Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-12-19

triangular contest ON Three sep
araie nominations und heep made for
member OF the legislature from the
Sixty ninth district The machine had
nominated tlOn. Judson narimore 10
succeed himself The other purity had
nominated Roscoe varnum and the
Citizens party-a reform movement"
o. had nominated Miss Laura Elired.
When Roscoe varnum heard that
laura Eldred was going to run for
office he was shocked-inexpressihly
shocked Laura and he had been tn
innate friends for some time and their
intimacy was rinening into stronger
sentiment But Roscoe was decidedly
Victorian in his ideas; for the
woman in politics ne had no use. De
nut on his hat and hurried right over
10 the Eldred house, bursting in on
Laura In both sorrow and anger. He
begged he commanded, that she With
iraw her name from the ticket
''Whatr" Laura cried. withdraw
md leave the party in the lurch? No,
indeed I intend TO 10 through with
his thing-and. what's more. | intend
be elected Perhaps you think my
withdrawal would make your own
election more probahle-is that the
deaf Well, I'm not IN a self sacridc.
ing mood today Besides | am EN-
narked in a holy cause. Both the old
arties ought to be defeated, and you
now IT.
"Bosh," said Roscoe most impolite-
They are only making use OF you
&, catch the woman vote
And they only nominated you be-
suse you are rich and they want 10
~ your money retoried Laura.
md with these few kind words they
aried. each one determined 10 20
through with the matter In spite Of
verything. But they cooled on pretty
7ipidly when they came to think
hings over. Oh thought Laura. Il
lsh | had never meddled with poll
los can't run against Roscoe and
efpat him-as ! know I shall--0nd
''oil his political prospects lie Is
nch better fitted for the legislature
han am"
And Roscoe thought. How In the
lme OF all the furles can run
adjust Lauraf The machine is all
re, he'd TO pieces. The contest will be
rtween Laura and myself and there
moi the slightest doubt but that
vin defeat her, But she would never
rglve me. and think more Of Launr
ldred than Of all the legislative seats
? existence"
So Roscoe sat down and wrote n
rlicr to Laura offering to withdraw
nd l.nnra sat down and wrote letter
RaScoe of like tenor
How sweet and kind OF Roscoe"
lungh Laura when she read his note.
II course. l won't think o. his sacri-
ring himself"
How dear she is. thought Roscoe
hen he read Laura's note "Of cOuse.
won't let the dear girl do anything
the sort"
The managers of the Citizens party
uh NJ the other party got wind OF
hni was going on and dew TO arms
set of managers descended upon
,.'ur and the other set OF managers
'.>c,Rded upon Laura-and the way
hey talked was whitening and awful
When Roscoe's managers had de-
nr,ed he went over to see Laura and
md her In tears. Her managers had
- gone "0h. dear" sohbed Laura,
nm afraid we will have 10 see Il
rough
Il am afraid we will" replied Ros.
.c dnlefully. "The machine hasn't
tr ghost Of show --one OF US Is
a,und Ia be elected--and whit does Il
lHlirr anyway. you or 1--we both
tr, nglhing for civic righteousness
an election night the returns were
srl in the town hall. Roscoe and
aIn and Honorable Judsun we're
ihcr, to hear them They came In
slow, ut first from the voting dis
tri,t, First Laura would he ahead
and urn Roscoe; the machine votes
wer, scattering. Al last. however The
returns really began to arrive. Aud
whcr they did Laura AMI Roscoe dis
apl" ed as factors In the election
New IN Its history had the machine
hnd such an overwhelming victory
Roscoe gave his arm to Innru and
they vent up TO where Honorable Jud
son stood surrounded by his shieliics
and congratulated him upon his elcc.
ton Thanks" said Honorable Jud.
son. rather expected II rather ex-
peeled H."
Then Laura and Roscoe tell The nall
and Roscoe walked home with Laura.
Their. was silence for a while. and
then MS they approached the EIdred
hOuse, Roscoe said: 4 am afraid ]
am not cut Out for y politician
"And I have come To the sans con.
cluslon with regard to myself said
Lnuru "Still, " We had run On the
same Ticket"
"Suppose we do. sud Roscoe from
now on until death 10 us part
- think we would be winners re-
picI LAURA with an byslercnl little
i4gr which Roscoe smotherel with
, Kiss