Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-09

concluded that you were unit 20 be
school superintendent! Old Thad. who.
during tho war. cleaned up his million
on shoddy contracts with tho govern
mont, roaring for the constitution
amt Il . holy shown
Miss Vance arose and came to him
determlnedly, her clean-cut Q look.
Ing down ct him with q humorous Inn
patience. Just the same, Wiley. any
one who wants to get on In politics In
Tanner. 1 wish you'd know it,"
It's more fun" responded MI. Cur
ran. ito insinuate he's q thief
"Bu not politics."
Upon my soul, Janct"-he looked up.
curiously-"you women Of the day get
me. You are so damned successful at
this game-tell mo how you do IT."
She smiled with some demureness.
IT you i~nsinuate I'm a woman poll
tician. very we'll. I'll tell you some
points OF my gameeit's never to let my
waist line lose itself. And investing q
deal Of my salary in masseurs and
hair dressing instead Of political as
sessments. And getting about casually
among the men. and yet p
pearing too WISE"
II understand that the school board.
which fought you to the last ditch. has
removed all the cuspidors from its
rooms and shaves twice q week since
the woman superintendent was elect
o man to oppose you. Thad Tanne
tried to get young Mills Of the Earl
Vile normal to U against you. dtdn't
he? But Mills didn't rum"
Janet put a Arm gloved hand on his
arm. Not since I put on my best
clothes and went to an Elks' club
notion out Of Mr.. Minis mind! It took
half my dance program. thought"
Wiley rubbed his hands delightedly.
Lord. Janet-it's genius!"
"No-business. And Wiley-oh. I
want you to wake up! Do something!
Be with us-the people who try some
That was ever her old fond cry.
Ever since their school days she had
tried something and that was to make
a success Of Wiley. Even he. with h
trifiing blindness Of q a might have
known know !. what that was ,,,, behind ind It Ell. .og She
thing had stirred you at last. Wiley!"
He was looking past her out tho
window to Harlan Inc Arne across the
square. The door was open. and
the evening held the first cool
stealth Of autumn. The breeze
upon ,as,l n the gray y. fa ta%a .S Of the
lOOWA I1O 4ON o1l0 OAlO AO0N -
ready, from the elevation Of Curran's
shop, one could catch glimpses Of the
distant river through the denuded
cottonwood Of the bottom lands. And
his eyes were there with their old
detachment of a man who dreams Of
what he had found and lost out be.
yond the circling hills: Of what tho
years had given and taken away, and
he had stood by empty-handed. But
he turned to her with sudden new
eagnerness.
Janet, wonder II it's all as you and
Arne say? And Mcbride. over in
Earlville. and Purcell. and these men
can beat Hall in the primaries? And
Governor Delroy, he spoke of met"
Eyes. You know his organization
doesn't amount to much down here. It
needs local leadership. They want q
Barrett, Of Dallas county. was COM
sidered. but they Medium where he
IL. And all the other progressives are
like father-too-well. they've had their
fling. The movement wants new men
and young men.
But me in congress. It u would
be q treat for congress!"
"Oh. Wiley! Be serious!"
He was still for q long time. Yea.
he had been the watcher from afar Of
the fighting men. He had thought his
years Of ardor done. He spoke ct last
.J5anet. I'm remorsefully humble.
You've been my good angel-always.
since we were kids in school. Good
God, how q man filings his youth awayl
Eth. I thought that was what I'd done.
But Janet. I've awakened-I have!"
vi Tier : s n.x s wsss sR.i inn,9s IS She s tsn ssd
been the militant; she was Of that flne
modefnity that has given to strong
women tho fearless vision and the viii
to do. and has taken nothing from
their womanhood. She va alert with
daunted. as,free - 2 mans virtle pride.
And Curran. with his love for the
modern, his hatred Of sham, had felt
at times. the pulsing Of her power and
had misunderstood nothing. That wa
the bond Of their intinacv: this
knowledge unspoken but uaafraid.
come "''' o:tf IS You %ol mii :. IN % thu the
primariesf Oh, Win youf I've waited
% Ions, Wiley! For you!"
II know. And this very week TT
seemed to eco myself aright-to .
alise What 9 miserable failure I'd been
wonderful awakened me-Qaickened
me. I'll ten you. Janet. the very arst
She loolsd curioualy ct him. but with
her bright fond faith, her ovordowine
happiness. The hne hard lines that the
..The vssy nrst thing! Oh. but the
point = at you've done Il! Wen
work Tor you-au my friendD Who'vo
stood by msn vim = With you. But
2 ilrst snans-wa.sdt today!.
|-such 8 xee1jsh little thine. But IL hit
me hard-hoa Appalled, "a thn semff.