The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-12

cartoon. and he showed his instant
recognition OF his Significance by
snatching out his watch, pushing a
button. and saying to Garland. who
came 10 the door In his shirtsleeves:
Tell Nc to hold the first edition for
hve-column ffrst-page cartoon. And
send this up right away"
They had a last look at IL before it
went. and after sEzing n moment in
silence. Hardy said:
! It's the greatest thing you ever did,
Kit. and IL comes at the psychological
| moment. It'll elect him"
oh. he was elected anyhow"
Hardy shook his head. and in the
movement kittreli saw how the strain
OF the campaign had told on him. NO.
he wasn't; the way they've been ham
mering him is something fierce: and
the Telegrapb-well. your cartoons
and all. you know"
; But my cartoons in the Telegraph
were rotten. Any work that Is not
sincere. not intellectually honest"
Hardy interrupted him:
Yes: bur. Kit. you're so good that
your rotten is better than most any
body's best" lie smiled and Kittrell
4
I Hardy was right The Kit" car
| toon. back IN the Post created its sen
sation. and after IL appeared the po-
litical reporters said IL had started a
landslide To Clayton; that the betting
was o l and no takers. and that IL
was all over but the shouting.
That night. as they were at dinner
the telephone rang. and in a minute
I N..91 L.. H. IL. a..
| lighted reiteration OF yes yes"
who had called up. And then he
heard her say:
Indeed | will. I'll come every night
and sit in the front seat"
When KitthelI displaced Edith at the
telephone, he heard the voice 81 John
clayton. lower In register and somewhat
nusKy after four weeks speaking. but
more musical than ever In Kittrells ears
Il just told the I'ttle woman. Neil,
That didn't know how TO say IT, 30 i
wanted her 10 thank you FOR me IL
Was beautiful in YOU. and wish were
Wort"y OF IL. II Was simply your own
good soul expressing itself"
Ana IL was the last delight TO kittrelI
10 near that voice and To know tat all
Was we'll
But one question remained unsettled.
hittrell mad been on the Telegraph a
month. ana Its contract differed from
that ordinarily made by the members II
7
~ ~" year. though in monthly INSTALL
ments. kittTell knew that he had broken
ms contract on grounds which the sor-
oid law would not see or recognize and
the average court think absurd. and that
the Telegraph might legally refuse to
pay him Ia all lie hoped the Telegraph
/ wOuld 40 this. But II did not on the
contrary. lie received the next DAY a
check Tor lis months work. lie held IL
Up Tor EdiiHs Inspection.
he said
Certainly
do you think me euixotic?"
We'll. were poor enough a. IL is
lets have some Injuries. let's be auix-
'HS until aii,r election. at least
every day for the lost until LECTION
don't want {" crowd tanks out YOU
SNOW. ana want 20 do my part for
'lsA ton ana the caDs'. and do IT, Just
One. for the pure love OF TIE thing"
Those ia.t days Of the campaign
WeTr indeed. iuNuries % Kittreli and
cite mum ID" %, w"Lf and, ana iun and eN-
IiS cartoons and on the evening they
vent =" CtnNt"n.s meetings The ex-
hoth -th- ci"WdS the waiting for the
singing 81 the automobiles siren tho
wld cheers that greeted Clayton. ana
then MS speech. his appeals 90 the best
there was ~ men. iic had never made
such sre~rheF. and long uftsTRard Edlin
could hear 'hus' cheers and see the
faces or those workiuEmen asIow win
ne hope the passion, the fervent re-
hgion ~ democracy And those days
came {" their glad climax that night
when th"y met az the ofice 90 the Poet
% tera'te tho returns. IN an afnos phere
ouiN"rng with excitement. with mes
l'HFr' toys ana reporters coming AMI
COINS. ana ~ the street outside an i'm
intnse crowd swayinE ana rocking be
tween tho Will on either F'de. with
screams snd Shouts ana mad huzzas
and Oh" Wild blowing ~ hctns-all tire
hideou.. happy f.pfsa 90 ,uerirar els,-
Late in The evening clayton had made
NJ WY some Row unn1ticed through
The crowd and entered the oNice 10
would not accept as personal claiming
dropped INTO the chair Handy pushed
toward him. they 90 saw how weary he
just % that moment the roar In me
street helcv ~welici 10 a mighty cres-
cend' 'nA Hardy cried.
They ran e. the window tn. boys
upstairs VINO were manipulating fhs
stere'rt' con had thrown On the screen
portrait ktfreil had drawn Tor bis car
-wm, YOU say nov thers tent the
Clayton glanced out The window
acro's IRE dars. -urElnr street. 81 trs
on pre- not me They're cheering FOR
De- .aid as tor XII here
Well perhaps some 90 IS for him.
The, were silent srized irresistihiv
~ ~" emotion that mastered ne
mighty crowd in fro dark streets be.
lov Eith VS. strangely moved Pres
ertlv sine could srcuk
~ fhcr" an,thIng swecfer IN ne
than f0 SNOW fhrf sou have done r.
good tn.nE and dome 10 WOLF
1ca. said CLAYTON. Just ono Co
taN. "a frw friends who understand
You are rirhf' said Ttfth "ff fs
tu with ar HrI ff must DO ~ With
life Do m1tfE an az ~ life
~ wHs durk enough there lt ne win
dow frr her EOS iIu her how'd frfn thaf
10 NrI who bad been muaiug silently
Or the crowd
" csn never coy arain- shs said
SOFTLY thai those rgie are rot worth
snr-. Gee Tnrf Hre worth ali thev 7rr
everything ftrv are the hope ~ frs
VOID. Tud f'eIr fourlrEa ani freir
needle rcd fhe ruepfilIitV ~ hfirEIrE
them ~ tges are au that give signih
Genre o. Iire
"Tfrfs What America fs FOR" .ssIf
Clayton and ifa worth while ~ 20
rl0wcf Co.. felr even FIJI e. Nfte va
fn make o. niI volt easF r. nation 20
friends OF equals
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