Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-24

maps Il would be more nerciful to
tell you"
"Just ~ you think best. Am .
strong woman. can bear anything.
Is It about" there was . long pause
my father!"
He nodded his head.
what has he done?"
miss Haldans." he began. y say to
you quite simply that I would rather
be dead than stand here as I do now
with the burden Of telling tou that
your father is the head and front. the
backbone. the brains. the genius, the
everything, of the Gotham Freight
company and the Sachem society"
my Cod" exclaimed Miss Haldane.
the paper dropping from her fingers
to the floor.
She was paler than eve She stared
OF him almost In dumb Incompetent
sion. Her body swayed slightly. Corn
ly stepped closer to her. seized her
gently. supported her to . chair by
the library table. She put her face
IN her hands and rocked to and fro
silently.
"1t can't be true she said at last
You are mistaken. Surely not my
father in that sink Of corruption and
bribery and iniquity and shame! Say
It isn't true!"
II wish to heaven I could say It.:
but" The man shook his head. Il
told you that I would rather have been
dead than have brought this upon
you"
You are not to blame" answered
the woman, her sense Of Justice upper
most. 1T is the fact itself that kills.
II 1t be a fact. There must be some
mistake"
II wish there was"
Are you sure absolutely
your father confessed 1t hero in
this room q half hour ago"
why do you tell me Of ~"
Because" was the answer, the
whole world has to know It, and ] pre-
ferred to tell you myself rather than
let you get 1t from the newspapers"
You are going to publish IT."
Tomorrow morning"
But why-why?"
She threw up her arms in nervous
appeal.
Think" said the man, ut is the one
fact that makes my election certain"
And docs your ambition run to the
wrecking Of my fathers good name
in order that you may be elected?"
mo. II you will think. you will
know ehat It does not. I am doing II
for the sake Of honor. for the sake Of
duty. for the sake Of humanity" he
paused and raised his own hand. $50
help me Cod" he cried with upturned
face.
"But is It n~ecessary?"
Absolutely"
Why"
THE cause Of popular government
Is being fought out right here. The
contest transcends in importance any
political battle that has ven been
waged. II the government Of and
for and by the people is to be a sue
cess, we have to demonstrate It now
or else 60 down. It may be forever.
The people have q right TO know what
1t gets its enormous corruption fund.
I should be Q traitor. false to my duty.
a betrayer. II l did not make public
this knowledge that has come to me-"
"It IL all true" she said at last.
"You say my father was here?"
'.Yes."
He was very much asitated at
some news that my brother brought
him a short time ago.. Does Living
stone know"
HE does. I told him."
Why"
ITO give him an opportunity to
Withdraw from association with us In
view Of this attack"
"And what did he decide7"
HE decided to stay with me-"
"And this is why you made MI that
OFFER Of marriage now rather than
later
Yes. I wanted you to fool. after
you had this news. that while I alone
knew It. l paid you the highest com
pliment that I could think Of; that my
heart was irrevocably pledged TO you
whatever was to happen"
"7hat was kind Of you. You have
always been kind to me"
Il don't see how you a say go
after this" He pointed to the paper.
This" she replied. her eyes follow
Ing his outstretched hand, makes q
great difference. doesn't IT."
Il don't know. I suppose 1t will. II
does not make any difference in me
But don't you see It makes 1t I'm
possible for me II you How could ]?
The enemy of my father!"
Il don't suppose you could" he an
swered. That 10 another reason why