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CHAPTER XVIII.
FATHER AND SOW.
HAVING the sacrifldal thing to
do, Evan Blount was not of
those who make a painful task
more painful by needlessly
postponing lt Judge Hemingway was
sitting In chambers. This Blount had
learned when he was returning from
his call upon Blenklnsop. With the
-way open before him there was noth
ing to do but to walk in It
The courthouse was only two
squares east and one sooth from bis
offices in the Temple SIMM balkllng,
and on one of the intervening corner!
atood the towerMke building of the
Dally Capital.
It was on the Capital corner that
Blount baited, asking' hlmeelf bow far
he would be justified ib withholding
Gryson's statement from the editor un
til after the scandal bad been public
property through Its appearance on
the court records. Open publicity bad
been his watchword from the begin
ning, and was be to hesitate now be
cause the ties of kinsman were holding
blm Imck?
While be was hesitating before the
door of tbe newspaper office a small
red touring car dropped oat of tbe
stream of vehicles In the street and
stopped at the curb. A moment later
be became conscious that the single
occupant of tbe car was calling to'him.
It was Patricia, and her mood was
reproachful.
"I like the way you treat your
friends," she said when he had cross
ed quickly to her. "What bare 1 done
that you should send word to me that
you couldn't or wouldn't see meT"
"You have done nothing—nothing at
all," he made baste to say. "I have
been overrun all day with callers—peo
ple who bad much to ask and nothing
to give in return. I bad no idea that
you would come so early when I told
Collins to deny me to everybody. And
there was another thing. If you could
know"— .
"I am very willing to know," sbe in
terrupted.
The newspaper corner «u one of tbe
busiest In the city, and its curb vu BO
place for confidences. Blount stepprd
quickly around the front end of the
red car and swung himself Into tbe
•eat Reside Its driver. "Drive into one
of tbe quieter streets," be said, "and
Til abare tbe miserable burden with
you, as I have shared all .tbe othera."
And wben tbe little car tu 11 eaphu
on tbe low gear out one of the broad
residence avenues he told her all, exag
gerating nothing and pallia Hug noth
ing.
"I can't reason ngalnet the facts,
Evan. You know what you are saying
and why you are warranted in saying
it," she began. "But I still believe ab
solutely in your father. What are yen
going to dor
"The only thing there la to do," be
returned, with a note of bafshnisi in
his voice which was only a measure of
bis suffering. "When you picked me
up on tbe Capital corner I waa on my
way to Judge Hemingway's.chambers
with tbe affidavits. I have taken a
solemn oath, Patricia, and tbe law
which I have sworn to upheld la great
er than"—
He was going to say "is greater than
any man's immunity," but ahe finished
the sentence otherwise ter Urn.
"Is greater than your love for your
father. I suppose I ought to be able to
understand that but lam not Evan,
you must not do it. Every drop of
that father's blood in your vsina ought
to cry out against it"
, "Ah," he said, with a quick indraw
ing of. his breath, "you don't know
what it is costing me!"
"Truly, I don't Evan, your father
Is a great and good man If be had a
daughter Instead of a.son aha would
know it I wiah I were his daughter.
I should try to show him that Mood is
thicker than water!"
"Tou wish you were Ma daughterT
Do you realize what you are aay
ingr Then, brokenly: "Don't, Patricia!
Don't make me do evil that good may
come. Can't you understand hew I
am driven to do thie thing, bow every
fiber of me Is rebelling sgaiaat tbe
aavage necessity? Qod knows I'd give
my life and all my bopee of bappi
neaa if the iiimnrity could be wiped
out!"
Instantly aba changed bar attack.
"If I can't bribe you I muet and
win convince you," aha pats Mad.
Tou are a brave ma*, Evan. I know,
becauae I have aeon yen triad. Tou
mustn't turn cowardly now."
"Nor sban I," ha coualasnd quickly.
"But I don't understand."
Dw'L JTNI Isn't It cowardly to
strike this cruel blow in tte dark?
Ton know yovr father Isn't bare to de
fend himself. Too can't do such a
thins without at least firing him the
warn In* that yoa woo Id giro your bit
terest enetny
"His absence la madly aft added
twist of the thumbscrews," lie said la
freeh wretchedness. "He la not here,
and the time la too abort to est him
tore—What Is done must be dons to-
By
FRANCIS LYNDE
CwW*. I9M. Ir atMa* 41 Smith
day—ihls afternoon. Otherwise It will
be too lata to stop this la»t and most
shameless attack a poo the liberties of
•very honest voter In this common
wealth. Don't make It harder for me,
Patricia. Surely yon can see how
hard it is as It stands."
