The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-12-16
Opportunity
Ey AlvkH J GARTH

low ritgrns VI. had lc,i ~ EASY.
-u'ug humdrum lie M Wou'lNlli';
nai always earned good living bad
same properly and. by q cur"u,
switch loo local politics. was uoWi.
uliod as % rundlda'c ~ ~. state -.u.
,'' and was very proud and ambitions
over Roo circumstance.
10 Wu- ~ h. muthcrlcss daughter
N,r'l' u-i be- fr.t thought Vl.u
ruhI, n"uar was thus thrust upon
h.u 70, bad guarded her jral"us
since early erlr""d. often mapped "ut
mentally ur,rr - social pruu'i.
u,r.' husband WIN % futur" hu'
ru 900, ,uure Hfuu. who exactly
answered 20 these requirements the
-flulou seize puouat.i old fellow
- discouraged mate Company fnr
N,"H' luf ,hr had lei rather
'f'Ur, ud ruurqr.u, lees ne
~ $500. seated v.fH her uUou me
porch 'r.",--'u o. discussing N.-
prospects and r'Hu. ~fl her w.r.
lU. ..HI' ... UI rt'IN eye D.
Ed stronger 4rr'o.i on lower ster rns.
.rt va, win uu.u M,rJI, had CIV.
Dion o." uH~ UuuriN U '--"d noe.
...s.l, Iuus,1 o.. rwU H' Uufu'
'-- .un indeed t,' there vas soius-
bin. .iru' r.u ..a' suggested better
1a, Al w.. seu. were, ~ poverty
5000 rut a. E-.. ,fu. a. hld e
clear u''U b. 100 csc. aud when D,
rad as.rF fur f.,I De- had Insisted
rrst on ,.ruuc IL hy vc"dirr gar.
Zen ra.. More than once Di. glance
numbered fu luihr ii.>"ur Myrtle.
,ud sf fN. .ar. |mr BE- '""a Ia what
her arh,. -u.,.
'luu GOO 500 ava iu prr,irn.
ucrf. N,rr.r Hna there seems to %"
no ur. l.., .r Wuodville who un
Hulr 90, uu' ~ d. az course. ri-ht
her, ~ nuw- where an my friends
i've I win .rt the FUN vote III"
other counties have 'o b." cauvass"d,
'.,ugh o. fact. must have smart.
.p.futrf' ,awpH ~ manager and
,uirr one 'u ''lp me r"t up my
-Ts'rhr. .u rr,~rr'1hlc form
Just 'r.n -r- freud cam" along
Doe street aud called fo Nyrt'" who
0oir,d her 10 20. gate llrr father
eft alone. locked somewhat surprised
ls the stranger r,muNiug his tatirrrd
.ip Dawc upon o., porch
MIR Bruce nr said. Il hay" been
.~',r.r. 90 what you have said about
your political situation ! am fully
experienced and prepared 10 act In
your behalf"
"Nou /" calculated lirucc amaz",lIy,
-.aru.r- fh' 'mWp',h attire before
nm
"N-~ Don't Judge q down aud out
without knowing something more than
the surfac, tells about him. You can
,du On, Ecrirum Carlisle That -
not wy MAINS. hut 10 viii answer.
Da- Gel. I'VE years private secretary
20 the governor II western state. ]
managed luug campaign Tor him.
wrote biz speeches and they r--clc't'
rl him Then hard luck came to me.
Set me- en- my feet; give me chance
nd s,r what I can du fur Nou
90 What You say j. true" sinb'
"oum. To- my office downtown In an
hour
IN. so-calIcd Ecriram Carlisle re-
fused iu tell more about himself when
%, appeared iu re>p"usc tu M, ui'-
p"lutmcui They had long talk
riccd ~ a.. town Bruce trusted h.m
with hundred dollars, with iH>truc'
liens 10 get himself Ia shap" Ia a
u'i-hhnrius town.
When li,rtrnm Carlisle returned
next day to wondylllc be- was liz" ,
20 the house and introduced The We'll.
-r"umrd MIR Carlisle to Myrtle, not
for moment did she connect tina
with the tramp ~ two days pr",i"u...
III, young man sn.u proved his
,Npcrturss gaining the dcsirahl. pub
ucily for his client helping him frame
his speeches and scoring complete
success Bruce made u crr'liiahlr
campaign. was elected by large ~.
iurity aud paid his helper ,rrN lib
.ral sum for his active cooperation.
u was six months later 40 the state
capitol that father aud daughter met
Carlisle at u reception. Time had
improved the Young man and Mlrt'e
leaked startled when b. was all
dressed ~ MIR Gage"
That j. my real name. Miss
Bruce" explained the young man. a
vunderrr. I WIS 60 odds with NV ia
u.-r when you first knew me. hut he
IId u"l then alludr to his tramp ~
IHrieu'r
Ihu' cam. later. after he had vis-
ts-i Myrtle ~ her hum" several
f,u'- and had oppressed the loN" he
l-u Cor her aud kurV that she re-
u0ue. his affection.
H. sou ihiuA I yurr ~" les for
fnu t.,uusc you Vrr" ostruugci from
uur family aud lee poverty M %" :"
#H.t MIrt. Yen A.r. uulN a rru""
.u Iufi,.rs iuu lov. mr. that il ~
~ all
Aud VI Hsi,iii, never knew the rue
story "f ~" engaging young mHn VII"
had h,lurd Aru"ld Bruce win his vas
aui had v"n ne MS bride a.. hells
Hf a., village
IIfr IL uutls utt ct fuunN such ~.