Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09

Il thought we'd swing over past me
park and go out Riverside Drive. We
| can get decent bite to eat in some
quiet place along the river road, and
spin will do us all good Is that
agreeable to your
Il am in your hands," answered
Gormly gratefully. And indeed 1
| think 1 should like it very much
had no idea how tired 1 was and you
don't know how few opportunities I
get like this for an hours quiet en-
| joyment"
Leave it to me-" said young Hal
dane iii turn you up at your apart
ment in proper time and I'm good
shape Tonight you are going. to en-
| JOY yourself and drop the campaign
for little WHILE
Whether or not Gormly would have
! engaged in the battle If he had had
foreknowledge of this alliance be-
tween the father of the woman he
loved and the powers he was trying to
| overthrow, is a question. As to his
| present attitude, he had begun his
campaign with mingled feelings 1t
had been at first in certain sense
and for a short time a campaign for
the winning of Eleanor Haldane; but
larger issues had speedily relegated
| that as a motive into the background,
| and now the campaign made every
possible appeal to his honor as a man,
to his sense of duty as citizen. And
while Eleanor Haldane bulked large
| before him, he knew that no matter
what might be the result of the cam
| pa1gn so far as she was concerned.
| ne must of absolute necessity press
! on to the end of it. He wanted to
win for her; but If 1t became neces-
| sary, he would win without her and
| for the peoples sake.
1t would make his election prob
| ably certain to reveal to the public
! the vast corruptive influences behind
| the traction company and the Sachem
society. His agents had been thorough
In their work, and they had discovered
what nobody suspected; that the syn
dictate of which Haldane was the head
practically controlled all the public
utilities and afforded all the financial
backing for the Sachem society and
It's immense corruption fund
Gormly had meant to carry on his
campaign to the end, and then tell
her that he loved her and ask her to
] De his wife. He saw swiftly that with
all the complications before him this
would be an entirely fruit1ess proceed
| ing Indeed, If under more favorable
circumstances he could have won her
| directions, it was probable that now
such an endeavor would be unayafF.
ing. He had been wondering since
| the knowledge had come to him how
he could get speech with her without
| too great publicity, and behold for
tune had given him the chance. At
whatever hazards he intended to avail
himself of it.
/ he
they had been running along for some
time in silence, 81 said that 1 had
something to say to you. 1 don't sup
pose either the time or the circuna-
stances are propitious, but necessity
| compels me to say it now"
| I shall be very glad indeed to listen
to anything that you have to say to
me- was the answer
! Thank you. 1 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
! tie"
Help you, Mr.. Gormly?"
| Yes, Miss Haldane, I purposed to
ask you to be my wife,
Your wffe!" exclaimed the girl
1T surprises you doubtless. Pos
sibly 1t disnays you
And yet you must have known,
you must have seen-you are woman
enough for that-that cared a great
deal for your opinion"
Il 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 I really never i'm
| agined-You see there is so much off
| ference"
Il know that I am almost old enough
to be your father" returned the man
gravely- 81 am no boy. Therefore,
1 am the more sure and convinced of
what 1 say, and you can be the more
sure also that love you.''
at is a great honor that you pay
| me-" began the woman.
''Waiti" said the man. 81 am not
through. I did not intend to tell you
tonight AS 1 say, was going to wait
until 1 had something worth while to
offer; but things that I have learned
have made it necessary in my tudg-
ment to inform you of this fact at
once"
What things, Mr.. Gormly? Is some
one making charges against you or
discovering things about your"
Not one 1t Is not of myself I am
thinking"
''Of whomi OF what them"
"As I said before" resumed the
man, Il can say no more. 1t seems to
me that now my honor demands that
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