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. if thoydld—i and tho Radicals
, .. ,. tianham hadfor years only wanted
nun to lead them. They had now
Whimin Mr. Jeremiah Click. of
,flhlrpns & Click. solicitors. His firm
Mien: noted for one of the lending
We protective societies" in Rotten-
M, which gave him power in quarters
where he wanted popularity. and with
thoroet of the constituency his success
lufiprised every one. including him-
floflm cultivated mustard and cress
from boyhood. first on his. sponge, and
J subsequently in an old chocolate box.
~ Ind having recently developeda pear
. tree and a potato patch in his back ger-
, ‘den. he posed as an authority in matters
.‘ Walton]. and promised more in the
, ‘fm. of his party than any candidate
. had ever promised before. The agri~
cultural laborer was attracted by what
he understood to be the prospect of free
.lond for the asking; and Rottcnhsmites.
lkohad been contented with six gera-
ninms in flower pots and 9. tom cat.
7 ‘now dreamed of cores of fertile soil.
v tonanted by the contemplative cow and
the :prolifio-u-or. as a local speaker
prhrssed it. "profligote”——pig.
Sir George Redworthy. who had rep-
resented the constituency in the Con-
servative interest for fifteen years. felt
that that hehad his work cut out, and
he buckled to like a man. It was an-
noying to be interrupted at such a time
by domestic questions: but love. which
laughs at Iocksmiths. jeers at politicians,
and his eldest son and Miss Dorothy
Ditchford, the rector‘s daughter. se-
lected the morning of the nomination
day for informing him that they had re-
}, god to become man and wife at an
- ii" , 31., y date, subject to his consent.
' eedless to say Dick Redworthy met
ith a very unpleasant reception when
ebrolched the subject in the library
. fter breakfast. and that Dolly Ditch-
ford entered it an hour later to see what
she could do.
She was a great favorite with the old
gentleman. but he had never before re-
in”. ;
”at
gorded her in the light of a future
daughter-in-law. Time flies. and he had
always thought her a child. After ten
minutes' talk with her he knew that if
she was only just out of her teens she
was a child no longer.
“Well. my little girl." he said good
.humoredly. “if I get in again. and the
party are in power.1 dare say I can get '
them to give Dick something to keep
him going till I am under the daisies. I
never asked them for anything before." .
"But suppose they don‘t get in." said
i Dolly. ruefully. l
“Well, you'll have to wait: but mind, |
I can’t have any engagement till the I
election is over. Meanwhile. you make l
everyone in the parish vote right. and ‘
you’ll have done your best to help. eh?
They won’t be able to say ‘No‘ to you. i
My agent tells me I shall only win by a v
few, if at all;" and Sir George took up
his pen. Dolly went to the door, hesi- ‘
tated and came back. I
- “Sir George." she said shyly. "if you
get into Parliament. may We be engaged.
anyhow?" f
~“Bless my soul." said Sir George. '
looking up. “if I keep my seat. though.
I don't know what I won't consent to; if
’ I lose it I advise Dick and everybody
. else to keep clear of me for a bit."
If was a tng-of-war with a vengeance
and there were many interests to becon-
silered. “Sir George's ticket at the
Army and Navy Stores is Number —”
was the placard which met the worthy
baronet one day in Rottenhnm. borne by
a dozen sandwich men. with all the
1 small tradesmen rushing to their doors
to lookat it. “Ask Mrs. (‘Iink where she
got her red silk stockings" was the
counterblast which brought matters
level. Dorothy Ditchford had met the
Radical candidate's Wife in the hosiery
department at the stores a few days
after it was known that Mr. ('Iink
would stand. and that scarlet would be
his color. and Dorothy had an observant
. ieye. Her own blue and orange hat was
/ ‘ a dream. worked out under her own di-
rections by a Rottcnhnm inodiste.
It was in the window for three days. '
and she saw herself distantly reflected
by the belles of Rottonhnm at every .
turn. When she had done the parish :
she went further alleldmnd tho Rectory i
pair did some hard trotting in those few
sting days. "They sII sny they think
they'll vote for your father if I‘ll drive
them to the poll. Home of them can‘t
walk, poor old things." said Dorothy;
Ihe lined the family wugonette
with brown hollund and docked it with
he and yellow. while the horses’ -
linkers could not be seen for ribbons.
ey were u sober pair of rings, but
th heron the box IIn-y did wonders
the great day. The effort. however.
reserved for the evening. when the '
got home from Work.
. “Shell we be there by P5?" asked Dor-
y, as Dick Redworthy dashed past
in his dog cart. nearly swinging two
his father's stenchcst supporters into ‘
asthey turned into the Rotten»
, road. "We‘ve got a grand loud—a
nine votes. seven of whom I thought
were going the other way."
"I don‘t know that there‘s much
hurry. miss." said the old man who was
standing behind her—he was Sir
George’s head keeper. "Bill Stumps
toys this lot‘s wrong 'uns all through,
end I reckon he’s right."
