The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20

for me to come --st,
up for re-elec-
ton this fall. u thought you might
Mr.. Horrigan, sdD too'a ~ mT'
whom / broach- ~, ~ ,9'" w NY W
| ed the subject.
doesn't quite seem to see 1t that way.
lie doesn't want to have me renominat-
ed. | thought perhaps, as personal
favor to so old a friend. you might say
word to Mr.. Horrigan in my behalf"
"Of course I'll do what little l can.
Horrigan will be here today. Drop in
a little after noon and I'll tell you how
my intervention turns out"
"Oh, thank you so much!' cried the
judge, positively wriggling in his de-
light. Mrs. Newman will be so pleas
ed And. by the way. won't you ask
Perry why he never comes over to see
my daughters? Please ask him IL he
won't I'm sure Mrs. Newman would
be glad IL he did. Well. till afternoon,
then. Good morning"
"Queer little ratw observed Gibbs as
the judge bowed himself out. Mrs
Newman must be a marvel II all he
says is
"She is wonder as a husband train
err. She's tanned him SO he doesn't
know his souls his own. A good little
man because he's never had chance
to be otherwise. I'll speak to Horri-
gan about him. though. It's always
well to have friend on the bench
One never can tell when"
But Gibbs was not listening, His
heavy face had lighted with sudden
glow of eagerness. Turning to note
the cause, Wainwright saw his niece
Dallas descending the stairs. Invoun-
tarily she halted as she reached the
threshold and saw Gibbs. Then. her
sense of hospitality triumphing over
impulse, she came In and greeted her
uncles guest with some show of cor
dialty
Remember. Dallas" said VAIN
wright as he prepared to go into his
office, Gibbs is here only for the day.
count on you to make his holiday as
pleasant as You can" He glanced COW
ertly at Gibbs. who had strolled to the
window. Then the financier lowered
his voice and said rapidly:
"Please be nice to Gibbs for my sake,
Dallas. do great deal for you, and
! don't often ask anything in return"
He pattcd her on the shoulder with a
gesture meant TO be affectionate and
hurried into the adjoining office.
Scarcely had the door closed when
Gibbs turned from the window, crossed
the room to where Dallas stood aud In
his usual direct fashion said:
You saw that
1.-The article in this mornings paper?
Yes
There was no confusion, no embar-
rassment. neither in the clear, girlish
voice nor In the honest dark eyes that
met Gibbs so calmly. He went on
with shade less confidence.
1T annoys you?'
Very much indeed"
You can't feel worse about 1t than
do, Miss Wainwright. T.
you didn't write it yourself, them
II? OF course not, How could you
thing.
Il didn't; | just wondered Please
see that the rumor Is denied
''Why should l? You are going tC
marry me some day. aren't you. Dial
las?"
Have ever given you reason tC
think would?"
You have let me keep on coming tc
: see you. You have
~ have told you that don't care for
you the way you want me to. have
| | urapt ~ nd FOR
but that Is all And II Is not enough
to marry on
; 1T Is enough for me. If have your
admiration and respect to start on TT
soon make you love me-"
you would be satisfied with so 1T
tle?"
Yes. Knowing | could in time VIII
more. You aren't the sort OF girl who
could marry man If she didn't re
spect him-didn't admire him You
Perhaps | couldn't marry such q
man. But perhaps I couldn't help low
, Ing him"
Your chances for happiness wou(
, be better with me- Oh. Dallas. yol
know | love you! You've kept IN,
, waiting so.long! Is it fair TO either oil
us?"
Il hesitate because l want to be fail
to us both. For. that reason | mus
still ask you to watt
But I've waited so long. Tell IN,
one thing Is there any one else that
Steps none too light, clattered down
, the stairs, and into the library bounced
, lad In tennis fiannels. He was tall
well set up and good to look at ant
seemed always to have stepped direct
ly from bandbox and to have had ex
tremely recent acquaintance will
, much soap and water.
Hello, Dallasr he shouted, encom
passing his sister In n bear hug, "IIov
soon are
Here's Mr.. Gibbs, Perry" Dallas
reminded him as she emerged, some
what crumpled. from the embrace
"Have you
The lads manner underwent n light
ming and frigid change.
"Oh. good mornlng," he grunted
with n curt nod to the visitor and