The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-04

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 ELEANOR GAVE HIM ONE LONG LOOK, And the faith was justified The force had further use for Robert Me Adoo. Toward morning his heart action be- came perceptibly stronger and his tenn perature began to rise gradually. Two of the doctors left. first shaking hands with all in the room and congratulat- ing them with an air that said. Con- gratulate us:" The morning newspa- pers carried tho good news out to the city.
 It was Kathleen who went in to tell Eleanor. saying simply, He will live" And Eleanor smiled "I have known it.s
 You put us to shame" Kathleen said. we have had too little faith. Won't you lie down and get some rest? You are tired" s Eleanor pointed to the window. "Ne. it is morning now. and can go home. You should rest yourself. And" she added simply, T can never forget your generosity to me-" Kathleen pressed her hand gently. .When he has recovered want you to come to him and tell him what you told me.r
 "Yes Rut." she added in a fright ened tone. please never tell him that I was here tonight" The crisis past, the woman in her reasserted itself. II understand-dear." Walking wearily homeward in the gray morning. Eleanor thought: 'T will make my acknowledgment to him and then will 90 away forever And forever" seemed long, ,dreary time indeed. One day when his strength was be- ginning to creep back into his body Kathleen came to his bedside,
 "You haven't asked how the election came out" she said. He smiled wearily. 'T'd forgotten. lost, didn't IF .Lest% Kathleen laughed proudly. ''No. indeed. You won-and by nearly 10000. Aven't they the dear. good peo- | pie?s
 And it was true. Sanger had mis- calculated. Pauls declaration had been received by many with the skep- l ticism with which eleventh hour | charges generally are received. Oth- CTS had seen only the treachery in Paul's deed and had become even more set in their determination to vote for McAdoo. Thousands had def1antly said that they did not care. and had been ready to find excuses for the bribing of the delegates. And the news of his collapse and his critical condition had been an unauswerable appeal to sympathy. But Rob heard. the news apatheti- caily.
 tT don't seem to care. almost wish had lost. Then shouldn't have to @ on with Che lighting. l wonder
 why they did itY
 Don't you know?"
 What they charged was true. The delegates were bribed. They ought to
 have repudiated me-" ! "Ah." Kathleen answered proudly.
 ''but they love you!" l He shook his head weariIy. '1t was
 because they didn't realize" | Another day-it was the first time he
 was allowed to sit up in bed-when the nurse had gone out of the room
 for few minutes he began the con-
 versation himself "Kathleen"- he began abruptly,
 then stopped "I-I talked a good
 deal?"
 Almost continuously,r
 And you iearned-eyerything- about Mrs. GilbertF' ''Yes."
 "Even what cowardly brute was
 to her at the Dunmeades'?" A faint
 flush came to his sunken cheeks.
 Yes, even that" she answered.
 His next question came after a long
 pause.
 "A woman couldn't forgive that,
 could she, KathleenT Not many women. I think"
 His voice became husky. "I've been
 thinking of that a good deal Ira
 like to make that up to her if could,
 Kathleen"
 You may have the chance some
 day" Long afterward, thinking over
 this scene. he seemed to remember
 that her voice was very tired; he sup
 posed it was because the strain of the
 watching had been too much for her. And he thought of many things be-
 sides his relation to Eleanor Gilbert. i When Tom Haggin. in his rough way,
 told him of the sorrow the people had
 shown for his sickness Bob felt his
 heart suddenly expand in a deep.
 strong affection for them They were
 his people-his not because his ma
 chine had whipped them into submis-
 sion. but because he. though unworthy, | lived in their hearts.