The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-12

Il don't see how the promise you
ask from Mr.. Vaughn's friends could
make things easier for yOu-and he
would never keep it" She looked
bravely into the big mans eyes as she
spoke Has he authorized you to
speak for him." he asked sharply.
mo. I am only one of his-one of
his friends, but l have known him very
well, and am sure 1 know how he
would feel about this For the first
time she dropped and was embar-
raised. But these gentlemen and his
friends-they are his campaign COM
mittee, and he would be bound by their
promise" he replied.
For a long time Miss Rothven had
been suspicious of the quarantine
which left Lyndall Vaughn so COM
pletely at the mercy of these friends,
and for some wOman's reason she was
suddenly perfectly certain of their
treachery, and rose to resent it.
Would you call it friendship to put
mans reputation and honor into a
deal such as you haye proposed2 No
man who knows Mr.. Vaughn supposes
for a moment that he would bind
himself TO ignore the law! What is
petty office compared to his repu-
tation? He would scorn your support
at such a price,
Had it not been for this sudden out
burst of indignation the girl might
have been strong enough to fight her
battle to the end with the unaccus-
toned weapon of logic, but here she
was carried out of herself, unnerved
and ashamed. The tears rolled down
her cheeks as she struggled to regain
her composure
II think 1 meant to make you a
proposition, not to scold," she smiled
appealingly at the big man. Il Won
who would deal fairly by you and let
you understand that he certainly would
enforce the laval the laws. That
he would expect you to obey, but he
would make others obey, too not al
lowing you to be robbed by officials,
not permitting foreign gamblers to
come into the city, not countenancing
any of the agitation which, as you
say, have no result but to force you
and others into doing wrong l don't
known just how to put It, but surely
so long as the laws permit you to
transact your business at all it is the
duty of an honest Mayor to protect
you. I think Mr.. Vaughn would feel
that he could not go beyond the law
either to defend or to prosecute. But
L am afraid / have not helped him.
she added, with a wistful smile about
the room as she arose to leave it. The
big man followed and opened the door.
and in reply to her tremulous thanks.
said kindly:
You've helped everybody Good
night, miss"
Lyndall Vaughn was released from
quarantine next dav. While he was
waiting for Dick Thompson In that
gentleman's private office it happened
that Miss Rothven came in. She was
radiant in her spring costume of green
and gray and white and seemed the
incarnation of the season. He thought
of the old Greek generals remark about
those who leave the spring out of the
year and said to himself ut has been
taken from mine and there will be no
harvest" She read the sadness of his
thought in the look which he fixed
upon her face and her eyes filled with
tears and the hand she offered him
trembled. At this moment her brother
ln-laW came in after his breezy way
his face aglow with pleasure
You re as good as elected, Lyn! Bill
ings is with us
Naughn's face hardened. do not be
too sure" he said, f1ercely. II may not
be willing to pay the price"
Wei, it's your own price, the one
you authorized Mabel to offer for YOU
though l must say Lyn 1 think that
was mistaken woman should not be
put into such a position. To tell the
truth, I didn't like it,
Mabel put her hand upon his shouI-
der and leaned upon him appealingly.
Dick, he doesn't know that inter
fered: he wasn't responsible at all. Mr..
Vaughn is not engaged to me, as you
have been thinking. He doesn't care
for women who interfere in politics"
She shot an amused glance at the be-
wlldered candidate, and his heart took
fire at it.
Il don't understand what you have
done, Mabel, but l do care for you al
ways and under any circumstances.
There is nothing else in all the
world"
-, hold on minute, Lyn! I'm just
going! Plenty for the secretary of the
campaign committee to do with the
candidate either in quarantine or--in
your tiX," observed Dick Thompson. as
he hurried out of the ROOM