The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-04-25

NO" his voice rang out lit Is not
all. There's one thing more for you,
Boss McAdoo. You've given your
orders that Smith be set aside and
Stoughton he given bis place, for no
good reason. but wholly arbitrarily.
just because 1t happens to please yo1
These other fellows may obey your
orders. They almost certainly will.
But so long as | am on this committee
my ward votes for Smith. Yon prom
ised to crush me If stuck TO this All
right You'll find | can take lot az
crushing Your orutal threats dNn''
frighten me--you bully"
Bob rose slowly to his full height.
The rest OF the committee. too. stood
up involuntarily. Bob's eyes were
glued to the handsome flushed face
across the table. The others glances
We're fastened on his big right list.
"Har' they breathed as they saw it
clinch convulsively. More than one
face went pale. They expected moth
ing less than to see a murder done.
But Bob's hand unclinched immediate
ly.
Put the notion" he commanded
quietly, maintaining his steady gaze
"It has been moved and seconded
that this committee indorse StouGhton
for the legislative nomination" the
chairman repeated mechanically. IAN
in favor
AYE" said all but Remington and
Bob The chairman paused.
"All opposed" The suggestion came
from Bob.
"Nor Remington's voice rang aut.
Il guess that settles 1t, Remington"
ut settles the immediate question"
was the defiant answer
Meetings adjourned" Bob motion
ed the committeeman out of the room
"Nothin' but drink as high as the
ceilin' will do me after that" whis.
pered one. Reminds me of the night
the old man licked Haggin."
ME. too; only there wasn't no
scrap" and there was a shade Of re-
gret in the low voiced reply. ~
thought fer awhile, though, TO buy
flowers fer the kids coffin. Five
years ago Id had to too"
"Oh, Remington" Bob said casually.
"just wait minute, will your
"Wellf" lie turned toward Bob
with a certain graceful recklessness.
Here, smoke this" Bob said grufily
as he handed over a cigar. 81 don't
like to see man smoking cigarettes.
Remington hesitated, then accepted
II.
And l wouldn't take this business
TO heart IL | were you. We have to
preserve discipline in the organization,
you know. There's nothing personal
IN it,"
! The handsome face flushed eagerly.
do you mean that? Then call In
the boys. | want to apologize for call
ing you bully"
NO! Come. now; no theatrlcals.
You're too good a man TO be wasted in
such childishness."
SO the descendant of the renegade
Jewess won his fight.
Bob, returning home, found Kathleen
alone in the library. He entered and
began without preliminary:
Kathleen, this afternoon | told you
that | didn't want any friends. You
remember
"Yes"
"The other day a young chap-a
fool, an ass, judged by my standards
met me on the street and without in
PRODUCTION or by your leave demanded
my friendship. He was most theatrical
and asinine, and | liked him for 1t.
He had been lighting me politically,
though he's greenhorn. told him
! would crush him-kil him politically.
Tonight he continued his opposition
He took the opportunity to tell me
few things about myself which he
seemed TO think | had overlooked.
have not crushed him. shall not.
He-he has much that lack. And l.
you hit it exactly-I have been very
lonely. am going to test your theory,
Kathleen. Good nightw