New Britain herald., 1921-08-31
,Continued from Yesterdays Herald.
By Larry Evans.

1 ,Continued from Yesterdays Herald. ) Jimmy Gordon, the family black sheep and village ne'r do we'll, comes 1 home after several months absence and received a cool welcome. The l only pleasant greetings he gets are from Melody a not too respecta ble actress, and a dog owned by the local saloon keeper Jimmy is stepson Of the Rev Watson Duncan. Rev. Dun can however, ignores Jimmy but goes l to the station with T. Elihu Banks, the banker and village magnate, who is a brother to Duncan's wife, making him an uncle to Jimmy, where the pair meet Sidney Banks, Elihu's son, as the latter alights from the train,
 gorgeous in fine rainment and leading bull terrior by leash"
 Jimmy and Carol Landis are in love With each other. Carol is the daughter of "Old Dave" Landis, owner of the Daily Courier, run down newspaper plant. She is an amateur actress and because of her, Jimmy is ordered from home by the Rev. Watson Duncan. T. Elihu Banks, who is one of the leading politicians in the community does his best to make things disagree able for Jimmy. One night Jimmy gces into a gambling den in order to keep his cousin, Sidney Banks, and l1loyd Jameson, son of the local Jldge, from being feeced by a couple of crooked gamblers. Just as he ex- poses the game, the police break in and raid the place. Jimmy helps Banks and Jameson to escape but is trapped himself. Judge Jameson gives him 24 hours to leave town. He | leaves immediately.
 Carol Landis leaves with a theatri- cal troupe. She returns to her home and is scorned by the residents Years 'ater she returns as a successful actress and is feted in the best houses. Shortly after this her father dies and leaves the Courier to Jimmy Gordon Jimmy takes charge of the paper and the townspeople try to Honize him. He manages to obtain evidence to prove T. Elihue guilty of crooked politics and exposes him in The Courier
 Tivotson, city editor of The Courier, is kicked out when he goes to in- terview T. EHhu following the pub llcation of charges. The next edition Of The Courier contains an accurate account of Tivotson's visit and what happened. Gordon is accosted on the street after publication of the ac- count, by Judge Jameson, who threat ems to drive him out of town again. Jimmy defles him and retaliates by telling the judge that he (the judge) may be the man to leave this time before The Courier got through with him. Tivotson, formerly was a mem Der of the Banks-Jameson gang of crooked politicians and has the goods on them.''
 Whitey Garritty, another member Of the gang, out on bail for grand lar ceny twice postponed and apparent ly being protected by Judge Jameson, is summoned into conference by the latter, who intimates that Tivotson could be handled if Gordon were out Of the way. Some time later, fol- lowing T. Elihu Banks unsuccessful attempt to buy off The Courier for s30,00o, two shots are fired at Cor don as he leaves the home of Carol Landis. He is saved by Pegleg Han lon, who drags him into his bar-room. Han1on declares it was Garritty who fired the shots and promises to cap ture the latter.
 Hanlon stopped him with an imper- ious gesture.
 Aye, I know, Small town stuff I've heard it called with supreme scorn. Small town stuff.--and yell not endeavor to protest till I have | finished, for twill avail ye little! Ffaugh! The wan worst community ever knew was a town av four hun dred souls. Meanness is not a mat ter of geography, nor does vicious ness depend upon population. Human nature is human nature, irrespective av longitude or latitude, or the last cinsus report. Jimmy, lad ye've felt foolish this night, we've felt ashamed av yerself for participatin' in per formance so theatrical an silly, when | ye should have been thankin' hiven that ye ar're not lyin' wonder on the pavement coughin to keep we're throat clear av blood.
 | But yell take it more serious-ike now-or would ye still be thinkin' to change the greed av T. Elihu Banks, the hope av the Civic Reform party for U. S. senator, by few minor alterations av yere play dialogue? !? Would ye still think to correct Dis trict Attorney Jameson's interpreta- tion av his role, and recast him as l an honest man, with a mans in stincts and courage, instead av the desperation av a cornered rat?" Jimmy sat gazing at the floor. l q understand" he said heavily.
 You speak as though you were
 sure, and yet-'
 "Ther're arre Ailments av drama
 which ye have overlooked. Shall l
 be afther sketchin' for ye, without
 claim to literary excellence, a scene
 or two which. mayhap, ye have failed
 to imagine2''
 Jimmy signed with a shake of his head the needlessness of such a
 course.
 T understand" he repeated slow fly. You think Banks went to Jame- son after he saw me, and that lame
 son went to Garritty.''
 "Garritty went to Jameson" Han
 lon corrected him, lat Jameson's or
 der, or to be choice av words an
 their meanin.' at Jameson's invitation.