The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-14

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gallery. I'll come back with the
figures on the vote"
He rushed out, leaving the door
open. Smith could hear his foot
falls far down the corridor as he
ran.
The senator came farther into
the room.
Mr.. Smith, good afternoon Z
he said, speaking with difficulty,
even diffidence.
"How do you do Senator ~
Smith answered him cooIly.
II have come" Mallonwent on,
to thank you, if you will permit
me-"
ITO thank me2 For whatg''
For your unusual generosity"
The senator was beginning to
strike his ordinary, suave CONVEX
s~ational pace. For the past week
Washington has been crazy, abso-
lutely crazy, about this whisky
business. Several men have had
their careers cut short by being
identified with the whisky inter.
ests. ii have to thank You for
my escape"
No. Smith corrected him, his
voice still cool. You have your
daughter to thank
AT any rate, | felt that / must
come to express my gratitude-to
YOU
Was it gratitude, senator, = the
agitator asked, his tone tinged by
contempt, or was it fear?v
He made a swift, deprecatory
bow, and added: II should not
have said that TO Miss MlIaallllon,s
father
The senator bowed.
Politics is politics. he said
smoothly. ssThe great trouble
about whisky is that there isn't
anything You can say in favor of
at III a stump speech
Yes, that's true
And I've got political sense
enough to know that no man who
wants to stay in politics can vote
against your prohibition people
any longer"
You mean" Smith asked in
surprise, that you've come over
to us?'
mean I've been driven over
to you," the old man explained.
Every big thing has two kinds of
men on its side-those who vote
from conviction and those who
vote from fear. You were right
just now. Mine is one Of the fear
votes
But the country will know the
difference.
The country's too busy to
bother much about motives" NAL
lon gave it as his opinion. What
the country wants is, results.
wouldn't be too sure about
it in a thing of this kind, because
Oh, we'll the senator inter
rupted, that will have to take
care Of itself. After the Senate
does what the House is doing now.
and the resolution has passed both
bodies, twill have to be ratified
by the legislatures of 36 states.
When the fight is made. in my
stateif there is any fght-you'il
find me with you. That's all there
IS to that He hesitated a mo
ment.. There something else !
wanted to speak to you about.
What is it,
Confound it all!' he tx.
Iploded, wish you,d tell me who
yoc are. I wish to thunder / knew
what it is you've done.
Smith gave him q long, sharp
look.
Senator he said earnestly,
tsI don know. 'Aszs9ssss III
wish You did. / wish you'd
talk. You see-my daughter-,,
Your daughter is still nv
friend, senator, Smith cut ii
quickly. PLEASE don't attempt
to tellSnae shei not"
Mallon exploded again.
Your friend II should say she
is. Us she ever finds out who YOU
ara and nntangles this Leslie won.
ans story, she II marry You SO
quick it will make your head
swim He stepped closer to
Smith. She y "a the next room.
he con6ded. She asked me 10
come with her. thought [
hoped Iconld Ak this up. But ia
cant. You wont talk.
Senator, the agitator de-.