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Let the Virginian Follow You.
If you Intend leaving Richmond for • vacation,
have The Virginian sent daily to your cottage
or hotel. You may then enjoy the mountain
or seashore air and at the »ame time keep in
close touch with all that it happening in the
city and State, and country—political, social,
business and sporting circles.
RELIEF FROM BALUXGER.
Tlic news that President Taft, in deciding a'
the eleventh hour to request the resignation of
Secretary Ballinger, supposes that he is acting
for “political expediency” is the Itest proof vet
to hand that he is no politician. Hie time has!
long since passed when any executive action mov
ing from the executive toward Ballinger could
be politically profitable to the President. “Pol-i
ities" defeats itself when its motive becomes
clear. Its essential is its timeliness, and its ex
cuse that, whatever its motive, its exercise is
ausceptible of a construction higher than its own
ends. When the storm first, broke over the head
of Ballinger, it was well within the province of
the President to gnage public opinion and how
to its will. Now that he has defied the popular
verdict, now' that he has made possible, a “vin
dication’’ in the sincerity of which no one be
lieves, there is not tire semblance of politics in
doing as a matter of desertion what, ought to
have been done in the beginning as a matter of
*ound public policy. The American people hate
a quitter and despise a dissembler. Easily Fad
ed they may be, but they are not to be placated
once they are enlightened. They have their
opinion of Ballinger. President Taft, if he is
to be credited with having heretofore acted to
ward him honestly, has an opinion different from
theirs. The President would be accorded the ad
miration due to a stubborn, if mistaken, man
did he continue to stand by his friend. 11 av
ing now turned upon him, the conclusion is
forced, either that he has not l>een honest in his
defensive course, or that he is now deserting a
friend in whose innocence b<- believes. Desirable
a* the riddance of Ballinger may bo this latest
act in a sordid scandal is as nauseous a dose as
tepid water.
So far as cabinet officers are concerned they
are not, am! cannot U>. anything more than the
trusted agents of the head of the executive de
partment of the government. They are the eyes
and hands of the President himself. As such,
there is a definite limit to the trust, which it is
proper for the President to impose in them.
That limit is the point where there grows up as
respects their actions a want of public confidence.
At that moment their usefulness cease.-. Right
or wrong, guilty or innocent, wise or foolish as
they may be, they represent the President. The
responsibility i> hi> atel he is judged by that
standard. It is for this reason that the “in
vestigation" ordered in the ease of Ballinger was
in affront to the American people, ft was an
effort to iinpose upon them a man in whom they
bad lost faith. It was an assertion of a willing
ness to put powers into the hands of a man in
whom they did not Itelieve, which they had en
trusted to a man in whom they had confidence.
At that moment. Mr. Taft himself suffered in
public confidence, not to say respect. It will not
at this time sene remotely toward regaining
him his loss to permit, it to force him, for “pm
litical expediency", to do what he was not willing
in. the first instance to do out of respect for public
-opinion.
A.« a pilule 10 7»ru«?ti<*ai politics combined with
a stubborn nature, there can generally la- found
in the career of Theodore Roosevelt a shining ex
ample. Take, for instance, the somewhat simi
lar case of Paul Morton, Secretary of the Navy,
caught red-handed by .Tudson Harmon as a con
fessed railroad rebater. The self-willed Roose
velt stepped in with brutal promptitude to save
his friend from the consequences of his act-. But
the political Roosevelt lost no time in ridding
his cabinet of a man at whom the finger of the
country was pointing. Paul Morton held the
friendship of his chief; for all that he sank from
P the surface of politics as noiselessly as a terrapin
' flips off a log. If you will compare the slight
ripple of Morton’s disappearance with the con
tinued agitation incident to the effort to keep
|LJBftl)inger’s head above water, you will have a
perfect illustration of certain differences in
'method between one who by virtue of political.
;fy; tense makes even his faults into virtues, and an
other who, for the want of it, frequently forces
■ construction of his virtues as vices.
The entire contrast is that between the way
of a sweating amateur and tlio cool adroitness
of a professional.
At any rate, at whatever cost, wo will ull
breath more freely when Mr. Ballinger goes back
into the open service of the clients whom, in
public opinion, he has never ceased to seek to
;«erve. Public patience has been strained, pub
Uo temper frayed by the constant, doubt he has
Inspired and the constant injection of his per
•onality into the news of the day. If the ten
' i W been much longer continued there would
aathinu laffc ha dum exmot Sm
somobodv to kill him, like one of his own snakes,
with a stick.
