The Cushing Democrat (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1911 Page: 2 of 17
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press heretofore unanlmousl
to the merchant candidate,
sure, divide* and tl.e ••ain
warm. A n-aiilutlon la Intro
In it a aratultou* renewal of
fram-hlaa Oorndv oITi r < ten
lara for lha franchise. Mlaa I
gratulatCN Oortnly on what
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suspicions that lu-r fill '
and backbone of the notorloua tr.i *t' n
company which he I* attempting to ov« r
throw. Younit Haldane dlai-ovara hi*
father's connection with the <3othnm
Traction company, and 1* Incensed. In
an Interview between Oormly anil Hnl-
dane the latter practically offers Itls
daughter's hand as a bribe for Oormly to
withdraw Oormly refus. s In an Inter-
view with Oormly MIhh Haldane learns
of her father'a baseneaa thouith Oormly
vainly tries to hide It. Member* of I lie
Rlnjf Ami tha woman for whose sake
Oormly declared himself a murderer und
decide to force him to withdraw under
threat of prosecution. The chief of pollen
visits Oormly, who makea a full confes-
sion of the truth.
CHAPTER XVI.—Continued.
"Why the woman told me she threw
you down herself after you gave her
your horse," said the chief of police.
"Don't put that down, ('haloner.
That's not necessary. Now,'' said
Oormly. quietly, "just add thia:
"After a frightful experience I suc-
ceeded In reaching the station. I
came to Chicago, drifted about there
for awhile, and thereafter came to
New York determined to retrieve the
past. Whether 1 have done so of not
It la for you, my fellow citizens, to
Judge. Whether this story which I re-
late to you now, because I am com-
pelled to do so —naturally not fjKam
choice—destroys your confidence in
me and makes you believe th*t I am
-mworthy of your suffrages und there-
by unfit to fill the office to which \
aspire for your service. It Is for you
to decide. At any rate, 1 declare (o
you, what Is now yulte evident, that
bo far aB I am concerned—consciou a
that however you may regard this
solitary episode in my life, which I
fm! vsonow-,1 »°» •' "Now. Mr. Cornell, heve you any
confident of no» jompeteiice und mj, j other moV6 to make,..
'You'll find yourself arrested for
evidence of
I were here "
"And what about my word?"
I "Well, If you nay you weren't hern,"
aald Oortnly, coolly, "that'll be about
the strongest evidence that could be
, I»r« son le«l that you were."
"I'lj swear that It's a damned con-
spiracy; that you Inveigled me here,
Knowing that this was going to be
I made public, and turned It to your ad-
vantage in this war."
"You can swear anything you like."
I'll take oath to what 1 said, sir,"
Interposed Some*.
"Good," said Oormly. "Mr. Chal-
oner, I believe you are a notary pub-
lic?"
"Yos," said Mr. ChaJoner, looking
up from the typewriter, which tie was
clicking busily.
"Will you kindly administer an oath
to Mr. Somes here."
It was the first time that Oormly
had ever dignified his valet with such
a title, and the man's face gleamed
with pleasure.
Chulvwer picked up his pencil.
"What Is the oath?"
"Allow me to dictate It," said Gorm-
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"I, William Somes, do solemnly
swear that at halt after eleven o'clock
tonight I admitted to the apartments
of Mr. George Gormly, in whose em-
ploy I am, one Ben Connell, to me
known to be the chief of police of the
city of Nev? York; that on receiving
permission, I ushered said Connell In-
to tbe library, where he had an inter-
view wf.th the said George Gormly;
that from my position outside In the
hall 1 heard every word of said inter-
view ; that it took place exactly as It
described in the( statement of said
•lection and knp quiet about tola
thing, mark* we can gel together
I did It bo I and-—"
ia up to lula- "Borne*." nald Oormly, "show this
might want I man tbo door, and If be open* bla
• I am auffl t mouth or M)ri another word, t give
interests to I you leave to accelerate bla eilt In any
If you bad wished I manner you may deelre"
The chief of police opened his
la of ibe utmost I mouth
inllliig "It will I "It*mem her," said Oormly, "If he
In the face of thla says a single word, he la In your
of police to deay hands."
and for what pur- -xt my feet, air, beg pardon, air
re la my word, the returned Boiuea.
Jer, th« corroborate I Without making a Bound, the chief
Chaloner tbat you I turned, and. followed cloeely by tbe
valet who hang on bis flanks like
bulldog, bla flngcra Itching to graap
hla collar, tbe officer strode from the
room.
"Now, what la It all aboot?" asked
Maldane, when the door had closed be-
hind them.
By this time Chaloner had flnlahed
one batch of tbe statements. With-
out a word Gormly took one and hand
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j ' ice did offer to. suppress the story If
said Gormly would withdraw from the
campaign."
