Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 7, 1910 Page: 2 of 4
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all pretty much the same, as they
are in the blmk land belt—and all
of them in need of immigration to
the end of smaller and better-tilled
farms. The average expense would
be lirtht, and the returns many.
There is no doubt but North Texas,
opportunity is at hand, ‘'an oppor-
tunity,’’ as the News says, “that has
not been offered these sections be
fore in years ” North Texas would
do well to take advantage of the op
portunity which is now before it.
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PLANT MORE HOGS
The visit of the Katy's hog train
recalls the fact that while the num-
ber of all kinds of hogs in county is
considerably more than it wag then
number of registered hogs here to -
day is less than it was a dozen
years ago. Time was when W. H.
Pierce, Bart How, .1. W. Medlin,
A J. Nance and a number of other
Denton county citizens owned herds
that played second fiddle to none
in the state. There was intense,
albeit friendly, rivalry between the
breeders over the respective merits
of their different breeds—Berk-
shire* and Poland Chinas largely
predominoted—and each year dur-
ing the meetings of the old Denton
County fair hog experts were nec-
essary to decide between the contes-
tants Hogs that won in the local
shows were almost Invariably blue
ribbon winners at the larger Dallas
fair. There are many fine hogs ’n
Denton county now, but comparative
ly few? of them can show the purity
necessary to registration and there
is nothing Hke the interest now that
there was then. Hogg In those
days were worth three and a half to
four cents a pound on the hoof.
Today they are worth from eight
to ten cents, and only a day or r»
ago an advance of 81 a hundred
was posted at Fort Worth. Old
bog men aver that there is no-county
in Texas belter adapted to profit-
able bog raising than Denton
county— few diseases, few enemies
and a just right climate That being
so, is it not a source of wonder
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A PERTINENT SUGGESTION.
The Bonham News thinks that
now| is the time for North and Eas'
Texas to go after the immigration
that has been for several years
pouring into the West, not only In
Texas, but to the other Western
States and into Canada in the fa-
North. Many sections, it says, have
failed In a crop way for the
several years, and in “the
■vj tremity of these unfortunate
tions is the opportunity of our more
favored sections.” It is not these,
however, among whom the News
would seek immigration, albeit wel
coming them home, but it is the
North and Central West, in which
the News urges the spending of
money for drawing more people to
North and East Texas.
“This information,” the News
goes on to say, very truthfully and
with equal application to Denton
county, “can not be conveyed , to
them by a few individuals, but
must be done by the united efforts
of our people Conditions here are
not as they were in the West. No
individuals own vast bodies of cheap
lands they want to sell at high
prices. The man who owns small
bodies of land can not spend thous-
ands of dollars to bring people
here. But hundreds of men who
own more land than they need, and
other hundreds of men who want
manufactories and other industries
established, can unite their effoi i
and their money to set forth the
really splendid opportunities North
Texas offers and the magnificlent
resources she possesses. The thing
to do now is to get all men to unite
in the effort. If we can become a
section of boosters we shall see
North and East Texas develop and
grow in the next ten years in a
way we have not thought possible”
. .Seveifal jNprih Texas counties
could co-operate in the movement
suggested by our esteeind Bonham
contemporary. Take Denton, Cooke,
Grayson, Collin, Hunt and Fannin,
not to exclude Dallas. Tarrant,
Rockwall and Kaufman, counties—
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No, Suzanne, it is not
late to build a sidewalk.
Pecos and Devils Rivers Watersheds
Put the Rio Grand« up Ten Feet
at Del Rio.
MEN DID NOT VOTE ON
A P. CARMEN’S STRIKE
■vilng the Dally and Weekly win
put your ad before 15,Ou. readers
th combination rate—CLASSIFIED
—Is only 4c a ward. 10 words 40c
to the
Denton
District judges !
■'ountv officers $5 ea<a
cinct officials $1 each.
By the assessment it is expected
to raise about 110,000 which will be
devoted to building up the party and
defraying the expenses of the cam-
paign, which wi llbe a terrible job,
in view of the fact that both the
republicans and prohibitionists have
put out nominees.
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RIO GRANDE ON RAMPAGE
DEL RIO, Tex , Sept. 7.—The Rio
Grrnde river rose ten feet last night
within a few hours as a result of
heavy rains along the Pecos and Dev-
ils river watersheds. This is th<x
highest rise known in ten years. Fer
riis have been discontinued and the
guard houses are out of commis-
sion. The river is falling this af-
ter 'oon.
