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he JVetv Mayor B>»rd on G H Broadhurit'* Suceeaifvl Fla.y The Man The Hour By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNC. Coj'.vTifht, r>/7, by George H. Broadburdt. CII.Vl'TKR XVI D ALLAS, '»*ft alone in Horri- b.in's [)rivate room, sat at the I'ia tai)Ie, making no eftort to follow her brother and Phe lan A messenger, searching for Hor- rigan. Inistled in. looked imitiiringly at the m. tionle'is, wliite faced girl, then pa>s«d on to the conimittee room ite- voik! i.!:il on aaain in his search until the s r.nd of his fooislcps rticd. And atil! I*a: as sat, inert, dumb. LitLe b\ little she u;is piecing to gether ‘he facts of the long, miserable con.i ieation in the light of what Per- i ry L, d just told her. It was absurdly easj now that she hold the key of the slrunLen. Sin* could understand every thing how Wainwright had ptit her fortune into P.oiautgh stock to intlu eta* Mcnnett; how. failing to move the latte:. he had used Alwyn's knowledge of the f;t,ct :is a weapon against the young tiiaii; how Pmnnett had sought to s. ; \.* her fortune and w h> he bad fori i bl'-n Perry to bias her feelings by 11 lug of the generous act "l : tirst to last." she murmured In unhappy contrition, “lie has acted hole r.* y and as he thonglit I would have wanted him to and for my happi ness. \tio I. like the wretched little fool I was, couldn't understand and pub.! humiliated him <>h. if only it Wt:en't too late to" A Vi>ioii of 11 i Id I- ll,ashed betore her mind . nd she shuddered, rcaii/.mg till that her rash steps had entailed. "It S too late," she confessed to her self fighting back the hot tears that Beared her eyes "Hut at least I can to he i 1 know and beg his forgive ness and thank him.” The sound of voices in the* corridor roused her from her bitter reverie. She sprang up hastily, unwilling that any should see her tear stained face, but the speakers, though they drew near, lid imt enter llorrigan's otlice. Instead, thej stepped into the adjoin ing mtuittee room. The messenger had eft ajar the door lietwecn the two room>-\ Iteali/.ing this and not wishing to It seen, 1 (alias shrank back toward the wall, fearful of detection Then the \ ,i c of •''!<* nt the speakers slid dot lv arrestod her notice. • \\ i I!." liennett wtis saying in no es j»i* la : i lvil tones, “you said you wish ed to '-pi-aii t i me in private. What have yon to say? He brief, for I am busy." F: dig hersolf the unwilling witness to wi.it promised to be a confidential talk 1 ctilns stole toward the d<">r lead ing • the corridor, but liorrigan. as wa- !.!'. custom, bad locked it on going out. She dared not enter alone the crows.-d anteroom in her present state, so lasitatingly >he paused, forced t(( remain where site was. The sound of another voice chained her to the spot, and, .mconscintis of eavesdropping, she stood spcllimitnil. hearing every word distinctly through the half open door way "I—I hardly know how to begin,” (iibi ' was replying to Hennett’s curt demand "It i» a delicate subject and" ‘‘Then ttie sn(>ner it is treated to open air the l*etter. Is" "You've won the Horongh hill fight," began Gil si Ps "Is that all yuti have to sav to me?" A Square Deal la assured you v in-n m buy !>r. Plerce’a farii y med c.ru—f ir all tie* ingredi ent' entering in’ > them are printed on the h<:: l*'-w i a; and tle ir fonnttl is an- • •c-ii'ii uiei ■! i.ith a* being (*o::in'c' • and i rivet. Y > . an • ju-t what on are- pay.ng for and tiiat tie* ingred.ciits ar<* gather**1 fr'uu N i ; ifc'* Inhorat'.ry, he :ig aelei ted fr eii tie- :.c» t valualile nat »u* medicinal root' fnimd growing in our American foresfrrmsLwhile potent to cure are perf» , 7 , Hi h.irrtihjk^eVan to tiie most delicate w ()iiiNv^i^J*niihTmir Not a *ir n uL^.TwIml ■ Ui-ir c’lnm i-.':.. .