The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-31
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BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL
FIND YOU OUT

Yesterday morning Pat Sulli-
van called ME up.
Mrs. Waverly, when will Dick
be homer"
IL don't expect him for two or
three wekes."
There was u sound between a
groan and sigh at the other end
of tire wire.
Can | do anything for you,
PATTI"
Perhaps, but don't like to
to trouble you"
Tell me what ii is"
Il can't tell you over the wire
and don't want to talk to you in
the office"
Goodness! is 1t so mysteriously
important as all that? Suppose
you come up here?"
That is what | wished you
would say" he exclaimed ingenu-
ously. "I'll come right up"
] waited very impatiently, as !
could not. understand what Pat
had on his mind. thought II
might be about Mollie and Chad,
or even Mother Waverly and her
new husband. but 1t never entered
my mind that II could concern
that old affair of Harrys. Why
the twins are great boys now and
Ellene is talking of sending them
to the public school that they may
learn democracy, and the old trag-
edy has seemd for long time to
have only left a fast obliterating
scar.
But here the minute Harry first
thinks of going into politics--and
very earnest and honest he IL
about 1t, too-someone has un-
earthed the old story and promises
to give 1t the fullest airing pro-
vided he does not withdraw from
the race.
Pat was very excited as he came
up to my room. He said Homes
came to me this morning with the
most improbable story about
Harry Symone.
Someone has the goods on
l6ymOne, he tOlu me.
What kind of goods?"
We'll, the man says that those
two boys of Symone's are not
Mrs. Symone's at all, that their
mother was a sewing woman in
Symone's family. You can easily
see what such a story would
mean to a man running on the
reform ticket.
why, one of our greatest cards
to play in a political game of this
kind is the knocking out of old
king vice. Shingler, who has the
republican affairs In charge,
threatens to make it hot for US
| il we don't withdraw Symone's
name.
Personally, Shindler doesn't
care a d whether Symone Is
guilty or not, but he sees where
he can put nail in his coffin and
he'll do 1t with good hard
thump.
81 told him." said Pat, that
there was no truth in the matter
whatever, but he wanted to make
sure"
why don't you ask Symone?"
| / inquired.
well, / will when / got a little
more proof one way or the other"
1--WE called up Dick and found
he was out Of town, and then l
thought of you."
I can't tell you, little book,
how terribly l felt to have to par
ade Eliene's heart story even to
Pat and Mr.. Homes. was sure
| that Homes would find in 1t en-
couragement and excuse for his
| own affairs, but knew II did
not do something Eliene's feelings
would be bruised and stung In q
way that would be unbearable.
II will tell you the whole story,
Pat" said, and then ] went over
| the details of that terrible time
| for Eliene. Pat listened atten-
lively, his face becoming white
with sympathy for Harry's wife
and real indignation for Harry.
Strange, little book, how angry
and disguised a man can get over
the wrongs of woman providing
it is some other man who wrongs
her.
When had finished, he said
"Well, that puts a stop to any
public career that Harry Symone
might have had, and 1t is too bad
| for Symone could have done a
great deal of good in this city.
He has leisure, brains and money
and withal is honest as we call
men honest but this means
goodnight for him."
Continued Tomorrow