La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05

he TURNED sQuARELY TOWARD SENATOR
PELLHoroH.
tell me your name? I want to think OF
you as real friends. with q personality.
and only know one Of you ~ '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 isr' she qnes-
toned
"Only that he In an interchangeable In
ventor and that he was at work upon
something for which an appropriation
was asked I learned that much from
before the senate"
Size looked nt him ques'ioningly. hut
there were only friendly interest and
inquiry In his face.
'.Yes. he has been nm interchangeable
inventor for many years" she replied.
~and has done some valuable WORK,
the people sny. II hoped the bill
might pass for his sake. his life In NO
bound up in the plans he has under
way. If II were anything for uS per
sonally the appropriation would not bs
right. as you said In your speech. ]
don't think you quite understood then,
but now that we have met I would
like you TO know just how II Is. Fa-
ther has never accepted a cent for any
Of his jnventlons. and they hare hsen
mostly for sgovernment use. f1e sex-
pended his own fortune and then &as
helped by fsiensis and expended that
In the san,e way Now. Il bns scen1ed
right to oar sfftes,ls assd 10 - for the
government TO provide some Of the
necessary expenses. for u Is the gov
ernment that benefits wholly by the
results. We have never used cent
Of the outside help for personal ex-
penditure. teach music and language
to meet that. and father occasionally
writes a little for the magazines.
would never have mentioned this only
that you asked our name. ! thought.
of course. that you knew fathers name
was Brooks and that he was once In
the senate
Not ex-senator Brooks, the man
who invented 81 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 and
humor him.
Duncan's face had grown thoughtful
and regrctful.
Il wish ] had known" he Durmurcd
more 10 himself than to her. ~ am
still young. as senator Pellingtou told
me. but ! hope I am not too young TO
learn"
Instead Of going TO his rooms he went
directly to the capitol. where he talked
with yar'oIs senators and employees and
with them examined many Of the appli-
ances In use I'm both that and the library
building. Then he went to his room. with
the framing Of a new bill already form
ing In his mind.
Three days later the old man was
strong senough to get out. and his first
use of the strength was to return to his
old haunt. the senate chamber. His own
bill was defeated. but the habit of many
years was too strong for the disappoint-
ment to keep him away.
Allan Duncan was not quite ready with
his new TN but when he saw father and
daughter seated In the private gallery he
F1eiteU 10 sBatI%n impulse n REVISION
Of tariff before the chamber and
when he found opportunity he submitted
some clear. incisive Arguments why new
conditions of things dema nded that some
Of the old forms which were entirely suit
able In their dav should now be obsolete.
Before he sat down he turned sauareIy
toward Senator PeIlingfon.
"Sot many days ago.-- he <ass. IT was
told by member Of the sTalse that
was young. did no; aps-cc late the
Kindness much at the tine as I have
since. am young. very yoang. in the
matter Of mature deIiberaticn al wise
legislation. and. although in helping to
defeat certain sppropria..en that day
I believed myself TO be following the only
right course. I have since learned that
ny conclusions were the mere rzshnesr
of Insufficient investigation The only
atonement ] can make is 30 frame a new
bill approprtating for Inventor Brooks
researches and experiments all that was
asked for
When the senate adjourned he vert
straight to the elevator The Old man
and the girl were waiting for him. as he
expected they would he. and they entered
the green car and went to " street and
from the,e walled three b,oets to a mar
row aiier. IN which were some cheap
tepc-neufs, IN one Of which they had sup
per together And in the face Of the girl
there vas row neither resentment no<
ss>re Rrsfitu5> b.s IRE davzning Of some
ttinx r1ote. which snswered the ngAt ~
his eva