THE PART OF A POET.
The always acute, but sointimes only super
ficially observant, Greensboro Record, having re
ference to the tramp from Alabama to Harvard
of the negro poet, E. Smyth Jones,—a tramp that
resulted in bis arrest as a vagrant and his res
cue from limbo by a Southern man, who found
him work which would not interfere with his
pursuit of the muse^-moralizes by saying that
negroes “have no business—good negroes—going 1
tip to that part, of the country, and this man j'
should cut out that middle part of his name.
Jones is all right’’, declares the Record, ‘but
Smyth is sure to get him in trouble, especially
when he parts his name in the middle”.
\V<> have no fault to find with the Record’s
moral, excepting as we think its figure is a mis
fit. when applied to a gentleman of color. ' I he
‘"part” of a name, we take it, necessarily has
reference to the "part.” of the hair. If that be
true, poet Jones has divided his cognomen in
accordance with the precedents obtaining among!
all those of his race who part their hair at all.!
Sur* ly the Record knows that in this matter of ■
divided locks—if we may so far take poetic j
license—the negro parts his hair,—as he used ;
formerly to do his wooing,—with a razor. Nat-;
urally, he parts it in the middle, since any one
who has tried to run a plow around a hill knows
that when the groove is cut upon an angle there i
is no such ihing as running a straight row. ,
Your negro who parts his hair at all, starts ini-;
mediately between the eyes, just f.bove the bridge j
of the nose, and parts up bill till be reaches the* j
summit. Thenceforth be parts not, again for a;
long season—but. is parted for all that. It would
be impractical to do it any other way and keep
within the style. Hair such as that, of the poet
Jones must have a furrow run down its middle,
or it must all lx* sacrificed to the shears and tba
ruzor. In that event, to treat the name in accord
ance with tonsorial practice would result in a
nameless crime. Xo doubt the poet Jones parted,
both mane and name before starting out on his j
train]) after the classic shades, and no doubt he
arrived with both as fresh and entirely intact as.
when be set foot upon his journey after knowl-1
edge.
Altogether, we think the Record s criticisms of
this sable poetaster are distinctly the captious
slurs of one whoso experience of hards is irre
trievably confused with the debts they forget
to pay.
HOMICIDAL LICENSE.
It becomes more apparent that diplomatic!
technicality is to save F’orter Charlton from
justice. A man whose eroticism ran to murder
is to be permitted to declare himself insaue by
experts hired for the purpose, in order to save
the appearances of civilization, while defying
the code of modern justice. The hero of the
Nicaraguan muddle who has fostered a long
revolution is now evidently making ready a
criminal text book for the use of individual
murderers.
uvcr ajitUIlM UJU rHJM* Ul v iittiiiuu in .-m »• Ill*
cast* of Crippen, and as a parallel to the al
most certain failure of punishment, of the one
is the growing belief in the inability of the law
to touch the other. Charlton's wife’s body was
found. The circumstances indicated her mur
der by Charlton. In the ease of Crippen, every
circumstances points to the murder of his wife.
Her body is not. found. Who shall sav with that
certainty without which civilized law does not
take life or liberty that the mass of flesh buried
in the Crippen cellar is that of the missing wife?
Crippen is not. compelled to speak. Cnder Eng
lish law, he cannot he forced, as he could In* in
France, to explain anything, or say anything,
lie can stand mute, fortified by tin* very com
pleteness of his crime itself. It is for this rea
son that the police are hoping that the Leneve
woman will come to their aid. In that hope lies
the reason of their careful and soothing treat
ment of the Doctor’s companion. For to Eng
lish justice the “third degree” is unknown. A
prisoner cannot he forced to criminate himself
practically, any more than in America he can
be forced to do so theoretically. So we have the
peculiar circumstance of two noted murderers
almost safe to laugh in the face of those who sug
gest their punishment.
But as we have before pointed out. let the Eng
lish courts but get tho evidence to convict, and
it will be all over with Crippen. Not diplomacy,
not technicality, not criminologists nor insanity
experts will then avail him. The police that
bungle in taking hold, hold fast. The courts
that are cautious in manufacturing evidence,
press it home. The innocent, even tho monstrous
ly guilty, may hope to escape, but there is scarce
ly such a thing known to English justice as thej
tacit liberation of a certainly guilty person.
