The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-20

his. and yet 4 loved HIM. Tsst day.
Of November "a we were 10 part
for good.
at wa. my dseisis. s.s his. iis
wife was retsraiaS 10 hi. from
Chicago. He hsd grove 90 be n
power In money aaa politics. had
made him what he was, bot 4 lad
no desire 90 remain with kin and
share In the Ei~sy. As fer Aisa. he
was about 90 steS sst Of the rough
character. beeoae ko~e-siSiag
husband, something Of . power In
his church. and. consequently. bet
ter able 10 grasp the higher poiiti-
cal opportunities that beth he sd
knew lay tsAt ahead.
"Aad for ten years. ! lad been
agkunG that soul-raekinx battle TO
fTee myseIf fron kim-to be Just
sooS as other girls aTe-as every
sirI wishes 10 be.
.For the sake of ny father and
o'other-ssd for the sake Of Jimmie,
here
FOR HER BROTnER's SAKE.
She reached out an arm suddenly
and drew to her the brother-typi-
cally college boy of clean cut
features and eyes that pretended q
,ophistication which not yet had
time TO ripen.
40, IL was for Jimny's sake
that I wanted to leave Jake Hamo.
forever. wanted kim 10 be able
to go through college with head up
never knowing nor susnectinE that
his sister was not-vvas not"
She sobbed outright for the first
time. then drew more tightly about
her face the black scarf and went
en-
And 80. you soe. that day was 10
have been our last together. We lad
made up our minds. Ii w1S-hard.
1--WE had promised esch other that
not q thing should happen TO mar
the sancdty of the time. IL was
sacred for me. because he was the
only man In all my life.
at had 10 he sacred for him, too,
for he loved me. He waA = man who
countered, but he loved just mr..
n pet expression with hint Clara.
love you better than all the world, 1
love you better than my chiIdren.'
WENT TO SEE POLITICIANS.
"And so, that morning we were sad,
but each was trying to conceal the
sadness so as to give the other a one
last happy memory.
There were politicians in Ardmore
whom he had to meet That angered
him at the start for he wished the
day alone with me. He saw these
men. knew he met them in the sort
of mood which made him an easy vic
H.. x.yh, ~t, In 90
came.
THE day passed. Instead of our
being together as we had desired, he
was forced to run constantly to his
office. Each time he came back to me
he had more drink than before.
"Always In the past he had been
able to achieve what you men call
carrying. his liquor. But ns this dry
wore on and ! got Atful Elimp~es or
him, l became convinced that he was
going crazy. Crazy In the word. The
way his eyes were glowing, his lips
twitchinE, his fingers clenchinE.
TELLS OF SCENE ON PORCH.
Until that day he invariably
masked himself in public as gra-
cious man. There were those who
always thought of him as a good
sport But toward evening he for
got to pretend in public to be what
he was not behind the door OF our
room.
81 met him on the veranda Of the
hotel at close to o'clock. He scream
cd At me-jcrked me down Into my
chair. ] begged him to take me to
the room. II he was bent on q quar-
rel. I wanted to save him and me
from the iGnominy Of a public fight.
T. until h .
left his own and lurched across the
street once more to his office.
"After he had gone bnck again to
his office. ! felt strangely worn and
old. So this. I thought, WINS to be
the ending Of our last day. ! would
to God, now. that 1t had ended rs
believed at the moment 1T was finish
Ing.
UNREFRESHED BY RIDE.
my automobile was waiting out in
front. / decided to drive alone and
seek what refreshment the evening
air would give. In possibly half an
hour ! returned. I was heart-sick.
[ felt no better.
".The last day. the last day kept
ringing In my cars.
"But how ! hnted him for the scene
he had made on the hotel porch. How
I hated myself because ] had yielded
to his dominance for 40 long.
81 went to my roOm-number -.
His room WINS number 20. locked
the communicating door between.
locked my own door. could hear
him beyond the partition. He evil
IDENTIFY WINS more angry even than be-
fore.
II telephoned for some food. The
negro porter-Bill--and he will verify
what l say, Bill will--came with food
At his heels rushed Mr.. Hamon. /
could not put him out.
- got rid Of the porter.
".1r. HnmOn nunR h,mscif down
upon my he'd. He was disgustingIy