The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-05

Dave Kerr had sent u the tip for
them to throw some of their patronage
to the News.
This was a shrewd move on the part
OF Kerr. He wanted Wright to have
such q volume OF business that ii he
should order all the advertising he
could Influence cut of. the paper would
be instantly crippled. II the News
had not much business, then anything
Kerr might cause to be dropped out
would only show that his power was
slight. If he had to strike a blow he
wanted 1t to be with q sledge hammer.
Another important consideration
which led him to take this step was
that the merchants might believe, and
he tipped it off in a name which
would be most apt to make them jump
to that conclusion, that he was himself
interested in the News. This would
tend to minimize Wright's influence II
he sfould attempt a crusade, since the
public would wink and say: It's Ell &
bluff, old nal Kerr himself is inter
estel in the paper" The boss ever
calculated that this would be strength
ened by the frequency with which
Wright was seen In his DAUGHTERS
company. He was not looking for
trouble, he never welcomed it, bat he
sought always to be prepared when (
came.
During her first weeks at Mrs. Gil
berts Gloria saw little OF her father.
She had at first frequently dropped in
at his Office, but he had intimated that
it was no place for her. Sometimes she
would be at Locust Lawn when Tom
brought him home in the afternoon.
When Judge Gilbert was home from
Chicago once he dined with them.
Every day, however, she talked to him
for some time over the telephone. He
always seemed interested, ~apologized
for not seeing her more, and let her
rattle on until she had quite exhausted
the news OF the dag. Occasionally he
complained to her of his rheumatism
no Il had eve heard him speak of
it beforehand she would beg him to
take good care OF himself, since it was
"ANi hiAA St@t ~ "iSi1u w III
first a: her bail.
There was Lae girl whom Mrs. Gil
bert sought as a friend for Gloria. She
mentioned 1t to her husband the first
day their guest arrived, and he Jug
gcs:ed that she be invited to lunch the
next day. Accordingly Mrs. Gilbert
t%elephoned Miss Laura Piper and
asked her. For the following day.
however, Miss Piper had an engage
ment. When several other days were
mentioned she had engagements for
those also. Could she have been made
to accept Gloria. the task OF conquer
ing Belmont would instantly become
less arGuous. Her father was head OF
the great Piper Mining company, and
her family was looked upon as one OF
the most exclusive in the whole state.
II Laura Piper would, she could make
it extremely pleasant for Gloria. But
| Laura Piper had her own way and her
! family's ideas about the Kerr breed,
and &c matter how nice Gloria might
be. she was still her fathers laugh
ter.
i Mis- dilDeit iElCIlGu ileI iuth III
success to her husband on his return
from his first trip to Chicago, and he
mentioned It, almost casually, to Da-
via Kerr when thev met the mex day.
The boss inquired the particulars. but
made no comment. That he was rot
unmindful Of the episode developed
two days later when the Piper Coal
| n -. " yn1csrn] ~ no,,,1airf f~N~,
the secretary of the school board that
there was al undue quantity OF slate
in the last coal furnished the public
schools. While worrying with this, the
company's legal department sent word
to the president that the city solicitor
had just notified the company that M
OF the important spurs into an uptown
coal yard crossed a street without au-
thOrity Of law.
Old MAJ Piper swore by all the gods
in mythology that it was the worst
outrage eve perpetrated Upon him in
| all his business life. He had but a day
or two { catch his breath before Mrs.
Gilbert telephoned at the dinner hour
asking Laura to luncheon the next day.
~ WAoAS lliIiE ia g Oil AIll NAlCu
Laura t1ounced back from the tele-
phone and announced petulant!y that
she would not meet that odious Gloria
Kerr. He said nothing until after din
ner, then calling Laura aside he or
dered her to telephone Mrs. Gilbert
and withdraw her refusal. His pocket
book having been hit. Piper was will
ing to make some sacrifice to deter
mine the reason and what he was to
expect in the way Of further attack.
He kept his mouth closed. and waited.
Laura returned from the luncheon
with a favorable opinion of Gloria, but
she could not forget her parenlage.
Upon being questioned she told her ia
Their she did not care 10 put Gloria IN
her visiting list.
Suppose l have some one to visit
me who asks: who is that girl you
introduced me to- complained Laura.
And I'll have to say: That's Gloria
Kerr, the boss daughter Then what