The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19
The Daughter of David Kerr
By HARRY KING TOOTLE
illustrations Walters
T O O T L E

final attack on the machine would be
an expose Of ring methods OF handling
vagabOnd voters imported for the oc-
casion.
This programme was being carried
out as originally planned, notwith-
standing the break with Gloria the
previous day, when Wright was in
duced to go through Noonan's hotel"
Here, deserted by Durken, who had
been his guide, he had fallen into the
hands Of Turkey Ryan and Buck Kelly.
Although dazed by the unexpected
ness OF the attack, he had neyerthe-
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 scien-
tific boxer could do in 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 al the
fight out of Kelly, he lurched and fell
forward against the door just as the
newspaper man had managed to etude
his assailants 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, cropping
blindly for the stair, had tripped and
fallen, to be found unconscious by
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 wom-
ans room fastened from within. When
no response greeted her knock, sur
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 it required no great strength on
the part of the physician to force it
open
Gloria was removed to Mrs. Hayes
home in carriage as soon as she
was revived. Little Ella, in a semi
conscious, deliriOus state, was hurried
to the city hospital in police ambu-
lance. An examination having shown
that Wright had sustained no serious
injury, as soon as he regained con-
seriousness he was taken to his own
apartment.
David Kerr was not allowed to see
his daughter. Although the exact ma
ture OF the shock 10 which she had
been subjected was not known, since
both Kelly and Ryan had disappeared,
yet the physicians did not think it
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 a settled nelan-
choly, there was debate how best to
minister to her Her very silence
made the problem more perplexing.
DIG ulLSIcU never WOIu ny HulCu
they might pluck out the heart of the
mystery. Strange as it may seem, she
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, it suficed her to know that all
must be well with him.
Joe Wright's injuries were not OF
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 CONTTNUED)