It is to be hoped that the Leneve will confess.;
If die do not, it is perhaps possible that out of I
the case of the American dentist will grow one of!
those brilliant, precedents, meeting necessity, out
of which the English law was formed, and upon
which American law, supposedly constructed,
has refined itself almost into u license to do mur
der.
A ministerial prize ring.
It is quite evident that all North Carolina
communities have not the diversion of profession
al baseball: Note the news from Salisburg that
Reverend Jarrell (Methodist )is soon to engage
Reverend Ditrier (Baptist) in joint doctrinal
debate. Here, at least, will be one contest in
which, if we over did, we would dare swear that
neither party to the fray will experience the
slightest difficulty in “oomiug back”, and that
ad iaJwitvm* liww long, the audiences .will da
the same tiling is another matter, and it is to be
feared that if Messrs. Jarrell and Ditaler have
not the restraining influences of their flocks to
lid them in preserving the amenities discourse
>f this character will eventually result in an
informal, inexpert, but earnest repetition of the
iisgraee of Reno—no color scheme suggested or
ntended.
We speculate with some interest, however, as
0 the rules which are to govern this doctrinal
ict-to. Presumably a church will be the arena.
So doubt a point of pride will serve to bring to
gether the respective congregations of the dis
putants. Will they be permitted to cheer? Will
he deacons and the stewards line the side aisles,
md will they be permitted on the rostrum ex
cept in the clinches < And what is the purpose
>f the bout—proselytism or conversion? Do the
iSKBSI merely mean to substitute open com
»at for guerilla warfare upon eaeh other's flocks.
>r is the battle a means to the end of intere6t
ng the unregenerate? All these things are
[Pertinent, rather than irreverent, because the
proceeding itself is irreverent.
Seriously, this crude North Carolina passion
for sectarianism is a point of discouragement in
he light of a growing tolerance of doctrine. It
s a small but distinct check to the spirit that
pas been steadily making for u unity of church
purpose along with the maintenance of sect
dentity. We had thought the time bad passed
when, for the want of larger vision, there was a
.vant of essential sympathy between believers in
1 common truth by virtue of a differing form.
It seems not. We can only regret, that. Salisbury
has no ball club, that if has yet to learn of the
moving pictures, that in a sultry summer it
seems that it can only regard from its own per
spiration the heating controversies injected in
the hope of a cool and comforting ideal of
aspiration.
IS WEICON! E.
Lieutenant J. H. Boe of the Norwegian Navy
should be a welcomed visitor to Virginia and
should receive consideration and encouragement,
from the authorities and the people. He is here
to make provision for such of his countrymen
ns desire to settle in Virginia. He is not trying
to induce Norwegians to leave their country,
but something like 20,000 of them emigrate
every year and he believes that, it is as well, if
not better, for some of them to come to Virginia
instead of following those who have already come
to the Northern and Western States. He is
very frank in all his statements. He represents
n steamship line which operates ships from Nor
way to the Gulf of Mexico, touching at Newport
News. His purpose is to land the immigrants
at the last named port and distribute them
throughout Virginia. He does not. claim that
the men whom he will bring have money. They
are without means to purchase lands, but they
are honest and industrious workmen and wish
to find employment on the farms, with the priv
ilege of purchasing small tracts of land and pay
ing for it out of their earnings.
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Peninsula of Virginia along the line of the
( hesapoake and Ohio railroad and our infor
mation is that thpy are most desirable citizens.
A citizen of Williamsburg who knows them
well recently said that he would do all that he
eould to encourage Lieutenant Boe in his pro
ject, as the community would be enriched by
every Norwegian located there.
It may be mentioned in this connection that
the company which proposes to establish a large
cement industry at Yorktown has already set
tled a numer of Polish families on its farm
lands adjacent, with a view to securing a steady
supply of white lal>or at the plant. The lands
have been out up into ten-acre lots and a com
fortable residence is built on each ’‘farm”. The
women and children will do most of the light
work and the men will attend to the heavier
work, when not engaged at the mill. The farms
will be conducted under instruction from a com
petent professor of agriculture who has been
employed by the company for the purpose.
