White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-27

to me! Never has been anything more.
But you were my wife. And at first,
loved you madly."
Jessie's eyes darkened, but she did
not speak for long moment. Then
she murmured, $50 l am not to help?"
mo-" repeated Hugh, still bitterly,
you are not to help"
"And what is Miriam doing?" asked
Jessie.
"She can do nothing, of course, but
advise and sympathize."
"And when, Hughie, do you plan to
begin the fight for your divorce?"
cit would be a fight, would it,
Jessie?"
EYES,"
"You know l wouldn't fight won.
an for freedom, don't you? You are
deliberately planning to torture me-
Jessie uttered long and curious
laugh, which was interrupted by the
entrance Of Fred Allward. He greeted
Jessie, and turned to Hugh.
Nov look at her. Hughie! If you
think l can outfit and stay up on the
Tract while you are putting up this
fight, you're mistaken. You let me &c
up to Cheyenne and tell that Utilities
Commission what / think of 'em.
just amt going to hunt fossils for 8
WHILE"
Fred spat into the stove with {
finality of gesture that brooked M
argument. Hugh lighted a cigarett,
and managed at the same time tt
smile one-sidedly.
Very well, Fred. Mrs. Morgan /.
my campaign manager. You go ovel
and get some orders from her."
Fred swallowed his entire quid
choked, blinked and roared. "Who
Me? Orders from Mrs. Morgan? 70,
are plum loco. Why, wouldn't tax,
orders from the woman to save m.
life"
"she's my mother, Fred" sail
Jessie, in her lazy voice, that nov
carried an edge.
"And it isn't to save your life, oil
timer" added Hugh. "It's to save tn,
Tract"
ITO save the Tract! You mean t,
say you're trusting her to do that
Now, l am going up to Cheyenne
Why, you poor maverick, you, tina
woman made a failure of her own hue
band and her own daughter! And sh'
darnnear made a failure of you. How
do you expect her to run fight lik,
this?"
Nevertheless. Fred" said Hugh
firmly, she's made a wonderful sue
cess of herself in politics, and in tina
one thing I've entire confidence Ii
her. You go on over there to the In
dian Massacre and tell her want he
to explain our plans to you and tina
she's to use you"
Fred stood stiffly before Hugh
rumpling his gray beard fiercely. l
was quite obvious that Hugh wa
asking the ultimate sacrifice Of him
Il amt never taken orders from /
woman in all my life, not even m.
mother after l was big enough to rul
away. That's the secret of my sue
cess. And Mrs. Morgan always dit
get my goat. That perky, smarty
new kind of a woman! And she cam
see joke"
"You don't have to disparage he
before Jessie, do you, Fred?" asket
Hugh.
/ Fred apparently did not hear tn.
question. Il don't like the way she1
acted to you or Pink. I don't like 1t
But IL you want me to go take orders
| from her, I'll go. But it's clearly un
derstood, Pm doing it for you and yot
only.
j He turned stiffly and marched to
ward the door, running blindly into
Johnny Parnell, giving no heed Il
Johnny's badinage, and slamming the
door after himself.
20 here you are, Jessie!" exclaimed
Johnny, turning from staring afte1
Fred. Are you ready to start back
for the ranch?"
Jessie, who all this time had been
standing by the window, now looking
out on the moonlit river, now studying
Hugh's head against the lamp light
! buttoned her coat and came slowly
forward.
"All ready, Johnny!"
"Just minute, Jess! What's all
this about you and Mrs. Morgan plen
ming to throw and hog-tie the Eastern
Electric Corporation, Hughie7 Are