EIGHT
THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUAR D, THURSDAY. APRIL 7. 1910
Novelized by
FREDERICK
R. TOOMBS
From the Great Play
of the Same Name
by Joseph Medill
Patterson and Har
riet Ford.
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COPYRIGHT. IW. BY JOSEPH
MEDILL PATTERSON AND
HARRIET FORD.
Brand turned to tier and th«*» io the
Judge.
"Why, he's lltil to you just as he's
lied ail his life. Ho told you lie was
trying tu shield others ille lied- llo
''i!
never shielded any uliu but liluiHolf.
Judge Bartelmy, the power of men
I
like you must la* dost tot ed.
When
justice Is corrupted the nation rots. If
I keep silent about you and your meth
ods I bi'coine your aceuiiipllca; I bo-
tray my trust Just as you have betray-
[ til yours."
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Itnrtelui.v raised his hand depreent-
Ingly. Br ind. however, drew a deop
’ i - ; • •,
breath mid went resolutely on.
Ho
; spoke to laith the girl and the judge.
n \ a . 4
“Judith, If at tlie coat of my life 1
“Go to lunch, boys.’’ ordered Brand could spare you this grief I would ilo
✓
to tlie typesetter*.
It gladly
But even that would do no
We'll uilsii the mall." protested Mc 1 good
You would always <!vs| Ise me
Henry.
j for falling when my test came and al-
"I don't care. Go to lunch."
ways despise yourself for having caus-
The comiHadtors censed work nt the
I ed me to fall Cun't you "•* F’“ u"** I
ilnoty|>ea ami, womlerlug and whisper-
urr nothing in all Mis? The individuiil
' lug. slowly tiled out.
dom not rxist. only Ihe ranee. Judy«
‘‘Judith.*' Brand besought her. "won't
, Bartelmy, that »torn V>re to />re<r" lie
UM “!11>W. ni ff yeti TaiTe Tlioivh to 'you”—
cried, raising Ills eyes to meet those of
tue the high ideals that should guide
“Listep to me. Wheeler." she broke Judith's father.
tbe uewapap«r writer, the uews|mper In. "I know everything. Father lias
Bartelmy
editor and the newspa|»er owner ns : told me everything about—ills- guilt.
well. You are right in this ease." His You understand what it menus to me—
voice rose to majestic heights. "Wheel what he Is to me
You must spare
er Braud. I have teamed from you that him for me!"
tbe Adviiuee is more than a newspa
“Judith, It’s impossible.**
per. It Is a great, throbbing, potential
“But It is the human thlug to do.
force, it is the strong artu of the Oh. forget these Ideals.
Be just a
Right standing against the evil artu of i man—a man wh<> loves a woman and
the Wrong. So we must not falter. protects her. You do love me. I know,
We must not delay. Show tile big tu spite of everything that you've
thieves up, Wheeler. Let the story go done."
to press."
“Yes. I love you!" he cried fervently.
Nolan turned quickly away mul has-
"Anil Wheeler, dear. I've not cluing
tened out and down Into the street.
ed.” she told him fondly, "1 can see
A warm glow of enthusiasm spread how right you menu to be hi what
over the face of Wheeler Brand as he you are trying to do, but lu this you
picked up a bundle of proofs.
are wrong. Whatever my fattier may
"We'll show Nietu up!” he cried ex have done, bls Intentions were honest,
ultantly. "We'il show them up. and lie had been Involved by others and
we'll put them down!”
when he trlid to extricate hliuself It
was too late.
They, not he. were
guilty. It was for their sakes, not Ills
own. that he offered you that money
so you see you are wrong
Why
Wheeler, if you belonged to me and
committed a crime I would die
shield you front the penalty."
Brand answered her quickly.
“That Is wrong reasoning."
"No. no; it Is right That must al-
ways be.” she cried, “it Ls like— like
a law of life. Can't you am» that too?
I belong to you. Yes, I belong to you.
nnd you should shield uie. You must
feel toward my father as he were your
own because be is mine. It's not pos
sible tlmt you would do this thing to
your own father. Think of him that
way—your own father! You'll not re
gret It. I'll make It up to you with all
WÎ
3?'
