The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-06

lehN my peFbonhi lohunebS lot you
should betray me into yielding to you
when l ought not. Perhaps have
erred at times, have leaned back
ward In my anxiety to be fair But
had and have no fear OF your not I'M
derstanding. Our friendship Ia too
long established, too we'll founded"
And do not doubt that he believed
himself; the capacity for selfdecep-
ton Is rarely short OF the demands
upon t.
IT'S unfortunate" began.
was going 10 say II was unfortunate
that no such anxieties had ever re-
strained him from yielding TO Good
rich But I hadn't the heart. In
stead finished my sentence with:
However. It's idle TO hold post
norton on this case, The cause OF
death IN unimportant. The fact OF
II is sufficient No doubt you did
the best you could. Mr. President"
My manner was that OF finality. II
forbade further discussion. He aban-
doned the finesse OF negotiation.
Harvey. | ask you. ms a personal
favor. 10 help me through this crisis"
he said. Il ask you. my friend and
my dead wife's friend"
No depth too low. no sentiment too
sacred Anger whirled up IN me
against this miserable. shortsighted
selfseeker who had brought 10 n eli
max OF spoliation my plans 10 guide
the strong in developing the resources
OF the country. And l turned upon
him. intending 20 overwhelm him with
the truth about his treachery. about
his attempt TO destroy me For was
now safe from his and Goodrichs ven.
geancc-thoy had destroyed them.
selves with the people and with the
party. But a glance nj him and
how could | strike a man stretched
IN agony upon his death.bed1 III
could help you. would" said I.
"You-you and together can get
convention that will nominate me-"
he urged. hope and fear jostllng each
other 20 look pleadingiy at me- from
his eyes.
Possibly" said. "But-of what
use would that boz"
he sank back In the carriage. vel.
low.white and with trembling hands
and eyelids. Then you don't think
could be- clectedY' he asked In a
broken. breathless way.
For answer / could only shake my
head. NO matter who II the nom.
Inco." ! went on. after moment.
our party can't win" halfyielded
10 the impulse OF sentimentality and
turned 10 him appeallngly. James"
said l. why don't copyright away
before the country sees you are 20 be
denied a omlnation-publicly an.
nounco that you won't take II In any
circumstances: Why don't you de-
vote the rest Of your term 10 regain.
Ing your iost-popularity Every day
has 10 thronEs 81 opportunities for
the man In the White House Break
boldly and openly with Goodrich and
his crowd"
saw and read the change In his
ACE Ny advice about the nomina.
don EtraightWay closed his mind
against mo. AZ the mention of Good.
rloh. his Old notion Of my Jealousy re-
sycd And I saw. too. that contact
with and use of and subseryience 10
| corruption had 20 corrupted him that
be- had no longer any faith In any
method not corrupt In an instant
realized the fun folly Of what was
ioInF felt confident that by pursu.
ng the line had indicated he could
% change the situation In the next
~ months that BE- would make u i'm.
s.liC Tor them 10 refuse 10 rcnom-
a'c h'm m.ght make Il possible Tor
30 o. d. elected. Bul even n 10
had the wisdom TO listen. whore
would he get the courage and the
stoadfastncsa 10 act1 gave him
up finally and forever.
A man may lose his own character
and still survive. and even 90 far.
nut u he lose belief In character as n
force. he 10 damned. he could not
survive In a community Of. scoun'
drcls.
burbank sat motionlcss and with
closed eyes for long time
watched the people In the throng OF
carriagcs-hundrcds Of faces all
turned toward him. all showing that
mingled admiration. envy and awe
which humanity gives its exalted
grcat The PRESIDENT The presi'
dent" I heard every few yards In
excited undortonoa. And hats we're
llftod. and once crowd OF onthus.
.asilc partiIans raised a cheer
The PRESIDENT" I thought. with
mourniul irony. And ! glanced al
him.
Suddenly he was transformed by an
expression the most frightful have
ever seen. Il was the look % a de-
/ spairlng. weak. vicious thing. cor
ncrcd. giving battle for IT, lifc-liko
foH az bay before a pack Of huge
dogs. II was not Burbank-no. he
was wholly unlike that Il was Bur.
banks ambition. interrupted st its
meal by the relentless. sure aiming
hunter. Fate.
For Gods sake. Burbank" I eE.
claimed. IAN these people are
watching u.s."
TO he'll with thcmi" he ground
out Il tell you. sayler will be
nominated And elected too. by GOdi
will not be thrown aside like an
cmpticd orangc.skin. I will show them
that I am president"
To be continued
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