The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-09

stitution Of the United states Twas true
twas pity. ana pity twas twas true.
Ahshire and hts heusenants had found
that out, almost as soon rs they awoke TO
sense Of the situation. Cautious inquiry
had convinced them il was Idle 10 name
the word majority The man who named
II would be hooied. ana the man whose
partisan he was understood to be assured
~ would suffer IN votes.
after the alst hallot-the ballots had not
varied by ten either way-the convention
ad1ourned TO meet again at u next day.
II was after midnight. Two DAYS had de-
veloped no advantage for any man Of the
three. The assembly had been rea-
sonably temperate and egnable
until the last three baiioss. Edged
words and wraneling then had showed
that tempers began TO fray under the
long strain. The leaders felt the sftua-
tion critical Their majority in the STAGE
so swollen and riotous u would not
taken much to rend the party IN twain.
Argument Is "A waste OF breath! We
have proved that-nat" I.iskes, Abb
shires campaign manager, burst out 10
the conclave in Abshire's room. after
adjournment. 1T remains 10 try-well,
hmm. influence. We must somehow
row ss.orning-or have the very deuce
and all 10 pay"
's1rer us news. Iisk--if You cane keep
silence" Martin said. yawning az he
spoke. Martin presumed on the fact
OF heading the Ahxhire delegation first
Instructed. Lisket awore at him and
added: "Ncwsi II Il comes 10 news Of
a splis. I Judge you'n stay home from
Congress this time
1 IA & Au4
20 miss FIVE thousand "A year. ear
earned by the sweat OF my-csrs." Mar
tin said. TRANQUILITY; hun somehow ]
can't be afraid, when Abshire sits there
smiling like craven image. never
opening his mouth"
"slience is-goiden." Ahshlre said.
LAsket whistied. Martin laughed eN-
plo~lvelv: "Abshlrei Abshirer' he SAID.
what an old magnate Is lost IN youi
Here You have been pipe-laysng and we
swearing ourselves hoarse. trying 60
hammer reason into unreasonable
headsr
Abshire laughed. low. chuckilug
laugh. but said with deprecating wave
OF che hand;
.'Reallv, I have said nothing Yon all
know that trife old proverb OF course,
I am in this fight 90 stay-and win.
looked over the ground as soon a.
came A deadlock OF a disagreement
would. II appeared TO me. be equally
detrimental 10 the party. Naturally.
have done what could to prevent
either"
How How Howl That's what l
want 10 know" Martin broke IN. Las
ket frowned. Abshire yawned slightly,
eco 10 bed Tell all the boys to do
likewlse-and TO be very wide awake
toward u O'Clock to-day"
After he had dismissed them he sat
By che open window. smoking and think
ing deeply II was well he had held
10 his reserves throughout the cam
paign. Subtle work was needcd-and
I.i~ket had no genius for subtiety. lie
was ali for making deals with the AL
llson men Allison divided about equally
with Abahire the vote Of the mountains
and she midland. Abshire knew chat his
hope and his fear lay IN the cummin
following--the rough, hardy fellows from
the river counties. They were almost a
unli-more, they had an open. chlld-like
enthusiasm for their man. More strictly
speakine n was enthusiasm for their lead
er-that siouchlnR fellow. Doss. who had
practically forced Cummins candidacy.
Abshire had seen Doss only once and
then half block away. For many
reasons he did not wish a nearer view.
~ would be ruinous 20 meet Tho man
ard talk with him face 70 face. He
had found out. though. that D0ss was
desperately poor-that he had sickly
wife 10 whom he was blindly devoted.
4. was said he sxonld give his soul for
sbe chance Of curing her. Hers was an
obscure nervous maiady. Tor which
romnlete change % air, scene ana en-
x-sronmeua might work wonders. Recall
trv Margaret Wyeth, Ahshire felt with
IN hlnsel n thrill Of vlrtuous sympathy.
A. he reflected that he had made Il
possible for this unknown woman %
regain health ana happiness.
xfie took Margares's picture from MS
breast pocket and looked ~ g. his eyes
suddenly soft. she had made him her
lover twice over By setting herself thus 20
spur hts natural ambition. Intuitiveiy
he feit thas love was the root Of her ag-
piratlon. lie pun out the lights, nunR
himself. fun dressed upon the bed, and
fell asleep. hts last conscious thought,
Margaret will be there 20 see my tri-
unuph."
Margaret was among the very arst who
climbed into the gallery. She had been
there before The place hnd indeed
fascination for her. which had betrayed
10 her father. Maj. wyeth the state Of
-aer heart. A veteran Of many conven-
tlonw he preferred TO nit nj his dauahter'e
elbow rather than mineie IN the turmoil
of tho floor. Hc knew many OF ~ 2
delegates, and entertained Margaret wish
plauaut scraps Of inside political history
though ne respected her innocent enthu-
sinsm far too much 70 even Intimate thas
there was ever crooked work.
'H--n-mi He's new-the iank feslow
in the gray suN." he had said upon the
FIRST asy. az the river county men iiled
In AFTER a little he had added. New
but man 10 be reckoned with. ~ you
notice. there haa not been minute since
he took his seat that he has not had
knot Of men around him"
Margaret he'd hooked and shuddere
family. She had caught the mans eye
suddenly lifted Hia face was mild ond
melancholy. but the eyes had q gleam
like the lambert fiickers she had seen