I said go home!”
" “There. t’ierr*. mother; you keep out
Brand's face was begit.ning to twitch
M tills,” siU Nolan kindly, yet firmly. nervously. He stood in the middle of
“I’m trying to do the best I can for the composing room. under the flood
yon. It's became of you that I’m bere i ing white glare from a sixty-four can
now. But you see"—
dle power electric light, and clinched
EM Dupuy burst excitedly in upon and unclluched his bands, not daring
them, and as the typesetters were l>e to look McHenry squarely in the face.
ginning to become distracted from The night editor began to guess what
their work owing to the unusual situa was passing through Brand's mind.
tion Brard begau to fear that this uew
“Yes. but.” he began to protest—
fritrwler would prove tbe final démor “but”—
aliser of the entire night shift.
Brand cut him short, saying agitat
“Mr. Nolan.” cried Dupuy, “we edly:
haven't a minute to lose! They are
“I am still managing editor.”
almost ready to go to press.” He look-
McHenry now realized plainly that
ed intently at tbe newspaper owner.
the intensely eurnest Brand bad decid
“Yes, qutte right. We do go to press ed to run the story that very night re
▼ery soon.” cried Brand confidently, gardless of Nolan's attitude. It would
“and I know Michael Nolan is tbe man be an easy matter, as Nolan, of course,
who will order it done."
would not remain at the office much
“Michael.” cried Mrs. Nolan at the longer. And McHenry well knew that
top of her voice, which rose sharply such an act would not only bring about
•ver tlie din of the typesetting ina- Brand's discharge from the Advance.
chines, “are you going to stand for
this? Mr. Brand acts as if he owned
the Advance and treats you as if you
were tbe office boy. He thinks he's a
great reformer and knows it all. We
other people have a right to our opin
ions. toov and I don't see why you
and your family should be made to
■offer on account of him as we have
bad to ever since you took him up.”
Judith Bartelmy beard the stormy
■cetie. lived a part of it herself hud
dled in tbe managing editor’s office.
She felt that Nolan would not let the
story be used from what she had
heard, and she could not suppress a
pang ef pain that pierced ber heart at
what she believed to be the fanat
ical vindictiveness of YY'heeler Brand
against her father.
Yet she was a
true woman, and she could not, in
spite of her loyalty to her parent,
avoid feeling a touch of pride at his
strength of character, his determina
tion, at the sacrifices he had made, to
accomplish what he believed, even If
foolishly, to be bis duty.
“They don't need me,” she finally
muttered, and. gathering up her costly
skirts, she tripped daintily across the
pa[>er strewn floor, out into tbe ball
and down to ber carriage.
Nolan dropped his bead In thought
when bis wife had finished her tirade,
He paced up and down nervously.
He looked at the clock, then at tbe
form with its accusing contents,
st Brand, then at his wife.
“I’ll go and telephone Judge
telmy." put in Dupuy. “He'll be
tous.”
The lawyer took himself off.
Brand saw tbe danger of delay,
doubted if any man would be able to
successfully withstand the pressure
that Bartelmy and Nolan'a family
Would be able to bring to bear on tbe
owner in another twenty-four hours.
“No, no!” be exclaimed to Nolan.
bal. THREW HERSELF OVER THE IXKY FORM.
“You would fail me again. I have
tried to prove this judge's guilt to the bnt that it would as well injure his
people, but I fear I have only succeed reputation In other newspaper offices,
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CHAPTER X’V.
ed in proving it to his daughter. A where obedience to one's superior, as
■y-fr IRANI» anil M< -Il.nry began
day’s deisy would be fatal. I know. in any well regulated organization, ls
il I eagerly to inspect the lilial
At least Bartelmy could get another a man's first duty under all circum
proofs of the Bartel ..> story.
Judge to issue an injunction against stances.
Two tigures suddenly stood
m even if he would not dare to do
“Why, man.” he exclaimed question- in the doorway of the composing room.
