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Show THE MAN I HIGHER UP By HENRY RUSSELL MILLER - X Copyright. 1910. by Bobbi Mr. rill Co. ' "It him npvor been nore-u-ir)." IIdIi responded, titimmeit y her wnriiiHiii. And Hlemior, ln'itcn, pw up vt In-buttle In-buttle of e.i". Yet there was ditl.uiio In her ImiKh its he H.ild: "Mr. MeAdiHi wnulil lie h" ineri'lle-i to n woman us to an) other enemy, 1 fancy Hut I must k " TIiN time I 'mil did mil proti-d. The two men followed her llentl) ; out of the theater lo the tln-vl At 1 he was about to step Into the auto : inohlli' she jsnthcreit her ioiimku for a last effort "It has lieen n er liiteresimc an-pnioiiii an-pnioiiii I Ihaul. oti Iw.tli " Shepixe Hob a lleetlnir, mo-Ulna look and turn ed to Paul "Pome and see me. Mr IteinliiKloii We will discuss polllhs Good afternoon. Mr M' duo" And she was r.ipldl w hilled awa.. Paul drew a deep tue.ith "I don't we why ou and pie dofi't hit It oft better. She's w underfill " "She's the deit!" Hob crow led. Paul did not answer this outburst. "Let's have a dilnU." he xuwested r "I'm limp as a r.i You'e kI to break oer this time, old man " Safe In the setdtistoii of the hooded automobile. Eleanor Gilbert was re peathiK half In auiUM'iuent, half In re : fieiitment: "What a man! My dear, jon e:iui:ht It that time. And joii deserved it What u man:-' , She did not refer to Paul. CHAPTER XII lllsCONTTNT IN the tallest of the clt.v's skj scrap-o scrap-o v. In He highest Htory of said lil-.l'-llliC. vere. as the lelteis on the ground glns ilnor annouiued, ! Y the low utlli en i Paul lleihlnuton The term law ntll e" was perhaps n mUnomer, fur upon Paul had fallen the distrust which the busluess public often feels for the political lawyer, aud the bulk of his practice consisted principally In curing for'the legal end of Bolt's business eiituros and In help' lug their (ioUtlc.it friends out of police court scrapes. Only the presence of Mls Mjrtle Jones, stenographer, reminded you that this was a legal .eutcr. On this particular morning some two weeks after tile convention Miss Jones was early at her post. Hob entered en-tered with a curt greeting. He was accompanied by Hagglu, who wore n sheepish grin. "Well," he said, "they sure did put the bug on us last night." "So I'e lieen told,"' Hob remarked drly. "Sit down." Ilagglu sat down on the wludow sill It was more comfortable than Hob's chairs and crossed his hands oer his capacious pnuui-h, "Malasse.i'.s out there," he said. "Yes," And HohV teeth came to gether with nn audible click "lie's lieen watting there for some lime. That's why 1 sent for you. Tom, how miuh Is lie worth In the Seventh V "Well, he's worth a good deal. All that Democrat hunch follow him like sheep. An' the Seventh Is u Democrat waul." "Then ou think he's reall luipoi-taut" luipoi-taut" "Pn-hlih!" HiibkIii agreed "Biggest mini In the waul Paul's the mil mill that ever could ,liiueli him An' even Paul (im't knock sense Into a Demo cr.it when he gets set. Bui, si, .von alu't"- ,"I'm goliu lo knock a little sense Into one Iiemoei-al." He touched a button, and Miss Junes opened the door. ' "Miss 'Jones, will ou ask Mnlasse to step In' And, Miss Jones, If Mr. Remington should (ome In, ptc.isc hold 111 in until I cm see him. I lely ou ou." Malassey was a tjpe of the profes-slonal profes-slonal "tnlier," n big, red faced fellow with a bliilV, boisterous manner that pissed for good fellowship among the lmdlscciuliig. One e.ve was set slight-Iv slight-Iv lower than Its fellow Hob greeted him with a nut nod and lolled back In his ch.ilr. Hagglu grimly Ignored the eiitiame of the newcomer. Ma-hisse.v Ma-hisse.v sealed himself aw kwardly ou the edge of a ch.ilr "I'm mighty sony about the conveu- Hon. Mr. MeAd " ho began eagerly. "I"- lluli chuckled "I see. r really think I he'd better hunt another Job. Tom." Malassey sprang lo his feet, pale and trembling. "Before God, Mr. McAdno," he began with iieivous vcheiuomo, "I didn't" Hob came sharply uptight In his chair. "Before God, Malas.se," he said hill shly, ".von did. You weie to gc Into tho Democratic nominating com nilttce nnd help get mo their Indoisc-meiit. Indoisc-meiit. But j ou didn't " "It's u lie, whoever says it," Mains se died "I voted for you, and the mount prove It." "Yes, ou voted for me when the committee was safely against me Ymi look n filer hi double dealing, Malassej It has netted vim a thousand dollais and that's nil. The miior expects jour' resignation at once. Good morning,, Malasse.v " j An hour later Paul came in and threw himself wearil on one of Bob's imcomfiii table elm Irs. , "Well." he said moodily, "you lost that trhk ' I "I'm not Infallible," Bob returned calmly. "And they pliied this hand better than the last one." i Paul nodded "Yes. But why, Ini heaven's name, did they pick out Ear-1 land? He's a good man nnd Independent. Inde-pendent. They can't control him." "Yes, he's nil that. And he'll make n good run, which Is more to the point. He's the only man in the city who stands u chance against us." "But where do they come In between .von two?" Bob shrugged his shoulders. "Any port In a storm. They prefer to lake their chain cs with hlni rather thai! with me." Paul sprang tojils feet und began to pace the Moor nervously. "They'll use him lo break .von, and then they'll break hlni They are lelentless-nnd patient. It's