Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-08

platform, and you placed thought In
their minds concerning me which is not
true
II don't think I understand YOU" he
said, still smiling.
oh YES you io"'-and did not smile
at all and you have brought into IL
lady as pure and innocent as any that
God ever made. | think you are doing
It in order TO brighten me out o this
campaign and out Of ali other campaigns"
I spoke with heat. and drawing his
thin lips together he ceased to smile.
Suppose ] should grant the truth or
what YOU say. Mr.. Clarke he said.
what then. l have eyes to sec and
know what Is in the mind OF yourself
and of somebody else.
Possibly. l replied but granting Il
to he there Nothing follows.
Now he smiled again and his look was
so cynical that ! wished for an excuse
to strike him. But | am glad that 1
restrained myself
Each sees through his own glass" L
lid: I'VE judge others by our own mental
and moral standards.
It'll let 1t go al that he replied in
solently.
| scarcely knew what else To say and
turned away from him with a feel
ing that the interview had been wasted.
was I'm fearful quandary: ] did not
wish to retire from this campaign. which
meant eventual retirement from all cam
paigns, nor did I wish to risk Alicia's
good name which lay at Harrsons merry.
1t was Alicia herself who decided for
me. an unsigned letter from her coming
the next day i'll which she said:
~ understand what that terrible man
meant last night. AT first | could scarcely
believe 1t. ] was amazed. then Mortified.
then indignant. | have had scene since
with him-you know whom / mean-but |
do not think he will dare again to accuse
me in any manner
I paused. No. George Grey would not
dare. I had keen weapon against him
of which Harrison did not know. and II
the attack were made upon Alicia in
stead of myself 1 might yet it.
And as for you You Will keep on In the
campaign. You sacrificed yourself for IN"
once before" she continued and | tell
you that | can never let you do 1t again
even in a smaller matter. If you care
for my esteem al all you will continue"
] sat in my bedroom at the hotel as
read the letter. and when I finished it
tore it into many fragments. Then
east them by pieces out of the window
and watched the wind take them by diff
ferent ways. l would do as Alicia said
but | should be more circumspect, more
vigilant. than ever with myself. Mine
indeed was a hard fate. and with the
at Harry Clarke | felt sorry for him.
The day of the primary election came
and resulted in a complete triumph for
Guthrie. To use our expressive phrase.
! rage and modification. he was kind
enough to include me in the causes of his
defeat. The man showed his quality or
rather lack of il by attacking me per-
sonaly. and il was done i'll most Of
tensiVe way.
| had left Guthres headquarters. tie
vote being decided. and | walked with two
three of my friends 10 my hotel IL
was a cloudless spring. night, with mil
ions of bright stars sown in a sky OF
a wind blowing
a green wilderness down upon the town
! | felt great sense OF citation. | reJoiced
in Guthrie'S triumph and yet more I'm MY
own conspicuous share in public affairs.
1t was an eXultation almost boyish in lis
nature but it was none the less precious
to me on that account. In truth it often
seemed TO me in those days that my lost
youth coming back to me.
We passed into the hotel and fingered
little in the lobby. great marble place.
blazing with electric lights and yet
thronged with men, several of whom
greeted me Familiarity and warmly. AS 1
stood talking TO them saw Cobbett come
in at a side door that l knew led to the
bar The manufacturers heavy face was
flushed. and evidently he had not been
neglecting liquid solace. / despise man
who because OF disappointment turns 10
drink and my contempt is none the less
because | myself WAS once worthy of il.
knowing the coarSeneSS of his nature, L
should have avoided Cobbett had there
been time, but he saw me at once and
came toward me. Behind him were HaT-
rison and the pinheaded AppleGate Sui
len rage showed in Cobbctts eye and
he put his hand heavily upon my arm
/ brushed off the hand and regarded him
with a fixed gaze. | knew that ! could
not now afford to take the man lightly or
he would so further. He Steadicd HIM
self a little at my repelin gesture, but
anger still smoIdered iii his glance.
CTo he continued tomorrow