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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-13

biggest man in Belmont, and yet l."
She did not finish the sentence.
"Yet-I-what?" he urged
81 don't understand. that's ALL"
"Who, for instance?"
Gloria thought for moment, and
resolved only to name persons in a
general way.
well, Lefty Loomis.'
"Old John LOOMS daughter?"
"Is he the big wholesale grocer?"
That's him. What d she do?"
II tell you-she didn't do anything
It's just-an atmosphere"
Huh! A beautiful lot O. airs she's
got a right to put on" snorted the
boss. ID you know how old LOOMS
made his money!"
Out of groceries, didn't he?"
Groceries, nothin'. That's just a
stall. He's got a warehouse chuck
full of rotten whisky he sells i'll pro-
hibition Kansas. That's his real bust
ness. He don't sell enough groceries
in a year to feed first class boardin'
house. I wouldn't let him sell any
thing to the poor farm. Don't let
that girl O. his put 1t over you any.
And they say he passes the plate
in church! Cad, hate a hypocrite.
I'll make him sweat for it"
Her father was so wrought up that
Gloria was afraid to speak further,
but when he insisted she told Of sew
oro1 ipctapcoS NJ which che had haop
pleased to term antagonistic atmos-
phere, and in each case Kerr related
some disgraceful characteristic of the
head of the family. Once he did not
hesitate to give his opinion of soci-
ETY. woman whose history he knew
we'll, This intimate knowledge of Bel
mont affairs and his belittling refer
ences to leading citizens made Gloria
reach the conclusion that in some way
he was in a class by himself. This
caused her to soothe him with the
remark:
Father, l think they're jealous be-
cause you're head and shoulders above
them all" .
She might not love him, but her
pride in him and her loyalty to him
were all the greater for the lack OF
love. She felt that she was at fault
for not having that true filial regard
which other daughters had for their
fathers, and therefore whenever she
could she strengthened her faith In
him as Belmont's leading citizen.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-13

would give him more of an advan-
tage"
Get him over here" ordered Kerr.
Telephone him. He'll come. You
needn't say who's here"
Judge Gilbert picked up the tele-
phone on the table and asked VIII
liams, his secretary, who sat in the
outer Office, to get Mr. Wright at the
Belmont News on the line for him.
Judge Gilbert's offices consisted OF
an outer room where sat his secre-
tary; within, where Kerr and his lieu
tenants were in conference, was the
library, a large room looking out on
the main thoroughfore Of Belmont;
and from this, opposite the outer re-
ception room, then opened, two
smaller rooms. one Of which Gilbert
used as his private office, the other
as a room for consultations.
When Gilbert finished telephoning,
he said, Hes busy going over the
proofs of some late stuff for this after
Moons paper, but he'll be over in half
an hour or So"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-13
CHAPTER XII.

On the day of his interview with
McMinitry Kerr had asked Kendall
and DR.. Hayes to meet him at Judge
Gilberts office directly after luncheon.
At this conference he intended 10 tell
them they would have to acquire the
News The transfer Of the property
need not be made until after the
election. but he wanted to know at
once that it was his.
The boss was late, and the three
men had to wait some time for him.
81 wouldn't want the boys to know
it," said Gilbert disconsolately. but
I'm afraid he's got us beat"
Kendall was hopeful still.
"Its three days till election" he
urged. Anything can happen in that
time"
81 wish l believed in miracles like
you do" was DR.. Hayes rueful CON-
ment.
"Only a miracle can save US" added
Judge Gilbert gloomily.
81 tell you. gentlemen" insisted
Kendall, Il still think Dave Kerr can
swing it."
"All the same, answered the cor
oner, when l went out to stick my
good money in real estate options on
factory sites I wash I'd been riding
Balaams ass"
The others laugh at his expense
was cut short by the entrance of Da-
vid Kerr.
"How g it look, Mr.. KERR" asked
Gilbert
ut might be worse" was the reply.
1--WE count the votes, don't we?"
Gilbert was not optimistic.
I'm afraid it isn't going to be that
close"
Have you heard anything from the
eleventh." queried Kendall.
81 had a talk with Sweeney this
morning, and he said he could put
enough stock-yards people in the lev
enth to deliver the ward all right
Bauerschmidt was in my Office at the
same time. He's up against it In the
sixth"
Then we can't count on much out
side the river wards" said Kendall.
Kerr nodded his head. He could
have added that the river ward men
would vote early and often, but that
there was no occasion for it. 1t was
an open secret that for several weeks
fioaters had been colonized in the
levee district.
I'VE can't count on much besides
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CHAPTER X.-Continued.

