Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-04

1 lucy WcIC tdlhtiS dpout Till. dAu uc
listened frankly. In this case he knew
the eavesdropper would hear nothing
unkind
To-day" said Paul. "a man took me
up into high place and showed unto
me all the kingdoms of the earth AID
offered to give them to me-
"And what were those realms?
Kathleen laughed idly And would
the crown ft?''
"The kingdoms were very cleverly
suggested congressional, gubernatorial
senatorial possibilities. even cabinet
portfolios. rich. juicy plums transfer
red from the public pie into my wa
tering mouth. In short. all those
| things that are most desirable to an
ambitious but poverty stricken state
senator
"And for what?"
1.-THE consideration was that I should
bow down and worship and serve the
tempter. To make these honors mine
all must do is to give over my inde-
pendence. sell my soul into perpetual
bondage and betray Bob into the
hands of his enemies"
"Betray Bob-howT
"Oh. he didn't put it with such bru-
tai frankness. l was merely to induce
Bob to make an alliance with the men
he is now fighting. The offer was an
Insult to my intelligence. They don't
want an alliance with him. Their
ally must be their servant. Fancy
Bob any ones servant!'
"And the temptation-did it tempt?'
He hung his head. The man up
stairs strained his ears to catch the
answer.
EYES," Paul said bitterly. "Oh, he
was very crafty, was Sanger. He had
evidently studied my case. Very slyly
/ he limited that my reward hasn't been
in proportion to my services, that I'm
ct for higher things than mere state
senatorship. And it's true" He
flung his head back sharply. ITS
true. The crown would ft. know
my worth. and I'm ambitious. At times
when l see Bob outstripping me so
rapidly my ambition literally hurts
me-"
"Then why did you say no?" :
Because" he answered simply, ''as
long as / have his friendship / must
be true to him, for l am the victim of
my own plot. set out to like him as
matter of policy, to climb in his
trail. And now He hesitated.
"And now?"
| 81 love him as my own brother"
The man upstairs felt his heart give
a quick. sharp throb. He had schemed
an existence in which love should new
er fetter mind or heart. At an ac-
knowledgment of affection from one
/ whom he had called friend, hardly
knowing the meaning of friendship.
strange, unaccustomed JOY flooded his
heart, revealing the hold that friend
ship had taken on him. A new pur-
| pose came to him. His power took on
new and higher value. With it he
would royalty endow this friend. de-
Tending Paul from the weakness of his
own temperament. and make him great
and honored in the land
at has been a day of fate" Paul
said, ''for today | saw her once more
"Surely not the dream lady? | sup
posed you had forgotten her."
"The same. was walking along the
street There was carriage block
ade. l had the feeling one has when
opofbar,c oroe ORC foctanod IN ono I
looked into the carriage beside me. 1t
was she. She turned away quickly,
but not before | had looked full into
! her eyes for moment She will know
me when we meet. as we shall soon
No: have not forgotten. shall nev-
could
Bob muttered a savage oath. Then
| he broke into mirthless. lronical
chuckle
"Me. Bob McAdoo, the man of iron
save the mark-apostle of self suf1-
cheney! Jealous of a woman-of
dream. Bound. Helpless!'
Resolutely striving to put away dis
| turbing thoughts. be closed the door
L
and set himself to work
| Later Paul went up to Bob's library
and began to discuss the coming may
orally convention. set for three days
thereafter Under the provisions of
the ripper bill the Steel City was to
-hoose new mayor in February. The
Republican primaries had already been
held. resulting in the choice of dele
gates from majority of the pre-
cincts instructed for Bob's candidate.
Hemenway-
"Bob." said Paul. WHAT'S up?"
whats up?"
There's something In the air. leD
feel it. | was at headquarters today.
and every one who came in had caught
the fever Of restlessness. But no one
could fathom It. You and Haggin
haven't been visible for two days, and
| Hemenway Is at home sick, no one al