Several of these small farms are already under
cultivation and the crops this year arc abundant.
The occupants purchase the lands and pay for
them on the installment, plan. It is proposed to
establish other colonies of Germans and Aus
trians. * ■
That, sort of colonization will be the salvation
of Eastern Virginia, where there is so much un
tilled lnnd. Richmond is peculiarly interested
in this sort of development and Lieutenant Boe
and others in the same line of work should re
ceive from this city nil reasonable aid.
Granting that the subscribers’ of any paper
feel that they are bound to see it every day in
the week, the Norfolk Landmark, which has
just joined the everv-day-in-the-ycar cult, is that
paper.
London friends of Crippen offer to employ a
lawyer, asserting their belief in his innocence.
There will always be some people who will be
lievo anything.
Ballinger declares that there is no resigna
tion on the cards. Wo hope so. The people
would in this instance better enjoy a knockout
It appears that President Tftft had something
up his sleeve when he determined to quit talk
ing, stop his vacation, and attend to business.
‘‘Uncle .loe’s” wresting match in Kansas
seems to have resulted in a dog fall in which he
was the under dog.
King Alphonso must have lead a report of
President Taft’s vacation speech at Bar Harbor.
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Virginia Comment
Clancy.
Hon. Mike Clancy la an Irishman. Also he was
American vice-consul at Blueflelds, Nicaragua, but he
isn’t that now. For Mike also represented Norway In
the same diplomatic capacity, and he telegraphed the
Norwegian Minister at Havana that, but for the fact
that Uncle Sam's navy and marines were Interfering in
the game, the Madrlz forces would have demolished
Ratrada's revolution long ago. This, came to the ears
of Secretary Knott and was too true to be tolerated.
Clancy's resignation was demanded and he Is now In
the class of has-beens with Pinohot. Clancy says that
In permitting him to act as the representative of Nor
way, the United States government Impliedly admitted
his obligation to give his other employers the facts of
the situation, that being what he was paid for. Clancy
knows better now. If he had been an oyster and kept
his mouth shut he would still be on his job. Suppres
sio verl is now a recognized duty of all subordinate
American officials. Federal State and ihunlclpal.—Nor
folk Virgin lan-Pllot.
Ths Duty of An “Expert.”
Charlton, the wife murderer, has been pronounced
lnaare by the medical experts employed by his father,
and the request of Italy for his extradition will prob
ably be refused on that ground. But the alienists were
retained by Chralton, Sr., just as the attorneys for the
defence were, and If they had rendered any other ver
dict they would have forfeited their fees. Expert tes
timony is the mainspring of the machinery' which has
been devised In this country to facilitate the escape
of criminals from the just consequences of theit
crimes.—Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
The Wickeraham Opinion.
President Taft has approved without comment an
opinion by Attorney General Wlckersham to the effect
that there is no provision of law by which the statue of
Gen. Robert E. I,ee. in Confederate uniform, can bq
removed from Statuary Hall, In the Capitol at Washing
ton. In addition to deciding the question on a purely
legal basis, Mr. Wlckersham argues the matter from
an ethical point of view, declaring that General Lee
has come to be regarded as typifying all that was best
In the cause to which he gave his services and the most
loyal and unmurmuring acceptance of the complete
overthrow of that cause. That the state of Virginia :
should aeslgnate him for a place In Statuary Hall as
one illustrious for distinguished military service, the
attorney general declares. Is but natural and warranted
under the reading of the law. Mr. Wickersham's opin
ion was called forth by protests to the president from ,
the department of New York, Grand Army of the Re
public. This will be an end of all argument so far as ,
the propriety of placing General Lee's statue In the Cap
itol it concerned and no attention will In future be paid i
to the thunderlngs of G. A. R. camps.—Alexandria Ga- |
zette.
Other Things Besides Taxes.
Wisconsin is said to have so much money In the :
State treasury that no taxes at all for State purposes :
will he levied next year. One would think that this I
would make a rush for Wisconsin to live In a ta-xless I
State, hut we do not observe any lightening of the <
earth over this way, and a tendency to bulk out to- j
ward Wisconsin.
It la a good thing of course to dwell in a State where i
there are no taxes but some of us would prefer to dwell |
elsewhere if they required us to divide half and half.
