Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-25
CHAPTER XIV.

secret rendezvous There were pres.
ent besides the two mentioned, Van
ISiyke and Mcdonald, Rutherford. Con-
nell, Habberley. Benson representing
the allies and the mayor. When Hal.
dane arrived. no found the others Al
ready assembled.
Well" asked IAffey as soon Is the
other entered the room.
II He's found 1t out and he's going ia
lido It,"
II Found out what and going to do
ewhat?' asked Rutherford.
"Gormly has got onto us, Mr.. Ru-
fherford." was Liney's reply. The boss
Fealized Instantly that Haldane had
failed to postpone tho disclosure.
He's found out the secret history of
lthe Gotham Freight Traction COM
tpany. He's found out the whole bloom
tin' history; where We git our money.
chow We spend It,"
And who was the traitor that be-
I Strayed your" asked Benson fercely
IN I'D like to know that same" an.
Y swered Lifey. his fat jaws clamping
together, his "pompadour" crest bris-
Ting.
Il don't imagine anybody betrayed
u.s." said Rutherford. We've known
all along that the thing was bound
to get out sooner or later. II It had
been later. 1t wouldn't have made
much difference: but now Is he
going to publish it?"
He is." answered Haldane.
"When!' demanded Van slyke.
Tomorrow. It will be in every pa
per in the city except our own"
Great God" exclaimed Cornell. eff
we could only stave 1t of for Just
three moro days. Gimme three days.
and"
did you bid for him?" questioned
the chief of police.
Haldane nodded
did you go high enoughr'' asked
Benson,
Il went 90 high" said the man.
worse shame than the publication will
do"
And = wasn't enough" queried
Rufhero4A. who had clearer compre-
hension - what tho offer might have
been than the others.
no.
$50 it's coming out tomorrow. Is
it,"
Yes"
We'll. don't know what We can
do. said Liney. but grin and take
iit..-.
Gents, hear me." burst out Cornell.
az can't throw no light on this situa.
Ition: I don't see no way of keeping
this rot out of tho papers unless we
could burn up the plants or close 'em
down some way, which I'd like to
have the Job Of doin'. But we Amt
beat yet
This man that's posin' as an angel
Iof virtue before the people Of New
York and talkin' reform and % on is
an aaulterer. q thief, and seif-con-
fesssd murderer"
What" roared the men present.
l"You're dreaming. You're madi"
Il an, am 1? Well, you Just wait. -
returned the chief. and you'll ind I'm
the sanest man in the whole bunch.
was 1ammin' through the franchise at
the city hall and Gormly made his
rest playr'
Yes"
Well, one Of my men-I had a
Oh Of plain clothes men scattered
nigh the crowdEwith his eyes and
fa open heard q man cay, lookin' at
sormiy standin' up on that autom obile
and givin' the crowd his Internal rot,
Well. If that amt a dead ringer for
boy named George Fordyce that
used to know back in Kill Devil Camp
in wyoming twenty-five years ago. I'll
eat my hat!' My man sized up the
speaker at once. He was big west
ern man free Of speech az he VS.
with his money. His n&Ms's Bp' Ppm
Alton, and he's big Montana mine
owuer They call him salorel out
!tbsro. They struck up a -r:endship
Sri1At away, had few drinko together.
ina ny man got enough out OF him to
Eon the trail Of the story we been
for without Hamilton In the
eusDectin' what he was after.
Eihdo4sn OF the smartest mon on
70 out 70 Wyoming to rustic up
Afk aabitaHts Of Kill Devil Camp,
has long since been blotted OF
map. 1t seems that this Gofmly,
Fordyce., or Whatever his name is.
,nce run away with a miners wife.
first Robin him of his pile and shoot
In the miner"
Tho littleigISup Of men listened to
tho chiefs .GtartliQg story In fever
of excitement'and surprise. which Con-
nell greatly enjoyed.
Nov. We knew that he never came
TO New York with no woman" he ran
on.s"We've got his whole history from
the day he landed here, every minute
of It. We reasoned that the woman
must. have deserted him. or he her.
Nalurally she'd make for one OF tho
sbig; cities. especially II she had the
money. We believed that she had 1t;
for he had practically none when he
LANDED. He went to work as clerk
lin store At five dollars week. A
woman like thstd be pretty sure to
turn up on the town somewhere Soon
or or later. We've got detailed his
tory Of ev,ryone Of 'em here and else
whoee. II she went down to tho gut
ter shed be dead. II she went up
to The paflor, she'd be alive still. 1t
was only necessary to look among
thee that are runnin' tho thing. We
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