American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-09-14

Gormly. The Gotham Freight Trac
ton company. for instance. had pooh
poohed him ct Arst. and even now
though the public press was nllst
with accounts Of him and his doings
they sdll greatly underestimatsd hii
qualities. Haldane himself had Joined
In this depreciation until he had me,
Gormly. He had ~ yet enjoyed &c
opportunity Of conversation with him
rave In . general way, as has been
seen; but he was accustomed to deal
with men, and he saw instantly that
he was face to face with Q personal
ity at once able. courageous, deter.
mined. and strong.
Behold the two men seated on either
side of the bright IRE In the library.
Haldans smoking one Of Gormly's er-
cellent Hayanas; glasses, bottles. and
ice on a little table at hand. He had
~disapproved of Mrs. Haldane's man.
ner. not because he thought 1t insult
cd TO the occasion. but on account Of
the peculiar qualities and characters
tics Of Gormly and the relationship in
which he stood to certain matters of
importance. He had been inclined on
The first entrance 70 follow his wtfe's
patronizing. 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
ly had q deep interest in Haldane. Az
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 be Of great value. II he
could by any mea win the support
and countenance OF the great nnancier,
his dream would be by that much the
more easy Of realization. He had an
idea, however. that this would be Inn
possible. That did not daunt him or
render him the less alert. To win
Haldane's consent possibly might be
no more practicable than to win Miss
Haldane's consent. Yet Gormiy was
accustomed to attempt the impossible,
and nine times out Of ten to achieve
It. That Haldane had any relation
ship. or could have any relationship,
to him other than that Of a 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. l have long wondered why
the weather Il the staple inaugural
topic.
I have rarely experienced so severe
q snowstorm." said Haldane blandly.
I have been coming down to Long
Island In winter OF and on ever since
| was a boy. and this surpasses any
thing within my knowledge"
1t IS bad enough for New York" re-
sponded sGormly. 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 1t a blizzard
At that last remark. though Haldane
had no ostensible connection with the
department, or any other de-
partment OF the municipal administra-
ton In fact. the man slightly lifted his
and glanced for a 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..
aaldane." answered Gormly quietly;
more thar once where the winds
7elocity was scarcely to be measured.
where the temperature was from
'wenty to thirty below. whore the sleet
cut like whips, and the storm
full sweep unchecked and I'M
broken by any thing. However. 1 am
glad OF the storm In this instance.
incs 1t has enabled me to extend to
'ou and your party the shelter of my
'oof. have been acQuainted-I have
lad the privilege of knowing, that Is
your daughter for some time, and
m honored In the Acquaintance of her
ather n mother and your friends"
You say you have known my daugh-
er for some timer"
Il have had that pleasure"
IF mistake not, she said that you
ad been interested In her settlement
FORK. Quixotic im~aginations Of an
nthusiastic girl. my dear sir: but I e..
umor hey :
You de- WELL" returned the other.
And If got will give me leave to diff.
with you. l hardly call 1t Quixotic.
have examined into the plan thor ]
ughly. and I must say 1t strikes me as a
eing altogether admirable as well as !
ndrely feasible. l hope and believe 6
will succeed"
Quite So" returned Haldane. He I
IS not In the least interested In the I
after. ,
Il have assisted Miss Haldans in
Tery way possible" returned Gormly, {
no did not propose to be questioned G
to the details Of his relation to the =
.heme. "Of course" he went on,
our own reputation as q nnancier Is