Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-12-28

SUCH" he cried, striking a tragic atti.
tude, sis the baleful effect Of modern
invention upon romance. Weep with
me.'
"Paul! Kathleen exclaimed, star
tied. .sYou let your imagination carry
you away. Come back to earth She
may be the very opposite Of. all you
imagine her."
mo. no, kathleen! She's not imagi
nation. She's the realest thing in my
life. I'm horrible sham beside you
real, big people, but there are three
genuine things in my hfe-she, my
friendship for you and my honest Xix
ing for Bob"
kathleen made as if to speak, but
said nothing.
"Yes?" he urged her gently. Say it.
"Paul," she said impulsively. your
liking for Bob is honest. isn't it? Be
cause you're the only person he has
ever given his friendship to, and
think it's a deeper friendship than
either of you realizes. If you were to
prove false to him he would be hope
lessly imbittered Think Of the evil
he might do if he were to run amuck!
You and he are men OF different tastes
and temperaments. The day may
come when you may be tempted to
turn away from him. You will be
true friend to him always, won't your
"Of course / WILL he said. smiling
at her earnestness.
"Ah, no. Paul: Such things aren't
always of course. You're both in
politics. l hate politics; it makes men
SO hard and selfish. You're ambitious
He has many enemies. And he isn't
like other men. He is apt to be too
too exacting sometimes
"But promise, Kathleen
81 don't ask that. Promises don't
mean much, do they? And-because
he is what he is-you may find it very
hard sometimes"
From the outside came the sound of
some one walking swiftly up the pave
ment to the house.
"There he comes now" Paul said
Il know that step in a thousand. How
like him it isl He is as memorable as
fate, that man. Let us keep him
right"
When Bob entered the library Kath-
leen and Remington were chatting
brightly of her latest charity. He lis
tened awhile before interrupting.
81 just came from Stoughton. He
wants to go back to the legislature"
"Yes? Remington queried eagerly.
81 told him had no objections"
Remingtons face fell "Ah! I had
rather hoped to go myself"
"Well, why don't you try for it?'
"But you told Stoughton''-
"That l had no objections to his
trying say the same to you"
"But if you were to come out for me
it would be dead sure"
NO. said Bob firmly. IF it's worth
having it's worth fighting for. I'll
keep out and keep Haggin out. Then
you and Stoughton can fight it out be
tween you"
isn't he the generous soulr' Rem
smiled back. SITS a tough proposition
you put me up against Stoughton has
been over the field already, | suppose
But I'll try it. And I'll win. In the
bright lexicon of my youth there's no
such word as fail"
. Don't underestimate your opponent
It's bad strategy" Bob advised dryly.
Remington went into the fight and
won, to the delight of Haggin and his
henchmen, who fairly loved the silk
stocking kid" It is significant that
when the returns were in primary day
Stoughton was the first to congratu
late the winner, and with downright
sincerity too.
On Bob's face was the inscrutable.
wry smile the committeeman had re-
marked the night of Remington's de-
fiance.
at was a test-for him and for me-"
he said quietly. IF he had lost