SUNDAY, JULY ai, 190J.
THE MORNING AST01UAN, ASTOKIA. OIIEGON.
9
THE
CONQUEST CANAAN
By BOOTH TARKINGTON,
Author of "Cherry," "Moniliur Desucalr," El.
CO FY IMC II T, IBOB.
ROTHKK9
Y HARPER t
ynopl of Prevlou Chapter.
CHAl'TKH 1 Eua-on IJanlry, a Ca
nean (Ind.) young man, who hM tn
east to colle;. returned horn ana
astound Hit natives tr th gorgeous
lies of ht raiment, lit topbrotber,
Jo aaed mala gossip who daily a
embla at tin National Houm for
araument aa th good for nothing a
aoclat of doubtful characters. 11
Eugene's appearenoa ha a pronounced
ffeet upon Manila 1'lko, whoa father,
JiiiIh I'lka. la the wealltlleet and
moat prominent cltUen of Canaan.
Joe waralitpa Mamie from afaJr.
Euaone Interferes In a now fight be
tween Joe nnJ lit hotdonieh and very
poor (hi friend, Ariel Tabor, who ta
worated. Arlnl noily resents the Inter
fcronie and (lap Kugene. who onJ
her homo. Ill Ariel, unbecomingly
attired, attends Mamie I'lke' ball
jV Joe. concealed behind oma planta
on the I'lke vnrando, watch bungri.
ly for a gllmo of Mamie. Ariel l
Ignored by most of the guest. Ariel
dlaoovera Joe. but ahortly afterward,
banting thai her unrle. Jonaa Tabor,
haa died euddenty leave. V The
Dally TOceln of the next day tails of
Joe'a dlatovery on the rue veranaa
and of hla pureult and eeeape mere-
from. It aleo refer to wound In the
head of hlwelf and of Norberl Flit
croft, who detected him. Joe retire
to the "lleach." a low resort kept by
hi friend, Mike Sheohan, who dree
sea hla wound. VI Joe leave Mike'
place. He vlelt Ariel Tabor, who by
the death of her Uncle Jn h be
come rlon. She wishes Joe to accone
nn her end her a-ranrtfalher to Pari.
Joa refuea and leavea Canaan to avoid
arreet for the trouble at Juilge l'lke s,
VII Joa la heard from two years
iKter as a ticket eeller for lde show
Eugene Unntry alao meet him seven
un later In a low reort In New
York, but wlecly refrains from adver
tlatna It. Vtll Jo return to Canaan
a full fMgad lawyer. Even hi father
lirnoret him, and he la refused accom
modation at the National Houm. IX
Joe I welcomed at tha "Heach," and
"Happy Tear," on of Joe' admirer,
anrloualy aeaaulta NahvllUj Corey, a
detractor. At the end of Happy' lerm
In prlaon h visits i&, who now he a
law omce on the aqunr, with a living
room adjoining. Jo ha a large prac
tice, principally among the lower
elaasea, and I frequently attacked by
the Tocsin. Joe beglna. In hla lonoll
nee, to ylclJ to the eoduotlon of the
bottle, Hantry's engagement to Mamie
Pttte 1 announced. Pantry la now as
sociate editor of the Tocaln. owned by
Judge Flke, X-Joe awaken after a
"bad night" with the word, "Remenv
per, acro th Maln-tret bridge at
noon." ringing In hla eara. He goa
there and l prcaently Joined by the
moat beautiful and moat beautifully
girl he ha ever seen. XI She turna
out to b Arll Tabor, arrived In Ca
rman the nlglit before from her long
sojourn In Pari. Bhe haa aeon Joa ae
he alighted from the train and, realls
Ing hi condition, had eacorted him
home after electing from him a prom
lee to meet her the next day (Sunday)
croea the Mnln-atroct bridge at noon.
