The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-18
H %CARIcATURE
BY Annla Hinriehsen.
Copyright, 1913, by the cCIur News
paper Syndicate.)

BY Annie Hinrichsen.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Louise Trent put the last pencil stroke
on the picture, From the picture to th'
orator whose cartcature she had just com
pleted she looked with q frown OF DIS
satisfaction.
What's the natter" asked the mar
sitting next her in the press represents a.
wei? Why. it's a masterpiece. You've
drawn Kingdom splendidly-hatr, coaItaiIs
and eloquence. You've made him a nam
oya yelling, half-clutchlng fanatic.
And he is not that sort Of man" pro
tested Louise. He is a sound, conserVa-
tive. brilliant young fellow who Is flgntlns
the gas franchise bill because he believes
It IS a wrong measure. The Journal Is
supporting the bill. The Journal employs
me to cartcature the legislators. Those
who fight the measures the Journal az
vocates are TO be made ridiculous. l
nave to draw Mr.. Kingdom as a leglsia,
tive absurdity, a travesty of a reforrner.
Kingdom strolled to the Enclosure where
the newspaper correspondents were WITT
VIVA have you done to me today, Miss
I@rent?. he asked, laughing. Your pic
lures of me become more ridiculous every
time I speak" He studied the picture
with good humored interest. Worse thar
ever; As a punishment. come and a
| lunch with me-"
Mr.. Kingdom" she asked when they
We're seated at a table in the restaurant,
| viii you continue your fight on the gas
franchise bill until it is either passed or
defeated?'
IT certainly shall. And I shall prob
ably not return to the legislature. The
forces behind this bill will see 70 it that
my constituents elect another mar in my
place"
The Manwood interests"
Yes. Ralph Manwood is the great
strong enough to send me into political
retirement and elect In my place a man
more favorable to certain corporations.
He has a brother in my town who con-
Irols my district. The two Manwoods will
see that l never again fight a bill that
they want passed. One of these days you
can draw a picture of me murdered by my
" ~eloquence. Tell me" he said serious
~, 90 appear to you TO be as ridiculous
as the pictures you draw of me? Am 1
TO you only a caricature?"
NO" she answered gravely. IT know
the man you are, The caricatures 1 draw
real man"
A few lays after the introduction of
Ralph Manwood had come to the state
apItal The bill, if passed, would grant
10 the CORPORATION, of which he was presi-
legislature believed would be m
10 the interests of the people. The bills
progress was a stormy one and the assem-
question.
The evening. before the bill was to be
voted on Louise Trent, passing through
the parlors of the Capital hotel, saw in a
retired corner George Kingdom, two men
Ihd a young woman. The young woman's
words reached Louise.
Don't act like a ca~ricature. The car
toonist of the Journal depicts you as a
silly reformer, too ridiculous for any ones
respect or affections. Father and uncle
Ten me that your attitude toward this bill
A few minutes later Kingdom came to
Louise In the hotel lobby. Come for a
walk he said briefly. IT need you"
they, had left the hotel. "T Fheo' W Were
brothers daughter. ManWood A Brought h
this bin. The brother threatens me with
polltlcal ruin in my district, which he
controls con r and the niece, Corrine Manwood,
She threatens to break our engagement
unless vote for the bill"
Your fight against it will prove ex-
pensive,' said Louise drily.
ingdon, firm mouth was set in hard
INES, but in his eyes was an almost boy
}fe or t RerR biiS b 20 course, l cant vote
10 man with an ounce of Legislative
honor win support what he believes is a
she aid I was silly. She viii break our
against her uncle's bill" He turned and
Il want her to break it. I want the
right g to tell you that I love You. corrine
~ l 5TeW up IN the same little country
girl had known. I had never Known a
woman like you. I have loved you ever
how dearly 1 loved you. / realized #
when listened to Corrine's childish pratt
Tie. her pleas with me not to be silly and
s~entnental, not to act like a caricature.
You would not ask me to vote for this
Dill, although your paper would have re-
ca,i,a you richly for doing, So You
heyes is dishonorable. l shall nave the
right to tell you that I love you, to ask
You will not. She loves you. she
vii not break your engagement. She
WIN love you all the more because you
other consideration. She viii forget the
fnsiee h ta d. YOU OH. gaye her vanity by re-
to her and you win not be untrue to her"
The gas franchise bill was called for
the vote; In the rear of the house stood
against the bill. 1t was defeated by one
vote.
AS the crowd surged toward the door
Louise saw Kingdom walk slowly toward
the party. ,Gorrine Manwood
raised her hand and laid it in Kingdoms.
Louise turned her eyes away.
At the entrance to the statehouse King
don was waiting. II want to tell YOU
ri saw her. Louise said hurriedly.
.she truly loves you. She approves what
yon did ana-I ! saw her lay her hand in
enough to put this in it" He opened
his hand. to show her a diamond ring.
"She said, You are not the man / once
thought you were. The cartoonist of the
journal" understands you and draws
you as you really are. a caricature whom
/ can neither love nor respect"
The Spartan young woman who since
she learned of Kingdoms engagement
had been valiantly striving to suppress
every feeling concerning Corinne Man
wood and the man to whom she was en-
gagged. suddenly relaxed the tension Of
Then she spoke gently. 9Th cartoonis.
does understand you. The caricature
was only the scrawl of a pencil. The real
man is--the real man Is everything a
man should be-
MR.. NUDGE. TINKER.