Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-11-09


tell me Your name? want TO think OF
you as real friends. with personality,
and only know one OF you as 'Estelle
and the other as father from the way
you addressed each other"
Her face showed surprise
DO you really mean that you do not
know who my father ls:" she ques-
toned.
only that he is an lniefatlgable in
yentor aud that he was al work upon
something for which an appropriation
was asked learned that much from
the speeches made while the bill was
before the senate
She looked at him questlOningly. but
there were only friendly interest and
Inquiry In his face.
Yes. he has been an indefatigable
inventor for many years" she replied,
'and has done some valuable work.
the people say II hoped the bill
might pass for his sake. his life is SO
bound up in the plans he has under
way. II II We're anything for us per
sonaIly the appropriation would not be
right, as You said in your speech.
don't think you quite understood then.
but now that we have met | would
Ike you to know Just how II Is. Fa-
ther has never accepted a cent for any
Of his inventions, and they have been
mostly for government use. He ex-
pended his own fortune and then was
helped by friends and expended that
In the same way Now, Il has seemed
right TO our friends and TO us for the
government 10 provide some OF the
necessary expenses. for il IS the gov
ernment that benefits wholly by the
results We have never used 4 cent
Of the outside help for personal ex-
pendIture. | teach music and language
to meet that, and father occasionally
writes q little fos- the magazines. |
would never have mentioned this only
that you asked our name | thought
of course, that you knew fathers name
the senate"
mot ex-senator Brooks, the man
who invented so many OF the useful
appliances now used In the capitol
and in the library| questioned Duncan
The same. But father rarely uses
the word senator now He likes the
honor of being an inventor much bet
ter, and his friends understand aud
lumOr him" "
Duncan's face had grown thoughtful
and regretful.
II wish | had known" he murmured
more TO himself than to her. IL am
still young. as Senator Pelllngton told
me. but hope l am not too young to
learn"
Instead of going to his rooms he went
directly to the capitol, where he talked
with various senators and employees and
with them examined many OF the appli.
ances in use in both that and the library
building. Then he went to his room, with
( the framing Of new bill already form.
ing in his mind.
/ Three days later the old man was
strong enough to get out. and his frs,
use of the strength was to return to his
/ old haunt, the senate chamber His owr
I bill was defeated. but the habit of many
/ years was too strong for the disappolnt.
| ment to keep him away
Allan Duncan was not quite ready with
/ his new bill, but when he saw father and
! daughter seated in the private gallery ht
/ yielded to a sudden impulse. A revision
! OF tariff was before the chamber, anG
/ when he found opportunity he submitted
some clear. inclsive arguments why new
| conditions OF things demanded that some
/ of the old forms which were entirely suit
| able in their day should now be obsolete
Before he sat down he turned squarely
toward Senator Pellington.
mot many days ago" he said, "I was
told by a member Of the senate that
was young l did not appreciate the
kindness so much at the time as l have
| since. / am young, very young, in tbs
matter of mature deliberation and wise
| legislation, and although in helping tC
| defeat a certain appropriation that day
I believed myself to be following the only
right course | have since learned that
my conclusions were the mere rashness
| Of insufficient investigation. The only
| atonement / can make is TO frame a new
! bill, appropriating for Inventor Brooks
researches and experiments all that was
| asked for"
| w hen the senate ADJOURNED ne Wen'
straight to the elevator. The old mar
and the girl were waiting for him, as he
expected they would be, and they entered
| the green car and went TO r street an6
from there walked three blocks to a mar.
| row alley, in which were some cheaI
| tenements, In one of which they had sup.
per together. And in the face Of the cir
there was now neither resentment mol
mere gratitude. but the dawning of some,
thing more, which answered the light ir
his eyes.