Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26

Z greet him. One mas young Hal
oane the other was his sister. Hal.
aane was intensely excited. He rushed
~ Gormiy with the enthusiasm Of q
BOY; grasped his hand. and wrung II
franticallv
' ITS all right" he shouted. Its
turned out better than anybody could
nave expected. It's killed the opposi.
tion dead. Everybody is for you now"
Gormly heard him as-in a dream.
he allowed him to shake his hand as
ne might have shaken a pump handle.
could that ancient and useful article
nave beer found In New York. He
was looking with all his soul In his
glance at Eleanor Haldane, who had
not come forward, but stood by the
chair In which she had sat, her hands
tightly clasping the low back Of 1t.
the color that had flooded her face
when she first saw him had subsidized
almost as quickly as it had come. She
was very pale and trembling.
thoughts, strange, b~ewildering,
rushed through Gormly's mind. What
could Miss Haldane be doing there!
What did she want? Why had she
conner She had heard of tha Incl.
dent. He remembered that Ler broth.
er had taken her one copy Of his let.
ter last night. What did her pres.
ence mean?
IL Just came down here" continued
young Haldane, ito tell you these
things to relieve your anxiety, and to
hrfr0 E1ao~~, Che u,ortAl <1 oAaA
you about-well. you know about
what, Of course. and"
Gormly did not know at all; but he
nodded vaguely.
"Of course, by this time you've read
all about 1t in The Planet. That old
miner came in like a scene in a play.
1t was perfectly splendid, and l sup.
pose," he looked meaningly at his sis.
ter, his glance calling the color once
o to her cheek, that you have
read the other communication, which
is scarcely less important"
Gormly stared at him in utter
amazement.
II must say" he continued mis-
c~hievously, that for a man who is
getting everything he wants as you
are. you are %singularly undemon'
strative about It."
"Mr. Gormly." %interposed the WON
an. II don't believe that o have
read the morning papers?"
Not yet. Miss Ialdane."
"Oh!" cried the girl in great dis
may.
by Jove!" exclaimed the young
man, "to think of it! should have
had the first copy from the press
brought to me If l had been in youl
place. Well. then, I'll tell you the
whole story. Or you've got 1t In Tit
Planet and you can read It yourself
Wen excuse you while you glance
over It.; won't we sis?"
Il don't understand" said Gormly
lifting the paper slowly. He had no
yet taken his eyes off Miss Haldane.
ION second thoughts" said thu
young man, II guess Eleanor had bet
ter tell you herself. II you'll excuse
me, you two, for a few moments. II
. go into the library"
"Livingstone!" cried the girl I'm
ploringly; but her brother onl!
laughed as he left the room, CAREFUL!
closing the door behind him.
| What is 1t that l am to be told
: Miss Haldane?" asked Gormly. steI
. ping toward her, paper still in hand.
t Miss Haldane was in a dilemma
She had been surprised when he hat
entered the room that Gormly ha'
not greeted her differently. Her pos
ton was a tremendously difficult on
at best, and his failure to read tn
paper had rendered 1t almost insuI
!. portable.
81 think" she faltered at last, tina
I had better 90. You can see me late
= in the day. and e
= mo" said Gormly resolutely. "yo
y must not go yet. You came down her
for some purpose. That fact thai
: have not read the papers seems I
. have affected you strangely. II 20
will give me five minutes, can loo
them over and perhaps obtain som
clue to your conduct; but ! woul
rather you would tell me what 1t II
= do what you were going to do. 81
. what you were going to say when 20
came in, than try to and out from tn
newspapers"
q ITO BE coNTINuED.)
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