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CHAPTER XIV Continued 15 Olympia was pushed into the rear scat of the big The Senator clambered after her and took her in his my be he through clenched and the cameramen got a very good flash of the Senator looking stern and with Olympia in his weeping like Rachel for her lost Police cleared the The big car rolled The crowd was a little surprised to hear the roaring of motors as the car went But they They would be in five with the lovely young girls in But when Jim slowly struggled to his wiping blood from his they rose If that blood wasn't beet this was real Jim Allen was helped to the and he still mopping our That's the man we Democrats stand What's an election to a man whose home has been What are votes to a Democrat whose most sacred feelings have been That's the candidate we give you one who will knock down his state chairman to go to the aid of his Ladies and do what you like with this I'm going to help our candidate rescue our It was no As the constituents streamed out of the auditorium following Jim whose nose continued to bleed with theatrical their resentment These were their orphans who had been subjected to this the out the us our with the police A pandemonium of cars swept in the wake of the The wind-up rally joined the A dozen hastily followed more Only those luckless ones remained who had come on foot or by train and had no emergency left eventually clustered together and burst into noisy imprecations of the interspersed with cheers for boos for and finally fell into a sustained want our We want our We want our the Senator and Aunt Olympia were unaware of this loyal They had retired from the campaign in a dead over the prostrate form of good old Jim the state so far as they by the unbounded indignation of an offended For twenty noisy Olympia was satisfied to sob on the Senator's in which burned a volcano of suppressed Finally she Cound only wanted them fo rest a she said left Ben to bring I thought of course they would be my be said the patting her shoulder with a hand that itched for Brother they've harmed a hair of those children's moaned choke him with my bare and what's I'll sue be crooned the between set So it was Aunt Olympia and the Senator with police who roared into the Republican rally at As soon as the car came to a the Senator crawled over Olympia's feet and started to get stay This is no place for This is going to be a drag-out His ferocity terrified Aunt She was as mad as he and just as determined to fight it But she wished lie would leave it to After her first responsibility was the She grabbed him with both After the wear and tear of the long at his in his state of he was not physically able to cope with a set of blackguards who would stoop to such depths of He must not impair his dignity by engaging in a common street brawl with he would get his glasses So she hung on and was drawn with him from the And the first thing she saw was Len standing with both arms outstretched against the rear j of the sound from which he police had gradually edged the j Hardesty you you give me my You let them right out of there this minute or I'll call tho he can't come They haven't any clothes haven't any Suddenly Aunt Olympia She had forgotten to take the suitcase from the she catch their death of And would have had she not been supported by the Senator and a couple of The watching from the narrow little windows at the top of the rear had seen the beloved and though figures of the Senator and Aunt Limpy opened the door she give me my Uncle this You give him right The defiant voice then rose to a familiar Uncle When had Uncle Lancy heard that appeal in He did not hesitate a He relinquished Olympia to the arms of the policemen with all the dignity of an old Ro in smart fall coat instead of and bore down on the He didn't say a He waved his arm and Len Hardesty stood The Senator stumbled up the poor he But Limpy over here to this mike and give them a piece of your she said the most outrageous things about They said you were a hopeless inefficient and turned the lights on us to prove Tell Uncle dear he remonstrated the said There was only one thing to do in the presence of a Uncle Lancy cleared his and he The which had been instructed to stop playing when the speeches stopped at the first The musicians wanted to get over to the truck themselves and sec what was going and gentlemen of the went on the is Senator addressing you from my own sound truck which was in dastardly fashion stolen by one I have loved and trusted for many I shall neither love nor trust him again So I am accused of if to put trust in a man at whose pulpit I have sat for spiritual who has blessed my food which I gladly shared with him if to put trust in that man is then I plead I am a hopeless I did trust is the closing night of my campaign for Thousands had gathered at to hear my final message and my summary of the issues of this But the instant I heard that these children of mine had been ruthlessly snatched from the swimming pool and dragged aWay on this chilly autumn night in thin bathing still wet from swimming when I heard I stopped in the middle of a I waived the I the I sacrificed any votes to be gained there and rushed here at full speed to save my If that is I am a hopeless beside here in rpy sound are these three three American bereaved young They are still in the wet bathing suits they wore when they are shivering and blue with Their very lives have been endangered by this despicable I could stand here for hours expounding the issues of this it is a great but I relinquish that I sacrifice any voles to be gained I go to take my children to warmth and I go to see them safe in their little with what precautions may be taken to save them from the danger of this terrible exposure they have If that is ladies and I am a hopeless them some said Limpy used Bible on The Senator hesitated He hadn't been brought up on the Bible like Brother Wilkie and the He had a special clerk to handle his He tried desperately to remember ye so shall ye he finally thank he ordered ana immediately left the Again cameras were lights The Senator saw heard As he told after he was so burned up he j didn't even remember making a he thundered to the girls from the bottom of the They