Evening star., 1909-02-14

and sad answered the girl smiling family.
And Your father,
She sighed deeply MY father imagine
Is not unwilling to have a friend at court.
What You going to do when you are elec-
ted?"
Marry you the first thing.
mean after that.
Live to make YOU happy"
Do be reasonable | mean what are YOU
going to do with the opposition
am going to do Justly and fairly by all
men, whoever they are, whatever they may
have done Mine shall be policy of rum.
Some things must be broken down. but my
aim shall be to upbuild.
thought SO, returned the girl And
what are you going to do with the one wo-
man.
II am going to love her as no woman was
ever loved before in this world
HOW long this might have continued
= never be told. Young Hadane interrupted
them, Mr. Gormly he said, Il see you
have heard the news
Il have heard the essential part of it from
your sister
Do YOU mean to tell me that you haven't
read the paper YETI Well. sit down and read
against you. l suppose all Eleanor told you
was the news of her engagement
Well. wasn't that enough
Enough cried the young man. why.
Bill Hamilton. It's the finest thing that
appeared. Everybody knows that you didn't
shoot the man. but that the woman did They
know too that YOU gave her your horse in the
snow, and that she abandoned you. Why,
man. YOU re hero
ITO be perfectly frank with YOU, Haldane.
this is all most interesting and gratifying How
earth Bill Hamilton turned up at the right
moment and told the truth. | don't know.
but, as a matter of fact. do truly care more
fnr1 S..trS
ton out of the fact that | am going to be mar
ried to her Immediately after the election,
than will in winning, If We win.
You're sure to win said Haldane. = Now
read the paper and then We'll go up town
-
w in view of the relationship between
them. boldly rode up to the auditorium III the
great store by the side of Gormly in the tom
neau of her brothers big car The enormous
crowd that filled the great hall to overtiowing
that packed the streets outside, that suspended
all traffic: the addresses that Gormly made.
the frantic cheering that greeted him as he
stood overlooking the greatest multitude that
had ever filled that section Of Broadway. Miss
Haldane on one Side and his old friend OF a
quarter of a century back Colonel Bill Hamll-
ton. the other, with Haldane Whitetield
and great galaxy OF supporters IN the back
ground. including Abbott the cub reporter
Scribbling like mad on the greatest story OF the
day.-these have all passed into history. The
result of the election, which occurred next day
is of course known to everybody.
Gorrnly Overwhelmingly voted IN and
the votes cast were fairly counted. He re-
ceived bulletins in his private office in the great
store. Those who had stood overlooking the
crowd the night before were with him. This
time young Haldane, whose engagement was
also announced. had brought Miss Stewart to
keep his sister company. After the final bull
letin came in, which assured Gormly that he
had Won the others congratulated him and
withdrew a space and left him to Miss Haldane.
1t is over r" he said. and we have won't!
Yes. No one congratulates you as ~
g have a great deal to live up to. was the
slow answer.
AS Mayor of New York; she questioned
softly.
As your husband. " he replied.