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THE CHICHGO LEDGER.
SRTURDRY.
MKY 5. 1900.
5
Wlll llllll hlm llke
Wlll protect her,
spllled lo
arlan on the
iltore, I must be able‘ to say to hlm
that I tultllled my trus ." "
4; strong man bunt hls head lower, and
hobs shook his powerful, manly torm.
decelves .llm's little Elrl. I
the cur he would bl‘. I
V CHAP'rER“‘V. .
"I-II-IMEMBER, 11-‘ YOU ARE NOT A
THE MEETING BY THREE-THIRT
THE CAUSE ls LOST '
The elnployes or the Valley Iron works
allraltlng the results at the
et n E
T
‘I
31
9.
a cause for trouble If they
‘ ks
or .
oocaslon Hawklns made ar-
wllh hls
hun-ll-ed strong.
on was the men's recognized
I have h - say." quietly .
You lvodfl get any say here!" cried Mul-
r y.
“ on shall see if I don't. Wlll you llsten
0 me, boys? I Won't take much of your
tlnle," spoke Jlm, ln Ii trlendly tone to the
new men.’-
“Speak out!" yelled one man, about half
way back ln the crowd, ’
r“Gh'e hlm a chance, boys; it ls no more
than we would want!" cried anon
“Y 2:. let us give him a chance to tell hls
story." sold a third man, .
“Speak! Speak! Speak!" echoed all along
: e line. e 7 I ,
Contractor Mulllns saw It would be lmI!0s-
glble I t Jim tram havlng
ls
ers.
slmply because I acted as the
the men to ask the president to recognlze
Ill‘ union. 7 Pre ‘l usly We had all tlecltled
“Then where do all these susplclous
stories origlnate’!"
“D 't I tell you the other night that I
hncl a strong rnotlve ln pretendlng to (‘hem-
plon those low cattle?" '
“True enough! But I cannot satisfy MY‘
gel!‘ that lt ls not me you are trying to
W
Don't be such a tool as to doubt me
any longer then."
‘ wlll try not to: but you know that
wlth Vlnton’s hundred votes against us, we
can’t afford to lose yours.”
"I told you once, Hugh Vlnton would not
be present to cast his vole,“
"Yes; but what if your plans Should mla-
c.1.rry. lt ls an old saying that
‘the best lnld plans of mlce and men o t
g an .
"1 wlll make sure that my plans do not
g Ty. swear 1 will keep Hugh vln-
ton from that meetlng ll: '
mm to the bottom to: the
Spencer ln excltemen
“VVhe“ You are desperate. but I hope
not necessary to resort to such ex-
I a e to Sm
DBlaWal‘9." Crled
do.
ow are you prog-resssng In your love al-
1’airs'!"
"Oh, I'm mnklng elegant headway."
“It seems to me very strange that Vln<
ton tolerates your presence 3 his
house." .
‘'Vl’ell, you see he cannot help hlmselt sn
long as Mlss uurlzn agrees."
“About how long do you think it wlll be
before you termlnate thl: novel nourtshlp
of yours ln n “e ng."
‘ pe it wlll not be long." answered
Spencer. 7
“Is that the most conclse answer you can
give me?"
"It you
swer, the
l'l0t know
“Huh.
are not satlsht-d with that an-
next best I can give you Is, 1 do
’ u :1 n't appear to want to be
ntlal."
, Hawklns. I do
WU.
“To c ange the subject, Spencer, that
which to wrlte to the Denver lawyer. Har-
old declded to hurry matters and learn hi:
r
rate at 0 (‘!. d 5 ne to a atrol
down th street. This turnlshed the deslred
ppartunlty and the young man
vunt go
not known you, ln t e true
long, althouZ
Aretn. I have
sense of the word. very
ou
!LK‘h
rl coultl hnruly control
are I answer
Al-eta. do not answer It yet:
thing: have 1 any ground:
Harold.
lse you nothing: but I wlll
9 Is entirely llopeless: you
" ansvrerr re a.
heaven tor that lnut'll encourage-
0 much on m
<1 you know t ey nlways
le over In rulns." sand the glrl.
signed. 1 wlll
ur Plerpont a very pollte let-
0 pay over the money:
is my lnwrully wedde
the proof at her ldentlly
:.
arlan
and that all
are zorznmmln
Appearances certainly llldirate that Har-
old spcnu-r had us: cause to hold a Joul-
ncauon meetlng wlth himself, but appear-
nces are sometlmes deceptlv .
' when Hugh returned from Ms walk Har-
old hall already departed. "Guurdy," sold
‘I
“Speak! speakl"
echoed all.u.long.
ca
re at m
honest, Industrlou hardeworltlng
'- lumh (or the unlon! Hurrn
tor Jim Harrlson. ' ,
And try as he did. ‘Atullln: could not ln-
due an to enter the mm. Had there
hear: lender. some or men would have
followed, but Harrison's weight? Word
ended Hatv‘l‘;lna' first attempt 10 SUI"
b t . -
me m-m Y 0“ ll sf. ttlepu-lndow and watch-
:7
m
E
l:
gar.
A few mlnutes later Harold Spencer en-
n's D9“ ‘"9
0 take an oath
that you are 0 .' .
"Certalnly. I would do It ll I thought It
‘as necessary." ' v. .
Harrison 8991118 to me to exert a great
deal of influence over the men: I notlce they
as he
. They cer-
to hlm a then‘ lezltler."
am pretty
, yes, his pocket ls always open to
help Home worthless cuss llke that." added
5 o r bmln ls very active, Harold,
and You don't value your honor to highly,
you mlght mt upon some plan to suit t
mergency."
"Perhaps I can: and all your head ls elther
too tl1lCk; 0 to nhoulder
Conversatlon lzgged for the want of some-
thlng to say. and Dresently Spenrer
e ‘m The same evenlng
Afetlly pulling hlm down on the seat beside
her, “I want to have a llttle ta with you."
”“;xl'l rlght, my lady. I am at your ser-
- c
‘fl want to know what all these llnea of
.TheY
here." ,
what a funny thing to ask: as
If you man‘: know. u lee I am set ns
old: and old veolole always get wrlnkles."
“Do you reel old, Guard ?"
“Oh. I <lon't'know that I do. Why do
you ask that?’
“Because I do t think you look old,
You are troub-
no
nor do I thlnlt you are old.
llns Yourself unduly about something."
"Oh. 5-shawl You are away 011; nothlng ls
troubling me In the east."
"Now, Guardy. there la. and lt ls useless
for You to e ."
"I cnn't see wha get: such toonsh ldeas
as that In your head."
“ . Hugh! ' y won't you trust me
the trulh'!" asked Aret
as lt 8
lntentlonlill"
0
wlth
"VV
was
food to the starving: It was hope
e rt.
“ I won’: deny ll. any longer. since
you torblll; but there ls no use at y u wor-
gdnlz‘ ynurnelt about my troubles.’
sald
ut you see I want to share your trou-
th
Aretn ngaln wall
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. A m .
y, and as only a ten days mnnlnea ln
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