The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-03-24

at her brother and asked herself wheth-
er he would stoop to take an unfair adj
vantage, and in his shifting eyes and
furtive glancesshe found her answer.
Shame surged through her, and with it
great sympathy for the clean young
man who would win fairly or not at all.
She felt she must warn him, must let
him know that the man on whom he de-
pended was about to play him false. On
the back of her card she penciled note
and sent it to Maloney by boy. Shel
watched the boy push his way through
the crowd to him, and then noted the
sudden animation with which his eyes
swept the galleries for her. At last his
glance found her, and he nodded smil-
ingly to reassure her.
But he lost no time in hunting up
Meyer, and something in Meyers shifty
manner confirmed suspicion which
had already been lying dormant in his
mind. He determined to trust Meyer
only so far as he could see him. He
knew that the man from the First pre-
cinct dare not openly betray him, but
that he might contravent an adjourn
ment for that purpose. To Illustrate this
Maloney had secret talk with Heis-
man and other delegates from the First.
II Meyer meant to play false, Maloney
proposed to see that Meyer would have
no goods to deliver when it came to the
critical moment.
The routine business of organization
occupied the morning, and at noon adj
journment calls were issued for the diff
ferent district meetings. Ostrander,
Juggling at his yellow mustache which
covered his weak mouth, was plainly
nervous and anxious. His eyes travelled
from Meyer to Maloney, then swept
across the other delegates. Maloney, on
the other hand, appeared quite at his
ease. He was stationed at Mr.. Meyers
elbow, and that gentleman clearly did
not relish his close proximity.
"Move that we adjourn to meet at
2:15." cried one Ostrander delegate.
Second the notion, said Meyer,
feebly. ~: M,
Heisman had the floor in an instant.
to let Maloney's followers know that it
was a test vote. Bob Maloney himself
followed in opposition to the motion.
Meyer, pledged to support Maloney by
his instructions, had to fall into line on
the vote which followed.
The count stood. For adjournment,
80; against adjournment, 36. Five min
utes later Robert Maloney was nom
mated for safe senator by alvote of Al to
~. Ostrander, with a badly damaged
smile, moved that. the nomination be
made unanimous.
That evening Bob Maloney called on
Maurine Ostrander, ~ D.
Il suppose congratulations are DUE"
she said, demurely, after they had found
seats.
He leaned back in his chair and viewed
her critically. =.
eyes, suppose so. But I'm wonder
ing to whom they are due-you or me-"
u don4 see; what have to do with,
+ 'sWell. for one thing, you nominated
me-" 81 0 rs
"Dfd I, really?" she asked, with Shin
ing eyes. Really and truly, Bob?"
"Really and truly. Maurine. OF
adjourn, but wasn't quite ready to be-
lieve that Meyer dared back it. II you
hadn't put me on to him he would have
forced an adjournment and would have
lost out
'Of course I'm sorry my brother lost, !"
she said.
"But you're glad won?"
ooh, well-yes."
That's good. BY the way, I'm think
ing Of getting married. can do better
work for my constituents as married
man."
A blushful silence.
IF can get the girl to see it my way"
Doesn't she?"
81 haven't asked her yet. wish 1
knew what she thought"
She had nothing to say to that.
Il expect l had better ask her. Don't
you think so, Maurine?"
"I-don' t-know."
cts the best way to find out Here
goes. Maurine, I'm not worthy of you by
long, long way. But love you, and
that counts for something. Do you hap
pen to care for me, Maurine?"
She nodded yes, and then Maloney
beat time and murmured his college yell
as b paeon of victory. The rest is very
common story.