Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-12

- 1LIVE STANDISH had spent
~ the evening at the Civic
SsT.TSss League headquarters, await
Co. ing reports of the days bat
tie. The rooms were full of the
Leagues minor candidates and of
Gals, with a fair sprinkling of women.
Anice Lanier, chaperoned by her aunt,
with whom she now lived, was there,
her high color and the light in her
big eyes alone betraying the fearful
suspense under which she laborerd.
The belated returns, which should
have been telegraphed at once to the
League headquarters, were still fur
Their delayed by the fact that the one
wire now running into town had been
preempted by Conover Hence, it was
not until well after one o'clock that
Give received definite news of his
own election. Throngs of friends and
supporters had, on receipt of the final
figures, flocked about him with con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes. To all
he had given seeming heed, yet among
the crush he saw but one face, read
in one pair of brown eyes the praise
and infinite gladness he sought.
And as soon as he could he departed
with Anice and her aunt for the lat
ter's home, where little supper for
three was to celebrate the victory.
They formed jolly trio about the
dainty supper table. Late as it was,
all were too excited to feel sleepy or
wish to curtail by one minute the
little feast of triumph.
''To the next Governor of the
Mountain State!" proclaimed Anice
solemnly, as she lifted her glass. ''To
be drunk standing and with No,
no, Give" she reported as the Gov
ernor-elect also rose. you mustn't
drink it. It's"
I'm not going to-" retorted Stan
dish Indignantly. I'm getting up to
look for a dictionary"
"But what on earth"
81 want to find the feminine for
Governor. And"
A whirr of the telephone bell broke
In on his explanation.
"Some stupid political message for
you," haZarded Anice, taking down the
receiver. "Yes, this is 318 r. Yes.
Yes, this is Miss La OH" with a
changed intonation, Mrs. Conover?"
A longer pause. Then Anice gave
little exclamation of sympathy, lis
tened a moment and said:
Eyes, we will come at once But I
hope you'll find it's not as bad as you
think. Don't break down. I'm sure
it will be all right"
what is it?" asked Give and her
aunt in a breath
'I'm not quite sure" answered the
girl. "She was so upset l could hard
ly understand her. Besides, the wires
are still in bad condition. But it
seems some accident or injury has
happened to her husband. Gerald is
away, and there is no one the poor
woman can turn to so she telephone
for me. And Give, she wants to know
if you won't come, too. Please, do.
You're the only relative she has. And
she's so unhappy"
Gust as you WISH" acceded Stan
dish, with no great willingness, "but
I'll be sorry to have to-night's happi-
ness marred by another row with Con-
over"
81 gather from what she says he is
in no condition for row with any
one. I told her we'd come at once.
Please hurry, dear. I hate to think
of that frightened little woman trying
to meet any sort of a crisis alone"
In the great, comfortless drawing
room of the Mausoleum, on a couch
hastily pushed into the centre of the
room under the chandelier, lay Caleb
Conover, Railroader. Two doctors,
who had been working over him, had
now drawn back few PAGES and We're
comforting in grave undertones. At
the foot of the couch, clad only in
nightgown and slippers, as she had
been aroused from bed, her sparse
hair tight-clumped in semicircle of
kid-curlers, Mrs. Conover crouched in
moaning, rocking heap. Scared,
whispering groups of servants blocked
the doorways or peered curiously in
from behind curtains. The air was
thick with the pungent smell of anti
septics.
The Railroader, lying motionfess be-
meath the unshaded glare of half
dozen gas-jets, was swathed of head
and bandaged of arm. He was coat
less, and his shirt and waistcoat were
thrown open disclosing his mighty
chest Across the couch-end his feet,
still booted and spurred, protruded
stiff1y as mannikin's.
1t was upon this scene that Anice
and Give entered. At sight of the
girl. Mrs. ConoVer scrambled to her