| Show 41 E R I 1 A L STO CD C D 0 arum irr rd HEIM w ARIEN by brand whitlock illustrations ON 1907 by babba merrall co SYNOPSIS senator morley vernons Ver visit with ills his nancee fiancee ws was interrupted by a colt all from via Is politic 0 I 1 boss bogs at the state capital both it the girl more that than he b she sha had arranged to attend a linner dinner that evening with him she he said the she vani 63 for a national office for or him on oil desk in the senate lie ha found a red rose lofe accompanied by a plea tor for suffrage tor for women lie ile met the au all thor thoraces ces pretty miss maria greene giehne of chicago who proposed to convert him bin 1 into voting for or louse house resolution no 19 lelha s greeno greene ge tired vernons Ver promise to vote for or the suffrage resolution lie he also bided aided her by convincing others ile he took a liking to the fair suffragette alas oreene greene consulted with the lieutenant gov arnor vernon admitted to hemsell eliat aile suffragette biad stirred it a strange feeling I 1 ng within him film lie ile forgot to read lead life hla hanckes HAn lan cees letter vernon made a great speech in favor ot of suf suffrage frare aided by g glances aces from miss alls oreene areene the itie resola i solution tion was MEL anade de a special order vernon was en enthusiastic ta hus on the prospects prospecto tor for the resolution ol ution alf 16 was in alias greenes greenaa company compan vernon neglected c ted thoughts of 0 xit regle amelia arbella lie e took 1 hiss I 1 a greene r e ene driving and laid out plans plana tor for the success Bu cess ot of the resolution vernons Ver speech caused a great newspaper aws der sensa sen catlon on lie a was being e ng ne neglected b kiy mello amelia who had riot not answered hla Is letter heinon dirion la Is tipped off that ills his stif frage resolution may not pass As an miss aliss greene was waa dua ju ma tj the 0 following morning he ha had no fears miss ark one arrived and breakfasted with vernon aard across s the room entrenched behind 11 women omen opponents of the tha suffrage resolution lie ha spied amelia ile ha started toward her she treated him coldly ano and the tha women opponents of 0 suffrage Buffi age r reproved him tor for hla his part mrs hodge lathrop P told told senator vernon that his i conduct wit with alsa rl a greene lad had been hard upon amelia ho was told to comfort her vernon had a tearful interview with amelia and he tried to undo the tha ills which tits his suffrage move had caused lie he partially made up with amelia who lad had turned lobbyist ae aliat the resolution t CHAPTER XIII ContIn continued ved sweetheart he sa said ld 1 I must go now I 1 should have been in the senate seni beni ate at ten I 1 late hate to leave you but ill explain everything when I 1 got get back lie waited an instant ns tant then he be went arent n C you yo going to say goodby amelia got up tip til ill go too she said she was still catching tat ching little sobs so bs in her throat now and then vernon looked at her in some surprise why ai he be began incredulously sho she must have divined hla his surprise 1 I havo have to help mrs hodge li la she said as it if in explanation dut but of course I 1 bate to bother you oh ob nonsense dearest he said bald impatiently come on lets start dut I 1 cant go looking this his way she said she walked across the room and standing before a mirror wiped her eyes carefully then arranged her 7 ahat fiat and her yell veil would anybody know she asked facing about jabout foghis inspection never corne come on they went out and down the eleva tor when they reached the entrance vernon looked up jip and down the strett but there was no carriage in sight the rhe B treet street was quiet and thu the hotel wore an air ot of desertion telling that all the political activity of illinois had been transferred to the state house vernou vernon looked around the corner but the old hack that always stood there was not at its post well have to walk he said take too long for them to get a carriage around for us its only a few blocks anyway angway the air will do you good aa 44 set got forth fora in the bright morning sun they were vere calmer and having come out into info public view for the time being they dropped their dlf dit gerences feren cea ces and misunderstandings and began to talk in their common ordinary fashion did mrs odge lathrop ask you yo u to io a change aae ide on th the ames amendment vernon asked her the what the ames amendment the woran woman suffrage measure no do doher her justice she what then she said she wanted me to work against it all slid alie say anything about asking me not to vote tor for it well yes but I 1 told her bor what that I 1 try to influence you to in the leaah 1 vernon made no reply no she went on im to work wok against it of course they were silent then till suddenly lephe she appealed to him oh morley vve ive got to ask strange oien inen mn men I 1 never met to vote against it how ari ana I 1 ever evert she shuddered wo its all very st strange vernon said I 1 CHAPTER XIV the walked briskly down the sloping street isider 06 railroad bridge and then up the tha tittle little hill whereon therean lilt 4 abe cara carthol atol of s the ou d caf he bs bl flag S it byh gh upon tho the our f kaiang Mai Ang cut in the prarle w wind ad and the little flags on tho the house wins wing and the senate wing whipping joyously sprightly symbols ol of tho the sitting bitting of both houses now and then they heard board cheers cheera from the house bouse wing where the tha legislative riot that ends a session was a already beginning they passed into inlo the dark and cool corridors of the state house then up to the third floor where members and messenger boys correspondents wid and page boys rushed always across from ono one house to the other swinging hurriedly around tho the brass railing of at the rotunda it seemed that the tide of legislative life was waa lust just