Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-10

The Daily Story
Senatorial Charity

. ~ ''''l''''A' Nv Nl0i''l Nh' ~ EA'i' WV
hair like FURNISHED bronze. and eve
whose soft, brown look took in som
lights the hue Of old amber. She wa
dressed in lavender with what the sena
/ tor thought profusion OF fluffy lac
across her bosom, and her little foot OBJ
truded itself on the Senatorial sub
consciousness from beneath mass o
more hufIiness and nounces. Besldes th'
senator had had suriet OF drN pol''
cal talk ana committee meetings una
dAN'
you see ! don't ASK anything lol
myself even II my rather ana oro'herS
DO WORK FOR you at the primaries II
just Tor jack She spoke IN 10"
tohes' oetrayihg S'rnSh 1--WE ol wv
! important man.
anu VINO Is JACK
'"e "eh'D'r OIL inc upp'' 'i"us'
oruSneu aSloe p''e ol 'e''erS tha'
awaited ms signature anu gave r'"e
s'rl MS attention. compliment nc
u'u not eNteno 10 All VINO Sousnt MS
"e'p'
re an" arc o"E"Eeu |" "' ''"'
''e"' She Sa'"' an" 'ne ""''''''''''''e'''' -
/ W u'e iranN p'"S"'S "''"'''p""' "'N ~
charmed the big man, I'VE viii he
| married ma soon ar he can get n posi-
tior. and lsrov vou cor arrange II.
""t "n7' "oeS Nc ""'''' an" WHY
7 doesn't he come hmself"'
The legislator represented n Southern
cot. ,,.r,,., ,,.o,,,,,, ,r, MI, ,, , ,,odo--
! tai above the business OF me- ana ne
was genuinely puzzled
"IJe was DISCHARGED for drinking ton
,,,,.,, - +, ,,,.,.s t, ,,.,,.
'''." '"' "u''''''eD' '""p'S' "''''
hesitant' her lips twitching the slightest
bit. The glow from the open crate looked
blurred and indIst,nct IN her troubIod
gaze
81 see said the Senator
Sho did mot know ho,v near she had
oo,o 40 ,t. r., -. ,, ,.,,,o,,.,,,u,,
o''o w '''' ''a'' Wy "'' 'N''"''" ''"'''
HlS thoughts went BACK to ms SON. wh"S"
dissipation was the one dark spot on his
fathers long career of noIiticaI and pri-
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N"'e happiness ""Epe " was SS"'P"t"E
bred of experience that softened his heart
to her and perhaps her young head be-
roro bir, , ro,. or tho ,r,oruoor s,,r-
49,.
hSht OH her mar emphasizing 'S ueISa'e
fairness.
But he has promised never to do it
again. she explained. entirely argument
auve, and fully trusting the promise.
The Senator looked at her soIemnly,
placing the tips OF his hnEers together
with mathematical precision as II to
heiP OUT MS thousht' mere was III ms
big clear eyes much of sadness and a
Tolerant Shept'cism,
Such PROMISE ne Shllied snshtIE'
ny no means rertliled check' nut
l tHihN can nelp hiii,'
ne spohe ''l'S i"sL III StoN' Seltle S t"nGe'
Ste S sp,ans ~ % mea 's ,,' ,,,.en,.'s @ !" tane
ms na''u Mm',e Sne 'EI" n.'., "er sra.itu"e
-, "I M".' n ~ meL Hu.IniS'
",,u "Ii,," tle ,,ise' ..L1 LIS 80
u.tE ira.'S"I'E t.y' c .u,,oe 'a,o a.
r.r,r,erts sha,, cot hin, N niaco u,bero
t ,',iIl ha,.a "t,o 80 80 ,isn a,,d r,nL,o
- aonr,, Co.. htrSanis ,rhosr Jor,n,,,,at,,s
toLo - o,,t ~ nan en- lfnow no
ca,,so 7 Loyo Nod otbers tbcro--otbors
whom wanted to 500 do preat things :,
The senator sighed regretfu,lv He can
co to ,,ork for tho p and n 4" be CON
cluded.
.Rut is TINT n pood nIace7" she asked
douhting tho rau nronoaition
"It win make n man OF him. and that
is what we wont isn't it?"
The senator passed his hand n trifIe
YEARLY across his brow. and smiled sadly
AT the Young face before him
"And lie viii have lots of chances to
rise and get-money2"
Most assnredIv," And he smiled again.
+bis tir,o at tho rarted Iips of the Girl
and ber oves hig With question and snec-
Marion
"And ba can do all this soon very
soono'
.Syos"
Ava bo on, bsvo II right owavo"
",romorroyy >, The senator somehow
.bo,ght ba was doing more rood In tho
bestowaI or that Mace than was possible
-, wv sorr,ins, of tbo bIgbast IepisIation
"0b it's arend !" she cried converted
tn tho merits of the plan. .'iust grand
SI 81 ',r oramnod bor hands together for sbneI
7'ls i. ,,aP i. III i,,' till
..Trs c, ,""r ', ra,, ~ ~ &c sbe co,-
ne r"""F p,, pa s,id no u,as con,in,
~ Tho ,,anitoI IN see his friends about the
10 .ne oab''or b ~ 70 @ dona IL hetter tban
l',I, l'l'ee' a., y, c,, ,,sad do,btF,,i,. ,.It,
ne rou'u p@ ,,,,,,a -, ,,o,, ba,o,,,,,.
Sa,u I've W. ,,an ,"r' Who drank hnt knew
@ Sou ',IS "a' SO c,,- ne :"
} ou cou,u VA LIN, ~ -" :, Ia,,ot.d .bo o,,o,,s,
My Gear cnnu' t.i NJ s,.' %usuSt
person, ,1ara5 one m"S ',mH sond n1on,n,iatnr - os