The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1913-08-22

Ten said In . voice none too steady:
= wish ] could tell you I know
yoare mistaken. But I'm afraid you're
mot. know they do those things--as
you said-'for the good Of the party!'
On" he broke out nercely. ats that
sort Of game can't understand. can
never understand. I know them all
And personally they're white mes. ter.
der-hearted, clean. honorable. But pro-
fessioually-- Why, for instance.
there's my brother-in-law. Mark Rob
ertson. He and Grace have been mar.
ried over three years now. and bis
love for her is still sort Of alteration.
He's the perfect. lover-husband. But
~ lawyer he won the name Of being
. bloodhound. And, A. q politician
well, he's like the rest. They'll all re.
sort to the dirtiest trickery, the rot.
tenest sort of corruption. can't make
II out. But why should dads political
deal Affect you and me7 I'm not to
blame If"
"And I'm not blaming you. But I've
been brought up to hate Jim Blake and
his crowd and to pray for a chance TO
get back at them. I know that isn't
. meek and womanly way to talk. But
it's the way feel. IL loved my IA
ther 80! Ny 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! IL oughnt 10
talk 10 to YOU" she caught herself up,
half alphabetically. I'm afraid ] hurt
you. Perhaps you didn't fully know"
"why In blazes did 1t have to be
your father. of all men. that they
chose to"
1T 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 its 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 the
same"
But"
The machine has tried to run over
the wrong man at last. And its joints
and wheels are rafting with fear.
Standish became an insurgent. But he
had the cleverness and the strength
not to be crushed. And he has rallied
weaker stupider insurgents around
him. till he has formed an obstacle the
machine can't override. He's done
more He's reused the whole people.
And the people are watching their rep.
resentatives 80 closely, at last. that n
lot Of crooks have to play fair or lose
their jobs. Oh. I'm following Standish's
work! When he clashed horns with
Jim Blake over this Mullins railroad
bill II did me good all over For when
Standish defeats the Mullins bill he'll
break the backbone Of Jim Blake's po
litical power. Yes, and he'll smash
Jim Blake's plan to put Governor Rob
ertson In the speakers chair. He'll
keep Robertson out. And he'll 81,
there himself And when he does
his gavel blows will beat the Jugser
naut car into scrap-iron."
Wanda" protested Tom, amazed II
her TRADE. Haven't We better things
to talk than politics! I'll tell dad
about your father and see II he
won't"
No! You mustn't You must prom,
Use not to tell him who am. Promise"
oh. I promise. II you like. But
can't bear to have you 90 on hating
dad. He's the kindest. dearest old
chap alive. Maybe he didn't know"
Does the organization do anything
Jim Blake doesn't know and dictate?"
mister Thomas Blake!" PACED a
Inverted boy. at the far end Of the cor.
ridor. Mister Thomas Blake!"
Tom caught sight Of q telegram on
the tray the lad carried. But before
he could signal the boy himself, the
latter had gone out Of sight.
Hes carried It to the bar with all
the unerring instinct OF q homing