It Minsclf. And there are other steps Ingly. "you're surely not going to run Ed Dupuy’s telephone call wu begin
be might take.”
this story?"
ning to show results. Judge Bart -luiy
His voice rose higher, and he worked
Before Brand could give an answer and Judith, ready for a last effort to
Slmself into a frenzy of earnestness.
to this last question, even if be bad in prevent the publication of the con-
He stood before tbe little group gath tended to do so, Nolan broke in on the detnnatoiy article, quite unobserved,
ered around the ink black form and pair.
glanced to where Braud and bis asso
»continued bls impassioned words:
“Mr. Nolan.” began Brand, “you ciate editor were at work. "Don't
“You know I thought we were going hare beard the whole story of this come in yet. Walt a few moments,”
to be aiisolutely unmuzzled here. You miserable affair, both sides of it—Bar
whispered the judge. The girl sllpjied
were a free man. Poverty couldn’t telmy’s and my own, from our own
down the ball Into the managing edi
frighten you, and you bad seen both lips. Whatever defense or explanation
tor's little office, the coign of vantage
■ides of life. You promised to back Bartelmy gave you I don't know. But,
from which she had previously Peen
sue up, no matter what it cost, so long so far as I- am concerned, / told you
able to hear all that took place In the
sls we printed ’the truth, but at the
tbe facts and the truth. Y’ou must coni|Hislng room. Bartelmy proceeded
ffrst big test you fail me.”
know that Ly this time. You must l>e- directly to the form before which the
Mrs. Nolan was on the point of be ' Here It. Therefore wtiy do you or
two editors were working, aid Brand
coming hysterical in ber agitation.
how In heaven's name can you hesi- saw that in- must undergo another un
“Michael, Michael”— she began.
| tate?"
pleasant encounter before the presses
“There, mother, you go home with
Michael Nolan's face shone with the began to whirl off his story.
lie
Sylvester. He's waiting outside for light of determination.
glanced Impatiently nt the- < lock nnd
you. After all, this is a man's job
“AVheeler, my boy,” he said, “I have raised his brows questioningly to the
We've got here. I am the head of the learned much from you. 1 have needed
judge.
family, and 1 will settle this matter contact with such a man as you. 1
“Mr. Brand, has Mr. Nolan been
in my uwu way.” be said sternly, have led a rough life for most of my
“You must net attempt further to lu i career. When I rose to be chairman here tonight?” asked Bartelmy.
“Yes.”
Serf ere."
of the Street Railway Workers’ union
"Have you received instruction*
He led ber out of tbe room.
I did so simply through my rugged
about this story?"
Braud spoke to McHenry.
ness of character, my ability to master
"Yes.”
“DW yon hear, Mac?” he asked. ne men. Then I was driven out Into the
“What were those instructions? Is
v ii t det ide tu run it.”
world, an outcast, and became a day
the story to be printed?”
"It's tough, old man—It’s tough!”
laborer In the mines. When the day
"I am not at liberty to discuss with
“'CM.'» is su» i> a live thing 1 don't came that I owned my own mine It
• 'N'« I iuu kill it,” the managin'; was agaiD a case of fight, flr/ht. FIGHT, any outside person the communications
his hind over tbe for tlie lawless claim jumjicrs threat 1 receive from the owner, but I will
Mr su f l. eu)
add for your information that the
v of l’?e tot a.
ened me above ground, and the law
Tlctfa l!»e I •< first page ever made less floods assailed me below ground. story will be on the press in a very
La Atui-ri- a, sii.l M< Ilenry, with So in the life I led I did not get tbe few minutes.”
i
At this latest declaration of Brand’s
’ ’ la*
. Cessioual pride,
»pportunity to study or even become Judith could restrain bec-elf no longer.
Ú ’* f
ineciiicolable.
familiar with tbe important questions She rushed through the doorway,
werkigg ten years fry
*1 • t r.
and the problems tliat confront tbe across the grimy floor, regardless of
t!
ig." be said, “sotnetlilng
men that guide the policy of newspa the flowing train of her silk gown.
in ? ’i
would sei’
pers.”
