Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-25
THE MAN
HIGHER UP
BY HENRY RUSSELL
MILLER
Copyright. 1919 by Bobbs Msr.
rill Co.
(COutinued.)

VI course We snoul nave 10 De CUL
suited in all important nominations"
Then you don't propose to give mt
the free hand you gave Murchellr'
Frankly, no. we can't take tina
risk again with any man"
mo, Mr.. Sanger" Bob answered
coolly, you're not frank. You hay'
told me nothing l didn't know or sus
pect. You personally were responsible,
for the nomination of Harland with thu
one intention Of breaking me. But yoI
don't believe he viii be elected. An(
that's why you come to me. Your Of
fer isn't honestly made, Mr.. Sanger"
MY dear sir" Sanger protested ear
nestly, the word of Il gentleman'-
The word of you gentlemen Of
finance" Bob interrupted. with a sheer
"is worth just what 1t has to be
worth"
You are unjust" Sanger answered
with unrufled serenity. but I'll not
argue that. The last two years have
cost you more than 100000. -Four
years more would see you bankrupt.
There is, of course" Sanger con-
tinued significantly, your friend Rem
ington to be considered. If l may
Judge from appearances he is exceed
lngly anxious to marry my sister. I
can't answer for her-that is, absolute
ly. But 1t isn't impossible that she
should come to share his feeling. OF
course / couldn't be expected to ap-
prove Of a match with one who is try
Ing to injure me-"
Kathleen saw Bob's face light up
queerly. Like you, L don't allow per
sonaI considerations to interfere with
business policy" he said impassively.
Think 1t over. The matter doesn't
require immediate adjustment"
Bob rose to end the interview. 81
can give you our answer now" he
said coIdly. Then ne saw Kathleen
looking up at hin eagerly, proudly.
His face relaxed in a whimsical smile.
what shall we say, KathleenY"
"WiI you let me answer for your"
Bob nodded. Kathleen looked at
him long and searchlngly. Then she
arose and turned to Sanger, who also
was on his feet.
"Mr. McAdoo says'-she spoke quiet
ly-"that to try to bride him through
his friendship is useless, because his
friendship is sincere. Nor does your
offer of state leadership tempt him.
Mr.. McAdoo is pledged to certain poll
cies which he couldn't carry u If he
Joined you. He will keep his word.
McAdOO says also that If you~Op-
,ose Governor Dunmeade and Mr..
iurcheIl he will support them to the I
Your money may win out, but |
here are worse things than losing a I
nsnr, mr.. sun5cr. ono OF enona |
) dishonest victory"
Sanger smiled. and are these
Jews yours also, Mr.. McAdoo7" |
Bob's answer was quietly spoken. ,
Miss Finn overstates my motives.
as to your proposal and my sup
port of Murchell and Dunmeade, she
IS quite right"
Sanger shrugged his shoulders care
lessly. ~ was quite sure Of it before
l came. l don't know Just what you
want, Mr.. McAdoo. l only made the
offer because it was urged upon me
by others who are in this with me.
Ny own policy is to break, not buy off,
opposition"
He bowed gracefully to Kathleen.
There can be no doubt as to the
~genuineness of your motives, Miss
Finn. Good night. I'm sorry the
outcome of the scrimmage must be
disappointing to you"
Bob followed Sanger into the hallway
and silently watched the millionaire
don his overcoat. AS he was pulling
on his gloves Sanger remarked:
"It's a good thing for US, McAdoo,
that you haven't fooled the world as
you have Miss Finn. It's a better
thing that you aren't what she thinks
you. There is only one person in the
world hat l fear-the fanatic. He pos
sesses moral passion. Moral passion
is as uncertain and therefore as dan
gerous as lightning or You
haven't it."
Good night" Bob answered as be
held open the door.
When he returned to the library
Kathleen was sewing quietly once
more.
We'll" he remarked, sitting down,
"as Paul would say, I have burned
my bridges behind me-"
What a shame he is so conscience
, less! He has such nice manners"
"Humph! You women are all alike
judging a man by his outside. l don't
like an ASSASSIN any better because he
, stabs me politely. 1 hate to say it Of
any man, but he is almost worse than
l am.
and now" he added, "he has given
me my warning. Sooner or later their
millions will get me unless some mira
/ Gle hastens a popular r~evoIution-or I'M
less start grating again"
Have you stopped, then?'
Il haven't made a penny out Of poll
tics in the last six years"
"And you won't begin again" She
did not ask q question.
mo" His tone was ~curiously re-
gretful. 81 won't. I used to. without
a thought But now I hate the notion.
| don't understand it."
CHAPTER XIV.