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

"Vetter can! he said to him.
self. "Vetter mustl Vetter will
It will come right! It must"
The corridor door was flung
open, and Waller rushed in. En-.
thusiasm at last had him by the
throat. He even had forgotten
his cane.
cold man. he shouted, "it's
marvellous, immense! / never
saw anything like it. You've got
em-got sem sure!"
"Give me the news Smith de
manded swiftly.
"They We just started to call the
roll"
"How was Crawdlorf Was he
very effectivei"
"You bet he was! He stood
up, tall, powerful looking, pale
with excitement.
Mr.. Speaker, he said, I rise
to offer a privileged motion.
The gentleman will state it,
said the speaker.
Mr.. Speaker Crawdlor came
back amid a stiffness throughout
the House that was spooky, Il
move that the committee on
amendments to the constitution be
discharged from further consider
alton of the resolution providing
for an amendment to the federal
constitution for nation wide pro
hibition in the United States, and
that the House, without further
delay, proceed to vote on my mo-
ton to pass the resolution
He said that in a way which
foretold victory. He said it in such
q way that everybody went raving,
stark mad. In the galleries and on
the floor you could hear the rebel
yell, the Yankee yell, and every
other kind Of a yell. Members and
spectators had hysteria. Men were
pounding each other on the back.
You couldn't hear the speakers
gavel. Some of the women in the
galleries were screaming. Men
stood up and shrieked without
knowing that they were shrieking.
It took 20 minutes to quiet the
members and the galleries. The
thing showed, once and for all,
whether people hate whisky
Smith drew a deep breath.
1t must have been very fine"
he said, something like reverence
in his voice.
And all those thousands and
thousands of people on the out
side!' Walters dramatic descrip-
ton rushed on. "You couldn't see
them, and you couldn't hear much
more than a whisper from them,
there in the chamber of the House.
But their spirit was there. And it
Fas a highly thing. It was as if
they reached out and touched con-
gress with their hands. You were
right when you said they would
pray to God and command CON
gress. That $ what they did. That
is what they r doing now-mak-
ing the House of Representatives
adopt that Crawdlor motion!n
How long will it take to call
the roll. to get the completa
vote?"
About 40 to SO minutes. But
IT. a foregone conclusion. We've
won. We've won, | tell you'll
Waller slapped him on the back.
know we have. I knew we
would, Smith said quietly.
Yg," Waller agreed. That's
what got me the first time I talked
to you. You knew this thing
would win. By Georgs, you re a
wonder!"
Smith looked at him a moment
b. little wistfully.
AmIi' he asked.
Waller knew he referred to the
Leslie woman's story, which, al
though il had not hurt him in the
fight tor prohibition, remained as
an obstruction which he could not
put ont Of the path Of his happi-
nea without regaining his mem
DRY.
YouM beat that, toolo the
writer assured him. why, you
can beat anythingi' His tone
changed. II wish / could find that
blushing rose, that uncalloused
conscience, that perfect man, the
Simpson individual. He knows
about you.
Smith, ignoring that suggestion,
asked:
Have .ou seen Miss Mallon to
|dayi'
Yes Waller replied ] little
reluctantly.
Smith noticed the hesitation.
What Is it, lie inquired
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