The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-27

''Do you suppose such a man as
Judge Acton wouldn't get what he
asked fore" demanded Hume.
"I've seen AZ good men rs he refused
what they asked for" said the little
fellow significantly.
''iStop that JessIp," said Hume dog
gcdly. ''You know I wasn't even
worthy TO flsten her shoe-latchet"
so, know" answered the loyal lit
tie man, looking up at his big friend,
"you're not worth wiping up the floor
with. If you were I'd do it, sir, Ia
do it."
"Well, well, we shall make it all
right, Jessie old boy" said Hume
slipping oil his slipper and throwing
one arm caressingly about the little fell
lows shoulders. "WoG!d you mind
sitting up for me a bit? / shall not
be gone long, and pIl get you to call
me early in the morning, please, jess /;
/ I've got 20 go TO Washington"
"Iou have, have you? What did
you come for"
"ro see you, Jessup, Of course"
broke in Hume softly bat the little
fellow didn't fe;gn to notice the inter
ruption.
"What did you come for? \ chunk
of fire? Well, I'll fire you early enough
in the morning, be sure"
Hume ran down stairs and hurried
up the street to the telegraph Office in
a vague kind OF way, feeling that be
could thus help along on its journey
the message he was going to send. IL
picked up blank, addressed it to his
seHior Senator at Washington, filing il
in without counting the words.
/ When he got back home he was very
gentle with little Jessup, who hal
ref.Iod the cup Of tes FOR him in the
old way.
Il had been arranged that the Con-
! gresham was TO give a reception in
honor Of their departure when they
I stopped in Washington on their way
/ 70 New York. II was a very swell al
( fair, OF course, when il came of, aud
next To the COnsressmla's beautiful
wife RIth was quite the prettiest thing
there, and she was having a perfectly
lovely time.
At least she kept telling herself over
and ove. again that she was enjoying
all the cram and rush, the meeting -
many charming people, but she was
haunted By the dreadful thought that
she was going to break down in the
midst Of it and cry. There was man
standing with his back % her just be-
hind a group Of palms; hc had been
there q long time, and he reminded
her of John. II only il were John she
would feel better; than, after a while,
she coGid sec him and ,ell him good
bye.
TIE C0GgTussmIn himself WAS talk
ing to her, and when he stopped she
thought she had better thank him for
having gotten the appointment for her
iather. Somehow the echo of her
words sounded very insincere, aad
looking up at him little plcadingly,
she said:
Indeed, am very grateful 70 You,
and know 1t is all owing to you that
the place was given father, the Sena-
tor was very tagging"
The Congressn,an hogan to say
something in reply, hlt she dill not
hear what il was. The man behind
the palms had moved, aRd-ycs-it
was John, and he was coming 10 her;
it had been 50 long since she saw him,
and she wanted TO tell him goodbye.
! No, he was going TIE other way; bJt
surely h had seen her. What could
! Il mean? For John Hume's kind,
gray eyes looked full into her for
brief second, he bent his head little
stiflly and was gone.
The Congressman stopped short in
| what he was saying, glanced over his
shoulder at Hume's retreating figure,
and wondered If Ruth were quite the
lirt she seemed. When n turned TO
look at her again something in the
girls dowrcast face.strac& him.
"There sccns to be = little luil jast
now" he said, bending to oifer his
arm, ''and I'm afraid shall not have
another opportunity OF showing you
my orchids. VIII you let me take yea
now >"
The girl slipped her hand through
his arm gratefully, glad 70 escape the
| giaee Of lights upon her burning face,
and sank back well into the shadow Of
the vines in the quiet corner where he
found her a scat.
"Weli, Miss Acton" he said after .
little, I'm afraid l can't logitimate!y
lay claim to al the thanks ynu were
- gracials rs - Offer IN, a while ag1.
| OF course, you know, / wanted to DO
wha; could for your father. bat, when
| put the matter 10 the Senator, he
told me he had already promised the
place to" the Congressman paused a
| moment, ''tO-er-someOne else. This
particular someone else happened to be
a young fellow who was anxious 10 go
t. the antipodeS, if possible. On some
pretext or another, just then, aud the
Senator WAS going to give him ali his
influence. Had known the young
| mans father, yO1 know, that sort of
thing, and was disposed to let the fel-
low have anything he wanted, and he
had settled upon the very nlac9 the
Judge had thaIght of, Ss that's thc
state OF affairs | faInd when | 90,
here, Well--peFhaps. | don't know
exactly where 20 hitch was, bat at
the last minate-the very day before
the appointment was 10 be made, in
fact-.he young fellow called off, said
he didn't want it AMI it was givea to
yoar father. 50 you see, 1t is to him,
the young man, that your thanks are
due"
''Nyho is he What is his name ~
asked Ruth hreathlessiy.
"Hume, you know, John Hume, y
said the Congressman, feeling that his
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