The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-11-04

CHAPTER TX.
xAvEsDRoPP1NG; LIGHT TO THE BLIND.
@OSS M'ADOO threw down the
x papers he had been comparing
II and, leaning back, lighted a ci-
gar. He puffed contentedly for
q few minutes as he thought over the
events Of the past few days.
It was an evening early In January.
"A blizzard had fallen upon the city.
Outside the wind beloved around cor
qers and under caves.
From the library below came voices.
They were talking about him, and he
listened frankly. In this case he knew
the eavesdropper would hear nothing
unkind.
''Today," said Paul, "a man took me
up into high place and showed unto
me all the kingdoms of the earth and
offered to give them to me-"
"And what were those realms?"
Kathleen laughed idly. And would
the crown f1t?~
'The kingdoms were very cleverly
suggested congressional, gubernatorial,
senatorial possibilities, even cabinet
portfolios, rich, juicy plums transfer
red from the public pie into my wa
ter1ng mouth. In short, all those
things that are most desirable to an
ambitious but poverty stricken state
senator"
"And for whatY"
''The consideration was that I should
bow down and worship and serve the
tempter. To make these honors mine
all l must do is to give over my indie
pendence, sell my soul into perpetual
bondage and betray Bob into the
hands of his enemies"
"Betray Bob-how?'
"Oh, he didn't put it with such bru-
tai frankness. l was merely to induce
Bob to make an alliance with the men
he Is now fighting. The offer was an
insult to my intelligence. They don't
want an alliance with him. Their
ally must be their servant. Fancy
Bob any ones servant!
"And the temptation-did it temptT'
He hung his head. )! The man up
stairs strained his ears to catch the
answer.
eyes," Paul said bitterly. "Oh, he
was very crafty, was Sanger. He had
evidently studied my case. Very slyly
he limited that my reward hasn't been
in proportion to my services, that I'm
At for higher things than a mere state
senatorship. And It's true" He
flung his head back sharply. TITS
true. The crown would ft. I know
my worth, and I'm ambitious. At times
when I see Bob outstripping me so
rapidly my ambition literally hurts
me-"
'Then why did you say nor
because" he answered simply, "as
long as have his friendship I must
be true to him, for am the victim of
my own plot. I set out to like him as
a matter of policy, to climb in his
trail. And now He hesitated.
"And now?"
II love him as my own brother"
The man upstairs felt his heart give
4 quick, sharp throb. He had ischemed
an existence in which love should new
er fetter mind or heart. At an &C.
acknowledgement of affection from one
whom he had called friend, hardly
knowing the meaning Of friendship, q
strange, unaccustomed Joy flooded his
heart, revealing the hold that friend
ship had taken on him. A new pur.
pose came to him. His power took on
a new and higher value. With it he
would royalty endow this friend, de.
Tending Paul from the weakness Of his
own temperament, and make him great
and honored in the land.
1T has been a day Of fate" Paul
said, "for today saw her once more. y
"surely not the dream lady? I sup
posed you had forgotten her,
THE same. was walking along the
street. There was carriage block
ade. had the feeling one has wher
anothers eyes are fastened on one.
looked into the carriage beside me. II
was she. She turned away quickly
but not before 1 had looked full into
her eyes for moment. She will know
me when we meet. as we shall soon
No; have not forgotten. shall new
er forget her. can't. I wouldn't If
could"
Bob muttered a savage oath. Thel
he broke into a mirthless, ironica
chuckle.
me, Bob McAdoo, the man Of iro1
save the mark-apostle of self SUN
cheney! Jealous of a woman-of .
dream! Bound! Helplessv'
Resolutely striving to put away dis
turb1ng thoughts. he closed the doc
and set himself to work.
Later Paul went up to Bob's librar,
and began to discuss the coming may
orally convention. set for three day
thereafter. Under the provisions o
the ripper bill the Steel City was t
choose new mayor in February. Til
Republican primaries had already bee
held, resulting In the choice Of dele
II gates from majority Of the prt
H etncts instructed for Bob's candidate