- A ri.^Lh c-i' |T i' ii' u ! ,. tr.L.I.i.i: -kTyjicg tlif lUic.lc iul t>ri . nlc' n-' if ,t ii.i in yiz.- mire (r.i ! "Nn Vou’ve w on. nut you vo !'>st r.ir nude You've l'>st I(ailiis Wainwriglit.” "I hardi\ m*ed tu he reminded of that." retort«*d Hennett. ''and it is a subject I don’t care to discuss.” “Hut listen.” pleaded Gibbs as the mayor made a move as though to leave the room “one minute! I say you’ve won Pec Horongh tight. I've won Dal- i las. Can’t we"— “Well, what?" asked Bennett, with ominous quiet as he paused In his de part me. “Can’t we—strike some sort of bar gain?” said Olbhs tentatively. “Explain, please.” ordered Bennett With that same deceptive calm. “Why,” went on Gibbs, emboldened at the other's seeming complacence, “suppose you give up this Borough fight and I give up Kallas? I won her by a trick. She doesut really love me. It is her pride, not her heart, that made her throw you over and accept me. It is you she loves, and I’ve known it till along, and you tire in love with her.” "What then?" ".Inst this.” returned Gibbs, wonder ing at Bennett’s quiet reception of the strange offer "She will marry me he cause she isn’t the sort of girl to go back on her promise, especially since site looks on me as a sort of high mind ed martyr to your oppression, so if I hold her to her word she will not hack down. Now. if you. even now. with draw your opposition the Borough hill will go through. Let it go through and I will break my engagement t“ a i n- a n d free volt ‘Irihlis. I ilhln 't I ll i71 h lh< i'c Iran sn Uiul it t it / ns iinti in "I! thi it nt Itl." Dallas W w r i g h t leave hei to marr\ “Yon promNe that?” “Yes!” cried Gibbs.elated. "1 promise on m\ Wiird ot honor! Is it a bar gain?" “Gibb*.” re plied A 1 w y it slowly. “I didn't think there was sn ton! a cut as x on in all tie* world. 1 thought 1 um!cist,iod how ut terly rotten von were, hut 1 didn't Ik* lievo there was a man living who could debase himself a- you've ju-d done." "Hut"— began Gibbs, iti bewilder ment ‘‘Now you’ll listen to me for a mo nient." cut in Bennett, silencing the in terruption on sa\ I'm iti love with Miss Wainwright it is true I love her in a way a dog like you could never understand If he tried for a lifetime. I'd give my life for one word ot love from her. hut I'd sooner go forever w ithout that v. oiii than w in it by a dishonest deed that wntild prove me unworthy ot her I asked her lose :i'' a free gift and tried to deserve it. Site refused, and I won't try to buy what she won't ; e me. especially since tin- price would make me as unworthy of herns you you: self are." "But ymi take tin- wrong view of h You see. if" "! see this much: I'll have to speak plainer to get my v iew ot tin* case into your \ile mini If ever again you meet me. si. ii.l out of my way Don't speak to me or come wln-re 1 am, for i»i i m i til"' ll'i-tl ill __ reliimd gl\I'erlnc. Tills agent posst-sscs Intrinsic mciiicmTl properties of Its own, being a nn>'i v ihi.ihleantiseptIt* ami anti- f-rrmrit, nutritive and soothing demul cent. G.'. <rin*» pl.ivs an Important part In Dr. i'.- Medical Discovery in the ' in- of imkgi-'tion. dyspcp-ia ami v eai Momach, atP-mii-d by sour risings, heart-t urn, foul hr> .nh, coated tongue, poor a ppetite, gu tmg feeling in 'tom* »ch. lulioustic" and kimlrcd dcratige- nj' , ti’' of tin- -tonuicli. liver ami bowels. B< - d<-s curing i,l the nhove di'tres'ing ailin' lit-, tin-"< eeijeli Medical Discover ” Isa fc | i ,'i|je for i 1 dj-eases of t he mucous membranes, a-> eataith, wlietlier of the nasi. fiitssiigos or of the stomacli. bowels or |" .vie organs. Excn in its ulcerative • ' igo- :t Wii . :eal