Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-21

| the library"
"Oertaanly,. answered Mrs.. IfAlAanc
making virtue Of necessity.
III they concern me or my rels
| ton to Mr.. Oormly." said Eleanor. "l
l should like 70 know them Immediate
IT,"
They concern US ALL" he answered
And, BY the way" no added. II was
going 70 Withhold Il: but might q,
well give II to you now. Here's {
letter to you from Mr.. 0ormly. HI
asked 70 give II to you whsn
cav you. was going 70 talk - iathel
aDou< THE other matter before I Gavt
4 to ysu; but you can read II ovel
while ~ are gone"
WHIST wss Il you wished to say t.
~, L1viAS1tonor began the oldel
man q tAey entered the library.
.'Tathas." returned his son with be
wilAering abfuptness, Il learned n
AssAquaxAsrs EfoAAy that you were Ii,
AeaA and front :of the Gotham Fseish
| Traction company and al the rottsl
| loe agai1st whom We arc lighting"
Prom whom did you learn this3'
aaked the oldeg man quietly.
"From 0ormiy himself"
Docs anybody else know itr~
1T ISN'T generally known. II that's
what YOU moan. Il hasn't got In the
papers yet. The people who found It
out. Of course. told Gormly. and he
came to me with 4. He said that I
haA heeA one Of his best and most
useful helpers In this campaign: that
~ his light was against the Gotham
Freight Traction company, and in that
respect against you. he supposed I
would want to draw out Of II, and hs
would give me IN opportunity. 80 that
I could leave honorably before the
news became public"
And suppose that I am-er-inter-
ested IN the traction company"
ITO what extent are ysu interest
ear" asked the younger man.
We'll. that was not the question I
asked you"
-Buk It IL the question with me.
father"
Z recognise no right that you have
to put such questions 70 me-"
= may not have any right: but I
an doing It just the Same. I know
and No alltknow just WHIST tho Gotham
Freight Traction company IL We
know tAat II = rebSlng the psopla.
And for that reason want to. know
how deeply you are Interested In e"
60 back 70 0oTmly ana ma outi"
thun4ssed bis father. intensely anger.
- at the young mans scathing de-
nunCia&ioa.
no sis. I'm going to ind II cut
from you before I leave THE room"
The sftuatton was = terrible ono for
tho older man. Under. ordinary cir.
cumstaAces. he would not have greatly
cared e his connection with the Gotham
Freight TracfioA company and the I'd.
nanisFation had gradually leaked out:
but 10 have It sprung - . trap, with
cut warning, on the instant al II were,
and at this stage Of the campaign. was
ruino,ls. AZ HE sous blunt announce.
msnt Of his dissemination toJknow all
then and there. he lost for tho mo-
ment his nerve. his fins self control
and hs went suddenly white. The
two men had been standing. Tue
elder sat down upon . chair By the
de6k and leaned his head upon his
hands.
Let m. think b. said fa,at,y .,
last
You don't have to think" went On
tho young man with unconscious
cruelty. TO say how deeply yeu ere
involved IN the AFFAIRS Of the Gotham
Freight Traction company"
As deeply - anybody can be-" was
the desperate sdmiss1on.
Good Godi" exclaimed Livingstone,
surprised In spite II his Forwarding.
You! It isn't possible. ( ssw the
proofs With my own eyes. and Pet !
wouldn't believe that you would ally
yourself With that gang Of thieves
and scoundrels."
Somebody had to take that fran.
chiss ana build that road" answered
his father. We are giving the people
good service, and
Don't make EXCUSES" said the
young man, brushing them away with
wave Of his hand. How on earth
arc We going to explain the facts I
What will Eleanor thinks?
You have influence with Gormly. -
sedA the father. Go to him. Tell him
that must sec him and at once. Can
you bring him here?"
We'll. he's watched like . hawk"
said young Haldans. Your dirty
crowd has detectives on his trail all
over New York. II he csme up here.
Il would be reported in every paper
In the city tonight and tomorrow
morning"
Never mind that must sec him. =
Look here. father. am not mixed
up with the Gotham Freight Traction
company and that gang that you're
allied with, and l don't intend to be
involved In any scheme you may un.
dertake 70 get Gormly in trouble"
II don't intend to make any trouble.
must see the man. and you must ar
range It. Como. are you my son, or
are you not!'
81 am your son all right" answered
the younger man; but tell you
frankly that have cast In my lot with
Gormly and this isn't going to make
any difference. Perhaps We can stave
| this OF OF"
AT any rate must zee GoYmiy.
and you must help me. Foe Gods sake,
don't stand there ar9uin4 With ma h,t