The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18

| one; they needed six to win the game,
we needed two; see? Well, Millicent
| hadn't any diamonds to lead me, and
| unhappily she didn't think to lead
| trumps through dummy, which would
| have made world of difference. She
led a club; dummy put on the jack.
| knew Miss Smith had the ace and
one low heart; no clubs, lot OF low
diamonds, and she might or might not
have q spade. | figured that she had
the ace and a little one; II she would
trump in with the little one, as ninety
nine out of hundred women would
have done, her ace and her partners
king would fall together; or, at worst,
he would have to trump her diamond
lead, after she had led out her king
Of spades, and lead spades, which |
could trump and bring in all my dia-
mOnds. Do you take in the situation"'
"You mean that Janet had the king
of spades alone, the ace and the little
trump and four worthless diamonds?
| see. 1t is a chance for the grand
coup; reckon she played it,
She did, cried the colonel with
JUNCTION. She slapped that ace on the
trick, she modestly led her king of
spades, gathered in my jack. then she
stole my child away my little jack OF
| trumps; it fell on dummy's king, and
dummy led out his spades and I had
to see that whole diamond suit alaugh-
tered. They made their six tricks, the
!
TO clap my hands over TIE neatness of
| It,"
| She is good player" agreed Aunt
| Rebecca, land very pleasant person.
You remember che epitaph, don't you,
BERTHE? She was so pleasant Yet
Janet has had heap of trouble; but,
after all, happiness is not condition
but a temperament; I suppose Janet
| has the temperament. She's a good
loser, too; and she never takes advan-
! tage of the rules"
she certainly loves straight
game" reflected the colonel. Il con-
| fess | don't like the kind of woman
that is always grabbing a trick II some
one plays out of the wrong hand"
He said something OF the kind to
Millicent. obtaining but scant sympa-
thy in that quarter. shes deep,
BERTHE; ] told you that was the only
reply, but I'm watching. I have rea-
son for my feeling"
Maybe you have been misinformed, T"
ventnred her brother-in-law with prop
er meekness.
mot at ALL retorted she. sharply.
Il happen to know that she worked
against me with the Daughters.
Daughters" the colonel repeated.
namely, your daughters"
Certainly not! The Daughters of
the Revolution
IT'S mighty fine society, that: did
a lot during the Spanish war. And
you are the state president. aren't
you?"
mo, Rupert" returned Mrs. Mel
vile with dignity Il am no longer
state regent. BY methods that would
shame the most hardened men politi-
clans | was defeated; why, didn't you
read about it,"
you know / only came back from
the Philippines In February"
1T was in all the Chicago papers
] was interviewed myself. assure
You the other candidates There were
two) tried the very lowest political
| methods. Melville said il was scandal
Gus. There were at least three lupch-
cons given against me. 1t wasn't the
congress. it was the lobby defeated
me. And their methods. ] would not
believe that gentlewomen could stoop
to such infamy of Misrepresentation"
The colonel chewed his mustache; he
felt for that reporter OF the Chicago
paper; he was evidently getting
J phonog phic record now; he made an
inarticulate rumble of sympathy in his
throat which was as the clucking Of
the driver to the melted horse. Mrs.
Melville gesticulated with Delsartian
grace as she poured forth her woes.
"They accused me Of domineering
spirit; they said | was trying to set
up a machine. !. | worked for them,
many a time. half the night, at my
desk, never was lctter unanswered,
| did half the work OF the correspond
ing secretary; yet at the crucial mo-
ment she betrayed me. learned
more in those two days of the petty
jealousy, the pitiless malevoence OF
some women than had known all my
life before: but at the same time. to
the faithful band of friends'-the
colonel had the sensation of listening
to the record whose fidelity
was proof against ridicule and cruel
misrepresentation, return a graft
tude that will never wane. Rupert
she turned herself in the seat and
waved the open palm of her hand in
graceful and dramatic gesture,
those women not only stopped to