The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-12
Copyright, 1915, by The Star Co. All Foreign
Rights Reserved.
Synopsis Of Previous Chapter.


Synopsis Of Previous Chapter.
After the tragic death Of John Amesb.ry. hi
ss s: s sa death ct
Of the Interest," t., kidnlps the beautiful three
Use sas se 9s s"n no but nRs
taught by angels. who instruct her for her mis-
she is suddenly thrust into the world, wher.
agents of the interests are ready to pretend ts
Fifteen years later, while In the Adlrondacks
from er PARADISE 10 DeIer recognizes the o.her
Tommy reseues Celestial from sttsr. The,
bs ses ans her
@ IN IS "a. : he her SAINT. s
left with Tommy, who loses her IN New York
FAMILY eas He eef fo low s 's 70 fae,ory
she addresses the workers. A fire breaks out
elay.s home She at once becomes the center
manner that greatly realty pieases the TriumSfrate
sn + t. .ns . stts
The ners have a,a an att stack sk. 70 the
ss ns visits sns the
10 s ,a1 nd h ker
in the morning, but with Tommy's help she
ESCAPES and spssks to the miners. .,.,.
store, who Is In love with Tommy, arrives In the
nns to .ee .ess aid
In plot to put untImeiy end to Celestial.
INsTALLMENT XII
And at that moment there was a sound
of footsteps just outside the tent. The feet
which made the sound belonged to Freddie
the Ferret. With his usual good luck he
appeared to have arrived in. the very nick
of time. Professor Stilliter was not at that
time to receive the kiss for which his greedy
mouth was waiting.
Wake up" he said in Disguised voice.
Celestia put her hands to her eyes, woke,
and couldn't remember just what had been
said. E
Il think I'm too tired to talk" she said.
u T 6in an
tered the tent. Better rest, then
And the Psychologist withdrew, quite sane
again and rather badly frightened. An open
tapped tent was certainly no place for max
ing love by violence; yet for moment the
cautious had lost all thought of self
control and all fear of consequences
1t was on the afternoon of the next day
that Barclay, Sturtevant and Semmes came
to Bitumen with whole train load of cap
The entire town--almost the entire township
at the station to meet them Several
brass bands played different patriotic airs
at the same time. and doubters and skeptics
were carried off their mental balance by
the excitement and the shouting. Swaying
and tottering above the heads of the crowd
were all sorts of banners and Transparent
cies, variously inscribed and emblazoned.
Vote for the New Constitution.
Kehr for Senator.
Every citizen a stOckhoder.
Dividends instead OF Taxes.
From the station to the stockade, now
wide open, and shorn of its warlike bar
barities, the crowd marched, pushed and
scrambled. headed by the bands, and hav-
ing in its midst a number of broken down,
rode most and 0
guished looking visitors. smoking long black
cigars, and smiling and raising their hats
whenever the crowd called upon them by
name.
When the head of the procession came
the tents of CeIestia. set back from the
road on a little knoll it halted, and every
man barred his head and began to shout
her name. The shouting brought her pres
emily 70 the door of the main tent--a slen-
der, grlish figure all in white, whose eyes
shone with excitement and triumph, whose
mouth smiled with ineffable sweetness. and
who waved to her followers and adorers a
white and slender hand.
Even at that distance her effect upon
them was magical. Hats which looked as If
they had grown on their wearers heads
Tor years, as fungi grow stumps. came
on and We're waved violently or thrown
shouting. Then she backed from their
slght INTO the big tent. after last wave
And they, because they knew that she
would come to them later in the stockade
ana speak to them and fill their hearts full
OF hope and courage allowed her now to
withdraw from their sight and after one
more minute OF shouting they took up the
hsfcn once more, and went roaring toward
breakers, capitalists, politicians, men. wo-
,nen ana ehiidren. all wild now. with excite
. Inent and enthusasm-the two most con-
taglous diseases In the world
Ceiestia stood meanwhile in the center of
tne Dig tent; and she too was trembling
with excitement and enthusiasm and tbe
sense OF personal triumph. And she looked
SC young and innocent, and beautifui 49,
for a moment the frown faded frono .ro.,
barclays forehead. and the ache from bis
heart. hioffi MS
Oh, Tommy" said Celestia. "you uo,,.
spoil 1t all now, will you? Your be sow
where in the crowd where can SO. ,,n',r
race when | stand up to speak won't VOL, o.,
II goes to my heart said Tommy ato
see how they love you. It goes to NV = ~ -
70 see how happy their love makes Won
But can't go to the stockade to he /, s
In the crowd I'm afraid things might sc
to my head eiil &c
Il was so happy said CeIestia .,ns
now I'm not happy ahe
More people are in such a state Of mind
said Tommy. that If you said the Ne
they would march on Washington and tr
to pun the President out of the Whit
House I've hoped against hope I've see
your power, known that you had it, an
hoped tnst you didn't really have it. 70
made little mark on the great citv !
New York you will go back on the way
OF your triumph here and sweep Il off I
Feet, as you have G7yept Bitu.nen. If yo