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Kaufman county has raised
12,000 for the building of a display
for the county at the Dallas fair.
Just watch Denton county’^ smoke,
uarry.
HOUSTON, Sept 7.—It was
I learned here this morning that the
i strike of the carmen on the Southern
I Paciue ig illegal, having been called
before a vote was taken by the men
on the Atlantic system. Supt. Brown
of the motive power department of
tiif. Sunset route this morning refus
ed to treat with the vice president
Dewis of the brotherh od. The srik
er’s officials then offered to name
one arbitrator, the company one and
these to select a third, but no de-
cision has been reached by the com
panies.
yet too
In fact, it
is never too late and almost never
too early.
that there is less interest now in fine
hog- raising than there was a dozen
years ago? We hope the visit of the
hog train will have beneficial re- ■
suits along that. line, being confi-
dent that more time devoted to th*
industry means very much
material prosperity of
county and its citizens.
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suggestion: Now
good time for the use of the split
log drag.
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Panhandle wheat must not be so
desirable as Denton county wheat.
In the Randall County News, pub-
lished in Canyon City last week,
we noticed that No. 2 wheat was
quoted at 92c a bushel. On the
same day Denton county
here was quoted at $1.04.
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Denton expects the pleasure
entertaining the biggest crowd
1910 on October 7 and 8 the occas-
ion being Trades Days. There'll be
something worth while both dayt,
and Denton citizens are expecting
with pleasure to provide a good time
for their guests on those days If
you haven’t already, make your ar-
rangements to come.
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Denton is. the home of about
forty-odd traveling men, most of
whom have come here after they
began traveling Sure; and Denton
is a fine place to live in, and had
we that Fort Worth-Dallas interur-
ban built' into Denton, we’d have a
couple «f hundred new families
from the- traveling men alone.
Traveling men as a rule, you know,
know a good thing when they see it,
and that’s Denton.
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The Democratic executive commit-
tee’s assessment on the different
democratic nominees is: Candi-
dates on the state ticket for execu
live offices, the courts of criminal
and civil appeals and supreme court,
United States senators an! repre-
sentatives in congress, each member
of the state Democratic executive
committee, $25. Nominees for state
senator, $10 each and for members
■of Die house of representatives $5
ea< h. District judges $10 each;
■ounty officers $5 ea<a and pre-
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for the man.
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gittln’ late.
and go.”
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Kill Devil Camp in Wyoming.
“There I came under the influence
of a woman older than I, who thought
it not unbecoming to her to beguile
and entrap the young eastern tender-
' foot who was just entering upon h4
I was young, inex-
and take a statement from my dicta-
tion? Uy the way,” he pushed a but-
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“Ah, Chief, Unfortunately
Late.”
Into the room. "Lock
please, so that I may be sure we are
not interrupted."
“Now,” said Gormly, "this gentle-
man, ae you know, Is the chief of po-
lice."
“Yes, sir,” said Somes.
"He has asked me to dictate a cer-
tain statement to the people of the
city of New York, and I'd like to
have you hear what I have to say and
witness all that occurs.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Are you ready, Mr. Chaloner?”
"Quite ready, sir.”
“Tonight at half after eleven
o'clock," began Gormly, “the chief of
police of the city of New York—”
“You needn't bring me into it!”
roared Connell, fritting up.
“Will you hav.e the goedness.to be
silent, sir?” cried Gormly. "I am dic-
tating this statement, not you*!"
"Well, you’re going to dictate what
I say,” thundered the chief, slamming
his 61g hand down on the dusk, “or
I’ll—”
“Keep back there, Somes,” said
Gormly sharply as the man stepped
forward, his face aflame. "I can deal
with the man. Connell.” he contin-
ued, "you are going to sit right there
until I’ve finished with you.
until Fve finished with you. Now,
Somes," he said; “you stand right be-
hind him. and If he attempts to get
out of bls chair keep him down.”
“You're assaulting an officer of the
law!” roared the chief, snapping his
fingers
“You ought to be man enough to
know ihM the game's agalpst you so
far,” said Gormly, “and keep quiet un-
Then I'll give you
Are you ready now,
til I get through
a chance to talk.
Mr. Chaloner?”
“Quite ready, sir," was the imper-
turbable answer of that most excel-
lant young man.
”1'11 I’-gin again:
“Tonight at half after eleven o'clock
Ben CouiieU, the chief of police of the
elty of New York, called at my apart-
ment He came unaccompanied and
wearing plain oiothOe The object sf
Ms visit wm to doOtoad ot me that I
ahonMl withdraw as * sapdlfisto for
money by gambling,
took with her.
