The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-08
By HENRY RUSSELL MILLER
BOBBS rERR1LL CO.

LET us hope so. and that you aren'
playing with fire. But. to change tn,
subject. what of your lady of dreams 2
His mobile face became dreamy. ant
he murmured. half to himself:
1T Is strange. ! have the feelin1
that l am coming nearer to her. Sht
grows more real to me every day.
can see her now. with her glorious
hair. her sad eyes and her beautiful
cold mouth with the tinge Of bitter
ness. She will come-of that am Ger
tain. But. come. enough of serious
things. My watch says just one-halt
hour until must start for the scene
of battle. enough to see you in your
train-if you insist on leaving to-
night?'
II must. have my battle to fight
across the seas"
! "'Then toast. To our fortunes
| And may life always glow red for u.s.
| "Ah. I'm afraid Of that toast! And
Of our battles"
But they touched glasses and drank
|
! ''The refusal of the district attorney
% prosecute this fragrant crime is an
| outrage upon the county. The au-
| dacity of our bosses in refusing to
| yield to the popular demand in this
| matter would be inexplicable were not
the ruthless hand of certain one of
our politicians plainly felt. 1t is time
| this man was unseated. He is a dis
| grace to the community OF all the
men prominent in the public eye we
know Of none who stands forth 80 re-
pulsively as does Robert McAdoo. He
represents all that is brutal and
shameful in American politics"
In the fading twilight the man
against whom this attack was directed
read the bitter words. the concluding
paragraph of an editorial in the Even
ing Press.
HE has begun already. The fool!
he forgets he is attacking himself as
we'll as me. TO such lengths will pas
sion carry man.
There was a knock at the door. and
q young woman burst into the room
At twenty eight Kathleen Finn was
still unmarried-to the wonderment of
her many friends. since she seemed
made for the home life. She was beau
t1ful, with the beauty of health and of
the CHEEKY, unselfish spirit which made
her a woman among women. In the
Fourth ward school. Of which she was
principal. thanks to Bob's political in
duence. thousand boys and girls
ton they did not always accord their
parents. She always remained mys-
terry to Bob McAdoo.
''What a shamer' she cried sympa-
thetically, holding out a folded news
paper.
$50 you've read it.. too. Nice Christ
mas gift, isn't it?'' Bob smiled in
amused contempt ~ wouldn't care
about it II were you
II know such attacks are apt to
make themselves true by imbittering
| the man assailed. And I think Of
your wonderful possibilities. No; don't
laugh. please. know what you are
now. but I know. too. what you will
become. know that some day you
Will be and do far more and better
than you have yet set your eyes on
| "Ah: Then you care only because of
what shall do when this mysterious
change takes place? 1t isn't that you
Hike me?" Again his tone voiced a
purely impersonal inquiry. with no
hint Of disappointment in It.
"Why should ~ she laughed frank
| y, with a girlish toss Of her head.
| "Why. indeed?'' he smiled back.
pleasantly for him. But won't you
ut DOWN.
you were slow giving the invita-
donv' she said gayly. But accept,
for a few minutes, because want to
thank you for the beautiful books"
| Don't be said, again pleasantly.
II still owe you more than I can pay
She did not try to thank him further.
| For some minutes they sat silent be-
| fore the fire. Kathleen observed him
| furtively. with the sensation Of be-
| holding a stranger. He seemed
strangely less harsh than she was used
TO see him. She had never known him
so-she cast about for the word-hu-
man.
He stirred from his contemplation Of
| the fire
81 have to be honest with you.
Kathleen. It is true. that editorial. but
| II don't care
"T'm nor sure She laughed out
tight at his evident hesitation. But
you IRE an exception. Long ago I
determined to make my struggle alone.
My own weight was quite enough
without adding that Of others. ass
being what | am, | inevitably must if
assumed the responsibilities Of friend
shin. In other and uglier words since
was placed here In the eternal
scramble BY q power over which I
had no control proposed to get on
top, no matter over whom bad to