The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-11-11

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stEven to your speech = .s
He nodded smilingly. You know.
Mrs. Gilbert. there never was q speech
worth giving that wasn't prepared be-
forehand. Every word Of that speech
was written out and memorized verba-
TIM
''Then all those burning words were
q sham, all that display Of splendid
passion a theatrical trick to save Z
man not worthy
mo, mol" he broke In eagerly. "All
1 said was true-true as life and death.
And Bob-you don't know him. He u
magnificent, worthy Of ~. ..%<.>
i Spare me-" she impatiently inter
rupted. II heard that once before-in
your speech. II am frankly disappoint-
ed. 1 believed you a genuine master
spirit, compelling us to see the truth.
Now. see you are only clever actor,
tricking us into ignoring the truth"
She drew deep breath. "
"Please don't 60 yet" he begged.
IT have something to say to you. Do
you believe in pre-existences?"
decidedly not. I'm fairly healthy.
And, besides, the present existence
demands all my attention. -.
what would you say Il were to
tell you that although have just met
you and have seen you but twice be-
fore so far as I can remember l seem
to have known you always"
She shrugged her shoulders again, a
fashion she had. Jpn sorry-you will
forgive me, Mr.: Remington? I'm not
deeply impressed-and a bit incredu-
lous." ~. .
II didn't expect you to be impressed y
he answered quietly, land I'm not pro.
posing-yet. But, Mrs. Gilbert
head went up, eyes 1lashing-"1'm not
a sentimental fool I am to be taken
seriously" -.
"Why don't you 60 on the stage?''
she heered.
Paul looked at her uncertainty for q
moment; then his gravity was cast
aside as a cloak. He made some incon.
sequent answer and promptly led the
talk into other and lighter channels,
whittier she followed him carelessly,
She was not quite free from the spell
he had woven about her during his
speech. Something in the man broke
down her habit Of cold Indifference to
men, and put her on her mettle. She
strove to meet his occasional witty
sallies in kind, sometimes with a sue
cess that delighted them both. Once
when their badinage assumed more
personal tone, she protested.
"We're talking as though we were
old friends" she said.
"0f course" he responded calmly,
"weare. That was written long ago."
"You have many friends?" she
quer1ed curiously. 49,
Il have been lucky in the matter Of
friends" =, &
"And do you, give, them all the same
romantic appreciation and return you
PROGRESSED for Mr.. McAdoo, or was
that part Of the play acting too?, ]
can't see what. you find in common
with one who, my brother tells me; Il
typical Of the very worst In our poll
tics."' !. r. z.... -. - 49,:
II forgot you are Of the enemy" he
laughed and added more soberly
"Your brother is wrong. There may
have been regrettable things in Bob's
earlier career: But in the six years
/ have known him have seen little
Of the dirty politician. His victories
have been won chiefly by his courage
and resourcefulness and the fact that
men, whether they like him or not, in
stinctively trust him and follow him
II he has resorted to questionable tao
tics it has been only to meet similal
methods Of the opposition. And hill
victories have been very much to thu
advantage Of this city" III.
"And to the advantage Of his loya
friend, I suppose" she suggested in
quiringly. "You are no doubt-pn
very ignorant Of politcs-some on,