The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-11-05

swhew!" he whistled. They're hav.
lnx ! time OF 1t in there. Good eve
ming. Mrs. Merritt. your husband is
certainly making 1t warm for Mr..
Elade"
Indeed" laughed Mrs. Merritt. graf
fled for the moment
Dear, dear!" she exclaimed as she
watched Hayes gazing wtstfu1ly at
Katherine and looking very handsome
and manly in his well-made evening
clothes. TITS quite like old times to
see you together" Unhappy herself,
It gave her certain pleasure to make
other people unhappy. The Jealousy
she had long felt for the younger and
more beautiful woman found express
sion now In her purring tones, as, with
amiable cruelty, she reminded them
OF their earlier intimacy. She took
delight In making Bob writhe and
Katherine whiten 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
I was your conhdante, you were
twenty-one, Katherine, and you, Rob,
were 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, it feels wet to think of it,
"Ol Fanniel" Katherine's voice was
not as firm as usual.
II always said" the woman per-
sisted, Rob, she'll come home to you
in the end"
81 think I'll go back and listen to
the discussion" and Bob flung dis
gustedly out OF the room. At the door
he almost collided with Merritt. Kath-
crime had hurried out to see reporter
who wanted the wherefores and the
why's Of the dinner party to Slade.
| Il can't possibly get away, dear"
Merritt explained to his wife. I've
been buttonholed by some men from
up. the state. Shall you wait or go
| home-first?"
Mrs. Merritt refused to be dis
missed In that peremptory fashion.
'I'll wait" she returned with acid
sweetness. Then If you are not ready
I'll run along"
SHADES had an ovation tonight"
Merritt informed her, nodding toward
the smoking room. THE big out-of-
town men are all here. Some Of 'em
in there yet. He's big, Fannie. He's
big. We can't deny that. The brute
attacks his point with all the force of
a sledge hammer"
yes, that's what you lack
punch!" his wife turned on him petu-
lantly.
You're showed under" she com
planned, bitterly. IF you'd taken my
advice you wouldn't have come to this
Slade feed tonight. What's your pa
per for" she demanded, "if you can't
attack your rival candidate in its col
umns? Anyone would think you want
ed to make him governor-instead of
yourself
Il can't attack him publicly" Mer-
rift retorted. He'd put up glue fac
tories facing our property and, with
lake breeze blowing our way
phew! My position is very difficult.
OF course, elections a long way ahead.
but I'm the only stick in his puddle. "
Yes, you're a big stick" she
tainted. why don't you do some
thing?"
What can l dor he groaned. 1--WE
been told tonight by no less than four
men that they won't support me again.
And Strickland's speech introducing
Slade was a masterpiece"
"Yes-Strickland's masterpieces are
concocted by his daughter, we all
know that Just as write your stuff, >
she finished with hateful emphasis or
the possessive.
My dear, l wish you'd be more
CAREFUL" warned Merritt, making
sure that the door leading into the
smoking-room was closed
| Your Message to the Farmer-tha
made you famousl What did / eve
get for writing it?" and with self-satis
fed deliberateness she arranged her
self carefully in a low-seated chail
near the fireplace.
Il never denied that you had {
j mans BRAIN placatingly, drawlingly
mockingly, darling"
"Yes-Im the family mosquito tina
Q buzzes behind your ears. God hell
us IL it wasn't for me. Did you ash
the senator for the $4,000 l want p
n she demanded.
He can't" Merritt was huddled il
0 the nearest chair. The subject has
been causing him appetiteless day,
a and sleepless nights. When a woman
l. of Fannie Merritt's persistency ans
i tenacity wants something man can
get then that man is very likely to b,
nagged into desperation.
l. you look out, Wesley" she an
. swered, alarm breaking the careful
u meditation of her voice. That's tn,
II first time he ever refused u.s."
He's broke-dead broke. / dom
,. know how he can keep this up. TIL
9 senator's nearly out. That's VIII,
: he's sticking to Slade."
. (TO BE CONTINuED.)