The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-12
DEFEATED
sy EDWARD BRONSON.
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quick thrill of anxiety and doubt. His
reason told him that his plurality OF
year before was an earnest 81 succrsA
but his instinct warned him az fall
IRE. He reiit his cigar and leaned
against the railing with studied care
iesspess. tie wished to keep hts face
erpresSionless during tire count. Dt
rectiy opposite him stood the Tam
many captain. and he knew that the
Tammany inspectors were watching
him as they prepared their tally
sheets. He could suppress any sign
Of exultation II he won he meant to
steel himself against visible dSap-
pOintment II he lost. For him the 70
suit In this one district would tell the
sto'y Of ths election.
The room was tense with excite
ment as the fOrmallties prescribed By
law we're complied with.
The candidate watched the opening
OF the tinal ballot listleSsly. He knew
that he was beaten.
At the club house he pushed his way
through tue crowd. at Is all over,
he said
District captains reported al inter-
watts, some by Telephone. some Ia pr
son, handing over thsIr slips with hrisf
comment.
ut was simply HI In the Fight
eeDth," announced one as he gave The
secretary his report.
The Telephone rang again. and the
secretary turned to Ainsworth.
Your wife wants to speak TO you"
Alnsworth spoke into the transmit
ter.
eve will postpone our winter In AL
| bany," he said. The people don't
appreciate us
The light tone and the jest were for
! those who stood around him. The can
didate knew that no assumption OF
| carelessness would deceive the woman
| oil the other end Of the wire.
AinswOrth resumed his seat on thu
edge of the table.
'YOu were going to take her with
your" asked the leader.
Ainsworth nodded.
TOO bad" said the leader, relapsing
| into silence.
Presently II was certain that the
state had been saved by the uneNpect'
ed magnitude OF rural majOrities.
The streets were quiet as AinswOrth
walked home. He listened curiously
to his own footballs, and noted as II
for the first time familiar building
| and shOp windows.
His wife met him In the hallway.
dearest, poor dearest" she said
with her arms around him.
They went into his study and sal
down at his table, pushing an accumu
latIon Of papers from him dlstasts
fully. His wife sat opposite, watch
ing him.
'"well?" she said presently.
I'm just simply beaten" he an
swered. That's all
Badly"
Pretty badly. don't know JUS
how much. 1t doesn't make any DIFF
ference"
There was long silence. He no
ticed a wIstful look In her eyes. an'
came across to her.
She smiled--rather euriOusly. b
thought--and stopped him with q ten
der hand over his mouth.
"HuShl'
But you will"
4 "How blind you sre!"
"Bllndr
Eyes. Shall l tell you the TRUTH
"Of course"
She walked away from him q LITTLE
still looking at him and smiling cur
ously.
"Then listen" she said. "If Il wer
, not for your disappointment. shoul
. be glad, glad, glad What do I car
, for a winter in Albany, or anywhere
when I am not a part OF your life
, Oh, you don't know how have praye
, to keep from wishing, hoping. that 20
, would IoseI wanted 10 have yO
> win, because your heart was boun
. M in IT. but I--0h, l only wante
, youi am a foolish woman. perhap
r but was Jealous OF your other life
p She was, sobbing passionately q
AinswOrth caught her In his arms.
! Dearest" he said humbly, 81 Oevt
= knewT
v mo, you never knew"
-. "And you cared so much?"
). do care? Oh my husband -.
!. The silence which followed WI
broken by the sound of bare. tiny fe'
- In the hallway. A curtain was pnrte
dOubtfully, and small voice ca,
tiously announced:
"I got lonesome, muvVer. r.
!. a-comin' in ",., And then joyous 20
|. there's my papa!"
. Seated on a beloved but unfamIli
: knee. a curly head nesting against Il
defeated candidates walstcOat ain an
Q ious inquiry followed:
n -"Has you got to go in Just mi
ute, papaT
u mo, darling WhyT"
81 was 'fraid you had TO. I've be'
y wIshIn' I'd see you, ever so long,"