The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-13

Tom saI ID II s vpice none too steady:
Il VI &c uld tell you l know
you're aistakenI But I'm afraid YOU'RE
not. l know they do those things-asl
you said-'for the good of the party!'
Oh" he broke out fiercely, "it's that
sort of game can't understand. | can
never understand. know them all.
And personally they're white men, ten.
der-hearted, clean, honorable. But pro-
fessionally- Why, for instance,
there's my brother-in-law, Mark Rob-
ertson. He and Grace have been mar
ried over three years now, and his
love for her is still a sort OF alteration
He's the perfect lover-husband. But
as lawyer he won the name of being
bloodhound. And, as a politician
we'll, he's like the rest They'll all re.
sort to the dirtiest trickery, the rot
tenest sort Of corruption. can't make
1t out. But why should dads political
deal affect you and me? I'm not to
blame if"
"And I'm not blan%ng you. But I've
been brought up to hate Jim Blake and
his crowd and to pray for chance to
get back at them. | know that isn't
a meek and womanly way to talk. But
it's the way feel. II loved my ia.
Their so! My square, honest, white ia
Their. And they killed him. All, there's
something coming to that crowd! To
Blake and all of them! And it's com.
ing from me. Some day may be able
to deliver the goods! II oughn't TO
talk so to you," she caught herself up,
half apologetically I'm afraid I hurt
you. Perhaps you didn't fully know
"Why in blazes did it have to be
your father, of all men. that they
chose to-"
at didn't He was just one Of hun
dreds that the party machine smashed
He used to say the machine was like
the Juggernaut car, crushing every
thing that dared stand in it's path. jim
Blake guides that car. And he guides
1t over the bodies of better men. He
and his crowd prosper. But some
things coming to them, just tht
same"
But"
1.-THE machine has tried to run owe
the wrong man at last. And its joint
and wheels are rafting with fear
Standish became an insurgent. But h
had the cleverness and the strength
not to be crushed. And he has rallie'
weaker stupider insurgents aroun
| him. till he has formed an obstacle tn
machine can't override. He's don
more He's reused the whole people
And the people are watching their rel
resentatives so closely, at last, that
lot of crooks have to play fair or los
| their jobs. Oh, I'm following Standish'
work. When he clashed horns wit
| Jim Blake over this Mullins railroa
bill it did me good all over For whe
Standish defeats the Mullins bill he
| break the backbone Of Jim Blake's pr
litical power. Yes, and he'll smas
Jim Blake's plan to put Governor Rol
ertson in the speakers chair. He
keep Robertson out. And he'll s
there himself. And when he does
his gavel blows will beat the Jugge
naut car into scrap-iron."
Wanda" protested Tom, amazed {
her TRADE. Haven't we better thins
to talk than politics? I'll tell da
about your father and see if /
| won't"
J mo! You mustn't. You must pror
Use not to tell him who am. Promise
ooh, promise, if you like. But
can't bear to have you go on HATH
dad. He's the kindest, dearest o
chap alive. Maybe he didn't know
Does the organization do anythiI
Jim Blake doesn't know and dictate?
Mister Thomas Blake!" PACED
liveried boy, at the far end of the &C
ridor. mister Thomas BlakeH
Tom caught sight of a telegram {
the tray the lad carried But befo
he could signal the boy himself, Il
latter had gone out of sight.
'He's carried it to the bar with ;
the unerring instinct of hoInil