Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-29
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE ORC AT WORK.

THE FORCE AT R
HOB returned to treat the city t
q whtrlwind campaign such a
u it had never known.
No detail Of the campaign wa
too insignificant 10 receive bis atten
ton. 1t was Bob's changed ann
toward men that amazed Haggin.
Dashed If you amt gettIn' to be
regular mixer" he grinned one morn
ing as Bob and he walked home from
headquarters together. you got Pau
skinned now. What's got into your"
"God knowsp Bob answered with
a hard laugh.
"wel, mebby he does" Haggtn said
~hIosophicaIly. What l know is
you're gofn' to give Mac the all fred
est Hckin' he ever got"
Could It have been Bob who made
the answer "No, no, Tom! You and
I have deluded ourselves with that no.
ton long enough Not I. but the peo-
pie, are going to whip MACPHERSON"
Haggh snorted In profound disgust
Jaw, g'wan! You talk like Paul in
his speeches. They're goin' to do 1t
fer you. Guess that means you're do
In it."
"Bahi Why should they do 1t for
me?'
Baestn's brow pucservd over the
problem. 81 know, but I dunno how
to say it If the peoples dom It all,
what are you workin' so hard fer, half
KILN yoarself1 Even you can't stand
the PACE you're settin'."
~ F'You can't understand" Bob growl-
ed helplessly. 'T've got to-"
1t was quite true what Haggin sug-
geEted. The strain was telling ever
on Bob's strength. But feverish activ-
ity was a necessity to him to deaden
all thought Of the thing that haunted
him-the face Of q woman whom he
had brutally struck down in his wild
anger.
But his work told. The city was in
a turmoil of political excitement The
press reveled In the opportunity, bris
Ting with charges and countercharges
innuendO and recrimination. At tht
club, over lunch counters, by the fire
side, men-and women, too-discusset
anu OOA G40CS CFCi LIZ campaign II
49, children on the streets became bite
partisans.
To the Steel City the issues took cor
crete form in the person and name O
one man, Bob McAdoo. Either 20
were for or you were against Bob NJ
Adoo; mostly you were for him.
One noonday-n0t two weeks befor
the election-Bob leaned back in b.
chair with an air Of fatigue that Sc
strangely on his stalwart figure an
let his eyes stare vacantly into spac,
While he sat thus abstractedly Pal
entered. Bob nodded mechanically.
Paul addressed a remark to hin
which did not pierce the abstraction
Bob made no answer. Then Paul NJ
ticed the absent n He repea
ed the remark more loudly. Bob cam
to himself with a start.
"EhF' he exclaimed. "Oh, it's yol
Paul"
Paul looked at him %curiousl,
whats the matter with you anyhow
l said I've a tip on Consolidate
Glass"
(Which way" Bob asked, withor
interest.
"To buy"
"All right. Sell"
"No," Paul said eagerly. This is
good tip. l got It from Brown, Har
ley's broker. Hartley, you know, is
director. Next week they're going I
declare a 4 per cent increase in div
dends."
"Humphl The broker who will dor
bic cross his client will do the same
you"
"But I tell you it's a good tip" an
Paul pounded the table IN his earnes
ness, "and / want to raise SIS, 5000
so for it. / can treble the money in
week"
Bob smiled tolerantIy, as thong
Paul had been a child asking for a
NypensiYe but useless toy. What d
you want with 30 much money!
"Oh, I'm serious about this, Bol
VIII you lend me the money!
Bob did not answer at nee In tt
gray hollows the red Hdded eye
cleaned with a hot, fierce Ign
''Why mott Why not add u NOR
link TO the chain of obligations b
which be would break the hold Of
The MONDAY sun was streaming 1
through the shadeless windows, ye
Bob was seeing again the face Of tn
stricken woman as be had sleeplessl
Ooked upon it through the sma