The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-19

Armytage through thick and thin when
the nominating convention Is on"
II see you are a politician" said Str
Percy, looking down at her and trying
to determine whether white or black
were more becoming to her piauant and
irregular beauty.
mo: l am a d~iplomatist, like your
SELF replied Lucy, looking up with
laughing. unabashed dark eyes into his
face. MY uncle, you see, Is not a
diplomatist at all, and neither his worst
enemy nor mis- best. friend could call
MIN a politician. I call HIN q states
man. lie is the dearest man on earth,
but he always acts on his impulses,
and that, you know, is very nnwise."
The gravity with which she said this
made Sir Percy smile. but Lucy kept
on with the air Of ar instructress:
"Qf course, 1t Is unwise. Imagine
Lord Baudesert boiling out the truth
upon every occasion. And that Is Just
| what my uncle does. My aunt thinks
him the wisest person in the world, SO
you see l am the only one In the fam
lily who is capable of any diplomacy at
all. Now, as l am twenty-five years
Old"
80 old as that?" said Sir Percy, pre-
tending surprise.
"Tw~enty-six next birthday gravely
responded Lucy, and I have learned a
| great deal. One thing is, that con-
stituents never forgive one If they are
not shown attention in Washington. !
assure you my attentions to Bardstown
people in Washington got my uncle
i,;. lat a,,fnotirn I took a rrrnyar'G
daughter round with me sightseeing,
and / gave nine teas in n month for
Bardstown girls. ! didn't commit the
folly Of asking for invitations for
them. Nobody thanks you for intro
ducips the su~perfuous girl, and / can't
see why one should expect other peo-
pie to pay ones social debts. But !
paid all my own debts, and made
Uncle Armytage do a lot of things for
the Bardstown men who We're here,
which he said he hadn't time to do.
But 1 made him find the time. Isn't
that diplomacy"
Diplomacy and good sense conf
bined," answered Sir Percy.
He thought he had never seen so ex-
pressive a face as Lucy Armytage's.
Every word she uttered seemed to have
a corresponding expression of the eye.
Her cheeks were colorless, like the
leaves of a white rose, but her lips
We're scarlet and showed beautiful and
regular teeth. A charming English girl
always reminded Sir Percy of a beauti-
full rose in bloom. but this girl was like
the star-.lke jesamine. which grows
not in every garden. its white, mys-
terious flowers hiding in the depths OF
It's green leaves and casting its de-
licious perfume afar. Then Lucy said,
suddenly changing the subject:
IT have been in a dream all day. This
morning I went for a1walk far into the
country. as / often do. and / took
Omar with me.
"omar?" asked Sir Percy, not quite
understanding her.
1.-The Rubaiyat.' l mean. Everybody.
reads it here. 1t always takes me into
another world. Our life Is so vivid. so
full of action, so concerned with to-
day, and Omar's world is all peace and
dreaming. ! daresay you al read
Omar in the orisinai?'
"a little; but ! didn't know that
Americans liked peace and dreaming."l
"wait until you see more of US. There
is Senator March; I must speak to-
him.
She turned and went up to Senator
who had come In and was
standing talking with Mrs, Armytage.
Sir Percy remained some minutes
ct the sight before him. He'