Evening star., 1909-03-07

ami the sound OF ms CrutcneS tapping the stone
| floor came to her distantly. And never even
denounced him for buying e.. | s defeat. Oh.
| g. |. what :; wretchedly poor helpmate | ann
| she mourned
| In the hall Il little page whose clothes she
| sometimes mended told her that the Hutt Bill
| had passed the House sometime ago and that
pretty there was going to be something
| intercstin doing and he turned his chubby
face up with only-you-and-l understanding
| wink. Few people would have taken Mrs.
Gideon Ichabod Hutt for person to be winked
at Yet she patte, the boys cheek
When she reached the House gallery, the reg
| ularly appointed member had risen to make the
presentation speech.
His tribute lasted half an hour. and was inn
| mediatelv followed bv speech from the minor
ity side Then tribute followed increasingly.
Everybody seemed anxious to tell of Congress
man Hutts virtues and achievements.
Action of the Senate on the HUT Bill was
| awaited and conference reports Jagged, and 1t
was not yet time to break up into the pande-
monium of dying session; SO this opportunity
to Safety-valve their spirits through encomlum
was eagerly seized and expended.
Mrs. Hutt, astute about many parliamentary
maneuvers. was unsuspicious where recogni-
tion of G.. | S worth was concerned and, while
she was dimly aware that the galleries about
her empticd and filled again more than once.
she sat spellbound during the program
At length the chair pounded for order. and
G. l., very red indeed, was recognized to make
has short. embarrassed response.
For the first time m years tears fell on his
wifes folded hands she listened. Then some
one proposed that they take recess and in
spect the gift.
G. l. met her at the elevator. and together
they went into the lobby. The loving cup was
even more magnificent than she had imagined.
They would have undoubtedly to take out a
bay window to get it into the sitting room,
or lend it to the First Church as baptismal
font.
The Congressman crowded round G. |. and
cheered him. and plain Mrs Gideon Ichabod
Hutt, looking on his ovation, was beautiful as
a Velasquez would have discovered her.
- lobby entrance, and the tall young man she
had left asleep in the Hutt suite dashed in. pur
sued by two doorkeepers who refused to recog-
| nize his riotous claim to the member elect
privileges.
The young man sprang upon chair. and the
Congressman, now thoroughly relaxed. ap-
plauded and demanded, "Speechl"
Thanks That's just what was about to
do, my friends, he opened. 1t won't be long,
| but to the point; so hear We! | was elected to
fill the place of Hon Gideon Ichabod HUT, and
| | came down here to look over the job Well,
| l don't like it. You're too wise, calculating,
forward, freezeout guys for me! incidentally,
| may add most of you are too burned honest
| for me to deal with!
The Sergeant at Arms started forward; but
approving cries of " Hear, hear!' surged up, and
he sank back into boys-wi- -be-boys smile
Il get along better in State politics. They
| understand my talk and don't resent my idioms
out there | can be Governor in couple of
years and by that time you'd just he beginning
to show me where to hang my hat down here.
So I'm going to quit,-see resign instanter
| as Congressman elect; and if the Hon. Gideon
| Icha bod don't come back to you next session,
| III buy a teething ring for yours truly
| The recess limit was over, and the members
| began to drift back into the House.
Just one moment more!" pleaded the chair
orator. You aren't going to be asked to buy
any patent remedies; just wait until the gen
tleInan finishes! | have the pleasure of an
nouncing that the Hutt Bill has passed the Sen
ate | went in to congratulate Senator Hedges,
and he stroked my hair with one of his crutches,
which the final inspiration of this speech.
| Thanks"
There was an uproar as of "a drilled mob as
the meteor vanished. Then the men again
crowded about the veteran Congressman and
pounded his back and shook his hand and
| shouted fraternal greetings and congratulations
| and finally trooped off to vote.
I0UT in the hall Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Icha bod
~ Hutt faced each other in silence.
| \ very beautiful woman, distinctive in car
| riage exquisitely gowned, swept past them
| followed by we'll known Senator of the For
| eign Relations Committee carrying her furs
| '''That' < he Ra rODeSS Won IutZ G. | They