Brand robbed the back of bls hand
i i#* t
•ing.”
tl
Nolan drew close to Brand and across his eyes as though they were
.udenly or
plat ed Ills band affeetionali ly on the
deceiving him.
d>
young editor’s shoulder.
“Good God, it is Judith!” he exclaim
urprlsed ex<
1 “But jt.u. W eM
■ 'I
i
ed. Then he turned to his assistant
tí L
«?<• mu ffi about loose bln i ie« that I “Here, Mac, hurry take this form
I
[ b ]
When those wbo muight I»
luot thè pili le f> r privale gala tomai
I 'ginnh.a.
1 away.-“
The girl's face mid eyes wore aglow
with the effect* of the nervous strain
under which she latHireil on that
ips'h making mid epoch breaking
night before the startled night slili't
of the Advance.
“Wliivler, you're not going to uao
that picture?' she pleaded.
“Take the form awn.v." again onler-
ed Brand, his voice almost falling
. him.
"No. no; don't send It! Walt, wait!”
She threw herself over the Inkv form,
her arms outstretched.
Brand tried to draw hor away.
“Judith, please!” he | rotestisl.
"They can't have”— Nhe was by»-
terlcal.
bini a » 1111 i; tool
“Ile la l'Igllt.” Bartelmy aulii to Ju
dilli. “Ile lui« lobi you thè trulli lo
night thè alauilut* iruth.” Ile »••«•k,'»l
tl Ida wnleli. “IMI liourn. dld you
.
Mr. Brami?" ho aakcd.
Urlimi liad gatbervd Judith In hi«
nrtns Nilo sigimi «•oiitouiislly aa alio
labi ber head 1|L”’4> hb
”Yes,” ho anawvred tlis judgw.
Jiidge Bnrtelmy «lood watehlng thè
unitisi couple for a moment before he
lutimi and walked awsy, uiullerllitf
na he went: "Nix Imura. One may
travet far In tbeae dnya In thal timo
•
••••••
The greiit «hip lienved ami lungeil
tliroilgh ilio glant aeaa ihat awepl over
ber I h » w «, out <>f thè free. Ing nlglit. »Ut
of thè cold iiorthciist. Tbe captalu ami
Ihe tirai ofllcer, Inabrd to eppowlle
ernia of thè lofty bridge, cboked in Hi*
llyllig «pinne of wind riveli midi* ean
Nouiew bere n deep tonisi bell toid of
tbe hour In thè anllurn' arenatomeli
fnstdon Freni aomewbcre out of Hi*
depili* of Ihu vaat groaulug fabrlc
tutnbled thè men of tbe watch wbo
were m>w te go oli duty to roller*
tlielr «torni tM-iiten felluwi.
D..'. liter’* Head Entrusted w th
I' .ndnitr Ft ared she Would Lt •.»
he Hair r’nny Trca’w tswere
I utile- Baby haJ Miik-Crust.
BOTH CHILDREN CURED
BY FAMOUS REMEDIES
I
my love for all the rust of life! Wheel
er. say you will do what I ask.” She
broke down completely and sobbed
brokenly, leaning across the form
“Oh. say you will do what I ask!”
Brand tried to raise her. but she
clung to him frensledly.
"Judith, for God's sake, don't!” he
said.
"Yes, yes; you must, yon shall!” Rhe
JLUUE It.i ICI Et.il Ï, HIM umili GOA'o III
ISO II IH EYES 1O THOSE Ot JI Utili S I I, HER
hl* last card.
It w.is hu iilgheat
trump, but It had failed to win. What
Judith could noi d<> In- surely, uuder
the existing circumstances, could not
do. N<dau. tlie only ninn who could
save him If be would. bod gone, he
knew not where.
And it was now press time. All was
over. Bartelmy took u single step to
ward his daughter.
"Brand, that story Is my obituary,"
he said In low tones.
“Oh, no.” was_ the response in seti-
defied voice. "M«-n like you don't fin
ish that way. You'll have about six
hours, judge, before that story Is
by the public."
