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Harness 0n, Ame Grease and Hoe? Ointment. go to W. H.BEAN CALL AND SEE US ELLIOTT Chairm '1 be Harnessmake an . Secreta‘rv Copyright, by A. C. McClure Cu , 191:2 now nothing in the whole world will i ever be the same again. You mustn't I blame me: I Still like you, more than ' ever. but in a different way. Can’t you understand? You have told me I’m; more than a shallo“, frivolous girl.; I honor you for the offer, Joe. but I wouldn't be true to that better self you talk about if I accepted." I "I make no offer, Gloria,” he plead- ed. “I’m begging you to love me, to become my wife." She trembled visibly at his words. Yet her resolution was such that she was not shaken from her purpose. She did not dare look at him, however, as she answered: “I‘m afraid the love one must beg for wouldn't be worth having, Joe. You wouldn't be happy with me. No matter where. we went you couldn't forget what happened here. Then consider meâ€"if you'd ever be absent- minded for a. minute, gazing into Wright’s proposal had been totally unexpected by Gloria. Up to the time he had begun to plead with her to go away with him, she had maintained fair control of herself. His generous offer, as she termed it, had pierced her armor of reserve and laid bare her warm, quivering heart. In his heart he yearned with all the ardor of youth and love to gather her in his arms and comfort her. Yet he knew her well enough to know that it could not be.' Her humiliation had rendered impregnable the barrier she had erected between them. There was naught he could do but suffer in si- lence while she wept. space. I‘d know you were thinking of Belmont and the opportunities you’d thrown away because of me. I couldn’t stand it. I’d always feel that you were recalling the past and regretting the present. It would kill me. No, Joe, I couldn't." “Pride, Gloria, pride,” the man whispered. “It's pride that’s keeping you from being true to yourself and true to me." Gloria hated herself for the par- oxysm of emotion to which she had given way in the presence of the man whose love she had rejected. There was no interpretation to be put upon it save that her nerves were over- wrought, yet she did not know how he would construe her tears. She did net wish him to think her weak. Sud- denly the girl remembered that tears were a woman’s weapon. The thought so enraged her that in her anger at being so much a mere woman she for- got to weep. She had in her the spirit of her father. Drying her eyes has- tily, she turned to say good-by. “Don't speak to me, Joe,” she sobbr‘d; “I can't stand it.” Wright saw her turn and hold out her hand. Could she have changed her mind? His heart prompted this thought, but one glance at her face told him she was still determined to go her own way alone. “Good-by." slze said. . “ls it to be good-by. Gloria?” “That. and nothing more." The man looked at 11min 3 dazed manner. Now hat the iinm of part- ing had come she had a: more self- possession than he; lie, gl'npad' 213321;: in. his mind for something to say, but words were inadequate. Then- is no telling how his feelings might have betrayed him had there not ' knock at the dour to interru 1st parting. At the sound Gloria exciai 3‘. a. start, “Who’s that?” .4 Wright walked to the door, vin'.‘ asked for entrance, and og-ene i it wide for Patty to enter. ' “Mr. Joey, there’s a man says he must see you at. once.” “Did you tell him I was busy, and to wait?” “Oh, yes, just like you told me, but he said to tell you he was David DAVID KERR ‘:: he 'n “No, Joe, I Couldn’t.” CHAPTER XXIII by Harry King; Tootle w 5? >- 'r-W N} e 32"- in. “You kne- you I‘ve 110: day in Ju: bmn busy he turned to Gloria. “You can leave by this side entrance. No one will be the wiser for this visit. The minute the door closes behind you, Pattyâ€" and Iâ€"will have forgotten that you called. But I will not have forgotten your kindness and consideration. ‘Be- fore you leave I want you to know that I can't value too highly the mo- tive that prompted your call. To the end I'll treasure it as a memory hal- lowed by the parting from the only woman Iâ€"Good-by.” monuucd He felt he could not complete what he wished to say without a show of emotion to which it would not do to give