The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-08

stood before him and looked
down at him. Your suspicion that
have also personal reason is well
founded, James" said l. Il wouldn't
put myself in q position where
should have to ask as a favor what
] now get as right. IF / help you
TO the presidency, i must be master
OF the national machine of the party
able to use it with all it's power and
against any one" here ! looked him
straight in the eye-"who shall try
70 build himself up at my expense
Personally, we are friends. and it has
been a pleasure to me to help elevate
a man I liked. But there is no
friendship in affairs, except where
friendship and interest point the
same way. II is strange that a man
of your experience should expect
friendship from me at time when
you are showing that you haven't for
me even the friendship Of enIighten-
ed seIfinterest."
Your practices is better than your
theory, Harvey" said he putting on an
injured, forgiving look and using his
chest tones. "A better friend never
lived than yeu, and i know no other
man who gets the absolute loyalty
you get" He looked at me earnestly.
What has changed you?" he asked.
why are you SO bitter and $3.50
unlike your even-tempered self,
/ waved his question aside-I had
no mind TO show him my uncovered
coffin with its tenant who only slept,
or to expose to him the feelings
which the erect and fearless figure of
Scarborough had set to stirring in
me. I'm careful to choose my
friends from among those who can
serve me and whom / can therefore
serve" ! said. And that is the SEN
timentalism OF the wise. / wish us
to remain friends-therefore, I must
be able to be as useful to you as you
can be useful to me-"
Goodrich shall CO." was the up
shot OF his thinking 'Tll telephone
him this afternoon. Is my old friend
satisfied
You have done what was best for
said /, with wholly good
humored raillery. And we shook
hands. and went
L
could give way to my WEAKNESS and
disgust: for I had lost all the Joy
Of the combat The arena Of ambi-
ton had now become to me a ring
where men are devoured by the
beast I'm man after hideous battles.
1 turned from 1t. heart-sick. eff only
1 had less intelligence less insight"
I thought so that I could cheat myself
as Burbank cheats himself. Or, IL had
the relentlessness or the supreme ego
tism. or whatever it is, that enables
great men to trample without
qualm, to destroy without pity, to en-
10y without remorse."
CHAPTER XXI.
An lnteriude.
My nerves began to feel as IL
come one were gently sliding his fin
ger along their barred length-not a
pain, but as fear-inspiring as the
moving up behind to strike
a sudden and mortal blow. I dis
missed business and politics and
went cruising on the lakes with rest
ful, non-political Fred Sandys.
After We had been knocking about
perhaps a week, we landed one noon
ut the private pier OF the Liscombes
10 lunch with them. AS Sandys anc
strolied toward the front OF the
house. several people. also guests
for lunch were Just descending from
a long blackboard. At sight Of one
Of them l stopped short inside,
though I mechanically continued to
walk toward her. / recognized her
curve of her shoulders,
the poise OF her head. and her waving
setback hair to confirm. And with
out the slightest warning there came
tumbling and roaring up to me tor
rent of longings. regrets; and / sud
denly had clear understanding of
my absorption in this wretched game
had been PLAYING year in and year
,ut, with hardly a glance from the
able. That wretched game with its
stakes: and the more a
man wins, the poorer he is.
She seemed calm enough as she |
laced me- Indeed, i was not sure |
when she had first caught sight of |
ne, or whether she had recognized |
ne, until Mrs. Liscombe began to in |
reduce US. "Oh, yes" she then in |
Il remember Senator Saw |
er very well. We used TO live in |
he same town. We went to the same /
school" And with q friendly smile |
he gave me her hand
What did say / do not know. |
But / am sure l gave no sign of the /
'lamor within. l had not cultivated |
all those years in vain. |
talked. and she talked-but | saw
My her face, splendid fulfIlment of |
he promise of girlhood; hardly
ieard her words. so greatly was her
oice moving me. 1t was an unusual
y deep voice for woman, sweet and
With curious carrying quality that
made it seem stronger than it was In |
igure she was delicate, and radiant |
4 life and health-aglow. not ablaze
'he was neither tall nor short. and