Show jam L STORY 40 0 HER inai ir VARIETY by brand whitlock illustrations copyright by co SYNOPSIS senator morley vernona Ver visit with hla his danced was interrupted by a call f from roin his political been at the state capital eloth both regretted it the girl mora than he because she eha had arranged to attend a dinner that with him she said the ha yearned tor for a national office tot for him blin CHAPTER it whon vernon went into the senate that tuesday morning and saw the red rose lying on his ats desk he be smiled nod and picking tt it alsed it eagerly to his face dut but when he glanced about tho the chamber and saw that a roso rose lay on every other desk his smile was waa suddenly lost in a stare of 0 abaz amazement eme nt once or twice perhaps flowers had been placed by constituents on tho the desks of certain senators but never had a floral distribution at once so BO modest and impartial been made before several senators senator ls already in their seats saw the check pk this impartiality save gave vernons Ver vanity and they hey laughed their laughter faugh ter was of a te tone with tho the tinkle of the crystal prisms ot of the chandeliers clil chiming mingin in the breeze that came through the open windows the lieutenant governor was just juat ascending to hs place L ile he dropped ilia gavel to ih el sounding board ol of his desk s the senate w will ili be lu in order he be said eald L h I 1 the chaplain rose a and nd the hum 0 of bolies vol cesin in the chamber ceased then while the senators stood with bowed bowed beads be ds vernon saw the card that lay on the desk beside the rosti rose two little jewels ot of the moisture that still sparkled on the roses petals shone on the glazed surface of the card vernon lead it where it lay will the lion morley vernon please to this joseo day a aa s a tok an C intention to support and voto vote for house bouse joint resolution no 19 proposing an amendment to section sect loii one article seven sevea ot of the the nowise in the chamber began again at the chaplains amen new way to buttonhole 6 a man th ch said eald vernon verned to bull burns who had the seat next vernons Ver it all about anyway iny way vernon vernoa took up his printed synopsis of bills and resolutions oh yes he be said speaking as much to himself bini self as to duma burns old roan man amess resolution then he bo turned to the calendar there it was house joint resolution no 19 lie he glanced at burns again burns was waif fastening his rose in his buttonhole so youre fr f r it eh he said to loll 1011 with it burns growled in the gruft gruff voice that spoke for the first district in trying to look dow down a at his own adornment he be screwed his tat fat neck fold on fold into his low collar and then then with a grunt of satisfaction lighted a morning cigar but vornon vernon began surprises multiplying 1 ile he looked about the chain chamber ber the secretary was reading the Ju journal rual of the preceding day and the senators were variously occupied reading newspapers s writing letters or merely smoking some were gathered in little groups talking and laughing but they all wore their roses vernon might have llave concluded that tha house joint no 19 w was a safe bate had bad it not boon bor tor the inconsistency of burns though inconsistency was nothing new mw lallur la burfus vernon ventured once more with hla his neighbor looks as aa it the resolution were as aa good as adopted it ltv but burns cast a glance ot of pity at lafin aud atod then growled in half humor ou oua contempt empt the action stung ver non burns barns seemed to resent his presence in inthe the senate as he always re the preset presence ice of Verno vernons Ver Wit kind in politics theroso ane rose still lay on vernois vernons Ver Vert ions desk helas he awas the only one ot of tho the 61 51 senators ot of illinois that had not put his bis rose on ile opa d hla his bill file and turned up tip hauso jollit joint resolution no 19 he readmit read it carefully as he felt a senator should before malting making up bla big mind on sucha aj important oven even revolutionary mcgure measure he remembered that at the iho time it had been adopted in the ho lous ause every one aad no one with the except kwof its author dr jmes mesi had bad taken lt li seriously Beriou sly ames vaa waa known mown to be a crank he hd was referred to as doe doc ames usual ly ad as otil 1014 doe doc ames amea ile ho had intro more strange bills and resola thoas thin than any aay member at that oat sea sai bills to silra the 0 bills 10 english lish sparrows apat rows prohibit bit cigarettes bill to curtail thu liquor krainc and jiw tills till s resolution providing tor the he filon kfaft at aa fit to the th e conati tario nhat i would extend the electoral to women yia other measures hod had received lit 8 he fco never got otsa I 1 71 ya 1 i w i 11 1 t M t them out of committee but on the ahe female suffrage resolution ho he had been and when with a majority so bare that sick men had to be borne on cots into the house bouse tiow now and then to pass its ita measures the party had succeeded after weeks ot of agony in framing an apportionment bill that satisfied every one dr ames amea had seen his chance lie ho had flatly refused to vote veto tor ter the reapportion ident net act unless hla his woman suffrage reso resolution lution were first adopted it was useless for or khe ho party managers to urge upon him the impossibility ot of providing the necessary two thirds vote ames amea said eald he could get the remaining votes from the other side and so BO the steering committee had given the word to put it through for him then the other side seeing a chance to place the majority in an embarrassing attitude before the people either as the proponents or the opponents ot of such a radical measure whichever way it went in the end had been glad enough to furnish the additional votes the members of the steering committee had afterward whispered it about that the resolution was waa to dle die in the senate