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

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he had shown how good how noble,
how true "A man Clayton was. All at
once he realized the sensation the car
toon would produce. how 1t would de-
light and hearten Clayton's followers.
how IL would touch Clayton. II would
be tribute to the man and the friend
snip, but now a tribute broken. unfin-
ished. kittrell gazed a moment longer.
and in that moment Edith came.
The dear. healthfuI soul" she ex-
claimed softly. Neil. II is wonderful.
II Is not cartoon. IL is a portrait. IL
shows what you might do with a
brush
4 kittrell could not speak, and he
turned the drawing board TO the wall.
| When he had gone, Edith sat and
| thought-of Neil. OF the new position.
OF Clayton. lie had loved Neil, and
y been so proud of his work; he had
I shown n frank. naive pleasure In the
cartoons Nell had made OF him. That
last time he was there. thought Edith.
he had said that without Neil the
good old cause as he called IL. us
Ing Whitman's phrase could never
have triumphed in that town. And
now. would he come again? Would he
ever stand in that room and, with his
oiA. iduEus Gasp an al
around Neiis shoulder. or speak or
her in his good. friendly way as the
little woman?" Would he come now. in
the terrible days OF the approaching
campaign. for rest and sympathy
come as no used to come in other
campaigns. worn and weary from all
the brutal opposition, the utilization
! and abuse and mud-slinging? She
closed her eyes. She could not think
that far.
Ki,trell found the task % tellini:
/ Hardy just as difficult az he expected
II To be. but by some mercy II did nos
last long. Explanation had not been
necessary: he mai only To make IN"
first hesitating approaches. and Harry
Understood. Hardy was. in way.
hurt. kittrell saw that. and rush. Il
To his own defense,
4 hate To go old man. ! don't Xix"
IL "A little bit-but. you know. business
Is business. and We need the money
lie even trie3 To laugh as he Il /
Vsnced this last conclusive reason and
Hardy, for all h. showed in voice OF
phrase may have agreed with him.
ITS all right. Kit" he said. I'm
sorry: I wish W. could pay you more.
hut-wrli. good luck"
That was all. Kittrrll gathered up
tho few articles he had at the ofice.
gave Nolan his sketch. bade the bows
good by-hadc them good-by a. II lie
WtTr going on a Iong Journey, never
70 So. them morc-and then he went.
After ne had made the br-aN - cid
MOI seem 50 bad as he had anticipate.
A. nfst things went on smoothly
enough Tn" campaign had rot opened
and he Was IRE. to exercise his tai
tuts outside the political field lie
drew cartoons dealing with tanal sub
tc,is. touching with the E'utl- safire
cd. his humorous penttl foihles winch
al the world agreed about. ami I-t
Vital questions alone. And Do. aud
ENitf enjoyed themselves. ludulC,,i
oftsr.r ~ things they loved. W'nt
more frequently - tb" th"at.r. aU-
cared az rccitals din,d now and then
dow ntoNn. The began tu realize 'cT-
tain IuxuTies they haG not known tor
a long timc-some he himself had NV
~ known. some that Edith had not
known sine" she LIT her father =
hom. - h-comc his bride.
but March came. and the politician
began fu buster like the season. la
one afternoon ae Was on his Va~ {"
30" rGic, with a cartoon. tho fiSt In
which h. Rad s'ii"u~ir 20 attack t'i -
tou. Benson. th" mauug TX "ditnr "f
The Telegraph. had conceived if. aud
kifir.i had worked on 80 Tint day 81
81 Nr"sS ~ heart Every lying iir" q
This new prose- NATION - CLAYTON had
.u' hlu '.t. some biting a'if. rut %"
r"ls with fhr argument thlf b" WIS O.
m'r" agent. d..o!I 81 pcrs' nai r"-
sput sitiIi'- f.ut 10 rad been had.
and 'hsr Edith. nftsr her custom. l1f
asked g. see %. ho had said
oh. you don't want 10 SEQ IL. IT'S
no good
Is IN of-him2" she also asked
And when he nodded She had gone
away without another word Now. a.
f... HrrrtaN fTrguuh frptI ff.fl
streets be was conscious that g. was
no good indeed. and ho was divided
botVccn the artists regret and the
friends JOY in The fact Eut " made
him uomble Was his hand 20 forget
ifs cunning And then. suddenly. be
heard n familiar voice. and there be-
side him with ais hand on bis shuui-
dor. stood the mayor
Why. Sell. my boy. how are y0u7"
be said and he took kttrclla hand ne
warmly a. over For a moment KIT
frrll Vas relieved. and then his heart
sank Tor be- had o. quick realization
that ~ Was the coward within him
that felt tho relief and 'hc man th"
sickness " Clayton bad rrprIac4a ICED
him. or cui him. A. would have made
o. easier. bat clayton did none 90
these things and kittr"il Naz irresiet-
.blv drawn fo ne subject himself
You heard OF roy new iob2' DO
aefol
"T", said clayton. q hoard
We'll Efrel began
"fm sorry" CLAYTON raid
80 was Z" kIrrrU FASTENED 90
say 'I,uf felf F oeU duty.
some vts fp Elm You know No
need fbn money And Do gave thl
cynical laugh Thar u.nt with 10
ffrguIasn'
What does fhe huk7 Does she
feel that way about b.
kltffrI lsughfcd. NOT cvu.caliy rrt.
huf uuna o. and vIfh emb3rra erueuf.
f1r Cllyfru.s blue eye- aero rr i.m.
those eyes thar could look into mon
and understand fhem so
OF course you know. Kitroll wont
0u nervpu-ly. There Is nothing Der
sDral Loo fhif Ne new.p paper fellows
simply DO what We nre told. We ohev
orders Ike soldiers. you know With
zoe policy OF tho paper We have moth.
irR 90 to just Ike Dick Jennings
Hhp was rcd hof free trader and
used fD write free trade editorials fYr