New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

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first"
Very good"
Will YOU let me know as soon as YOU can what's
going to happen about this discosure2'
Certainly I'll telephone YOU tonight"
Be sure and use the private signal.
"Ofcoursc. And if necessary shall see YOU at the
usual place llaldane named an unsuSpccted
office easily accessible from Central Hall in which IN
emergencies the leaders sometimes met
All right. Keep a stiff upper lip, Mr.. l!aldane, ne
biggest enemy that New York has ever seen. you
mark me- Guodby.
IN half an hour Haldane. in answer to a telephone
message from his SON bowling along upper
Fifth-lvc in his own electric toward the Stewart
home Miss Stewart herself admitted him. She
had been warned of his arrival and had been watch
Yes" she said in answer to his eager question,
Mr.. Gouny IS here Livingstone brought hun L
was Just coming into the house, 50 | let them IN
myself No one knows that he is here or that you
have come How delightfully."- mysterious It is Is
it a conspiracy What does it mean2
Is Livingstone here also
Yes He is in the small drawing with Mr..
Gormly"
/ want YOU to amuse him while | talk with Mr.,
Gorm1v Don't let anyone disturb us
Not for the world 80 said the girl, throwing open
the door of the little drawing room as she spoke
" Here is Mr HIaldane, Mr. GonnlY. Livingstone.
YOU are to come with me
Il intend to be present. answered Livingstone
Haldane firmly. at this interview
pardon
resolution. but | intend to see Mr. Gormly alone
Go on, HaIdane.' said GOrmly ' II there Is
anything that YOU ought to know, shall tell YOU
what it Is later
But | would
Livingstone said Miss Stewart, this is very
ungaant and unkind toward me
Your father and l both wish to be alone. SAID
Gormly sternly, whereat the Young man, with very
bad grace be it admitted retired and shut the door
Gormly waited for the elder man to begin.
AR GoPNI Y" s,id IIaldanc at last my son
l~A has told me that YOU have discovered my con
necion with the Gotham Freight Traction Com
pany."
Il told him so this afternoon"
Why did YOU tell him"
To give him an opportunity to withdraw from
his association with me before published the story
OF the corrupt corporation, and because have a
sort Of chivarous old fashioned feeling that COmpels
me to warn YOU of what am going to do before do
Il need not ask YOU who found it out who be
trayed us
Nobody betrayed YOU, sir l have had some of
the ablest in the United States investigating the
affairs of the corporation far as 1t could be done
and it was inevitable that they should discover your
connection with it and much of the history of its
dealings | wonder YOU ever expected to keep 1t a
secret.
Il never did ] never made any secret of it,-or
would not have made any if this New York Traction
Company franchise had been granted but now
Now, sir it is too late to discuss what you would
have done"
Mr. Gornly," said Faldane, you this day adj
dressed my daughter and asked her to be your
wife,"
Il did, sir"
why to-day"
Because | intended all along to do so, and
preferred to do it rather than after the expose
that will appear tomorrow. | shall repeat my offer
Tomorrow.
And you wish to marry herr?
1t is-it the dearest wish of my heart.
Was, sir"
Yes, and so far as personally am concerned it
still remains but there things higher than