Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-05
The Gentleman
From Indiana
By BOOTH HARRINGTON
Gop,risht. 1899. b. DoBblc5sy 8 MoClws Go.
CoslHsht. 1902. b. Mcclure. PHILIPS Go.


That's true" said Briscoe. "Only
pit awhile, and wen all 90 on TO
cshington and get thrill down our
cks when we hear the speaker say,
he gentleman from Indiana and see
I'm Harkless rise TO speak. But hurry
ong. young people"
Crossing the street, they met Miss
ibis. She was wiping her streaming
-es with the back Of her left hand and
III mechanically waving her hand
Prchief with her right. Isn't it beau
full" she said, not ceasing to uncon-
,iously flutter the little square Of cam
rio There was such a throng that
grew faint and had to come away.
ont mind your seeing me cry. Pretty
ear everybody cried when he walked
p the steps and we saw that he was
me"
John Harkless looked down upon the
ttentive earnest faces and into the
indy eyes of the Hoosier country PEG
le. and as he spoke the thought kept
occurring to him that this was the place
g had dreaded to come back to; that
hese We're the people he had wished to
cave. these who gave him everything
hey had to give, and this made it diih-
ult to keep his tones steady and his
hroat clear. Helen stood so far from
he Steps (nor could she be induced to
penetrate farther, though they would
nave made way for herr that only
fragments reached her, but these she
remembered.
Il have come home. Ordinarily
man needs to fall sick by the wayside
Dr to be set upon by thieves in order to
realiZe that nine-tenths of the world is
Samaritan-and the other tenth only
too busy or too ignorant to be. Down
here lie realizes it with no necessity of
illness or wounds to make him know it,
and if he does get hurt you send him
s to congress. There will be no other in
Washington so proud of what he stands
S for as l shall be. To represent you is
3 10 stand for fearlessness, honor, kind
ness You have sent all of the Cross
readers to the penitentiary, but prob
8 ably each of US is acquainted with
q politicians who ought to be sent there.
When the term is over l shall want
& to take the first train home. This
is the place for man who likes to
Z live where people are kind to each
other and where they have the old
8 fashioned way of saying 'home;' other
places they don't seem to get so much
8 into it as we do. And to come home as
9 l have today-to see the home faces-I
have come home"
CHAPTER XIV.
(SYVIT was o'clock when HAIRLESS
L%IE climbed the stairs to the Her
- aid Office, and his right arm
sSsgs2l and hand were aching and
limp. Ross Schofeld was tie only per-
son I'm the editorial room, and there
was nothing in his appearance that
should have caused a man to start and
fall back from the doorway, but that
is what John did. whats the matter,
Mr.. Harkless?" cried Ross, hurrying
forward with a fear that the other
had been suddenly rescued by illness.
what are those?" asked Harkless,
with a gesture of his hand that seemed
. include the entire room.
'Those?" repeated Ross, staring blank
ly.
''Those rosettes - these streamers -
that stovepipe-all this blue ribbon"
Ross turned tale. "Ribbon?" he said
inquiringly. "Ribbon?" He seemed
unable TO perceive the decorations re
ferred to.
yes" answered John. ''These 70
settles on the chairs, that band, and
"Ohr' Ross answered. THAT" HI
fingered the band on the stoyepipe al
If he saw it for the first time. Eyes
/ see"
s'But what's it for?'
"Why-it's-it's likely meant fer dec
0rations.'
ct seems to have been here som
time"
at has. reckon it's most due to b
called in. It's ben up ever sence-
sence''-
"who put it up. Ross?'
stand. Is it you-you-who are her
again?"
Have you forgiven me? You kno'
--now-why / wouldn't resign? 70
forgive my-that telegram
what telegram"
'The one that came to youth
morning"
"Your telegram
"Yes''
~Did you send me oneT
Yes"
st did not come to me-"
rYes-it DID,"
ssBut-what was it aboutF'
cit was signed" she said; 1t vi
aIrneds- She paused and turned ha
way. not lifting the downcast iashe
Ter hand. resting upon the back of t
Kench. was shaking. She put it behii
r Then her eyes were lifted lit
hd. though. they did not meet bis,
Nv them, and glory sprang into
aAw in his heart. Her voice Tell 81
xwer. and two heavy tears rolled doV
~ cheeks. at was signed" she VIII
Nespd 1T was signed-'H- Fis0ee
BE began to tren1ble from head