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

and Mrs. Wharton is asking continually
why you are ignoring u.s.
/ could not decline such an invitation
from people whom | liked so much and at
the appointed time 1 went to his house.
Only We three were present, the judge.
Mrs. Wharton and myself, and to an out
| slider it would have seemed a family
group Here, at least. was no one to
question me. or to suspect me- or to init
mate in any manner that l was not what
I should be. / breathed an air of friend
| ship confidence and faith. and 1t was in
expressibly grateful to me. / could not
destroy such trust as this and make my
self outcast from such people as these.
l had for the time a wonderful lightness
of spirit, a revulsion from my former de-
preston. and 1t lasted until came away.
The Judge followed me to his gate. and
urged me to come again and often
You are a bachelor" he said smiling.
land you need company. Mrs. Wharton
and 1 are old and we need the young. so
you see each can help the other"
Il thank you and l shall do So. l re-
piled although not knowing whether ]
| meant it.
| But when I was back at the executive
mansion my loneliness and depression set
| tied down upon me. thicker and blacker
than ever. l had been fool to think ]
ever could escape the consequences of my
original sin; 1t is said that all matter is
eternal. and l suppose. too. that every
act has its logical sequence which goes on
forever. Seth came in on some little err
rand and he saw me sitting in my chair in
| an attitude of dropping dependency. He
had never ceased to show me doglike
devotion which often touched me
You amt happy, Mr.. Clarke he said
and he spoke in such deep sympathy that
l could not resent his words.
NO Seth I'm not" | replied.
AN you a big man. the governor o the
state. I reckon it's cause there's too
many flies in the molasses here Some
times I wish we was botF, back on the
| farm. Mr. Clarke, with nobody to bother
US"
I could not help smiling at Seths as
sumption of share in heavy response
bility, but l felt through it his strong
sense of personal attachment. Even if he
| were to know the full truth he would
never swerve "A hairs breadth in his 10y
| atty and affection. | had no doubts at all
of him and the knowledge made my heart
warm to him.
place brings worry. Seth" l said with
an attempt at cheerfulness. You have
harder time here than you had at Carl
| ton"
That's So he replied gravely. I've
got to keep all sorts of people from you
here. and there wasn't no such trouble at
| Carlton. It's hard world for us public
| men. Mr.. Clarke
| l did not laugh. I did not even have
any temptation to do so; on the contrary
| I felt keenly the support of his SYM
| pathy. and | said
We'll bear it the best we can. Seth
Yes, sir. will he replied cheer
| fully. and went on with his task His
| trouble slipped from his mind like water
| over dam. and l envied him. lie. too,
/ had been in the penitentiary. but he never
made any secret of it: on the contrary if
| the evil-minded introduced the subject to
him he would boast of it III order 10 show
| the depths from which he had come and
| the heights which he now stood.
| trllN that that moment. | en-
| Wed poor Seth.
August DAYS passed and the attacks
| upon me thickened. My very silence now
| was an ENCOURAGEMENT to my enemies.
and I did not doubt that Harrison. Con-
ner. Grey and Goblet were using every
| means to incite them. Grey | heard
was back again in Louisville and was
| full of malice against me both on per-
sonal and political grounds. He even
dared. sank so low as TO make
| persona. nSinuations against his own
wife. indirect and vague. it is true, but
| to the initiated clear enough. But the
! fat Goblet was the most vociferouS OF
! the lot oh, he knew things about me.
| I was a fine specimen, l was to be at
| the head of the government of a great
state, coming suddenly from nobody
knows where and pushing myself for
| ward i'm the most shameless and UNI
| scrupulous manner, The truth would
come out il must come out at last. and
| when it did come out. people would
| realize how they had been tricked. such
| were the reports that reached me. but
whether he knew anything positive about
| me | was uncertain, but ] did know that,
| if he learned the truth. it would make a
! luscious morsel for such man as he
! Late in August, as | strolled across
| the deserted lawn of the Capitol / saw
! Jimmy Warfiefd coming over the brown
| grass and | hailed him gladly.
| Got to look Up the records of a case
| in the office of the clerk of the court of
appeals" he said briskly. ''Doesn't
| Frankfort look deserted? Why do you
| stay here i'm August? Why don't you
come dowp to Louisville, and have a
| good time with your friends, one OF
whom | am?"
| He spoke lightly. jestingly even, but
| his manner was unlike his words. and
noticed that he shook mT hand with I'M
| usual fervor Jimmy Wartield was seldom
a denonStrative man, and | fell deeply