Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-11-10

That's an right" said the young
mar, walking ever to where ChalOnor
sat and debating a line or two to be
adCd 90 the statements.
10 You know" said Gormly, Il
don't think we're out Of the woods
yet ] believe that BLACKBOARD Is ca.
pable OF surrounding the house and
preventing the delivery of M OF
these letters to the papers"
What good would that do him!"
III would give him time"
Give me what you have written"
said Haldane. MY cars down below.
He won't have had time to do my.
thing yet" He picked up the chiefs
pistol. Give me this. too, and il any.
body stops me, 1t won't be a happy
thing for him."
Good" said Gormly, taking the
first batch. He marked them for the
NEST important Of the morning pa.
pefs. IF you can deliver these. we'll
chance the rest. I'll send the others
out by Somes and Chaloner."
Have you any objection" said
Haldane. as he picked up the batch
of papers and buttoned his coat, ito
my telling Eleanor"
4 wish you would do so. You will
confer a favor on me by doing 1t i'm
ne&iately."
Il will Joyel wasn'i it lucky thar
/ beard this from my fnther tonight
and came down here Ia warn youf
GoClby. Wen win yet.
Eswrung the others hand ard
dsrted from the room. AS he stepped
tAst his car q number Of men turned
intD the street and approached the
house. There rel officers among
them, but most Of them wore plain
clothes.
Hey. stop that cart" reared a deep
voice which Haldane recognized az
that Of Cornell.
Gormly's suspicious were justified.
The car had already fortunately start
ed when n or two men leaped at
him. One Of them gained a footing
on the car. With one hand Haldane
threw on the high speed. with the
other he showed the pistol In tho
mans face. The mar fell back. The
car leaped suddenly forward. The
chance was gone.
A moment after Gormly himself
came out Of the street door. The men
were huddled In front of the apart.
ment house. He could hear Cornell
cursing terribly
"Ah, Chief" said he urbanely, "un.
fortunately you were too late. Tho
first batch Of copies has gone by the
hands of Mr.. Haldane in that car.
Goodnight, gentlemen"
He turned and walked back to the
hallway and took the elevator to his
W apartment.
He had put q bold face upon tho
whole matter. He had taken the
brave. the wise, course, which after
all was the only prudent course to
take. He had not weakened under the
tremendous pressure of the situation
for a single instant. He had borne
himself with amazing GOODNESS and
courage. Yet the man was absolute.
ly stricken to the heart. What the
esreyt Of the disclosures would be up
on the campaign. how the people
would receive 1t, whether or not he
would lose their confidence, whether
or not the honorable reputation he
had built up by years of just and gen.
erous dealing, would vanish, he could
not tell; and to be4 truthful, at that
moment, these questions we're not the
chief Of those which filled his heart.
He asked himself how Eleanor Hal.
dane would receive the disclosure, and
what effect 1t would have upon her.
Although she had been overwhelmed
by the revelation Of her fathers pc.
sition, Gormly had learned from
young Haldane that he had not there.
by forfeited her regard.
Now what difference would this
make to her? She had said several
times that what she admired In him
was his splendid record, his unblem.
ished honor, his unspotted past. And
now what would she think?
He might have made his defense
stronger. He might have said that
the woman had shot the man. He
might. have declared her abandonment
OF him IN the snow storm, her leaving
him to die. He might have pointed
out that he had assumed the guilt TO
shelter her; but chivalry was strong
in Gormly.
He thought a long time about the
situation, plunglng In deeper and
deeper gloom and sadness as the
hours dragged by. At last he aban-
doned all hope Of ever winning tho
woman that he loved. Well, he would
dasoto himself with more s~ingleness
OF heart on thai account to the In
teaest Of the people. If indeed, after
this. they stIli thought him worthy d