The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-26

Z And as to sealing the treasury"
continued the governor. IT presume
that the morning will. be time enough
for that"
, Yes. It's bad night outside, any.
way" responded Gilman. The gov
ernor was lost again in. thought. Gil
/ man went on and out.
The clock in the hallttolled eleven.
The governor rose. and went slowly
up the staircase that winds gracefully
from the great hall to the floor above.
and thence TO his chamber and his bed.
| In room on the parlur floor Of the
Leland, the windows Of which looked
down on Sixth street., short. fat man
was pacing the floor.
I Hell" he would say. why the
devil doesn't he GOMEZ"
The little man was William Crigsby,
and he was the encouragement OF the
! state of Illinois. He, had come down
from the 10 Daviess hills, to serve a
term In the house. and been nominated
for the office he now held by the gov
ernor. John Chatham. John Chatham
was 1T political creator. and the two
men had once been friends. The ad-
ministration had begun harmoniously
enough. but before two Of the four
years OF Its political life had expired
there was n split. and factions had
formed. There had been fierce fight
for the control of the state central
committee that year. and the struggle
had been carried into the state conven.
ition. which nominated a state treas.
urer. superintendent Of public in
structiou. and trustees Of the univer-
sity OF Illinois. In one faction were
the governor. the auditor Of public &C.
counts. and. OF course. his apBoiRtees.
the acknowledgement. the railroad and
warehouse commissioners and the
trustees Of the state institutions. In
the other were the Encouragement
and the secretary of state. Jennings.
! Lockhart. the state treasurer. had
been neutral He was everybody's
friend.
+ And now Grigsby was an avowed
candidate for governor. in opposition
TO his old friend. John Chatham. the
man who had made him.
| The Encouragement continued to
smoke and pace the floor. and swear.
After a while he consulted his watch
again. and then gave the old-fashloned
brass bell.pull a vigorous jerk. Pres
emily a negro boy came bearing pre-
,sumptive pitcher Of water. the tinkling
OF the ice heralding hisapproach. The
Encouragement would have welcomed
ice water in the morning. but now he
seized It from the black boys hand,
set 1t down with a splash on his wash
stand, and shouted:
Go and tell Jim to mix me COM
1nodore."
Just as the boy reached the door. 1t
opened, and tall man entered. The
tall man seeing the boy, looked at
Grigsby
"whatTI you have. HANK said the
attorney.general.
"a little whisky"
Bring Mr.. Jennings some whisky"
ordered the Encouragement
Bourbon. boy" added Mr.. Jennings.
The boy withdrew.
The Encouragement paused before
the fire. and looked up into the face
OF the secretary OF state.
well, Hank" he said. 81 began to
fear YOU hadn't got my message
| Heard the news?"
what news?"
"Why." replied tho encouragement.
haven't you heard? Jim Lockhart's
dead"
THE hell he u.s." responded jon
nings. "I hadn't heerd airy word
When'd he die?"
This afternoon"
Sudden"
Rather"
what was ailin' OF him."
The Encouragement smiled. pecu-
liar mirthless smile.
The secretary OF state ceased to
rock.
you don't reckon now"
That's It. exactly"
81 didn't know it'd got that bad
What'd they give out fer the cause?"
"oh. heart failure. suppose"
Beats hell. don't it,"
The secretary OF state was silent
Presently he spoke again in an alb.
stracted way:
well. Jim as devil OF good fel.
Ter; as good as you'd meet up 18th in a
coon's age. An I reckon when It
come to a showdown. he as our
friend. II the boys 'p'ints an investi.
gatin' committee-Jim as al'ays lee
tie too free 18th the stun"
Hank. didn't send for you to-
night to hold memorial services over
Jim Lockhart. There's something more
important than that--there's some
thing damned important, and It con-
Germs me-"
Your"
Eyes. me. I'm in this thing Just
twenty thousand dollars"
1.-THE hell you are!"
Observation-Disclosures"
Grigsby sank into chair.
"Borrowed?" asked Jennings.
tyea"