“We had turned to the door to go
out, although it was almost certain
death to be abroad in such a storm,
when her husband entered the room.
How he knew, or whether he knew,
what we were gaing to do, I cannot
say. At any rate, he was there. He
covered me with a gun; I was entire-
ly helpless. He declared his Inten-
tion of shbotlng me, and delayed only
that he might enjoy what he con-
ceived my fear of death, possibly my
pleading for life.
"I worked in a desperate hurry, and
at last got my hand on the butt of
my pistol. I saw from the look of his
eye that I would have little time to
draw it. I realized that unless I could
| I was a doomed man. At that In-
stant there was a flash and a report
in the room. Immediately after the
man pulled the trigger of his own
pistol, but the bullet went wild. He
sank down on his knees, and fell back
dying. I dropped my own weapon and
bent over him. There was a hole in
his breast through which the blood
was oozing.”
“Who shot him?” growled the chief,
who had been listening with the great
est absorption to the narrative.
“The woman shot him," answered
“But you need not pnt that
Let it go as 1 have
He resumed to his ste-
“See here. Gormly, it ain't for you
to question! It's for you to do what
you're told. We've decided tbat this
is the way this scheme is gofn’ to be
worked, that’s all there is to It. If
wo have our reasons for not publishin'
the stuff, why they’re ours; they’re
not yours.
Why, man, all I've got to do is to
r<> down to the district attorney and
s '-ear out a warrant to have you ar
rested for murder. We’ve got our
fingers on the woman you run away
with—and a pretty lookin' old bag she .
la now, too. 8he don’t want to be
mixed up in it; but we've got hold of
her, and if necessary she’ll swear that
you done it.
Gormly.
in, Chaloner.
dictated it."
nographer:
"There was nothing tbat I could do
kt was more than ever
necessary that we get away
for the woman, I tore a blank leaf
from a book and wrote upon it that I
had shot this man. We left that note
on the body and plunged into the
the
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Mr. Chaloner, this is the chief of po ) but. who abused her fright-
lice, Mr Connell," he continued, as
the young man entered the room.
storm. Words cannot convey
frightful nature of the tempest
became separated in the storm
through no fault of mine."
“Why the woman told me she threw
you down herself after yoJ gave her
your horse,” said the chief of police.
“Don't put that down, Chaloner.
That’s not necessary. Now,” said
Gormly quietly, “just add this:
“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 I have dene so or not
it is for you, my fellow citizens, to
judge. Whether this story which I re-
late to you now, because 1 am com-
pelled to do so—naturally not from
choice—destroys your confidence tn
me and makes you believe that I am
unworthy of ybur suffrages and there-
by unfit to fill the offied to which I
aspire for your service. It Is tor you
to decide. At any rate, I declare to
you, what is now quite evident, that
so far as I am concerned—conscious
that however you may Mffard thia
solitary episode In my life, whleh 1
eonfeaa to my sorrow—I am now as
confident «f my competence and
'Twenty-five years ago I came to
Since that time my ca-
reer has been thoroughly exploited.
The detective force of the city, sup-
plemented ffy whatever talent could
be procured or suborned, has had me
under investigation. To not one act
have they been able to point of which
1 am ashamed, or upon which they
could fix an attack.
“When I came to New York I was
nineteen years of age. 1 was born in
Vermont. I received a common school
education, graduating from the high
I school when I was sixteen. My father
died before I was born, my mother at
my birth. Some small property ac-
cruing to me was turned over to me
by my guardian on my graduation
1 from the high school. I spent two
! years at sea as a cabin boy, and then
' fully. I th I nV my sympathies more
..... —. ' than my affections were engaged. I
"Pleased to know you," said Con- | had a chivalric desire to help her, a
r.ell grimly. i boy’s reverence for womankind
Chaloner bowed without saying any- i abused and suffering, a quixotic spirit
thtng ! of knight errantry, of which even now
There is
chief, - - , something to be said for her, poor
Gormly stepped to the door. j woman. She was married to a drunk-
“Mr. Chaloner,” he said, “will you en brute of a husband, a miner, a
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“Will you be seated, Mr. Chaloner. | I ara not ashamed.
