New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11


well nv little GIRL" he said good-humored'y,
... ro, =, again andsthe party are in power
A.. cal can 90, them to give Dick something
% keen him going till I am under the da's'es'
never asked them for anything before.
"put s,ppose they don't get In, said Do"''
ruefully. can't
oval vouIl have to wait; but mind' ca"
have anv engagement till the elecuoh 10 w"
Meanwhile you make every one In 'he p"'''"
vote right and you'll have done your "''' ~
helm. Ell? They won't be able to say no - 90.
NV agent tells me 1 shall only win by rev. .
at ALL" and Sir George took up MS pe"' 'o"'
won't 70 the door. hesitated. and came pacN'
"sIr George" she said. shyly, III yo" se' '''
Parliament. may we be engaged. anyhow!
.Bless nv soul" said Sir George iooki"s "p.
.Jf keep my seat though. don't know VIVA.
7 won't consent to: IL lose 1t, advise DICK ana
,hoa,, olee ~ keep clear Of me for a Dit
.I, can get him dozen votes and he only
,,rs nv ton ar So he'll feel he owes II TO me-
o,d tber 7 am sure he will say yes. SAID Dolly
~ D,c,s "a they walked up among the
shrubberv land you tell my lat"e'
then" And that afternoon she went '".o
the village with sheaf OF leanets III
her hand and failed mlserably when hecn'eu
on topics Of the very existence Oh ""
she had never heard before. AS matter Vi
fact she won votes for the squire withou' n"o"
~, q but she was nearly crying at what she
tbought was her want Of success. when she met
Dick Redworthy as she came out OF the last
cottage She felt better after leaving him, ana
better still when she had had gallon after tea
n may be mentioned that the downs OF South
Rukshire are free TO every one, and there was
nothing surprising IN Dick Redworthy taxing
ride there too.
1t was tug Of war with vengeance d
there were mary interests to be considered OH
ceorgas ticket al the Army and Navy Stores Is
Number -" was the placard which met ,he
worthy paronet one day in Rottenhem. borne by
a dozen sandwich men, with all the smaii traoes-
men rushing to their doors to look at It, ASK
Mrs. Clnk where she got her red silk stockings
was the counterbast which brought matters
level Dorothy D!tchford had met the Raoicai
ca ndidate's wife in the Hosiery department.
at the stores a few days after it was known tnat
Mr. CIink would stand. ard that scarlet wouid De
his color. and Dorothy had an observant eye
Her own blue and orange hat was a dream
worked out under her own directions py d
Rottenham modste. 1t was in the window TOT
three days and she herself distantly re-
fected by the bellies OF Rottenham at every
turn When she had done the parish she went
further afeld and the RectOry pair dld some
hard trotting in those few fleeing days. Iney
all say they think they'll vote for your father II
I'll drive them to the poll. Some OF them can
walk moor old things" said Dorothy, and she
lined the family wagonette with brown holland
and decked II with blue and yellow. wniie the
horses blinkers could not be seen for rbpohs
They were a sober pair Of nags. but with ner on
the box they did wonders on the great Gay
The effort however. reserved for the even
ing when the men got home from work
''Shall we be there by 80" asked Dorothy, as
Dick Redworthy dashed past her in his dogcart
nearly swinging two Of his fathers stancnest
supporters into space as they turned INTO tne
| w. 0nh a
votes, seven Of whom thought were gong the
other way. .
Il don't know that there's much hurry. miss.
said the old man who was standing ,s oeni E. nes
the was Sir Georges head keeper. "Bill Stumps
says this lots wrong 'uns all through. and
reckon he's right
Wrong uns?'
yes. miss They've go, the Squire's colors on
to get you to drive them TO the poll. That's
their little joke. that is" said old Harry Black
water grimly and BIZ Stumps the underkeeper
nudged him and told him not to make row
But the men behind were all singing patriotic
song loudly and merrily. Miss Ditchford thought
she caught a few words in 1t which were not In
the original when she composed it.
II won't drive Them she SAID, beginning 10
pull up. - . ,s,r,. -,
| and there's only two of us" said Bill Stumps.
| Dorothy set her lips: she was not In the
| ha bit of feeling afraid
Amt there any ancient voter to be coiiecteu
UP Deadmans Hill way, Miss whispered Bill
Stumps with grin
Dorothy laughed too; round went the horses
into a narrow lane. and up an incline dignlned
by the Of hill.
Hi miss. you're going the wrong way, cried
John Bradds behind her He was coboler from
| Clay Lane. and a Radical as she thought TIL sne
| found him waiting TO be taken 10 the poii WITH
a blue and orange rosette In his nat
you're going wrong. Turn round or we'll be
| late" cried some one else.
Cant turn" said Dorothy decisively. glancing
| at the hedges on both sides of her Presently
the road got wider. and she had to acknowledge
| she could turn.
| whispered Bill Stumps I'll take care o you
| But she reflected that the hedge was low and
| the field beyond hnty. and 10 turn vanoad or
| poachers out in cold blood was one thing. but
| when it included rolling with them, even in the
protecting grasp of tobaccoey Bill Stumps. IL
| looked an unpleasant prospect. And she drove
| back into the RCttenham road; thinking with
satisfaction. she glanced at the tiny watch
| In the bangle Dick had given her that morning
| that five minutes were gone. and 1t was quite
a quarter to 8, and a good mile from the polling
| station. They shouting to her to hurry up
| led by John Bradds the cobbler and Bill Stumps
| and the headkeeper were turning round TO race
| the angry men in the wagonette She was glad
she had allowed no the box beside her
| The hedge looked soft and green. Would an up
| set hurt her very much? There was good deal
| of holly just there. But the question was not
| left entirely for her to settle. What was IT COM
| ing up behind? There was Radical horse
| dealer at Rottenham "a "copper"" Dick Redworthy
called HIM whom Sir George had once fined for
| an assault. He had been taking voters 10 the
| poll all day In his biggest four-horse brake.
Up II came, brmful at a furious pace behind
| her with Mr.. Crookinger himself on the box
| "Out of the way there!" he shouted while those
| behind him jeered and hooted at Sir Georges
| cO.Ors.
You've plenty Of ROOM" said Dolly to her
| self and she did not give way an inch. Out or
| the way" they yelled
Stick to It, miss" whispered old Harry Black
water, and Bill Stumps grnned from ear to ear
She says she did not pull 10 the right, but some
lOf CHI and CHI
| round as the leaders came up. but she kept her
| pair back and they had not been doing more
| than steady six miles hour for at least
| three hundred yards when Mr. Crookinger let
| HE bor~oS 90 ur;th c,irse There WAS n grind