Joe lenrna that Ariel la stopping at
luJira Plke'a home, the Judge having
entire charge of her money, etc XII
Eugene Hantry. although engaged to
Mamie. I much amltten wl'h Arid'
charm. Judge I'lke trlea hla usual
blustering tactic with Arlol. but sub
sides when she tell him that he shall
ask him to turn over the care of her
tats to Joe Louden. XIH-Ariel holds
a sort of Informal reception at Jude
I'lke's and learns that the "tough ele
ment" l talking of running Joe for
mayor. XIV Hnppy Fear and Nashville
Cory have more trouble. Joe corner
Happy and aends ClauJIne (Mrs, Fear)
to meet him. XV Ariel visit Joe's af
fairs in his hands. While there Happy
Fear rushes In and announces that he
has killed Nashville Cory In self de
fense. Joa makes Hnppy give himself
up. XVI Mamie Pike admits to Ariel
that she, loo has begun to believe in Joe
Louden. XVII Th Tocaln makes viru
lent attacks on Joe Louden and Hnppy
Fear. Mike Shechan hints that he may
shortly have soma Interesting necrets
to divulge In connection with Judge
I'lke's affairs. XVIII The Tocsin con
tinues Its attacks. Judge Tike Informs
Ariel that her supposed fortune con
sits of valueless securities.
!l manlier and A certainly In hla vole
which en lined tho uplifted liimd to
Irou limply, Willie th look of niro
nonslou which of Into had grown more
4inl more to be Mnrtln I'lke's Imliltun)
expreNslon deepened Into aoiiiotlilug
close upon mortal nnxlety.
"Have you nny luminous to net foot
upon my property?" be demanded,
"Yo," answowl Jo. "That' why
I on iu."
"Wlnit busliii'M bar you got with
mr
"Kuoitk'h to sntlafy you, I think. Hut
there' ono thlug I don't Wittit to do"-
Joo glmiceit at th open door "and
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CIIAITEU XXIV.
N hour Inter Mnrtln PIUo. looking
forth from the mnualon, saw
f a timu open tlio gnto nnd,
A V jihhhIhk Imtwiuu tho ttnomo
tlonnl deer, rapidly approach the house.
He wits a thin young fellow, vory well
dresaed In dark pray, hla hnlr prema
turely somewhat wllverod, his face pre
maturely somewhat lined nnd bis hat
jovorod a ecnr sncli nu might have
liccn caused by h blow from u bluut
liiHtruiiiont lu tho uiiliua of a poker.
He did not reach tne door, uor was
lUore necessity for bun to ring, for be
fore he had nut foot on the lowest step
the Judgo bad hastened to moot him,
not, however, with any fulsomely hos
pitable Intent; his hand und arm were
raised to execute one of hla Olympian
gestures of the kind which had ob
literated tho young man upon a cer
tain bygone morning.
Loudon looked up calmly at the big
figure towering above him.
"It won't do, Judge," be sold, that
was all, but there was a significance lu
in tc iuu miiu bul ".' to k t vol Upon
my jiroprTtv'" he demo iiilcd.
that U to talk about It here for your
own sake and Iwcauwe I think MUx
TiiImic khiiuld be pivneiit. I called to
axk you to come to her houne at 8
jVlock tonight."
You did!" Murtlu I'lke apok au-
airily, but uot In the bull bns of yore,
nnd ho kept hi voice down, glauclng
About him nervously n though he four-
cd Hint hla wife or Mamie nilyht hear.
My aivouut with her ette are
cloned," ho said harshly. "If ahe wants
auythlnu, let her come here."
Joe ahook hla head. "No; you must
be there nt 8 o'chnk."
Tho Judge's cholcr g.t the lietter of
hi uncasliiesa. "You're a pretty, one
to oome ordering me around." he broke
out. "You alamlorer! Do you aupnose
haven't heard bow you're going about
traducing me, undermining my charac
ter In this community, spreading xenn-
lain that I am the real owner of Heav
er Heach"
"It can easily bo proved, Judge," Joe
uterrupie.1 quietly, "though you're
wrong; I haven t been telling people.
haven't needed to even If I'd wish.
ed. Once a thing like that gets out,
you can't atop It ever. That Isn't all.
To my knowledge you own other prop
erty worm; than the Reach. 1 know
that you own half of the wornt tleiiN lu
the town profitable Investment too.
You bought them iv ry gradually ami
craftily, only slowing the deeds to
those lu ch-tivw -tis you did to Mike
Slieehan and uot r.rordlng tUnn.
Shwhan'H betrayal of you g ive me the
key. I know mo-it of the poor civn
turea wlu are your tenants, too, y.m
aw, and that g.we me tn ndvant;i
because they have siuie conlldence :i
mo. My Investigations have been ill
most as (inlet and careful as your pur
chases." "You blackmailer!'' The Jiulse beat
upon him a fierce, Imiulrlng scrutiny,
lu which, oddly enough, there was a
kind of haggnrd hopefulness, "And
out of such storlea," he sneered, "you
are going to try to make political cap
ital against the Tocsin, are you?"
