Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
Little Sir Galallad
4 Story With a
Blessing
By PHOEBE GRAY
CHAPTER xIv-contInued.

Aein VIII recover, JOnn, tnougn he
Is a badly injured man. And as he
VIII be laid up long time, think his
friends need not be uneasy about the
recurrence Of the liquor craving"
BILLY" said willett, "do you know,
i have lately been reminded OF some
thing friend said to me many years
ago? 1t was that the man who had
felt the blight of intemperance person
ally made the real fighter against the
liquor business. That remark has come
back to me with the force of blow"
Doctor Billy made no immediate
reply, but sat staring thoughtfully be-
fore him. Then he took off his big,
shell-rimmed spectacles and polished
them with critical attention. as IL the
work were of the utmost Importance.
"John," he said presently, that's
your answer"
my .nswer?"
"Last night you kept asking, all the
way out to the farm, why, whyY'
Don't you remember?"
Eyes. / remember. But"
ell, Iutll, yOu Will DC oui PlioNu
when l say that you are in a way
personally responsible, more than even
| Francis or Lem, for the unhappy oc-
currences of the last few days"
irresponsible? How do you"
81 remember that campaign here In
Sheffield, six years ago. l remember
you went to Europe, and heard that
a few people were bold enough to say
that-well, IL you had stayed at home
4 the result would have been different.
This may or may not be true; but 80
|Imuch Is true: IL you had been deeply
Iconcerhed for the outcome, you never
|Iwould have gone"
Willett looked as puzzled as a child.
|fHe was hurt, even little offended. or
las much so as one could well be with
billy Jackson.
Your boy-not alone yours, but ev-
|iery boy in the community-grows up
| ito see men like you, coed men. hon.
lored men, men of prosperity and In
Inuence, wink at this thing. You salve
|lyour conscience by single vote once
Ia year and perhaps check. You say
Nto yourself that you have done your
|lduty, that you have expressed your
preference for the right thing, that you
6have set good example.
you don't drink; you don't want
Iyour boy to do so; but you, or most
linen like you, often say you have no
fIobjection to mans drinking moder-
lately. If he knows how to handle It.
"It's all been gone over so many,
Imany times" said Doctor Billy, sadly.
Forgive me, il l have hurt you so
terribly. John. But I am a surgeon;
lit is my business to hurt people, | am
sorry to say. Thank God 1t Is often
through that hurt that they are made
WHOLE .s.sss.sse>
The spring campaign was on once
more, and again Amos Stubs sat in
the saddle. For several years the
cause of no-license had languished, but
the Napoleonic Stubs returned from
the Elba of the Sums, where he had
gone to await the psychological mo-
ment and labor while he waited.
Rodney Jones had made good. Al
the opening of the campaign the View
reporter had stepped out of the eleva-
tor at the top floor of Minot house.
Don't you remember me?" he asked
when he had found Charlie Thomas,
who was busily delving into the utill.
lies Of set of water-color paints.
why, yes; you're Mr.. Jones of the
New"
Charlie held out his hand; then, in
bome embarrassment, he said:
1.-THE reason remember you is be-
cause was-I was pretty mean to you
the other time you came here. I've
always been sorry for that silly pic
lure. l guess l hurt your feelings
pretty bad"
Eyes. that's right, you did," said Rod
hey Jones. But you know lot of
people believe it's only the bad-tasting
medicine that does any good"
Then his face grew very earnest and
be began to talk to the young art stu
bier, with certain note of persuasion.
Lets ask your friend. McGregor,"
paid Jones, after few minutes of spir-
tied argument.
"It's splendid opportunity" said
NcGregor, heartily "Mr. Jones, your
PAPER is doing a great work. This
Fear we'll surely put the liquor
people out of business. IL Thomas
foes what you ask, it will be the fin
lshing blow. I'm convinced of it.
Young man, IL you want to serve this
Pity. to do really big thing, you will
bake those pictures"
On the day on which the first picture
appeared, the entire city rocked with
aughter. Their the city stopped laugh
hg and grew serious. What kind of
oul was 1t that looked out from behind
hit ridiculous mask? Was it funny :?
Mas 1t joke to realize that Sheffield
vas governed by that type Of man,
whose sinister personality was now