The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28

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woman, delighted nevertheless at this
splendid declaration.
your father and mother, do they
know"
Certainly. I told them at break.
fast this morning"
How did they take itY'
you can imagine what my mother
thought and said" answered the girl.
smiling family.
"And your fatherr
She sighed deeply.
"My father, l imagine, Is not TN
willing to have a friend at court
| What are you going to do when you
are elected"
Marry you the first thing"
IT mean after that"
Live to make you happy"
do be reasonable! ! mean what
are you going to do with the opposi-
tom
Il am going to do justly and fairly
by all men, whoever they are, what
ever they may have done. Mine shall
be no policy Of ruin. Some things
must be broken down; but my aim
shall be to upbuild."
IT thought So" returned the girl.
And what are you going to do with
tile n woman"
Il am going to love ker as no WON
an was ever loved before in this
world"
How long this might have continued
can never be told. Young Haldane in
terrupted them.
"Mr. Gormly," he said. 81 see you
have heard the news"
II have heard the essential part Of
Il from your sister"
D you mean to tell me that you
haven't read tho paper yet? Well,
sit down and read II, or I'll withdraw
my influence and vote against you. l
suppose all Eleanor told you wal the
news OF her engagement"
Well. wasn't that e~nough?"
Enough" cried the young man.
| why, you want to read the interview
with Col. Bill Hamilton. It's the I'm.
est thing that yer appeared. Every
body knows that you didn't shoot the
man. but that the woman did. They
horse In the sno and that she aban-
doned you. Why, man, you're a hero!"
ITO be perfectly fraak with you,
Haldane, this is all most interesting
and gratifying. How On earth Bill
Hamilton turned up at .he right mo-
ment and told the truth, I don't know:
but as q matter Of fact, / do truly
care more for your sisters action and
I get more satisfaction out Of the fact
that I am going to be married to her
Immediately after the election than l
will In winning, II we win"
You are sure to win." said Hal.
dane.
the girl to her lover.
Now read the paper, and then wen
go uptown"
What more Is there to tell? Miss
Hafdane, In view of the new relation
ship between them, boldly rode up to
the auditorium in the great store by
the side of Gormly in the onneau OF
her brothers big car. The enormous
| crowd that filled the great hall to
overlooking. that packed the streets
outside, that suspended all traffic; the
addresses that Gormly made; tina
frantic cheering that greeted him as
he stood overlooking the greatest mul.
titude that had ever filed that sec.
ton of Broadway, Miss Haldane on
one side and his old friend Of a quar-
ter of a century back, Col. Bill Hamil-
| ton, on the other, with Haldane, White.
! field and a great galaxy of supporters
in the background, including Abbott
the cub reporter, scribbling like mad
on the greatest story Of the day
these have all passed into history.
The result of the election, which &C.
Cured next day. Is OF course known
to everybody.
1T is over" he said, land we have
wont"
Eyes. No one congratulates you al
l."
al have a great deal to live up to-"
was the slow answer.
"As mayor Of New York;" she ques
| toned softly.
! "As your husband" he replied.