The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06

wouldn't give to tramps, and I had
| almost given up when l heard ~
daughter he turned and Iool<aS VI
Margaret-"h heard her singing. a.
mighty fond of music-I used 10 In an
in the church choir at Homes
thought that one with such a vo,oI
must be kind and sweet. and So
knocked" 81
He stood for a moment lool,iu.
down, then he moved toward tha ohing
IN never forget your kindnooa'
ma am. nor your daughters. and MS.
I'll CO." . anu now
But what are you going to doqp
II don't know" he said sin,r,,,
Anything I can get'' PiS'
But your people? Aren't you go-
ing to write to them? Let them b sT
He shook his head. ''I can't do tba+
after going off so wilful. Not 'i hS,t
what they'd be glad to have me ba,I-
l was the youngest boy, and nv notb
er mated to have me CO."
your mother!" 1t was Margaret tha+
Spoa ss, DO you think it right to leave
No, it's not right, but I cant o.
back. I've thought of home eva SO
night I've been away, and wanted -
put 1t would break my mothers baor+
II l came back like this. She had
Kind of pride in me, somehow - O.
Mrs. Pattons hand felt impulsiveIv
Tor her- purse, and drew 1t ont ,,fs
asked. 'ou she
The man drew back. ct cant +o,.
any money, ma am" he protested
Not from you: I'll get some worI:
somehow, and then" tN
But if it's a loan?"
How do you know I'll ever paw If
swindler?" Vi
I know you're notify your eve. >,
SAID Mrs. Patton. and her dauebte-
added: For your mothers sake, take
Two weeks later Mrs. Patton ra
celved a letter. There was a bin in
side it, and part of the letter was fror,
again to her. breast
1t was to the conservatory that Sem
ator Hathaway had taken Miss Mar-
garet Patton after her song. He was
a tall f1ne-looking man, this new SEN
ator from Montana: a man with
strength and force in every line Of his
face, and look in his eyes that made
Miss Patton understand why. though
newly come to Washington, he had
become power in the nations conn
ellis. She had met him for the FIRST
time that night, and now they were
sitting under a growth of palms where
little fountain made pleasant music
as it tinkled into the marble basin
1T is cool and quiet here" said the
Senator, and after your singing Won
must be tired-though you could never
tire
Thank you, but I'm afraid that's
because you've heard so little of it. 7
can easily imagine the hasty departure
of the Secretary's guests if had con-
tinued."
And yet I have heard your voice
for ten years and not wearied of it,"
'Why, we've only just been intro
duced," she cried.
Yes, conventionallY, but vet
heard your singing ten years ago, and
your voice has been with me ever
SINCE
81 don't understand
ut was with me on my fathers
farm, it was with me after my mother
died and I went West, and heard it
through all the years that brought me
success and fortune. I don't know the
air you sang, but / heard the voice
and I remembered you-how could I
fail? Have you forgotten the fellow
who came to your door to beg in this
same city. and whom you fed and sent
home. to his mother? Your mother is
you l am sorry. 1 wanted to see her
again, wanted her to see what she
and you-had made of me-
And it is you-a senator? I've Of
ten wondered about that man.
Eyes, a senator, and again tonight
a beggar. I'm not going to tell you of
the years as they went by, but only
that the thought of you has been with
me ever since that night. I've fought
on-a hard fight, with the hope of
some day being more worthy of you
always before me, of then finding you
and telling you all that you have been
to me. and now at last I have found
you-and 1 do not want to let you go.
l am still a stranger to you as 1 was
that night, and again a beggar. 1 love
love-have loved you from that time.
Will you give me a chance to show
you how much-a chance to win your
love in return"
II don't think you need the chance"
replied Margaret softly. mot very
much chance-but 1 give it to you
gladly