The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-26

unldpplly Sne Qlun lDlnh 10 ledu
trumps through dummy, which would
have made world of difference. She
led a club; dummy put on the jack.
l knew Miss Smith had the ace and
one low heart; no clubs, a lot of low
diamonds and she might or might not
have spade. l figured that she had
the ace and a little one; IL she would
trump in with the little one, as ninety
nine out of hundred women would
have done, her ace and her partners
king would fall together or, at worst
he would have to trump her diamond
lead, after she had led out her king
of spades, and lead spades, which l
could trump and bring in all my dia-
monds. Do you take in the situation?"
you mean that Janet had the king
Of spades alone, the ace and the little
trump and four worthless diamonds?
see. 1t is a chance for the grand
coup; reckon she played it."
"She did" cried the colonel with
JUNCTION. "She slapped that ace on the
trick, she modestly led her king of
spades, gathered in my jack, then she
stole my child away my little jack of
trumps; it fell on dummys king, and
dummy led out his spades and / had
to see that whole diamond suit slaugh-
tered. They made their six tricks, the
game and the rubber; and l wanted
to clap my hands over the neatness of
it."
"She is a good player" agreed Aunt
Rebecca, land very pleasant person.
You remember the epitaph, don't you,
BERTHE? She was so pleasant Yet
Janet has had heap of trouble; but,
after all, happiness is not condition
but temperament; l suppose Janet
has the temperament. She's good
loser, too; and she never takes advan-
tage of the rules"
"She certainly loves straight
game" reflected the colonel. II con-
fess l don't like the kind of woman
that is always grabbing trick il some
one plays out of the wrong hand"
He said something OF the kind to
thy in that quarter. She's deep,
BERTHE; told you that was the only
reply, "but I'm watching. I have rea-
son for my feeling"
Maybe you have been misinformed,"
ventured her brother-in-law with prop
er meekness.
mot at ALL retorted she, sharply.
81 happen to know that she worked
against me with the Daughters"
Daughters" the colonel repeated,
namely, your daughters?"
Certainly not! The Daughters of
the Revolution"
tits mighty fine society, that; did
lot during the Spanish war. And
you are the state president, aren't
you?"
mo, Rupert" returned Mrs. Mel
vile with dignity Il am no longer
state regent. BY methods that would
shame the most hardened men politi-
clans l was defeated why! didn't you
read about it?"
You know I only came back from
the Philippines in February"
ut was in all the Chicago papers.
was interviewed myself. l assure
you the other candidates (there were
two) tried the very lowest political
methods. Melville said it was scandal
Gus. There were at least three lunch
cons given against me. 1t wasn't the
congress, it was the lobby defeated
me. And their methods! l would not
believe that gentlewomen could stoop
to such infamy of Misrepresentation"
The colonel chewed his mustache; he
felt for that reporter of the Chicago
paper; he was evidently getting
photographic record now; he made an
inarticulate rumble of sympathy in his
throat which was as the clucking of
the driver to the melted horse. Mrs.
Melville gesticulated with Delsartian
grace as she poured forth her woes.
"They accused me of domineering
spirit; they said l was trying to set
up a machine. |! | worked for them,
many time, half the night, at my
desk; never was letter unanswered;
/ did half the work of the correspond
ing secretary; yet at the crucial mo-
ment she betrayed met | learned
more in those two days of the petty
jealousy, the pitiless malevolence of
some women than | had known all my
life BEFORE but at the same time, to
the faithful band of friends"-the
colonel had the sensation of listening
to the record again-"whose fidelity
was proof against ridicule and cruel
misrepresentation, return graft
tude that will never wane. Rupert
she turned herself in the seat and
waved the open palm of her hand in
graceful and dramatic gesture,
those women not only stopped to
malignant falsehoods, they not only
trampled parliamentary law underfoot,
but they circulated through the hall
cartoon called the Making of the
Slate OF course, we had our quarters
at a hotel, and after the evening meet
ing, after | had retired, in fact, bell
boy brought me message; it was
necessary to have meeting at once,
to decide for the secretaryship, as we