The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-02
BUFFUM,S "REMINISCENCES


never watched such a transparent, self
revealing face ~ the girls. In the light
Of her eye, the tremble Of her lip, the color
that came and went, ono could SEQ how
his astute, experienced man, forced Al
length, AZ / believed, 70 fight Are with Ore,
influenced her rash, mutlnous nature by
personality and bearing wen more than
words.
you don't Aght fair she protested
vehemently In a swift, soft rush Of words
Every n tells mo 20. You resort to
underhand tricks, to foul deeds, to serve
your purpose
If 1t were % would I be fighting by
myselfI Think q bit; you know whs:
SeIuoia politics have BEEN
you insultsd me grossly when I believed
you were good to the afflicted and sought
to DO Of q little help, You know you did
Didn't I see my poor little contribution
exposed 10 the public, branded a. base,
repudiated with false, cruel words-
If you sent $50 70 me anonymously for
the use % the deaf and dumb, In whom
I have indeed been Interested said Mr..
Merriield slowly, steadily. with . strange
gleam In his eyes, you sent q good bill,
as good as gold, a good ss yourself. The
bill that I exposed was q counterfeit. DO
you think that I EXCHANGED the one for the
other In order TO insult you wantonlyT
Isn't It more likely
Miss Sohrigley TUNED white; she bit her
lip. Then, with sudden impulse, she cried.
yes. Hector, and resumed her whispered
talk with Mr.. Cabaniss as II II had not been
interrupted.
There were other keen eyes watching
this little scene besides ours. Two seats
beyond sat Mrs. Adsit and my Senator,
And now the latter spoke so loudly that all
at that wing Of the table must hear him.
by the way, Mrs. Adsit,' he drawled,
we are all delighted at hearing OF your
husbands rapid recovery; but we must not
In our Joy yield to q mistaken mercy. Has
anything been done toward ~spprehendins
the base villain who committed h assault
aud the baser villain who must have in
spired it7'
I wouldn't be so ungallant as to say II
was the wine, though those serving 1t hao
invariably paused behind the lady's chair
There IL an exultation which m from
Uatined pride and vanity that dulls equally
the sense Of personal defects.
At all events Mrs. Adsit, II she brought
caution with her, had already tossed II
aside as an ornament not meet for the
occasion.
It's Adsit's apprehension, you mean1'
abe retorted In full, rich ones. 1t will b'
comprehension, II DR.. Pow succeeds In q
trining operation on the poor mans head
the day. And then let those that put UP
a murderous job take Gaze that II don't
fall and cruah en-"
And she looked deiantly scross at Mr.,
Merriheld.
Il would TO God, Madam Merrineld TO
turned quietly, that your good husband
might come here and give this eminent
as~semblage the benefit Of his restored
memory
There was laughter about the table, and
this remark was not generally noticed,
But Geraldine Schrigley's quick ear caught
IL; her quick wit interpreted the contempt
and bitterness, the threat n charge. which
whirled each word into a burning missile
t, She glanced at the former Senator timidlyI
almost imploringly, and then, whispering
some excuse TO Cabaniss, she slipped from
the room