Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

credulous. He went to the window, star
ing out wonderingly. He saw a strange
thing Jeremy Apologize stumping
across the square and pausing under
the Gag, looking up. The veterans
hand rose, as though in salute; then.
arrested midway, 1t fell Imply and Jer-
envy marched on.
John pointed. There, senator, is one
who entered the service of your insti-
tuition. Now he is a broken spirited
old man with just enough soul left to
be ashamed. If / became part of your
machine. in the end Id become like
that-different in size perhaps, but the
same in kind. l." he said. quietly, pre-
fer yonr enmity; it's safer. You repre-
sent an institution. l stand for
principle, a fundamental principle. You
can smash John Dunmeade-oh, very
easily, no doubt. But, Senator Muir
chell. you can't smash the principle!''
The senator did not often permit
himself the luxury Of losing his tenn
per. but he was exceedingly close to 1t
Just then The friendship he had Of
fered to young man whom he liked
strangely we'll had been contemptuous-
ly rejected. and the hurt was all the
deeper because he had broken the rule
of lifetime to make the offer. He
carefully waited until the emotion had
subsidized before speaking.
ITS a good deal simpler to state
principle than to follow it In practice.
And you can't Judge politics by one
years experience. However
He stopped long enough TO put on
his hat
You went out of your way to de
| nounce me. You took time when
I'm needing friends to do It. too. In
spite of that l made you an offer in
good faith II there's anything In you
I'd have given you the chance to
prove it.
| IT" he concluded, and he spoke as Of
some divine edict. fixed and immutable
- rarely offer friendship to those
who fight me-never twice"
He went out.
| The East ridge colony was gone,
scattering its charms broadcast from
Lakewood to Bar Harbor Only the
Hampdens We're left. and they were
soon to depart Katherine and her
mother to go abroad for the latters
health which. to be sure. was so good
MS to be worth preserving John and
Haig had arranged to make together
one September evening their farewell
pilgrimage to the ridge.
I That evening John spent great deal
of care over his toilet.
| He drove to the home of Silas Hicks.
where Haig. wisely avoiding the hos
pitality OF the hotel. haG his rooms
Somewhat TO his dismay. he was in
formed that Haig had discovered some
mysterious errand requiring his atten-
ton. had departed a half hour earlier
and had left word that he would later
meet John at their Mecca.
That's funny" muttered John as he
drove away. He strongly suspected
the validity Of Haig's errand and de-
bated seriously the ACCESSIBILITY Of turn
| ing back and sending his farewells by
! note. pleading as excuse for his non
] appearance some unexpected business
matter. He solemnly assured himself
that he was a fool. both for having
| dallied with unhappiness all summer
and for going now on a journey that
could only intensity futile longings.
He sustained the Indictment by con
tinuing his journey. When he found
Katherine they strolled. katherine
chatting unconcernedly, to a seat in Il
retired corner Of the grounds--only the
fact would not have been significant to
John-where she had sat so long after
her talk with Warren Blake.
She leaned back in one end of the
seat. lie sat at the other, as far away
| from her as he could. half facing her.
She was not really beautiful-her fea
lures We're too firm for that-yet even
another than John might have been
excused for thinking her so in the
soffening light of the rising moon.
Only her eyes. softly lustrous in the
pale light, marked her suppressed ex-
| element.
DO you realize she said, this is
the first time we've lleen alone this
summer? You have really managed it
Wy W NV aiuls AS tHouBI SHe ldN
not done all the managing.
He had nothing to say.
Am | such an ogress, or have you
been afraid that I'd propose to you
again."
Il haven't been fool enough to take
that seriously he said quickly. And
I'm old enough to know the danger of
playing with fire. At least" he added.
! ought tc have known it
lie coud not help thirAing Of the
months to come when, with less en-
crossing tasks to take his mind from
the ache, he must renew the loneliness
grown more poignant, of the last win.
Ter. He wondered now at his weak