The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-23
Politics and Priscilla
By STACY E. BAKER


ton to come The feminine instinct
is capable of much. "And that is"
she asked, bravely.
"Youi"
Priscilla's lips were silent, and the
flush suddenly faded from her cheeks,
leaving them strangely pale. After
little she spoke.
you wish to marry me?" she
asked in low voice.
Priscilla" breathed the man
hoarsely. why do you ask? You
know l do"
A little hand stopped his advance.
"You love me, then? Do you love
me well enough to do something for
me? To sacrifice something-for my
sake?"
"Ask me-" cried Morgan.
Are you positive that you will
grant me this favor?"
Dearest, how can help it?"
Then listeni" The girls clear
eyes were on the youth. "You are
championing Anderson Dorm for con-
gresham from this district, are you
not?"
Eyes, but"
81 want you to turn against him,
and support David Kennedy, the can
didate on the other ticket"
"You want me-" exclaimed Nor
gan, hardly believing his own ears
ito knife the logical man for the
office, and work for that-that scoun-
drel, Kennedy"
Gust So" answered the girl cold
ly, "but I already know what your
answer will be. Your love for me is
not strorg enough to allow you to
grant me this slight favor.
Slight favor" repeated Morgan,
ironically. 81 would hardly call. it
that, Priscilla. If acceded to your
wishes, l would be put down as a
political sharper Immediately, and all
my prestige in the community, my
hard-won reputation for honesty and
square dealing, and above all, clean
politics would be gone. | can't DO IL,
girl. 1 love you, and 1 will do any
thing in the world within reason Tor
you, but I can't besmirch my own
name. / don't understand it. What
put such an idea into your head?
"All that is immaterial," came
from the girl crisply. ut is suffi-
cient for you to know that / asked
and you refused-a favor. l want
you to believe me when l say that l
will never ask anything more from
you. From now on, we are stran'
gers"
Priscilla, you can't mean it,"
90 but l do On second thought.
however, l will give you a chance.
l will allow you until Saturday to
think it over. If you decide to do as
[ ask, come to me and-and Will
love you forever, otherwise
Morgan took his hat and plodded
dismally from the house. He could
not understand it. To his knowledge
Honest Dan" Wilson and this Ken
nedy, a crook politiciaH Of the worst
type, could have nothing in common
with each other.
The next day Wilson called at the
ARROW" office. my daughter" the
politician began bluntly. asked
favor of you last evening. Don't you
think it would be wise for you to
grant it,"
st do not" came from Morgan
shortly. "Nor do care to talk about
the matter"
Honest Dan" bowed CURLY and left
the office. "Now," ruminated Andy.
as he watched the older man stride
past the window, 81 have antag
onized him. Well, he may as well
know how I stand"
On Saturday evening disconsolate
Andy called at the Wilson home.
Priscilla glanced at the visitor keenly.
'Well?" she Intercepted. They
were alone in the parlor.
81 have come to say good-by," an
nounced the youth sadly 'I can't
do as you wish me to do, Priscilla.
l wouldn't be fair to myself, if did"
The girl came swiftly across the
room, and to the establishment of
Morgan, her fair head suddenly bent
over his shoulder. "Nor did l be-
lieve you would, you big boy" she
cried exultingly. Father is SO skep-
teal in reference to political honesty
that II wanted to show him that
you couldn't be bribed, and and
you couldn't"
Two arms were suddenly thrown
around the youths neck and flushed
face hid itself from his happy eyes.