The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-02-22

through the crowd ut In all over"
he said.
District captains reported Mt inter
walls. some by telephone. some In per
son, handing over their slips with brief
comment.
at was simply HI In the Fight
eenth," announced ose as he gave the
secretary his report.
The telephone rang sgain, and the
secretary turned TO Ainsworih.
your wife wants to speak to you"
AinsMurth spoke into the transmit
fer.
1--WE will postpone eur winter In Al
bany." he said. The people don't
appreciate u.s."
The light tone and the Jest we're for
those who stood around him. The can
didnte knew that no assumption OF
carelessnesS would deceive the woman
at the other end Of the wire.
AinswOrlh resumed his seat on the
edge OF the table.
''You were going to take her with
your asked the leader.
Ainsworth nodded.
'efoO bad" said the leader, relapsing
iRte silence,
Presently Il was certain that the
state had been saved by the uneHpeCt-
ed magnitude Of rural majorities.
The streets were quiet as Alnsworth
walked home. He listened curiousiy
to his own footballs. and noted as II
for the first time familiar buildings
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 sat
down ut his table. pushing an accumu-
iption OF papers from him distaste-
| fully. His wife sat opposite, watch
ing him.
"Well7" she said presently.
'1'm Just simply beaten" he au-
swered. That's all"
Badly"
pretty badly. I don't know Just
\ how much. II doesn't make any diff
| ference"
There was a long silence. He no
ticed . vietfui look In her eyes, and
came across to her.
She smiled-TatheT ouriousty. he
thought--aDd stopped him with ten
der hand over hts mouth.
"Hushr,
"But 700 VIM"
How biind you sre"
'TIiinde"
yea shaH I tell sou the trathl"
"Of csurse,"
Shs walked away fyom hin, a little,
attn looking st him ana smiling curl
susty.
Then listen" she said. "If II were
aet for yeur disappointment, ! should
be glad, glad. giadl What do care
for a winter In Albany, or anywhere,
when ] am not a part Of your lief
Oh, you don't know how I have prayed
10 keep from wishing, hoping. that you
would lose! 7 wanted TO have you
win, because your heart was bound
mp In II but I--oh. only wanted
you! am a foolish woman. perhaps,
but I was Jealous OF your other life"
She was sobbing passlOnately as
Ainsworth caught her in his arms.
! Dearest" he said humbly, II never
knew~
NO you never knew"
And you cared so much?"
do cArep Oh, my husband -
The silence which followed was
broken by the sound OF bare, tiny feet
in the hallway A curtain was parted
doubtfully, and a small voice eau.
tiOUsly announced:
81 got lonesome, muvyer. I'm
a-comin' In" And then a Joyous "Oh,
there's my papa"
Seated on a beloved but unfamiliar
knee, curly head nesting against the
defeated candidates waistCOat an anx-
ious inquiry followed:
Has you got to go In just min.
ute, papaT'
NO, darling Why?"
~ was 'fraid you had TO. I've been
wlshln' I'd see you, ever so long,
Half an hour later the dOOr-bell
rang, though II was long past mid,
! hIEh'' hS 'llih was lu0A uNlNtli IN
AinswOrth's arms.
81 saw your light as / was turning
J In" said the visitor, "and, late as II is,
could not keep from coming to tell
| you how we all feel about your de-
feat, It is simply a shame"
The candidate stared blankly.
oh" he said, after a little, you
are speaking of the election. l had
! forgotten all about IT,"