The morning times., 1897-02-21

MRS. MacMichael, If you wish me TO
listen to you, you viii leave Miss Campead-
ors name out of the conversation.
lis 1t really so bad as that? she sald.
'You poor boy. i really don't know III
there is such a pltiable thing going as an
unmarried man without a sister, or any
other feminine adviser. If you had
mother or even a mother-in-law-but there
, is no help for it, shall have to be moth
er-in-law 20 you for the nonce; you are one
| of the Senators boys, you know | must
ask you, / must implore you, not TO rum
| your whole outlook by this madness! You
| know very we'll she went on, in spite or
| his effort TO prevent her, you know very
| well YOU are in training for Mac Michaels
piace-and it may fall to you sooner than
| you think.
But you will never have it--you will not
| even be returned 10 your seat in the House
| if you offend the people at home They are
uowerful enemies, and their interests, Mac
! Michael saws are the interests Of your dis
| trict. OF course their agent here has mad
| his yes on YOU, and has kept them informed
| as it is. But you can stop just where You
| are What is a filtration more or less?
| Now, my dear boy" continued Mrs. Mac
| Michael, laying her hand Oh his arm, still
| very pretty woman herself, there ere
| a million pretty women in the world foreign
| and domestic. Why throw away whoi"
lifetime and its splendid possibilities IN
simply one of them?''
| Mrs MacMchael, you ana / are too
long and too dear friends TO quarrel, said
| Harry Bentinck, his face downcast aid
| flushing-the face that was so exactly ike
| the aTmlcss Hermes that there had been
| cutie a sale for the cast since he came TO
| Washington. But il is not worth whiie
| tn say anv more. | am not authorized, yon
| are not authorized, to use this young LADY s
name But the question behind all the mat
lei is one that-has been brought TO my at
tentiou and has been decided on its own
| merits
..ohr' said Mrs MacMichaei, derisively.
II should be unable to be an American,
| he exclaimed, .'and believe in the divine
right Of the people If l did not sympathize
with the heroes
ION. it is hopeless." said Mrs Mac
Michael. II suppose there are no Spanish
heroes, no Spanish rights
"None that l know off, said Harry
Bentinck.
''Of course not"
And if there were, am not concerned
|
with them. y
And YOU believe the statements OF tht
1 unsupported, irresponsible insurgents, these
knight errauts of vagrant patriotism thel
than the evidence of your own senses re
car(iing the rich, and populous and flourish
ing dependency, whose commerce sfowsit'
good government 1 heard the Senate
say so'
! l. npIar y111 GOV
ernrnent. And nothing was ever well
governed by Spain. Have not all the Soutl
i. | Americas escaped from her bondage? lla
she not driven out her borders every ont
who ever had intelligence or large thought
| or any capacity-the Moor when he na'
most of the learning OF the world; th
Jew with his wealth; the Protestant VII
his intellect? Is she not still in the marrow
ruts of her bigotry? Would it surprise 20
to see the Inguisition set up in a lam
where they still cling passionately To III
. bUll-fight!."
How can you talk SO of people witt
whom we are at peace? And the Spanis
, minister and his wife are charming, ar
most estimabIe! ] dined there last week.
.'Thev are to be promoted for thei
efficient work OF that sort, hear"
| Mrs MacMlciati iookeu ou' VI III
: wirdox- in some perplexity. Well" sh
: said, 81 didn't come to argue with you
70 / came To ask you to drive with me t
a Miss Campeador's.'
a with pleasure, provided you do nc
speak to her Of"
:, what do you think Of me? That
:. would ask a young lady not to MARI
II V ou?''
~ 1T might be as well to wait till yo
y knew that l myself had asked her to d
So
>, Then 1t is not ffxed-then you hay
n not--''
,s lone thing that have done is to civ
a notice that l shall tomorrow ask the a