to tills sovereign Ie:n- •t'lv s n-e he !i<-r'evi nd in. In i hrunlc Catarrli of tin-Nasal pa-sages, it is wi ll, wnic taking the "tioldeii Medical Ihs- eov-ry for tin- necessary cmistitutioual trmittmnt. to i*l»*ause the pa'-ages fn-ely two or tlin-e time' a (lay with Dr. Sage's Catarrh lletin-dy. T'lds tliorougii conrso of tn atiuent gi-m-rallv cures tin- worst earn- In ' Oiigbs ami lioftisencss caused tiy liron- tlo'ii 'i root and i n A(T**etIons, except e m* {limi'l II Hill' .1 U. rd singes. Me* "Golden “'U" al Idv 'iVelj la II uio-,1 elticlellt I'eln- •dy. esticciallv tu tlio'i- ohstlnate. Iiang-oii cougUs ■ aiis( «l "v !rni n Ion nnd eongest i. n of tie* tir<im lilal rum . m uk iiil,i nues Tti»-"|qs" Covetts no' , ..i f,,i acute coughs ,111s- Ing from siidd'-i U!,. nor must It In- , I>«c'e.l f(, (-III >11- llllllllon ill It* lldvan el) •tag- - no i - ■ 'Wifi do that but fol ill tbs "I'-c mate 'o 'Uiglis. which. >f -g- lect'Kl. • i t.ad' a' 1 I lead up to(-onsuiiin* Uoi. It the I .--,1 I, - ), -in* th«l i-an Im I ski'll ‘‘.Vote leave iim , i>l< use. tempt ,r .sirh- I'tiit r jirisi in i eus me." The uirtsdritaiter If you cross my path again P!l treat i you fen tliousand time> w irse tiiaii when 1 thrashed you in that footltail game That's all.” Bennett, restraining Itis wrath with a mighty effort, turned on his heel and strode oil' into the corridor, leaving G ill I is staring after him In dumb, im potent despair When tin* broker had recovered him self sullieieiitly to start from the room Dallas Wainwright stood betore him. burring the exit Her face was dead w hite, her big dark **yes ablaze. “Walt!” she commanded "I must speak to you for the la-t time." "Dallas!" gasped the |os|u»rittc man Ids drawn face turning pu-itlvely yel low. "You were you you heard?” “Mr Ben net t just now called you | ’the foulest cur in all tin* world.'" said Dallas, her \olei* scarcely louder than a whisper, yet every syllable ( Htingiiig us a whiplash “H ■ put It t.».» m i.) • " "Hut. swisdli'-art" "Mi" Wainwright.' p’eiice | heard ! ym ofi’er tn • me tu him In exi liange ’’"I ills I*"- - It inx no f| tr ither I ■' i " - i T' l" i g I v 11! | I : i • i' have believed him. l>ut i tnyseit heam it And I heard lii' splendid answer "t’.itt. yiei !,tiow. 1 was joking! That | if was just a trick to” ".!"<• stu-h a trick that made me P'-m • t > Ik* ycir wife*? Yes, but ; lime you had to do with a man i in a million not with a poor. •r little idiot like me And he inswcred yon ns I should have an- sv creil you hail my eyes tieen ofiened • in tinu I" "Dallas." groaned Gibbs, "for heav- j en's saki* don't look at me like that! I can't bear it! I love you! And I”— “And I In my criminal folly prom ised to marry you!" she stormed. “I let you kiss me. My lips are degraded forever by that touch of yours, i let | you speak words of love to me. 1 broke ! a brave man's heart for your worthless ! sake. oh. tin* shame- the horrible | shame of it all! Hut 1 shall thank God S on my bended knees that 1 have found out the truth Ik*fore it was too late.” "Too late?" lie echoed in horror, his ' voice rising almost to a scream. "Dal- j las. you're not I going to throw me over? You j aren't”— “Scott Gibbs,” | she answered qufetly, a world ; of w ondering i scorn in her level tones, "you do not e v e n know how vile a tiling you are. Now leave me. please. Your presence sick ens me.” lie tried to speak, hut some thing of (lie in effable eon- in her steady eyes si- 1 e n c e d him. Without a word lie slunk out of the room and out of her life. Phelan, agng witli eagerness for the coming struggle in the aidermanic chamber, bustied past through the cor- rid'ir. Th • alderman had many duties today, and as the performance of each briiught him