hung back fearing the the the go said Helen Keep your head We've nothing to be ashamed Very with young head high even with wet curls clinging to brow and cheeks Helen went Adele looking straight ahead of eyes lashes my groaned Hardesty as she but she did not turn her She was more from nervous excitement than from for their heated emotions had warmed But the crowd did not know Angry cries went Opposition though they she A lady took off her fur scarf and placed it on Adele's she said come and get it some Limpy came looking small and with tear-stained She could not raise her she could not Uncle Lancy was waiting for As she stumbled weeping on the with a grand gesture he took off his smart fall coat and put it about picked her up in his arms and carried her to the door of the Aunt Olympia tried to take her away from but the Senator was firm about He held her There was a little confusion getting into the Helen and Adele had hurriedly crept into the rear but since both Uncle Lancy and Olympia wanted to sit with they got huddled now in warm automobile robes generously contributed by tearful sympathizers and got in the front seat with the Martin was at the Ben Baldy being so wrought up over the occurrence he could not be trusted to drive Limpy at last was warmly ensconced between uncle and each with an arm around her and trying to pull her away from the her said the with unaccustomed trying to warm her warmer than you she said place is in a mother's Limpy diplomatically continued to weep bitterly and submitted to pulling from both said the drive said Aunt accident would make them For many miles car sped along in complete silence except for lie held her the screaming sirens of the biggest police escort accorded any candidate in any state in the 1938 in a small Limpy perhaps I'd- better make a clean breast of she said may as well know the worst I I made a sort of a Uncle Lancy patted her knee with his free you he said was nice of wasn't so she afraid it was a little too extemporaneous I didn't seem to have much to have the same trouble said the Senator often wonder how I can talk as long as I do when I have so very little to did you asked Aunt jealously edging into the I didn't say admitted I just said Uncle Lancy is a swell Uncle Lancy was so touched that he started to reach for his glasses but remembering just in time that Aunt Olympia would get Limpy away from him if he he resigned himself and settled back in the very commendable he said often wanted to say the same thing but I never could find just the opportune moment for You have to get a good break to work in a tiling like I congratulate my said Olympa girls arc too tired to be tallied though she had not expected them for received them dourly but without She did not even raise an eyebrow at sight of the in swim swathed in automobile It was not easy to surprise are the she with Irritable boomed Aunt it a beauty said as if to me they're dressed for She helped Aunt Olympia give them hot baths and rub them down with rough warm gave them all the hot lemonade they could drink and warmed their beds with hot-water Uncle Lancy telephoned the doctor to find what preventive measures should be taken and was relieved to learn that everything that had been done was the right and that they need only be kept warm and quiet until they had thoroughly if they catch we'll see what to do said the which Uncle Lancy faithfully retailed to Aunt As a final Aunt Olympia made each take an aspirin and five grains of Hilda closed the windows and lowered the just calm my and go to said Aunt Olympia you feel wakeful or nervous or a chill coming ring immediately for Hilda and she'll give you more hot lemonade and And thank God it's You've been to Waterloo and now you are safe and warm in your little beds on St. Don't get up You can have your meals in There'll be quite a rumpus and more reporters nosing but keep your door shut and I'll strangle a if Stay in bed a week if you want I'll very likely slay with And don't I'll bring you Len Har-desty's head on a platter first time I get my hands on Then she turned off the lights and closed the She headed at once for the room she rather with the pitcher of hot lemonade for the she said to Hilda over her The Senator was already in nightshirt and bathrobe and warm He was smoking a you take their he they have a wish you'd be more she said can three girls have one temperature and one Did you change to your flannel it's a very mild You know I never change to flannel till the first a chilly or I miss my I've got trouble enough with out She fished roughly about in a drawer and produced the she ordered be quick about The Senator made the exchange rather than start an they seem he Limpy caught cold and she's still shivery I'll sue said Aunt to whom was a far more menacing procedure than a mere wringing of I'm not sure but I'll stand on my constitutional rights and the American You'd better get in Here comes Hilda with your lemonade and You'd better take these two only gave them one he One she reproved him you're older than they are and have less reaction You don't feel anything coming do The Senator got into I feel a fade-out coming- he with a smile that was not it was worth Did you hear me take the hide off Brother he just manages to trip over that carpet they blackmailed me into buying and breaks his it'll be cheap at the price Give him two had a pretty easy so it won't make any difference if you lose a little sleep she want you to keep an eye on the girls and if any of them seems to be catching you call me immediately and the And don't disturb Don't ever disturb us again as long as we If anybody calls you say the Senator's running for chief shiek of United and is in a conference with If reporters give them rat We don't want to see anybody or hear anything for the next six If you need call the you he wanting asked almost We'll be wanting when we ring for it and that's all we will be Be sure to keep an eye on the girls and let me know if they start chills or fever nothing you be wanting the morning ejaculated the and the unwonted profanity showed how wrought up forgot the Do you suppose they got thank God the girls nave straight said No Never any more papers as long as we Good Go and look In on the will If they need let me UK CONTINUED |