Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-14

"I'm going back to the press
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.
MIR. Smith, good afternoon
he said, speaking with difficulty,
even diffidence.
How do you do Senatori"
Smith answered him coolly.
II have come" Mallon went on,
to thank you, If you will permit
me-"
"To thank met For WHAT"
For your unusual generosity"
The senator was beginning to
strike his ordinary, suave CONVEX
~sational 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 feari"
He made a swift, deprecatory
bow, and added: 1T should not
have said that to Miss Mallon's
father"
The senator bowed.
Politics is politics." he. said
smoothly. "The great trouble
about whisky is that there isn't
anything you a say in favor of
it in a stump speech"
Eyes, that 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?"
II 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
Ion gave it as his opinion. "What
the country wants is results"
II wouldn't be. too sure about
it in a thing of this kind, because
aOh, 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, it will have to be ratified
by the legislatures of SO states.
When the fight is made in my
state-if there is any fght-you'W
find me with you. That's all there
is to that" He hesitated a mo-
ment. There 3 something else I
wanted to speak to you about
What is it,"
Confound it all!o he ex-
ploded, II wish you'd tell me who
You are. | wish to thunder I knew
what it is you've done"
Smith gave him a long, sharp
look.
Senator" he said earnestly,
II don't know.
II wish you did. / wish you'd
talk. You see-my daughter"
your daughter is still my
friend, senator, Smith cut in
quickly. please don't attempt
to tell me she is not"
Mallon exploded again.
Your friendl Ishould say she
is. II she ever finds out who you
are and untangles this Leslie wom-
an 3 story, she'll marry you 80
quick it will make your head
swiml' He stepped closer to
Smith. She's in the next room, =
he confided. She asked ME to
come with her. I thought I
hoped could fix this up. But il
cant. You won't talk.
Senator" the agitator de-
manded, Why will You persist in
disbelieying met tell you alcohol
cansdestroy anything IN man. It