New-York tribune., 1909-01-24


She was paicr than ever She stared AT HIM al
most in dumb IncomprehensIon. Her body
swayed lightly. Gornly stepped closer to her,
seized her gently, supported her 10 char by
the library table. She put her face IN her hands
and rocked to and fro silently
II can't be true she SAID At last " ! on
are mistaken Surely not my father IN that
sink Of corruption and bribery and lnIquIty and
shamei say It ism | true
Il wish TO heaven | could say It. but.
The man shook his head. 81 told YOU would
rather have been dead than have brought this
upon YOU
You are not 10 blame answered the
woman, her sense Of Justice upPermost It
is the fact itself that kills. II II Is fact. There
must be some mistake
e ! wish there was.
Are YOU absolutely sure:
Your father confessed it here IN this room
a half-hOur ago.
Why do you tell me OF 1t,
Because" was the answer the whole
world has to know II, and ! preferred 70 tell
you myself rather than let You get It from the
You going 10 publish 1t:
Tomorrow morning
But whv-why, She threw up her arms
IN nervous appeal
Think" SAID the man. It Is the one tact
that makes my election certain
And does your ambition run 10 the wreck
ing Of my fathers good name,
No If YOU viii think, you viii know that
II does not / am dong II lpI tIc sake oI lpHpl
for the sake OF duty. for the sake Of humanity,
he paused and raised his own hand. So help
me Godl" he cried with upturncd face
g But is II necessary
Absolutely
Why"
The cause Of popular government IS beng
fought out right here. The contest tTdnScends
IN importance any political battle that mas
ever been waged. If government of and Tor
and bv the people IS to be u success, we have
to II else down, 1t NAV
be forever. The people have right 10 know
what IS back of the Central Society, where It
gets its enormous corruption fund. / should
be a traitor false to my duty, betrayer, II
did not make public this knowledge that has
come 20 me.
see.
And YOU believe don't you, won t you, that
If IS the hardest thing that has ever been LAD
upon me to bring shame upon you through
your father, TO plunge you IN d1sgracef l
would cut my arms off for you, II could save
YOU thereby but in this case | am absolutely
helpless.
The girl nodded her head. 90 VIII you let me
see the paper" she asked.
CORMLY stopped, picked 1t up, spread 1t
~ before her and turned away he letters
danced before her eyes 50 that she could
scarcely read; but by an immense effort at
corccnfration she finally mastered the con-
tents Of the brief but damning document 1t
was clearly and suCcintly expressed but II
told the story with sufficient amplitude. Clta-
tions and proofs accompanied it No one
could possibly doubt its accuracy There were
no personal reflections upon anyone. she real
ized. and for that she had little flash OF graft
tude in her heart The story itself was allowed
20 condemn She read 1t through several
times. Gormlv respecting her silence absolutely
1T is all true she SAID at last. You say
my father was here
Yes"
He was very much agitated at some news
that my brother brought him short time ago
Does Livingstone know?
He does told him.
Why
ITO give him an opportunity to withdraw
from association with US IN view OF this attack
And what did he deCide!
He decided to stay with me.
And this IS why You made me that of1er of
marriage now rather than later,
Yes | wanted YOU to feel, after you had
This news. that, while | alone knew It, | pad
Won the highest compliment that | could think
Of that my heart was Irrevocably pledged TO
YOU. whatever was to happen.
That was kind of you. You have always
been kind to me >,
Il don't see how you say 50 after this
He pointed to the paper
I,l.-- -.,IIaJ her. eyes following his