The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-28

M'm'yeb, salQ GlQnan, tne boys
won't like it-but it's only for a cou-
pie OF months"
And as to sealing the treasury"
continued the governor. IT presume
that the morning will be time enough
for that"
I Eyes. it's a bad night outside. any
way" responded Gilman. The gov
ernor was lost again in,thought. Gil
I man went on and out.
The clock In the hall Stolled 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 chamberlain his bed.
In a room on the parlor floor of the
Leland the windows OF which looked
down on Sixth street, a shokt. fat man
, was pacing the floor.
Hell" he would say, why the
devil doesn't he GOMEZ"
The little man was WilliamsGrigsby.
and be was the attorney-genernl 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 ~" political creator. and the two
men had once been friends. The ad.
ministratfon had begun tremendously
enough. but before two Of the four
years Of Its political life had expired
there was a 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.
ton. which nominated a state treas
iurer. superintendent Of public In
1 struction. and trustees Of the unlver-
sity Of Illinois In one faction were
the governor. the auditor of public &C.
counts. and, Of course, his appointees.
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.
Iockhart. 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.
j The encouragement continued to
smoke and pace the floor. and swear.
After a while he consulted his watch
] to ha oil 70 Ch ad
brass bell.pull a vigorous jerk. Pres.
emily negro boy came bearing pre-.
,sumptive pitcher OF water. the ttnk1ing
Of the ice heraldlng his approach. The
Encouragement would hive welcomed
ice water in the morning. but now he
seized It from the black boys hand.
set tt down with a splash on his wash
stand. and shouted:
go and tell Jim to mix me a com.
modore."
Just as the boy reached the door. It
opened. and tall man entered, The
tall man seeing the boy. looked at
Grigsby.
I "what'ii YOU have. Hank?" said the
encouragement.
"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 the attorney.general.
haven't you heard? Jim Lockhart's
dead"
THE hell he Isl" responded Jen-
nings 81 hadn't heerd airy word,
'When'd he die?"
This afternoon"
SUDDEN"
Rather"
what was ailin' OF him."
The Encouragement smiled, a pecu,
liar. mirthless smile.
!. The secretary OF state ceased to
rock.
You don't reckon now"
That's II, 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:
We'll. Jim as a devil Of good fell
Ter: as good as you'd meet up 18th in a
coon's age. An I reckon when II
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 stuff"
Hank. ! didn't send for you to-
night to hold memorial services over
lin Lockhart. There's something more
important than that-there's some.
thing damned important, and It con.
Germs me-"
Your"
Yes. me. I'm in this thing Just
twenty thousand dollars"
1.-THE he'll you are!"
"Just-twenty-thou sand-dollars."
Grigsby sank into a chair.
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