The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-17

"You've gone out of your way to at.
tack mo. You're fool"
that 1 have little to lose. If 1 had
much-you won't understand this-1
hope I'd lose it gladly"
Did I say 1 was going to break
your Murchell demanded testify. 81
came here today to suggest that you
come out for Wash Jenkins seat in
congress"
Johns reply was almost bitter. 80
| have impressed you as a hypocrite
trying to get kicked up out Of the way.
I repeat, I'm not for SALE
Murchell suddenly rose and put a
heavy hand on Johns shoulder. "You
said you have little to lose. You have
much-a future. You've gone out Of
your way to attack me. You're a fool.
But II like you, man. And I'd like
to save that future for you.'
For moment John stared at him, In
credulous. He went to the window, sta1-
ing out wonderingly. He saw a strange
thing Jeremy Applegate stumping
across the square and pausing under
the flag, looking up. The veterans
hand rose, as though in salute; then,
arrested midway, it fell Imply, and Jer-
emy marched on.
John pointed. "There, senator is one
who entered the service of your insti-
tuition. Now he is a broken spirited
old man with just enough soul left to
be ashamed. If became part of your
machine in the end I'd become like
that-difterent in size perhaps, but the
same in kind. l." he said, quietly, "pre-
fer your enmity; it's safer. You repre-
sent an institution. 1 stand for a
principle, a fundamental principle. You
can smash John Dunmeade-oh, very
easily, no doubt. But, Senator Muir
chell, you can't smash the principle"
The senator did not often permit
himself the luxury Of losing his tenn
per, but he was exceedingly close to it
just then. The friendship he had Of
fered to a young man whom he liked
ly rejected, and the hurt was all the
deeper because he had broken the rule
of a lifetime to make the offer He
carefully waited until the emotion had
subsidized before speaking.
'It's a good deal simpler to state a
principle than to follow it in practice.
And you can't judge politics by one
years experience. However,
He stopped long enough to put on
his hat.
"You went out of your way to de-
nounce me. You took a time when
I'm needing friends to do it, too. In
spite of that l made you an offer in
good faith. If there's anything in you
I'd have given you the chance to
prove it,
81" he concluded and he spoke as of
some divine edict, fixed and immutable
81 rarely offer friendship to those
who fight me-never twice"
He went out.
The East ridge colony was gone
scattering its charms broadcast from
Lakewood to Bar Harbor. Only the
Hampdens were left, and they were
soon to depart, Katherine and her
mother to go abroad for the latters
health-which, to be sure, was so good
as to be worth preserving. John and
Haig had arranged to make together
one September evening their farewell
pilgrimage to the ridge.
That evening John spent a great deal
of care over his toilet.
He drove to the home of Silas Hicks,
where Haig, wisely avoiding the hos.
pitality of the hotel, had his rooms
Somewhat to his dismay. he was in
formed that Haig had discovered some
mysterious errand requiring his atten,
ton, had departed half hour earlier
and had left word that he would later
meet John at their Mecca.
"That's funny" muttered John as he
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