Evening star., 1909-03-07

neckwear had slipped moorings and sent its satin
tendrls over ear: the pink shirt front and his
lvid face srnudged Yet his very battered con-
dtion insured identification with the woodcut Mrs.
Hutt had in The Huntsville Gazette
Good NOR H. madam, he began thickly. Sorry
sturb you; mus missed m count on doorknobs.
Guess b'1ong further down the boulevard. So long,
madam ~
But the attempt to pry himself from door to frame
balance; and then Mother Hutt had broken his fall
and was leading him limp and unnerved to sofa in
the
The sofa, too, had G. is profile in the headrest
1t seemed desecration; yet Mother Hutt proceeded
with stole decisiveness. This young alone;
he had his battle all ahead
Now you lie STILL till | care for you a bit, she
said and hustled off with the air of all this being in
the days routine.
The patient let his bloodshot eyes travel over his
new environment silly smile appeared Fun
nest thing! he driveled infantinely. Seem to see
the features of m hated rival ev'rywhere-on the
chars-ey'rywhere; Then terror griPped his fea,
lures. "Oh, Lord! spose it should be warnin'
vison?" he fumbed to cross himself, "'Spose he's
after me?" On sudden inspiration he turned turtle
and, finding the haunting visage the cushion
there, began furtively to wipe it off.
Mother Hutt's remittance interrupted operations:
yet she and understood. This is Congressman
Hutt's suite you know 1t was furnished SO in honor
of him, she soothed
Then those pictures really there, the young
man croaked, joyous relief in the tone. Why SO
you mus be Miss Hutt!' he continued with the Ella
ton of polar discoverer. Then, watching the wo-
absorbed in the mixture of powder and liquor
in of the glasses she brought his eyes narrowed
and he asked, You don happen to know who l am,
do your"
YES 1 do You ire the Congressman elect from out
in our district. You defeated my husband" " she
answered steadily without looking up.
"SI did, madam, the more's the shame. Why
THUNDER you doing all this for me! That's
what's twisting my thinker You amt the look of
one thatd 60 in for giving mischief DOPE he
alyzed, banshng his own bogy. Then with conf
dental leer he questioned Honest now Miss Hutt
gee! but that names like hiccupt-what's max
ing you willin' to coddle black sheep like me, any
Why did you make that fight against Congress
Hutt?" she parrled succnctly.
oh thas dead easy one, he returned. Simple
enough. Cause Sen tor Hedges put up the dough and
promised a reward of merit besides, that's why
Paid for ev'rything, Hedges did including balloon
ascenslons and millions flags with m name on EN-.
Great campaign that But his com pacent grin died
and, raising himself on shaking arm he continued
excitedly:
But l didn't want to do it, honest! Told Hedges
so; but he sisted Nope, all | want of politics any
how to get at the head of things out home and
the Legslashure tail till 1t snars and snaps at the
legs of that gang that used to kick and cuff when
up under the saloon counters in the neighborhood,
and in particular that hound that clawed my
mothers heart out to stop hole in his own reputa-
ton. | was with her when she died, and | old
enough to know. Oh, God! what a head - he moaned
sinking back and clutching the sofas edge cap
sized canoe.
and peasanter remedies; but this is sure. After
ward l have a soothing stuff and then after some
sleep II get the black coffee and you out all
right 1t hasn't more than couple of days,
has it %
How THUNDER do you know all this?' he gasped,
she supported him like child and held the glass
HALF an hour later he was lying back whittier than
II the bandage on his head and Mrs Hutt was dex-
terousy slipping off his coat AS she swung it wide
of the sofa long fatty folded paper fell out. Her
aging sight made the printing it blur until she
was tossing it casually the table. Then the big