The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-26

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nd take large sized man fer the
Job"
John just then felt very small.
He went to Plumville. an ugly,
Rrimy, bustling. growing hive Of work.
ers. with its 1rones too. He had the
key to interpret what he saw. He
was permitted to go through the mills
and meet the men: he came out with
hands blackened from much contact
with their hands and In the smut he
felt sort Of pride. What he had read
on the farmers brown faces ne saw
on their red. ScOrched Ones--the dull
eyed suspicion Of those used to f1attery
before election and neglect afterward.
Under the careful cicerOnage of Shee-
hans lieutenants he was led into 20.
litical club and saloon. where he shook
hands with many more men. who suz-
zled vast quantities Of liquor and
sneered openly at his abstinence. He
was told that here he would meet
"men who ,Uulnted:" he did meet such
men british things. moral idiots,
chinless creatures bound together by
the cohesive force of common interest
-punder. This army never slept.
could always be relied upon.
Nv hat self centered beast ] have
beenv' he cried within himself. 'All
this rottenness under my nose. and|i
have never perceived it," A great fear
came upon him-fear of the RESPONSE
bility of that into which he felt him
self being carried.
And there was another thing that
deepened those twin creases between
his eyes.
One morning n very sleek. high step
ping cob drawing a very elegant trap
halted before his office, a circumstance
Of which you may he sure New Chel-
YEA took prompt and interested notice.
"Why. hellov' he exclaimed. extend
ing his hand to the visitor. This is
1ner'
She observed him hesitatingly. ut
y Mr.. Dunmeade. isn't it? Yet think
I should have recognized you any
where. You haven't changed much.
though it has been long time since ]
Ast saw you. Aren't you ashamed of
having neglected me 80 long?" alse con-
STUDDED Indignantly
''Well. you see. Katherine" be grin.
oed, lamely explanatory. 1--WE been out
campaigning
''You might Mt least have come to r.
port your progress to an interested
constituent. Are you aware that you
and | are going over to inspect the
new house this afternoon? It's COM
pleted. and you've never seen It yet"
but l ought to see some men,
do you think" she interrupted him
again. that I've set all the tongues in
New Chelsea clacking for nothing?
Your campaign can wait. We shall
start at -
He hesitated. then surrendered. "Oh.
hang it ALL I've earned a holiday. I'll
co.
She beamed brightly on him. That's
nice OF you. And we shall ride. l
want to race Crusader against that
new steed I've heard so much about
'Oh. no. he protested. "The aristo-
cratic Crusader would probably snub
him, and Lightning is very sensitive
about such things
ut is time. she insisted firmly.
''thnt Crusader acquired a more drnl"-
cratic spirit. At ,. remembers y
few minutes before the appointed
hour New Chelsea saw Lightning
curried as never before in his life-;n-
BILE in his own pr:''iiHr fashion UP
Main street to the opening in lamp
fen'S hedge whence he soon EMERGED
IL the company Of the >atiny Crusader.
:s'hey came Il trr Il half hoHr'S ride to
} long. STRAIGHT nvenn". once the rain
washed lame to u farmhouse newly
S"a,lnh ami "rArrlrti and thanked by
s."e'.iS" "n"-% nf ,n.""',,r -,''.t..".
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