The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-01

There's the motor for me now"
said Coleatia. Il know you can't
wish mo luck. but you could kiss
me II you wanted to-"
Those who had heard her speak
often aid that sho had never
spoken SO well. with tho exception
OF Just tho first few moments,
when she seemed TO be little
daEed and nervous. Three umeh
during her speech the crowd rose
10 her and shouted I'll II seemed
as II there was never going 10 be
any end TO tho shouting. aud when
she had finished speaking. and
stood there swaying like lily, and
| flushed with a sense OF nobility OF
power and triumph. pandemonIum
broke loose.
Out OF that pandemonium that
began with cries OF 'Ceicstia'--Ce.
lestia'" another nsme gradually
/ took form and substance Barclay
Barclayi" they beloved. at first
In a kind OF syneopated roar, then
in unison. and finally with a
rhythm that drove men half Wild
with the desire 20 DO In time with
IL. and that actually made some OF
tho buildings In the enclosure sway.
barclay - Barclay - We want
Barclay. barclay for president
BarclAy-barclAy."
Thus the boom was launched
Barclay rose from his place on the
platform, walked straight up to ce-
/ iestia, took her right hand In his
and lifted Il 20 hts lips.
After a long time they let him
speak.
Il will DO what a man may" he
said. in a voice that carried to the
most remote pair OF ears. TO make
tho wishes that you do me tho
honor OF wishing. come true. II |
am elected president. will make
these United States into n fit habit
tAtion for men and women and lit.
tie children. so help mo God"
A little later Barclays secretary
stole away 20 the telegraph station
and sent n message. An hour later
tho inhabitants o, Bitumsn. dis.
perHed now. and FOR the mos, part
drunk. wcro electrified by tho spec
tacle OF snow white train o, car .
that pulled slowly into tho station,
aud was then backed on TO q sid
Ing.
Celes,ia transformed her few be-
longings from her tent 20 the rear
car OF this train. Tho car ahead
was for Stillitcr and certain other
managers and advisers. The next
car was the office car. Tho one
ahead OF tina; was FOR chosen
body OF ssl-ci. able and psmpered
correspondents.
The snow white train pulled out
OF Bltumcn and the whirlwind cam.
paign began.
| cannot at this moment lay
hands upon her exact itinerary. but
u n enough 20 know that repre-
sentative parts OF the whole coun.
try had a chance 10 see her. Now
for the most part. her au5ience
would be composed OF their tall
white men In long black coats with
broad black felt hats. Upon the
outskirts % such neEroe, could be
seen: or Fhe would speak 70 men
In flannel shirts and leather
Chaps" ~ from the rear platform
OF her car. halted si some little
stations that stood In the midst o,
wheat or corn spreading to tho ho-
rlzon. to hard.headed farmers and
their hard.heaaed women folk.
Other trains wore making whlri.
wind tours % these United States
| A badly frightened and very able
man In the White House was fight.
ing for his political life. Into the
arena there came AZ last a drib.
bling OF genuine patriots, who. like
their forefaihers. were ready 10
give for their country their lives.
their fortunes. and their sacred
honor
A man gaining IN strength from
day 70 day. among those who stood
for the old order OF things. and op.
posed Celestia. was Tommy Bar.
clay. He had great fervid quality
OF honesty which no ono could
doubt. and he had look on his
face, very lean now from short
nights, hard work, and the con.
slant buffetings OF trains, OF a
young hero who has set himself to
do 10 death a dragon that is ravag.
ing n country side.
His triumphs were many. His
downfalls came when he crossed
Celestia's path too closely. II the
was speaking by chance in the
same town az the same time, he
would have no more OF an audi.
ence than he could have counted on
the fingers OF his hands. II he fol-
lowed her too closely he spoke to
deaf and unsympathetio ears.
In exalted moments he felt that
no had crushed the love OF Ce-
lestia out OF his heart
Once, In a little Northern town,
standing on an improvlsed ros-
trum OF packing cases. and In the
midst OF undressing a large crowd
OF quiet, sensible people. who ap-
peared 20 like him, and to like
what he said. II was Tommy's bad
fortune 10 have Celestia arrive
from her snow white car and steal
his audience away from him. His
sea OF upturned faces" became a
pool, with more than half the faces
turned away 10 try and see what
all tho excitement was about fur
Their down tho street. and every
body getting moro and more rest
less and lnattentive. A sudden ire
menGous cheering took the rest OF
lTommy's audience away from him
on the run. with the exception OF
ono young woman. who wore a