father
Financial matters, my boy"
Political"
Very we'll If your mother and sister viii
excuse us. we will 90 into the library"
Certainly" answered Mrs Haldane, max
ing virtue OF necessity.
If they concern me or my relation 10 Mr..
Gormy" said Eleanor, should like TO know
They concern us all. he answered And,
bv the way" he added " | was gong To with
hold 1t; but | might we'll give 1t to You now
Here's letter to YOU from MI tTornIF- ne
asked me to give 1t to YOU when | saw You.
was going TO talk 20 father about this other
matter before | gave It to YOU; but YOU can
read 1t over while We are gone
The impudcncc Of that man saving he
loves YOU one dav and writing 70 you an
othcrl" exclaimed MrS. Haldane, IS the father
and son lett the room.
WIIIAT syas it YOU wished to say To- me.
" Livingstone began the elder man aS
they entered the library.
Father" returned his son with bewilderng
abruptncss, 3" learned at headquarters to-day
that vou were the head and front OF the Gotham
Freight Traction Company and all the rotten
lot against whom We are fighting.
From whom did YOU learn It:
From Gormlv himself.
Does anybody else know it?
1t isn generally known, if that's what You
mean. 1t hasn't got in the papers Vet. The
people who found it out OF course, told
Gormly. and ne came TO me with 1t. He SAID
that had been one of his best and most useful
helpers in this campaign, that he valued my
assistance most highly
Eliminate all that, my dear boy said the
father and come to- the point
Il am coming 10 II. He said that As his
fight was against the Gotham Freight Traction
Company, and in that respect against YOU, he
supposed should want to draw out of It. and
he would give me an opportunity SO that l
could leave before the news became public
And what did YOU say:
" | said I'd come right up here and tni out
the true facts in the case from YOU
And suppose that | am interested IN the
traction company,
" To what extent are YOU interested, asked
the Younger man He had all his father s.
dircctncSs when his interest was excited. and
he put the question straight at HIM
Well that was not the question | asked
YOU
But 1t Is the question with me, father.
"I recognize no right that You have To- put
such questions TO me
' | NAV not have any right. but | am doing
it lust the same | know and we all know 1uSt
what the Gotham Freight Traction Company
IS Its ramidcations have been followed out
and discovered We know that it holds nearly
every public franchise We know that 1t Is the
financial backcr Of the Central Society. We
| know that II Is hand in glove with the admins
tratipu. We know that 1t Is rohbing the peo-
pie And for that reason | want to know how
| deeply YOU are interested in 1t
Go back to Grormlv and find out. thun-
dercd his father intensely aroused At the Young
man $ ScathIng dcnuncIation.
No, I'm going to find It out from You he
fore | leave this room
" Do You threaten me
81 cntreat YOU To- tell You might as
well 1t Is 10 be published IN every paper IN the
city tomorrow The articles are all written, :,
saw them. I've got tTormly to hold them
back until | could see YOU. II You don I tell
me vouu have "a chance u deny perhaps g
great deal more than you are able l. or want t'