Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-02
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away from him.
"You don't ask ne what l have
dons?" she said.
! II neither know nor care since yeu
are here ana you are mine"
Perhaps should not have been
here" she returned, III We had not
Il been already engaged and the engage
ment already announced"
! 81 am very stupid this morning"
said oornly in some bswilderment.
! "Yeu certainly are" was the an.
swer. Ter Q man VIE asDires to be
mayor of New York, you are quite the
stupidest and dearest person imAgin-
able
II have Wit enough at least to know
where I can get correct Information
upon all points,
'And where is that"
"Here!" said Gsrmly. pressing with
his own the loveliest lips in the world,
which smiled at him and were not re-
fused his touch. What have you
done and how has our engagement.
which, 90 far % know, was not en-
tered into until 0 moment since, been
announced?"
Read that" she cried. releasing
herself fron his grasp and handing
him the neglected copy Of The Planet.
She turned to the editorial page
and pointed to postscript to the lead
or Of the morning. which was 4 dis.
cussioa highly eulsgistic Of Gormlys
action and character. The postscript
was in the form Of q belated COM
munication which had been received
at the once Of Tho Planet at the last
moment, and had been forced into the
paper because 1t furnished tho Anal
ana completing touch to the other
revelations 1t contained. 1t had been
printed in heavy black capitals, double
spaced. Coming closer to her, SO that
he held her with one arm, Gormly
took the paper with the other and
read:
"The engagement of Mr.. George
Gormiy to Miss Eleanor Haldane is
authoritatively announced. The III
ture mayor of New York Is to be con-
graduated upon having won for his
promised wife the young woman, who
not only from her beauty of mind and
person, but because Of her lively and
practical interest in the poor. the op-
pressed and suffering. is easily first
among the daughters Of our great city.
The Planet feels that this announce
ment supplies the completing touch to
the other admirable qualifications
which Mr.. Gormly possesses for the
great ehlce to which h has aspired
and to which the people, mean to see
him elected tomorrow
who did it," asked oormly.
Il did"
! "But .why?"
! First Of all, because I found out
that loved you"
why did you do It last night?"
Because I believed that such an
Implication of trust. and honor, and
affection, would do more to establish
you IN the public confidence than al
most anything that could be I'm
agined."
"You have made my election cor
tain. But whether you have or not,
could almost believe that winning you
don't care"
Don't say that" interrupted the
woman. delighted nevertheless at this
splendid declaration.
Your father and mother do they
kHow?"
Certainly. told them at break
fast this morning"
How did they take it,"
You can imagine what my mother
thought and said" answered the girl,
smiling family.
and your father"
She sighed deeply.
my father. I imagine. Is not I'm.
What are you going to do when you
are slected?"
Marry you the hrst thing"
II mean after that"
"Live to make you happy"
do be reasonable: mean what
are you going to do with the opposi-
tion?"
Il am going to do justly and fairly
by all men, whoever they are, what
ever they may have done. Mine shall
be no policy of ruin. Some things
must be broken down; but my aim
shall be to upbuild."
Il thought So" returned the girl.
"And what are you going to do with
the one woman?"
II am going to love her rs no wom-
an was ever loved before in this
world"
How long this might have continued
can never be told. Young Haldane in
terrupted them.
MIR. Gormly," he said, 'T see you
have heard tho news"
II have heard the essential part Of
Il from your sister"
do you mean to toll me that you
haven't read the paper yet? Well.
cit down and read Il, q I'll withdraw
my influence and vote against you. I
suppose ell Elsansr told yeu was the
news Of her engagement!
Well. wasn't that enough"
Enough" cried the young man.
why. ysu want to read tho interview
With Col. Btll Hamilton. It's the m
vt thing that ever appeared. Evsry-
body knows that you didn't shoot tho
man. but that the woman did. They
know. to-. that you gave her your
horse IN the snow and that she aban-