The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
The Supren1e - ~
~ - Surrender. "


can novels being published by the Har
pers Is entitled THE supreme Surrender
| Its author Is A. Maurice Low wen known
In journalist circles especially those
Is Chat Of young girl The story. I'm hrlcf
Is that young girl. Laura Wentworth by
name whose father Is appointed to a cabl
| net position at Washington. Miss Wenl
worth is pictured as being considerably
| above the ordinary In many ways She Is
| clever and intelligent, has thorough
knowledge Of politics and other such mat
| ters Of which women are popularity sup
posed to be ignorant and Is. on the whole
| Of n high mental caliber. The reader Is
| hrst introduced to her In the little coun
| try town which is the home Of her family
| before the head thereof is honored WITH
the appointment already referred 20. Whcn
the announcement is made that the family
Is about to move to Washington Lieutenant
Wright Of the army, Nho has long been
sutton for Laura's hand without success,
urges her TO marry him, or to at least
promise positively to become his wife. She
refuses to do either, hut finally tells him
that IL he will renew his proposal after
a period or six months she Will give him
FINAL answer. Something Of her char.
actcr is shown In the ensuing paragraph,
which tells OF what happened after the
announcement of her mtlmatun.
Won't you let me kiss you? he asked
DO YOU really want toy
For an answer he put his arms around
her and kissed her-klsscd her on her lips
| and ON her throat and neck: kissed her
with the passion Of man who holds In
his arms all that the world can give him.
but while she let him put his kisses on her
lips, she gave none in return Tie would
have held her there forever, but she freed
herself and looked at him with heightened
color, a tantalizing smile about her mouth.
mouth which had made more than one
man long to feel her llps against his.
'You must go now, Jack she sn4d,
| Gle stood irrcSolute for moment-she
knew what was passing I'm her mind--and
then he went without having again kissed
her"
The Wentworths 60 10 Washington. In
the senate chamber one day Laura hears a
speech made by Montgomery Luughton, a
leader of the upper legislative body
Laughton is 49 and married. Laura. know
ing all Of this Immediately proceeds to
fall in love with him. They meet and the
attraction is shown TO he mutual. No word
of love passes between them until one day
rumor that I.Rughton has been killed by
an anarchist comes to the girls ears. A
few moments later she meets him unex-
pcctcdiy on the streets and is informed
by him that he has really been fred on,
hut is unhurt The conversation Is cd up
TO point where lie asks her II she would
have cared had he been killei. She
strai ghtaway proceeds to tell him that She
loves him. He attempts to check her flow
Of words.
why should ~ the girl responded with
a ring of triumphant defiance In her voice
4 love you. she continued her eyes
resting on his without hinchmg 4 loved
you from the time | heard You sneak In
the senate. never thonght to tell YOU
this-I never should II this thing TODAY had
not happened--you Will desplse me aud
think of me with contempt for having said
it, hut-but | could not help Il it was Ike
telling the dead that which has never been
told In ..fe"
In the days that follow the two see each
other frequently ana improve each occasion
to tell OF their mutual love. Many letters
pass between them Laughton. although
he confesses his love for the girl. makes
rather weak effort Ia discontinue the re
lation which they have assumed, but Laura
Is lnsstent and no change Is made She
tells him she is perfectly satisfied simply {,
know that he loves her even though thtJ
5 can he together hut little and their mar
riage Is an imposslblity
In tae meantime the shadows which pre
cedc coming events begin to Indicate that
? Laughton Is TO be- the next nominee Of hi,
party for the presidency, and that his sue
cess is assured After a few weeks o.
the sort Of thing mentioned above. tn,
inevitable gossip begins and finally som,
of 1t reaches Laura's cars as does IN,
announcement Of Langhton's good chance.
for being elected to the highest office in til,
gift of the people of the country. SD,
decides that any scandal or even the con
Q tinnatIon Of the relations between then
would tend 10 injure him aud so decide,
2 that something must be done When sb,
approaches Laughton on the subject he In
forms her that he has told his wife every
/ thing and that the latter has decided to su,
for divorce. He tells her that he is NOR,
than willing ia make every sacrifice nee
essary In order Ia become her husband ana
that the opportunity to become presiden
is as nothing compared with her love. If,
has made up his mind he tells her. TO re
sign from the senate and 70 ilnmediateh
4 TO Europe. returning to make her his wifi,
as soon as possible after the decree o
divorce is granted. Laura asks MIN TO tak,
10 further action for three DAYS ana n,
\ consents. In the meantime she marrjes no
former lover, Lieutenant Wright. and I'm
, forms Laughton that she has done SO II
order that his lLaughton's) career as
q public man shall not be ended ana mis- M
. ruined. LaGghton contemplates suicide. bu
finally decides to take walk Instead. Oh
returning to his home ne is SHOT ana kille,
by a burglar, VINO mas entered during hi
absence. Thus the story ends.
- The first thought that comes to one sfte
: reading the book is that Miss Wentworth
should have been spanked and sent to be,
instead of being allowed to make a marty
OF herself and that Laughtou, Instead o
having been a senator and u prosperity,
president, should have been making mut
pies and playing marbles with other chil
dren. The book Is more than vel written
but its correct dietlon ana attractive styl
. can not conceal the absurdity OF It's plot
Added TO all Of her other peculiartles Mis-
Wentworth Is pictured as an exponent o
the remarkable doctrine that marriage
should be entered into for a limited perlo.