Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-10-26
CHAPTER XVI.
Colonel Bill Hamilton Plays Hls Lone
Hand

Colonel Bin Hamilton Plays He Lone
Hand.
Young Haldane's first duty was to
distribute manifestos to the newspa-
pers as far as his copies permitted.
Having discharged his errand. with
the one copy which he had reserved
for himself, he headed for home, hit
tins up 4 tremendous pace AZ he
raced along the almost deserted
streets.
Before he had left to warn Gormly.
he had in . few hasty words given
his sister an inkling of what was
about to happen. He knew that she
would be awaiting the result Of HE
interview with an anxiety not to be
measured. In a short time. therefore.
he placed the confession in her
hands. With straining eyes and throb-
hing heart the girl devoured the type
written pages.
Her feelings we're singular com
pound Of varying emotions. For one
thing, there was relief that It was no
worse: for another, there was ad.
piration at the holiness and courage
with which the man had grappled with
Q desperate situation, the dexterity
and resource with which In perfect
honor and dignity he had extricated
himself from the dilemma In which
the opposition had sought to plunge
him, the magnificent audacity with
which he had faced the crisis and
dominated the interview: lastly. there
was keen, terrible pang Of jealousy
and bitterness toward that other wom-
an. II was this last emotion that was
self revealing.
Eleanor Haldane knew now that
she loved this man. She realised in
this unveiling of her heart that prob.
ably she had loved him all the time;
that the other feelings and emotions
which he had stirred In her heart and
she had sought to characterize by dif.
fereut words were now blended into
passion as great as his own.
She sat quite silently. staring at
the paper, reading the lines over and
over again. thinking her thoughts, un.
I'll her brother. who had absented him
self for brief space, came back into
the room.
"wen." he said. what are you go
ing to DOR
WIN you take note to him to-
nightf' she asked.
Not now" was the answer. ITS
too hate. ! begged him to- go to bed
and try to get some rest He will
need all his strength tomorrow"
But this night"
II don't care what II IL. you can't
get II to him tonight. Besides that
isn't the best way"
the girl sat down at her desk.
picked up q pen and drew q sheet Of
paper toward her. She OWNED what
was IN her brothers mind. She knew
what would be the best way after all
a. wen ~ he. Well. she would do I'll
What win father say?" she asked
half euriously.
HE will have enough to do explain
ing his part in this transaction to say
anything about anything else"
aYou don't think that he"
Il am sorry to say IT," answered
4 young Haldane gravely; but It was
4 father who gave me the clue. you
4 know. and ! am dead certain that the
whole ring have put the chief Of DO
lice up TO his dirty work"
He turned away as he spoke and
hung his head In shame. Eleanor
Haldane had already gone through
the fires. and to her overwrought soul
4 II seemed that no further humiliation
z could be brought upon her.
Maybe" she said at last. forcing
herself 10 speak With trembling lips
and sinking heart. he won't care
u After"
II Don't be fool. sis!" said her
brother roughly. yet not unkindly. He
4 cares more for you now than any
"A thing en- earth except his election,
and J don't know but that he would
even lct that slide"
He wouidn't!s was the answer
THAT day at Louise Stewards. father
offered me to him II he would not