then setting in it tow toward ard abe thc senate oh ohr I morley forley whispered amelia Ai nelfa forgetting ills his offense and clinging close to him 1 I caul cant go in there really I 1 cant Nofi nonsense sense said vernun vernon come coine on ill deliver you to mrs blodge la 13 in a inin tite then bo be p perfectly e r safe deoudes De sides you have ya your ur lobbying to do they reached the senate entrance and the doorkeeper seeing a senator opened a way th through roligh the crowd tor for their passage there was confusion everywhere the nervous and excited huni hum of voices from the floor from the vestibule arnin the galleries from all around and just as they stepped up to the raised floor whereon the desks of senators are aie placed the gavel fell and stillness with it they saw the lieutenant governor leaning over aver hla his desk studying a slip blip of paper lie he held in ills hand on this question ho he said the yeas are 30 and the nays are arc 17 and two thirds of 0 the members elect having tailed to vote in III the affirmative the resolution Is lost vernon stood transfixed the whole thing was borne in upon him he saw 0 10 0 im on never come on mrs overman hodge lathrop lath rop and the expression of calm and lofty satisfaction that had settled on her face told him that it was the ames amendment that had been lost but some new thought seemed to strike fler for when senator porter too looked ed around with something like a smile of congratulation she beckoned bec honed him and he hastened to her side move love to reconsider and to lay on tho the table she said bald and with a look of adin admiration kation he turned and made the motion it was put it was carried of 0 course and ana the amendment was waa lost irrevocably VV well il attended to said mrs airs overman hodge lathrop ah morley 4 she said calmly you beret he ret and ashes here he said and I 1 I 1 did not get here on time the shame and mortification on his face were pitiable though they could not have touched sirs airs overman hodge lathrope heart and I 1 get here on time he repeated ruefully why my dear boy said mrs alm overman blodge lathrop 1 I intend that you should Bho Tild ile he looked at her fiercely angrily r n second so that was the game was it ft he said ile he whirled with another fierce look lock on Ar that was waa the game yes yea morley said mrs airs overman hodge lathrap dp but you look at amelia so she was utterly innocent the be dear little thing amelia came up she had bad seen been ver expression what Is it what hits has happened she inquired well I 1 got here bore too late all said vernon 1 I was detained and mrs afro blodge lathrop has just now kindly told me that she had arranged that I 1 should be im ruined al all lm im lost no morley said bald mrs hodge la youre saved youre saved from yourself she still smiled at him sweetly you yon might have made dont you know another ono one of your speeches vernon carpon mt bit tits hla lip and walked away ile encountered martin but could only look at him help laly martin returned ills his look with one of surprise you hero hil said dejl yes vernon at last foo too late into it the surprise had not left fett martins face to it was now nw added ft a perplexity ir if wed known but WA va thought that is we hoard heard that you bad ducked vernon shook tits liia beahl as aa with a pain that hint would not let blot speak ho was looking disconsolate atroth the chamber to where miss breon stood talking with hull huns buris As ae in i dream lie he heard beard mrs overman blodge 1 exclaim all ali there is that greene bonannt wo I 1 mrs overman lodge hodge lathrop haq lining lifting her gold glasses again vernan was how ile ho was to faco face the greene woman but at airs over hian gian lathrope words nords an idea came canie to him ill go bring her and introduce her E lie e said ile he bolted away and went toward her site she was cold bold arid and distant fortunately burns hod fled at his approach can you forgive rne me he ha said ril ill explain it all in an instant and how sh she asked noth with a chill rise in her tone have you ever met mrs overman hodge lathrop tie he asked no she answered then them permit me he sald eold she sha went with him mrs overman hodge lathrop had withdrawn her delegation to the he rear of the chamber and there awaited vernons Ver return mrs overman hodge lathrop permit nie me to present miss greene greane miss aliss ansley miss greene and so on in the order of relative tank rank he bo intro deuced her to the other ladles idles mrs alra overman rodge hodge lathrop extended lier hand officially Mis took it with a smile 1 I am very glad eha s aad to meet mrs mrs all ab pardon mt m but what was the name airs overman hodge lathrop vernon said ali ah birs lathrop mrs airs overman hodge lathrod seemed to tho the eye to swell you have a charming little city alt here mrs lathrop we poor cht chi cagians love to get down into tha tb country once in a while you know mrs airs overman hodge lathrop reared back a little no doubt sho she stammered q 1 have always found it so miss greene feigned surprise and affected a at 0 perplexity vernon withdrew a step and with his chin in iii alt gloated the a other women anth party exchanged glit glances rices of horror borror ana an wrath mrs Bar Darbour bourton tou for her part seemed unable to endure it mrs overman hodge lathrop lived in chicago site she interjected ohl cried miss greeno greene la Is it 1 possible ilow how very stra fige that on I 1 could live ln in the city all ones UA lift and not have heardt heard not so BO very strange I 1 fancy sald bald overman blodge lathrop onel circle la Is apt to io bb so BO tar far te removed moved yes said miss greene with that thai rising inflection then you can not have lived in chicago long all my life snapped mrs afro over man hodge latnrop so long as said miss aliss greene with eyes that stared incredibility mrs overman hodge 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