The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
CHAPTER XXXXXV.
An Appeal aud an Interruption.

An Appeal aud an Interruption.
DESPERATELY, Lucille finished her dressing
and turned TO look out the hotel window
over pennsylvania Avenue. Far in the distance
she could the stately head of the CAPITOL
building Upon the street she could make out
from the very manner of the pedestrians just
who was Of Importance in managing the
chlnery OF the great nation, citizenship in which
had always been her proudest boast. She re-
called the short year that had elapsed since last
she was in Washington, juf before sailing for
Manila to join her father, happy and care-free
and ignorant of life's struggle as girl could
be. But now she alone in this magnificent
city OF distances girl seeking TO the
father to whom all men had done Difference on
that former visit from disgrace at the hands of
the country he had been so proud to serve
When the Captain of the Terror had spoken
of the Court of Inquiry before which Gen
eral SumPter Love being tried for selling
the papers he had received from Washington,
she had conjured up visions of him behind bars,
dreamed horrible dreams of disgrace that
being heaped upon him physically well men,
tally. But when she realized reaching the city
that he was at hotel, living quite the same as
she herself was allowed to live; her joy had sub
merged almost every other feeling. 1t had been
four days now, however and still she had not
called up sufficient courage to see him.
All night she had been awake trying to
scheme up some method of aiding him. The papers
she had recovered and il seemed that instead of
helping she had placed in the hands of the gov
ernment exactly what they wanted TO convict.
She dared not meet the old man and tell him that
she had done thls tnlng. And now, II seemed 10
her she could stand the strain no longer. Surely,
there must be justice in Washington, some
body big enough to help her father.
All the day before she had sat in Lafayette
Park before the White House. seeing the Presi-
dent of the United States come out for his walk,
return and leave once more. She had thought
his face kindly, had even started impulsively to-
ward him to make plea for just few moments
of his time to tell him why she was there. And
then-just at the supreme moment her courage
had failed Kindly his face but she also
cold reason there and knew that everything
looked to be against General Sumpter Love Then,
too, she realized that clemency would scarcely
be Forthcoming in the of war which
upon the nation, with this patient, calm Presi-
dent fighting against the inevitable from his
conntrys Southern neighbor.
But there was the Secretary Of War Surely,
there might be some chance in appeal to him.
She had managed to gain her way with other
men when sorely pressed Why was it not worth
the trial. And so, this morning, after a long
tfmorous glance up and down the long avenue,
she had started for the Army and Navy Building
with steps that were fighting against her own
will all the way. ~
Miss Lucille Love-Lucille Love" The
Secretary turned the card and over in his
hands while regarding her narrowly the while.
81 have heard of you, Miss Love, and Of the
papers You may rest assured your story will re-
ceive every attention in the conduct of the trial
of your father. Certainly, you know the nation
can i'll afford to lose such g man Just at this