The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-19

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although wasn't thinking Of You
when spoke It's something we al 1
feel howeEer.
Anthony fushed as he answered:
don't remember ever taking anything
I wasn't entitled to, and I5tlidn't think
when was showed in here that I'd |
shove some other fellow out SUPPOSE
there Is room at the bottom, and fell
low can work up?"
.If he has It in him. I"
II think Tn start there"
'.pm afraid you're poor business
man." said Runnels
'.Rotteng' Kirk admitted. "Bnt I've
an idea / can make good II try"
eff you feel that way certainly will
help you," said the other warmly. ''Of
course I'll try to help you anyhow. but
Il like your spirit With Mrs. Cort-
Iandt to back me mp. TN see you so
forward as fast MS you deserve"
BY now they were out OF the cut and
once more upon the main line at Ras
Obsipo. heading back toward the Pa
cific.
'eYou asked me to tell ron something
about her." tunnels continued I'm
not sure my information IS entirely
correct, but. knowing who She is.
think / understand why she is IN Tan
anna. It is politics-big politics. The
Spiggottes have an election next year.
and it is necessary to get our wires
well laid before it comes of. General
AIfarez Will probably he the next pres
ldent.''
.AIfarez. Not Ramop:"
ellis father. You know we Ameri-
cans occupy peculiar position here.
set down as we are in the midst of an
alien people who hnte, MS Oh. they
hate US, all right-all except few of
the better class
''Why?"
"There are q good many reasons,
For one thing. there's Il sort OF racial
antipathy. Besides. when we stole
panama we made the Colombians sore.
and all Central America besides. for
they realized that once we Yankees
got foothold here we'd hang on and
not only dominate this country. but
all the neighboring republics as well.
al had gathered something. of the
sort-but l had no idea there was 50
much in It, But we don't want these
Jungle countries" said Kirk.
That's where you're wrong. BY ilnc
by we'll need room to expand. and
when that lime comes we'il move
south Meanwhile our fnrsighted gov
rrnment is smoothing the way. and
there's nobody better fitted for the pre-
urinary work than Mr.. Stephen Coft-
land of Washington. ID c.. husband
and clerk Of the SttIartest woman IN
the business Of clInpeiotiiiig admins
5rations. FIe's the tigureheud behind
which she works. She's Il rich woman.
she loves the game-her father was the
greatest diplomat OF his time. Won
know-and she married Cottlahdt so
she could play 1t. ANY other man would
have served US we'll. though I've heard
that he showed promise before she
plotted him ont and absorbed him. But
now he's merely her power of attor-
ney."
Anthony pursed his lips into "a whis
tie of astonishment
.It's been a good thing for him.,
Runnels ran on. evidently warmed to
his subject shes made his reputa-
ton: he has money and position. For
my part. Id rather remain insignia
cant and have Il renl wife"
Don't they love each other?"
NOBODY Knows. sue y CilTNG4 Jul VA
ice. and as for him. we'll gratitude is
good deal like rust-in time it de
stroys the thing it cIings to. ! suppose
I'm talking too much. but others would
tell you the same things.
1t was with quite Indifferent eye that
Kirk looked upon his host and hostess
that evening. TO his genuine liking for
the latter was now added worshipful
admiration and a boyish qualification
at her regard, which rather put her at
distance.
ITS all settled" said he. 'I'm go
ing to work in few days as train col
lector.'
'ewhat?" Mrs. Cortlandt turned upon
him sharply. 'Runnels didn't offer
you that sort of position?" Her eyes
were dark with Indignation. Kirk
promptly came to the defense of his
new friend.
no, I asked for it,
''Oh, see. Well. he will do much
better by you than that
II don't want anything better to
start with
But, my dear boy, collector is
merely conductor. He takes tickets. "
@Sure! / can do that. / might fail
at something hard"
'FNo. no, no! I'll see that you don't
fail. Don't you understands
II understand a lot more than did,
Mrs. Cortlandt That's why I don't