Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27

grateful for this sign that he had rallied
again to my defense-1 could not inter
pref ii otherwise.
"How long do you expect to be here?"
| asked.
Until tomorrow he replied.
Then come over and spend the night
at the mansion with me. Come. it's a
favor: I'm lonesome"
He accepted promptly. and about
o'clock in the afternoon joined me at
the governors residence. | had left
the executive office early, Ii being
slack day, and was there before him.
His coming was like a fresh breath OF
wind and he brought new spirit into
the old house. Even Seth who waited
on us frightened up and cast off the
load of public life. Warfield was i'm one
of his rarest and finest moods, finding
humor i'm everything and showing the
gayest of spirits In his presence and
under his influence | felt young again
life seemed to be wei worth the living.
/ did not understand why Wartield was
in such spirits; he and | had been almost
as brothers and l knew that he felt in
tenSely the bitter attacks upon me, now
long unanswered. Apparently he was do
ing it all to please me and to make me
forget "Old fellow" l said to myself.
you are true friend, IL ever man had
one. and i wish 1 knew how to repay
you"
We ate dinner together and then we
sat in my smoking room and talked
over our cigars. The weather had
turned somewhat cooler and a fire was
lighted in the CRATE. not much, but just
enough to throw out a mellow glow
that both took away the chill and made
the electric lights unnecessary.
I did little talking. but Jimmy Eos-
siped long and agreeably, and from
time to time he spoke of the people
with whose fate my own, was so mex
tricably woven.
Harrison is in Louisville he said,
land he is devoting himself to pleasure.
| doubt whether he goes back to tue
legislature-he could if he wanted 20
do so-but he seems to have become
suddenly tired of politics, he is not a
man who can take defeat. And. oh. ny
the way. the beautiful Pauline Har-
mon is there. too, and he is in frequent
attendance upon her. An odd man!
I'd have sworn that he was in love with
George Grey's wife and is yet for that
matter"
Warfield relapsed into silence AMI
smoked a reflective cigar and |, say
ing nothing, did the same. 1t is God
truth that even then and in the full
belief that he had raised the clamo-
against me. / did not hate Harrison.
and should rather have seen Alicia his
wife than George Grey's. Alicia was
in Warfield's thoughts as well as niue
as he said:
Il saw Mrs. Grey in Louisville "A few
days ago with the Guthres. A nob,.
woman. Harry. and she seems to me II
have acquired a new strength. IN
clumsy at telling my meaning, but |
don't think. Harry. I ever before saw
a woman completely clothed in
spiritual atmosphere; | don't mean any
sanctimonious air. but the genuine
moral greatness that belongs alike 10
great Pagans and great Christians.
Then he, too. had noticed the change
in Alicia. But / had seen it also IN 4
man. the Rev. Elias Peabody. and l
would have given worlds to have
learned it from either for myself.
Il think she could get a divorce from
George Grey" said Warield.
NO doubt" ! replied, but she VIII
never seek it. She has certain beliefs
that forbid her.
They are in accord with the spirit
ual atmosphere that enveiops her"
said he.
I was surprised that he should SPEAK
so of Alicia. knowing how | felt -
ward her. because Warfield was a man
of great delicacy and of equal discern
ment. but I judged that he had some
purpose though what it was | couil
not SurmiSe. Then the talk shifted
| away to other people and other things
The night grew cooler and the glow
of the fire became deeper and moe
mellow We sat long like two gossIps
and at late hour Jimmy said:
You'll speak at the reunion. wont
you? It's your duty as governor Il
the state and they want you anyhow.
It's going to be my duty To ask yon
t, officially. and ] want to prepare the
way beforehand"
oh. yes. I'll come | said.
And do your best?'
WHY. certainly" | laughed.
That's good he said. with salts
faction. / noticed that he no longer
said anything about the necessity ~
my answering the charges against me.
and judged that he had come over "a
my way of thinking. or at least to the
way ] seemed to think.
When we separated and sought our
bedrooms it was past midnight. but I
felt that j had been cheered and up-
lifted by his companionship
fro be continued tomorrow