"That covers It, I think."
"Yes, sir. Exactly, sir," was the
answer.
"Add:
"Subscribed and sworn to before
me, Philip Chaloner, notary public,
and so on."
would
'•lefone
Integrity to do what I said I
do if you elect me as I was
the disclosure was made.
"I have Informed the chier of po-
ttce in closing that this statement is
to be sent to every paper ljj the city.
He and those associated with him
who authorized thi* blackm,ailing
proposition—and I polr.t out th.nt the
fact that they ma<de it Is evidence of
their quality—way do whatever they
please in the premises. It only re-
mains to aM that in the west for some
boyish whim 1 went under the name
murder "by your own confession In the
morning," said the chief.
j "That may be," answered Gormly,
| "although I hardly think so. There
; are probably cooler heads and wiser
i than yours in the ring which I am
fighting, and I scarcely think they will
desire to proceed to that extremity."
"I will see the district attorney at
once."
"Do so, and ask him at the same
time his opinion of your own course—
, _ _ . whether as an officer of the law you
of George Fordyce The last la my j have been criminally culpable In vour
1 sign this state- ! action—and tell him that as soon as
| it is daylight. Information, official and
formal, shall be laid before him. and
middle name, and
ment therefore
"GEORGE FORDYCE GORAILY."
"Why, you Infernal fooir" roared
the chief, "you're not going to give !
the whole thing away like that?"
"Mr. Connell, that statement goes \
out, and by the hands of Somes, to ,
•very paper In New York as quickly
as It can be typewritten Mr. Chal
oner, will you please make the very [
best speed possible to you?"
"Yes. sir "
"It won't serve your purpose." blus-
tered the officer. "In the first placo I
can deny my part of It—I do deny it!
You hear me. you short-hand man, be
fore you go. and you. you English
whelp' I say It's a damned lie! I '
never made any such proposition to
blm It'a ]ust one of bis grandstand
playB
"I beg your pardon, str."
8omes. addressing bis master,
can teatlfy tbat he did make a
proportion "
"Hear can yoo toatify*"
Oormly
that you wil! be impeached, indicted,
dismissed. Imprisoned. And this
whether I am elected or not."
At this moment there was a ring
at the door of the apartment. The
electric bell had been ringing before;
but no one bad noticed it.
"See who it is. Somes." said Gorm-
ly. "And as for you. keep silent."
In a moment the Englishman came
back, followed by Livingston Haldane
in a great Btate of excitement.
"Mr Gormly," he cried as he burst
into the room, not seeing the chief. I
who sat on the other side of the open '
"Ah,
Chief, Unfortunately You
Late."
door and somewhat
shelt<
> you
»d by It,
d , of ti
bull
out
p it
ed it to the young man. He read it
through wittt staring; eyes.
"You are going to send this out?"
"Instantly."
"It's the bravest thing I ever saw
done."
"It has to be," said Gormly. "What
will be the result of it, on the peo-
ple?"'
"If I can Judge by myself, it will
settle the question forever in your
favor."
"Then you don't withdraw from me
because—"
"I am not the withdrawing kind,"
Bald Haldane. "You're a man through
and through. You gave me a new
hold on life, a new interest. You
have made something of me. I am
going to stick by you to the very end.
Let me get my signature on that thtng.
I want to testify that I saw the chief
of police here, and that I know from
what he said In my presence that
what you say is true. They will see
that the Haldanes are divided,, and
that those on your side are not afraid
or ashamed to support you."
'T can never be grateful enough to
you," said Gormly.
'That's all right," said the young
man, walking over to where Chaloner
sat and dictating a line or two to be
added to the statements.
Do you know," said Gormly, "I
don't think we're out of the woods
yet. I believe that blackguard Is ca-
> of surrounding the house and
preventing the delivery of any of
these letters to the papers."
"What good would that do him?"
"It would give him time."
"Give me what you have written,"
said Haldane. "My car's down below.
He won't have had time to do any-
thing yeL" He picked up the chief's
pistol. "Give me this, too. and if any-
body stops me. It won't be a happy
thing for him."
'Good." said Oormly, taking the
first batch. He marked them for the
most important of tbe morning pa-
pers. "If you can deliver these, we'll
chance the raat. Ill aend the others
out by Some® and Chaloner."
