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vs,un,eesea John. -,ncug., there.

volunteered John. -mcugn there's =
spirit g. unrest Y don'. like. I've no
doubt that before long l shall have a
fight oil my hands. But 1 shall know
business! These two weeks are going
to be totally outside the circle of busi-
ness. hope youth win, Dick. Well
burn all the stray barrels for you on
election night"
''There'll be plenty of them burning.
Blu l shall be nervous till l see the
Times"
you'll have II in the morning."
Warrington sighed. Half an hour
later the bungalow care into view.
There was nc little excitemen. over
the arriva! of tho mail BOAT IN the
morning. They We're ali eager to see
Il column or more on the first page,
subhcaded. W~arrington's career was
rather accurately portrayed, but there
were some pungent references tn cab
bages. In the leader. on the editorial
page. was the masternand.
I'm brief, this young man is to be
the republican Candidate for mayor.
Grown desperate these inalf-dozen years
OF Intellectual striving for political pap.
Senator Henderson resorts to such ex.
pedlent. But the coup falls fiat; there
will be no surprise at Inc convention;
the senator loses the point he seeks to
score. Personally, we have nothing to
say against the character of Mr.. War
rir:gton. After a fashion he is q credit
to his native town. But we reaffir,n,
no is not a citizen. he is not eligible to
! the high Office. If he accepts. after
this arraignment, he becomes nothing
more han an impairment meddler.
What has he done for the people Of
H~crculaneum? Nothing. Who knows
anything about his character, his honor,
his worth? Nobody. To hold ones
franchise as a citizen docs not make
that person a citizen in the honest
sense of the word. Let Mr.. War
liagtcn live among us half a dog.
en- years. and then we will see. TT.
senator. who is not without some VIE
dom n experience. will doubtless
withdraw this abortive candidate. It's
the only logical thing he can do. We
dare say that the dramatist accepted
the honor with but one end in view; to
find some material for a new play. But
Herculaneum declines to be 50 honored.
He is legally, but not morally, q citizen.
He is a meddler. and Herculaneum ID
already too we'll supplied with med
dlers. Do the wise thing. Mr.. Warning
ton; Withdraw. Otherwise your profit
will be laughter n ridicule: for tho
republican party can never hope to win
under such e%Quivocdl leadership. That's
all we have to say"
Warrington. who tad been reading
the article. aloud. grinned and thrust
the paper into his pocket.
What shall you do?" asked John
c%uriously.
DO? Go into the fight tooth ane
nail. They dub me a meddler; I'll
make the word good"
"Hurrah!" cried Kate, clapping hoe
hands. She caught Patty in her arms,
and the two waltzed round the dock,
Tho fuvn man chnCl< hor1c md ,oroo.
emily all our were reading their pri.
vate letters. Warrington received but
n 1t "a q brief note from the
senator. Pay no attention to Times
story. Are O game for a fight?
Write me at once. and I'll start the
campaign on the receipt Of your let
ter"
Patty, where do you write letters?s
he asked. He called her Patty quito
naturally. Patty was is no wise Of
Tended.
I'm the reading room .,ou will find .
Shall l go with you?"
MOT all all. I've only a note ia
scribble to Senator Henderson,"
Warrington found the desk. Upon Il
lay a tablet. He wrote hurriedly:
Start your campaign; l nm in Il
now to the last ditch"
AS he reread 1t. he observed a biz.
III IHo gram vi SHe paper. On ClOSek
inspection he saw that it was a water
mark. He had seen one similar, but
where? His heart began humping his
ribs. He produced the inevitable let
ter. The water mark was identical.
He even laid the letter unfolded or
the tablet. It fitted exactly.
Patty" he lnurmured in a whisper
Patty had never written him q single
line; whenever she had communicated
to him her commands. 1t had beer by
telephone.
Patty! The light Of this knowledge
was binding for a space. So Warning
ton came into his own II
a not the grand passion. which IL
always meteoric: it vas rather like 9
new star. radiant. peaceful. eternal.
"Patty!" He smiled.
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