The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-22
The Heartof
Dan I ank
By P. G. Macfarlane

A-SoAs. W. oAy ~ ''~' JN~~s -
ordinary type that obtains in many
OF our American cities. hulking,
crafty, courageous. compelling. But
really, that does not matter 80 much.
right at the beginning. since for a
little while we are concerned rather
with tho heart of Richard Dunno, mil
lionaire journalist. and passionate re-
former. And Mr.. Dunno himself was
not suspected Of very much in the
heart line. Notwithstanding youthful
enthusiasms retained to the late thir-
ties and personality that could be
most agreeable, bachelorhood seemed
to have become his settled habit But
when Miss Kathryn Moore, beautiful,
poised, mysterious, appeared In the
social heavens, Mr.. Dunno suddenly
began to take observations He OBJ
served that she lived alone with
maiden lady, understood to be her
aunt that she was endowed w9l
wealth, breeding and social graces,
and that her presence planted Vesu-
vius in his breast. People did not
know just where she came from so
suddenly nor how within few
months. as II by magic, she had set
tied into a reigning position in the
most exclusive society.
Dunno did not ask even himself
these questions. He offered his heart,
frankly. unreservedly, almost with
the same headlong dispatch that new
story was plunged into the columns
of The Morning Sentinel. Miss Moore
liked Dunno, and made no secret of 1t.
| She admitted him promptly to COM
panionable sort Of friendship, but did
not allow him to get much further.
And just then complications entered
by the doorway of the Graft Prosecu-
ton campaign which Mr.. Dunno was
conducting, at first through The SEN
tinel, and afterward In person as the
head and front of an organized effort
to put Daniel Tank, Boss, and choice
coterie of wealthy bribe-givers behind
| the bars. Things happened swiftly.
Dunno was 1auded to the skies. Tank
| and his ilk were branded in the face
| by an outraged public opinion. Dunno
! collected evidence, supervised detec-
| tives. strengthened weakening official
backbones, gathered an immense pros
ecution fund and set the battle for
ward along an extended front. But
Tank, the Boss, and the heads Of the
| public service corporations most
deeply involved, fought back des-
perately. Victory lowered uncer-
/ tainly.
DUNES aim was nothing less than
1 the complete and final overthrow Of
the man whose remarkable political
machine. bred in corruption and shell
! tered in corporate greed, had so far
defied justice. Entrapped, indicted. all
but convicted, the big. greasy. grippy
figure of man wriggled out and stood
defiant. Once wedge was driven be-
tween Tank, the Boss, and his friends,
the higher-ups, who were the right
hands OF his power. Like savage
beasts they turned and rent each
other, and Dunno, stepping in
adroitly, made capital Of the internal
strife. But in the end, each wrenched
free of the trap, and Tank, holding the
helm Of his machine, thereby held the
city, and the public service interests
stood by hungrily, licking their chops.
Dunno knew it wanted but few pass
ing months till all were In together
again. snarling over the carcass.
Meantime, each fought Dunno, the
common enemy, and Dunno himself
battled fiercely, unf1aggingly.
4 At the same time, with unfaltering
zeal, Dunno prosecuted his suit
ooaiiSt tiC ASGlJ VI MISS IAdIul w
Moore. Often when his brain was
misted over with the confusing per-
plexities OF the great legal battles In
which he was involved, he turned his
back on 1t all, and with Miss Moore
by his side sent his powerful car skim
ming up and down the long river road
for hours at a time. On one of these
delicious afternoons when the combat
was at its height, they stopped the
: car in a bend of the road to rest
themselves. by a climb to point Of
rocks which offered a rare view Of the
river and the lake. Dunno stood or
the ground with extended arms to helI
Miss Moore alight. Her rosy cheeks
her laughing eyes, her poised head
framed by the graceful sweep OF hei
, hat as its wide edges were caught al
Its edges by the long veil softly knot
ted under her chin, all together made
!, ia ravishing picture.
. Oh" he exclaimed with a note Of
! exultation, Of assumed victory-ant
why might he not assume 1t, since
failure and Richard Dunno had mo-
even bowling acquaintance" oh,
could fall down and worship you!
II Playfully avoiding his outstretchet
arms, she bounded lightly over thu
wheel to the soft turf
What an absurd position tha
would be for you! she tainted
avoiding his gaze, but with blush O
pleasure az she led the way swiftly ~
the rocky hillside.
Arriving breathless at the top
Dunno helped her to high seat upor
shelf OF rock, and remained standing
beside her, while the eyes of boil
Toasted upon the beauty OF the wood
land scene until normal respiration
should make conversation feasible.
have not told you the latest" b.
, way OF beginning conversation, hi!
face beaning with enthusiasm. "W'
have laid trap for Boss Tank. TIL.
plans are perfected. The ruse is alb
soiutely sure to succeed. Well hav,
him before night-at this very mo
ment. may be. 1t will end the Who'll,
miserable struggle. We are upor
track OF the most remarkably convin
cling array OF eyidence-evidence tina
no jury can get away from. Wei
nave TANK, Mack. Donnelly, Manning
Halloran, and all the rest of tina
brood securely Gagged this time"
AZ DUNES words touched the sub
Ject OF the graft prosecution he saw