Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-04

Ton day. 80 Ose st-c1as8e ATTIC 10 slant
in one spot for two consecutive min
utes; no one thought OF sitting.
Sure to win; It's a cinch." sTen TO
three McAdoo wins Is best odds" 'sThey
say Harland's thrown up the sponge"
"Oid mans sick, l hear 'sfwenti-
eth IL go for Harland, though"
"sick nothin'l Couldn't XIII McAdoo
with dynamite" 'sThe Fourth II make
the Twentieth look like thirty cents
when the majorities come In" "Tom
Haggin told me so himself" give to
ten he wins by more than 10000"
Late Id the afternoon a bomb was
exploded In the midst of the crowd.
A man., GREATNESS and red faced,
burst into the room. He rushed to the
group nearest the door.
"Remington's thrown mcAdoo DOWN.
he shouted hoarseiy.
Jaw. 60 onr' was the derisive am
swer.
II tell you
"Chronielel Extryi Great s~'nsashuni
TAn bout R~emington's exposheri"
A strident voiced uewsboy ran into
the room. waving a paper around his
head. Great red letters fiared on the
sheet There was an instant scramble
to reach him, men showing one an
other and snatching the papers that
others paid for. The new once read,
papers fell from nerveless hands. Men
stared at one another with scared. un-
eomprehending eyes, An overwheim-
ing personal calamity seemed to have
fallen on every one.
The silence was broken by a falter-
ing cry. 'Its-it's a dashed Hep The
speaker was q young man-new to
| p~oiftses-who had met Bob during the
campaign and had become one Of the
big mans most ardent followers. He
was an earnest young man who cher
ished high ideals of civic duty and
purity.
II won't believe It." he repeated,
raising bis voice appeallngly. TITS all
a lieiv
Just then Haggin carne through one
of the real doors, coatless, hat showed
| back, a cold cigar sticking at an ag-
gressive angle from his mouth.
whats the matter with you guys?'
he demanded sharply. That's tho
noisest silence | ever heard"
One OF them handed to him a paper.
He read slowly.
"My Godi" he gasped. stunned as
were the others. 81 dunno what to
do. He's q sick man-doctor said ty-
p~hoid-got out o. bed to come down
~town-he's comm here n~ow-don't let
him know, am His voice rose In a
hoarse below. Curse Remington for
a dirty traitort'
A man near the door ,swore slcken-
ingly. Hes comingis The murmur
ceased instantly.
A carriage drew up before the ram.
shackle building. Out of it stepped
Bob McAdoo-the man who never be
fore had needed a vehicle for his com
ings and goings- He was a very sick
man; every saw that. As he pasa
ed from the carriage. fretfully waving
aside the driver, who had sprung down
Is assist him, he almost tottered. The
hnnd rnar rearuEu rOr rne uDorgn01
trembled visibly.
lie opened the door and passed slow
Iy along the narrow aisle. nodding
mechanically. Then the strange silence
struck In on him. He raised his head
sharply, the lips parting a little.
+ what Is it2" he said. His voice
was high pitched and euerulous.
Fsom the street came the strident
voice OF the n~ewsboy. He was too
far away for his words to be dlstin-
guished, but ne was coming rapidly
! nearer.
'Stop that newslei" a mar exclaimed
involuntarily.
"What is TIT Why stop the newsiea'
The tone was still sharp and queru-
lous.
The young man who cherished ideals
standing before Bob sought to hide
his paper behind his back. The move
ment caught Bob's attention. Just be-
fore the paper disappeared behind the
young mans back he saw in big, far
ing red letters. ''Reming"-
He held out his hand. ssGiye me
that paper"
The young man stared at him mute
ly, q scared look coming into his eyes.
Give me that paperl" Bob repeated
fiercely. He caught the young man
by the shoulder, swung him around
roughly and seized the paper.
Then he unfolded 1t and read. The
crowd looked on in dumb discomfort.
Somehow every one present found
himself suffering horribly.
AS he saw the haring headline Bob
felt his heart contract eonvulsively.
There was a sudden sharp throb In bis
brain, and then a strange nnmbness
spread through him. He read through
the affidavit without being able to
comprehend what 1t meant. There, In
Its bold type. it seemed SO impersonaI,
so much the thing which he was used
to see in the newspapers, that he could
not realize that It was Paups, his
friends, public disavowal OF him. He
read 1t q second time. and still 1t did
not seem reai-the numhness persisted.
He looked at the young man.
what does it meanT' His hand
passed before bis eyes. I'll don't uR-
derstandn
The young man sobbed aloud
cit isn't true. Mfr. McAdoof Say it
isn't true"