The Dermott news., 1914-07-02

Nre me, so many OF EN-
ne hired girl and my old
IN set" She stopped medi'
tativeiy. her thoughts wandering back
20 the early days when her husband
took his pick and dinner pail and
sramped on to the mines, and she
sang as she bent over the washtub
and busted herself at the kitchen
stove
Her husband sat with face averted
his Imagination carrying him far into
the future-a vision of honor as chief
executive OF the state and power in
accumulated.
That's It." he finally exclaimed. II
want to go ahead and you want TO
stick over your washtubs. I need the
support of big people-got to mix with
I'm. and be one OF 'em. And you
won't"
mo. l don't have to-" replied Mary
Z needn't
You don't see the necessity OF join
ing mer' he asked. testify.
Il don't know how"
do you want to know how" he
persisted.
NO." came the provokingly inditfer-
ant answer.
You're putting the bars up In the
middle of the road" he continued,
and I'm making up my mind 70
change things"
Suddenly Mary's lips quivered and
q hurt look showed In her eyes behind
the misty tears as she realized that
whatever she did irritated her hus-
band She started to speak. but was
interrupted by the entrance of a serv-
ant, who announced that Senator
Strickland and his daughter had Just
phoned to say that he and his daugh-
ter would call on their way to the
opera.
SHADES face flushed and paled at the
thought-iushed at the pleasurable
surprise al this unlocked for attention
from the senator. and paled as he
thought OF the senator's stunnlngly
gowned daughter arriving to find his
wife in cheap, ill-dtting dress that
would have looked badly even for
morning wear.
Mary. you look like a steerage pas
senger," hs exclaimed suddenly. turn.
ing on thu dustered little woman, who
was aghast at the very thought OF a
al from the senator and hts daugh-
Ter. Go upstairs and dress. I'll
make excuses and hold them till you
come down"
81 can't" she gasped. Il amt got
eIme. anyway. and haven't anything
- go to the opera in"
Slade leaned forward and struck
the table with his clenched fist Don I
you understand You must see these
people. Tonlght's paper names me for
governor. Stricklands influence is
mans IN the whole state. He controls
the party. He's bringing his daugh-
tor to my house. You're meeting them
socially. Come on. now. come on
he became persuasive-"put on a nice
little gown and come along and show
them you can do something. Well
hold reception here and It'll be a
ulTeCt AIiSWef W NS5lSS mtA EAhb y bluE
on you in tonight's paper"
Go 10 the opera with Katherine
6trickland-with a women who had
iust returned from Europe-the WON
an who had dined with a queen and
been feted all over the continent. Hold
q reception-hostess in this house
whore she felt. save for her Dan. a
stranger. Meet people who spoke In
What to her was a strange and alto
gether unmanagesble fashion.
Mary caught her breath with a sob
of dismay. The very thought para
iysed her. = can't. DAN" she finally
managed to blurt out. I'D do any
thing else for you-but not this"
I'll not ask you again" replied
6lade. ominously. and poor Mary. too
excited to interpret the threat. picked
up her sewing and her newspapers
and made for the door.
-Tell them." she exclaimed breath.
lessly, tell them had headache
that's fashionable enough excuse
anyway" And, terrified. she fed out
of the room as Katherine Strickland
and her father were announced