The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-02-29

Neither Harlan Thornton nor any
other listener in the great assembly
hall took those words as signifiying
anything more than the usual pledge
OF faithful performance.
After the dissolving of the joint eau
Gus he escortAh Madeleine to the com
ell chamber, where the new governor
was holding his impromptu rec option.
There We're no shadows on the faces
which pressed closely around him.
The general received the young cou-
pie with marked graciousuess.
Governor Weymouth. you have con
vinced me today that you are the apos
tie of universal salvation for the
wicked-in politics. said the girl. Il
hope the doctrine will DE accepted"
In that belief you are "A safe com
panion for my first disciple he re
turned, humoring her jest The crowd
carried them on.
Il believe that, too Harlan mur-
INJURED.
Universal salvation according to the
new political creed!"
I'm not talking about politics. lin
not thinking much about anything else
just now except you. During the gov
ernor's address 1t came over me sud
denly what wise counsel you gave me.
IL had you for an adviser all the rest
Of my life could amount to more in
the world than l ever can without
you"
She glanced at him sharply.
IL mean that" he insisted. "Will yOn
be my adviser for the rest of my lifc:'
1t was crude, blunt and sudden pro
posal. The thrOngs were eddying about
them. They were jostled at the mo-
ment by the Toms, Dicks and Harrys
Of the legislative concourse. Curious
eyes surveyed them. Ears were near by,
IL can't help saying It here and
now," he rushed on. 81
"My dear Harlan, you don't mean
to say that you are proposing to me
here in the face and eyes of this
crowdi' She said it with sudden amaz-
ed mirth dancing in her eyes, but with
a note of satire in her tone
II do mean it, He cried it % loudly
that men turned their heads to stare
at them.
Hush" she cried sharply, and then
pulled him along. She spoke low, II
don't think you have enough humor
in you TO realize just what you have
done. Harlan. i have found hllmor
lacking In you. You have picked ont
the lobby Of the statehouse, in the mid
die Of the biggest crowd of all the
year, as the loves bower for an offer
of marriage. You say you mean it as
an offer of marriage. But what you
really did was to ask me to attach my
self to you as general adviser You
can hire clairvoyant who will do
that much for you, and l doubt if you
would engage the clairvoyant as pub
licly as you have just tried to engage
me-"
II understand just what fool I
made Of myself" he muttered huskily
But couldn't wait-and mean it,
mo, you don't realize just how
much Of fool you are where women
| are concerned" she returned judici-
ally. "A woman-a young woman
is generally interested in hearing first
OF all little about love and devotion
and loyalty. all unselfish and uncalcu-
hitting. Now be patient! Listen to me!
A woman can detect real love And
real love seeks its opportunity sweetly
and shyly. 1t doesn't preface itself
with remarks about woman's brain
and advisory ability. l believe 1t has
lot to say about eyes and hair and
lips and such things. However since
you admire me In my capacity as ad-
wiser, I'll advise you to be sure that
you love a woman before you propose
to her, and then when you propose
pick out some place that's suitable for
convincing her that you do love her.
/ see mother yonder. Take me to her"
Turning away, flushed and angry,
from her demure smile, he became bit
terly conscious that even had they
been alone under most favorable cir
cumstances he would have lacked
speech for real lovemaking. He felt
that conviction inwardIy. He wondered
whether he had the capacity for low
ing as he had read Of men loving.
Thelismer Thornton, strolling amia-
bly, through the lobby throng, came
and put his hand on Harlan's shoulder.
1.-The best way to make good sugar
Is to simmer the sap slowly, my boy"
Harlan glanced sharply at him, but the
duke was not discussing love. Ward
has got into the stmmering stage mt
last l reckoned he would. He's too
good politician to boil the kettle over
as he started in doing What's the
matter with you? You look as though
you'd been listening to funeral Oral
tion instead Of an address that has
put the party back on Easy street"
His grandson was careful not to ex-
plain the cause of his gloom. He was
willing to let politics be answerable.
In the eyes Of the politicians Gov
ernor Weymouth had become safe and
sane. They construed his earlier dec
larations as the ambitions Of an old