Judith, too, was ready to admit
her last and culminating effort
been in vain. Wearied and unstrung,
she raised herself from tbe fatal form
that was to besmirch tbe name and
the father that bad been her source of
pride. She crossed over toward her
father, wbo stood silent and despair
ingly in the shadow uf on« uf the lino
type SMchlniw«.
"Goodby, Wheeler
I am going eat
•f your Ufa forever. I niri sorry It bad
"You’re drawing her down to pour own to usd Ilka this all uur piiitm, al aur
hopes’*—
looeL*
Tbe thought of the happy moments
was losing all control of herself in her
that she had spent with Wheeler,
desperation.
“Judith, listen to me.” he said In- buildlug air castles for tlielr future
splredly. “I'm not the man who loves when tVy would bo man and wife,
you or Is loved by you. I’ve no right came Wer her. It swept down the
to think of you or of myself. I'm an wall of reserve and determination with
instrument to an end in the history of which she had deemed It necessary to
a great Mod. Can't you see this thing surround herself. She halted nnd
gazed steadfastly Into her father's
as I dor
“I can't reason. I can't argue. I face. Slowly she raised tier handsnnd
pressed them agnlnst her cheeks ns
can only feel.”
though horror stricken. Then she
few
steps
The judge had drawn a
turned. ntshed Impulsively bnck to
sway from the pair during the scene Wheeler Brand, nnd. Iiendlng tensely
between them. lie viewed with cal
culating satisfaction the battle that toward him. she searched his strong
bis daughter was waging so valiantly young face as best her tear dimmed
lie returned her
in his behalf, and he had felt that not eyes would let her
even the young stoic Brand could re gaze unflinchingly.
Judge Bartelmy saw the girl's atrug
sist this powerful and final appeal of
the girl be loved. At his daughter's gle to decide Is-tween the father who
last outcry he drew near to the edlto’r. had dishonored her name and the
“Brand, are you human?” be de lover wbo meant a life of happiness,
mandisi strongly, pointing to the pros purity, succeHS and Inspiration. He
trateti girl with his walking stick.
was wise enough In the ways of the
“Human, human. Judge Bartelmy!”
world to know that again was Brand
be exclaimed. “You aro true to your
to prove a victor over hlru.
self to the end. You bring your daugh
The girl stood Immovable a moment.
ter here so that by torturing me with
Then she extended her arm toward
the sight of her suffering you may es
her lover. Judith Bartelmy had made
cape the peiinlty of your thievery. I
her choice.
was willing she should think me heart
The Judge’s features showed but lit
less to spare her the greater pain of
tle of the storm Into which Illa emo
know Ing you as you are. But now you
tions had laen plunged. Ills years of
bring her here In her innocence to re
practiced self control had come to
peat to me your Iles. You're degrad
his aid and enabled him to face the
ing her. dragging her down to your
mln of his career and bls life and his
own level, just as you diti her mother
name without the frenzied demonstra
before her. If she lets you go on using
tion in which most men In his posi
her it wl'l be with her eyes open.”
tion would have Indulged.
To the
Judith raised her head nmaz'dly.
Inst he was the cool, polished, suave
“What are yyfl Baying!" Shu asked.
hypocrite that lig had been In the be-
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threatening danger. He began |<> talk
Incoherently. The ship rolled, and n
tray containing dishes unii an evening
meal that hud gone untoli' lied crashed
to the, floor, “’¡'lie press the printing
press has started.” he muttered tils
Jolntedly as the sound of the breaking
dishes penetrated Into tils wearied
brain.
Ills hand Instinctively crept
under one of the cushions. It grasped
and fora moment fumbled with a blue
steel object. Which It drew weakly
forth n revolver. The shock of the
cold steel rotiseli the slee|>er,
lie
opened his eyes and gazed fascinatedly
nt the Instrument of death. With n
cry of terror he relnxed Ills lingers,
nnd th" object dropped to the floor
He groaned the groan of h lost soni In
the angui-h of its never ceasing tor
lure lie turned his face to the wall
nnd tried In vain to close hit eyes In
sleep.
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