The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-15
The Daughter of David Kerr
By larry KING TOOTLE
illustrations by Ray Walters
T o O T /

final attack on the machine would be
an expose Of ring methods OF handling
vagabond voters imported for the &C.
casion.
This programme vas being carried
out as originally planned, notwith.
standing the break with Gloria the
previous day, when Wright was In.
duced to 20 through Noonan's hotel"
Here, deserted by Durken. who had
been his guide, he had fallen into tho
hands OF Turkey Ryan and Buck Kelly
Although dazed by the unexpected.
ness OF the attack. he had neyerihe-
less managed to give a good account
OF himself. The cramped attic quar-
ters in which they had fought had
been In his favor. The two bruisers
had been surprised by what a sclen'
tiic boxer could do In a rough-and-
tumble fight. To the momentary inde-
cision resulting from his good defense
Wright owed his escape from the room
in which he had been trapped.
A singing blow having taken all the
fight out of Kelly, he lurched and fell
forward against the door just as the
newspaper nan had managed to elude
his assallants for the instant and slip
out Of the room. Forced to minister
TO his companion, Turkey Ryan had
lost many valuable seconds before he
could take up the pursuit. 1t was dur.
ing this respite that Wright, groping
blindly for the stair, had tripped ard
fallen. to be found unconscious b.
Gloria in front of Little Elias door,
No one ever knew exactly what had
taken place in Noonan's lodging house
that afternoon in early spring. Re.
turning from the mission with DR.
Norton, Mrs. Hayes was surprised to
find the door of the Windermere WON
ans room fastened from within. When
no response greeted her knock. sur.
I prise gave way to alarm. and she
called upon DR.. Norton to aid her In
opening the door. Gloria had not fast
ened it as securely as she had thought,
and 1t required no great strength on
the part of the physician to force 1t
open.
Gloria was removed to Mrs. Hayes
home in a carriage al o % as she
was revived. Little Ella, in a semi
conscious, delirious state, was hurried
to the city hospital in a police anbu.
lance. An examination having shown
that Wright had sustained no serious
injury, IS soon as he regained con
sciousness he was taken to his own
apartment.
David Kerr vas not allowed TO see
his daughter. Although the exact IA.
ture of the shock to which she had
been subjected was not known. since
both Kelly and Ryan had disappeared,
vet the physicians did not think ii
best in her nervous condition for her
to see even her father. The following
day she remained in bed. speaking
never a word, busy with her own
thoughts. The next day. that OF the
election, she dressed, but did not
leave her room.
When it was seen that Gloria was
under the cloud OF n settled melan-
choly, there was debate how best to
minister to her. Her very silence
made the problem nor perplexing
She uttered never n word by which
they might pluck out the heart Of the
mystery. Strange as it may seem. size
did not even ask about Joe Wright.
She did, however, read the morning
and afternoon papers carefully In
neither was there any reference to an
attack on the editor. AS her mind
beat upon the bars OF its new iron
cage, II sufiiced her to know that all
mgst be well with him.
Joe Wright's injuries were not OF a
serious nature, yet it was thought best
that he remain at home for several
days. by means of the telephone and
through the men who came to the
house he edited the News the day
previous to election. over the same
telephone line came the cheering news
the next night that the dominant party
had been defeated. David Kerrs rule
had been broken.
CTO BE Continued