"I had still some little money left,
1 and resolved to take her away from
ton on the desk, and the door into I intolerable life. I do not wish to
the hall opened instantly, with suspk ■ shelter myself behind a woman: but
clous promptness, it might have been , I have always told the people of New
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any attention, "Somes," said Gormly. | It
“I 'want you." The servant steppod
request the people who had honored
me with their support to vote for
Warren; that I should declare my be-
lief in the integrity of the Gotham
Freight Traction company and the
purity of the Sachem society, of which
he is an honored member. The means
by which he sought to Induce me to
take, this course were a promise of
vilence as to certain episodes in my
past career, and a threat of instant
publicity. Including a possible arrest
if I refused. In the presence of my
: private secretary, Philip Chaloner, of
! my friend and servant, William Somes,
i and of the chief of police, Connell
We've located several hlmsrif, I am dictating this state-
people that used to live In Camp Kill ; nH^'
Devil who remember the circum ! , ’ -----
stances. One of ’em said, and the ' ^ew Yorlt-
woman corroborates it, that you wrote
an acknowledgment with your own
hand, sayin' that you shot up the man,
and you left It in the cabin. Maybe
we can turn that up, too. It’s all as
clear as day. I don't really know
why I stay here talkin' about it any
longer, except I rather enjoy aeein'
you squirm.”
"Have you seen me squirm any yet.
chief?"
"No, not yet; but I can imagine how
you're feelin’ beneath that iron com
posure of yours. I’ve had to deal with
too many blackguards and criminals
not to know that. Well,” the man
threw up his hands, laid down his
cigar and yawned prodigiously, “it’s |
4 4 4* Intrt Y’11 4nbz, 4 V, r-t 4 MtlkKzl 1 '
I drifted west, finally bringing up at
"Wouldn't It be better for me to 1
have my secretary here?” said Gorm '
ly, “and dictate what I have to say?
Let him make a number of carbon ’
copies of ft, so that we could send U .
to all the papers."
“Well, if you want to let your sec | nineteenth year,
refary in on this game, I don’t see : perienced, impressionable; I fell com-
that I've got any objections," said the .pletely under her influence.
the hall opened instantly, with sufcpk ■
thought, had any of the party given it ; York the exact truth, and I am do
‘I now. We had planned to leave
the camp on a certain night and ride
south to the Union Pacific. That
night was the night of the great bliz-
zard of 1882, which is still remem-
It was very late
when 1 reached her cabin with the
horses. The ywman was ready for
me, waiting eagerly in fact. Her hus-
band had recently won a small sum of
That money she
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"The Animal Is Just
Like a Well"
Remarkable Picture of Mayor
Gaynor After He Was Shot
The Blind Men and
the Elephant
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< "I am not the withdrawing kind,”
said Haldane,
and through.
hold on life,
You
I am
Daddy s Bedtime
"You’re a man through
You gave me a new
a new Interest,
have made something of me.
going to stick by you to the very end.
Let me get my signsture on thst thing.
I want to testify that I saw the chief i
of police here, and that I know from .
what he said In my presence that
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don't think we're out of the woods
yet. I believe that blackguard Is ca-
pable of surrounding the bouse and
preventing the delivery of any of
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hind them.
By this time Chaloner trad finished ,
one batch of the statements. With j
out a word Gormly took one and hand ,
eS it to the young man. He read It I ... „ .
“In s lankly"L.
"It's the bravest thing I ever saw- '
done.”
"It has to be.” paid Gormly. "What
is another witness that you were
here," said Gormly, pointing to young
Haldane.
“So he's been here with his dirty
story, has he?” growled the young
man.
“He has."
"And what have you done?”
"Chaloner is preparing a statement
that I have issued for the press.”
“Be warned by me, Mr. Gormly,'
said the chief, his voice a singular
mixture of entreaty and bullying,
“don't send that fool stuff to the pa-
pers Perhaps we can deal on some
other basis. If we let you get the-
election and keep quiet about this
thing, maybe we can get together'
and—”
"Somes," said Gormly, "show this
man the deor, and if he opens his
mouth or says another word. I give
you leave to accelerate his exit In any
manner you may desire.”
The chief of police opened his
mouth. i
"Remember," said Gormly, "If he
says a single word, be is in your
hands."
“At my feet, sir, beg pardon, sir,"
returned Somes.
Without making a sound, the chief
turned, and, followed closely by the
valet who hung on bls flanks like a i
bulldog, his fingers Itching to grasp !
bls collar, the officer strode from the
room.
“Now, what is M all about?" asked i
Haldane, when the door had closed be-
i these letters to the papers.” .