"No," said Joe. "It was necessary
In the Interests of tny client for mo to
know pretty thoroughly Jnst what
property you owu, and I think I do,
These pieces I've mentioned are about
nil you have uot mortgaged. You
couldn't do that without f.vposure, and
you've kept n controlling Interest lu
the Tocsin clear, too for ttie,ako of
Its Inllucnce, I suppose. Now, in? you
want to hear nny more, or will you
agree to meet me at Miss Tabor's tills
evening?"
Whatever the look of hopefulness
had slgullled, It fled from Pike's face
during this speech, but he asked with
some show of contempt, "Do you think
it likely?"
"Very well," said Joe, "If you want
me to speak here." And he came a lit
tle closer to him. "You bought a big
block of Grnnger Gas for Koger Ta
bor," he begnu In a low voice. "Before
his death you sold everything he had
except the old hoifse, put It nil into
casli for him and bought that stock.
You signed the cheek as his attorney
In fact, anil it came back to you
through the Washington National,
where Norbert Flltcroft handled It. He
has a good memory, and when he told
me what he knew I had him to do some
tracing. Did a little myself also.
lu'lan Plko. I must tll you that you
itiiiid lt danger of the law. You were
lliu cuatodlan of that stock for Roger
Tabor. It was transferred la blank,
though I think you meant to be 'legal'
it Hint tltua, and that wai merely for
convenience in case ltoger bad wlsuud
you to sell It for him. Hut Just after
111 deutb you found yourself saddled
with distillery stock, which was golug
bmroii your bauds. Other speculation
of your were fulling at the same time.
You had to have money. You filed
your report as administrator, crodltlug
Mis Tabor with your owu toi:t '.vhli'i
you knew wna going to the wall, and
transferred hers to yourself. Th"n y"?
old It because you needed ready mon
ey. You used her fortune to save your
self, but you were horribly afraldl No
matter how roftcu your triiuaactlont
hud been, yu l,.u ulways kept Inside
th law, and now Unit you hud gone
outside of It you were frightened. You
didn't dare t-omo fiat out to Miss Tabor
with tho statement that her fortune
had gone. It bad been lu your charg"
II the time, and tiling might look
ugly. Bo you put It off, perhaps from
day to day. You didn't dure tell her
until you were forced to, and to avoid
the confession you sent her the Income
which was rightfully hers, That wa
your great weaknea."
Joe bad spoken with great rapidity,
though keeping hi voire low, and he
lowered It again as he continued:
"Judge Pike, what chance have you
to bo believed lu court when you wear
that you sent her $20,000 out of tho
goodness or your bcurt? Do you think
alio believed youJ It was the very
proof to her that you had robbed her,
for lie knew you! Do you want to
bear more now? Do you think this
1 good place for It 7 Do you wish
me to go over the details of each step
have taken atmliiat you to land you
at the bar where this poor fellow your
paper la hounding stands today?"
The Judgo esjuiyed to auswer aua
could not. lie lifted his hand uncer
tainly and dropied It, while a thick
dew gathered on his temples. Inar
ticulate Bounds came from between his
teeth.
"You will comet" said Joe.'
Martin Pike bent his head dazedly,
and at that tho other turned quickly
from him ami went away without look
ing buck.
Ariel waa lu the studio half au hour
later, when Joo was announced by the
smiling Mr. Warden. Ladew wa with
her, though upon the point of taking
bis leave, nnd Joe marked, with a j
linking heart, that the young minis
ter's check wero flushed and Ills eyes
very bright
"It wa a magnificent thing you dtd,
Mr. Loudon." bo said, offering bis hand
heartily. "1 saw It, and It was even
finer in one way than It was plucky.
It somehow straightened thing out
with such perfect good nature. It
Diode those twoplo feel that what they
were doing was ridiculous.'
"So It was," said Joe.
"Few under tho circumstance could
bavo acted as If they thought so. And
I hoe you'll let me call upon you, Mr.
Louden."
"I hope you will," bo answered and
then, when tho minister had departed,
tood looking after him with sad eyes,
lu which there dwelt obscure medita
tions. Lndew's word of farewell had
covered a deep look at Arlr'. vhlch
wa uot to be mlstakeu by Joseph
Louden for anything other than what
It was. The clergyman' secret wa
an open oue, and Joe saw that ho was
as frank and manly In love as In all
other things. "He's a good fellow," he
said nt last, sighing "a good man."
