Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-06-09
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cYs II Woa;horfords. millionaire

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t.a .ivr.,I -.ate1aa .as;ic IKE house
t4 .Iesa -.T .e. ;te most expensive II
:ot flo most ari~t0cratic no thorough
iaro Of tie capital city.
WcatAerford, the father. c@ccd on
J.. Mrs. Woatherford, had Political as
lirations pointing toward United
States scnator~hip. the election 60
which would fall within tie duty of
tic nclt legislature.
The mine owner himself would will
ili2ly have lodged. hut the ambitious
wife was incxorablc. There were two
grown daughters ANA growing son.
an1 It was for these dat Mrs. Wealth
erford was socially ambitious.
The reception. for which the sena-
tors wife had driven her guest thirty
miles through the dust of the sage
brush hills, was one of the moves in
Mrs. Weatherford private campaign.
From room To room in the vast
house a curiouSly assorted throng of
the hidden ones worked its way as the
jam and crush permitted.
1t was a mark Of the newness of the
Weatherford riches that the glass and
iron greenhouse. built out as an extern
sion of one of the drawing rooms, was
called the herbarium." 1t was n re-
production on Il generous scale of Il
tropical garden.
The senator's party of three was
fashionaby late at the function in
Mesa circle. but in the crush filling
the spacious drawing rooms the host
ess and her long line Of receiving as
sistants were still GA duty
Having successfully passed the line
with her husband and Patricia, little
Mrs Blount locked about her. saw
Mr. Richard Gantry. siGnalcd to him
with her eyes and. with the traffic
manager for her center rush to wedge
way through the crowded rooms, was
presently lost to sight-at least from
Miss Anncrs point of view.
W tlclltT SIt kIltN IL Oh ubt, lIblll
the moment of her appearance at the
hostess end Of the long receiving line
the senator's wife had been marked
ard followed in her slow progress
through the crowded rooms by n pros
porous looking gentleman, whose hawk
like eyes never lost sight of her.
When his quarry stopped, as she did
frequently, to chat with one or an
other Of the guests the man with the
eager eyes circlcd nervously and once
or twice seemed about to make the
opportunity which was so slow in
making itself.
But it was not until the little lady
in the claret colored party gown had
drifted, still with hand on Gantry's
arm, in among the palm and banana
trees that the bird Of prey person
made his SwOOp. a moment latel
Gantry had taken his commands and
was disappearing in the direction OF
the refreshment tables, and the little
lady was saying, Dear me, Mr.. Hath
away, you almost startled me-"
did ~ said the lumber king rather
Erimly, as if he meant the query to b'
apologize. Il am sorry. didn'
mean to, but Mrs. Gordon said
would find you here, and SO took thu
liberty of-er-following you. In
needing little Strengthening out, yo'
know, and-er-would You mind let
ting me talk business with you for ,
minute or two, Mrs. BlountY
Certainly not, II you can talk busi
ness in such q place as this" she said
making room for him on the rusti
settee.
its only politics." he resumed. First
I wish you'd tell me what I've bee
doing to get myself into your ba'
books"
She laughed easily. who said 20,
had been doing anyth;ng:" she asked
The senator" he answered shortly
lie said | would have to make m
peace with you. I want to be put mex
Fl this ! i~s in clover railroad puzzle
Our contract with the IranScontineI
TAI is about to expire, and I'd like I
rot il renewed on the Same terms a
before"
We'll" she said iagcnuously, 'wh
don't YOU do it,"
Il can't" he clustered. "Everybod
laa suddenly grown mysterious. Kit
trs..-e the general superintendent
doesn't seem TO remember that We eve
had auy contract, and Gantry is jus
lie tells me must make my peac
with YOU. ! can't understand wha
everybody IS driving at. I've Z,
sonnet hing TO sell that the railroa
company needs Where's the hitch
You can put me next. Why can't
get my contract rcneUed:"
The little lady was opening and shut
.u2 Der fan slowly. What WIS you
ton!l"c::' She asked innocently.
IF Thought YOU didn't know
wouldn't til! lou," lie said bluntly
It's rebate rate cast and west fror
al Of our saWmDls, and il was give
Us two years oeo, d 1e'Y days befor
election"
And the considerations" Size asked
looking up quickly.
You know that. too Mrs. D.ounr
It was the swinging of the solid en-
.yees' vote If the Twin But,cs Luu
rey company over 10 the T4ilroar
1. .et"
And you wish to make the same ~
rau-aneut acain:" she asked.
nelly. We've got 10 have tha
m -c..l:.al rate or 20 out OF bus
Aess