way. The only thing he could do was to hold out his hand and say, “Good-by.” “Mr. Wright,” began the boss, and at mention of his name the newspaper man bowed slightly in recognition of the‘greeting, “I met Dr. Hayes this afternoon. He spoke of you, and what he told me has led me to break a cus- tom of years; I’ve come to see you. In this town it’s always been the other way.” He spoke with all his accus- ‘tomed force. and seemed even more ,confident than usual as he added, "‘The old way will continue, sir; but lowing to what you might call the re- ;lationship that onceâ€"” Patty, versation Gloria put both her hands behind her back, and shook her head. “No, I refuse to go." “What do you mean?” “I mean just what I say. I intend to stay here and meet my father and hear what he has to say to you." Wright gazed at her intently, but she did not quiver under his scrutiny. “Gloria! My daughter here!” He ‘managed to gasp. Wright, determined not to have his hand forced, waited to see what card the daughter would .play “It shall be as you say,” he assent- ed. “,Go Patty, tell him to come in.” After Patty closed the door there was an awkward silence which he broke by sa3ing, “I must say that this meet- ing is 11] adv1sed ” She sighed and shook her head. “.Oh.‘ill-advised or not, my mind is made up. Things cannot go on as they are. If henceforth I am to di- rect my own aflairs, why shouldn’t I begin now?" “But how explain your being here?” “If he can‘t believe what I have to say he isn’t worth the slight esteem with which I still regard him.” “Here he comes.” 7 “Let him see you first.” She re- treated to a corner of the room where her father‘s first glance as he entered would not discover her. Patty opened the door and David Kerr \. alked into the room. The two men looked at each other without any attempt at a feigned cor- diality. “Sir!” thundered Wright in aston- ishment. Covertly he looked at Gloria, 'to find his own amazement mirrored on her face. ,“One minute, sir.’ Wright was not willing for him to proceed without his knowing that his daughter was in the room with them. “Before you speak further you must know that we’re not alone in this room.” “We’re not?” He looked about him, and at the sound of a familiar voice turned sharply to confront his daugh- ter. “Bound us, I thought I’d come to see you.” the boss continued, not heed- ing Wright’s exclamation. “No, father; I’m here.” She ad- vanced coolly to the center of the room, and waited for him to speak. “Wait a minute, please,” she rec marked quietly, the most selfrpos- sessed of the three. “Are you so blind you can’t see you find me here' be- cause I wish it 'so? My visit to Mr. Wright surprised him just as much as did yours. When you were announced, I told him 'I would stay.” too? Why didn’t I raise you like you ought to. ‘a‘ been!” It was with an evident effort that he was restraining himself even as much as he was. Wright had thought his heart had been so wrung that'nothing could hurt him worse, but this confession of un- happiness to her father made his own unhappiness greater than he had be« ‘lieved it could be. “So that’s it, is it?” her father raged. “Have' you turned against me, “Would to heaven you had!” Gloria exclaimed in- a. low tone. “You gave me only the roses of life, and now the thornsâ€"all that life offers rueâ€"seem sharper than I can bear.” “Gloria, this is distressingly painful. Please don’t,” he begged. “Then he turned to her Itather. “Why have you come here?” “Why is she here?” “Father.” \now she; spoke timidlv. a Lrt‘gx- -;}i1bert‘s office. He’s .' xviril politics, but, more , -. »â€"â€"well, I’ve preferred :1: rs. Hayes.” 1:17]: "3]: listening to a; com- 311.; could not' I‘nderstand, '1..i.r:‘s“:‘;g the visitor, asked: .T': 1 M11 him?" >5 2; ute, Patty.” Wright the mild to the door. Then maiden telling 01' a dear, dead love, “for a little while Mr. Wright and Iâ€"â€" were engagedâ€"to be married. I don’ t 1thlnk you know what that means to a girl, what it meant to me. But you do know how it ended. Yet we’re still E‘such good friends that I felt I could {come this afternoon toâ€"” As she spoke, a great light began to Edawn upon her father. At the words "‘good friends” he saw his whole plan ”successful although worked out along ‘lines a trifle diflerent than what had been in his mind when he had deter- mined to call upon the editor. .Your unsuccessful general is a great opportu- inlet, and David Kerr was quick to seize this opportunity. “Good friends! " he echoed, inter- rupting her. “Then I’m glad I round you here. Just listen to me a minute. 