The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-14

., ,.o,nn That occurrence had lifted him.
80 hv the ears, from the prolctarat into tn"
c,pitalistic class and the map OF the "oFi"
lad become but the portrait Of his oyster
I3ut Mt noon as he loled upon his rear
vrran,u, chatting kindly with his wife as
size hung the linen Of quality upon her dry
ing lines. Il lady had knocked upon his door'
beautiful and insistcnt, 10 whcedle his VIII
from him. 1t was only tiny bit OF lawn
she had reiterated mploringly hardly
constitutional IL cut and there was not one
tall fellow in all funston whom she would
permit TO touch it but Hackey. Dead to all
fattcry as he vas, his backbone ran TO
water at the clinsng beauty Of her smile
and 50 incredibly betrayed him into yielding.
And now, 1T hard upon $50 o'clock post
meridian. the dangerous dcws OF night al
ready beginning to fall. lie leaned against
& lamp post. a physical wreck. with long
block ard a half still separating him from
thc comforts Of home.
At the next corner but one above rose the
red brick Ottoman. its inviting side stretci'
ing for many yards down the street towards
him. Windows cut It here and there along
ia length and over their green silk half
curtains poured forth golden light which
was hospitality nlado Visible. Yet 10 strange
are tho ways Of lite tho proprietor or all
these Injuries. who stood at the furthest
window, hcyrud IIackey'a range, did not
look happy In their possession. His eyes
I,I nrOtrlGeU
stvagclv, az though deliberately insulting
Main street md the northward universe
Even his small derby, which he seldom
,.o!icd save at the hour for taps, contrlved
20 bespcnk Il certain ferocity.
The Ottoman bar was bare Of customers.
all Hunston now verging towards its even
ing meal. Ryan rested his elbow upon us
polished surface and glarel into the tw
light He was as luck had it. in terrible
ii hulnur For he knew himself today for
il iilall w!!u had been physically fnuted, a
boss whose supremacy had been Violently
as.aiIc,i u king vino felt his throne careen
>ckcniusy beneath him.
Last might. when four men whom he hao
lever seen before, three OF them masked
hat; borne him off OH long wild drive. and
,!ropped him at 10 o'clock In a lonely bit OF
country eight miles from tho Academy thea
ter there had at least been action to give
Loint 20 his chOer. All. but out OF his mimi
with passion, he had bcsoughc them all
s:nSly or quadruply. To descend from their
carriage and meet him IN combat thlrsting
Hurely to Kill or be killed. But they had
only laughed at him. silently, and galloped
away leaving him screaming out futile
curses on the empty night air.
Two hour; later when lie had got back
to funston. after an intcrmInab!e night
mare ce running over rough ground with
EnaccuS,9med limbs und stumbling heavily
t. eswth, ana r:sng UP to struggle again.
ha"had learned to what uses his enemies had
nut that absence. Smith had related the
story in the fnstness Of his office, and In
wholly different guise from that which II
woe next morning in the columns Of his
newspaper. And Ryan. listening. had SLOWLY
Gained. canc,i to thc still fury Of Inplaca-
lie hate
BUT l,r ana Smith mad quarrcIed Violently
He vas for Publishing the story Of lis TAX.
irr "fl in type as black as the dastard!y act
Smith had a difficult time in holding him
down. however much he pointed OUT that
Kyan had no shadow Of proof against his
now adversary on The yacht, and shat bubble
sympathy in an affair Of this sort was al
ways with the successful In the end Smith
had carried his point. because he was. Of
thus. two men, both the more wise and the
more rcsolu;e. Eut this morning they had
conferred again and qualrCic1 even more
bitterly.
Yet Ryan, plotting in The window TT his
splendid Yin palace. his eye always sweep.
inS the evening street though a.search
vas not thinking Of the young editor now.
Two other policies for the days to come
mOnopozcd MS attention. One OF these was
crushing victory n the polls. TIE other
WAS revenge. Probably in thinking nf these
he put them at the momen, in reverse or.
der.
Damn him" lie suddenly exploded; and
it was not little Hare that he cursed.
Damn Lis soul:
IN tho next breath the boss suddenly
tucked. and disappeared from the half cur
tanned window altogether. 4 moment later
he appeared outside his swinging door.
yawnng and stretching himself who.
wear!cd with the tediun Of life indoors.
would SEE what Requirement might await
Elm abroad
Tho boss looked first Up the street and
permitted his beady eye to range casually
over the view. Then his gaze came slowly
down and rested in time upon the person
Of James Hackcy. npy almost directly op.
posi;e. The boss cnun;cnancc lit UP with
smile Of pleased surprise.
Why hello Limi" lie called out. Where
You been hdn yourself lately: An't seen
YOU for 4 week O Sundays. Come across
aud pass tie time Of day.
Mr. lIRckcy, who had been debating