Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-09
The MAN
NOBODY
KNEW
CHAPTER VII,
HoL WORTHY HALL
Copyright by Dood Mead & Co. Inc

that Dicky Morgan. given time and
! counsel, would have made the city
as proud Of him for his intrinsic
| him for his military valor. This
I praise OF DlCky Morgan had at
rirst stunned billiard; after that,
/ II had exalted him; stil later
II had abused his soul. He had long
ed ceaSelessly, during that period of
his in,ruspection, TO take the city to
his heart, 10 reveal himself to an
} swer for D.cky Morsan failures and
10 pledge himself anew to the
achievement which D.cky Morgan :
friends had prophosied; and then
he had been oyerwhelmc4 by the
reCOnectiOHs that he had made this
course impossible. Ii he had only
known that all his receptions we're
needless. II ne had only known that
DiCky MCrgan could have come
home. and been forgiven what
anguish he could have saved-aul
what repentance And the problem
MAS st!ll the same-should he con-
tinue. safe in his masquerade. 70
the goal he had Sc, for himself or
should he risk the worst. and salve
his conscience by Remuneration?
BY far the most distressing factor
in this puzzle was his relationship to
carol Durant He had seen her only
half a dozen times during the month
md never alOne-the fates of Arm
strong mad cirCum ented h!m.-but
ne was head over heels in love with
her again, and ne Sensed, from fugi
tive glanCes and a stray word or
tireiy ayerse. to him. But what
"ou.l Carol think II she knew that
this grave and tender stranger was
hiding behind the wrath OF DiCHy
Margan-lt was thousand times
the worse. II she were ever truly in
love with Henry H.lliaTd. il was i'm
possible.
And then there was little Angela
Cullen
And in addition. there was the ser
iOus business Of making good. n was
no longer impelled to il by resent
ment; but rather BY unadulIerated
ambition. this. too he would see de-
stdoyed by any admission of his re
ceit. To continue in the game was 10
lise his probitv: TO relinuuish II was
to lose all else. and even now. his 10y
and pride was contained in precisely
those things which he must give up.
/ II he decided TO tear off the mask of
I hyporbisy. and mis- self-resnec- was
rising ont M the mud Of what he Dey-
: or sbo1IId have done az all
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