then every one especially the women of illinois had bad promptly forgotten tho the measure As vernou vernon thought over it all al he picked up the rose again then laid it dowland down dow nand and idly picked up the card turning it over in hla his hand he saw that its other side was waa engraved and he read MAMA imanta dullest GIFt anerne ERVE attorney and counselor at law tho the rookery chicago ja then lie he knew it was the work of the woman lawyer vernon had heard of her often he had never seen her he gave a littly sniff of disgust the senate was droning along on the order pt reports from standing committees and vernon growing tired of the monotony rose and sauntered hack back to the lobby in search of company more congenial than that oi ot the gruff burns lie ho carried tho the rose as ho be went raising it now edw and then to enjoy its cool petals and its fragrance on one of the leather divans that s stretch themselves invitingly under therall th etall windows on each side of the tha 0 senate chamber sat a woman and about lien her was a little group of men I 1 11 19 1 the femininity of it touched him bending deferentially As he passed within easy distance one of tho the men saw him and beel beckoned lonea vernon went over to them miss bliss greene said senator Bl martin artIn let me ma present senator vernon of chicago miss greene gave gao him tho the little hand that looked yet smaller in m it its IS glove of black suede ile he bowed low loll to conceal a surprise that had sprung sprang incautiously to ills hla eyes instead of the thin short haired spectacled old maid at that had bad always in fix his bis mind typified marfa burley greene hero was waa a young woman who apparently conformed to every fa fashion khlon though her beauty and distinction might have milde made her independent ort 0 conventions physically she ehe was too nearly perfect to give at once an impression of aristocracy but it was her expression an that charmed it was plain that her intellectuality was was of the higher da degrees As vernon possessed himself he was waa able to note that this surprising young woman was wag llad clad in a black traveling gown that fitted her perfectly from her spring hat down to the toes of her boots there was nothing in her attire that was wag mannish but she was waa ot of an exquisite daintiness wholly feminine and alluring all these superficial thing faded into their proper background when ht at last his bis eyes looked full in her face reddish brown hair that doubt 1 less had been combed into some resemblance to the prevailing fashion ol of tho the pompadour had bad fallen la in EL a natura naturu part on the right side and lightly swept a brow not too high but alts aal thoughtful her other tures the th delicate dell cato nose tho the full lips the perfect tooth teeth the fine chin all were lost in the eyes that looked frankly at ahlm As he be gazed he was conscious that ha be feared to hear her speak surely her voice would betray her masculine quality she bad seated herself again and now made a movement that suggested a drawing aside of hor her skirts to make a place for some oni one at her side and then she spoke will you sit down senator ver 3 non fhe said with a scrupulous re eard for title unusual in a woman 1 I roust kuust make a convert of senator ver noa bon you kaow sho she smiled on the tha other men about her her accent implied that this conversion was of tho the importance tho the other men luen of whom sho she seemed to bo be quite sure evidently folt felt themselves under tho the compulsion of withdrawing and HO AD tell foil back in reluctant retreat CHAPTER CHAPTER III the surprise had leaped to vernons Ver eyes again at the final of perfection made by her voice and the surprise changed to a regret ot of lost and irreclaimable opportunity when he be reflected that he had lived for years yearn near this woman lawyer and yet never had bad seen her once in all that time when miss greene turned to look him in the face again after the others were gone gond vornon vernon grow grew suddenly bashful like a big boy lie ile felt his face flame hotly ile ho had bail been meditating some drawing speech tie ho had already turned in ili his mind a pretty sentence in which jhc thc there re was a dla dis creet reference to portia vernon w was aa just at the age tor for classical allusions but when he saw her blue eyes axed on him and read 01 atie utter in them lie ha know that compliment would all be lost 1 I am one of your constituents senator vernon she began and I 1 arr an down frankly lobbying tor for this resolution and wo we both he replied are I 1 believe members of the cook county bar Str aoge age 1 if that two chicago lawyers should have to wait until tho they yare are in springfield to meet deett not altogether she sald said it Is not so very strange my practice Is almost wholly confined to office work I 1 am more of a counselor than a barrister I 1 have not often appeared 1 in n court in fact I 1 prefer not to do s BO 0 I 1 am well just a little timid in that part of tho the work the femininity of it touched him he might have told her that he be ald not often appear in court himself but ho he was new enough at the bar to babe have to practice the dissimulation of the young professional man ile ho indulged himself in tho the temptation to allow her to go undeceived though with a pang pan 9 he remembered that her practice from all that he had heard beard must bo be much more lucrative than hla his something ot at the pretty embarrassment oble fore courts and juries w was as evidently on her in this her first appearance in the senate but she put it away her bar breast ruse rusa with the deep breath of resolution she drew and she straightened to look him once moro moko in tile tag eyes but about this resolution senator vernon I 1 must not take up too much of your ume time it if you will give TOO me i your objections to it perhaps I 1 may may be ba able to explain them away we should very much like to have your I 1 support TO BE CON |