The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-12-02
THE Man
HIGHER UP
BY HENRY RUSSELL
MILLER
Copyright. 1910. by Bobbs Mer.
.a rill Co.
CHAPTER XIII.
bN A->iii'
lie VALLEY OF THE SHADOW.

in its newly discovered love IL unduly
magnitied his liner qualities Perhaps
1t too generously overlooked the SIMS.
| ter episodes IN his career. His death
/ had suddenly come to mean an ire
| parable loss his recovery the thing
most to be desired
The newspapers daily gave minute
reports OF the progress of the disease
! In the street cars men read first the
account from his sickroom. 1t was the
first question they asked each other
when they met in street and corridor.
What Is the latest word from Nc.
AdooT And when the discouraging
word was spoken they shook their
heads gravely. Prayers for his recov-
cry were offered in the churches. As
his condition grew worse the news
papers-even those owned by his en-
emies-hung out hourly bulletins. Be-
fore these bulletins gathered great SOL
emn crowds
offered no hope. He had suffered two
hemorrhages In quick succession. His
temperature had fallen far below nor.
NAL. His heart was almost pulseless
Life was barely flickering. He could
live but few hours. read the doctors
bulletins. Before the newspaper Of
fees the great crowds waited silently.
stopping traffic In the streets, forget
ting hunger, sadly waiting for the end.
That night alwoman who had BRAY
ed the dark streets alone and on foot
tapped lightly at the door Of McAdoos
home and asked To see Miss, Finn.
Looking across the hall into the H.
brary, the visitor saw a strange group
John lDunmeade. governor Ut the
state; Patrick Finn. ex-policeman. and
Tom Haggin. ex-pugilist and saloon
keeper sitting silent together I'M
! common grief.
! There was rustic of skirts along
the hall, and then not Kathleen, but
Mrs. DunmeadeJ entered the parlor.
She looked at the visitor in amaze
ment. ~ ~
Eleanor. dearT
"Katherine!''
And the two women, were In each
others arms . - - "A
rs he Eleanor began. She could
not complete the question sc
THE doctors say So" Mrs. Dun
meade answered quietly.
Eleanor disengaged herself from the
embrace.
Can l. see Kathleen Finn min.
utter. = ttillI JliiD2
Mrs. Dunmeade shook her head. II
tear not, Eleanor. She is with him.
I And they are expecting any minute
| III ask her" And Mrs Dunmeade
went upstairs.
| A few minutes later Kathleen Finn
| entered-a new Kathleen. whose face
was hard and stern. She looked at
Eleanor codly. a "a 5R
Before Kathleen's contempt Flea
nor's eyes quailed. But quickly she
raised them again Va .Ff
Miss Finn" she said. speaking
haltingly, Il won't keep yon long,
came-it'sN about that afiidayit
want to say IL was all my fault. 1t
was my. brothers. scheme L didn't
know about IL until II was too late.
But II, would, never have been, done, II
+ | hadn't first tempted Paul to leave
him. And | wanted-to say this
can't to him. but you're nearest to him.
And I-cant you, see?-l had TO make
my acknowledgment before She
stopped. looking rpleadngly az .Kpth,
! ieen. - f. r.
1--WE knew It." Kathleen said. still
tcoldly. cruelty putting slight EN-
phasis on the 1--WE"
Eleanor began again. miserably. 81
didn't know what my brother was
scheming And did II thoughtlessly
though that's no excuse. IT was ut,
terly contemplate When found ont
Saturday night tried to warn
Mr.-him,-over the telephone, but he
wouldn't listen. And Monday tried
to dissuade Paul from doing 1t. but II
was too late was 80 helpless-so
helpless But that doesn't excuse me.
either. don't expect you to forgive
me. He couldn't. ! can't forgive my
self. But had TO tell you that know
what ! did and that all my life l shall
have my punishment Tits all ! can
do. Thank you for listening to me-
And dong let me keep you from him
Knthleen's face was not cold now
She took a step forward and looked
closely into the younger woman's eyes.
"You-must care something for
she pointed upward-"for him or you
couldn't have come"
A sob was the only answer
you poor girl" she murmured and
drew Eleanor to her. And on Kath'
Ieen,s shoulder the young woman wept
softly, 81
Soon KRthleen said, would you Ike
to see him."
Eyes"
Together they went upstairs to the
room where Bob McAdoo faced death.
Eleanor knew tLat she would remem
Der the scene always-for her punish
ment, she thought. A folded newspa'
per had been stuck In the chandeiier