Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-22


patton Of dispo~ing of an excellent lunch
and bottle of Leer. Hs heard the heal.
tating step In the outer office, and
stepped to the door Of his sanctum.
where he stood, somewhat taken sback
at the sight OF his visitor. Il was sev.
erAl seconds after her sweet voice had
asked, "Is this Mr.. BoutwellY' that he
recovered his equAnimiiy and gracefully
acknowledged the fact.
IL an Mrs. Burton-M-. silas Bur
|, ton. came 90 see you--to-to'-
But here her courage gave ont for the
moment. and she did the very best thing
she could have done-just wept few
relieving tears. while the sympathetic
Boutwell,. who had been . bachelor
sever since he could remember" - he
himself said, my dear madam-ed" her.
stammered. grew red IN the face. vague
iy felt himself . triumphant aAs. and
finally led her gently 70 chair. where
she finished her weep.
Then she pulled herself together and
told him the whole pitiful tale. IL was
indeed-thought Boutwell,, who bad al.
ways hal more money than he had
known what TO do with-a narrowing
state % Affairs. and % his bachelor
heart, overfiowing with sympathy fO-
the poor. frightened little smssAry who
sat before him. and being. Il must be
aid. rather unsettled by this eriraor-
dinAry visit. he agreed almost before he
knew II o. let the affair alone and switch
the ambitious Hobart Of the track.
Then, with her heartiest handshake.
q world Of thankfulness shining In her
big brown eyes and feryent words o'
gratitude on her sweet lips. the little
missionary was gone. and Boutwell,. his
brain In q whirl, sat down 30 think.
Well, by Jovel Now he had done it' |
Why. great sacrificed Cssari The thing |
was impossible. utterly lie rushed 30 |
sight. lie sat down 10 think more calm |
ly this time.
In politics there are complications no |
man can overlook or ignore. There Are |
multifarious considerations and obliga-
iions that must be attended 10. and
whose existence IL due more often than |
not 10 circumstances whose discovery |
by the unsympa,hetic world would b. =
calamity 10 the individual or individuals
most interested. This case WAS such .
one. Hobart had "cinch" on the bo-s
of Chloride. and was master Of the siiu-
alton, and no one knew IL 80 well - did
Jerc himself. who was never slow about
gratifying opportunities.
Thus boutwell, commun~i with him
self, and the result was much Ierspira-
ton and an uncomfortable conscience.
"Wall, no use shedding any tears, he
said aloud. but. by Joyei | wish could
keep my word with the little woman.
What little duck she IL. and how Bur
ton ought to congratulate himself Hum
-Lum-hum! Poor thing! How rocky
she'll feel when she hnds played such
q dirty trick on her. Ye-es, and whatll
I say to myself
Teddy o'Iiara. whose family had been
kept from starving during the strike q
few months before by the charity Of the
little duck aud her husband. aud who
hal awakened from his MONDAY nap
under the Office window about ten min.
utes previously. chuckl-d softly 90 him
sslf and ,neaked away. remarking ~ be
reached the street.
"Oh.hol Thot's u, Is ut! Aha! Teddy, |
me bye oi t'ink yees had betther teka
ihrip over & Apache the day. Yes don't
feel lolke workin. do yees. nowr' And he
hid his dinner pail aud started down the
trail for the county seat. whistling glee-
fully
OF Mrs.. Burton's second interview
with the smooth Mr.. Boutwell, IL IL un.
necessary 10 speak at length. IL was
uncomfortable for him. but he kept his
wits about him and did not lower his
nAg, and Mr.. Burton went away with
white, drawn face-and with the set
lips Of brave little woman who has
made up her mind TO something.
The day Tor the convention dawned
The visitors from the outside precincts.
including those from Chloride. were all
on hand to ses the fun. II was almo-r
time % call the convention % order. but
two or three delegations had not arrived
The Chloride delegation was one of
these. The visitors from that camp re
ported that the delegation had only
stopped 10 hold q brief powwow In
Chairman Boutwell's Office and would
be along soon. Jere Hobart, as luck
would have II. had got q glorious
"jag" on the night before. and was In
bel at his quarters at Chloride as the
result Of q fall into the cellar % the
Nugget saloon. lie might have pulled
himself together and gone over 10
Apache, but everything was "fxed' and
there was no need. he concluded. So he
grunted and turned slowly over toward
the cocktail on the table, with that &C.
ton con.igning his fate 20 Brad Bout
well and . supposedly packed" convsn-
ton.
The chairman of the county GENITAL
committee called the convention 20 or.
der and read the call The convention
effected . temporary organization and
the usual committees were appointed,
during whose deliberations q recess wa.
taken.
Tom Owens came 20 Mrs. Burton. who
with q number Of other women whoss
husbands or brothers were interested
directly or otherwise, In the proccei.
ings. was sitting In the gallery Owen
spoke quickly and earnestly;
The Chloride crowd isn't here yet
Hobart's too sick 20 come. II Boutwell,
could only be kept away it'd bs .. X.
for sile. He's the only man that can
put Hobart In nomination. and there's
whole mess OF his fellows ready TO b.ck.
slide. n only they wouldn't come
r.
But here he was sent for In great haste
by an anxious constituent and hurried
away. When ten minutes later he looked
up at the gallery Mrs. Burton was miss
ing.
The six men composing the Chloride
delegation were in hurry. and In Bout.
wells three seated spring wagon behind
his grays wero making good time for
Apache.
There IL deep ravine. nearly always
dry, on the trail between Apache and
Chloride that has 10 DO crossed care
fully. II Il an abrupt descent and yet
more abrupt ascent, aud the trail on the
Apache side Of the gully IL hanked by
II A A a n N. a. Al.