Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

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and III fix Gormlv. l ought have all the reports
in my hands the day after tomorrow
Wouldn't it be we'll to spring it tonight:
Hardly. Besides it's too late. Not even Gormly
himself could keep the stuff out of the papers now.
1t has been sent there undoubtedly, and
No let him talk. AS l said, we'll just have to
grin and bear it, and tl make the thing all the
harder for Gormly. How he hate to Withdraw!
But he II have to do it, said Callahan.
TGUEsS now Mr. Haldane, said Rutherford, as
1 the assembly dissolved and the two found them
selves together that you rather glad than other
wise that your bride did not work
So d heard
of this nothing definitely. Connell has been very
close mouthed. l tried to bluff Gormly with that
l don't know what effect the disclosure IS gong TO
have | don't know how true it is 1t seems rather
Council had better be careful what he does" re-
turned Rutherford He'd better be very sure OF
Why did you leave the handling of the affair to
him."
Well he'd make good sfapsgoath If fv anyshng
difference And the rest of the crowd are thor
oughly aware of that" he added as the two de-
scended to the street.
NOV. as it happened, Colonel Bill Hamilton
~ not so guileless as he looked. After the first
exclamation and the first few condolences over the
drinks that he gave to the plain clothes man who
had SO adrotly sought to get his story that event
full night Colonel Bill shut up like clam. The in
terest of the stranger in the story was SUSPICIOUS
Colonel Bill knew great many things that ne mad
not told and did not intend to tell unless 1T was
necessary. Therefore, he soon got rid OF his new
friend and went to his room to think 1t over
He was morally certain that Gormly and the man
whom he had known as the boy George fordyce We're
one and the same. Fortunately he had always liked
Fordyce, and he was not disposed to DO anything
that would injure him He regretted extremely the
casual exclamation and the condolences ne had gwen
his new friend convival glass in an adjoining
cafe He glad that he had checked himself IN
1,:.~ i,,cfir time
to do little investigating on his own account
Of course he had heard had everyone else IN the
United States of the remarkable campaign OF
George Gormly for the mayoralty of New York. He
had not had great amount OF personal interest IN
the matter however. But when he identified
Gormly with Fordyce the affair at once engaged ms
Devil Camp. he had never heard one word OF either
the man or the woman. He had supposed, as every
one else had that they had perlshed IN the storm;
and though their bodies had never been recovered
there were plenty of reasons to account for that.
Now that he had identified Gormly with fordyce,
he proceeded to inquire into the with great
thorouphness Uncouth and uneducated though he
appeared, he yet a man OF much natural ability
and native shrewdness 1t easy for him to learn
the history of the life OF his friend since ne came to
New York He had only to 60 back over the files
of the newspapers find out that. Although he
was nothing Of politician, he OWNED how useful
to the opposition would be such story as that to
which he had unwttingly given the clue:
With this knowledge in his possession, he carefully
pondered his He had sense enough to perceive
that it would not be matter OF great d1hcuty with
the indication that had slipped from him. to follow the
story down its source and thereafter to trace 1T
out in all it's qualifications to the bitter end. He
thought that the story would probably be spread
broadcast through the newspapers at some opPorune
time What was he to do: Was he to see Gormly,
or Fordvce as he called him, and put him his
guard or was he to wait and be governed by cir
cumstances? This was not easy problem to
decide; but Colonel Bill Hamilton finally came to
the conclusion that his best game waiting
Besides, he liked to play lone hand, and he felt
every confidence that he could do it.
He determined to fortify himself with such evil