Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-07-05

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So they agreed to go to the Brown
Ing symposium, and Ingham went
home with a new hope and an in
domitable determination In his guile
less heart.
They were in the west-bound cars.
radiant, expectaut and happy, going
TO the club, and sure of the old cam
eraderTe, when Ingham. seeking for a
topic, said:
BY the way, Miss Marie"
just Marie will do" she corrected.
All right, Marie, but talking of
Hughes-you said hewas on to-night's
programme-do you remember the
medal he got for that essay junior
year?"
"Yes, indeed, it was about woman,
wasn't ftp"
We'll, yes; about mothers-the
title was, The Christian Mother
How do you like that?"
at was grandf Don't you re-
member how everybody carried on
over it, Why, 1 never did take any
interest in Char-Mr. Hughes-till he
, know how mamma cried over it? It
was glorious thingl 1 never sus-
pected that he had so much soul, did
your
"Well, he never had, as a matter of
fact" whispered Joe Ingham, hand
ing the conductor dime. Fact. is,
1 wrote that Grafton myself, wrote Ii
for him because he was eaten up with
desire to get a medal. You know he
never had much ability, and his
father was everlastingly nagging him
to distinguish himself. He did dis.
tinguish himself that night-with my
Grafton. 1 don't begrudge him the
honor, but he never showed me any
gratitude. On the contrary, he al
ways boosted that no man of 90
could have written such a master
piece"
why, Joe," said Marie, coming
closer, and with her face drawn and
her eyes abroad. 'Joe, you don't mean
it2 Why, It wasn't honest; IL was a
fraud; surely Charley Hughes wouldn't
have stopped"
"ohi It was all right TO palm of
the Grafton, Marie, but II was the way
he acted afterward that hurt me. You
know the last time ne was at Cres-
ton he never so much as called to see
me-"
And little Marie, wondering and fiut-
tered, waited till they were of the car
before she said:
"Joe, I'm sorry 1 didn't know you
and Mr.. Hughes were on bad terms.
I've promised to let him escort me
home tonight, and"
"Why didn't he take you to the en-
tertainment also?" Mr.. Ingham was
nettled.
"He said he'd be too busy-a lawsuit
OF something. Oh, he's dreadfully busy.
Joe. But I told him I'd go to supper
with him afterward and-and-I hope
you'll not be offended"
Not at all, Marie" he said. coldly.
"Go ahead. I'm accustomed 70 get
ting left"
And poor Marie was most unhappy
when they entered the crowded hall.
The usher could not find two chairs
together for them, so Marie sat in the
front row and Joe InEham, in n sui
len mood, sat three rows behind her.
When the time came for Charles
Hughes to appear, the chairman Of the
meeting stepped forward and said:
1.-THE next number on the pro-
gramme is q paper by Mr.. Charles
Hughes, the eminent young lawyer. Is
Mr.. Hughes in the house?"
There was hustle about the doors
and directly Mr.. Hughes-"Stupidity"
Hughes, rs the college boys used to
call him, entered and rushed forward
with a great show of hustle. He
mounted the stage, took a sip Of wa
| ter and said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen of the Brown
ing Club, Friends and Fellow Citizens:
have been so busy with numerous new
and old law cases within the past few
days that I've been unable to prepare
| set address. However, in a few mo-
ments of leisure this afternoon, I
dashed of little paper, entitled The
| Christian Mother"
At the words Marie Franz looked
| around and her blue eyes blazed when
Joe Ingham smiled a knowing smile.
Then Mr.. Hughes, "the eminent young
lawyer" launched into the resonant
and rounded periods of his "dashed-off"
address. .,s.,
Joe and Marie met in the crush M
the door when the show was over. Mr..
Hughes was yet the lion of the dissolv-
ing audience, Women were weeping
| as they shook his hand.
well, goodnight, Marie" said Joe.
with quizzical look In his eyes.
WAS 1t your Grafton" she yvhis-
pered, looking resenttully at the crowd
! about Hughes.
Word for word, answered Joe.
Lets go home. Joe, dear abe nur.
INJURED.
And when the orator of the evening
came for the praise that wa, 40 he
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