"What good would that do him?"
“It would give him time."
“Give me what you have written,” .]
"My car’s down below.
------—I time to do any-
He picked up the chiefs
pistol. "Give me this, too, and If any-
body stope me, It won't be a happy
thing for him.”
“Good," said Gormly, taking
first batch. He marked them for
most important of the morning
pars. "If you can deliver there, we ll
chaace the rest. I'll send the others]
out by Somes and Chaloner,"
"Have yoe any objection," said
Haldane, as he picked up the batch
of pavers and buttoned his coat, “to
will be the result of it on toe peo-
I pier
"If I can
what you say la true. They will see
that the Haldanes are divided, a»d
that those on your side are not afraid (
or ashamed to aupport yaru."
"I ean i ‘
you.” sajd Gertoly
my telliag Eleanor?"
“I wiah you would do ao. You will
confer a favor on me by doing it im-
mediately ”
’ That’s ail right," said the young
man. walking over to where Chaloner
sat and dictating a line or two to be
added to toe statements.
"Do you know," said Gormly, “I
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Just as Mayor Gaynor of-New York city was shot on Aug. W by James J.
Gallagher he was bidding friends goodby on the deck of (be steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse preparatory to a vacation of a month lu Europe. A P»o*
tographer of the American Press Association had gained the mayor’s permis-
sion to take a snapshot, and as the bullet struck behind Mr Gaynor’s ear and
he was about to fall the above picture was taken. It shows also one of the
pnssengers on the steamer assisting in bolding Mayor Gaynor and summoning
assistance.
COM SHOW.
Saturday. September It, I will
hold my colt show in Danton, Texas.
Don’t fail to see these colts. Itd&w
-a ] j, i W. C GRANT.
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jud^e by myaelf, it will
settle the question forever in your ;
favor."
“Then you don’t withdraw from me
mn iiao-**’*
Integrity to do what I said I would
do if you elect me as I, was before I
the discloeure was made.
**I have Informed the chief of po-
lice In closing that thia statement is,
to be sent to every paper tn the dtp.*
He and those associated with him
who authorised thia blackmailing
proposition—and I point out that the
fact that they made It la evidence of
their quality—may do whatever they
please tn the premises. It only re-
mains to add that in the west for some
boyish whim I went under the name “
of George Fordyce. The last la my
middle name, and I sign thia stato
meat therefore
“GEORdE FORDYCE GORMLY."
“Why, you infernal fool!” roared
the chief, “you’re not going to give
the whole thing away like that?”
i'Mr. Connell, that statement goes
out, and by the hands of Somes, to
every 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 place 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
him. It’s just one of his grandstand
plays."
"I beg your pardon, sir," said
Somes, addressing his master, “but I
can testify that be did make such h
proposition.”
“How can
Gormly.
“I listened, sir, at the door;
ear to the keyhole.”
"You hound!" cried the officer.
“1 don’t generally resort to that
practise, Mr. Gormly, as you know,
sir,” pleaded Somes.
"I believe you, Somes."
“But in this instance I did it be-
cause I knew the man was up to mis-
chief, and I thought you might want
a witness, sir. You know I am suffi-
ciently devoted to your Interests to
have kept silent, if you had wished
me, sir.”
“Your statement is of the utmost
value,” said Gormly. smiling,
be entirely useless in the face of this
proof for the chief of police to deny
that he came here and for what pur-
pose. You see there Is my word, the
word of Somes yonder, the corroborat-
ive evidence of Mr. Chaloner tbat you
were here."
"And what about my wort?"
“Well, if you say you weren’t here.”
said Gormly, coolly, "that'll be about
the strongest evidence that could be
presented that you were.”
“I’ll swear that It’s a damned con-
spiracy; that you inveigled me here,
knowing that this was going to be
made public, and turned it to your ad
vantage in this way.”
"You can swear anything you like.'’
“1’11 take oath to what I said, sir,"
interposed Somes
“Good,” said Gormly. "Mr. Chal-
oner, I believe you are a notary pub-
lic ?"
“Yes,” said Mr. Chaloner, looking
up from the typewriter, which he was
clicking busily.
"Will you kindly administer an oqth
to Mr. Somes here.”
It was the first time that Gormly
had ever dignified his valet with such
a t'tle, and the man’s face gleamed
with pleasure.
Chaloner picked up his
"What Is the oath?”
“Allow me to dictate it,” said Gorm-
iy.
