The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-21
CHAPTER v.
Explorations.

4 ID warfare against privilege
E>---ss cool headed farseeina. com
49, Inning caution and courage
came forward tn give form and diree
tion to the UPRISING certain lonely prot
pStants had appeared young men
mostly aulacfnus cyclists who. the
people said thought they were wiser
aud better than other men dared to
crticiSe what their ueighbors accepted
and presumed io instrnct their elders.
In the eHd they were broken. silenced
sadly ma ware that I'm the subcon
scious memory % men the echo Of
their protest was still ringing. They
are forgotten now
John Dunmeade was normally i'm
teligeut young man. healthy of mind
and conscience. who had never been
tempted. hence never tested He had
heard the protestants of his day. of
course. but they dealt with problems
so remote from his own simple exist
ence that he had careIessIy accepted
his elders appraisement of them He
bad an ingenious belief in the great
ness and goodness Of men who attained
high position in life. such men as
Senator Murchell
Despite his charity and credulity. be
was. when occasion presented itself
quick TO see the fundamental verities
of the case-as Stephen Hampden had
learned
He was not unambitious. although
the spark had smoldered until. appar
emily from nowhere in particular. had
come the suggestion Of his nomination
When he perceived the distinct approx
al with which his neighbors received
the suggestion his heart leaped within
him. They were a good. kind people
If he should prove a faithful servant
in little perhaps-with unaffected mo
desty he contemplated the prospect
to him might be committed service of
wider scope
The conceded fact that his nomina
ton came solely by grace of Murchelrs
and SheehaD's decree caused him
vague misgivings. Jeremy Applegates
plant startled him. Hampden's offer
did not tempt-it revoIted him What
troubled him most was that these
things were done in the light of day
and that 10 one--Jerem did not
count. the victim would naturally pro
test seemed to care.
After careful consideration of his an
imposing bank account John invested
part of il in ii horse despite the teas
ing of Aunt Roberta, who accused him
of Joining the cavalry"-tO wit War
rem Blake and the troop of undergradn
ateS that Gathered over the roads at
Crusaders heels. He was not thor
oughbred, blue ribbon winner, like Cru
sader. but just plain horse that, with
buggy attached. could trot n mile in
something less than five minutes or if
you weren't particular as to gait would
bear you in the saddle all day with
equal willingness He was q big, raw
boned beast with Roman nose and
eyes continually showing white which
quite belied his placid temper, and
John called him Lightning So John
and Lightning, two industrious cam
paigners, between whom a perfect I'm
Outstanding existed. went about their
business of getting votes-and learn
ing
Lightning's duties generally consisted
in standing under the shade of some
tree, while John, a volunteer who at
least earned his dinner. worked with
the farmers in the fields. And over the
dinner table or when the days work
was done John chatted with the farm
| ers. The labor was good for his mus
cles and digestion, and the chat was
good for his soul.
| Often he found that Jeremy Apple
gate or one of Jeremy's fellow scouts
had blazed the trail for him But some
| times he found skeptics who asked per
| tinent questions
why should vote for ye?" asked
| Dan CrisweIl. citizen of Baldwin
| township. one evening
John began to patter the stock party
arguments. which carried conviction
neither to the skeptical Criswell nor
Of a sudden-to himself. He broke Of
abruptly in the middle of a sentence
las you say" he laughed uncomfort-
ably. why should you vote for me?''
Does sound kind o. foolish. don't iii
| Reckon We won't have nothin to do
| with tE9 tariff or the single gold stand
ard ner prosperity neither The hull
| party won't make ye git after the law
breakers if ye're cheek by jowl with
| Jim Sheehan an be don't want it
What | want to know is are ye honest
or will We take orders?"
THAT sounds logical" John assented
"1t's common sense Only most can
didates think we're too simple to think
ont. An don't know as they're far
wrong" be added thoughtfuIly.
| When John left. however, Crfswen
| shook hands with him cordially u
guess I'll vote for ye-this time
can't swaller the hull ticket, though
| stomach wouldn't stand it Ye look
like ye'd be yer own man. Leastways.
| I'll chance it"
And John replied, troubled. 81 won't
regard that as a promise I'm not
sure that you ought to vote for me-
Another day he met one Sykes, a hill
farmer. a little, wizened fellow who
| looked as though be had worn himself
/ out in the struggle TO wiring a living
/ out of the steep slopes
Il amt voting he said.
well" John laughed cheerfulIy. a'if
I can't get vote I'll be content with
| information Will you tell me why
I ron