Let him rely upon it; I am not so weak as he thinks.
Personally, I cannot say that I dislike Mr. McCune. I have found him a
very entertaining fellow; it is said he is the best of husbands, and a
friend to some of his friends, and, believe me, I am sorry for him from
the bottom of my heart. But the 'Herald' is not.
"You need not reply by letter. To-morrow's issue answers for you. Until I
have received a copy, I withhold my judgment.
"JOHN HARKLESS."
The morrow's issue--that fateful print on which depended John Harkless's
opinion of H. Fisbee's integrity--contained an editorial addressed to the
delegates of the convention, warning them to act for the vital interest of
the community, and declaring that the opportunity to be given them in the
present convention was a rare one, a singular piece of good fortune
indeed; they were to have the chance to vote for a man who had won the
love and respect of every person in the district--one who had suffered for
his championship of righteousness--one whom even his few political enemies
confessed they held in personal affection and esteem--one who had been the
inspiration of a new era--one whose life had been helpfulness, whose hand
had reached out to every struggler and unfortunate--a man who had met and
faced danger for the sake of others--one who lived under a threat for
years, and who had been almost overborne in the fulfilment of that threat,
but who would live to see the sun shine on his triumph, the tribute the
convention would bring him as a gift from a community that loved him.
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