“I, William Somes, do solemnly
swear that at half after eleven o’clock
tonight I admitted to the apartments
of Mr. George Gormly, in whose em-
ploy I an, one Ben Connell, to me
known to be the chief of police of the
city of New York; that on receiving
permission, I ushered said Connell in-
to the library, where he had an Inter-
view with the said George Gormly;
that trom my position outside In the
hall I heard every word of said inter-
view; that it took place exactly as it ;
is described in the statement of said
George Gormly; that the chief of po-
lice did offer te suppress the Story if
said Gormly would withdraw from the
campaign.”
"T'hat covers tt, I think.”
“Yes, sfr. Exactly, sir,” was the
answer.
"Add:
“Subseribel and sworn to before
me, Philip Chaloner, notary public,
and so on."
"Now, Mr. Connell, have you any
ether move to make?”
"You’ll find yeurself arrested for
murder by your own confession in the
morning," said the chief.
“That may be,” answered Gormly,
"although I hardly think so. There
are probably cooler heads and wiser
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 hie opinion of your own course—
whether as an officer of the tow you
have been crtmhialty culpable in your
action—and tell Mm that as soon as
It is daylight. Information, official and
formal, shall be laid before him, and
that you will be impeached, indicted,
dismissed, imprisoned. And
whether I am elected or not."
At thia moment there was a
at the doer ef the apartmeiit.
electric bell had been ringing before;
but no one had noticed it.
“See who it ie. Semes,” said Gorm
ly. "And as for you, keep silent"
In a moment the Englishman came
back, followed by Livingstone Haldane
tn a great state of excitement.
“Mr. Gormly,” he cried as he burs’
into the room, not seeing the chief,
who ret on tbs other side of the open
door and somewhat sheltered/by it,
“tbey are going to do you up! They
have unearned some cock-and bull
story and are going to force you out
of the campaign. My father gave It
away to me toolght. He said yeti
would bo out of it'in the morning,
and—■"
‘‘This,’’ said Gormly coolly to thv
chief, “to confirmation of yonr plan, If
we needed it"
"What!" oxotelmed Uvingatone Hal-
dane, observing for the first time the
other man. “Are you here?"
Tm goto’ now," answered the chief,
rtotog.
h "Before you go, remember that hero
AM going to tell you tbis evening,’’ said daddy to Jack and Evelyn, *‘a
story which shows bow important It is for one to know what be is
talking about before be expresses an opinion about anything. It is an
old story sbout six blind men and bow they tried to find out what an
elephant looked like.
"These six men lived in India, where some of the elephants live. They
were very poor men, and because they were blind they could not work. So
they sat at the roadside and begged from the people who passed. Very often
they beard people speak about the big animal called the elephant, but of
course they could not imagine what be looked'ltke. although they often wished
they could.
“One day tbe six blind men noticed tbat there was some excitement near,
them. They asked the people wbat tbe matter was, and they were told that
a very large elephant was being led down tbe road. The six blind beggars Ed
then went together to the place where tbe elephant was and coaxed his owner
to make him Stop so they could get an Idea of his size and appearance. Of
course they could not see. but they believed tbat If they could touch him with
their hands they could form an Idea of his size and shape The first beggar
was very tntl. He reached up and felt the elephant’s ear Why.’ he said to
tbe others, the elephant is just like a great big fanf* jw,
“Tbe second blind man felt tbe elephant's leg. ’I am sure.' be sa>«7‘the
elephant Is round like a tree.' Tbe third than stood In front of tbe animal
and reached up and grasped the tusk. 'You are both wrong,' be said; ’the ele-
phant Is round and smooth and bard and sharp at the end like a spear.'
"The fourth blind beggar stood at the side of tbe big animal and passed bls
hand over his rough skin. ’Why,’ he said, 'you do not know what you are
talking about! Tjils animal is just like a wall, only be Is rougher.*
"Tbe fifth man stood close to tbe man who bad felt tbe animal's tusk; only,
instead of grasping tbe other tusk, he reached out bis band and felt the ani-
mal's trunk. Passing his band up and down It. be cried:
“ ’Now I know wbat an elephant is really like! He resembles nothing else
much as a great big snake”
•But the opinion of the sixth and last blind beggar was tbe queerest of
all. He was quite okl The part of tbe elephant that he seized was tbe tail.
•• You Ove poor blind men.’ be cried, you are all foolish'. Listen to me.
1 am the eldest here This elephant of which we have beard so much Is like
nothing else so much as a piece of good, strong rope.’ ”
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