The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-22

&. Author OF PeTtlS OF FauI
Copyright 1915. by The Star Co. All Foreign
Rights Reserved.
Synopsis of Previous Chapter.
After the tragic death of John Amesbury,
q
agent of the interests. kidnaps the beautiful
baby girl and brig. her -. .s
thinks she IL taught by .nsels. who instruct
her for hef . s 70 1 sefg." sss sra.s
into the world where agent. Of the interests
on. to the 100. q
bury girl most, after she had been sPirfteS
Eif;e Ma. year. later While i. the Adiro.-
dacks. Tommy Is the hrst to meet Celesti.
az she comes from her paradise. Neither
Tommy rescue. Celestia from stilliter.
York places her j. Beiieview Hospital - where
Re a.ss .he *. lefs riss To.y. e wse Lose:
he. In New York. but ind: her ne.t day
CeIestia to . factory where she addresses
the workers. IRE breaks out ana Tonny
Mr. Barclay reads the account ana sends for
Tommy. After long Interview barclay 10
and stilliter sesd for CeIesfia. she comes 70
BarcIay's once at their request, and before
clay has brought toEesher. make. her ar.t
speech in which their policies are strongIy
Celestia attends . Fashionable ball ut Bar-
e,.y. nSs She a. s.es become. the center
n = NAME. me-" that ErestIy please: the Tr.u.-
meets ..a a who s.r.
lust arrived from PennsyIvania. Tommys
they tax. ai back to the mis.s ne .1,ee
" time to prevent m outbreak. but fails To
bring about state Of peace.
CHAPTER TX
! The Triumvirate and Professor stilliter
handed to Barclay and although they imas-
ined that It's contents were important they
couldn't help laughing at Its wording.
Suckers won't bite. Your muttering car-
b.reter Tommy IN. tlckIed Aphrodite.
Please pound his whiskers quick.
said Barclay. He opened drawer in his
Writing t table and took % out code book and
the message. The plain English Of 1t was
strikers WON'T fight. Your adopted -.
Tommy has spoiled our plans. Please call
We'll" said sturtevant what will you
anxious to teach the strikers lesson He
being the man on the spot, have felt
ana glad f there n has been no Blood shed Il
seems to me that this is va mater Tor a1r
this strike off and bring about state OF
am !.:y, in Bitumen?"
Stuliter simply reached for telegraph
blank and wrote:
"Kehr. B,tumen. Pa.
Am sending Her."
and signed it Barclay.
What will you do about Tommy" he
asked He'll be even more in the way when
After moments reflection Barclay wrote
teiegram to Tommy:
Come home at once. must see you on i'm
portant business"
These kilograms dispatched. StQrtevant and
semmes took their leave while Barclay and
s Sai sat on for time in silence Bare
You will have no trouble in persuading
her--only don't tell her. / don't understand
her aversion to me She knows that am
And she Is willing to work with me. But
Barclay smiled grirnly.
to nesse haze Ave made any great effort
"A mistake of youth Of which begin to
repent in middle age 1 have made the mis-
sn ab 81 chat e"g9 live and die
pose pose, They made me hyperssnsitive'
'No-when / was at college retor Gsf Burnt
in my face. I had splendid eyes as a child
than l hnd-a stronger body or a stronger
brain: ! am nth. the kiT4 of man who ought to
Both were silent again. Then Stilliter said:
., I've been 7, giving giving the matter more and
stillite,r sat gazing of into space through
watched Stiliters face. "''o
You must have some one in mind" he
stilliter gave a kind KIND. Of guilty start.
The smile faded slowly from Barclay.
mouth.
az do suppose that you have" he said
EternIy: but don't tell me that our pIans are
to be wrecked because you have turned amor
ous in your middle age"
az thought" said Stillter, that l had NV
self in absolute control"
"This is frightfu1" said Barclay simplv
"Oh don't worry" said Stillter; the great
work shall be accomplished first But 1t
seems only right to tell you what my inten-
tions are-after the work is finished, Has
anyone so great claim on Her as To-
you repel her. You have said it"
ct have willed her to like me- It Is the
one thing I cannot successfully win her to
do. I'm just saying what my ulti-
mate intentions are"
Don't you think" said Barclay, that wher
her work is DONE the poor child ought to b
turned free to live-to love and to b.
happy"
Il do not" exclaimed Stil1iter; Tor tn
good of the human race, do not"
He rose and started slowly Tor the door.
xWait minute" said Barclay, and he in
SSeaposed himself between Stillfter and TIN
'os' nave your word Of honor that yo'