51 ain’t got much to say. Mr. Wright. {but we understand each other pretty well. Now thenâ€"you gave us a pretty 'hard bump, an' I admire you fer it. :01 course. you’re new m/Belmont an’ {it looks all right from yer p’int 0' view." His tone was now suave and conciliatory. “But you‘re too good a man to be blockin' the wheels 0' prog- ress in this town.” “Things were running pretty smooth when I came here, weren’t they?” Wright was willing to admit that much. “Exactly, exactly.” Kerr took a step forward and glanced at Gloria before he went on. “Now then, "what do you say to this? You switch over an’ join me. If it’s too strong fer you to go, I’ll cut out that Maple avenue railway line, an’ we'll go at it some other way.” Gloria looked at her father in as- tonishment. Wright did not interrupt him, wishing to hear all that he had to say. “This campaign’s taught me I’m growin’ old. Some day somebody’s got to take my place. There ain’t a man in the party with your sense. I need you, an’â€"what’s moreâ€"you’ll profit by bein’ with me.” “Mr. Kerr, it won’t take me many words to give you your answer.” Reading disapproval in the remark, David Kerr craftily replied with his kindest manner, “Take yer time. take yer time. The more you think it over, the more you'll like it. Besides, I’m thinkin’ of Gloria. You two talk it over. She’sâ€"” “Father!” The girl was perfectly horrified and her sense of the fitness of things outraged by having her name dragged into the discussion. “Would you dare connect. my name with such an affair!” “Oh!” Gloria’s disgust was unspeak- able. Mere rage was useless to ex- press her feelings. She gave her father one withering look and turned away, walking up and down the room like a caged animal. Kerr turned to Wright, since Gloria appeared to have no inclination to listen. “So I argues, why not fix it up between us.” Then he spoke to his daughter in explanation, “Not knowin‘ you’d be here. But it’s just as well. Now, Mr. Wright, what I say is this: This town wants somebody to run it. Belmont ca‘n’t git along without some- body to keep the wheels greased. I’ll put the paper on its feet fer you, an' graduallyâ€"as gradually as you likeâ€" you kin come over to my way of think- in’. Then what d be more natural than fer you to take over the runnin’ o’ thingsâ€"especially as you ’d be my son. “Oh, this is more than I can bear! Am I a dog, a horse, a pig, that I can be traded in a dirty deal with not so much as ‘by your leave?’ I’ll not stand it for another instant. One hu- miliation after another has been my lot, but this is the last. I’m through with you. What has passed has taught you nothing; you’re the bargaining, trading, scheming politician still, so low that you’d make your own daugh- ter, your own flesh and blood, the bait to lure a good man from his purpose. But you ‘can’t do~it,” she cried, a note of triumph creeping into her denunciao tion;‘ “he’s‘ not your kind. And do you believe that I’d submit to such a thing? What can you think of me? You’put me on a plane with those. vile creatures who pay you for protection.” “Gloria, please step!” Wright plead- ed. Her father could only look at herein wonder as she ooured out the To the coarse nature all things are coarse, and her father seemed sur- prised that she should resent the man- ner in which he had connected her with the offer. “An’ why not?” he asked. “I‘ve been thinkin’ the mat- ter over, an” you an’ him would make a pretty good team.” in-law ?” Wright was about to make reply, but Gloria was too quick for him. Stamping her foot with rage, she paused before her father defiantly. Kin Come Over to My Way of Thinkin’." Continued on but. 2.. N 00¢+§§§§+¢¢+¢§§¢++¢¢§o¢¢¢§¢ 0030;900:960 om.“»«mmmmow ‘ 9+QOQOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO¢OOOOO¢OOQM 99000900000999009000090090 OOQQOOOOOOQOOOOOOOQOOOO009 Pierce’ 3 Common Sense Medical AMâ€"newudfe. Vised edition of 1008 edgi3le. 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