New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Callahan contention 10 sound. said Van
Slyke at last.
Wen. gentlemen" ,ald Haldane. what do
YOU all think about It,
Let's get what we can, SAID the Mayor.
And keep al wc've got. added Conneu
Very well. then SAID Hdldane, 50 be II
We are united upon a nOnpartrzan ticket whlcn
We can select presently. with Warren At the
head Of it. 4lr. Callahan will see Mr.. MunSOn
and induce his cooperation Mr.. COnneH VIII
investigate Mr.. (iOrmlvs career Nr. Ruther-
ford VIII arrange to have the franchise renewed
.ls soon - 1t Is possible To DO So Nr. lrren
Will At once announce himself a candidate
Tor reelection. MeSsrs. Callahan. Hdbberley.
and Conncu VIII get their forces N line And
think that's al
Not quite Mr.. Haldanc" sand Callahan.
What else,
You'll get the barrel open for the necessary
expenses Of the campaign,
Quite 50. said Hlldanc drylv. " You may
depend upon Us to do what Is proper; eh gen
tlerncn2'
V.n Slvkc and Mcdonald nodded
i think we've done u pretty good night >
work. said the District Attorney, rising
Don't 90 yet said Haldane- We must
TX up the slate first. and that viii DC all
IT VIZ, u halt-huur later when the last one de
parted from the house. Haldane was quite
aware Of the conditions under which his fortune
was beng increased and his power extended
He had been brought IN contact with the naked
reality of the situation a great many times
but 1t seemed t. him that never before had It
presented itself IN 50 hIdcous and unattrdctIvc
4 gt;isc A. that night. The nndnclrr WIS
hardened. HIS conscience. while kccnIy dl1ve
III other directions. IN matters concerning
politics and the people was scared and IN
duratcL But what had been sad and what
ne had discussed that night had SIckcncd him.
HIS thoughts. ,s he sat alone rejecting upon
the situation. went back with a certain degree
Of envy to (1ormlvs simple honesty. his clear
cut purpose, his clean and splendid record. his
wonderful chances Of success. He doubted
very much whether COnncUS most careful
scrutiny would reveal anything of a shameful
character IN the career Of the enemy. and he
realized that nothing else than the absolute
truth would serve III the present cr1SIS. Hal
diane was 4 much ADLER. farther sighted man
than any of those who had gathered about him
that night brilliant though they were IN spite
of the cudrscneSs of some and venahty OF all
He could see dangerous possibilities posi-
bihtitS of which they made light
Presently the tlnanCIerS thoughts turned 10
his uughter-Strangc to her rather than To his
wife with = SICkenIng feeling of disgust at
himself. What would she think of such un-
holy alliances as that upon which he had en-
tered L. which he was committed What
would She say could she have overheard the
conversation III which he had Just borne his
ignuminouS part, What WAS the cause of her
strange interest III Gorinlv, and what to
be dcduccd from GormlyS strange interest IN
her. The great merchant had some unusual
characteristics. He had even attracted his son
to his cause!
Haldane felt quite lonely. quite old. he
sat there IN the small hours of the morning his
cigar gone out. muSing over the situation He
pulled himself together at last. The battle
was not lost. The enemy had not won. and
before that came about there would he a Strug-
gle that would he remembered. The cards
seemed to be III his hands or IN the hands of
the ring If which ne WAS chief No more eN-
perIcnCed players ever sat 1T u game than
those associated with him. They ought to
win; but would they Haldane was 10y NO
means certain.
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