"I can see that yon are about to do
•o me thing for which in all the yeßrs
to come yon will nerer be able to
your own forgiveness, Evan," she said.
Then, with a sudden skillful flick of
the speed lever, she sent the little car
•head with a lurch, steering it In the
sharpest of swerves Into the nearest
cross street affording an outlet to the
northern road.
"Stop, Patricia!" be cried. "What
are you doing? I must go back to the
courthouse t"
"I'll take you back to the court
house," she promised, deftly slipping
In the third speed, "and you shall be
. - there before
(fetef Judge Heming
~TT way goes home.
J J But, in common
( 7 iH Justice, you
* must and shsll
first tell your fa
tber what you
are going to do!
1 h vki Don't "7 lo stop
me! If you do
run Into
r something and
/ smash the car."
/ With
M.« / switch plug on
\ the dush wlthlu
* easy reach, lt
"non'T TRT TO STOP would have been
HBP a simple matter
for him to stop the car. But her aln
gle hearted devotion was not to be so
easily thwarted. It had not occurred
to him that be might drive to War
trace Hall and return in time to set
the legal machinery in motion to stop
the frauds. 8o when he leaned for
ward lt was not to throw the electric
switch, as she feared; lt was merely
to adjust the wind shield so tbst the
blast of the speed rush would not blow
them both breathless.
For fifteen miles north of the capi
tal the Qunretaro road is a straight
away race track, and Miss Aimers
proved herself a fearless driver. Al
most before Blount realized It the
red car wtfb among the hills und climb
ing to the mesa levels. At Sbouobo
canyon they passed a horseman com
ing down the canyon road. The man's
horse shied at sight of the ear and
threatened to bolt, but Patricia was
looking straight ahead and made no
movement to slacken speed, in the
passing glimpse Blount thought he
recognised the rider. It was tbe man
Bafto or his double.
By tbe time the little car was flying
Up the Cottonwood sentineled avenue
at Wartrace Hall Patricia bad bro
ken a record. Tbe thirty miles from
the capital had been covered In forty
two minutes.
When she brought tbe car to a stand
at the carriage entrance tbe young wo
man spoke for tbe first time since
she bad gtven David Blount's son bsr
.ultimatum.
I "Find your father quickly and say
what it Is right to say. Wben yon are
ready to go back I'll ksep my promise
and drive you."
It. waa old Barnabas who admitted
.the bearer of evil tidings. "Yaa, sab;
iftUrstah Majah's In de llbra'y." waa
tbe answer to Blount's question. And,
throwing coat and bat aside, tbe bear
er of burdena not his own walked
quickly across tbe hall and let himself
into tbe room of trial.
; "Well, son,, you made out to get
hare, didn't your said the father
quietly, pushing a book aside. "Draw
up a chair. Where is the little girl T
I Blount saw Instantly that ha mast
bo brief and plUlass
|' -"Mies Annars la at tbe carriage en
trance In the car, waiting to take ase
hack to town," he said, coust reining
jhlamaif to spsak calmly. "I have am
appointment with Judge Hemingway
which mast be kept, and he leaves hie
chambers at 4 o'clock. Do you know
why I have made that appointment T
' Tbe senator shook his bead slowly.
."How should I know, sonl"
I "It's not a pleasant thing to have to
tail yen." the younger man want on.
ignoring tbe chair to which tbe long
stemmed pipe was pointing. "But Pa
tricia eaya I muet A little over aa
bour ago evidence—legal evidence of
corruption and false registration In
jfbnr of the dty wants was put into
my hands. Too know what I've gat
to do with It, father."
I The older man nodded. "Tea, I
know what you think you've got to do
with it Bat 1 wouldn't do It if I were
you, son. Haven't you learned that
one of the first raise to tbe book of
politics is not to hang the dirty elothee
out where everybody can sae thenar
1 Evan's heart sank within Mat. It
was evident that hie father waa still
unsuspecting, still unconscious of fbe
impending Mow. Only utter frinkssea
j could avail now.
I "I can't discos* expediency with
joo," be Mid hastily. TWa evidence
I ■ peak of lnrolves JOB personally.