Gloria's admiration Of her fathers
movers did not lessen upon their bet
ter acquaintance. Strange as it may
seem, her loyalty to him was strength
ened by each turn Of fortunes wheel
which thrust her back upon herself
The frivolous veneer in her nature
was being worn away, and the real
Gloria was beginning to appear.
Kerr's was indeed a powerful person
atty, and Gloria was coming to see
why he was so successful. A womans
intuition and not an understanding of
the facts in the case was the girls tn
tor She Rugged to her heart the com
parison of Joe Wright and her father.
In the younger man she saw some of
the traits which made her father a
power-magnetism, reserve strength,
and a logical mind. Wright had that
and more: he had all the social
graces. To her, however, his great
est appeal was that he was youth,
eternal youth, and love.
What Gloria could not understand
was why Wright was avoiding her. In
her ears she could hear him whisper
az he had that night:
Spring on the hills, Beloved,
On the side OF a meadowed slope;
And Love In our hearts. Beloved.
: Love, and Spring and Hope.
Now was spring here. and hope and
the promise of love, but he did not
come. After her return from St.
Louis she had waited in vain. Then
She had asked to have him invited to
dinner. When Mrs. Gilbert telephoned
him he refused owing to press of
business. but asked to speak to Glo-
ria. She came to the telephone and
they had pleasant chat. He told her
that he was busy finishing some mag
axine articles which the editor was
pressing him for, and that he was
working night and day. For the time
being Gloria accepted this exp,ana-
ton. The day of their telephone con-
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Versation there came from him box
OF red roses at the dinner hour.
1t must not be thought that Glo-
ma was entirely cut off from society.
~ was the society she craved, the in
innate association with certain ones,
which she was not finding. To all the
formal functions Gloria was invited,
ont she no longer cared for big balls
as formerly. Her dances were all
taken, but there was something in the
atmosphere which dampened her spir.
1ts. Although every one was superb
cialiy pleasant, there was no cordial
~ IN 1t at all. So she busted herself
more and more with remodeling her
country home.
one day at Locust Lawn a man en-
1aSed IN digging the foundation for
me new porch touched his hat and
called Mrs. Hayes by name. She
mapped to talk to him and betrayed
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-13
SYNOPSIS.

Gloria Kerr. a motherless girl. who has
spent most OF her life in school. arrives
II her fa,her's home in Belmont. David
Kerr is the political boss of the town.
and is anxious to prevent his daughter
learning of his real character. Kendall.
representing the Chicago packers. is ne
entiating with Judge Gilbert. Kerrs chief
adviser, for valuable franchise. They
fear the opposition Of Joe Wright. editor
OF the reform paper. Kerr asks the as
distance Of Judge Gilbert in Introducing
Gloria to Belmont society. and promises
to help him put through the packers
franchise and let him have all the graft.
Gloria meets Joe Wright at the Gifberts.
RI appears they are on intimate terms,
having met previously In touring party
In Europe. The Gilberts invite Gloria to
stay with them pending the refurnishing
Of the Kerr home Wright begins his fight
against the proposed franchise in the col
umns Of his paper. the Belmont News.
Kerr. through his henchmen. eXerts ev-
ery influence TO hamper Wright in the
publication Of his paper
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-13

them wards" explained Kerr unless
the Belmont News goes out of bust
ness"
What can we do about it," In
quired Hayes. He saw defeat staring
them in the face.
Sam" replied the boss after mo-
ment's silence. every mans got his
price-in some form or other"
News or no News. we've got to
win," exclaimed Kendall desperately.
I've staked everything on it In Chi
cago and l must get results-and that
means a franchise and nothing but a
franchise"
Then we've got to have that paper
at any cost"
Its mortgaged for all it's worth"
said Gilbert
That won't help us in the next
three days." snapped Kendall.
There amt no use mincing mat
ters," concluded the boss. We're up
against it. There's only one thing to
do; see what he'll sell for, and pay
him his price"
Judge Gilbert looked at the matter
from the point Of view of business
lawyer.
ut won't be cash down for the
whole thing. We merely assume the
mortgage, and then pay him whatever
he'll take to clear out"
Kerr had figured all this out With
him time was the most important
consideration.
We've got to get busy mighty
quick" said the boss.
when are you going to see him p
asked Kendall
Right away"
eve can't very well go to his office, "
said Gilbert. Even that little move
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-13
Was Worth More,

In a newly published book of remS
niscences a good story is told of the
late Sir William Harcourt. He was
about to get into a hanson when a
friend passing in brougham offered
to give Sir William, whose avoirdu.
pois was considerable, lift to his
town house.
Sir William accepted the offer and
gave the disappointed Jehu a shilling.
only boy, guv'nor," he asked rue
fully.
Certainly" was the reply. II never
got into your cab"
But, guv'nor," responded the Jehu.
consider the fright you gave the
hoss."-Pearsons Weekly.
Among others, there Is the individ-
80 ffoi rc
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-13
CHAPTER XII.

