The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-02-20

/ nor by mechanical systems Only D..
the aroused moral sense 0 the people
realization and acceptance ,f politic;,
responsibility. aud man can't vsr!
successfully preach political moralit,
unless he practices II He has To- serv,
IN the way for which he's best fitted
don't think Ina eat out ftsr n boss
Haig."
Haig gtp,,g cd s','ia Service win
wants your serNs,v: What You neet
is some woman to come aione ana
marry you out of hand and teach eo'
common sense why didn't yoa rnacf!
Katherine Hamiden when you had To,
ehanceY'
II never really had the chance Aoh'
replied calmly
"Oh. go to the devilr' And viii
characteristic nbrlIptness HaiR ros'
aud walked out Of the office
4 minute later he reapppared ,o de
mhnd. DO you still want to-
Want to what?" said John So I,lan,,
! ~ that Haig again recommended a.
'fevi as his ultimate destination nuu
withdrew.
cut in the street he stopped long
enough to look back through the win,
dow. John was still absently jabbiIg
the Goals. Haig shook his head and
passed on. mutterng to the snowy
night:
II have seen miracle--a man who
has tested. yet believes in the people
and who has loved the same woman
through five years. wonder how
long his courage will hold outY'
John drew up to the desk and began
letter. 1t did not progress rapidly
His pen had gone as far as "Replying
to your favor of the 20th inst" when
it fell unnoticed from his fingers. He
returned to his contemplation of the
fire
He was thinking of katherine Hamp
den. He had been thinking of her II
great deal lately. after a long period
in which he had kept the remembrance
OF her in the secret, rarely opened
chamber of his nnermost conscious
ness.
1t had been the easier to bury. II not
completely to forget. the past. because
Katherine's life and his had not often
crossed. The incident of the flowers
has been told. One day. week he.
fore the conversation just narrated.
they had accidentally met.
He was in the Steel City TO deliver
his lecture on Civic Responsibility"
before one of the reform bodies that
discussed, but did nothing to alleviate
the city's ills. For early luncheon he
went into restaurant where elab.
crate trappings and service enabled
the patron to ignore the moderately
well cooked food and immoderately
high prices
AS he was passing through the
foyer he came face to face with Kath
crime Hampden and another lady.
whose attire proclaimed her one of
fashions elect. There was moments
hesitation, and then impulslvely Kath-
crime held out her hand. Mutual in
quiries concerning each others health
followed. were satisfactorily answered.
ana Katherine introduced him to her
companion. Mrs. Deland nodded dis
tantly, hs from great height. down
upon the rather countrifed looking
man who carried the queer, black
sloucb hat.
This is the Mr. Dunmeade." Kath.
crime explained
"Oh, indeed" was the murmured an.
swer, accompanied by vacuous smile.
Mrs. Deland, it was clear, had never
heard of "the Mr.. Dunmeade." Just
then another group entered the foyer
and with scant ceremony she escaped
to join them. Katherine said:
There isn't any reason why we
shouldn't have nice. chummy little
chat, is there? | am waiting for Mr..
Gregg, who is always late. Shall we
sit down somewhere?"
He assehted, and they ensconced
themselves on luxurious davenport
with which the foyer was equipped.
HE is still faithful, you see." she
laughed. Obviously she referred to
Gregg. 'They are preparing to lay
me on the shelf. ! am almost twen-
ty-nine, you may remember And they
are beginning to put me On boards and
committees and things already! II
is suspected in some quarters that |
rouge"
He smiled his skepticism.
mo. | don't. though no doubt I'll
come to it in time. About yourself. You
have had some very interesting expert
ences, haven't you? keep tab on you
through the newspapers. heard a
man pay you very fine compliment.
Ought | to tell you, wonder? Or do
you receive so many that one more
wouldn't interest?"
''It is when we get few that a com
pliment is dangerous. I'm not sure.
but III risk it," he said idly.
HE said. "A man can't keep on
preaching decency as earnestly and
bravely as Dnnmeade does unless he's
pretty decent sort of chap himself
j don't mind telling you 1t was Mr..
Gregg who said that" She did not add
that Gregg had qualified his compli-