The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-05


brain storm of reform, and he imme-
diately started In to make it life job
At the rate of this record he was serv-
ing the last weeks Of his fourth term
and laying his wires for a fifth. He
was keeping an eye on the interests OF
the country and neglecting few oppor-
tunities to advance ''the cause" when
he received letter that started him
off for home. He arrived there to face
his sister and daughter and demand to
know what it was all about
Fate may have nothing to do with
kettle Of hot soft soap boiling over and
blistering the feet Of farmers wife,
but everybody knows that it has all to
do with love. II Arthur Clayton hadn't
graduated in law and been in Lexing-
ton one day to see what the chances
were of hanging out his single, and
II Jennie Paxton hadn't been acting as
chauffeur of her own auto, the young
man and the auto would not have col
Iided on the street.
He was taken to a hotel to get the
better of the shock and the cuts and
bruises, and the conscience stricken
girl sent him flowers and messages OF
regret Had she had the business in
stincts of her father she would have
sent him a five dollar bill instead and
told him to sue for the balance. The
spinster aunt saw romance, admiration
and love mixed up with the accident,
and after the victim was able to limp
= - do 40 Oh 10
her brother that the danger signal was
out. This letter brought him home as
he was In the midst of nice little
deal, the particulars of which would
never find their way in the Congress
sional Record.
The honorable Thomas came home to
smash things He was no orator. He
had never yet even moved that the
house do now adjourn. He did fairly
well. though. on this his maiden eff
fort He said he would be hanged and
be burned and be blowed if he would
have 1t SO. He would burst the as
pirations of that gander shanked law
yer In a day. He would lock his
daughter down cellar or upstairs, and
II she dug her way out with an old
case knife and married Clayton she and
her thirteen wailing children might
freeze and thaw and starve for all
Of him. Then he wound up his ora
tory with:
Drop it! Drop it right nowl There's
nothing in love, but there's heap In
politics. I've brought home gripful
Of my private papers, and want you
to overhaul and classify them. A pol
itician's daughter should know some
thing about politics"
Jennie was sllenced, and therefore
the father took it that she was con-
WINGED and cowed. The honorable Tom
was deceived. He knew men, but he
didn't know girls. If he had, he would
have realized that they are the most
dangerous when they cease to argue
and protest. Not that his daughter
could have told him, had she been ever
SO frank, that she was really in love
with the briefess young lawyer who
had been knocked into the gutter by
her auto, but she might have limited
that fate had a great deal to do with
such things and that she should abide
by fate.
Having smashed things to his own
satisfaction, the sole owner of the
Steenth congressional district went
back to the capital and his deals.
while his daughter sat down In the
library to overhaul the papers, and
things ran on peacefully. Not that
there were no more meetings, but the
- Of
not that romance and fate fell down,
but Jennie did not do any talking In
her sleep and played the artful dodger
when leading questions were asked.
The honorable Tom had packed up the
papers In a hurry and had put in what
ever came to hand first, and some of
them made very interesting reading.
The day after the last one had been
read and classified under the head Of
danger. Look out for the locomo-
tivev' the young lady and the young
man went for ride In the vehicle that
had played fate with him.
At q proper moment he asked a
question that greatly concerned the
future of both, and at another proper
moment she blushed and said yes"
Then she proceeded to tell him that her
father would see her in her grave be-
fore consentlng to the match, and she
held up such a vision of paternal
wrath and obduracy that he dropped
back from the seventh heaven to the
first Then he was taken into partner
ship as a conspirator and lifted back
again. and there was much rejoicing
during the remainder Of the ride.
A few days later the honorable Tom
arrived home to tinker up his political
fences and lay his ear to the ground.
He had about concluded to bestow the
hand of hts daughter on a member of
the house who was serving his first
term and stealing government lands in
the west at the rate of 5000 acres a
week He was no monopolist and was
willing to help the honorable Tom to
go and do likewise.
"Oh, daddy, but you'll be surprised
to learn how much I know about poll.
ticsr, announced the demure daughter
after receiving the fatherly kiss. Il
haven't been studying three months
vet. and still know almost as much
as you do about them"
The father grunted his appreciation
and said he would see her in the libra
nv that evening. When the hour ar
rived he suddenly remembered the
event of three months previous. and in
a benevolent and jocular manner he
asked what had became of the milksop
Of a lawyer that had been hanging
around after her when he was home
last
"You mean Mr. Clayton" she replied.
at was about him that | wanted to
speak to you. He will be here tomor-
marriage.
1.-The devil he willr'
1--WE dearly love each other. and I'm
sure you will consent. He comes of
fine family and is going to work hard
and do his best to get to the top
aDrop itp' said the honorable, with a
wave of his hand.
"But you won't be so cruel. daddy.
have been engaged TO him for almost
three weeks now, and it Will break my
heart if you oppose me-"
"Cut it out. l thought you wanted to
talk politics with me-"
$50 l did. daddy. dear. l have looked
over and classified all those papers and
learned all about politics. | think |
could run a campaign now with Mr..
Clayton's assistance. You must know
he is quite an orator You have proba-
bly, heard that Mr.. Ellington is going
to be your opponent this time, and Mr..
Clayton may take the stump for himf'
The honorable Tom grunted. Mr..
Ellington was a strong man.
"You know, daddy" continued the
daughter, "those letters from the two
railroads asking you to use your infiu-
ence to kill certain bills would be am