Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
CHAPTER xIlI.-Contiausd.

Il love your daughter in ways that
I doubt you are able to understand;
but I would not take her OF. such con
ditioDs as those you mean re to infer;
would not degrade her by thinking
Of her on such terms, even III lost her
forever. ] an uaHorthy Of her now,
God knows! but would be so far be
meath her under such circumstances
that I could not even look at her
again don't understand how she
could have been born Of such a ia
ther-
7 VIII not be talked to in that man
ner by you, sir" cried Haldane, who
did not lack courage. II here and
now definitely decline your proposal
for my daughters hand"
Il win take that declination from
her. and from no one else" said
Gormly
she will repeat it, / am sure, if she
hears with what insolcnce You have
treated me"
And I pray God for the sake of her
love toward you and her respect to-
ward you that she may never hear one
word OF what you have said. I have
had enough Of this interview. Mr.. Hal
dane"
He turned to the door.
Watt" said Haldane
ITO hear another infamous PROPOSE
don from you?"
mo. sir. But | have something
more to say, and it is this: You are
not 50 invulnerabIe yourself. sir. but
that you might be glad for a little ju-
dtcious silence"
What do you mean?"
Never mind what / mean. You
publish what you have there at your
peril ] warn you that in two days
thereafter. your name will ring as
scoundrel and a blackguard through
out the United States"
Having tried bribery and failed,
YOU now resort to threats" said CORN
~ But that you are her father"
He Clcnched his fist, stood staring a
minute, then shrugged his shoulders,
shook his head and turned away
You won't be warned, then?" said
Haldane.
Not by you"
And you intend to publish my con
nection?"
Everywhere.
I shalI tell Eleanor that you have
done it."
7 shall tell her myself" returned
Gormly, tearing open the door. Hal
dane he called, as ha stepped into
the hall When the younE man pre-
scented himself, he thus addressed
Kim: Your father and I have had
rather painful interview, into the de
tails OF which it is not necessary to
enter I have only to say that the
story I told you gOes to the newspa-
pers tonight. And now" he held out
his hand "goodby ! wish that we
might have fought together until the
end
but we are going to fight together
until the end" cried the young man
fercely. Il love my father, and until
now / have always respected him I
have been content TO follow his lead:
hut can do so no longer"
You will both of you live to regret
it, cried old Haldane after a bitter
look at the pair With his head high
he marched out through the door. DO
your worst" he said ere he closed it
behind him. You viii see what will
har~en to you in a day or two"
What does il meano" asked Miss
stewart
1T means" said Livingstone. that
my father is tangled up with a gang
Of scoundreIs; that he is the brain
and backbone Of the Gotham Frefght
Traction company that we are fight
ing; and that he is in close alliance
with the Sachem society. It means
that We-uy family and ARE dis
honorad. II means that j no Ionger
have the right 20 ask you what I had
intended 70 ask you when the cam
paigu was over and we had won. to be
my wife"
Are YOU asking ME now2" cried
Miss Stewart ecstaticauy.
I would be if it was proper.
1T is proper she said. bIushing df-
vinely.
You don't mean"
You goose!" said she girI, Il don't
love your father or yoar family.
Here Gormly turEed and went irto
the drawing room again. When he
came back, which he did not do until