New-York tribune., 1908-02-16


l am alone in the electric pill box, and 1 sent
wireless PRAYER that you would spin the
Country Club with me. And you are ready?"
But | must go to the Capitol" | protested
rather weakly, for the day mellow and the
Virginia hills that scallop the city's edge called
alluringly.
| followed him as meeldy as if my mttens and
bonnet strings had received Sunday school teach
ers last approving pat.
Riding in an electric brougham is as exciting as
a mild runaway, and Captain ROderlque spoke OF
emotions that rush by, but the power of fate that
a wonderfully subtle touch to ad apt conversation
to motion You know, Eta, if Amos and | were
being borne away III fiery chariot, he would re
mark that it time to turn up the soil in our
kitchen garden.
We were directed to find Amos in his committee
ROOM but just neared the place group of
congressman who seemed to be playing follow your
leader passed us, and throwing open the door began
to sing, could see Amos sitting at the foot OF a
long table with lot OF papers IS before sh hlm. tie
Oh Rural is a busy man
AS you Will all agree,
and as the successive verses proclaimed him, never
theless utterly unable resist the distraction OF
passing feminine charms, the wrinkles appeared
between his eyebrows, and [ afraid he was
going act foolish but with the last repetition of
this absurd chorus
Mister Speaker. | tell you when the girls go by
| can keep still
got feeling in my heart like pumping station,
Although 1t against my Will
n How 5Ty!Is nbsi fS1Sy try, '7'o 'o' concentrate
Women setting me going like jumping Jack
| got to look till the girls go by
he threw back his head and laughed heartily. and
there was a note of the good fellowship mixer j
had never heard in his voice before The Congress
crowded about, slappng Amos on the back.
Monsieur Rural, 1t would seem is gay Lotharo
under his cloak of absent rnndedness, said Captain
ROdeTlQue my
''Oh, that's just an awful Joke, p" | explained II
gave an old suit to a chambernaid at the Ralney
and one afternoon Amos hurried half a block tc
catch up with her. thinking | was still wearing my
Hopeve trousseau The story must have leaked
into the ear of the whip of the House over there
Suddenly | noticed that Captain Roderique
ewing me closely. - Are you a child witch
woman to that exposure SO navelyE he
asked. g But | want to say, soul friend, that the
husband who look beyond beautiful wife
should be boiled in oil The machine will be waiting
at the House wing entrance, he added; tor Amos
was coming toward me.
T TRIED to assist my emotions which were SO
1 mixed as to be almost plaid OF course, believed
that foolish song couldn't have been anything but
a Joke and satire AT this moment Amos, in his
unbrushed coat and with his forehead drawn into
lowering lines above his great sighted eyes
looked as if he would have been a woman hater II
he could have been brought by any volcanic poss1
bty to a realization that women existed.
And yet remembering how steadily he had put
up the mental shutters with me of late, suddenly
felt my heart empty OF all real knowledge OF ms
inner life and suspicion seemed seepng IN to nj
the chinkS. Could the work OF d new Congressman
absorb so completely, there another womans
face appearing above Amoss Washington horizons :
Had Captain Roderique's intimatlon any definite
knowledge back Of 1t!
| very dlgnItled IN urging Amos 10 90 out
and help Mr.. Teale and the Governor in the choice
of a new Senator told him icily that | should not
be lonely But my word barometer attracted no