"Have you any objection." said
Mfl
tha
Id
ced back
elevator
to ti
hla
"Ah
fortunately you *
first batch of tr.p
handa of Mr. Hi
Good night, gentU
He turned and
hallway and took
own apartment
He bad put a bold face upon the
whole matter He had taken the ^ u|
brave, the wlae, course, which after ;
all waa th* only prurient courtje to
take. He had not weakened under the !
tremendous pressure of the sltuatiou j tu
for a single Instant. He had borne va
himself with amazing coolnesa and
courage Yet the man was absolute- j u
In t'
Chil
room
about-
it to Mother*
nay otrary boll]* ec*
•tuedy for
»o that: It
and
r*of
In this worid
d kind to be
ly stricken to the heart. What the
effect of the dlscldsures would be up- j
on the campaign, how the people |
would receive It, whether or not he i
would lose their confidence, whether j
or not the honorable reputation he
had built up by years of just and gen- ,
erous dealing, would vanish, he could i
not tell; and to be truthful, at that i
moment, these questions were not the j
chief of those to which filled his heart.
He asked himself how Eleanor Hal- j
dane would receive the disclosure, and !
what effect It would have upon her.
Although she had been overwhelmed j
by the revelation of her father's po- |
sitlon, Gormly had learned from j
young Haldane that he had not there-
by forfeited her regard.
Now what difference would this i
make to her? She had said several j
times that what she admired in him
wa6 his splendid record, his unblem-
ished honor, his unspotted past And
now what would she think?
He might have made his defense
stronger. He might have said that
the woman had shot the man. He j
might have declared her abandonment I
of him in the snow storm, her leaving j
him to die. . He might have pointed j
out that he had assumed the guilt to j
shelter her; but chivalry was strong j
in Gormly.
He thought a long time about the ;
situation, plunging in deeper and j
deeper gloom and sadness as the j
hours dragged by. At last he aban-
doned all hope of ever winning the
woman that he loved. Well, he would
devote himself with more singleness
of heart on that account to the in-
terest of the people; If indeed, after
this, they still thought him worthy of
Jeadership and service.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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is
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TAKE A COURSE OF
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HAPPINESS AN IDEAL STATE
It Is Relative Thing, Depending on En.
vironment, Previous Condition*
and Status of Mind.
Happiness Is the supreme object of
man largely, we may suppose, because
it is an ideal state, which few beings
have attained except for short periods
in their existence. Perhaps this is be-
cause happiness is a relative thing,
depending on environment, previous
conditions, and the status of the indi-
vidual's mind. Just as to the man who
has been out in the winter's cold a
room In which the temperature is 50
degrees will seem warm, so one who
has been buffeted about in the battle
with the world, beaten down at every
turn, will find much happiness in a
status which to another would be su-
preme unhappiness.
Happiness depends on one's train-
ing, and still more on the natural tend
encles of a person. One man finds
delight to books. :n earnest study atl
his life; another finds joy In the open,
communing with nature. One holding
money before bim as tbe great goal I
obtains comparative happiness in ob- I
taining It Another finds in the love j
of wife and children even greater hap-
piness. albeit be have but the
simple means of living. Ingersoll
would rather have been tbe poor peas-
ant toiling In bis rocky fields for bread
than Napoleon witb all his glory
Splendid Crops
in Saskatchewan (Western Canada)
800 Bushels from 20 acres
wheat was the thresher's
return from a Lloyd
minster farm in the
season of 1910. Many
fields in that as well as
I other districts yield-
[ ed from 25 to 35 bu-
shels of wheat to the
acre. Other grains in
proportion.
LARGE PROFITS
nre thus derived
from Hie FHEE
ME STEAD LANDS
Western Camilla.
This excellent.showing causes
prices to advance. Lund values
should donblelntwo years' time.
iiruln growiiiK.niUed farm-
ing, cuttle raising and dairy-
ing; are all profitable. J-'ree
Homesteads of 160 aeres are
to l>e had In the very best
districts; lOO Bore pre-emp-
tions at SriS.OO per arre with-
in certain areas. Schools and
«-linrches in every settle-
ment. ellniate unexcelled,
soil tho richest; wood, water
and building material
plentiful. 89
Kor particulars as to location,
low settlers' railway rates and
descriptive illustrated pamphlet.
"Last Best West." and other in-
formation. write to Snp't of Immi-
gration. Ottawa, Canada, or to
Canadian Government Agent.
W. H. ROGERS
125 W. Ninth St., Kansas City. Mo.
Please write to the agent nearest you
|P»mc
Hs
lane.
cad
as he picked
of papers and bnttonad
my telling Eleanor?"
"I wish you woe d dp
confer a faror on m* bj
I will Jore* fin}
up the batch ! Caesar would rather have been first
his coat, "to , In a little Iberian village than second
at Rome. Woolaey. alter a long lit *
to You will spent In tbe service of his king iied
* doing tt lro regretting that be bad not aereed Got.
arttb half tbe seal be bad eerred bla
U luclur tbat earthly master.
sags
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