St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-04
A Row of Girls and One Coughing as
Though She Had Consumption.

A Row of Girls and One Coughing as
Though She Had Consumption.
bureau at work on the quest of the
identity of the Clairon's owner. In
two days he discovered that check
for $4,000 to the order of Cole and
signed by Matthew Brand had been de-
posted in the Second National bank
Also he discovered that Brand spent
most Of every day at the Clarion office
and that it was common talk in the
building that Cole took orders from
Brand and followed them implicitly on
all important matters.
Brand was the new owner of the pa
per- There was no question about it.
Duncan was thoroughly startled
when he received the news. Matthew
Brand, millionaire, would be difficult
man to beat. A man whom he knew
to have shot wolves on the Siberian
plains and tigers in the Bengal jun
gle had nerve to spare, and. backed by
millions, he would be no mean foe for
any one.
There was something else about this
unwelcome news that agitated Dun
can.
He. too. was in love with Eleanor.
Though fifteen years her senior, he
had long dreamed of making her his
bride. Through his intimacy with her
| father he had many opportunities to
| enjoy her presence and endeavor to
convince her of his desirable qualities.
Duncan knew of Matthews atten-
tons to Eleanor. He had always hat
ed him. And now his rival turned out
| to be the fomenter of all the trouble
| that had overtaken the Boyd corpora
ton.
Duncan stalked excitedly up and
! down his office. fists clinched- He
chewed savagely at the end of cigar
III put him out of my way by hook
or by crook" he muttered. I'm have
the law on him in some way-or do
something worse
He seized his hat hurriedly and pro-
ceeded to see President Boyd
Boyd gaped in open mouthed aston
ishment when he received Duncan's
sensational report.
Why" he calculated, that Preacher
GUS whelp has been a steady caller al
my house. He has wined and dined
with me. He is very fond of Eleanor
He wants to marry her. L believe. Yet
he has the audacity to attack me anG
my business. We have simply got Il
J crush that upstart reformer. On the
!; editorial page today they had a car
toon showing me as a slave driver
cracking a long lash over the heads o.
lot of laborevs. On another page was
a photograph of scene in the SAGE
, Ozone factory showing a row of girls
and one coughing as though she hat
consumption"
How did they get that photograph? 2
, asked Duncan.
! "Oh, by sneaking a reporter with
small camera inside the building Will
the department manager was at luncl
"a fine performance for an alleges
I honest man and a gentleman. l say!
responded the millionaire. You new
er can tell what they'll try to do next
: That very evening. while Boyd an
Duncan were plotting the ruin o
Brand, Cole and the Clarion, Eleano
: returned to her home from Canada.
c Brand found a note from her askin
/ him to come over and see her and te
her what he had accomplished for til
pubIic's good Brand knew not wha
/, TO do since he had entered the battl
Il in earnest. He finally decided TO e
but determined not TO give mp the hgh
no matter what happened
Brand called on Eleanor, realizing
his heart that vital crisis was 500
to come. The girl welcomed him mos
1oyously. She noted that his faG