Tbere Is trouble abend, serhxte tram-
Urn, and yon don't NM to rssilss It
Tk* city papers will be oat la the
aiornlor publlabinc erldence of other
crooked political work—evUleoce which
I bare been Catherine here and tbera
an orar the atete and which was
Stofa" wtiaa mw wfa w». Ww« n fi
GBAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1911.
last ween. I aid not Intend u> publish
it If I could help It. I was holding It
over my own people as a club to make
them decent and to keep, them decent
But I bavo reason to believe that It
has been edited so tbat It will accuse
only you and the machine, and by to
morrow morning the entire state will
know. I don't have to tell you what
the effect of this added exposure of
wholesale corruption In the capital is
going to be."
The senator hnd laid the pipe aside
and was staring soberly at the fire.
"You're a man among a thousand,
son," he said quietly. "When It
cornea to a pure question of right and
wrong you don't hesitate a minute, do
yon? You haven't said It In so many
words, so I'll say It for you. You've
got me right where you can send me
to the penitentiary? That's about what
you're trying to tell me, isn't It?"
"Don't put It that way, father," pro
tected the son. "1 gave you fair
warning. I've got to fight for the
right as 1 see it If I don't 1 shall be
less than a man—less than your sou.
Can't you see that it is breaking my
heart?"
A alienee electrically surcharged
with poeeibilltles settled down over
the quiet' room for a little while. At
the end of the pause the senator rose
and put his band on Ills son's shoulder.
"I haven't a word to say," he Bald
ilowly. "As you told me that first
day out here, son, It's your Job to hew
to the line and let the chips fall where
they may. Oo ahead uud do what
seems right and law abiding to you.
I'd rather go to Jail twice over than
have you do anything else. Is that
what you wanted me to say?" *
Blount dropped Into a chair as If the
hand on his shoulder bud crushed him
and covered bia face with bis bands.
It was bard—harder than even his own
prefiguring* bad forecast It.
It una a long minute before be stag
gered to bis feat and groped hla way
to the door, leaving bis father stand-
Ins before the lire, stlH with the hand
outstretched which had been laid In
fatherly affection upon his shoulder.
When old Barnabas bad helped him
Into his coat and bad given him his
bat be sought Patricia.
"Must you go buck?" she queried
when he bad descended the steps to
climb stiffly Into the seut beside her.
! He nodded.
I "Your duty is clear?"
He nodded nguin.
i "And the consequences?" she asked.
I "I don't know," he muttered, "tlutn
and disgrace for ail of us, I suppose.
Of course I shall resign from the rail
road service and stand wittf my father
when—when tbo thing is done."
I ''Don't do It, Evau; don't do it! I
have no more than a woman's reason
to give you, but I am sure you are
opening tbe door to a lifelong sorrow
for yourself and—and—for mo."
It was the last two words that
steeled blm to bis purpose. Not even
for her dear sake would be turn nslde
from tbe plain path 6t the oath bound
that the turning aside would mnke blm
'forever unworthy of her love.
| "Take me back to the city as quick
ly as you can, Patricia," he said, "or,
better still, stay hero and let rrro have
the car. That Is my last word."
For answer she threw tho speed
lever Into the blgb gear and snapped
homo the clutch. I.lke a projectile
hurled from a catapult the little tour
ing car shot away down the cotton
wood avenue, and the second race
against time was begun.
For tbe first few miles Patricia An
ners' single passenger had all be could
do to keep hla scat More than once
Blount found himself mechanically
reaching for tbe steering wheel, but
aa often be caught hlmaelf in time.
Aa on tbe outward race, Patricia waa
looking straight ahead and giving the
little car every throb of speed there
waa In It None tbe less, he could see
that she bad it under perfect control.
What happened came with the sud
denness of tbe thunderclap following
the bolt that strikes near at hand.
n
"TCWT DO IT, BVA*; DOS'T OO rrl"
fbe anproa>-h to the month of MwrnobO
—„ .. ... J_ I 111 IN 11. ZR
HAS MO SUBSTITUTE
mi
&AKIN C
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
Hto f#r hmktmg powdmr
inIII ill IMIIUP MHKDUXIT
V ALIWUH UpBL RKnUli
canyon Avtln uowu a long Incline with •
gentle curve near the bottom to hide
the canyon entrance until they were
within a hundred yards of it. Blount
bad a momentary glimpse of some
barrier—a free, he took it to be
lying across the main road. Seeing It,
be realized in the same Instant that
Patricia was neither releasing the
clutch uor applying the brakes. After
that' there was barely time to snap the
switch and to throw the heavy giaal
wind shield down before the devas
tating crash came.
