Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-20
CHAPTER uI,-Continued,

CHAPTER iil.-Continued.
Vernon scarcely knew what to re
ply; such objections as he might have
found at other timcs-the old mascu.
line objections TO women's voting and
mcddling in po%li,ics-had all disap.
pcarcd n, sight Of this remarkable
young woman who wished to vote her
self; he could not think of one of
them. try as he would. His eyes were
on the rose.
"Pcrhaps your objections are mere
~ ~prcjudiccs," she venturcd boldly, in
her eyes ii latent twinkle that dis.
turbed him.
Il confess, Miss Greene" he began,
trying TO get back something Of his
senatorial dignity, such as state sena.
torial dignity is, that | have not de-.
voted much thought to the subject; |
am indeed rather ashamed to acknowl.
edge that | did not even know the
amendment was coming NJ to-day, un.
Ill | was-ah-so delightfully."- re-
minded by your rose
He raised the rose to inhale It's fra
GRANGE. She made no reply, but she
kept her eyes on him. and her gaze
compelled him to 20 on. 1t was hard
for him to 90 on, for II was now but
a struggle against the Formally OF a
surrender that had been inevitable
from the beginning. But his mans
prid" forced him to delay it as long as
possible.
what assurances have you from
other s~enators?" he asked. Though,
perhaps, ] need not ask-thcy have
unanimously mounted YOUR colors."
lic looked at his colleagues, sporting
their roses. Miss Greene gave "A little
exclamation Of annoyance.
"Do You think don't know" she
said; that | don't understand all that?
! might have known that they would
not take it seriously, And | thought
i thought-to put the matter SO cas-,
lily 10 them that ] should b" spared the
necessity of buttOnholinr them"
1T was a novel way Of buttonholing
Them he laughed.
"Oh!" she exclaimed, catching her
breath, they wear the roscs-and
laugh at me-"
Her eyes flashed through the mists
of vcSation that suggested tears.
You are all alone them"
Vernon said this I'm a low. SoliCitous
tone, as if he were dealing with some
deep grief.
"All alone
And YOU represent no one-that Is,
no society, no club"
II am not n paid lobbyist" she said.
though | believe II Is not beyond tn,
properties of our profession. | dc
what ! do only from a love of princi.
pie. ! represent only my sex" She
said 1t imprrssivcly, and then with a
quick little LAUGH that recognized the
theatrical that had been in her atti.
trdr, chc added: And that, | suspect
without authorization"
"Thc ladies', generally, do not seem
to he interested" Vernon acquiesced.
NO" she shook her head sadly. mo
on the contrary, ] suppose most of
them oppose the measure"
y have generally found them of tina,
feeling" Vernon observed.
THE slaves. before the war, often
~petitioned congress not to set them
free, YOU will remember"
Miss Greene spoke with a bitter
ness. Then quickly she collected her
SELF.
Blu, your objections. Senator Yer
SOM" she said. Really, we must &c,
down to business"
She raised the little chatelaint
watch that hung at her bosom ant
looked down at II. And then sudden
ly, without waiting for his objections
as II she had quite forgotten them In
deed. she impulsively stretched fortl
a hand and said:
You will help me. won't you?"
Vernon looked into her eyes. Hi.
gaze, after an instant, fell. He tries
to run the stem of the rose through
his b%uttonhole. The tEorns caught II
tic cloth.