Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-08-31

sary, he would win " ut her. and
for the peoples SAX,
IL would make his 'tion prob
ABLY certain to retae, {. the public
.ne vast corruptl,e :rat"nce; behind
.ne traction company and the Sachen
society His agents had been thorough
~ 'nelr work, and they had discovered
"hat NOBODY suspected; that the syn.
uic",e OF which Haldane was the head
plactlcally controlled all the public
.'i'i'ies and afforded all the financial
packing for the Sachem society and
''s immense corruption fund.
uormly had meant to carry on his
campaign to the end. and then tell
her that he loved her and ask her to
oe MS wife. He saw swiftly that with
all me complications before him this
"ouiu De an entirely fr~uitless proceed
ing indeed, If under more favorable
circumstances he could have won her
ahectlons, 1t was probable that now
such a endeavor would be ~unavail.
Ing He had been wondering since
the knowledge had come to him how
ne could get speech with her without
100 great publicity, and behold for.
tune nad given him the chance. At
Whatever hazards he intended to avail
himself Of It.
Miss Haldane,' he began, after
they had been running along for some
time In silence, II said that l had
something to say to you. / don't sup.
pose either the time or the circum.
stances are propitious, but necessity
compels me to say 1t now"
Il shall be very glad indeed to listen
to anything that you have to say to
me- was the answer.
Thank you. l meant-it was my
purpose intended-when I had won
the first step to ask you if you would
not help me with the rest of the bat.
tle."
Help you, Mr.. Gormly?"
Yes, Miss Haldane, | purposed to
ask you to be my wife"
Your wife!" exclaimed the girl.
ut surprises you doubtless. Pos.
sibly it dismays you"
1T surprises me, certainly"
And yet you must have known.
you must have seen-yOu are woman
enough for that-that | cared a great
deal for your opinion"
81 will not deny It, Mr.. Gormly,"
returned the girl. "Things you have
said. not so much that perhaps as the
way you have said them. have led me
to think so. But l really never i'm.
~agined-You see there is SO much diff.
ference"
Il know hat | am almost old enough
to be your father" returned the man
gravely. II am no boy. Therefore.
| am the more sure and convinced Of
what | say, and you can be the more
sure also that love you"
ut Is a great honor that you pay
me-" began the woman.
Watt" said the man. 81 am not
through. ! did not intend to tell you
tonight. AS ! say, | was going to wait
until | had something worth while to
offer: but things hat | have learned
have made it necessary in my judg.
ment TO inform you of this fact at
once"
What things, Mir. Gormly? Is some
one making charges against you or
discovering things about you?"
Not one. 1t Is not of myself / am
thinking"
"Of whom! OF what them"
AS | said before" returned the
man, Il al say no more 1t seems to
me that now my honor demands that
/ put you in possession of the state Of
my feelings. | am not asking you II
you care anything for me. | realize
that you could not. 1t is easy for me
to have fallen In love with you, in.
deed | don't see how I could have
helped 1t; but the case with you Is
different. And ! want you to know.
whatever happens in these closing
days of the campaign, that ! do truly
and devotedly love you. Great God!
Miss Haldane, ! haven't used these
words to a soul since | was a boy. You
can't know what they mean to me,
what ! would like to have them mean
to you Some day. 1t may be soon,
| shall ask you to be my wife; but
now all that | want to impress upon
you is that whatever happens to me
or anyone, | am pledged TO you In my
heart forever. Nothing can make any
difference In my feelings. You u n
derstand that?"
% understand entirely" she said.
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