“Wrong 'uns?" .
“Yes. miss. They‘ve got the Squire's
- colors on to‘get you to drive them to.
the poll. That's their little joke. that
is,” said old Hurry Blackwater. grimly: I
find Bill Stumps. the under keeper.
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row. But the men behind we? all
singing a patriotic song loudly an mer-
rily. Miss Ditchford thought she caught
«s few words In it which were not
In the origins! when she composed
emu we on. so no is
nudged him and told him not to melt. a Companion.
to “NM
tlto‘hs'toffe‘eling ,' _ » .
‘ "Ain't there any on 'ntwoter to he
oonooted up Desdmsn's Hill way. miss!"
whispered Bill Stumps. with a grin.
Dorothy laughed too: round went the
horses into a narrow lane. andup on in-
cline dignified by the name of hill.
“Hi, miss! you‘re going the wrong
way," cried John Bradde behind her. He
was s cobbler from Clay lane. and a Bad-
ical as she thought till she found him”
waiting to be taken to the poll with e
blue-and-orange rosette in his hat.
“You're going wrong! Turn around
«we'll be late!" cried some one else.
"Can't turn." said Dorothy. decisive—
Iy, glancing at the hedges on both sides
of her. Presently the road got wider.
and she had to acknowledge she could
turn.
‘ 'Tip the whole cartload info the ditch,
miss." whispered Bill Stumps; “I'll take
care 0‘ you."
But she reflected that the hedge was
low and the field beyond flinty. and to
turn a van load of poachers out in cold
blood was one thing; but when it inJ
eluded rolling with them. even in the ’
protecting grasp of tobaccoey Bill
Stumps. it looked an unpleasant pros-
pect. And she drovebnck into the Rot-
tenham road. thinking with satisfaction
as she glanced at the tiny watch in the
bangle which Dick had given her
that morning. that five minutes were
gone, and it was 7:45. and a. good mile
from the polling station.
They were shouting to her to hurry
up. led by John Bradds. the cobbler,
and Bill Stumps and the bond keeper
were turning round to face the angry
men in the wagonette. She was glad
she had allowed no one on the box be-
side her. The hedge was soft and green.
Would an upset hurt her very much?
There was a good deal of holly just
there. But the question was not left
entirely for her to settle. What was it
coming up behind? There was a Radi-
cal horse dealer at Rottenhum (a. ‘coper'
Dick Redworthy called him). whom Sir
George had once fined for an assault.
He had been taking voters to the poll all
day in his biggest four-horse broke.
Up it came. brimful. m a furious pace
behind her. with Mr. (‘rookingcr him~
self on the box.
“Out of the way there." he shouted.
while those behind him jccrcd and
booted at St. George's colors.
“You‘ve plenty of room." said Dolly
to herself, and she did not give way an
inch. '
“Out of the way!" they yelled.
“Stick to it. miss." whispered old
Harry Blackwater. and Bill Stumps
grinned from ear to car.
She says she did not pull to the right.
but some of them say she did: and she
certainly looked round as the leaders
came up: but she kept her pair back,
and they had not been doing more than
a steady six miles an hour for at least
300 yards when Mr. Crookinger let his
horses go with a curse. There was a
grinding crash. and in the next second
Dorothy Ditchford was looking as dis
tinguished as she could in the middle of
a privet bush. hoping that the horses
were not going to kick. and that her
father's carriage was not injured. It
had two wheels in the ditch. and the
other two were spinning round aimless-
ly clear of the ground.
”I‘m afraid they were in time." she
said to Dick Redworthy five minutes
Inter. when he picked her up with his
dog—curt. "They had ten to it in. ac-
cording to my watch."
“Then I'll lay ugoinst thcm. Dollie."
he said. "I put that littld watch five
minutes slow just before I gave it to
you. to keep you longer with nus."
“0h. Dick!" she said. "how
you?"
And she said “Oh. Dick?” again next
morning when he gallupcd up to the
rectory to say that Mr. I‘ro..'.;in;.;ci"s
brake had driven up thc nich' lwi‘oro at
exactly :lll scmnds pus! N. and that the
poll hud bccn docluvcd with u i:i.Ljority
of thnIy-thrco in HirHcorgc‘s favor;
and she added:
"There were. twenty at least in the
big brake. and I had seven of them in
the wugonettc."
So the engagement was announced
that day. ~3t. .Iumes' Budget:
could
Ills First Dispatch.
When the electric tub-graph was a
new thing its operations Were a com-
plete astonishment to numy thousands
of people who.- if they had heard it
talked about had scm‘coly hooded what
they heard. Many Wore incredulous and
refused to believe that nn-ssugn-s bud
been sent by wire even when the mee~
sages Were in their hands. h'nch exclu-
mations us these were common:
“That a inessage from my son John?