There are other things that go to make life worth liv- j
tng besides freedom from taxes. To the writer one
day on one of the Valley of Virginia's green hills Is
worth a thousand In Wisconsin, and there are other
fools just as big as he is. otherwise why are we so
many here?-—Staunton Lender.
Divinity That Shapes Our Ends.
Senator Swanson illustrates the truth of the old saw
that there is a divinity which shapes our ends rough
hew them how we will. Had he been successful In his i
first effort to be Governor, and had Montague succeeded j
him. It 1b possible that the logic of the situation would |
have made Montague Instead of Swanson the successor
of Senator Daniel.— Petersburg Index-Appeal.
Danvilla’s Drunks.
The Danville Register has admitted In its editorial
column* that there has been a material Increase in
drunkenness In Danville since the return of the saloons,
and the opinion of the Register is sustained by the
monthly report of the chief of police of that city for the i
month of July. Those who favor the open saloon have
been bold In the past to claim that more liquor Is
consumed In local option territory than In license ter
ritory, but the Register, which at no time has been
favorable to the Antl-Saioon League, says that this is
not so. The city of Lynchburg has at least 10.000 more j
Inhabitants than Danville and In Lynchburg, where
there are. no saloons, the arrests for drunkenness In
June and July were only 26, while In Danville, with sa
loons. the arrests on this charge in the month of July
alone were 122. These figures are official and speak
for themselves and need no comment —Clifton Forge
; Review.
The Talk “Down Home”
An Invitation.
The mud-sllngere of the paragra pliers’ union are
I prodded to get busy with the Releigh Evening Times
j over this one: "Recipe—If the water is too muddy to
j suit your taste, turn on the faucet and let it run 1
| awhile. Never mind the bill, the mud will settle."— |
! Wllmlngton-Dlsputch.
Some Hot Weather Fiction.
Butler'a Caucasian Is running ns a serial the latest j
and most fantastic Munchausen fiction of the hot
: months entitled “The Achievement of the Adminls- I
! tratlon.” by John M. Morehead. The Asheville Ga
[ zette-News attributes the nuthorship of this work of j
| Action toeMarion Butler. I.ike most hot weather tie- j
j tion. it is warranted to put any person to sleep who |
i reads It.—News and Observer.
Cabarrus Pitcher Getting High Up.
j A Lynchburg paper of recent date says that Mr '
! Walter Moser, of Cabarrus, Is the leading pitcher in the
PaciAc Coast League. Mr. Moser has been at Oak- !
I land, Cal., for some time and has extended his splendid '
I reputation to the PaciAc coast. He has been called in !
[ by the Boston American League team, and will go hack
1 to Boston.
We And the following concerning this from this
| week's Sporting Life:
Pitcher Walter Moser, of the Oakland team, has been
I soVl to the Boston American League club for 13,500.
j He will not report until next spring.
Acuts Curiosity.
It will be interesting to learn, which will not be
i done until the judgment Is signed, the exact terms of
the Adams-Butler compromise. It may not ever be
known then. Butler's reputation Is such that it is ;
hard to believe he partook of a copious dish of crow, i
although Adams, with a Judgment in the criminal j
action hanging over him, had him in a tight place and
forced payment of money. In prospect In the civil action,
| is well calculated to make one pause. The expense
of defending these suits was enormous and Butler is
to be commended for settling the matter; still we
would like to see the exact terms, We want to know
1 If he really did eat crow—raw at that.—Qreenshoro
Record.
Effect of Freeing Murderers.
That Impressions of miscarriages of Justice have a
distinctly bad Impression on the lower classes is man
ifest from two recent occurences—one the slaying ;
of a negro woman by another In Charlotte Saturday
night a week ago. and the other a similar occur- 1
rence In Plneville township, the following Saturday 1
night. The negro women of Mecklenburg seem to have
got the idea that murder Is not punished In Mecklen
burg and something must be done to undeceive them.
In the making of an example It Is rather bad that the
county should have to start In on a negro woman In
stead of on a white man, but a start must be made
somewhere. The two occurrences, however, will be
calculated to make negro husbands In this county walk
a straight line.—Charlotte Chronicle.
Disapproves Proposed Debate.
