Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-06-29

see that Ii was 10 his interest to-
destroy Goodrich. Moral coward that
he was, the course Of Cancellation al
ways appealed to him, whether II was
wise or not, and the course OF cour-
age always frightened him. He bit
hts lip and dissembled his anger.
Presently he began TO pace up and
down the room, his head bent. his
hands clasped behind him. After
perhaps Ave minutes he paused to
say: You insist on taking the place
yourself, Harvey?"
| stood before him and hooked
down at him. Your suspicion that l
have also a personal reason is we'll
| founded, James," said |. Il wouldn't
put myself in position where |
should have TO ask as a favor what
| now get as a right II help you
to the presidency, ] must be master
| OF the national machine OF the party.
! able to use Ii with all its power and
! against any one" here looked him
straight In the eye--"who shall try
to build himself up at my expense.
y
/ house. several people, also guests
for lunch, were Just descending from
/ long blackboard Al sight OF one
Of them stopped short inside
! though mechanically continued 10,
!, walk toward her recognized Aes
| instantiy--the curve OF her ssaosasHrs.
the poise of her head, and her waving
/ jet-black hair to confirm. And With.
! out the slightest warning there came
tumbling and roaring up to me a tor
rent OF loneines, regrets. and ! sud
/ denly had clear understanding OF
my absorption In this wreehed game
/. 4 had been playing year In, and yeafs
out. with hardly a. glance from the
table. That wretched game with it's
counterfeit stakes and the more q
man wins. the poorer he H.
she seemed calm enough as she
, faced me. Indeed. | was not sure
when she had first caught sig,i OF
me. or whether she had recogaizcft
me. until Mrs. Eiscombe began 10 in~
troduce us. oh, yes she then in
tcrruptcd, II remember senator say~
Ter very well We used to live In
the same town. We went TO the Same
school" And with friendly smile.
she gave me her hand. -ssrz
! What did | say do not Know.
But | am sure ! gave no sign Of the
rlamor within | had not cultivated
surface.calm all those years in vain.
talked. and she talked hut | saw
only her face, sr!cnd.d fnlflllr mt OF
the promise OF girlhood hardly
heard her words, so greatly was her
| voice moving me II was an unusnai-
| y deep voice for a woman. sweet and
With curious carrying classify taat
! made IL seem stronger than II wrA IN
agure she was delicate, ana raaiant
| ct life and health--aglow, Bot ahfaze.
She was neither tail nor short and
was dressed simply. but In the fash
ion---I heard the other women dis
GUESSING her clothes after she left.
And she still had the mannerism that
was most fascinating to me-she kept
her eyes down while she was talk
ing or listening, and raised them now
and then with full, Slow look at
| you.
When Mrs Llscombe asked her to
| come TO dirner the next evening with
| the people she was visiting, she said:
Unfortunately. must start for
Washington in the morning am
overhaulng my school and building
| an addition"
II had not occurred to me TO think
where she had come from or how
| she happened to be there or Of any
hing In the years since was last
with her The reminder tlat she had
a school came as shock--she was
so utterly unlike my notion OF the
head Of school think she saw
or felt what was In my mind for she
went on, to me: I've had ii six
years now--the next will be the sew
enth."
Do you like il?" | asked.
Don't look like happy womany.
You do" said /, after our eyes had
met. You are"
There were 60 girls last year
SO" she went on. Next year there
viii be more about hundred It's
like garden. and I'm the gardener,
busy from morning til night, with
no time to think Of anything but my
plants and flowers"
She had conjured picture that
made my heart ache. | suddenly felt
old and sad and lonely--a forlorn
failure, I. too. am gardener" said
|. But It's sorry lot OF weeds and
thistles that keeps me occupied. And
In the midst Of the garden is plum
tree that bears Dead Sea fruit"
She was silent.
you don't care for polticsYs
said !.