The Washington herald., 1919-08-20
CONISTON
By WINSTON CHURCHILL
CONDENSATION by Hon Samuel w. Mccall, Ex-Governor OF

Massachusetts,

noisiest patriots are not always the
greatest. Grant appointed Eph.
When the news OF the victory
reached home, Jethro's prestige was
much increased.
He placed Cynthia in a finishing
school in Boston. Being a young
woman of high spirit she was not
happy there. The fact that she
came from a remote country place
and Of an unknown family. very
likely had something to do with
the treatment she received in those
primitive days before finishing
schools had been made wholly safe
for democracy. One day a paper
controlled by Isaac Worthington.
the head of the corporation party,
mad a savage attack upon Jethro
as a lobbyist and a boss" The
paper found its way into Cynthia's
hands and gave her the greatest
distress. She went to Jethro and
asked him if the story was true.
He said: They hain't put it just as
they'd ought TO be perhaps, but
that's the way I done it in the
main" His manly confession caused
her to love him even more than be-
fore. She withdrew from the fin
ishing school and went to teach in
Brampton, the town in which
worthington lived. Jethro. shaken
by the effect on Cynthia, deter
mined to withdraw from politics.
The State was in a ferment
Would the corporations be able to
down Jethro? For the first time in
nearly forty years Jethro did not
appear at the ConiSton town meet
ing. The enemy won by default
The news heartened the corpora
tiOns everywhere. Worthington had
always been an enemy of Jethro's,
although he had accepted his help
more than once. and while indulg-
ing in very virtuous speeches, had
practiced essentially the same
methods. His son, Bob, was madly
in love with Cynthia. but she sub
ordinated her own love for Bob
completely to her fidelity to Jethro.
Bob proposed to her and she re-
fused. He declared that he would
leave his father and earn his own
living and then claim her on ac-
count of what he had himself done.
He wrote his father telling him his
purpose. When the latter received
the letter he flew into a rage. Learn
ing that Cynthia was a teacher in his
own town, he called the committee
together, the majority of whom he
controlled. and had them pass a vote
ANONYMOUSLY dismissing her from the
school. This action aroused Jethro
and he straightway took up the battle
again against the corporation mag
nate responsible for the outrage. He
swooped down upon the Capitol like
an eagle. His genius for political
generalship flashed out with its oIc-
time brightness. Messages went to
the valley towns and to the north
country. The throne room was
open again. and although the battle
had been apparently lost through
Jethro's withdrawal, it became evil
dent that the corporations were des-
tined to defeat. Finally Worthington
was willing to surrender and asked
Jethro's terms Jethro said, Consent
to the marriage of Cynthia and Bob"
Worthington complied in some high
flown letters and the marriage took
place. Jethro withdrew from the night
and from politics and passed his OLD
age near Cynthia, blessed by her love
and that of her children. with apollo
gies to Mr.. Winston ChurchilL)
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