hearer t" his longed for revenge mii ll"i'rigan he was positively hoamhig with righteous bliss. Dallas caught sight <>i him. "Alderman!" sh,. called faintly. Phelan halted. sij|] in haste to fulfill his mission “Gould could 1 see Mr. Hennett?" she asked, a new timidity transforming her rich voice. “Do you know where 1 ran timl him?" "Is it imp'irlaiit? lie's pretty busy.” "Very impurtant!" site pleaded. “I must see him at onee." "I'll look him up.” agreed Phelan, "but 1 warn you he's too busy to see you j-|si yet S'p ise yoir let me take ymu back to the nieetin'? Our hill's eomin' up in a few minutes now. an' you don’t want t<> miss it. Then I'll scare up his li'mor for you as soon as lie's gut a spare minute an' bring yon hack li- rc to Id i Sorry to keep y ou waii ii'." in- went mu as they started toward th'* cm;iie■ j| chiimher. "hut he- tore iIns '(esi'iu's ovei' all sorts of things is due i . explode, an’ we ain't hardly at the beginuin' of tin* excite ment yet. We're gnin’ to make a Fourth of .Inly celebration in a giant pMwd'-r faefry l"ok like :i deaf mute fun'ra! h\ tin* time we're done." < IIAPTEU XYH ITS iii there'" observed Phe lan in high excitement, jerk ing his ihumb toward a door leading off the comm it lee "an' 1'vc sent for Wainwright i.’i I iMirigan to meet your lionor lu-re. \n‘ I've fixed it so tile Hor'iugh hill won’t cMine up for ten mitiutes. Now. ail tliat's left is to touch the punk to the fuse an' sci oft tin* whole giddy bunch of fireworks under 'em Gee, but it's good to 'a' stuck to this old world just for tin* sake of bein' here today an' soein' what I'm due to see!" The aldernian chuckled, but his joy ous anticipation found no reflection in Henuett's white set fa'i*. The two were in the comm j (tc - room, whither Pile kin had repaired after de;' »iiing Dal las in a chair beside her brother at tin* meeting and attending to one or two details of greater import. "Yes." went on Phelan, again nod ding mystei ioiisiy toward tin* farther door, “he's in there, trained to the minute for tin- blowout. There's som-* oiie else wants to see you. too—som-- "tie who'll make more of a hit witli you If I'm not o\ .lyin’ my hand Hut good news i an <vait. There’s so little of it in Ui s measly life that it geii'rnlly has to I" From tin* corridor liorrigan stamped into tiie eommitfee room, Wainwriglit at his hcoi- "Well!” cried tin* boss defiantly, glar iug at Betitiett and ignoring Phelan “You sent for us. What do you want?" “< ino moment!” intervened Wain wright. "We are beaten. We admit that without argument. So we need waste no time going over details.” "Have you seat for us to say what 'oil’ll sell out for?” queried liorrigan eoarsely. “because if you have you've only to name your price. You’ve got us where you want us We've got to pay." “I should have thought.” replied Hen nett, with no shade of offense, “you would know by tills time that I have no 'price.’ " “Then what do you want?” “Nothing from you.” "Why did you send word you wanted ro see us?" growled liorrigan Impa- B'utly as he and Wainwright, unin vited. seated themselves at th** table "To tell you." answered Alwyn. glancing from one to the other, “that every step ymi two have taken in tills whole infamous transaction from tin* very first has Ikk-ii e.-irefiiily follow-.I iiud. to o-e y our ou : phra •• wo''.* got vou w Ith til" > ■ I' * : *'“ » oM biulY!” commetued Horn gau coutoinptuoiisly, with a reassuring wink at the somewhat less confident Wainw right "By tomorrow noon.” resumed Ben nett, "you will both lie Indicted on a charge of bribery. Even now there are detectives on the watch for you. Es cape is impossible.” "Rot!" sneered liorrigan “You’ve no evidence that will indict, and you know it. Even if you had. don’t I con tro! most of the judges and the district attorney’s office besides? Swell chance you’ll have of getting a conviction past that hunch! Bah! You talk like a man made of mud. 1 spose it's the affair of those Roberts notes you're counting ou. That don't fea/.