The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10

|, gallery where triumphant womAnhood
Sophisticated her Abject lords. Il was a
parliament Of flowers far below. dazzling
in hues. hreathless in scents. yet pleading
hArmoniOusly with the clAtter. barba-
roIlsly shrill
The hour for the election was about 90
strike. The great auditorium was filed
with groups Of excited women talking
at once and against time. In and out
among them hustled an elderly mAtrOn.
square Of face and shoulders. short Of
skirts. her rotundity accentuated by a
parterre OF American Beauty rOses; and
wherever shs went the talk became
-hriller and fAsteK and more choral.
II was Mrs. Ray PalaEoX.
She went everywhere too. excepting
TO the side seats under the gallery. where
the Eastern contingent. - Mrs. Angelfs
adhereuts were termed In the jargOn
% the convention. were placidly seated
In the midst Of these sat Laura and SUI
same Frosn this superbly dressed
and elegantly hammered array there came
calm and superior assurance which
was insolent: and caught myself. against
myself. sympathiEing with Mrs. Palafox
IN the rcd and angry glances she cast
toward IT,
Perhaps this In Why I spoke ~ I did
10 Arsene Palafox. when presently he
worked his way down 20 the rail by my
side; but beyond and above this there
had been friendly passages between us.
For a reason that no one but Laura knew.
l liked. felt sorry for the man.
lilo looked worn and worried a. he
gTHsped my arm.
n.sR, r. 81 L. Z.
only an idle curiosity which brings you
to this perfumed bear garden"
Not exactly I answered shortly
Your people have got into . foolish
fight. Withdraw your mother before
!, 10 too late. She will hs disqualified.
sure
"You know
Yes, not only ! know. but Mrs. Angel
and all her forces know. Look &C them.
can't you telll'
Laura. II can't be- that she win do IL.
wouldn't mind your wife 30 much Il
has been Give and take between 10 and the
Laura and no other will give the coup
de grace. You'd better hurry. Sec. the
chAirwOman- general IN about 70 twAnG
But what can ! do. shut up In this box.
barred from the AoorR An. knOW-sss."
He ripped a sheet from a potsboOk. hs
eCr1DbBed q me on " M twisted u I'D
into ball. which he tcaBoi az his mothers
feet - she was sailing triumphAntly
toward her allotted seat
by the Lord. ! might have known ie.'
no nuttsred, gritting his teeth vet half
smiling We Palafozas bslonR % the
old guard; Ne may b knocked out. bus
ne never give In
For Mrs. PAlAfoE had read the note with
a glance and had answered u by shaking
her fist deflantly toward the Eastern
contingent.
Tho coup de gracs vas meruiflIly
gwiH. Directiy the two names had besn
placed IN TdsssiSsssoss, Laura rose and
asked 90 mako q preliminary oblection
to the consideration q Mrs. PAlAfoE Tor
Once, She vas disqualified. she de-
clared
The objsction. bsing preliminary,
must walt until tho vote has been taken.
ruled tho ohAirWonan- general and II
took two roll cslls n appeal sss00sssfuliy
from this remarkable decision.
The Delegates win state h9r obtec-
ton said tho chairwonan bstween q
gulp and q COB.
i ssad 70 the desk certain Documents
90 be road resumed Laura composs.flV.
They prove that Nathan Malson Wna
ths assumed name o. a young Connsctio1t
headed and prosminsntly sslfsh ana
tealous. who Ia . ne % piqIls deserted his
own command IN the heart of the wihiar-
nsa1 and joinsd tho iFoop most disasas
from u. th@ conmoul,cut Psaciolea. HIS