Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-21

lne SUNDAY EEuAeu 20 - = very
quiet day. though the lobby Of the IN
terMountsin was still the assembling
place for the gathering clans of poll
ticians. Blount ven to church In the
morning because Patricia insisted
upon II, and his appearance in the pew
as a member Of the Honorable David's
family would have caused fresh com
mont IL there had been any church
goers among the visiting politicians.
After luncheon he borrowed the
rondster and took Patricia for a drive.
Tho day was perfect, and the roads
were in good condition. When he
had put distance between them and
the Sunday quiet OF the city streets
he told Patricia of his experience with
Kittredge's special train.
d you think &c WAS lntendedY' she
asked when he had finished his story.
II haven't the slightest doubt of 1t
now. More than that, I think the
telegram bearing Mr.. Mcyickar's
name was a bold forgery. But / am
bringing them to time." he went on.
exulting over his one small victory.
There Ia to be an evening up Of
freight rates, and one more room of
the railroad house will be clean. \ I
believe Mr.. Mcyickar has meant to be
fair all along, but the overzealous
subordinate Is always the hardest man
to handle"
81 am glad" she said. And In the
sunshine of her approval the young
me- spent a very happy afternoon.
At breakfast Monday morning Evan
Blount again made the senator's party
Of three a party of four and at table
found a puzzling surprise lying In wait
for him.
The critical day of days In the cam
paign had arrived, and 1t was sup
possible on every hypothesis that the
tcommander of an army would choose
any other day rather than this to be
absent from his post. But at the
breakfast table he heard his father an
nounce calmly that he was going to
drive out to Wartrace, for no better
stated reason than a purely routine
purpose OF having a talk with his
ranch manager about the shipment OF
a trainload Of beef cattle.
While Blount sat In open eyed as
constituent the day was planned for
there and then. The arrangement
made was one That left Patricia free
to keep an engagement at the Wealth
erfords' while the senator drove to
Wartrace In the roadster. The little
car, which Patricia had been told to
call her own, was to be left at the
garage, and she was to drive out In
the afternoon, bringing Evan with her
Ii he cared to come.
1t was Mrs. Honorfa who made this
arrangement, and In the midst of his
astopishment Blount acknowledged a
warm kindling of gratitude. II the
little lady whom he was trying SO con-
sistently to dislike had seemed to do
her best to keep him and Patricia
apart during the early part Of the
girls visit she now appeared to be
doing what she could to atone. Blount
ventured one question and one only,
as it was addressed to his father.
"Do you happen to remember that
this is the final day before eIectionT
he asked.
$50 1t is; 30 it Is, son." was the even
toned reply.
Il thought maybe you had forgotten
1t" said Evan quietly.
Il have In a measure" smiled the
boss, land ii youn take my advice
you'll forget 1t too. The political spell
binder who hasn't said his say and
done his do before sunrise this morn
ing needn't expect that he's going to
be able to dig the tree up by its roots
between now and tomorrow morning"
1t was not until the younger man
was leaving the table, excusing him
self on the plea Of business, that the
senator's wife clinched the arrange
ment for the afternoon.
you'll come out with Patricia,
won't your she said, putting 1t fairly
up to him to consent or refuse.
"Of course" he stammered. II shall
be delighted"
"You don't say 1t quite as IL you
meant It," laughed the II who was
to drive him out to Wartrace, shut I'll
be charitable and give you the benefit
of the doubt. Where can 1 pick you
up, say, between / and 2 o'elock7 Mrs.
| Weatherford's luncheon is to be really
o French dejeuner, and 4 shall be
able to get away early"
"If it wouldn't be too much trouble
for you to stop by for me at the Tenn
Pile court" Blount began, and when
che nodded har acnufaseance ba went
away, still wondering at his fathers
calm indifference on the very hour
striking eve of the great battle.