New-York tribune., 1909-03-07

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lam DIVING with her and the Senator alone
watching. and when she had drawn down the
shades "a passing band began 20 play loudly and
she had heard lr-- groaE- " ould he reIleube--
This waiting Was timely respite 70 plan an IN
terview OF Strategic moves, and Vet these oil
melting meU.r-s would come.
II was an hour before Senator Hedges ap-
peared. She had not been prepared for two
CrutChes- When she had seen HIM last II had
been only cane He waited for her 20 speak
i know vau must be surprised 70 see me.
Senator, she began prImly, because his piercing
glance SAID. ]. ut YOU dare pity me. and
vet pity would Hurn the anger from her heart
" One doe rr- look for visits from the wife %
the man VIII. slipped ones face on the floor II
the House, -e -eJorncd gr1rnly-
That W. SD long ago. She pleaded
The STING IS -orever!' he snapped
Why woul IN the strength TO denounce this
man come Q. her. Mother Hutt cIaspcd her
black glpvct lands. determined 20 use her
knowledge ts-.atenInglv- But. looking at the
crippled hgurr- she sought IN vain the words IT
bitter arraIg-ueDt- The very simplicity of a
tender old heart robbed her of courage. vet led
her al unCgus.- us INTO the paths exalted iIplp-
macy might have followed.
Yes. because YOU We're both wrong" she
answered steadily II one had been IN the
right. he would have been naguanInoJs II
G. | had ever forgiven himself he would have
asked Your pardon Don't You recoIect how
once Your Steve and our lack got INTO such a
fight over which should be the Cave1rau III the .
dreaway of our boarding house and when We.
the mothers. had fixed up their diS6gure1uents.
Your wife Kate tried 70 reason little Steve INTO
saying he was Sorry,-kate always was 50 gen
tie with the ChIdren,-and finally the Young
Ster called out. Look out, ma Cause If YOU
make me SO 'shamed | can { ike myself enough
tu tell Jack he ought to forgive me- Steve al
ways was the brightest child, she smiled rernI-
nIScently-
THE Senator's expression Of wasping instinct
had vanished ut her natural mention of his
wite's name. His tense shoulders softened q
little INTO the leather cushions When he spoke
however, the Welding was denied. His harsh
voice wrung the words from his spent frame
with almost incredible veheuence-
And what has the bright Steve brcome' \
deflulter IN his father bankt AMI my iaugh-
ter married a bogus Count You know all this
And all the time I've had 70 see YOU prosper
Hutt, the imPeccable. became landmark IN
the House
Yet YOU went to the Senate. Stephen" she
hlu. the name coming uncIu-
scIously IN her great effort To hark back ~ q
perspective.
His crutches clattered To the 1oo- but a for
bidding gesture held her help away and ne con-
tnued And Your boys went through college
and came out with hororS and settled down here
IN the East. and You're proud of them And I
could Just HUttS SNUG smile when Your
Annie married the richest man Your home
town. She didn't marry foreigner, oh no.
Mrs Hutt came forward until her blunt
fingers treubled on the edge Of the desk Oppo-
site him How YOU have hated and suffered
and misunderstood. Stephen Hedges she Said.
" But let me tell YOU thing l. ISn Z what
came 10 say at all, but II Just has % be SAID
irSt. Of course. my Annie had % marry Ben
always been SweethelrtS and
Annie never had any ambition for branching
out IN Washington Iife.-aud ot course she has
q sweet home out III Huntsville and everything
She wants. but III be an old goose If coulint
see that your girl with her unhIppineSs and the
she's been brought to through that
foreign marriage. had developed a thousand
times the deeper. stronger character. Why.
when she came To me the other day
She came 10 see YOU. My Charlotte he
unused wOnderingly. and then demanded
Sternly, " How did She dare come back here
She d heard YOU were sick, and wanted To
be near. replied Mother HUT
Wants some more money O buy another
JackanapeS husband. | suppose YOU mean. he
snarled. but his head Dropping
No, She spoke about getting something To
do She's very fine spoke the woman IS
tenderly As If commencing her own.
My daughter IN the Departments. III
never stand for that She knows It. too. but
where Is She'"
Mrs Hutt sighed She gave the address
" II write to her But YOU'D better givr her