CHAPTER XIX.
THC ROUNDUP.
IT was only the car that was dis
abled. Beyond a severe shaking
up neither Patricia nor Blount
was seriously hurt. Recovering
from the shock and being assured of
Patricia's wholeneaa and bis own,
Blount sprang out to see what the
collision had done to the car. The ln
spectlon was x brlef. With the front
axle bent, the radiator crushed and
one cylinder of the engine broken, the
little car was safely out of commission,
"We're done for," ho said shortly,
helping bia companion down from the
driving seat
Patricia was still trembling and pale,
and be thought that the accident wns
accountable.
"Do you menn—that we can't—go on
to the city?" she quavered.
"Not unless we walk, and It Is ex
actly fifteen miles. I happened to no
tice the speedometer >record on the
roadster when we turned around here
last Bunday."
"What shall wo do?" she asked when
the improbability of any timely rescue
made Itself upparent.
Blount looked at bis watch. It was
already a few minutes past 3 o'clock.
"Wo'll sit down aud wait for some
body to come along and rescue us,"
ho said, striving to say it lightly.
"I'm sure we ought to be glad and
thankful that It Is no worse. We
stood a good chance of being killed,
both of os."
She shuddered and said: "I might
have stopped sooner. There— there
was time, don't you think?"
Evan had thought so, and he was
regarding her curiously. There had
been many motoring experiences In
their acquaintance of a year and not a
few hazards, and he bad more than
once rejoiced In her cool presence of
mind In the face of sudden danger.
"I wondered a little that you didn't,"
he veutured to say. "I never saw
you hesltnte before." "vr
The look that she gave him was pa
thetically pleading. *
"I stopped—Just one little Instant to
tbftik—of your father—and—and thoso
terrible papers bi your pocket and
what was going to happen if you
should reucli Judge Hemingway In
time, Evan," she confessed broken))'.
"Can you ever forglre me?"
It was a moment for tho brushing
aside of obstacles onco and for all,
and he took her lu his arms—would
have done It if the lonely Quaretaro
road bad been tbe busiest street In tbe
capital.
"You are my brave, loyal darling,"
he said. And bocauso site let blm say
It and hid the face, from whlcb tbo
cold pallor had suddenly fled, on bis
shoulder the political struggle and
everything pertaining to It became as
things of naught and tbe lonely road
the wuy to parudlse.
The silence of the Immensities held
them for a moment—a golden silence
for the lover, but a moment of keen
■elf reproacblngs for tbe maiden sob
bing on bis shoulder.
"Oh.'l dou't know how I could have
done It—but I dhl!" she wept. *l—l
was ap-actunlly glad when I saw tbe
tree, I didn't have tbe courage to—to
upset the car In the ditch."
Again he comforted her, and the po
litical venalities withdrew Into n still
remoter regittu, ■
"It was to be," be said. "That ii
what the tree was put bere for—te
■top us." \,
She looked up at that
"Why, that l« so. Isn't it? There an
no trees growing around here—t»on«
at all. Who did It. Evan?"
Blount shook his head sadly. "Then
li only one person la tbo world who
could bare any strong reason for stop
ping as," bo asoortod. "I can't Imagine
bow my father managed It In tbe short
time at hla disposal. That tree baa
been dragged down "out of tbe little
catoyon since we passed going north.
You can see tho trail of It In tbo road."
"Please, Evan," abe pleaded, "don't
ask mo to believe that your father
" planned It! Why, we might havo boon
killed outright, both of oar
"I know," he returned gloomily, "hot
—hello, here,comes our rescuer
It was rather a figure of speech than
an assurance. Around a turn In tbo
canyon road came three horsemen
pointing for tbo main highway and
ambling gently. Tboy were hardly
within hailing distance before Blount
recognized hla three waylayers of tho
night of mysteries in tbo Loot River
mountains, with Barto In tbo load.
"Howdy r said the timber looker,
riding up to bang with one knee over
tbo saddle while bo grinned at tbo
two castaways. "I>oat out again, Mr.
Blount? Couldn't make oat to ran
your cbug wagon over thai there pine
tree, eh?"
