Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-05
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Nsnu toNfa ~ tNcHc lnNNi STATES
Not every capitalist Was on the side
o. oaritAl A badly frightened and
very able man IN the White House
was nrhtins sor Ms political ne. Into
tho arena thcro cAme At last a drih.
hliuR ~ Eenuine patriotic who. The
iAeS iorefathcfs. wcfe ready 20 rise
Tor their country Their lives. their Tor.
tunes. and their sacred honor.
u wasn't aii smooth sailing. hy any
means san no nsv movement had
ever mrde fnch rrvrrrra ~ rn short
g timr. and the end was not IN sight.
nor the beginning OF the end
A maa gaining IN strength from day
90 day among those who stoas for tho
Old order 81 things. And opposed CO
leetia, was Tommy barclay BE had
great fcryid quality OF honesty
which 40 enc could doubt. and he had
look on hie face. very lean now tfam
short nights hard work, and the ooa
slant hufotinFs Of trains. OF youug
hero Who has sel himself 60 do 90
death a dragon that - rhyerlng
countryside With experience and
nrariicc had come Quick initiative IA
emefruncira rNao. and thn better con.
troll OF naturally fine and fares
rying voice.
ilis iriumphs were maay liza
doWufAiis came when be crossed
fclosilau path too closely n she
wac eaeahinR ~ chance tn the same
sowa al toe same tlue he would have
no more ~ an audience than he could
have counted on tho nrEcre Of hia
hands n DO followed her too closely
no spoke 20 deaf and unsympalhstic
ears
THE crime ~ the ages" said ono
rough miner who was suffering from
too much heart too much whisky and
too little mira "yon great h,g whist.
lin. thundefis boob. did you ever get
eyes on the lads ?"
And Tommy &c his horror had failed
20 mud On Ruawer 90 that question
anywhere IA hla head. aud had STAN.
mcred aud become tongue tod. and
been bored. and hed done harm 10 =
cause. Witch 80 fhnasicai he had be-
come. ~ this time seemed n mean
Mo aud death 20 him.
In exalted moments ne felt tina, he
had crushed the love Of ColoFtis out
OF his heart
Onae. in little northern town
standing On on lmrrovlncd roeirum Of
packing casoa and IN the mldet ~
addressing n large crowd ~ quiet.
sensible people who appeared 90 ike
him. aud 20 like shat ho said u was
Tommy'H bad fortune 10 have Coles.
iih arrive from her HBow white car
ana steal his audience away from him.
Hia "eea OF upiurned faces became
pool with more than half Tho faces
turned apay 90 Try and zee what al
tho excitement WAS about further
down tho street. and everybody got.
ting mere and moro RESTLESS and mat.
tontIvc A sudden tremendous cheer
inF tonh the resi- OF Tommys audi.
enre away from him on tho run. with
the exception Of one Young ~omRn,
who wore q thick brown veil snd was
! half concealed by the stem 81 IN elm,
For a momont or two TolTmy dtd
not zee her lis eFea Eei~ on tho
J backs and twinklinx legs - his fast
, disappearing audience. and ihoro was
smile on bis face hRlf rusful fenig.
. nation and half amusement lie did
r not notice thc woman until she called
q attention 70 herself by speaking
I Don't stop. she said "thoy haven't
q al gone. II isn't fair 30 me Two
? come a long Sgy % bear you"
I with an exclamation n pleasure
Z Tommy lcaped do~n IRON his fOsifsm
Z and ran 10 greet her. Why MARY
D blackstone" he exclaimed, what she
dickens are you doinE way down
) hsrof"
4 told you came 20 hear you
b speak. YsH are getting % b. rather
famous. you snow. and ! ihousht y
Z was my duiyg~her eyes Hpnrsiea an
4 der tho veil so hear you A. least once.
D Well" said Tommy. sailing back,
b you missed an TIE good parts
. They turned aus walked aowaga the
. little city park
~ahnt are yoa really doing IN this
p far sway place. &Hry' foa didnt
, 80 All thar ffayciiug fuF' 10 hear snn
tak through my hat did youf"
no, I ai0n ! ft@tiff $50 -" "f''
!. really taxi through your hat cams
!. Aata matter 81 fact % tell you sotne
A INF * I think you Ought 70 know."
J. I hey reached ihe Iltfls PARK. tnoE'
= a b sneh, and sat DIVA.
p sYou1l promise NOT 10 lcs anYons
e know you xet the tiory from me"
. ~rIl promise that u course"
cot course" aid NarY. II Mr. Bar
"a clay IL the NEXT president u VA b. :
y great thinx for he friends. amon'
whora he has told mo - many TINES
% 70 include myself that have ended D.
e believing bim. Il would ~ a graa
y thing fer mo.
" ~ woald be q soTry thing for M
q country
q -fm not 40 ssrs o. that lie doean'
= think 40
% II creoit him With tbs Utnoat Fip
csrlty. bat With ahsglais Lack u -