The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-19

sclous. Hnr.IaF. cre8kinE and rafting
sgbdued bv tho majesty o. the coun-
Ell h1u.
The bill was Introduced went % the
second reading and then Senator -lul-
lens spoke FOR il dryly. teIiously and
al length. Senator Kinney then arose.
and the wcIziu seized the be.Ir0pe pre-
raratory 20 ringing. Orat0ry was al
that time q living thing. tho world
had not quite come 20 measure its
questions 10y geometry and tae multi
plicat.ou table. u was the day of the
silver tongue. the sweeping E.s.ure,
the decorative ap0struphc. the moving
peroration.
Tire Senator spoke. The San Saba
contingent sat breathing hard. iu the
gallery. fits disorderrd hair hanging
down 20 its eyes. it= siNteon-ounco
Rats shifted reslc=slv from knee 20
knee. BELOW. the distinguished sC1-
etors either IouugsI az their desks
with the abandon Of proven states
mauslIp or man.taiuaI correct atu-
tudes indicative Of "a uIst term
Senator Kinney spoke for half an
hour. History was his theme-aistory
mittEat-d hy patriotism and sentiment,
He referred casually 60 tie picture in
the outer uau-iJ was unnecessary. he
said. 20 Guate uT0n its mor.rs--t-e
Senators had seen for themselves. Tie
FAINTER OF the picture was the grand
son Of Lucien Fri=coc. Then came the
word pictures Of BrisCoc's life set
forth ia thrilling COlors. His rude and
vcnturesome life. his supplemented
love for the commonwealth he helped
70 upbuud, his contempt for rewards
End praise. his extreme and sturdy
independence and tie great services he
had rendered the state. The subject
OF the oraticn was Lucien BriscO. the
painting stood in Che background.
serving simply as means, row
happily brought forward. through
which the State NIGH. bestow O. tardy
reCompense upon the IeScerdant Of IT'S
favOrtts son. Frequent enthusiastic
applause from the Senators destined 10
the we'll reception OF the sentiment
The bill passed witt out an opposing
vote Tomorrow fl would be taken up
by the House. Already was it fixed
TO glide through that body on rubber
tires. Blandford. Grayscn and Plum
rner. all wLeel-horsas and orators and
provided with plentiful memoranda
concerning tie deeds Of Pioneer Bris-
coe, had agreed to furnish tie motive
power.
The san Saba lobby and its protege
stumbled awIkwardly down the stairs
and out into the capitol yard. Then
they herded closely and gave one yell
Of triumph. But one Of them-Buck-
D. Er.gH
with a thoughtful remark
'She cut the mustard be said, al
right I reckon they're goin' 20 buy
Ions heifer 7 amt right much on the
parlyment'ry. but ] gather that's what
the signs added up. But she seems 10
me. Lonny. the argument ran principal
To grandfather. instead Ct paint. It's
reasonable calculatin' that YOU want 20
be glad YOU got the Briscoe brand on
you. my son"
That remark cunChed in Lonny's
mind an unpleasant. vague suspicion
70 the same effect. His reticence in
creased. and he gathered grass from
the ground. chewing 1t pensively- The
picture as a picture had been humiii-
atingly absent from the Senator's
arguments The painter had been held
I'D as a grandson, pure and simple
While this was gratifying on certain
lines it made art look little and slab
sided The Boy Artist was thinking
The hotel Ionny stopped at was near
the capitol It was close 10 the l
O'Clock dinner hour when the appTo-
prlation had been passed bv the
senate The hotel clerk told LonnV that
q far,of1s artist from New York had
arrived ia town that cay and was IN
the hotel. He was on his way vest
ward 10 New Mexico 20 study thr ef-