The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-15

 silence renewed his courage, however.
 Bat even if you did not get my letter, we've beat them anyhow, Jawn," he said with a chuckle, "for you've come to first, haven't you?"
 Despite his air of supreme confidence there was a vague note of apprehension, pathetic appeal that touched Carter. He turned and put his Do -7ovans shoulder.
 "Ycs. Mike" he said gently five come to you first"
 Good, lawn, goodr said Donovan, c4anck1inQ; "is is glad that you did' He turned suddenly and held his fine, full blue eyes upon the other. Mot that mean by that it would be sorry I'd be to do you favor; no, but Pm glad that you not thinkin' that this would be
 You sce,' he continued confidently, "it's because of Eileen and the lad that hated to vote for the steal It's because of what it would mean them When married Eileen back in the old country all her folks dead against it. They told her that she was marvin beneath her; marvin man that would never get in the world. She didn't pay attention them, lawn, but married me, any4 way T believe you'll do your best she told mes an' ask more
 "But for all of that, knew she wanted me to make my way in rhe world, But did, havina education like an being only fit for a laborers But she never complained. Not when she had to work hersef-and her not brought up to it. She was always cheerful and brave.
 And then the lad came-ahl then she was happy. 'Michael,' says she, we'll make great, fine man of him. We'll bring him up fight for the poor people, she says, like his father and bis mother before him..
 Wen, we had little money saved up them days and we'd always be spendin' the evenin' fggerins how could little more to help to send him to college an make fine of the boy. Then then came the accident" He turned and laid his rough hand the others smooth "But you know all about that, lawn You loaned me the money to pay the doctors and to buy food You saved my life by doing it, and you saved Eieens tod shed never have got on alone. But you don't know what she did I my back for year and all that had saved taken away We'll she took in washin', and worked twenty of the twenty-four and got along with only meal while she was doing it. She used to take the price of the others and buy the lad books study Of Many's the time I've laid in my bed sick and heard them readin together-spe1lin' out the long words and tryin' to fgger out what they meant.
 After I we'll and workin' again she kept on washn' just the and saved every cent to send the lad o college.
 tWhen was hurted she was young and beautiful JaN,n but the work took both from her She's m old woman, and wrinl11ed now, and still workn'. But she's happy. She told so herself when came away
 T hoped great things for you, Michael in your young days says she, but you fulfilled them Ah, twas not your fault says she, but both gon' have the1n after al1 says she, fin our boy. An, we'll both be the happier for havn' it so Carter suddenly and went to the window. Out in the darkness the lights tinklng but he did not them. He thinking of the ambitions of his boyhood of his mothers ambitions for him. And they had ended, how? Here he in the capital of great State to help in the passage of bill that would rob the people of millions Donovan's voice drawled on, but he scarcely heard him.
 eff I voted for the bill, Jawn" he was saying, "-and I'd do 1t if you asked me, for you saved Ei1een's life and mine-the lad would have chance do the things his mother and himself have planned. Nobody would trust him. They'd say that his father thief, and the chances that he would be one, too. It would break her heart and h:s."
 He ceased and stared Carter. The latter felt the gaze and turned and faced him.
 Michael" he said, eff I do ask you to vote for such a bill you refuse me.p
 He went directly back MitchelPs He found him there with Nellie As he entered Mitchell looked up quickly.
 "'Wel1?" he asked.
 "He is going to vote against the Electric Light Bill" answered Carter b1untly.
 Did you ask him to vote for it3" asked-Mitchsll, :ncredulous
 Carter hcs::ated for moment. Then he told the truth.
 "No," he said. "I did not"
 Carter never remembered how he left the hotel and Albany behind him his way to New York. He vaguely remembered AIitchel1s denuncation and could not remember what she had said because he considered that those words would be the last she would speak to him.
 Tn this, however, he was wrong. For ff1e story drifted about until at last it reached the of humble old Irishnaan. With supreme courage he went to Nellie and told her all And so 1t that sunny day in spring, while Carter walk ing in Central Park carriage stopped beside him, and Nellie emerged from 1t and walked towards him with outstrctched hands.
 You did just right" she said "a1d If yor want 11e-you have As for papa-weli your friend MT Donovan told enough of h;s methods to pit i: in my power to expose hi,nif he does