The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-06
nv NED X. MORGAN.
copyright, 1911. by Associated Liter
airy Press
4sBut. Nan, yon love me :


But. Nan, yea love me-
Nan Hartwick shook her head OBJ
siinateiy Il have "a right TO nl5
career, Jimmy Can't you watt
s wait" iIe looked at her yearn-
if1giy. Il don't want To wait. 4 want
to marry You and take. care OF you.
And what career is there open to
you?
MIR. Proctor Will surely he elected
mayor" she answered.. And / viii
ga To the city hail with him. See
the opportunities / will have to do
good There will be poor families TO
help. and hungry men to SET 70 work,
and wrongs that l can set right This
is a big city. Jimmie. l wiz he in a
position TO make life brighter Tor
many people
n don't like this man Proctor,
said Jimmie, frowning.
Mr.. Proctor * gentleman, re-
turned the girl quietly but with
flashing eyes.
oh. he's all right--that way. 20
Jimmie FASTENED to 'concede. out
sometimes / think the fellows crazy.
his father and <1go Of bis brothers
yoH know were confined in asylums
at different periods or their lives. He
certainly looks queer, himself, when
rs gets To yelling ABOUT the rights
Of taIe people and waving his arms
taas long hair In his eyes"
Ii the professional politicians had
given more attention to the rights OF
the people. interrupted Nan tartly,
an obscure lawyer wouldn't now be
on the verge of election as mayor al
the biggest city of the state. They
are ali against him. every newspaper
is hostile. even. He has no one but
himself to fight his battles.
Beg pardon. Nan; the Eagle ism
hostile to Proctot. We may poke a
little fun at him, bat | have my in
structions 10 give the peoples can
didate square deal. And I'm doing
it,
But let Proctor take care of him
self: won't you marry me, darling ?"
Nan answered him firmly: Not as
long as there are such opportunities
before me Can't you wait two or
three years, Jimmie -
Gloom could not long maintain an
abiding place on the sunny face of
Jimmie Marquis; even now, whael he
had never been more serious. he
smiled. Watt he cried. -'Of course
I'll wait. sweetheart! And ] may not
nave to; there will be no career for
you unless Proctor becomes mayor.
Jimmie, political reporter on tn.
Morning Eagle" went To Rudolph
Proctor the next afternoon to ge,
his views on the municipal ownership
of certain utilities. Incidentally, he
expected TO pick up and embellish tn
his own clever fashion some of the
mans peculiarities, These little side
lights were eagerly read. for the
peoples candidate was sweeping
everything before him, and there was
keen interest in his personality, hith-
erto unknown. And then. of course
he would see Nan. who was secretary
and stenographer to the candidate
The candidate had been working al
tremendous strain for several week,
and against strong opposition. II wa,
beginning to tell in his manner ant
appearance Jimmie found the tail
angular young lawyer, with his wide
thin, orators mouth. pacing back
and forth across his private office
He was gesticulattng freely and hold
ing forth on his fayorite topic. poll.
ties. to Nan. His black eyes were
glistening with excitement; his hal,
tumbled about his forehead In con.
fusion.
He received Marquis with stiff
dignity. but thawed when the reporte,
had explained his errand. With q
weighty clearing of his throat, he be.
gan TO expound his views. which wer.
original. to saN the least
Hadn't you better dictate that
Mir. Proctor ?" interrupted Nan
Jimmie started in establishment
In the first place. such suggestion
WAS almost an aspersion on his goot
faith and ability as a reporter; and
in the second place. she spoke Hery
different from the assured, Cheerful
Nan he was accustomed to see.
Jimmie looked at her cnriously
Her face was almost as white as hei
shirtwafst. amt her hands were trem.
hing violently. There was something
), In her ewes. that brought Jimmie }afi
out of his chair with a Question or
his lips.
But the question was not asked
She shot him a look OF warning and
entreaty that sealed his lips. He sank
back again. silent. but. watchfui and
unsatistied.
All this byplay had taken but a
second or two.s while II was being
enacted Proctor glanced keenly, al
most suspicfousiy. from one TO the
other. Then, apparently satisfied with
his scrutiny, he agreed.