The diamond drill., 1921-01-08

which controlled him. Railroads wercs
being built. manufacturing developed.l
and he took pride In making himseirs
indispensable In what was going on-s
When little Cynthia appeared at Con-l
fston he at once loved her as he wouidl
have loved his own daughter. Herr
father was unable 20 meet his obiiga-I
tions at the bank. Jethro quietiyf
bought the mortgage and had IL as
signed TO himself. Cynthia used tos
call him Uncle Jethro and loved him.
as she did her father.
After time the railroad corpora
tlons decided to consolidate. Jethro.s
whether he feared that they would be-.
come too large for the state. or fori
him. did not approve OF consolidation
Thereupon they decided to overthrow
him. The fight began over his home
post Office. He was known 10 favor am
old soldier named Eph Prescott who.
had been badly wounded In the VIII
derness and whom he had helped In
his uphill fight as he had helped many
another person. The railroad party de-
cIded to defeat Jethro's candidate In
order TO weaken his prestige In the
state. and II had the support OF many
men who had formerly done his bid
ding and OF the congressman from
the district" the usual autocrat In the
distribution OF Offices Of that class.
Jethro went 10 Washington and con-
trived TO have an apparently chances
meeting between President Grant and
Eph Grant was attracted by Eph's.
simplicity. They talked over the bat
tie they had fought together with o.
modesty which furnished another In
stance that the noislest patriots are
not always the greatest. Grant ap-
pointed Eph. when the news OF tha
victory reached home, Jethro's pres
tlge was much increased.
He placed Cynthia in a finishing
school IN Boston. Being young wom-
an OF high spirit she was not happy
there. The fact that she came from
n remote country place and OF an un-
known family. very likely had some
thing 20 do with the treatment she re-
celved I'm those primitive days before
finishing schools had been made who'll
ly safe for democracy. One day a pa
per controlled by Isaac Worthington.
the head OF the corporation party.
made savage attack upon Jethro as
n lobbyist and ''boss." The paper
found ifs way into Cynthia's hands
and gave her the greatest distress.
She went 10 Jethro and asked him lf
the story was true. He said: "They
hain't put IL Just as they'd ought TO-
perhaps. hut that's the way / done
IL In the main" His manly confess
sion caused her 10 love him even more
than before. She withdrew from the
finishing school and went to teach in
Brampton, the town In which Worth
ington lived. Jethro. shaken by the
effect on Cynthia, determined tn with !
draw from politics.
The state was In ferment. Would
the corporations he able 10 down Jeth-
ro? For the first time I'm nearly 40
years Jethro did not appear at the
Conston town meeting. The enemy
won by default. The news heartened
the corporations everywhere. Worth
ington had always been an enemy OF
Jethro's, although he had accepted HIS
help more than once, and while In
dulging in very virtuous speeches, had
practiced essentially the same meth
ods. His son, Bob. was madly I'm love
with Cynthia. hut she subordinated
her own love for Rob completely TO
her fidelity 20 Jethro. Bob proposed
10 her and she refused. He declared
that he would leave his father and
earn his own living and then claim
her on account OF what he had him
self done. He wrote his father tell
ing him his purpose. When the latter
received the letter he flew into rage
Learning that Cynthia was n teacher
in his own town, he called the commit
tee together. the majority Of whom ha
controlled, and had them pass a vote
ANONYMOUSLY dismlssIng her from the
school. This action aroused Jethro
and he straightway took up the battle
again against the corporation magnata
responsible for the outrage. He
swooped down upon the capitol like
an eagle. His genius for political gem
eralship flashed out with IT'S old-tIme
brightness. Messages went 20 the VAL
ley towns and "a the north country.
The throne room" was open again.
and although the battle had been ap-
parently lost through Jethro's with
drawal, II became evident that the
corporations were destined 10 defeat.
Finally Worthington was willing to
surrender and asked Jethros terms.
lJethro said. Consent 10 the marriage
OF Cynthia and Bob" worthington COM
piled In some high flown letters and
the marriage took place. Jethro with
drew from the fight and from politics
and passed HIS old age near Cynthia.
blessed by her love and that OF her
children. with apologies 10 Mr. Win
ston ChurchilI.
Copyright. 1919. by the Post Publishing
Co. (The Boston Post1 COpyright In thu