The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-05
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BY JOSEPH HOOKING.
Copyright, 1909, by George II. Dorah
Company.)
CHAPTER |.
a CYnic's CHALLENGE.

] FOur men sal III the SNnOhluS room
of London club They were alone.
That is scarcely to be wondered al
for IL was past midnight Moreover,
it was not large ub. and even when
the place was most freqLentet large
numbers were seldom present. Three
OF the men were chatting cIrsori!y
about defeat Of the government
which had takol pace thai night but
the fourth, BY far the most Striking
locking man of the quartette, sat 81
most by himself. moody and silent.
They were all young men. The old
est had barely reached his thirty-fifth
year. while the youngest was evident
ly less than thirty. All of them gave
evidence of being young men OF leis-
ure. and each OF them would claim TO
belong to that class which is vague
ly termed English gentlemen.
win The Government resign, do you
think" said one.
NO. another replied.
Why? 1t could hardly De called a
snatch division
no. but governments don't resign
unless the country is against them"
And it is
in a sense. yes; but in another
sense, no. The question tonight was
brewers question Well, If they re
signed and went to the country, they
woulG soon be returned again.
The brewers. for whom the Govern
ment has been fighting, would be sur
ficently strong at the polls TO secure
the return OF their supporters
"Therefore the Government will re-
sign
They went on discussing the ques-
ton. neither saying anything worthy
of record. The man who sat apart,
however. took no note of the conVer'
sation. He could by listening carefully
have heard all that was said, but his
mind was elsewhere. Neither did he
speak TO the others. although he knew
each one intimately OF what he was
thinking it would be difficult to tell
There was a strange, vacant look IN
his eyes and his face was very pale
s. He seemed utterly obliviOus of the
a time. and although waiter lowered
n near, as if to remind the party that ne
Is was very sleepy, this young man es
h pecially took no note of his presence
s. Presently he aroused himself, anc
A. rang the bell on the table at his ell
d bow.
The waiter came towards h.m sleep
ii lily.
=. Whisky" he said
Yes, sir"
9, "A large one
Yes, sir"
: And make haste about it"
The waiter left the room. while the
others glanced at each other signlfi
r cantly.
3, How many is that tonight sait
= one in a low voice.
e. Heaven knows, | don't. He's or
the drink again
IF I'd taken what he's had ! should
, have to be carried to bed"
pity. isn't it? He's running his
career"
Il don't know. He never shows hes
been drinking. He's always at his best
when he's drunk"
He's never drunk"
We'll. YOU know what ! mean. He
can never do himself justice now, un
less he's had what would make the
rest of us incapable
! Yes. but that kind of a thing cant
last No constitution could stand 1t
In time itn destroy his nerves, and
then
Yes, it's pity"
Te waiter brought the young man
large measure Of whiskey and a
bottle of soda water He poured a
small quantity of soda into the whis
key. His ahnd was steady and he
did not seem to be in the least af
fected by what he had drunk.
He lifted the glass TO his lips and
nearly drained It, Then he sat back
in the chair and closed his eyes.
q should think he will soon be
asleep now whispered one.
"Not he
ITS an awful pity. Don't you think
one ought to try and warn him?'
TRY it. / would not like to-
But he's running his life. \ fellow
Of such brilliance. too. DO YOU remom.
4 her that speech he made at the Eiea
tric?"
Remember WHO doesn't You
know the constituency he's candidate
for2 Well. the story of his adoption
for that constituency by the general
committee is worth telling. | don't
quite know how it was, but through
a misunderstanding two men We're in
! yited on the same night to come and
4 address them with view 10 adop-
! tiou Well, the other man was Young
4 Lord TelsiZe. an able capable fellow
| by no means bad speaker and as
rich as a money-lending Jew Each
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