- "Did you put tbo tree In tbo road?"
snapped Blount, with rising anger.
"I reckon we did," waa tho cool re
ply, "and It was one Job too. Had to
drag it fa more'n a mile down tbo
gulch with tho bono ropes."
There waa material for an explo
sion, bat Blount controlled himself, r
"By whoee orders did you do ttr be
demanded.
"Tbe boeor."
"Mr. Hathaway r
"Not on your life. It waa tho H|
boos this time."
Blount's qalck glance aside at hla
companion waa a sorrowful "I told
you so," and ho did not queetion Bar
to further. • -
"Well," be eatd. turning bock to tho
outlaw, "what Is to bo done with oar
Barto parsed hla thick Upe. "If tbe
lady can make out to ride one of tbo
broncV be began, "there's a right
comfortable little aback of • hotel at
the bead oi tbo rfulch, and"-
"But wo an on oar way to tbectty,"
Blount interpoeed, still trying to mas
ter his Impatience.
The timber looker shrugged.
"All right I reckon there alnt no
law ag* Inst your walk In' or settln'
down to wait till anmahodd* COQM
•jong. Hut It might De a good while."
Blount turned to Patricia.
"Shall we wait?" he aaked, and she
nodded quickly, with a look In her
•yes that he could not interpret
"I don't believe we care to go and
look for your aback hotel," be said to
the road blocker.
Barto swung straight In his saddle
and fell into the attitude of one listen
ing. Then the grin became a menace,
and he spoke sharply.
"Gimme them papers you got in your
pocket and do It sudden I" bo com
manded. "Then you can stay here till
the cows come home If you want to.
Quick, I say!"
"No." Blount said crisply.
""Instantly Barto's pistol was out.
"Give 'em upP he shouted. "Shell
'em out or"—,
The dlveinlon camc atormlljr. Around
the curve from* the north—the curve
that bad so late
ly been Patrida'f
undoing—came a
huge touring car,
with a big man
lit the wheel, a
yelled >yoinan In
l lie iuoc%anlclan'a
noil t and the ton
nc u u crammed
with armed men.
linrto snapped
b!s platol at tbe
oncoming car,
a nd when tbe
wenpon - mimed
Ure he wheeled
*jtU. -d,
o°»«» %
'sitgi.i. i:>l on, J,),, | lorao to the
on •
eutyon road, up
which his two companions were al
remly urging their mounts. Two sec
onds Inter the big car bad stopped at
the tree barrier, and six men with
Winchesters were popping the halt sig
nal at the dying highwaymen. It was
speedily effective, and when the game
was bagged the senator swung down
from the driving rent of the big Italian
car and gave his orders briefly.
"Take these fellows up yonder to the
hotel at the canyon head and see that
they're kept out of mischief till to
morrow ulght, Granger." he said, sin
gling out the leader of his tonneau
squad. "Then tell the gentleman you'll
find bossing things up there that the
Jig Is up and be mny as well come to
the city. He'll find me at the Intcr-
Mountaln when he wants to talk it
over."
A little engineering feat, mado possi
ble by the big car's towrope, soon
cleared the way, and when the great
car, with the two women In the ton
neau and Evan In the seat beside his
father, was devouring the miles In the
straightaway race to the city the
young pmn sold what was due.
"I was blaming you for the tree and
for Barto's attempt to get those affi
davits away from me," was what be
broke tho humming silence to say, and
the senator nodded.
"I guess it was pretty lucky wo bud
our ears to tho cut-In on McVlckar's
private wire up yonder at Wartrace,"
be said, but that was all that bo said.
The courtbouso clock was Just strik
ing 4 when the huge touring car, with
Its radiator sizzling hot, came to a
stand beforo tho entrance to Judge
Hemingway's chambers.
"You're still In time, son," said the
senator quietly.
But Evnn Blount made no move to
get out of tho car.
"Was I Jumping nt conclusions, dad?"
he askod half shamefacedly.
"A little that way—Just a little that
way," was the gentle reply. "You see,
Oryson did stire enough turn traitor
thla morning when be gave you those
affidavit* He'd bad a quarrel with
Mr. McVlckar. Every one of thoae
crooked name* meant a vote for your
railroad, ton. Ttiat wae why I told
you you'd better not boiler out about
It It wa* ngaln*t your own aide."
