El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-28

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/ Now will -ou let me passT I cried
Nope he answered TRANQUILITY. Train
! Just pulling out It was true. I sat
down on p truck and spent fifteen
/ minutes inventing new ways OF eX
/ pressing profound black despair. And
SUCH" he cried, striking a tragic att
/ tude, els the balefuI effect Of modern
( invention upon romance. Weep with
me-
PAUL." Kathleen exclaimed. star
tied You 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 a horrible sham beside you
real, big people, but there are three
genuine things in my Hfe-she, my
friendship for you and my honest Tx
ing for Bob"
kathleen made as if to speak, but
said nothing.
"Yes?" he urged her gently. Say it. 4"
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. II you were to
prove false to him be would be hope
Iessly imbittered Think Of the evil
be 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 viii be a
true friend to him always, won't you"
"Of course I viii" he said, smiling
at her earnestness.
"Ah, no. Paul: Such things aren't
always of course You're both in
politics. I hate politics; it makes men
80 hard and selfish. You're ambitious.
He has many enemies. And he isn't
Ike other men. He is apt to be too
too ezacting sometimes"
But I promise, Kathleen
81 don't ask that. Promises don't
mean much, do theyf And-becaUse
he is what he is-yOu may ind 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.
81 know that step in a thousand How
ike him it isl He is as ine1orable as
fate, that man. Let US keep him
right"
When Bob entered the library Kath-
Ieen and Remington were chatting
brightly Of her latest charity. He lis
tened awhile before interruptng.
q just came from StoughtOn- He
wants to go back to the legislature"
'Yes?" Remington queried eagerly.
81 told him l had no objections"
Remington's face fell. "Ah. I had
rather hoped to 60 myself"
well, why don't you try for itT'
But you told Stoughton''-
THAT I had no objections to his
trying. I 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 III
keep out and keep Haggin out Then
you and StoughtOn can fight it out be-
tween you
isn't he the generous soulT' Rem
ington laughed to Kathleen, who only
smiled back. IT'S a tough proposition
you put me up against StOughton has
been over the field already, suppose
But III try it. And III 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-
fance.
1T was a test-for him and for me-
be said qnietly "If he had lost I
would have cut loose from him. But
now I'm pledged to carry the expert
ment through to the end. So come on.
Fate. You see" be added grimIy.
I'm falling into his theatrical ways
already"
When Remington went to the CAPT
tai for his first session be met Mrs.
Dunmeade. the governors wife. and
they became friends at once. She al
ready knew much Of Robert McAdoo.
It developed. Remington told her
more. As a result the boss of the
tough Sixth legislative district receiv-
ed an invitation to the governors re-
ceptiOn, an early event in each ses-
sion Of the legislature. He carried it
10 the capital with him when he went
thither and showed It to Remington.
Eyes. 1 know" said the latter.
what are you going to do about it,"
GO" Bob answered laconicauy.
"WhurrOor' Remington shouted. Il
thought this was out Of your line"