The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20
azza. and iii the darkness Ia

brushed her white muslin dress against
dusty beams and caught a wisp of
black cobWebs upon her hair. This
had dragged a grewsome smCoch down
upon her pale forehead and across one
cheek. It had made her suddenly bag
gard and strangely old, accentuating
the hollowness under her cheek bones
and painting new burrows in addition
to the deep lines which her habitual
high tension OF nerves had worn in the
thin face.
General" she exclaimed in hoarse
whisper, wait moment Don't go
out there yet"
He stared at her in blank Amusement
and annoyance, Her greenish gray
eyes, one Of which was slightly smaller
than the other, all at once took on to
him sinister, baleful gleam Was she
not his evil genius, this no longer
young nor fascinating woman with
white eyelashes2
II have just had call from Per"
ham," she painted. ~Laughlan's man.
He says the governor will make this a
personal fight if you accept; and that
he will expose all"
CAL? ALI what?'' -..-.s.-
tsUs!"> And the wretched woman hid
her soiled face in her hands and
dropped upon chair. There they cow
cred together in silence for moment.
The general staggered back with her
away from the light from his torch
lights in the street. There they cow
cred together in silence for moment.
what can they say? What is there
to say" stammered the candidate.
.-"sWhat wouldn't man like him find
OT1t2 Ha saws for, ono tIino +bo+ bo
has found out that my husband has no
income but his salary, and is living at
ten times that rate; that he has no
property, and his family have cast him
off; that I am-that We-oh, it is too
horrible!''
Its Laughlan's STYLE" said the gen.
eral grimly.
''Well, and are you going to let me be
dragged through such drip pleaded
the agonized woman frantically trying
to brush off the smooches on her face
and dress, and only rubbing them in,
till she looked to be some forlorn
creature in the dock Of police court.
proved or not, the scandal will be the
same" -
"Whose idea was it my going into
this thing?' said her companion in the
Swallowed corner, while the crowd out
side yelled and whistled more and
more impatiently and uncivilly, as if
the day Of judgment had already burst
upon him. II only did it to humor
you.'
81 know, I know" sobbed the broken
woman. 1T was all my folly, my am
bition; but you should have stopped
me, you a strong man, I weak, crazy
woman"
eyes, can stand it better than you
can. I don't mind. I'll withdraw.
It'll break less eggs than to have
Laughlan set up his mud machine on
you. He can't say anything against US,
because there isn't anything to say.
We know that, and I should like to
worry the blackguard out. But /
won't have it hurt you. ILL.,
'But you must stop it tonight or he
will open on my husband tomorrow
That is Perham's condition.
The cheers had turned by this time
into continuous cat-calls in spite of the
renewed humping Of the band Steps
and voices of men tearing up the stairs
were heard, and Mrs. Jaquith slipped
down the towers concealed passage.
way. When the committeeman entered
the chamber Gen. Hamilton had
stepped outside and was speaking.
They listened for -the sentences they
had disputed over. But it was another
speech altogether. The crowd was
wonderfully silent now.
The party was safe, it's principles
We're bound to triumph; the individual
was nothing; the kindness of his fellow
citizens was deeply appreciated, but
increasing private cares forbade his re-
naming longer in public service, and
hoped the choice of the caucus to-mor-
row would be a wise one, but as for
himself he was not and would not be
candidate. Good might" and it was
good night to him in politics.
But the Hamilton Memorial church
continues to be the wonder of admir-
ing throngs during Holy Week and at
Christmas and flourishes Oh, the pride
of the church milliners, although the
rector takes frequent long journeys
like that announced recently in Sun
days society column-the trip of the
Rev. and Mrs. .Jaquith, as guests of
lion. 'C. P. Hamilton, to China, to wit