Evan Ulount'a bealtation might* have
been meatured by a clock tick.
"Then there la all the more reaton
why"- lie begun, but hi* father wot
once more putting the clutch In.
"No," lie Interrupted, ttlll In the
lime gentle tone: "don't let'a jump at
any more conclusion*, Evan. Walt
juit a little while. There'* mora to
come—ami I shouldn't be aurprlaed If
It camo before dlnuer time."
It did come before dinner time—came
When o duiit covered car driven at
rack lev* speed tore In over tbe north
ern road and waa pulled up with a
jerk at the Inter-Mountain entrance to
let Mr. Htirdwlck McVlckar debark and
hurry to the clerk'a desk.
"Senator Hlount? Yea. be*a In hla
ronPna; be aald you were to coma right
up." aald the clerk, and, without stop
ping to atrip off hla duat coat, tha vice
prealdent hastened to an elevator.
What took place behind tbe cloeed
door of tba tilting room In tha Illount
tult la not a uiatter of record, and
Evan Blount, Billing bealde Patricia
In tin. Blount'a private titling room
and concluding • laatlng peace with
bla father"* wife, waa too happy to
care very much. But after a time
tbe fummont for which be bad been
waiting came, and be went—almoet re
luctantly—to join bla father In tbe
room »l conference.
"Haf Mr. McVlckar goner' be aek
ed, flying bla father.eUtlng alone.
be 1 * gone—gone to order oat
bla cai and go back to Chicago," waa
tbe slr/V spoken reply,. Then, with tbe
qolxxkftl amlle wrinkling at the eye
cornerf. "How doe* the
wreatlf atrlke you by thla time, eon?"
"It ftrlke* me that I haven't been
In It -fiat even In tbe outer edgea of It,
dad. JWt that about tbe alee of It?"
"Obi no; you've been doing good
work-fmlglily good work, for your
McVlckar rcoegnlcce It.
Yen'fe helped out In tbe only way
that help could come In thla campaign.
Ten>e worked up a good, healthy pub
lic eentlmmt In favor of a equare
deal for everybody. McVlckar waa
fixing t> lose It all; cooking tbe regis
tration llxl» and buying votea and
making denl* right and left, tbe aame
aa u * tin I. liui It'* alt off now. and
be'* gone, nr.d we're going to have one
clean. straight up and down election,
eon. Tbe 'machine' naye eo."
"The machine?" queried tbe younger
man. f
"Tea; you didn't know that a ma
chine orgnnlxatlon could be pat to any
really rlgbteoua uae. did you, hoy 7
Bnt tbla I* one time wben It baa gone
In to knoc! out the crookedneaa, big
and tittle. Listen, son. When you
wired me that you were coming out
here I lay awake ntvfcxi rhlnkHw inw^
la put you in training and then when
the time cams I'd help you up into th«
■addle and make you the boss of the
roundup, a* I'd been. Want to bear
the rest of It?"
Blount nodded.
"Then It came over me all of a mid
den that I'd been ai crooked aa • dog's
bind leg: tbat we'd all been crooked.
Not that I'd ever taken a do!lair for
my pergonal pocket, for I haven't, but
I've bought nnd cold nod dickered and
schemed wllh the best of 'em nnd the
wont of 'em, Just aa McVlcknr's been
doing for the punt two montba. Then
I asked myself If I'd like to see you
wallowing In tlie same mudhole. and—
well, Evan, jou mn.v have a son of
your own some day. and then you'll
know. I thought I'd try you a little
at first, nnd I did—lhat first day out
at Wnrtrare. When you ripped out at
me that day I made up my mind rigbt
then anil there that I'd put the whole
power of the -machine, 1 ' as you call It
Into one campaign for a clean election
and o square deal."
"My heavens!" ejaculated the son.
"And I've been fighting you and your
orpunlzntlo-.i nt every turnl"
"No, you haven't," was the quick re-
Joinder. "You've been fighting graft,
and that was what you thought you
were hired to do. McVlekar wasn't
piny In* Jwt fair with you. He gave
you your Job in the first place to take
you away from me. but you've been
In the hactis of your friends right
■ from the start, Evan. It was the or
' ganlxntlon that gave you all these
chances to preach the new gospel of
the square deal. It was the organisa
tion that pushed Ilathawsy up against
you. so tbat you'd know that the rail
road people were running around In
the same old c ircles, hollering for Jus
tice and doing everything they could
to defeat the. endii of Justice— muddy
ing the aprl'ip liecnuse, they say. they
don't know what else to do.
