Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16
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> ot ner chair and looked across at him
.. with interest, an interest which present.
y drifted into sympathy. Even the
> iightness of his tone could not mask the
tired droop Of the mouth and the lack
luster eyes.
DO you know" she said, {" I have
: never been more intrigued than when
! heard you were really coming down
mere. Last summer was in Scotland
lin fact, have been away every time
the Manor has been open. l am so
. anxious to know whether you like this
part Of the world
|, Il ike it so much" he replied,
"that 1 feel like settling here for the
rest Of my life."
She shook her head.
'You will never be able to do that"
she said, lat least not for many years.
The country will need SO much Of your
time. But 1t is delightful to think that
IF you read the newspapers, he
remarked, little grimly, you might
not be SO sure that the country is clam.
oring for my services"
She waved away his speech with
little gesture Of contempt.
Rubbish! Your defeat at Helles-
field was a matter of political jobbery.
Any one could see through that. Hor-
lock ought never to have sent you there.
He ought to have found you perfectly
safe seat. and of course he will have
to do it." o.
He shook his head ...o. .-E Co.
II am not so sure. Horlock resents
my defeat almost as though 1t were q
personal matter. Besides, it is an age
Of young men, Lady Jane"
! CHI copfoI "Pnf
you are young
| Am II" he answered, little sadly.
II am not feeling it just now. Besides,
enthusiasms. They are becoming alto.
gether too pastoral. am rather think
Ing of taking up the cultivation of roses
and of making a terraced garden down
to the sea. Do you know anything
about gardening, Lady Jane?"
''Of course ! do she answered, n
little impatiently. "a very excellent
hobby it is for women and dreamers and
elderly men. There is plenty of time
for you to take up such pursuit when
you have finished your work.
Fifteen thousand intelligent voters
have just done their hest to tell me
that it is already Finished" he sighed.
She made little grimace.
"Am l going to be disappointed in
you, wonder?" she asked. II don't
think so. You surely wouldn'a let a
little affair like one election drive you
out Of public life? 1t was SO obvious
that YOU were made the victim for
Horlock's growing unpopularity in the
yourself-or perhaps you don't care to
talk about these things to an ignoramus
such as ! amp"
"Please don't believe that" he
begged hastily. 81 think yours is
really the common sense view Of the
matter. Only" he went on, II have
always represented, among the Coali-
tionists. the moderate Socialists, the
views of those men who recognize the
power and force of the coming democ-
racy, and desire to have legislation at
tuned to 1t. Yet it was the democratic
vote which upset me at Hellesfield.'
That was entirely a matter of fac
tion.' she spersisted. '"rhat horrible
person Miller was sent down there, for
some reason or other. to make trouble.
l believe II the election had been de-
layed another week, and you had been
able to make two more speeches like
YOU did at the Corn Exchange, you
would have got in
He looked at her in some surprise.
That is exactly what thought my
self,' he agreed. "HOw on earth do
you come to know all these things?'
~ take an interest in your career"
she said, smiling at him, "and hate to
see you 30 detected without cause"
He felt little thrill at her words.
A queer new sense of companionship
stirred in his pulses. The bitterness of
lis suppressed disappointment was sud-
lenly sOothed. There was something of
he excitement of the discoverer, too, in
these new sensations. 1t seemed to him
hat he was finding something which
iad been choked out Of his life and
which was yet a real and natural part
If it.
"You will make an awful nuisance
II me II you don't mind" he warned
Ter. IF you encourage me like this,
'ou will develop the most juvenile of all
ailings--yOu will make me want to talk
lbout myself. / am beginning to feel
erribly egotistical already"
She leaned a little toward him. Her
mouth was soft with sweet and feminine
enderness, her eyes warm with kind
less.
THAT is just what hoped I might
ucceed in doing" she declared -"
AVE been interested In your career
yer since ! had the faintest idea of
What politics meant. You would not
i've me a greater happiness than to talk
0 me-about YOURSELF