Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-26

II you couldn't prove H. But, gentle
men. there eom,a a tlme--oSen Ia poll
ties-when weYe got TO be men frat
and politicians 'afterward"
Then" suggested Blake. be a man
Give up the light"
No" replied standlsh. u won't be
blackmailed. The affair was over and
done with before asked the people 10
accept me as their leader Long be
fore. Il has no bearing on my pres
ent fitness"
"Thate your misfortune" sneered
Mark THE people have a right to
know who represent them In the
newspaper articles we have prepared.
there are no facts we cannot prove:
your affair with the Woman-your
failure to carry out your pledge TO
marry her"
Then the story is written?" ex-
claimed Standish.
1T is in type" put In Van Dyke,
and waiting our word to send II out
TO the whole country"
Il see" unused standish. And see
how such a story will be handled In
print. You'll use every trick OF sug-
gestion, every fact inferring a lie"
And" cried Mark, 1T will beat you.
Il will beat you, man-and that's what
we've been working for, for years"
I'm not beaten yet" retorted Stand
ish. And advise you. Governor Rob
ertson, to be careful"
oh we shall be careful" returned
Van Dyke. The proprietor OF the ho-
tel is coming tonight. The hotel where
! Mr. and Mrs. Fowler were registered.
We may not need him to Identify her.
But he'll be on hand in case we do.
Take my word for Il, Mr. Standish.
you'll save great deal of unneces-
sary trouble II you1l quietly step down
aud out"
III | did" said Standlsh, q would
be politically dead. You know that"
You're politically dead, anyway"
insisted Mark. IF this story will beat
you tonight II will beat you 20 years
from today. Particularly II this Won
an proves to be-what shall we call
TIA triie off color?"
Robertson"
"Ah! That hurts, does It? Then
it's probably true. II the Woman is
the kind that-that would not do you
credit, you can understand how much
more effective It will be-"
you are wrong' denied Standish.
"She is of good family. She"
She may have been a good woman
when you found her" said Mark. But
there must have been a bad streak in
her. somewhere. You left her to sink
as low as / expect to find her and"
Drop that, Mark" burst out Tom
Blake. jumping from his seat and con-
fronting his brother-in-law. Don't! I
can't listen to it any longer. Standish
Is right. What you men are doing is
vile. II you've got scrap of man
hood left in the whole bunch of you,
you won't drag this Woman into your
dirty schemes. I"
"Oh," drawled Blake with the air OF
sleepy man bothered by a fly, for
the love of Mike, don't you butt in!
The situations punk enough as 1t is,
without your laying your trophies OF
idlocy at its feet"
'Idlocy?" flared Tom. Perhaps
common decency's a better term Or
perhaps in your vocabulary the two
mean the same thing. You men are
! IrVNA Vhn
lie looks to you for examples. And
yet you stoop to a currish trick like
this! Isn't there enough whiteness in
the whole lot of you for a single voice
to protest against such use of a WON
ans name? You've just been TOLD
she's of good family. That she has {
name to lose. And you answer 'Po
litical necessity You know this story
will destroy at least two lives. Prob
ably several more. And again you an
swer: Political necessity You have
the power to ruin these lives. If you
use that power l tell you now, on,
and all-my father as we'll as the res
I'm ashamed to have breathed tn,
same air with you'll"
Good night, Tom" drawled Flake
NOT so much as troubling to glance il
his irate sons direction.
NO." corrected Tom, "good-by."
Its lp to you" yawned Blake
"Good-by,"" reiterated Tom, stamp
ing from the room and slamming tn
outer door of the suite behind him.
The others stared after him in dull
wonder. But an exclamation from thei
host suddenly shifted their attention
"Grace!" cried Mark in SURPRISE
disapproval.
She had come, unnoticed, from he
| hiding place behind the inner doc
| and was standing among them befor
| they were aware of her presence.
/ Mark" she painted Il hear
H what Tom said. And he was rlgh
y You must not"
please keep out of this, Grace" re
d quested her husband in dire embal
rassment. You don't know enythiu
t about 1t. You couldn't possibly"
Il do" she denied 1--WE hearC
ID And"
Grace, dear girl" soothed Blak,
% This is muddy business at best. It
no time for you to be here. You'll onl
er soil those pretty hands of yours"
% ut is the time for me to be here
Of she declared. Il can see this from tn
re- Womans standpoint. You men can't
"There is nothing in common b