The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-03
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 T believe you have met MT War ren. Mir Iewis?"
 Jim Warren had risen. He hadn't seen Lewis since their fateful inter view that day in his private office. and he was not certain as to just what was going to happen now. How ever. he had q good husky punch up his sleeve, if the worst came to the worst. and besides. he was hardly thinking of that He was thinking that not only did Edna know Lewis but evidently she knew him we'll well enough for him to address her by her first name; well enough to of fer him both her hands: well enough to blush al his compliment. His doubt as to Lewis attitude was in stantly dispelled.
 Of course know Warren" Lewis exclaimed heartily. He offered his hand; Jim Warren shook it. Let me repeat. Mr Warren. the Congratula- tonS l wired to you immediately af- ter your election. I didn't believe the man lived who could have done what you did
 T know you didn't" replied Jim Warren that is. l judged it from our conversation on that day.
 The help was able to give you Tt was a great help Jim Warren interrupted If you hadn't been in just the position you were doubt if could have won Jim Warren's sky-blue eyes mar rowed a little. his chin was thrust forward slightly; but that haunting grin stlIl played about his mouth. | Lewis smiled easily. Edna's keen woman-sense divined some undercur- rent that she did not quite under i stand and she glanced from one to the other uncertainty. i I'm glad 10 hear you say that, 1 Mr Warren" Lewis went on easily, II like to feel that you are under an | obligation to me Some day l may i call upon you to remember ii" That was all = merely a pleasant | little clashng of verbal rapiers. Lew is ran on lightly, talking of other l things. while Jim Warren permitted 1 himself to grow disturbed at the calm air of proprietorship that he display, ed toward Edna. There was some thing in her attitude toward him too something that smacked Of deep admiration for this man and more. Other people came ill. four or five of them. Lewis sauntered over toward group of men
 You are interested ill politics, you say?" Jim Warren asked Edna. Il am, yes" - curiously.
 You read the newspapers, of cOurse?"
 Edna's rosebud lips were thrust , forward tantaliZingly. Sometimes; not often. she an swered. T used to read them a great deal where there were things concerning my father. or some l friend
 Jim Warren hesitated and his face 1 grew grave as he framed the next question.
 You must have read something of my fight down in Warburton. then ?'' he asked. Pardon me, l don't want to appear egotistical - but you read something of it?'
 
 -" She stopped. Because -
 Because don't like personali- ties" Her eyes met his steadily. "The time never comes when it Is neceS- sary to attack an individual for no other reason except that one wants his political head. Jim Warren stared at her duiiy. i Then she did know who and what l Lewis was. She must know!
 "'Revile' was the word you used in your note to me-" he reminded her accusingly.
 Ednas brows were lifted scoInfnl- ly; there was a set defiance about the rosebud mouth. In my note to you" she in quired coldly. What ncte. pray?' Tt came too late. anyway, Jim Warren explained evenly. Lewis had already quit.
 There were strange lapses i'll Jim Warren's recollections of what hap pened after that Edna and Lewis sat side by side. he knew. and seemed to be absorbed in each other; and everyone else talked politics. and he was not interested. After dinner he joined a party of men in the smok- ing room and they talked politics again It was there that Jim War reu met for the first time sleek, round person named Tyson - man fold copy of Tillinghast trimmed down.
 One glaring thing he did remem- her. he cOuldn't have fOrgOtten il if he would It scared it's imprint upon his brain; and as he wandered on through the cCol streets toward his hotel he seemed 10 be suffocating.
 If l am elected governor for the next term -" Tillinghast had be- gun.
 When you are elected governor, you mean" Lewis had corrected ban teringly We've got to elect you. be- cause Edna says our wedding must have the governors uniformed staff as background. It's up to me to elect you"
 Jim Warren remembered that, all right.
 XIV.
 More than usual interest attached to Jim Warren's initial appearance as a member of the august body that made the laws of his state. In the first place. he. an unknown maker of blows, had whaled the life out of Lewis, who had been looked upon as invincible; in the second place, despite the fact that he had accepted the suppOrt of Lewis machine, it was