«* me any. My lawyer can twist that around so if|| look like a charity gift. No. no, youngster. You'll have to think of something better if" "And, anyhow," put in Wainwright nervously, “you can't prove any con nection on my part. There's nolliing agaiust me or" “I think there is." retorted Bennett, wheeling about on tin* financier “Ami even if I can't nail the liolierts brib ery to you I’ve plenty more counts to hold you on." “All these generalities and vague ac cusations prove nothing. Hennett.” an swered Wainwright, drawing courage from Horrigan's colossal calm and speaking witii more assurance. “Mr. liorrigan and I are not schoolboys to be scared by baseless threats. This is all guesswork on your part. Come, now, name one specific charge you can prove.” “One will he enough to convince you?" asked Alwyn. "Well, then, how about this as a first guess? Mr. Ilor- rlgau's bribe of S'j.oou.Oqo in money and 'Jo.ouu shares of Horongh stock for agreeing to put through the Horongh franchise? For ‘guesswork’ that doesn't seem to me very had.” Waiuwright's hard mask of a face twitched convulsively, hut the steady brain that had carried him unshaken through a thousand risky financial deals < am'* at once to ids reseiie. "An excellent guess," he agreed in Splendidly feigned amusement, “but unfortunate!' tlie.eourts demand proof bet o' mvi'-ting a man, and there is no j : • w hateve.' of’’~ “Ar‘ you s!:"i'?" queried Bennett. Turning M Flu-,an, he added: "Please ask Mr. Thompson to come In." The aiiVrmau. with an expansive grin, tinng open tiie door of the farther room. 1 At sound of Ids secretary’s name Wainwright had sprung to Ids feet and, dumfounded. was leaning heavily on the table, spiring across the threshold Of the sudd' :i':.v opened door. Ther \ tra iled in tin* dark doorway, Ids face d- aildy pale. Ids eyes glowing witli a ■'••.age light as of murder, stood Cyn:hi i s brother. His presence in the city hall was uo mere cln ice. hut tin* climax of a series of com f» .vm a- ! o i • > ecu I ten net t, Phe lan and hi : elf dating from the night of the adn lni-tr.ilioii ball, when, de spite id- own re-oive. the secretary's hand had be-n forced by the inquisi tive alderman ami Ids identity re vealed Hennett had I" eii let into the secret next day . and tin* trio had had it three hour talk f.om which Phelan had emerged witii tin* gleeful air of one who had unexpectedly found a -Sl.tHX) bill. Tic: ipson. too. had left that con ference wrii a look of calm, intense satisfaction that transfigured him. pit her eoii'er-atioiis had followed, one of them in tin* ptesonce of notary, stenographer and lawyers. The trap at last was ready to he sprung. The tin u ier for tin* tirst time in his nine year close association with the Becrctary met the younger man's gaze (without seeing tin* latter droop in def I erential submission. Now lie received back look for look from his former ab ject slave and it was his own glance that wavered before tiiat concentrated 1 glare of hat«*. “Thompson!" he eried, and his voice bore a world of incredulous reproach. Before him stood tin* oue man on earth in whom Wainwright had ever placed implicit trust; to whom he had confided his gravest business secrets; the man whom lie had so shrewdly tested in countless ways and who had proved stanchiy incorruptible and loy- When People MUST BELIEVE IT. Well-Known Gaffney Tell It So Plainly. When public endorsement is unde by a representative citizen of Gaff ney the proof is positive. Vqu must believe it. Read this testimony. Every backache sufferer, every man, woman or child with any kidney trou- hie will find profit in the reading. I Foy Davis. 