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

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~ Want to Do Something for You,
Miss Haldane."
~Gch was indeed necessary, almost
-k&l in fact, to the furtharance Of GER
A1fa matters in which he was deeply
0%,cerned. but he did not desire that
~ interest, personal interest, that Ia,
IA the affair should appear. In other
words he wanted to talk seriously
as,out something Of great Importance
% him without disclosing that the
Eaetter was of more than passing mo
ment.
The opposition had greatly under.
rated the character and ability Of
Gornly. The Gotham Freight Trac.
t;oa company. for instance. had pooh.
poohed him at first, and even now.
though the public press was filed
with accounts Of him and his doings,
they still greatly underestimated his
qualities. Haldane himself had Joined
in this depreciation until he had met
Gormly. He had as yet enjoyed no
opportunity of conversation with him,
save in a general way. az has been
seen; but he was accustomed to deal
with men, and he saw instantly that
he was face to face with q personal
lity at once able, courageous, deter
mined. and strong.
Behold the two men seated on either
side Of the bright fire In the library.
Haldane smoking one Of Gormly's e1-
,cellent Havanas; glasses, bottles, and
ice on a little table at hand. He had
idisapproved of Mrs. Haldane's man
iner. not because he thought it insult
ed to the occasion, but on account of
the peculiar qualities and characteris-
tics Of Gormly and the relationship in
which he stood to certain matters of
importance. He had been inclined on
the first entrance to follow his wife's
Ipatronizing, arrogant assumption Of
superiority; but now he strove to in
fuse all the geniality and cordially
possible into his voice and manner.
On the other hand. Gormly natural
~ had deep interest in Haldane. AS
the father Of the woman he loved. he
would necessarily be q great factor
in the battle he meant to wage for her
hand. His consent and influence.
while not absolutely essential, would
naturally De of great value. II he
could by any means win the support
and countenance of the great fnancier.
his dream would be by that much the
more easy of realization. He had an
idea. however, that this would be i'm
possible. That did not daunt him or
render him the less alert To win
Haldanes consent possibly might be-
no more practicable than to win Miss
Haldane's consent. Yet Gormly was
to attempt the impossible,
and nine times out of ten to achieve
1t. That Haldane had any relation
ship. or could have any relationship
to him other than that of prospect,
i've father-in-law never entered his
head. That was sufficient to render
the interview memorable to him.
The conversation began with q 70
mark from the older man about the
weather. have long wondered why
the weather Is the staple inaugural
topic.
Il have rarely experienced SO severe
a snowstorm." said Haldape blandly.
Il have been coming down to Long
Island in winter OF and on ever since
! was boy. and this surpasses any.
thing within my knowledge"
1T is bad enough for New York." re-
sponded Gormly. Here when the
temperature gets down to the zero
mark and the wind blows thirty or
forty miles an hour, and 1t SHOWS hard
all day, we call it q blizzard. Most
people welcome this sort of snow
storm because of the mild excitement
of the situation. and the street clean.
ing department rejoices at the oppor.
tunities of graft presented"
At that last remark, though Haldans
had no ostensible connection with the
street department, or any other de-1
partment Of the municipal administers
ton In fact. the man slightly lifted his
head and glanced for a moment with
deeper interest at his companion.
Il take it from your allusion that
you have experienced worse storms
than this"
Il have been In real billiards. Mr..
Haldane." answered Gofmly quietly:
more than once where the winds
velocity was scarcely to be measured.
where the temperature was from
twenty to thirty below. where the sleet
needles cut like whips, and the storm |
had full sweep unchecked and I'M
broken by any thing. However. am
glad 81 the storm ip this instance ]