Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-02-03

In these mouths Brand made 3 showing
With the paper that was never dream
ed Of by the owners preceding as being
within the range OF possibility. Made
absolute master OF the paper and con
sequently dictator Of It's policy. the
young man set a pace that the paper >
rivals found difficult 10 equal. much
less to outstrip. His exposure OF the
scandals In the exclusive world Of
high life insurance finance has thus
far proved the most vital reform Of
his administration. As result Of this
crusade. which drove a half dozen
leading officials from almost a. many
companies, the president Of the United
States stated publicly that the vast
life insurance business OF this country
is now on the soundest fuaEcial basis
IL has ever had"
But Wheeler Brand In the press Of
stirring events had not forgotten Judge
Bartelmy. In fact. certain activities VI
that estimable individual were just
now under close scrutiny by the one
time reporter. who. if be could be pre-
vailed on 10 speak copcsr-'n2 IL,
n.sut possibly OBSERVE that the judge
WIS very soon 10 have All opportunity
90 make a few explanations which
would be received with uDdOubied In.
terest 10y the public. The young edl-
tors suit for the hand of Judith Bar
telmy might be said. since We are
dealing with a judges family. TO be 10
statu quo. She was still waiting tor
him to become sane as she had ex-
pressed herself 10 hln. A girl of lofty
principles aud Of decided strength of
cha racter. she could not see his duty
from his viewpoint. Perhaps IL was
all quite natural. quite wOuanly. quite
daughierly. that she should subscribe
absolutely {" her fathers side In the
momeDious ease uf "JUDGE BAR
TEL-IY VERSUS THE PEOPLE.
WHEELER BRAND AND THE AD-
VANCE"
She was loyal to her father. and she
was trying TO be- loyal To ner lover.
and the task was becoming more and
more difficult. Yet she waited and
Wheeler Brand waited. aud each pray
I'd that the other would end the ordeal
aud heal two breaking hearts.
Today We ind Wheeler Brand pro
cceding toward the luxurious Nolan
home on fashloua bic residential thor.
oughfare to visit the proprietor Of the
paper 10 hand him statement OF the
Advances progress. 10 discuss mat
tiers ~ editorial policy aud 10 confer
regarding certain development con
rerning Judge Bartelmy.
Al the Nolan hume reception had
been announced. huudreds of invita-
ions sent uut. bur the rrspuus,'s did
not encourage Mrs. Nolan IN her 80
rial aspirations. Society passed her
~ That was the whole story IN
brief Society. as usual. was ever So
much pleased with itself and was L."
busy To include Mrs. Noian. Phyllis
and Sylvester IN It's diversions The
husband aud father cared very lille
foe sOciety had no time for II. iut be
fondly loved the cuura geoIs var.l
hearted woman who had uI.omplaih-
ingly shared with him tL,. Oueruus
haHlShips o. his early day. and it WAS
his desire To crafty her ambitious rs
well as those Of his daughter. The
fortune be had plucked from Nevada's
iimiy bosom enabled him TO be- gener-
Gus. and be smiled apprOvingly on ev-
cry new eXtraNaganCe Of Mrs. Michael
Nolan. Therefore IL she was socially
ambitious she must have her way aud
be- allowed to carry on her campaign
for recognition ia whatever fashion she
chose. Certainly the home he had es-
tablisbed was "a fitting vantage ground
from which Ia wage war Of dollars
against the precipitous embellishments
with which the city's Four Hundred
had encircied It's camp. i'nIaria' Ia