Dr. 8. B. Turrentine, pastor of the First Methodist
church, was interview this morning in regard to the
Joint Methodtst-Baptlst debate soon to be held here
between two ministers. He said;
"I heartily endorse the views expressed by my
friend. Rev. R. L. Motley, regarding a public controver
sy between Rev. Messrs. Jarrell and Dltzler. While I
have not made a canvass touching the matter, yet I
feet conAdent that the prevailing sentiment of the cit
izens of our community would deprecate such a discus
sion in our midst. I had cherished the hope that such
contention between denominations of a half century
ago had become eupplanted by the nobler effort to
promote Christian federation In behalf of the King
dom ox Qfld.,,i"-Kall»t)VUX Boat.
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CONSUL TO PANGO |
BY GERALD PRIME.
(Copyright. 1*10, by the Associated Literary Press.)
When Adam Hazeltlne came from college a full
fledged A. B. and the winner of a prise In oratory, he
”"S2!.1 wl,h.hlm two wel1 developed ambitions. One
these perhaps the one most fondly cherished—was
J1ln,9elf *° essential to the future of Jessica
rtaignt that she could not build an air castle that did
not Include him as an occupant.
He believed that he had already made considerable
toward the attainment of this premier ambl
hrmL. K u ,n1*P,re<J h,lr> with a robust determination to
h -rof ? .V* the "P^^dy realization of the other.
inat other was the Inextinguishable desire to servo
as American representative in some for
P.°,. ^ appointed to Some consulate on the
5 at beginning at London. This latter ambition
. something he had acquired at college, where he
hB^i8ptC a wlth direct reference to a future con
vice °n Wl<" 4:nc’e ®a™’# diplomatic and consulftc ser
i IZ.PTn 2* fir*t hls »cheme to Interest Jessica Haight
in himself and hls plans worked admirably. His cam
paign was so Well ordered that she capitulated without
going to the trouble of making even the conventional
show of resistance.
Although his easy victory did not come as a sur
prise. Adam was properly elated; It would enable him
to devote hls undivided attention to the promotion of
his remaining aspiration. Besides, he had secured a
very energetic ally In the young woman who had pro
fessed herself willing to follow him to the end of tha
world.
Jessica’s opportunity to become active In the matter
came Immediately. Judge noch Haight, her father, was
the one man In New Thebes who could. If he would,
exert a powerful Influence in behalf of Adam's candi
dacy. Although the Judge held no office. It was under
stood In New Thebes that, despite the changes brought
about by civil service reform, he was still a power In
the political world, quite enough so to land a consular *
appointment had he thus elected.
Ha was not so minded. Jessica was brought to a
sudden realization of the fact at her first attempt to
make him a party to the pretty scheme which she
and Adam had devised. She had spent a good deal
of time In thinking up a diplomatic introduction to
the business, but when the moment came si » couldn't
recall a word of It and came out bluntly with a request
that something handsome In the consular line be done
for Mr. Hazeltine.
"Mr. Hazeltlne?" he exclaimed, with amazement
written all over hls usually placid countenance. "What
Hazeltlne?"
And then It occurred to the fair promoter that there
were at least three families of that name within the
limits of New Thebes.
"Why. Adam, of course," she explained.
“Why of course?" he asked, with no apparent mod
ification of hls astonishment.
And now she recalled the fait that her father bed
been given no opportunity to become wise as to the
honor which Adam purposed to confer on him. It was
a trying situation, but she was a young woman of
courage and far too well acquainted with her father
to stand In awe of him.
“Oh, I supposed you were Interested In him.’’ sha
answered, with an excellent Imitation of the indiffer
ence. which did not deceive the judge for an Instant.
‘‘You used to think him very bright, you know."
"Fle's outgrown it." he returned grimly.
“Very likely," she admitted placidly. ".SHU, he's
spent years and years in preparing himself for the
business and I shouldn't think you'd feel like—like—"
"Like what"’ he interrupted Impatiently.
"Like interfering with his career." she said stoutly.
Then, realizing the absurdity of her position, she
laughed a little and paused to select a more vulnerable
point of attack.
"I should thtnk you would be glad to do a small
thing like this—for my sake. If for no other reason.“
she went on.
’’Jessica Haight." said her father, with the look of
a man about to sentence one of his fellows to capital
punishment, ”1 am a lawyer of average Intelligence.
