Lower coast gazette., 1913-12-13

SAAE5f'i tGl' d.. - ELos AS'GA 5OI
beyond t...s room. !. caa eoaat OK
yoa?'
"csssets.'." a-Fssa Van I7,lo w:;h
eQNaI ccc.Ees:s.
There was no hint IN his ynice CT
IL his manner that Iar&'s command
en1liiad the te!eat OF q bill. TIC col
l?asa oi millions Of dollars wosth OF
sa.oSs, q probably .snic on Wall
street ani lie .sa-.sy interests total
Il Temporary loss Of power in con-
gress. For tae moment. the great
corporation lawyec CHANGED to be asgo
= r.a.l.
On lis wsy from the room, VIA
Dyke paused beside B,ssse's chair.
jim" he said hesisa.:ag.y. I'm 90
:a5 oror to the casisa!. Shall ! tel!
Mullins to LEI tho t1l como to d
vo:o5"
yes" answered l!a!.e, Yi.:sols stir
ring or so much ss looking Up.
Yes" i.o said again, and ais voice
was dead. "Yes-Im--I'n licked"
AS V1a Dyke opened the Cor, Wan
"a made 90 though 70 follow him.
"If you e,n't need me any further,
Ar. Ellal.e," she ssM gently, "Ili go"
blake lifted e palsied hand il mega.
Sioa.
IN there" he rlutte-e1. pointing to-
ward the door that led to tlie inner
snras. Il must speak to yc1-afteg-
Wa:d."
When the cid mar raised lis eyez.
Mark and Grace alone were left in the
rc>.m with him. Robertson vas stand
ing moveless u1seeing. Grace's sobs
broke the tense silence. rs she fought
weakly for s~ale-ecntrcl. Blake crossed
oYer to her. She rose a. his approach.
Daughter" said Blake, ala.est tim
IDLY, they've al gone. Nore Of them
viii tell. But there's one thing we've
got to know. I'm with you, no matter
what you've done. But--but--te,l me
-that-that this was all orer and
and done wi.l--bofcra you married
Mark!"
"Tather!"
Ths Woman faced hira in dry-eyed
horror. livery rsacs Of weeping was
aeassl away by the fame OF sudden
j indignation. Aac. at tho sight. Jim
| Blaze gave d great wordiess cry and
gathered har into Els arms as though
she were a baby.
"Cn, my litt,n grill" he cho.ed.
eDad's own. enn little girl! We've
hsen tearing your poor heart to pieces
and your old father was the bitserest
against you. It's all right. ! tall you.
sirl. It's ell right. Dadll sea you
through. iou shan't BIO bothered.
There. siese! Oh. don't CRY like that.
darling. Don't!"
His voice grew husky. Leaving her
abruptly, he crossed to Robertson.
MARK" he faltercd. avoiding his
scn-in4aw's eye, you promised to pro.
teat her. This is the time to Go It. It
was Cor better, for worse II that
vcw is any good at all, iss 9 good
for 'woEse' as for better tlark-be
gentle with her, bog"
He saemsa about to say more. But,
J glaEciDg fariively at MarG'E set
chsDgeless face. he iorebore.
Slowly, with bent shoulders and
dragging step Blake made his way to
tao big rooms farthest end. There. III
the windows embrasure, out OF ear
shot, his bach to the others, he halted.
Drawing aside tae curtains be
glanced out into tho night. The gloom
OF the sleeping city was below and
around him. But, in c2e black mass
tiers Upon tiers OF garish lights
glowed. There, in tie capitol. the
Mullins bill was coming to 9 vote
There, Eatthew StanGish, freed BY :
miracle from the tolls that Cyaftiei
nen had woven about Him, was win
ming the victory which was to clea;
for him The pathway to the very sum
nit Of political power.
BIT lie found his s~ubconsciots sell
atraying from the Picture ha was sc
r~uthless!y drawing. Ills mind would
not fix itself Oh the lighted caa.tol ane
the wreck of his life-work; but creep
over back into the dim room behind
him. Even his tongue tricked him
For when he would have made It re
ctte further the tah Of his losses. !
mHttered brokenly:
'My own litsle girl! DADS own
own l!t.ic girl"