The silver messenger., 1912-03-05

Don't say that" interrupted tn0
woman delighted nevertheless AZ tn's
splendid declaration.
Your father and mother. do they
know"
Certainly. / told them at break
fast this morning..
How did they take t7
"you can imagine what my mother
thought and said" answered the slri'
smiling family.
"And your father?
She sighed deeply.
"Mv father. | imagine. Is not un'
willing to have friend at court
What are you going to do when you
are elecred?"
marry you the first tnlhs.
81 mean after that
Live to make you happy.
"I,o he reasonable | mean wnat
are you going to do with the oppoS'-
tion?"
"J am going to do Justly and fairly
by all men, whoever they are, what.
ever they may have done. Mine shai'
be no policy of ruin. Some thlhgs
must be broken down: but my aim
shall be to upbuild"
'T thought So" returned the girl
And what are you going to DO WIN
the one woman?'
II am going to love her as no wom'
an was ever loved before In this
world
How long this might have continued
can never be told. Young Haldane IN
terrupted them.
"Mr. Gormly," he said. Il see you
have heard the news"
'T have heard the essential part OF
it from your sister
DO you mean to tell me that you
haven't read the paper yet? Well.
sit down and read it, or I'll withdraw
my influence and vote against you.
suppose all Eleanor told you was the
news of her engagement"
well, wasn't that enough?'
Enough" cried the young man.
"Why, you want to read the interview
with Col Bill Hamilton. It's the fin
est thing that ever appeared. Every
body knows that you didn't shoot the
man, but that the woman did. They
know, too, that you gave her your
horse iE the snow and that she aban-
doned you. Why. man, you're a hero!"
ITO be perfectly frank with you,
Haldane, this is all most interesting
~ Q}11
Hamilton turned up at the right mo-
ment and told the truth, ] don't know;
but as matter OF fact, l do truly
care more for your sisters action and
| get more satisfaction out Of the fact
that l am going to be married to her
Immediately after the election than
will In winning, if we win"
you are sure to win." said Hal
dane.
Il told you not to say that" said
the girl to her lover.
Now read the paper. and then we'll
60 uptown"
What more Is there to tell? Miss
Haldane. In view Of the new relation
ship between them, boldly rode up to
the auditorium in the great store by
the side Of Gormly in the tonneau of
her brothers big car. The enormous
crowd that filled the great hall to
overfowing, that packed the streets
outside, that suspended all traffic: the
addresses that Gormly made; the
frantic cheering that greeted him as
he stood overlooking the greatest null
titude that had ever filled that Sec
ton of BroadwSy. Miss Haldane on
one side and his old friend Of a quar-
ter of century back, Col. Bill Hamil-
ton, on the other, with Haldane, White
held and great galaxy of supporters
in the background, including Abbott,
the cub reporter, scribbling like mad
on the greatest story of the day
these have all passed into history.
The result of the election, which oc.
Cured next day. is OF course known
TO everybody.
1T is over" he said. "and we have
wont"
Yes. No one congratulates you as
l."
i have great deal to live up to-"
was the slow answer
AS mayor of New York;" she cues.
toned softly.
AS your husband" he replied.