Ariel agreed. "And he said more to
me than he did to you."
"Yes; 1 think It probable." Joe
lulled sorrowfully.
"About you, I mean." lie had time
to fear that her look admitted confu
sion before she proceeded: "Ho said he
had never seen anything so fine as
your coming down those step9. Ah, he
was right! Hut It was harder for mo
to watch you, I thluk, than for you to
do It, Joe. I was so horribly afraid
and the crowd between us If wo could
have got near you but wo couldn't
we"
She faltered and pressed her hand
close upon her eyes.
"We?" asked Joe slowly. "You mean
yott and Mr. Ladew?"
"Yes; he was there, but I mean"
her voice ran Into a llttlo laugh with
a beatlllc quaver lu It "I moan Colo
nel Flltcroft nnd Mr. Bradbury and
Mr. 'Bucknlew, too we were hemmed
In together when Mr. Ladew found us.
And, oh, Joe, when that cowardly rush
started toward you those three I've
heard wonderful things In Paris end
Naples, cabmen quarreling and disap
pointed beggars, but never anything
like them toduy'"
"You mean they wero profane?"
"Oh, nmgnlllcently, aud with such
Inventiveness! All three begged my
pardon afterward. I didn't grant It
I blessed them."
"Did they beg Mr. Ladcw's pardon?"
"Ah, Joe!" she reproached him.
"He Isn't a prig. And he's had to fight
some things that you of all men ought
to understand. He's only been Core a
few mouths, but he told me that Judge
rike has been- against him from the
start. It seems that Mr. Ladew Is too
liberal In his vlows. And ho told me
that If It wero not for Judge Pike's
losing Influence In the church on ac
count of tho Benvor Beach story tho
Judge would probably have been able
to force htm to resign, but now he will
stay."
"lie wishes to stay, doesn't he?"
"Very much, I thluk. And, Joe," sh
continued thoughtfully, "I want you to
do something for me. I. want you to
go to church with me next Sunday."
"To bear Mr, Ladewf
"Ye. I wouldn't ask except for
that."
"Very well," he consented, with
averted eye. "PH go."
Her face wa radiant witb the smle
lie gave hln. "It will make me very
iwppy," ahe aald.
Ho bent bto bead and fumbled over
otno papers bo had takea from bit
pocket. "Will you listen to these mem
oranda 7 We have a great deal to go
orer befor 8 o'clock."
Judge Pike stood lor a long while
where Joe had left him, staring out at
the treet apparently. Ileally he saw
nothing. Undoubtedly an Image of
blurring foliage, cast Iron, cement and
turf, with sunshine smeared over nil,
flickered upon the retina of hi eye,
but Pie brilri did n t accept the picture
from the optic nerve. Martin Plkowai.
busy with other visions. Joe Louden
bad followed him back to hla hidden i
deed and had read them aloud to him
aa Gabriel would read them on Judg
ment day. Perbap this was the Judg
nient day,
Martin Pike bad chrays been
prompt It was one of the thlug of
which bo had been proud. In all bis
life he bad never foiled to keep a bus)
ness engagement precisely upon the
appointed time, and tho courthouse bell
Clanged eight when 8am Warden open
ed the doo,- for bis old employer to
night
me i wo young people looked up
gravely from the script laden table be
fore them a Martin Pike came Into
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M Well," he wild brokenly, "vht ore yuu
Oolnytodof"
the strong' lamplight out of the dim
ness of the ball, where only a taper
burned. lie shambled a few limp steps
Into the room and came to a halt. Big
as he wns, hi? clothes hung upon him
loosely, like coverlets upon a collapsed
bed. and be gained but n distorted im
age of himself, as If, sae for the dull
and reddened eyes, he bud been made
of yellowish wax aud had been left too
long In the sim. Abject, hopeless, his
attitude a confession- of ruin aud
shaiuc, be stood before his Judge In
such wretchedness that in comparison
the figure of Happy Fear, facing the
courtroom through his darkest hour,
was oue to be envied.
"Well." be said brokeuly. "what are
you going to dor
Joo Ioudcu looked at him with great
Intentuess for several moments, then
be rose and came forward. "Sit down,
Judge," be said. "It's nil right Don't
worry."
(Continued from Last Week.)
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