Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-09

Il thought we'd swing over past inc
park and go out Riverside Drive. We
can get a decent bite to eat in some
quiet place along the river road, and
a spin will do us all good. Is that
agreeable to your
4 am in your hands," answered
Gormly gratefully. And indeed
think / should like it very much
had no idea how tired was and you
don't know how few opportunities l
get like this for an hours quiet en-.
joyment."
Leave it to me-" said young Hal.
dane. It'll turn you up at your apart
ment in proper time and in good
shape. Tonight you are going to en-.
joy yourself and drop the campaign
for little WHILE"
Whether or not Gormly would have
engaged in the battle if he had had
foreknowledge of this alliance be.
tween the father of the woman he
loved and the powers he was trying to
overthrow, is question. AS to his
present attitude, he Rad begun bis
campaign with mingled feelings. It
had been at first in a certain sense
and for short time a campaign for
the winning of Eleanor Haldane: bu:
larger issues had speedily RELOCATED
that as motive into the background
and now the campaign made every
possible appeal to his honor as man,
to his sense of duty as citizen. And
while Eleanor Haldane bulked large
before him, he knew that no matter
what might be the result of the cam
paign SO far as she was concerned.
he must of absolute necessity press
on to the end of it. He wanted to
win for her; but If it became neces-
sary, he would win without her. and
for the peoples sake.
1t would make his election prob
ably certain to reveal to the public
the vast co1ruptive Influences behind
the traction company and the Sachem
society. His agents had been thorough
in their work, and they had discovered
what nobody suspected; that the syn
dlcate of Which Haldane was the head
practically controlled all the public
utilities and afforded all the financial
backing for the Sachem society and
It's immense corruption fund.
Gormly had meant to carry on his
campaign to the end, and then tell
her that he loved her and ask her to
be his wife. He saw swiftly that with
all the complications before him this
would be ah entirely fruitless proceed.
ing. Indeed, if under more favorable
circumstances he could have won her
affections, it was probable that now
such an ehdeavor would be unavail,
ing. He had been wondering since
the knowledge had come to him how
he could get speech with her without
too great publicity, and behold for.
tune had given him the chance At
whatever hazards he intended to avail
himself Of it.
Miss Haldane," he began, after
they had been running along for some
time in silence, II said that | had
something to say to you I don't sup.
pose either the time Or the circum-
stances are propitious, but necessity
compels me to say it now"
Il shall be very glad indeed to listen
to anything that you have to say to
me-" was the answer.
Thank you. / meant-it was my
purpose intended-when l had won
the first step to ask you if you would
not help me with the rest of the bat.
tie"
Help you, Mr. Gormly?"
YES Miss Haldane, I purposed to
ask you to be my wife"
Your wife!" exclaimed the girl.
"It surprises you doubtless. Pos
sibly it dismays you
1T surprises me, certainly"
"And yet you must have known
you must have seen-you are woman
enough for that-that I cared great
deal for your opinion"
II will not deny 1T, Mr. Gormly,"
returned the girl. Things you have
said, not SO much that perhaps as the
way you have said them, have led me
to think so. But 1 really never i'm.
dSlu Ou STE IlCIS Is 81 uAks
ference"
81 know that l am almost old enough
to be your father" returned the man
gravely. 81 am no boy. Therefore.
I am the more sure and convinced OF
what l say, and you can be the more
sure also that love you"
TT is a great honor that you pay
me-" began the woman.
''Wait!" said the man. Il am not
through | did not intend to tell you
tonight AS l say, was going to wait
until I had something worth while to
offer; but things that / have learned
have made it necessary in my judg
ment to inform you Of this fact at
once"
What things, Mr. Gormly? Is some
one making charges against you or
discovering things about you?"
Not one. 1t is not OF myself 1 am
thinking"
"Of whom. Of what then?'
CAS- l said BEFORE" returned the
man, II can say no more. 1t seems to
me that now my honor demands that
I put you in possession of the state of