I know better. That isn‘t John's hund-
writing."
Even Wellrinformed people were as.
tonlehed at the invention. Mr. Joseph
Jefferson. the comedian. has lately told
the story of his first telegraphic mes-
sage.
"I received it in Cumberland. Md.,”
he says. ”I could not believe it. but
there it was—4 reply to my letter of the
day before. I called at the office to in«
quire If It were really so.
”A group of people had collected about
the operator. all wearing a look of sur-
prise and incredulity. We began show-
ing one another our dispatches. and
looking with arm at the mysterious lit-
tle machine that was ticking away as if
worked by some spirit of the other
world.
“The whole town was excited. if I
were now to receive a message from the
planet Mars loonld not be more aston-
ished than I was on that day."«-Youth‘s
runny II Politico.
Dom-4 see that your crowd is cell-
log tore rsformlnthe town government
for next year. ' d k th
Dinseru II. litres on mar :
. Numerical. mired-tor
tr ,iflrm
“gees so ‘ , handout-unmet» nest
n’e Downs will he ornsnIented lavish-
ly with strapping and stitching. often ar-
ranged in elaborate designs. Covert sloth
tailor made gowns are to be thus adorned
and are to be extremely fashionable. This
Is a smart and satisfactory style, provided
it be properly carried out in all its details
of cut and make, but onrohysncss and an
Ill fit make It more unsightly than a badly
constructed specimen of the ordinary va-
flirty.
«A perfectly made tailor gown is always
costly in spite of Its apparent simplicity.
but it Is a servlwuble and pleasing sort of
dress and one which can be worn on a
great variety of occasions. As to the col»
ilENiiAIJVE (IOWX.
ore which are to rclgn throughout the
forthcoming scnson, green is to be well to
the fore, shoring fnvor with dark blue,
crimson and inulbcrry. ()rungo will also
be employs-d us trimming.
Loose- clonks nnd cnpcs will In- worn dur-
ing the nutumn nnd \vlmcr, which will be
It grout nrzimynncc to woman: who dcpcnd
upon tight lacing for lhcir ntlructivcnoss.
'l‘Iu- bodlccs of silk gowns. which urn
lunch Worn. urc mudc citbcr scvcrcly tight
or in n :cmiblousc fashion. nnd lho lllll-
jorin of ilu- fornu-r how u waist poimcd
quorc and Inc-hind. with fuldml drnpory
brought :mxufil, Ii'ull e-llV‘Vl‘SUf transit-ir-
i“! lllzllvl’lnl m‘cl‘lhu Imdii'o fill‘i‘Vl'h’ll‘llIl
of tho rilllli' color are worn. 'l'hcsc :iro
oflr'x :u'wrdiwn pluilml.
.\ rllwli'h I4 giwn of u gown Iuivingn
gllilt'l shir. 4.! much In-ugolinc. A full
[unlit-cor Ibo sumo nutlcriul bus n yoke and
(‘lll'llIIM‘lII-HI' .vzrcI-n plaid silk \vllh :icrculn
ground. 'l‘hc cln-mlscttc nnd .voko arc
outlincd by lIlIIl‘l \‘clvct ribbon. nnd Ilu.
coIInr and In if :erwa blucI win-l. 'I‘Im
slcrws hnvc nn imnwnm pull of pluid silk
and n dccp. tight cuff of bvngnlinc. With
this gown ls mum at tnquc of bluct \‘clvct
trimmed with gold and green.
J rmc CHOLLET.
Soy, why don't you try DoWitt's Little
Early Risers? These little {pills cure
headache. indigestion and constipation.
They‘re smull. but do the work. E. l'.
“‘ch and G. (7., Stillson.
“I Would ruthcr trust (but mcdicinc
than nny doctor I know 0!," says Mrs.
llnttic hinsonbf Chilton, ('nrlcr I‘o.. Mu,
in spcnking of Chamberlain's l‘olic, (‘hol-
l‘l'fllIllIl Iliarrlucn Remedy. For anc by
(i. C. Stillson, drnggist.
Children Cry for
Pltcher’s Castorla.
When ll-iby u as sick. we gave Iu-r Costcl’it
When she mus a Child. she cricd for Custom
When she noczuno Slim. she clung to Oratorio.
When she luui Children. she gave them CW
Children Cry for
Pitcher’e Caetorla.
Children Cry for
Pitcher’e Caetoria.
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Deolnoss Cannot be Cured
by local nppllcsllons. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the car. There In only
one way In cure tleufneiu. and that Is by con-
slllullmml rcmvdlcs. II annuals consul by
an Indium-d condition of Ill-9 mucous llnIng of
lb:- EusIucbIan 'I‘nbo. When this tube gels
Inlbunml you have s rmnbllng muml orvlm-
perfect Iu-arlr u. uni shun II. In entirely closed
realm-min thureeuli. and unless the Inflam-
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