221 Mill Ito*. Gaffney, S. C., says: "Several months ago I began to suffer from a dull pain tn the small of my hack. This always sc med worse when 1 first -iros'3 in the morning and later in 'he day his memory \ ou beg "lien I was at work, i .nd ht;t I.die hen I am liis son liar energy or ambition and at times felt begin to generally miserable. Uuon learning of Doan’s Kidney Pills I purchased a supply from a drug store and took them with the most gratifying re sults. I am sure that in a short time they will entirely eure me.” For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the rui’ed States. Remember the name—Doan's—and take no other. " he co:i:r’dieted. "‘Thompson ti" 1 gcr Henceforth I am Garrison " M liu" right's face mew gray. Breath i s 1111helie\ iim ||,. peered across at tlic pall! I features of Ids new foe. trac ing in them the likeness to tin* old fr ’id whose ndr. and death he had (■! u-e.l Tiie haunting resemblance that I: nd often vaguely occurred to him >hi n watching Thompson at work now returned in double force. But now. as iti a flash, it was explained, and he knew tiiat his secretary spoke the truth “Yes.” went on Thompson In tha* fame choked, struggling Intonation. “1 urn Harry Garrison. You w recked my father's life. ^ mi drove him t<» suicide You blasted gan I his (-hi!( ry Garrison Now do you under, - and?" "You see. Mr Wainwriglit." inter vened Bennett as tin* secretary's pent up rage siraugied the words in Ids throat, "my guess work lias a fairly re liable backing." Hut Wainwriglit did not hear He still stared, as one hypnotized, into the blazing eyes of tin* man he had trusted. "f oil'vc you’ve played me false!" he managed to gasp at length. "Yon ] ha ve”— "Sure he has!” cut in liorrigan. "Whut’d I fell you last summer, Wain wright? 1 said then you were foolish to trust him so. I said he’d stand : watching. Tit** minute I set eyes on that lantern jawed, glum face of his"— | “Played me false!” muttered Wain- 1 —Gaffney Drug Company for flua soaps. —Have you tried a cigar from the National Cigar Stand installed by wright again, dazed and doubting the Gaffney Drug Co” Thev are different, evidence of his own senses. "Played you false?" jeered Thotnp — — son. "Played you false? Why else did 1 iHvonie yot:r -orvatit? What else have 1 been waiting all these horrible years for? I've sat at your desk and listened to your orders, never venturing to say my soul was my own. Now you’ll listen to me." "Why do you bother with the little traitor. Wainwriglit?'’ scoffed liorrigan. Hut the financier was standing mo tionless. leaning on the table, his tin I , NOTICE TO FIRE ARMS Jt> LER* State of South Carolina, County of Cherokee. Notice is hereby given, that all parties dealing in pistols, or cart ridges, less than 45-callbre, are re quired to pay an annual license of J25 to the Board of County Commis sioners. Any dealer falling to obtain such license before offering for sale such cartridges or pistols, is satr gcr- sp:isriV'Klic':~!lv gr'ii'>|)it'ig its edge tiil Ject t0 a . exceeding $500. or • ' 1 one years Imprisonment. All hawkers are peddlers are re qulred to take out a license as pre vlded In chapter XLI of the Code ot 1902. Such hawkers anj peddlert are hereby notified to take out suck license, any failing so to do are sub ject to the penalties prescribed 1* 364. criminal code. It Is the duty of every Magistrate, every Constable, the Sheriff of Chero kee county and the Deputy Sheriff, to enforce the above statute, any citi zen has the right to demand and In spect the license for hawbers and peddlers, and