When Gloria found that the Presby-
terian Mission was in need OF money
in order to extend its work, she sug-
gested to Mrs. Hayes that they go
among their friends, explain the STU
alton and ask money for their charity.
One of the first upon whom they
called was Judge Gilbert. Williams
explained that the Judge was busy
for a few minutes and asked them to
be seated. He did not know if the
men cared to be bothered with mere
women on such day.
When Williams annouSced that Miss
Kerr and Mrs. Hayes wished to see
him. Judge Gilbert asked Kerr if he
knew the meaning Of the visit.
"They got some sort O. mission
work they're begin for. It's just
polite shake down.
81 didn't know she had taken it up
that seriously just thought she went
down with Mrs. Hayes out of curl
ception room, there opened two
osity"
Women is queer creatures, Amos.
Gloria's spendin' lots of her time with
Sans wife savin souls. You're in for
it. She got me to subscribe a hun
dred dollars. Wanted my name to head
the list. l told her to put me down
as Cheerful Giver. Said l was castfn
bread on the water without any hope
O. gittin' it back. Them mission
THINKS is usually fakes"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-13

Married, Of Course.
"She disturbed my peace OF mind.
How"
by giving me a piece OF hers"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-13

Among others, there Is the individ-
ual whose knowledge Of public affairs
is a laundering for office.
The Washington times., 1914-08-28
THE TIMES BEDTIME STORY

because the kitty girls would not
enter into the fun.
Suddenly Tom picked up a pillow
and threw 1t at the wall. Teddy did
the same. and Binkie picked up his
pillow 10 throw. but instead of hit
ting the wall. II flew out OF the win
dow.
Out on the lawn Mrs. Tabby and
Mrs. Hicks had heard the noise.
hut had paid no attention TO il.
Mrs. Hicks was telling about a ter
Tible storm that she had been in
once. when the pillow flew out. and
came down almost in her lap. She
jumped up with cry, and even Mrs.
Tabby drew back in alarm.
Then they saw the pillow they both
laughed. but Mrs. Tabby shook her
head. Those children must he
punished she said firmly. and, al
though kind Mrs. Hicks begged for
them. Mrs. Tabby went into the
house. She walked up the stairs and
into the big room where the five
beds were. but there was not a
sound
So quickly had the kitties jumped
into bed when the pillow flew out
that bv the time she arrived they
all seemed fast asleep. 'Hmmm.''
said Mrs. Tabby. II suppose that
pillow just got up and walked out of
the window. There I wonder who is
without a pillow" she went on
She looked In each bed ard came at
last to Binkie's. and there. sure
enough lay the kitty without a pill
low. He did not open his eyes. and
she touched him on the shoulder.
Young man. n.'-he blinked his eyes
you are due for a spanking" she
began. but as she spoke. all of the
kitties seemed 10 wake up. Their
eyes we're bright and shining, and
they seemed TO want To- tell her
something. We" began Tom. and
Ted joined him. We are all to
blame and Mrs. Tahby tried not 10
smile. do YOU want TO spank all
of us asked Tottie with funny
smile" II is an awfully warm
night" put in Ted. TO spank FIVE
people
Mrs Tabby had to smile then.
For being honest. no one gets
spanked" she said at iast-"but |
want no more noise" Five heads
cuddled down. and she waited for
several minutes. and II wasn't long
before they were really all fast
asleep.
Copyright. 1914. by Florence z. Yoderl
The Washington times., 1914-08-28

