The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-21


ness. as though what was TO come
was for him already "a part OF the
/ past The two men took their places
iu me carriage and for a long time
the loquaCiuus little agent hesi,ated
To break The silence. lie had intui
tion enough 70 know thar this man be
side him. young aud inexperienced
politician though he was. had passed
cur OF his control. Presently he ven
ured 20 ask IL Lady Hurst was doine
Well, and received q courteous afirma
tive. he grew holder
Any number OF the Ashley fOlk
have been inquirine after her lady
ship" he said. One OF the pit hands
AS dirty a fellow as You can fancy
came after me this morning and
told me he had changed his ticket
1t had struck him that man who
stuck up for his wife like that must
be worth more than q rauting dema-
gogue with a black liar 20 back him.
and that his wife must be worthy OF
him
Hurst glanced at the cleau-shaven
face. suspeCting clumsy consolation
Well that will be one vote. any
how he said smiling I'm afraid,
'AN|Hhhf AAAstI yNnNt AAg Ab@ "-NNA@0
my fate"
Mr. Smith raised one eyebrow.
"One never knows" he said. "Os
course, Lord Salby is against you.
and lot OF high dignitaries are sit
ting on the fence--too shocked TO get
down bless you--but SIN, good
knccAoul blow appeals 10 the dear
y. T. almost As much az a bit Of 70
nance and they got both yesterday
No. one never knows"
What do you mean" Hurst de-
manded.
Just what | said" Mr. Smith -e-
tortod taking revengful satisfaction
in being mysterious One never
knows
They reached the outskirts OF Great
Hampton On the way they had
passed a long struggling procession OF
dog-carts, brakes and draws gaily be-
ribboned with the colors OF the three
candidates. and packed with vocifer-
Gus partirans 10 whose cheers and
goodnatured "boos" Hurst had re
sponded with the same smiling equa-
nimity. Here he unconsciously stifen-
ed and set his teeth. The crowds
which filed the narrow streets
OF the old-fashioned town were
in another and less good-tempered
mood and he knew il. He felt the
atmosphere OF excitement and aroused
passions and the proximity of that
Intangible force that makes a gather
ing OF respectable citizens into an UNI
mob. Here the jeering
Was shaTpened to animOsity, and the
cheering to an answering and defiant
war-cry.
From the walls. whefe usually in
nocent advertisements announced the
superlative virtues OF soaps and bak-
ing powders gaudy and satirical post
ers stroye 10 reach the buried intel
ligence Of the electors by means OF
appeals and crisply asser-
tive phrases. Hurst sought out his
own with boyish curiosity which
custom had not stalled He knew that
Dy comparison they were not effective
49, too gentlemanly" Mr. Smith had
styled them--and vet he was glad
that he had kept TO his own way and
his own methods IL was his one con
ISOLATION in defeat that lie had fought
with his own weapons. and that they
had been clean.
A the corner OF High-st. little
knot or wOmen-mine hands. Judging
from their appearance-ch him
and the gust OF shrill harsh voices
whipped the blood for the first time
10 Hnrst's cheeks. Mr. Smith who
saw the change. suppressed a chuckIe
Not quite so Indifferent after all,
my dear sir" he thought, and then
added aloud: They like you. Cir
Bankruptcies apart. You're young
and trife Byronic, shall | say? and
you appeal 10 the women. There's
nothing women OF all classes like bet
ter than a figure round which they
can weave romance The sterner
and blacker and more Indifferent you
look, the more they'll love You. At
the bottom OF her heart woman
loathes a lady's man"
Hurst nodded inattentively 10 this
piece or wisdom The carriage had
broken through the crowd. and now
drew up snartly against the curb.
Here. also, decided cheer greeted
him. aud he Yielded 20 transitory
sensation OF success that died down
suddenly and completely as he enter
eu the committee room. On the faces
or his official supporters he read the
.
and there were more absentees than
lte cared TO count Squire MoreH
came forward 10 meet him, his fiorid
face expressive OF that cheerful
melancholy which laments somebody
else's misfortunes.
The great day come at last" he
raid. as they shook hands. Hope FOR
the best. Sir David. but our news
isu't OF the brighteht. There's been a
Tor OF falling on since Yesterday. I'm
afraid Lord Salbv as-eh-rerIsed
bis support The last sentence was
SPOKEN IN an undcrtone Hurst
answered aloud
j did not wish or expect him 10
do otherwise" he said
Mr. Smith Coughed 10 cover over
what me considered an unparliamen
tafy folly. and Hurst passed on 10
receive the funereal handshakes OF his
remaining adherents. They lowered
about him like birds OF illomen dis
heartened and disheartoning. and out
OF their words and suppressions he
read fepruach not unmixed with
malice lNey had supported him be-
cause ne headed theif party. bGt his
( conduct Mn alternating his >sfronbeeN
/ friends had betrayed their cause and
/ his defeat gave hem a bitter triumph
! After yesterday there isn't YES
tige or hope Mrs Morell remarked
Y In a staEc-W hisper 10 friend Lord
Sslby's action has turned all Ashley
against MS. and Lady Hursps conduct
/ has sent the waycrers over TO the
! Liberal side No one wants 10 vote
for a candidate who uses that sort
% tactics"
HURST overheard the observation.
but gave no sign He had sthoOled