I have never been accused of being lacking In the per
ceptive faculty, but if you will tell me what you are
driving at I shall esteem It a persoha! favor "
“I don’t know why I should," she returned, with her
head in the air. "since you don't seem Inclined to do
me the slightest favor."
The old man said no more, but brought his break
fast to an abrupt close and set out for bis office.
Even before he stepped into the street he exchanged
hls look of deep perplexity for one of keen and hum
orous appreciation. This became Intensified as h«
covered the short distance between his house and hls
place of business, and by th,e time he reached the lat
ter his smile was so expansive that the other half
of the firm of Haight & Williams, who was the con
gressman from that district. bx>k>'d up from Ills brief
and demanded an accounting. The judge told tb*
story from beginning to end and found in bis partner
a sympathetic sharer In the humor of the situation.
’ Your little girl’s all right.” he chuckled gleefullv,
"Hadn't you better let me get something for the bos 7”
"Not on your life’"
He tried it, but he couldn't recall another oc< «*4.*n on
which his dignified partner had made use of such an ex
pression.
“Why, why-" he stammered. "Hoy s all right,
isn't he?"
“Couldn't he better.”
“All satisfactory to you. Isn't it ?"
“Perfectly.”
The congressman threw hi* cigar stub out of ill#
window, tilted his chair against the wall at an angle
that would have been precarious for one leas expert
and folded his arms.
“I don't know anything better," he *aid dryly, ''than
to quote from your speech to Jessica. Here goes. "I
am a lawyer of average intelligence——' "
“Hold tip!’’ broke In the judge. "Give me a chance
to say that it's my turn to do a little trick and I want
you to help me."
Whereupon he proceeded to unfold a scheme which
appealed so stronly to his partner's sense of humor
that he promised to co-operate in its development.
A few days later there came to Adam by mail a
franked notice to the effect that he had been named
as consul to Pango and that hts confirmation was a.
certainty. At last the coveted prlxe hud been drawn.
Pango? Where was Pango? It didn't worry him a
iittte bit because he couldn't place it. Pango was the
entering wedge that assured his entrance into the
world of diplomacy.
Being a woman, Jessica was more curious. Adam
eorfessed that he had always been regrettably lama
In geography; that, for aught he knew, Pango might
be in the Antipodes, provided it were not in Michigan.
Jessica scouted the idea of Michigan, bui was not so
certain about the Antipodes.
“Why don’t we look for it on the map?" Adam
asked, with a sudden inspiration
With the big atlas of tile world spread open on the
library table, they began the quest for elusive Pango.
It was by po means a disagreeable task, but it proved
to be fruitless. Pango eluded their combined vigilance;
Pago-Pago there was, and a number of other names
that might have been Pango, but weren't.
“Never mind,” said Jessica, tired-eyed, but undis
mayed. “We'll go anyway."
"Perhaps your father may happen to know." sug.
gested Adam lamely. ,
"Don’t ask him. Don't ask anybody. I'll manage
It. Listen—let me tell you something," she said excit
edly. "There Isn’t any Pango, Papa and Tom Wil
liams are trying to hoax us. It’s just as clear to me ns
daylight. Papa's been too angelic and happy for tho
hist few days to be natural. I’ve suspected something
all along and now I know It. He thinks he’s got the
joke on us. Adam, you must And some way to outwit
Haight a Williams."
"Only one way occurs to me—let's go and find Pang#
without consulting anybody. How does it strike you,
little girl'?”
"I’ll do anything to beat those rascally lawyers," she
declared, her voice rather tremulous and her cheek*
aflame.
Two mornings later, when tho Judge sat impa
tiently at the breakfast table and wondered how it
was that his young housekeeper had not yet put In
an Appearance. a note was handed him.
"Dearest father," it ran, "we have gone to Pango,
Be sure to take good care of yourself and don't drinle
more than your usual two cups of coffee.”
It was signed, "Your affectionate children, Adam and
Jeselca Haseltlne.”
The newspapers of (he State are a unit In declaring
that the Fifth district convention did the right thing in
nominating Major Charles M. Stedman for Congress.
They say he Is eot only the strongest man, but that it
was a just recognition of services to tho parfy running
through three decades or more. The Record started In
to clip all the things said about him from the news
papers, but to print them would require a paper as big
as seventeen New York Worlds and Americans com
bined. These commendations come from all over th*
State, showing that Major Stedman is known and lave*
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