The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-17

with that. Hes already looking on ar,ll toward United states scua. -ur~lip Really. | dour believe f has eyer occurred tu him that while he is ! governor he may be able to do things for the people He doesn't seem 10 think of that 2' all. Hes only think ing .f wla. he can do as governor ru advance his chances of hcecming United S,a'es senator
 Vaguely Jim Warren was wonder ing whether he girl knaw W how ac- cHa'cly saa had summarized the sir- nation or course she didn't know. hut he couldn't have said ir more roiu'cdIy himself She turned upon him with .hiuins eyes "N1r Lewis tells me that your po- li.tcal fuure k assured" she added. I'm very glad l like to think that you will owe all your achievements to his generosity"
 To his Wlat2" asked Jim War len.
 His generosity" she explained. T mean his withdrawal. of course. That made your election possible" "Why. I'd hay" " And there
 
 bercd The ries that bound this girl i "a Lewis T forgot You didn't read 1 the newspaper accounts of my cam paigno'
 No" I.r eyes dropped She had ] become quite serious T told you l why Les not go into that again" She was silent a moment; then brightly. "You interrupted your self You started To say something. 'hen shut up like a lam. What was i it""
 You know about my campaign only rom wha' Mr. Lewis has told l you@"
 Yes" Her eyes opened a little. ] He explained all of il 10 me why he retired in your favor and the l re-' of it."
 Jim flung another stone into the ] the sea. He. too. was serious dead l \ serious
 T dout think we'd better discuss politics. Miss Tillinghast." he le- marked irreleyantly. "Why not?' There was a perplexcd 1 wrinkle in her brow. "Why shouldn't i We? What was it yeH started 10 say?" 1 "It doesn't amount 70 anything, i really" suddenly Jim Warren tired l of this game of half-sp0ken truths. i He Was possessed of an idea 10 make her understand II started 70 1 say, he went on deliberately. that ] I would have beaten Lewis anyhow. l His withdrawal meant nC'hing."
 Edna ~.arod a, him with dilatcd i eyes.
 You mean you would have won without Mr Lewis support"
 Certainly" He made no pretense of softcrins an obvious fact "How?" impcrously.
 "Hcw2' Jim Warren repeated blankly. "By continuing 70 do what 1 I started out 'o do; by showing i Lewis CT connection with CT
 -" He stopped abruptly.
 By continuing your attacks on i Nr I.c~i~ Ecu mcan?" she demand 1 ed hntly. Its easy 10 campaign on personalities That's what you were doing. Wasnr it?" For moment Jim Warren regard l ed her tensely. A tendril of her hair i was blowing free across her face; her | limpid eyes were alive as flame
 "I shouldn't have called il that" he said slowly.
 But that's what it was."
 There are personalities and per sonalities. If l should criticise the cut of a mans coat or his cross-eyes
 r his b'wlegs tha, is one thing. On | Inc other hand if l should attack ] his public record and show that he was - CT - show that he had made mistakes which which comprom- ised his honesty, tha' is quite an other matter"
 There was nothing of fear in Edna's sudden drawing away from him - only aversion He saw it instantly | and understood il. If fl had only been fear,
 Do you pay all your debts of gratitude in this coin?" she asked coldly
 "I owe no debt of gratitude to -" He stopped, ashamed of him. l self.
 II am not a child Mr Warren I understand tha- for political gain it i is always possible to magnify triv- l ial incident into a mountain of evil ! if enc is clever. as you are. and if | one Has HIS l)dIllSdllS, as you nave.
 You don't understand why he quit in my favor" he went on ruthless ly.
 "l do know. He explained 10 me"
 He must have had a busy minute of ir,'
 The girls face went white with anger. She turned upon him with the | reprOof tha' burned upon her lips.
 That's cowardly," Her voice was | broken by the intensity Cf her emo tion. "CoWardly!" she repeated help 1 lessly.
 T beg your pardon" said Jim War ren hastily. 'I shouldn't have said that. was afraid a political dis cussiOn would result in - A mad ness seized upon him. What was the use of tihs dissimulation? She must understand sometime. He would make her understand now. If a soldier, nho is sW- I'll 10 defend his country. allows himself 10 be bribei 10 be- ray that country, they shoot him. ion't they?"
 "Wen?"
 They don't shoot members of the legislature"
 You mean that MT. Lewis -
 Some day you will understand" XIX. Never before in his thirty-twO | years had Jim Warren come face to