"Lastly. It's tbe organization that's
going to see to It that your word to the
people of this state Is made good. aoa.
Maybe we'll never be able to do It
again, but this one lime we shall do It
Gordon Is going In by the biggest ma
jority over given to a governor of old
Sagebrush, ami the legislature will be
five to one In favor of the square deal."
The younger innn tort his chair and
walked to one of the wlndowa to stand,
looking down upon tbe lights of the
busy street. When ho turned again It
was to say, "I don't aee where 1 am to
break In, dad.''
"You have already broken In. While
the legislature Is going to be antl-cor*
poratlon. It Is also going to be fair
when It flitds'otlt Hint all (he railroad
deals have been called off and can
celed. You'ro the man to show tbe
lawmakers that this has actually been
done. McVlckar made a baril and fast
point of that when "he consented to
wipe the slate clenn und go away and
let us run our politics to suit our
selves. He made me promise to pat It
op to you fair and aquarc. with a hand-
some Increase In salury and an Iron
clad agreement to back up every claim
you should make when you assert that
the railroad company will Ore the first
man lhat Is caught evading the laws.
That's what I'vo been fighting for In
tbls campulgn. livan. and It's what yen
must fight for."
Tbo son took the two steps necessary
to reach the father's chair and held out
his hand.
"I'm with you, dad," he said heart
ily. "I'll stay, and I'll make Ur. Mc-
Vlekar respect me and my principles
beforo I'm through with It. But I'm
still a little bit afraid tbat you and
your kind nro a menace to civilisation
and a free government You won't
mind my saying that, wUI you 7"
"Lawzee gracious, no I Say anything
y/t like, aon, or, rather, let me say
something else first How about thla
'career* business of Patricia's? Have
you fixed that up yet I"
Evan shook his bend despondently.
"She's going home with her father
In October." be said, then: "Do you
know what she did today, dad? She
ran Ahe little red car Into that tree In
tentionally so I couldn't get back hare
In time to use those affidavits which
she and I both supposed would In
criminate you."
"God bless her loyal little soul!" said
the sens tor. "I hadn't told Iter what
I was trying to do; but. Lord love yon.
sbe knew—you trust a woman for
knowing, every time. son. ' And now
one moro thing. Have you come to
know Honoria any better lu these last
few days?"
"Yea; mueb better within tbo last
hour, dad." n
"Good. That doe* my old heart a
heap of good, son. Let's go and get
those two good women and take 'em
down to dinner; then we'll drive bhek
to Wsrtraco and get ready to touch off
the fireworks when the returns come
In. 1 tell you. aon, tomorrow's elec
tion Is going lo be s regular old fash
ioned, heave 'em up and keep 'am
s-golng landslide!"
Evan Blount was turning to go
back to tbe iafft sitting room, where
Patricia was Then be suddenly re
membered little Blenklnsop.
"Don't let thst worry you tor s min
ute, aon," aald the man who aeemed
to bo st tbe heart of everything thst
wss hsppenlng. "Half an hour after
you loft Blenklnsop this morning thst
stuff thst they bad stolen from your
aafe and then garbled up to suit them
selves waa all tilled When I told
Blenklnsop over the pbone tbat there
wouldn't be any crooked llats used to
morrow—that be waa merely fixing to
put himself on record ss the blggsst
liar on two continents—ho cams down.
(TO SB OOXTUIUSa]
t, An Economist
"Of course." aald Mr. Slrius Barker,
"I want my daughter to have some
sort of sn nrttstlc education. I think
I'll have her study singing."
"Why not art or literature?"
"Art spoils canvas and paint, and
literature wastes reams of paper.
Singing merely produces s temporary
disturbance of tbe atmosphere."—
Washington Star.
Wanted Him to Spooify.
"Will you always be truer asked
the broker's auspicious daughter when
young Sportlelgh had thrown himself
st her feet and begged tor her haftd.
"As true ss steel T' bf vied.
"Common or preferred 7" sbe ia
oulred aitlll ntinlHnna —tiiitM
NO. 17
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Sykes was arrested in Greensboro
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two colored women from Char
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jealous about a man, quarreled.
Few words passed when the Roan
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Emma Sloan sj that she died in a
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For Infants sad Chilirsa.
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