an Invincible combination combina-tion Good God, Bob, what nn ene my ou nie llMitlng! You're a big mini, but .vou'ie a pygmy beside them You've won o-it so far. but that Is be cause thev hiveil'l le.illy taken 31.11 serlousl.v. Hut now you've taught tht'iii what m are, and they are de lei mini d In (lush ou," lie i-.it down again itejecieuiy. -im 3011 know, I've 11 teirlble piesentlnient 1 that we're going to lose this time." "Do you 111e.n1 lint you don't canto can-to help mo nut 111 tills light V" Paul sliode to Bob's dido ami placed bis hand affectionately on the latter's shoulder. "Of (oiirse not, old man. I'm with 3011 In this jKrlmmage and In every other you ever .go into, but while we are winking out ..111 plans here In the state can't I have the ihuiico to woik out iiilm- In a M'paiate Held where I 11111 ml for m.vself anil In my own vviiV Bob. If .vou're elected and of (oui-se von will be In Hplle of in pre hctillmeut wlijNimt I tuko Gerwlg's pluic on the ticket this fall nml go to (ougiessV Hob nil" k Ids lieaTI "Wh.v not"'' P.inl demanded petulant! petu-lant! "In the tli -st place, I have promised Gcrwlg In the six ond" 11,11 ci.n gel (ieivvlg to.step aside" "1 can, ' Bob said quietly "but it's a rule of mine to keep 111 wont In sin h enses In llio second plant. It will mean six 've.iis wasted Here have 11 cigar Now sit down an.' we'll discus this thing rutioniill ' P". light"' his cigar and sut down, pulling nenr- ously 1 "You go tu congress what happeni? You'll tlnd oitrself shunted off to one side, a bushel basket clnpicd over your head, hound, muzzled I can Imagine no sadder futu for 3011 thau to Ik- iuu. xted." Paul laughed "We can agree on that iiuhovv Go 011" "It's worso even than that. Even the machine congressman has 110 real power. pow-er. He must tnke his orders Just as our legislator must take orders from the state boss. There aren't a half dozen men In both liotit.es who hold even a shadow of power, and they lime that only as agents for those back of them. If ou'ro content with being a llgureheud. with having only the appearance of Inlliience, go ahead to congress and nonentity. But you must pay the price" He paused, smoking meditatively. "Go on," Paul exclaimed Impatiently. Impatient-ly. "The price" "The onl thing In the world worth Having leal power." "Ileal power-IV" Paul laughed ! "most bitterly "What power have 17 How do people think of me? What have 1 been"' One of your many nn-del nn-del tings our puppet" "Stop"' Bob was so near to anger that Paul was startled "That's enough of this old woman's (hitter. Yen's e been listening to bad iounel. You'd he a miserable weakling If you didn't possess Inlliience after the chances nii have had The trouble with you Is that things have come so easll von don't realize their value. What power have (ill? You've lieen in the legislature four .vears, and you're the. only legislator In 11 generation genera-tion who has made himself u force to lie reckoned wllh. ' If ou want to know what power you have go over to the other side and bent me!" The petulant discontent on Paul's face gave way to lunared, Imredulolis delight and pride. "You menu'." he gaw'K'il "I 111e.u1," Bob answered quietly. "Hint wit limit the support oii would draw from nie I probably (ouldn't win." "Thai means," Haul eulnlmeil, "that you, Bob Mi Ado", ale in my bauds, to make or to bicak." "That's due" Paul spi.ing to Ids feet with a passionate pas-sionate gesture. "Hut, nfter all. I have power only because you have given It to me. Then-fine It Is yours. AVu will use It together, Holt. You've been a liner friend limn I realized. Hut I lenlbe It now, and I shan't forget." for-get." "All light," llofo said, shifting 1111-coiufoitalil 1111-coiufoitalil under this demonstiatlciu. I "Then oil give up this Congiess fool-I fool-I lshnessV" "Of couise. You'ie light, us usual. 'I Six .v'e.ITs ago I ( ouldn't have given I it up Then die appearance of Impor-' Impor-' tame was enough. Hut that Is ended. The siipeilleial sensationalist Is deid nnd bulled foiever I hope Now 1 want to be 11 ie.il man, an oilglmil I foil e " Hob tinned from hlni to look out of the window. "If I hadn't thought It was lu .miii I shouldn't have taken you up," lie said grulll. Then he wheeled sharply ou Paul "But Is what ou sa.v duel Is the -eusatloiiallst put aw ay forev or?" Paul Hushed painfull. "Ah! You have sounded nie truly as truly as 11 man can who Is himself genuine nnd deal ns crystal But this time It ls true I tell 31.11 It must be true I have n reason you don't kiiov." "Oh, es," Bob iiiisvveud. "I know your reason. If .vou're not careful that woman will marry ou." "If only she could be peisuaded to do it How did you guess?" "A blind man can read It. You have all the symptoms of a mint sickening- "I URN 1 AM TUB WOSl AKJKCT Of SLAVES." ly, iislultiel lu love But don't do It, Paul You sav you want to bo a real man. He a whole man too Don't do It " Paul l.iughnl tolerantly "Not iu-(ept iu-(ept uiicmo happlncs7 Vli not?" "Wh.v not?" Itoli exclaimed strongly "Why not nit your life lu two? Why not waste .voiir stiength 011 several objectives ob-jectives lusiend of (oncentratlng It on one'' A h not become a slave to tho whims .mil needs of a wl'i nnd fani lly- "Then ' (i lid Paul "I nm the most nbjoc t of slaves " "Yon. are, and to a woman who" "Boh! Stop!" To Be Continued. |
