ted sportsmanship
as highly as Arthur Waldron himself, the encounter proceeded on rational
lines. It became exceedingly strenuous in the later stages and Raymond's
agent, from an attitude of certainty, grew more doubtful. But the
personal factor told for the Liberal. He was popular in the constituency
and Waldron, himself a strong Conservative, whose vote must necessarily
be cast against his future son-in-law, preached the moral.

"If you beat us, Ray, it will be entirely owing to the fact that you
played cricket and football in the public eye for twenty years," he
asserted and believed.

The Liberal Committee room was at 'The Seven Stars,' for Mr. Legg
supported the cause of democracy and pinned his highest hopes thereto.
He worked hard for Ironsyde and, on the sole occasion when painful
incidents threatened to spoil a public meeting, Job exercised tact and
saved the situation.

At one of the last of his gatherings, in the great, new public room of
'The Seven Stars,' Ironsyde had been suddenly confronted with his son.
Abel attended this meeting of his father's supporters and attempted to
interrupt it. He had arrived primed with words and meant to declare
himself before the people; but when the time came, he was nervous and
lost his head. Sitting and listening grew to an agony. He could not wait
till question time and felt a force within him crying to him, to get
upon his feet and finish the thing he had planned to do. But Job, who
was among the stewards, kept watchful eyes upon the benches, and Abel
had hardly stood up, when he recognised him. Before the boy had shouted
half a dozen incoherent words, Mr. Legg and a policeman were at his
side.

He sat far down the hall and the little disturbance he had been able to
create was hardly appreciated. For Raymond now neared the end of his
speech and it had contained matter which aroused attention from all who
listened to it, awakened disquiet in some, but enthusiasm among the
greater number. He was telling of such hopes and desires as he and
Estelle shared, and though an indifferent speaker, the purity of his
ambitions and their far-reaching significance challenged intelligent
listeners.

In less than half a minute Abel was removed. He did not struggle, but
his first instinct was great relief to be outside. Not until later did
his reverse breed wrath. His father had not seen him and when Ironsyde
inquired afterwards, what the trouble was, Mr. Legg evaded the facts.
But