The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-15
CHAPTER TX.

: CHAPTER TX,
] EAvEsDRoppINa; LIGHT TO THE BLIND.
~ OSS M'ADOO threw down the
II papers he had been comparing
and. leaning back. lighted a ci-
| M gar. He puffed contentedly for
few minutes as he thought over the
events of the past few days.
1t was an evening early in January.
A blizzard had fallen upon the city.
Outside the wind beloved around cor
ners and under caves.
| From the library below came voices.
They were talking about him. and he
listened frankly. In this case he knew
the eavesdopper would hear nothing
unkind.
To-day" said Paul. "a man took me
up into high place and showed unto
me all the Kingdoms of the earth and
offered to give them to me-" ''@1 e.
"And what were those reafmsT'
Kathleen laughed idly. And would
the crown fit?" 's'4 ."'
The kingdoms were very cleverly
suggested congressional. gubernatorial,
senatorial possibilities even cabinet
portfolios. rich, Juicy plums transfer
red from the public pie into my wa
tering mouth In short, an those
things that are most desirable to an
ambitious but poverty stricken state
J senator .ar rF".
"And for whatr' -.
The consideration was that I should
bow down and worship and serve the
, tempter. To make these honors mine
all l must do is to give over my indie
pendence. sell my soul into perpetual
bondage and betray Bob into the
hands of his enemies" 7&"
"Betray Bob-howr' Ill.,.
"Oh. he didn't put it with such bru-
tai frankness. l was merely to induce
Bob to make an alliance with the men
he is now fighting. The offer was an
insult to my intelligence. They don't
| want an alliance with him. Their
ally must be their servant Fancy
Bob any ones servant"
"And the temptation-did it temptY
he hung his head. The man up
stairs strained his ears to catch the
answer. .'
EYES," Paul said bitterly. ''Oh, be
was very crafty, was Sanger. He had
evidently studied my case. Very slyl-
he limited that my reward hasn't been
in proportion to my services. that I'm
at for higher things than mere state
senatorship. And it's true He
Nnr~ hand hooI cho~njv sS1t'r
true. The crown would 1T, l know
my worth, and I'm ambitious. At times
when I see Bob outstripping me so
rapidly my ambition literally hurts
me-"
'Then why did you say nor
Because" he answered simply, "as.
long as have his friendship mus:
be true to him, for am the victim of
my own plot. set out to like him as
. matter Of policy, to climb In his
trail. And now He hesitated.
"And now?''
Il love him as my own brother"
The man upstairs felt his heart give
q quick, sharp throb. He had schemed
IN existence in which love should new
er fetter mind or heart. At an &C
knowledgment of affection from one
whom he had called friend. hardly
knowing the meaning of friendship, a
strange. unaccustomed Joy flooded his
heart. revealing the hold that friend
ship had taken on him. A new pur-
pose came to him. His power took on
q new and higher value. With it he
would royalty endow this friend, de-
Tending Paul from the weakness Of his
own temperament, and make him great
and honored in the land.
1T has been a day Of fate" Paul
said, "frr today saw her once more"
Surely not the dream lady2 sup
posed you had forgotten her" ...
'"The same. was walking along the
street. There was carriage block.
lde l had the feeling one has when
another's eyes are fastened on one.
looked into the carriage beside me. 1t
was she She turned away quickly.
but not before l had looked full into
her eyes for moment She will know
me when we meet. as we shall soon
No; have not forgotten. shall new
or forget her. can't. wouldn't IL l
could
Bob muttered savage oath. Then
be broke into mirthless. ironical
ehuckle
"Me. Bob McAdoo. the man Of iron
save the mark-apostle Of self sufn
cheney! Jealous of woman-of a
dream! Bound! HelplessT
Resolutely striving to put away dis
turbing thoughts, he closed the door
and set himself to work.
Later Paul went up to Bob's library
and began to discuss the coming may.
orally convention, set for three days
thereafter. Under the provisions of
the ripper bill the Steel City was to
choose new mayor in February The
Republican primaries had already been
held. -nsulting in the choice of dele
gates fiom majority Of the pre-
cincts instructed FOR Bob's candidate.
Hemenway
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