The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-11

1911, lilSI~ Slldhih5 hdiuo WIN al
in the room and congratulatine
them with an air that said, Con
graduate us!" The morning news
papers carried the good news out
to the city.
1t was Kathleen who went in to
tell Eleanor, saying simply,
"He will live"
And Eleanor smiled. 81 have
known it."
you put us to shame" Kath-
leen said. 1--WE have had too little
faith. Won't you lie down and get
some rest? You are tired"
Eleanor pointed to the window
"No, it is morning now and l can
go home. You should rest, your
self. And" she added simply, 81
can never forget your generosity
to me-"
Kathleen pressed her hand
gently. II owed it to you for hav-
ing misjudged you-yes, l did.
But l want you to promise me one
thing. Will your"
Eyes"
when he has recovered, l
want you to come to him and tell
him what you told me-"
Eleanor did not answer at once.
When she did, her voice was quiet.
Eyes. But" she added in a
frightened tone, "please never tell
him that l was here tonight" The
crisis past, the woman in her re-
asserted itself.
/ 81 underStand-dear
Walking YEARLY homeward in
the gray morning, Eleanor
thought:
81 will make my acknowledge
ment to him-and then / will go
away-for ever"
And "for ever" seemed a long.
dreary time, indeed!
One day, when his strength was
beginning to creep back into his
body, Kathleen came to his bed
side.
"You haven't asked how the
election came out" she said.
He smiled YEARLY. ard for
lgotten. l lost, didn't II"
LOST" Kathleen laughed
proudly. mo, indeed! You won
land by nearly ten thousand
Aren't they the dear, good peo-
ple?"
And it was true. Sanger had
miscalculated. Paul's declaration
had been received by many with
the skepticism with which elev-
lenth-hour charges generally are
lreceived. Others had seen only
) the treachery in PauTs deed, and
had become even more set in their
determination to vote for McAdoo
Thousands had defiantly said that
they did not care, and had been
Iready to find excuses for the
lbribing of the delegates. And the
news of his collapse and his criti-
cal condition, which Haggin had
taken care to disseminate through
the city early on the morning OF
detection day. had been an unan-
Iswerable appeal to sympathy.
But Bob heard the news apa-
lthetically. For long time he
lay with closed eyes, making no
comment. When he opened his
leyes again, he whispered listless-
lily:
| 81 don't seem to care. I almost
wish had lost. Then / shouldn' I
have to go on with the fighting. ]
wonder why they did it,"
| Don't you know"
What they charged was true
1.-The delegates were bribed. They
fought to have repudiated me-"
"Ahi" Kathleen answered
proudly, "but they love you!"
He shook his head YEARLY. "It
was because they didn't realize
He turned his face away, and
Kathleen, remembering the doc
tors orders not to let him talk
jmuch, said no more.
Another day-it was the first
, time he was allowed to sit up in
: bed-when the nurse had gone out
Iof the room for few minutes, he
) began the conversation himself.
! Kathleen" he began abrupt
r lily, tlren stopped.
; eyes"
81 was delirious, wasn't II"
! you WERE"
. Il talked a good deal?"
, Almost continuously"
II and you learned = every
r thing?"
| MANY things"
"About-about Mrs. Gilbert?"
Eyes"
Il He had been looking steadily in.
Ito space. Now he turned to meet
r her gaze.
81 Even what a cowardly brute
, Twas to her at the Dunmeades' ??
A>faint flush came to his sunker
cheeks.
II Yes, even that" she answered
/ Isteadily.
II His next question came after q
I long pause.
Il "A woman couldn't forgive that
lcould she, Kathleen?"
mot many women, ] think"
His voice became husky. eve
, been thinking of that good deal
I'D like to make that up to her
If | could, Kathleen"
"Yourmay have the chance some
|. day" Long afterward, thinking
|. lover this scene, he seemed to re.
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