The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-09-12
The Daughter of David Kerr
By HARRY KING TOOTLE
Iust ons by Ray
T o O T L Z,

influences of David Kerr. David Kerr.
her father. With Gioria's explanation.
raised by her pride In her father al
most TO boast, all this was brought
back TO him. He still smiled, but his
heart went dead within him. The sun
which had shone for him so gloriously
only minute ago vas now hidden be-
hind the blacklist cloud in the heayens.
Selfish as they wished TO be, for a
time they were forced to join in the
general conversation and satisfy the
curiosity Of the others concerning pre-
vious acouaintanceship.
When did you and Gloria meet?"
Kerr asked the newspaper man.
First on q steamer going to Eu.
rope
And then accidentally any member
Of times on the continent added
Gloria.
There's no need now OF your fear
ing you will be lonesome, Miss Gloria .
was Mrs. Gf1bert's comment. How
lucky to find an old friend"
Yes, indeed" replied Gloria with
such spirit thai no one could believe
she was merely saying the polite
thing. Il command you 10 come 10 see
me at once. Mr.. Wright. | know hard
ly soul in Belmont. You see ! just
came home this morning"
Thus within quarter OF an hour
after meeting the boss Of Belmont,
Wright found himself invited TO his
home. The circumstances that had
brought about the invitation he would
have considered out Of the range of
all reason half IN hour before. He
knew the game too well not to under
stand how the easy boss works and all
unconsciously Gloria was seeking to
further her fathers plans.
Through friendship, loyalty aid q
sense of obligation which one IS not
permitted to forget, the political lead
er obtains active cooperation where
to deny him would appear base ingrat-
itude. To keep from being placed in
such position was Wright's one aim.
Consequently, to Glorias invitation he
merely murmured polite assent, in
wardly resolving to find sufficient ex-
cuses to make it impossible for aim
to be a visitor at Locust Lawn. Yet
something within him at the same
time was telling him that he must see
Gloria often.
AS they were now leaving, Dr. and
Mrs. Hayes came 10 say good night
to Gloria Gilbert and Kerr found this
the favorable moment to slip out OF
the library unobserved.
1--WE told Mrs. Gilbert how sorry we
are we have to be going, because ]
so wanted to have a little chat with
YOU" began Mrs. Hayes. "I'll give you
only a day or two to unpack before
come to call"
Please don't wait for that to hap
pen," urged Gloria. I've lived in
trunks SO long that I'd feel like Il
motor without gasoline if should take
I'll my things out and hang them on
hooks like civilized people do"
Il wonder il you could be Interested
in some settlement work I'm doing"
continued Mrs. Hayes.
Don't let her rope you into that.
MISS htliJ~ pIOISSLSu TIC uOStOI
Isn't it fashonable?" inquired
Gloria cautiously.
Not fashionable and highly insani-
tary," was his verdict. "A germ is no
respecter of persons. My wife's liable
TO bring home anything from measles
to socialism"
But think Of the poor, unfortunate.
ignorant people," pleaded Mrs. Gilbert.
who with Mrs. Hayes was interested
in mission established in poor
quarter of the town by the Presbyteri-
an church.
That's what ! tell him." said Mrs,
Hayes.
"It isn't our fault, is it," asked
Gloria To her, settlement work was a
sealed book. Slatternly women with
troops of dirty, sniveling brats re.
PEELED her. Were she ever to develop
any philanthropy along these lines,
she was sure that the work would be
carried on vicariously.
CTO BE Continued