Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-01-08


ming, Mrs. Merritt, your husband il
certainly making It warm for Mr.
Slade"
Indeed" laughed Mrs. Merritt, graf
flied for the moment
Dear, dearl" she exclaimed as she
watched Hayes gazing vistfully al
Katherine and looking very handsome
and manly in his well-made evening
clothes. Its quite like old times te
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
was your confidante. 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 teari
you shed on my shoulder, Katherine
why, IL feels wet to think of It,"
"Ol Fannie!" 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"
Il 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 a 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-frst?"
Mrs. Merritt refused to be dis
missed in that peremptory fashion.
I'll watt" she returned with acid
sweetness. Then If you are not ready
III run along"
SHADES had an ovation tonight"
Merritt informed her, nodding toward
the smokingroom. 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
punchl" 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 it's 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! Ny position is very difficult
OF course, elections long way ahead
but I'm the only stick in his puddle.
Yes. you're big stickl" she
thing?"
What can do?" he groaned. 1--WE
been told tonight by no less than -four
b men that they won't support me again
l. And Stricklands speech introducing
;, Slade was a masterpiece"
"Yes-Strickland's masterpieces ar,
concocted by his daughter, we al
know that. Just as write your stun,
she finished with hateful emphasis OF
the possessive.
MY dear, wish you'd be NOR,
CAREFUL" warned Merritt, making
d sure that the door leading into th'
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
I self carefully in a low-seated chat
near the fireplace.
Il never denied that you had
l. mans BRAIN" placatingly. drawlingly
mockingly. darling"
"Yes-I'm the family mosquito tina
u buzzes behind your ears. God hell
us II 1t wasn't for me. Did you asl
D. the senator for the $4,000 / whntf
Q she demanded.
He can't" Merritt was huddled II
o the nearest chair. The subject hat
n been causing him appetiteless day
n and sleepless nights. When woman
e OF Fannie Merritt's persistency ant
g tenacity wants something man can
6 get then that man is very likely to b
I nagged into desperation.
q you look out, Wesley" she an
l. swered, alarm breaking the careful
q meditation of her voice. That's tn
n first time he ever refused u.s."
e Hes broke-dead broke. don
e know how he can keep this up. TIL
e senator's nearly out That's VIII
b he's sticking to Slade."
d crO BE CONTINUED.)
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