Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-10

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ifornia in a day, as it were tomorrow I
shall never, never hear you speak in your
place in the Capitol of this great countryP
The senator said hastily that he fcured-he
in fact was convinccd-hat his duty during
this session was required moro at his desk, in
the committee work, than in speaking, etc,
etc
"Ah," said Carmen sadly, ait is true, then,
all this that | have heard. 1t is true that
what they have told mc-that You have given
up the great party-th1t your voice is not
longer heard in the ol'-r.hat you call this
eh-the old issues"
"If any one has told you that, Miss De
Haro," responded the senator sharply, che
has spoken foolshly. You have been misn-
formed. May | ask who"
"Ahl' said Carmen, II know not! 1t is in
the airl | am u stranger. Perhaps am de-
ccivcd. But it is of all, | say to them, When
shall hear him speak! / go day after day
to the Capitol, I watch him-tho great email
cpator-but it is of business, chit is tho
claim of that one, it is the tax, CHI it is the
impost, it is the postoGicc, but it is the great
speech of human rights-ncver, mover. lsay,
How arrives all thisp And some say, and
shake their heads, Never again he speaks
He is what you call 'playcl-ycs it is 50, che
played out know it MOTT is word
from Boston, perhaps. They say he has
eli, speak not the English well-the party
h. has shaken, 'sAooli'-ycs-hc has tie party
Shaken, eli? 1t is right--l5 is the language
of Boston, ch!'
"Pcrmit INC to say, Miss De Hero re-
turned the senator, rising with some asprrity,
chat you seem to have been unfortunate in
your selection of acquaiutanres, and still
more so in your ideas of the dcrivations OF
the English tongue Tho-lr-thc-er-e1-
prcssions YOU have quoted arc not common
to Boston, but cmanatc, | believe, from tho
west -
Carmen De Iaro contritoly buried every
thing but her black eyes in her shawl.
no one" he continued, moro gently, sit
ting down again, has the right to forecast
from my past what | intend TO do in the fu-
turc, or designate the means | may choose to
serve the principles | hold or the party rep
resent Those are my functions. At the
same time should occasion or opportunity
for we are within day or two Of the close
of the session.
YES interrupted Carmen sadly, 81 500
it will be some business, some claim, some
thing for somebody-ah! Madro de Dios-
you will not speak and /"
"When do you think of returning" asked
the senator, with grave politcnesS; when are
we to lose you!'
II shall stay to the ast-to the end of the
session." said Carmen. And non | shall
GO She got up and pulled her shawl
vicously over her shoulders with "A pretty
pettishncss, perhaps tine most feminine thing
she had done that evening. Possibly, the
most genuine.
The senator smiled airably: you do not
deserve to be disappointed in either case but
it is later than you imagine; let me help you
on the shorter distance in my carriage; it is
at the door"
He accompanied her gravoly to the car
racc. KS it rolled away she buried her little
figure in its ample cushions and churfslod 10
herself, albeit little Historically. Whom
she had reached her destination she found
herself crying, and hastily and somewhat
augrily. dri d hor eyes a, she drew up at the
door Of hex lodgings.
How have You prospercdF' asked Mr.. iiar-
lowe, OF counsel for Royal Thatcher, as he
rlll.mtly as>tto her from the carriage. y
have been wai,ing here FOR two hours your
interview must have been prolauScd--that
was Il good sign"
Don't ak me now said Carmen, little
savagcly, I'm Worn out and tired"
Mr. Harlowc bowed Il trust you will he
better tomorrow, for we expect our friend,
Mr. Thatcher
Carmen's brown check flushed slightly
"Hc should have been here before Where is
he, What was he doHg:'
"iIc was showed up on the plains. He is
coming as fast as steam can carry him; but
be may be too late -
Carmen did not reply,
The lawyer fingered. "IIow did you find
the great New England scnator;" he asked,
with a slight professional levity.
Carmen was tired, Carmen was worried,
Carmen was littlc self-reproacl.ful, and she
kndled easily Consequently she said, Jelly:
Il found him a genteptdnn