Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-31
CHAPTER XVII.
csIsnei Oil Hamilton Plays His Lone


Colonel Gill Hamilton Plays His Lone
Hand.
| Young Haldane's hrst duty was to
distribute mantfestos 70 tho newspa-
,pers as far as his copies permitted.
Having discharged his errand, with
the one copy which he had reserved
for himself, he headed for home. hit
ting up q tremendous pace as no
raced along the almost deserted
streets.
I Before he had left to warn GoHmly.
he had in a few hasty words given
mis- sister an inkling of what was
about to happen. He knew that she
would be awaiting the result Of his
interview with an anxiety not to DO
measured. In short time, therefore,
he placed the confession in her
hands. with straining eyes and throb-
ping heart the girl devOured the type
written pages.
Her feelings were q singular com.
'psvntf OF varying eAastions. For one
thing, there was relief that It was no
worse; for another, there was ad-
nairatfon At the holiness asad courage
with which the man had graprled with
10 desperate situation. the dexterity
and resource with which In perfect
honor and dignity he had extr1cated
himself from the dilemma In which
the opposition had sought to plunge
him. the magnificent audacity with
which he had faced the crisis and
dominated the interview; lastly, there
was q keen, terrible pang Of Jealousy
and bitterness toward that other WON
Ian. It was this last emotion that was
self revealing.
Eleanor Haldane knew now that
she loved this man. She realized in
this unwilling of her heart that prob
ably she had loved him all the time:
that the other feelings and emotions
which he had stirred in her heart and
she had sought to characterize by diff
ferent words were now blended into
passion as great as his own.
She sat quite silently, staring at
the paper. reading the lines over and
over again, thinking her thoughts. un.
iii her brother, who had absented him.
self for a brief space, came back into
the room.
well" he said. what are you go
ing to dog"
"Will - take q note to him to-
night" che asked.
j mot now" was the answer. It's
too iate begged him to go to bed
and try to get some rest. He VIII
need all his strength tomorrow.
But this night"
/. 81 don't care what It is. you can't
get 1t to him tonight. Besides that
L isn't the best way"
The girl sat down at her desk.
picked up q pen and drew a sheet Of
paper toward her She OWNED what
was in her brothers. mind. She knew
what would be the best way after all
az we'll as he. Well, she would do 1t!
What will father say" she asked
half curiously.
"He will have enough to do explain
ing his part in this transaction to say
anything about anything else"
"You dent think that he"
81 am sorry to say It," answered
young Haadane grevely; hut 1t was
father who gave me tho clue. you
know. ana I am dead certain that the
whole ring have put the ahtse ct 20
lice up u hls dirty work =
He turned away as he spoke ana
hung his head in shame. Eleanor
Madame had already gone through
the fires, and to her overwrought soul
Ut seemed that ~ further humiliation
could be brought UPON her.
! Maybe" she said at last. forcing
herself to speak With trembling lips
and sinking heart, "he won't care
after"
Dent be = fool. sis!" said her
brother roughly. yet not unkindly. He
cares moro for you now than any
thing on earth except his election.
and I don't knew but that he would
even let that slide"
"He wouldn't" was the answer.
~rhat day 1t Louise stewart's. father
offered me to him II he would not
publish that matter about the Trac.
item company. and
"And he refused?"
"Yes."
"Great God! I didn't thfAk the old
man could sink 50 low"
THAT Isn't all ether she went on
dreamily; "fsr I repeated the offer"
"uSH VGlCU ASA OAVSAAVAs
Eyes. asked him II I said would
marry him, whether he would stop
khe publication
And he refused yeu7~
"He did"
God! that's . man II ever there
was onet"
eyes" was the answer, and that IL
why I am taking this step now. II
he had accepted me. should have
aespised him. He would have sunk"
she said bitterly, ''te our family level. !"
Never you mind Sbcut our level.
sis,'' said the man gently. There
are few people on earth thst are 81
nigh a. your level; and II Gormly
ever does get you. he'll be mighty
lucky"
"Thank you," said the girl simply.
Nov, I want you to help mo With
what have to write"
Hsidano seated himself BY her side,
and the two heads were soon bushy
bent over tho desk.
While all this was happening up
town, matters were stirring down
kewn. The editor.in-chief Of The
planet, belateA Ut dinner. happened
70 come In for nnal inspection Just
=. tina ni4ht editor flR1Uh0a reading