Arizona republican., 1911-05-12
THE HEART OF DAN TANK
 By p. C. Maefsrlans. Copyright, 1909. by the Pearson Pub
 fishing Company.
By p. C. Maefsrlans.
Copyright, 1909. by the Pearson Pub

"I see," said Dunne. startled anC yet relieved; bur-" he added, out oi the honest candor Of his soul, "l think you are bad citizen, traitor to the city in which you live, and as long as you continue in your present
 course, l shall feel it my duty to op.
 pose you and to prosecute you, if an
 other opportunity affords" That's all right" said the boss
 go ahead. You ain't borrowin' this
 money from Tank, the citizen. You
 get it from Tank, the banker.
 "I'll help you get back on your feet,
 too," added Tank. m bust that ad-
 yertisin' boycott all to blazes. I'll send some of them big advertisers scurryin' back into your columns in a hurry" he added, good-naturedly.
 You make me strong to fight you.
 because at the same time, can hurt your enemies far worse than I can hurt you," said Dunne.
 That's about lie sense of it." said Tank. Looks like a pretty good deal for you and me, all right"
 "Yes,' said DuEne. and under the circumstances that l am in, I am com pelled to accept 1t or see my paper go to the wall"
 There's nothin' to do but take 1t, I guess" said Tank.
 | accept tle opposition said DJane flatly, after another moments l thought.
 All right" said Tank, i've can have tie papers fixed up tomorrow"
 For a moment there cane to .the newspaper proprietor such a sense of relief. that for the first time. he really understood how great had been his care for the future of his paper; how near. under the interruptions man!pu- iation of powerful enemies, he had come to having his property ruined, and perhaps, after a deathly struggle, swept away from him. Like man who had escaped from a burning building, he expelled the air from his lungs, and filled them again.
 But the delicious sense of freedom did not reEGin long. As one burden rolled of, anothe: swept down upon his soul like a mountain. It was the sense Of the loss which had come to him through giving up his great love for Kathryn Moore. Now that his worry about the future of his paper was temporarily allayed, 'he under stood that the very greatness of his anxiety for that which had been his whole life for fifteen years had pre- vented him from appreciating the pcignancy of the other and greater sorrow, which possessed his soul. It came to him now with crushing force. His face became again white and drawn. And there sat the man who had robbed him of her! And this man, gross, contented, imperturbable. had for reasons of the basest selfish ness, just loaned him the money to save his paper, He felt himself choking with Humiliation. The very veins of his face were bursting. It was impossible, Unendurable. He would rather lose his paper, rather sink into the oblivion of failure with the ruin of it crashing down upon his head.
 ''No!" he suddenly shouted hoarsely. No! can't take your money. won't" He stood over Tank threat eningly, his face wild with passion.
 "Slt down." Tank said. Sit down, I've got something to tell you, and when I get through, if you've got anything personal against me, why, you can have my goat and welcome. Ain't nothin' fairer'n that, is there? There's another reason I had for helpin' you"
 Whats that" asked Dunne, curtly.
 "The little girl I had ridin' with me, yesterday"
 Dunne leaped to his feet and lis hands were once more gripping men acingly at the throat Of Tank.
 By Heaven" he husked, iercely, '" if you dare to gloat over me about her-to-to-intimate that this is done for her sake, to salve her conscience. to extend a pitiable favor to a dis carded lover, I'll kill you with my hands I'll strip your windpipe bare, and tear 1t out of you"
 Whats the matter, you fool?" blazed Tank, suddenly, stretching out | a great arm, that thrust Dunne back i as if he had been a clothes frame. " You love her. don't you?"
 Love heri" muttered Dunne, | hoarsely. "T did love her with all my | soul, until l found she was false to me-"
 False to you? How?" queried the Boss in a puzzled way.
 You know how" shrieked Dunne, {" For months she has