The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-29
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 Tn Devonshire-Taviton Grange. Don't you remember?"
 "Oh. yes," said John Castlema1ne with a smile ''What cioncid- ence."
 What is concidence?"
 "oh. my letter is from man in Taviton." e-
 What letter."
 .'The letter which led me to tell you that two men are coming here 10 dinner tonight"
 "Oh, I had almost forgotten. Yes, [ must tell Mrs. Bray. Half-past seven. I suppose"
 "Yes: by the way, what makes your letter SO interesting?" F
 'wen, Bridgets letters are always interesting. As you know, she writes well, and she had quite gift in summing up people. You remember her letter about the French Count?'
 'svery we'll. Yes, yes. it was very clever. Has some one else of note been staying at the Grange?
 Why a way-yes. At least she thinks he will be of note. Indeed she describes very striking man."
 "Who is he?"
 ..He is candidate whom her father has persuaded to fight Sir Charles Trefry at the next election
 John Castlemaine opened his eyes rather widely for moment, then a rather amused look came upon his face.
 "Ten me what she thinks about him" he said quietly.
 : Olive Castlemaine took up the let ter she had placed on the table and began to search for the part which Egave the description of which she had referred.
 There's a lot about girls we met lin Germany" went on Olive; you twill not be interested in them. Oh, lhere it is. Listen: "A very interesting swhethef I like him or not. Some times, I think do, and at others I am just as sure I don't. He is the candidate who has been elected to fight Sir Charles Trefry, and father Heels sure he's bound to win. He icame here to dinner last night, after which he addressed a meeting at Tav- liton Public Hall. and then came back Ihere again for the night. Of course. ,father knows him well, but, as have always been away when he has been here before, this is the first time l have seen him. He arrived about six in the evening, and owing to the meeting, we had to have an early dinner. The thing which was most remarkable about him before the meeting was his silence. He scarcely lspoke a word. And yet I am sure That nothing escaped him. He has large gray eyes, which have 9 strange look in them. His face is very pale, land he looks all the more striking because he is cleanly shaven. As said, he was very silent, and yet felt interested in him. He impressed me as one of those strong masterful Imen who compel people to do things lagainst their wills. Of course father asked two or three people of local importance to meet him and the quiet way in which he snubbed them with out being rude, aye, and without their feeling: that they were snubbed-- amused me. rarely go to these 'terested that wanted to go to hear ,him, and I went. Of course there twas a great crowd, but I took very little notice of it; I was too inten, upon studying MT. Radford Leices- ter's face. I have heard him spoken iof as a keen politician, but I never saw a man look so utterly bored Especially was this so at the begin ming of the meeting; little later 8 lsmile of amused content came upon lhis face as he listened to the eulog- jtums on our historical party When lhe got up to speak, he looked dis lgusted at the way the people cheer led, and although the former part ot his speech was clever, there was nothing striking about it. He did not seem to think the audience worth an effort. Presently, however, one o1 the cleverest men in town-he belong led to the other side got up and heck lied him. Then the fun began. He seemed to realize that he was on his mettle, and the way he pulverised our focal clever man" will be the talk of the town for a week of Sum- days Never before did I realize the inuflnece of strong clever man. He simply played with the audience and swayed the people at will"
 .swhen we got home after the meeting he was again very silent foI some time; then the vicar of our par ish called, and again the fun commen- ced. This time politics were mingled with religion, and although such dis cussions are generally very dull, would not have missed it for any, thing. To see the Rev. William Dun- stable wrfthe and wriggle and try to explain and qualify was simply splen-