Wrong is a boomerang. and re-
acts inevitably upon the person who
throws. Take the case of Spain. for
instance. AS a net result of her
present holdings. She crushed.
crushed until there was no heart or
soul TO rise against her left in her
possessions - but what happened
later? They were taken from her.
She was stripped Of all that had
made her proud.
Again in England. She has done
more than any other one nation to-
ward the complete stamping out of
savage peoples. yet what has she
today in the heart of her island
home? Savages-primary types. tn"
most dangerous menace to her Aim
OF civilization. They Overrun the
slums of London, they breathe from
the cutters of Liverpool. and they
appear under the very shadow OF her
glories. She is meeting the egos of
those savages at her doorstep.
Sees No Yellow Peril.
What part will Japan play in the
future? A great one. but not nearly
SO great as the part which the
United States is to play. herself.
There is no danger of yellow peril.
We are the people of the aryan.
white. or fifth race; Japan IS OF the
fourth race. and her cycle is nearly
run When she reaches a certain
stage of civilization she will begin TO
retrograde. and the race will pass
away entirely. BRANCHES of this
race already are dying out. The In
diaRs are gone, the Eskimos are dis
appearing. and other types have been
wiped away entirely. We need not
fear the last spurt of declining
stock
Japan may rise for time on the
tide Of the war, but she will inevita-
bly, fall back
ITO speake again in more definite
explanation Of the small man from
the north That is no idle. no fool
ishlv unsound conviction. i is the
flow and iuncture Of events which
make heroes possible. The appear
ance in a concrete form seems 70
rest on laws as abstract and con-
crete as the laws Of nature which
make possible prize vegeta bles and
animals. The same persons born
earlier. or later. would not shine
forth would not be called great. II
is the critical moment Of their ap-
pear4nCe, allowing for an interpreta-
tion of the spirit and tenor OF the
time. which makes the hero. The
savior We may therefore. look for
the small man Of the north, not as
dream. but as a ripe result Of evo-
lution.
The Washington times., 1914-08-28

world. dear" ] went On sincereIy
But vou have. said Mary.
r FeHNn- very flushed and guilty and =
little hurt At Mary's attitude. noppcd
Intellectually dt the cloth
And ] MAS irving 50 hard IN b.,.
things look decant''' mIrmured nv
martyred wiz
am sorry. | protested aga.r. and
am $Ei" an married man VINO has
spoiled tahl""lorh on Il company nrgn;
"ill aVnr""'a'@ iUSt how felt
Msrv lett the room with a majestic
air "f a2Grl"Ned dignity From ,na,
! I'm" on J was IN tn. trying position n.
= man S"~klng furuNHIy 10 get back
into M good ura"rr Of his wife win
out his guests perceiv.nE tho riff in rhr
lutte
Looks very bad doesn't il com
ment~I Mar, i'm Hn utterly dead voic.
that "hlioI my marrow II don : 500
what can | do.
Great scott. Mary" burst forth in
reN"SSfd tones. 'Why not b. good
sport and hHN" done with it? II always
seemed :" N" that it, mu"h better to
tell about domestic mishap and make
~" best Of II than seek To- hide II from
one guests People Tx" that sort Of
good spOrtsmanshiD- -
And L." hundrcss Srumb,"s SO ter
ilhIy II haV" extra clothes
Tn" lAundrtss. said ! notify is paid
for laundering our clothes If we have
An extra cloth in tn" wash and pay for
tits non" Of her business"
you don't understand" sb,urped
Mary. Men never do
And was ostracized for the rest of
the evening
Table linen. believe. has excited
more domestic squalls than the ioke-
book m0th"r-in-law. Why under heaven
when man paws for the table linen
and pays for its laundering can't he
upset glass Of something ar rtbnr
without the feeling that he's a horrible
cad Why are women so eternaIIv
fuss and unjust when a thing can't be
helped? Surely my peace of mind was
Of more value than the state OF the
cloth. II | ever find a woman who is
an awfully good sport about table linen
] shall sweep off my hat and beg from
her the privilege OF upturning half a
dozen glasses of different coIorcd fluid
so ! can call the laundress down and
still preserve my respect and independ-
ence.
Wopvright 1914 New.paper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1914-08-28

