Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-15

certaiaiy making II WARM AR Hgx
Slade." !
Indeed" laughed Mrs. Merrits. syua
fled for the nomsnt.
| Dear, deari" she exclaimed aa aha
watched Hayes gazing wfstfnIly a
Katherine and booking very handsome
and manly In his wellmade evening
| clothes. Its quite like old times "a
see you together" Unhappy herself.
Il gave her q certain pleasure to make
other people unhappy. The Jealousy
she had long felt for the younger and
more beautiful woman found expires,
sion nov in her purring tones, as, with
amiable cruelty, she reminded them
OF their earlier intimacy. She took
delight In making Bob writhe and
Katherine Written as she recalled their
| passionate young love when only the
senator's stern interference had kept
them from wedding.
Let me see" she recollected, when
was your confidante. you we're
| twenty-one, Katherine, and you, Rob,
| we're twenty+four. / can feel Rob's
hands gripping mine yet: o, Fannie
please see her for me-~-the senator
,, doesn't approve of IT, And the tears
you shed ON my shoulder, Katherine
why. II feels wet to think OF It."
"ot Fanniei" Katherine's voice was
not az firm as usual.
7 always said,1 the woman per.
aisted, ''Rob, she'n come home to you
In the end"
81 think I'll go back and listen te
the discussion" and Bob flung dis
gustediy out OF the room. At the door
he almost collided with Merritt. Kath
crime had hurried out to see n reportaH
| who wanted the wherefores and tbs
why's OF the dinner party to Slade.
can't possibly get away, DEAR
Merritt explained to his wife. i've
been buttonhoied by some men from
up the state, Shall you wait or &c
home-~iirst?"
Mrs. Merritt refused 60 be- dis
missed In that peremptory fashion.
III watt" she returned with acid
sweetness. "Then Ii you are not ready
I'll run along s.' '-.*"
SaAd2 hMh dh uNHIk0n ED1IEnE.
Merritt informed her, nodding toward
the smokingFoom. THE big out-of
town men are all here Some of EN-
In there yet. He's big, Fannie. Hsf
big. We can't deny that. The brute
attacks his point with all the force 81
q sledge hammer"
Yes. that's what you lack
punchl" bis wife turned on hing patn
lantly.
You're showed under" she com
planned, bitterly. III you'd taken my
advice you wouldn't have come to this
slade feed tonight. what's your pa
per for" she demanded. ''if yoa cam
attack your rival candidate in les cos
umns? Anyone would think you want
ed to make him governor--instead OF
yourself" a..
Il cant attack him publicly" MeR
rift retorted. He'd put up glue fac
tories facing our property and, with
lake breeze blowing our way
phow! My position is very difficult
OF course, elections long way ahead
but I'm the only stick I'm his puddle.
Yes, you're a big sticki" she
tainted. why don't you do sac
thingf" s
what can do?" he Eroaned. "I'vs
been told tonight by no less than foui
men that they won't support me again
And Stricklands speech introducing
Slade was masterpiece" sH
"Yes--Strickland's masterpieces are
concocted by his daughter, we nj
know that, Just as write your stuff
she finished with hateful emphasis on
the possessive.
My dear. wish you'd be more
carefuli" warned Merritt, making
sure that the door leading into the
smoklngroom was closed.
your Message to the Farmer'--ths
made you famous! What did ewes
get for writing lit" and with self,satia
fed deliberateness she arranged her
self carefully In low.seated chad,
near the fireplace.
i never denied that you had
mans BRAIN" plaeatingly, drawlinwiy
moekingly. darling"
''Yes---im the family mosquito thai
buxzes behind your ears. God hell
US II it wasn't for me. Did you asa
the senator for the $4,000 l wantr
she demanded
"Tie can't" Merritt was huddlea a
the nearest chair. The subject had
been causing him appetiseless day1
and sleepless nights, When woman
OF Fannie Merritt's pefsistency and
tenacity wants something a man cant
get then that man Is very likely To b
nagged into desperation.
"You look out, Wesley" she az
swered. alarm breaking the earefu
| meditation Of her voice. That's tn
| first time he,ever refused US"
He's hroke-dead broke. I dom
know how he can keep this up. Ths
| senator's nearly cut That's whs
he's stickins to Slada"
CTo BE coSTTNUEps