they are required to ex hibit such license to the party so de I found it n.anding it, for Inspection. E. F. Llpsocmb Co. Supervisor May 12 tf. llu* knuckles grew wliite. Ridiculously like a cowed prisoner before file bar of justice. Ik* faced his fiery eyed young judge. "They sent for me,” went on Thomp son brokenly, jerkily, scarce intelligi ble as tin* suppressed hatred of a dec ide battled for expression. “They sent for me. My father had killed himself. My mother lay dead, struck down by grief. Our honored old name was de filed. My sister was a pauper. Who had done all this You! Oh, they hushed it up, hut I found it out! out! Aiidlty my murdered' fa ther's body I kueit and swore I'd pay you for NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. it. I'd pay you if it cost nn* my Notice is hereby given trhat on Mon life. I would day, July 27th next, I will apply to the ruin you in name jjon. j g Webster, Probate Judge, “Anti then I’d kill linn, ns you I,illeil wy lather. ' With an effort that lefi him and fortune, as you ruined my father, and then I’d kill you, as you killed him! Fd”- at his office at the rourt house in Gaffney, S. C., at 10 o’clock, a. m., for a final settlement and discharge a* Administrator of the estate of W. C. S. Wood, deceased. All persons hav- laggard ing claims against said estate or in- Hurry Garrison. al, ami uow Thompson apparently con fronted him in tiie role of traitor—of •xultnilt spy. “Tbotupsou!" he exclaimed onee more, almost with a groan, as the sec retary advanced Into the room until only the width of the table separated employer ami employee. Then tin* newcomer spoke for the first time, In an oddly (unified voice, as though righting desperately for self re straint. and trembling. Thompson forced him self to calmer speech and continued: "l answered your advertisement for a secretary. I had no experience, yet • out of ninety applicants you chose me. That was fate. I knew then that one day I should have you at my feet, as now I have. Fate fought for me. I made myself necessary for you. I obeyed your hardest orders. I found out "ttys to please you. 1 fetched and carried for you 1 ran to anticipate your lightest wish, as though I was your adoring son. It was T hope you’re satisfied, sir.’ and 'Let me do that for you. sir,' and T am glad to work overtime for you, sir. any time you w islh' w hile every minute I had to fight hard to keep from striking you dead!" “I must go!" groaned Wainwright, shuddering. "I can't stand this. I" “Oh, I made you think me a para gon!" resumed tiie youth. “You took to testing m.' honesty and loyalty in clever ways that >ou thought I’d never discover. I stood the tests, llien you trusted me. You fool! As if the fact that I wasn’t a crook proved 1 wasn't your etietn' ^ You could see no farther than dollars and cents. When I didn’t '’col those or sell tin* market tips you .m'o me you thought ! was Jneorrupti b.e and devoted to your interests And all the time 1" "You wort* listening at the keyhole that da\ la-t summer," broke in Ilor rigan, "tin* time I pulled the otlh-e door open, and” — "Then a id always," answered Thomp son, "and,” lie added, his eyes return- ing to Waiuwright’s. "I copied every confidential telegram or letter you sent I took down in shorthand every private interview of yours. I tracked tiie checks that completed your deals, and when they came back from tin* vaults as vouchers 1 stole them. I’ve got proofs, I tell you proofs of every crooked transaction you have dabbled :n for nine years. I've secured proofs of every step In this borough franchise bribery, and I’ve turned them all ever to tiie mayor here. Tiiat evidence will send you to state prison! 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