The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-30

your coming down Unexpectedly
can say that after your great tron'
BILE. although your sense of duty
made you overcome it in order To
come down early, you did not feel
like being met by a crowd of your
loyal supporters. That would be
good cara, sir and it would tell with
the voters
The mans words angered him,
but he controlled himself. After all,
why shouldn't he let him have his
way? The whole thing was bit Ct
play-acting, farce, mockery--
why not play the game thoroughly
then?
He had been drinking freely all
the day, and while, as of old, IL
did not affect him outwardly, 1t ia
fluenced him far more than it would
have done few months before
His abstinence had made him far
more susceptible to the power o!
whiskey. Under its influence. more
over. he felt like consenting TO
things which without it he would
have scorned. What had taken place
had utterly destroyed the feelings
which Olive Castlemaine had caused
to take root in his heart. Besides
this would be one method of paying
off old scores. Let the farce be kept
up. Nothing mattered now. Even
if the truth were discovered he did
not care.
"Of course, the time is short,
went on the election agent, but !
thought it better to strike while the
iron was hot The dissolution yester-
day came upon us like bombshell,
but | determined to make capital out
of it, and / tell you. sir, therell
be a tremendous crowd to hear you
tonight. There'l be two cards 10
play, sir First we shall arouse a
tremendous amount of sympathy for
you, on account of Miss Castlemaine
being taken i'll, that is if the mat
ter is judiciously worked; and then,
second, the people are just burning
TO hear about the causes which led
to the Governments downfall. OF
course, you've got everything first
, hand, sir. That's enough for tonight
and If we play our game well, the
r battle is nearly won before the 9th
t er side have had chance to look
! in."
) All right" said Leicester desper
f ately. anything TO win"
: That's the proper spirit, anythini
5 to win. But I've a bit of unpleasant
e news, sir-perhaps you can explain
! it?"
:, WHAT" asked Leicester.
t We'll, you know, sir, you have
k generally stayed with Mr.. Osborn,
! at The Grange when you've visitet
t the constituency. Accordingly. | tool
S the liberty of calling upon him to
T day. suggesting that he should in
5 vte you, as on other occasions. bu
|. he refused to do So
n Just so" said Leicester. did h
g tell you Why"
9 Not word, sir as a const
- Quence | engaged rooms for yo
r here at the Red Lion"
# That's all right" he said MI
r Osborne is a little out of sympath
= with us just now. but on the Who'll
y I am very glad. | would much ratf
II er be here in the hotel
S Still. it's bit of a knockdow
e, Elow. Mr.. Osborne is the most il
y fluential man in the constituency
n and the other side will be sure t
r. ask ugly questions"
II Let them ask"
,f VERY well. sir Then you'll le
1t me arrange things in my owS wa!
and make what explanation ! thin
fit?"
Al Yes, anything you like. And loo
y here, Smith. spare neither money c
n, lies. 1t seems they are both nece
1t sary. Only, as you say. let ever
: thing be judiciously managed" An
y he laughed bitterly.