Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-02-26
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man W no hD!IS %; -: al, ~ II ppcEc
;.S much ~ Us fellows that nanc hin
VIII stand for When W. don't grt on
ri@litful share. he, through"
With Il NUGdrn start. as though {,
/ spring at Sanders throat. I.angdun
wiki compressed lips and eyes blaz
iu;. GraSncd the edge of the tahl,
with grip that threatened TO reno
| the polished boards. With intcnsrSr
effort he slowly rcgaincd control OF
himself lIis fury had actually weak
I cn,d him. His knees shook. and h,
sank weakly into Il chair When he
finally spoke his voice was strained
and lab"riouS. Sanders. You and |
sir. must never meet again because
might not succeed again in Keeping my
hands OF You. What would my old
comrades of the Third Mississippi say
if they SAW me sitting here and YOU
there with whole body, sir. after
what you have said? They would not
believe their eyes. thank God. sir
They would all 80 over to Stuart City
and buy new eyeglasses. sir" 4 sus
pici"us moisture appeared on the colo.
ncls cheeks which he could not dry
too quickly To escape Sanders observa
tion.
but had to let you stay, sir, be-
cause YOU. the sole accuser, are the
only one who can tell me what | must
know"
What do you want to know" asked
Sanders, who had realized his great
mistake In losing his temper, in talk
Ing a. openly and as violently as he
had and In dragging the name Of Sen
at"r stevens Int" the controversy. He
must try To keep Stevens from hearing
OF this days hluUdcr. for Jim Stevens
knew as well aS he. didn't he. that the
man who loses his temper. like the
man who talks too much. Is Of no use
In politics
81 want to know how you formed
your opinion of political. mattcrs-o
senators Is II possible. sir. that you
have actual knowledge of actual hap
peninS5 that give you the right to talk
as you have: | want to know II
must feel shame. feel disgrace. sir IL
be a senator from Mississippi. that
state, sir. that the Almighty himself
sir, would choose 10 live in II he came
to earth"
There there, senator, don't take too
seriously what | have said" Sanders
replied in rcaSsurlng tone, having out
lined his course OF action. Il lost my
head because you wouldn't promise me
something | necded-that appointment
for IIaglcy. What | said about scna-
tors an such WAS all wild words
nothin' in EN- Why. how could there
be. senator" This query was happy
aftcrth ought which Sanders craftily
suggested in IA GcsiGncdly artless man
ncr.
Just hat thought and know" eX-
claimed I.angdon sharply. 1T couldn't
be: it isn't possible. Now You 10. sir,
md LET it lie your greatest disgrace
that you are not lit to enter an gen
tlcman's house.
"Oh. don't rub ii in too hard. senator.
You may need my help some day. but
you'll have 10 deliver the goods before
hand"
Il said, Co"
I'm goin'. but here's Il tip Don't
blame me for tightin' You. I've got to
fight to live I'm Il human bein. an
humans are pretty much the same all
over the world. all except you-you're
only half natural. The rest OF you Is
rcformcr."
After Sanders departure the colonel
sat ut his table. his head resting In his
hand. the events of the day crowding
his brain Overwhelmingly.
THE battles Of peace are worse than
any Bcauregard ever led me into" he
murmurcd. Fighting to conquer one
self Is harder than turning the left
flank OF the Eighth Illinois in an en-
tilading fire"
But the new senator from Mississippi
did not know that for him the wars Of
peace had only just begun. that per-
haps his own flesh and blood and that
of the wife and mother who had gone
before would turn traitor to his colors
In the very thickest of the fray.