sstinc OF a pail with revolving
beater. which. when rotated by
handle. stirs or mikes the bread
dough until il reaches the proper
consistency. One of the newest mix
ers has the handle near the bottom.
like an ice cream freezer. instead of
in the top. as in the older models,
and those who have used it claim
II is easier to use because of this
improved point OF leverage.
While beating up a cake by hand
does not seem a difficult task, when
we consider the wobbly bowl and
real amount of energy IL takes To
successfully beat large amount OF
batter. We come to the cake mixer.
prepared to find in il an energy
saver. This is identical in principle
with the larger hread-mixer but has
wire dasher or paddle peculiarly
fitted to the lighter batter.
Another mixer recently seen Is
merely a weil-made stone jug, with a
beater fitting into 'it. In this way
the contents can sbe whipped or
beaten and then poured directly from
the spout. which is so much more
convenient than taking En the batter
in tablespoons only. II IL partiCu-
larry good for waffes and all grid
die mixtures.
While the heating of nayonnaise
seems also a small matter. in many
nOTnES IL Is q frequent laSh- IOne
are the old days of soap plate and
silver fork. The mechanical mayon-
naise mixer has taken its place
One such consists OF a small bowl
and separate dashc- or beater
which can be fastened with a clamp
TO a support. SUCH as table or ledge.
In this way. very slight pressure on
the crank turns the mixer which
thus prepares mayonnaise in much
shorter time than the Old-tashioned
hand way.
Everyone knows how mussy il is
to whip cream in che ordinary open
bowl. A new egg-beatcr combination
is seen which overcores this lif-
fculty. This is glass bowl with a
tightly fitting glass lid. Into this
Is fitted an egE-beater similar to the
Dover. Cream. eggs. O" ether liquid
can he whipped in this covered bowl
without danger Of the contents sput-
terinC or splashing about
In large institutions and totels. all
mixers and beaters. Of course, are
operated by power. II is quite Won
dcrful to watch hotel rnayonnaise
mixer and to see the lear-grained,
perfect product turned out in n few
moments haCause Of the perfect
hea ting given by the mechanically
operated daSher. But II is possible
to ap?roximate institutional perfec-
tor by using some of the MANY
stationary and improved i-aters in
the home kitchen.
1914. by Mrs. Christine Frederick ,
The Washington times., 1914-08-28

gulf streams. Imagine a hemisphere
without waterways and arteries of
travel to carry off old stuff and bring
back new. Conceive of a city without
sewers, without cutters. without rain
spouts.
Your own skeleton and Your eyes.
your lips, your cheecks, your very cap
tvating flesh needs must have these
same channels. Your flesh and blood
must be oiled. fabricated and fed, as
well as its constipating material re-
moved
Without this ebb and flow of fluids in
the skin, there comes that unwelcome
moment, when the runaways and pipes
are coagulated, clotted and blocked
Physicians. dermatologists and beauty
doctors have hitherto made the prepos-
ferrous error Of melting the ice that has
blocked the passage. instead of raising
the heat OF the intiowing stream. That
Is to say. they have treated the trouble
at its outlet instead OF at its source.
Instead OF curing the blackheads from
Hithin-and tonics, diets, and laxatives
will not do this-they try to dissolve
them away merely with a local applI-
cation.
Blackheads are like ice. merely the
congealed juices OF the flesh. The
polar foes can never be stopped by
merely building fires on them.
II man could cause a torrid temper
ature to prevail at the poles, ice would
no longer form there. If medical men
can give A system of medicines. foods.
salts. and exercise that will change
"plethoric' thick flesh juice into a thin
one blackheads will cease to be.
Beauty will come into its own again.
Such. 1 take II, is the secret of two
new blackheads always forming where
one MAS removed before
Lemonade. orange juice. green vege-
tables. lots of whey. buttermilk. and
water. all tend to thin the fluids of the
face.
Lime. starches. sweets. infectious dis
eases, too many purgatives, overeating
Of any kind. too much sleep. too many
restful hours, lack of clean air (dirty
The Washington times., 1914-08-28
SERGES -

get them aIl GuI"t and SAT" in their
beds at night.
Nft'r lh'N w"r" safety u3dr"SS"!
and all accounted for, sh" would get
a little ChanC" to sit and rest, and
after a hard day with them she had
earned IL Even then S"in"ti a.
they would stay awHk" and play
about ANA throw pillows until she
thought that they would never get
quiet.
one evening she thought thst they
had settled down for the night. so
sh,, sat ont on the lawn in her rock
inC-Chair and talked To Mrs. Hicks,
who had com" to call.
Put upstairs tn" kitty h"ys. Ted
and Tom and Iiinkio, w"r" Just he
ginning to have their evening fun.
Until their mother went down tn"
stairs they w"r" very quiet. but Just
as soon as they p""ked ont Of the
window and saw he, snfell seated
they began to play tag
The fun soon be"am" fast and
furious Bed clothes wcr" pulled
from The beds. and the kitty %irls
had all that they could do to keep
safe in their own places. The rolling.
humping boys were no match for
them.
OF course. Tom Tabby was the