The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-05


were glad because had a rich wife
and rich brother.inlaw. The boys"
always cheer when a man with money
develops political aspirations.
did not see Woodruff until went
down TO the capital to begin my In
itiation. came upon him there. in /
the lobby OF the Capital City hotel.
As we talked for moment like bare
ly acquainted strangers saying moth
Ing that might not have been repeated
broadcast, his look was asking How
did you manage to trap Dunkirk into
doing III" | never told him tho
secret, and so never tore out the foun.
dalton OF his belief In me as q POI
litical wizard. II Is by such iudlcious
use OF their few strokes OF good luck
that successful men get their glamour
OF the superhuman. In the eyes OF
the average man. who is lazy or In
cermittent. the result OF plain. inces-
SAINT. unintermlttent work Is amaz-
Ing enough. All that is needed TO
make him cry: "Geniusl" is a little
luck hdIOlug exploited.
left Woodruff to Join Dunkirk.
"who is that chap over there-sDr.
Woodruff" | asked him.
Woodruff" replied the senator
"Oh. a lobbyist. He does a good deal
for Roebuck believe An honest fel.
low--for that kind-they tell me. It's
always well to be civil to them"
Dunkirk's Initiation" OF me into the
duties OF my Office wiped away my
last lingering sense OF double. or. ut
least. doubtful. dealing. lie told me
nothing that was not calculated 10
mislead me. And he was so glib
and so frank and so sympathetic that.
had | not known the whole machine
from the inside. should have been
his dupe.
II is not pleasant 10 suspect that, In
some particular instance. one OF your
fellowmen takes you for a simple.mind.
I'd fool. To know you are being so
regarded. not In one instance. but in
general, is the highest degree exas.
perating. no matter how well your
vanity Is under control.
Perhaps should not have been able
TO play my part and deceive my de
ceiyer had been steadily at head.
! quarters As Il was. went there
little and then gave orders. apparent.
~ contenting myself with the credit
Tor what other men were doing In my
name. In fact. so obvious did make
my neglect az chairman that the party
press commented on II and coycrtly
criticized me Dunklrk mildly re.
preached me for lack Of interest lie
did not know-indced. he never knew
that his chief Lieutenant. Thurston.
In charge at headquarters. had gone
over TO the enemy" and was Wood.
runs right.hand man. And II Is not
Necessary fot me TO say where Wood.
run got the orders he transmitted 10
ThuTst0n.
My excuse for keeping aloof was
that I vas about 10 be transformed
into a man Of family. AZ was fond
Il children had looked forward 10
this With more eagerness than ! ven.
iuredsio show 90 my wife. She might
not have liked II. eager though shc
was also. AZ soon as she knew that
her iongings were 20 be satisfied she
uttered upon a course Of preparation
70 elaborate that was secretly much
amused. though I thoroughly ap.
proved and encouraged her. Every
moment OF her days was laid out In
some duty Imposed upon her BY the
regimen she had arranged after a
uudy OF all that science says on the
subject
As perfect tranquility was a funda.
mental of the regime. she permitted
nothing 10 rufie her. hut I'D more
han made up Tor her calm. Two
weeks before the event. she forbade
aim TO enter her presence-"or any
part Of the grounds where I'm likely
10 see you" said she. The very
light Of you looking 40 Illustrated un.
nerves me"
While he and we're waiting in tho
sitting room for tho news. he turned
his heart inside out
~ want IN tell Won iiarvev" ssid
he. that thc-b0y or gifl-whichcser
Il Isis 10 be my heir
Il shant hold you 10 that" I re-
piled with a laugh.
"No-l'll never marry" he went on.
There was an-an angel You know
the Shaker scttlemcn.f-wcll. out
there"
looked NJ him In wonder n ever
there was a man who seemed unro-
mantle. Il was he. heavy and prosaic
and 20 shy that be was visibly agiiat'
ed even In bowling TO a woman ae'
quaintancc. /.
Il met her. he vas saying. when ]
was driyias nat way--thc horse ran. !
was thrown cut. and her parents had
20 take mo IN and Jet her nurse me.
You've seen her faco-or faces like H.
Most Of those Madonnas over ON the
other side IN All the galleries suggest
her. well-hcr parents were furious
wouldn't hear Of it-you know
Shakers think marriage and love and
all those things are wicked. And she
thought 20. loo. How she used to suf'
fcrl II wore her 10 shadow. She
wouldn't marry mc-wonldn't LET me
| IN mach NJ tourh hor hand lint NO