Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-06-02

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....- 2. Co., l:ut II tnu're not. why.
.'It'- t,,.,ul e s. we won't quarrel
....t IT."
Now. t,i- WIS not Il: MI The pateynal
1t't'.Io wl..h the ypuus man had
rr..,-ur.d DuJ before auything more
o..I lie said Mrs. B'ount came In to
r-..iud them both that they had din
finer uppo,utm2nt with Professor An
ners and his daughter and that there
was barely time to dress for It.
| 1t was late that night, several hours
after the informal little dinner for five
ia the Inter Mountain cafe. when the
/ senator had himself lifted from the
I lobby TO the fourth floor and made his
( way "a The door of his own apart
{ F1"ntS. IS was her custom. his wife
was waiting up for him.
did you find out anything more;"
she asked without looking up from the
| tiny embroidery frame which seemed
to be her constant companion at home
or elsewhere
Not very much. McVickar has
/ fixed things to suit himself. Evans
/ law office position Is to be pretty large
! ly nominal, l guess. and Gantry's
J crowd IS to see to 1t that he doesn't
get TO know too much, which means
| that the bribery Is not to be done by
/ the legal department In this cam
paign."
| But they can't keep him from find
Ing out about it," she protested.
They are going to try mighty Lard
! anyway. Evan wants to believe that
everything Is on the high moral plane,
and when man wants to believe Il
thing it's pretty easy to fool him. It'll
be winning card to them if they can
send the boy out to talk convincingly
about the cleanliness Of the company's
campaign. That sort of talk, handed
out as Evan can do 1t, If he is convinc-
ed Of the truth Of what he Is saying,
will capture the IaheSt ranchman ev-
cry time"
I'VE must get him back" she said.
"Have you thought Of any planY
NO"
She smiled. Il have n plan. He may
have to take regular course Of treat
ment, and 1t may make him very ILL.,
Would you mind that?'
David Blount leaned back In his
chair and regarded her through half
closed eyelids.
Il don't want to see the boy suffer
any more than he has to-" he objected
Neither do l." was the quick agree
ment; then, with no apparent rele-
vance, What do you think Of Miss
Anners:"
The senator sat up, and the slow
smile wAnkled humorously at the cor
ners of his eyes. II haven't thought
much about her. She's the kind YOU
can't get near enough to think about.
isn't she?"
she Is young woman with a very
bright mind and very high purpose"
was the little ladys summing up Of
Patricia. but she isn't altogether n
Boston iceberg. She thinks she Is In
love with her career: but, really,
think she is very much in love with
Evan. If we could win her over to
our side
This time the senator's smile broad
ened into laugh.
You are away yonder out Of my
depth now, little woman" he chuckled.
Does your course Of treatment for
the boy include large doses of the
young woman administered frequent
ly?"
"Oh. no." was the instant reply. 81
was only wondering If 1t wouldn't be
we'll to enlist her sympathies."
why motif you think best"
will you give me carte blanche to
do as l please" asked the small in
triguer
why not?" said the senator again.
"You can always outfgure me two to
one when it comes to real politics.
You have made fine art of it, Homo
ria"
you deal with people in the mass.
David. and no one can do 1t better.
deal with the individual. That is all
the difference. When do the Annerses
go up to the fossil fields?'
Il don't know-any time when you
will invite them to make Wartrace
Hall their headquarters, guess"
Then think 1t will be tomorrow"
said the confident mistress Of policies.
ut won't do to let Evan see too much
Of the young woman until after his
course Of treatment has been begun.
Shall We make 1t tomorrow? And will
you telephone Dawkins to bring down
the big car? l think Miss Patricia
Anners will stand little impressing.
She Is very democratic-in theory"