The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-22

Bassett reelected to his old seat in
the Senate without difficulty. and
Harwood ran ahead OF his associates
on the legislative ticket in Marion
= County, scoring a plurality that tes
tilted to his personal popularity. An
other campaign must intervene be-
fore the United States Senatorship be
came an acute Issue, and meanwhile
the party in the State had not in
many years been so united. Credit
was freely given to the Courier for
the formidable strength developed by
the Democracy, and it had become in
dubitably a vigorous and conservative
reflector Of party opinion, without es.
tranging a growing constituency OF
readers who liked its clean orderly
presentation Of general news. The
ownership Of the newspaper had be
come, since the abrupt termination OF
the lawsuit instituted by Thatcher
almost as much Of mystery as for,
merly. Harwood's intimate relations
with it had not been revived, and
neither Mrs. Owen nor Bassett ever
spoke to him OF the newspaper except
In the most casual fashion.
IN winding up the receivership of
G the paper company Bassett had
E treated Harwood generously. Dan was
out Of debt; he had added forty acres
Of good land to his fathers farm,
ard he kept little money in bank. He
had even made a few small invest
meuts in local securities that prom
issd well, and his practice had become
quite independent of Bassett; almost
impercepdbly Bassett had ceased to
be q factor in his prosperity. The
Office IN the BoOrdman Building re-
manned the same, and Bassett spent a
good deal OF time there. There were
days when he seemed deeply preoc-
cupted and he sometimes buried him
self IN his room without obvious rea-
son; then after an interval he would
como out and throw his leg over a
corner OF Dams desk and talk to him
with his earlier frankness. Once he
suggested that Dan might Ike to leave
the Boordman for q new office build
ing that was lifting the urban sky
line; but the following day he came
rather pOintedly TO Dams desk, and
with an embarrassment he rarely
showed, said that OF course II Dan
moved he should expect to go with
him; he hoped Dan had understood
that A few days later he entrusted
Dan with several commissions that ne
seemed to have devised solely to show
his good viii and confidence.
Harwood was happy these days. He
was stiII-young and life had dealt Kind
y with him Among lawyers he was
pointed to as q coming light OF the
barr and in politics he was the most
conspicuous man OF his ago in the
State. He was invited 70 Harrison
County that fall TO deliver an address
AZ a reunion Of the veterans OF his
fathers regiment, and that had pleased
him He had more than justified the
hopes Of his parents and brothers, and
they were very proud Of him. While
they did not understand his apostasy
from the family's stern Repubncanism
that did not greatly matter when
Dams name so often came floating
home IN the Indianapolis newspapers.
His mother kept careful track Of his
frequently among those present at
private and public dinners; and when
the president OF Yale visited Indiana.
Dan spoke at the banquet given IN his
honor by the alumni; and not without
emotion does e woman whose life has
been spent on humble farm find that
her son has won q place among PEG
pie Of distinction IN q city which is to
her the capital OF the Universe. There
were times when Dan wished TO be free
Of Bassett- He had reached e point
where Bassett was not only of little
service TO him, but where he felt he
was Of little use to Bassett And Il
was irksome 10 find that all the local
newspapers, except the Courier con.
stantly Unidentified the Boordman
Building with Bassett's political ao-
dviies.
Amid all the agltations Of the cam
paign Dan had seen as much as pos
sIble Of Sylvia The settlement OF An.
drew Kelton's estate gave him an ex
cuse for consulting her frequently
but he sought her frankly for the
pleasure Of seeing her. He found that
2 she was a good deal at Mrs. Owens
!. and Il was pleasanter % run in upon
her there than at Elizabeth House
: where they must needs share the par
. Tor with other callers. Often he and
. Allen met at Mrs. Ovens ana de
hated the questions that were forever
perplexing young Thatcher's eager
: mind.-debates that Mrs. Owen sui
fered to run so far and then termi
mated with a keen observation thai
left no more to be said, sending them
to the pantry to forage for food and
drink.
A few days after the election
Thatcher invited HARDWOOD to join hin
and Allen in a weeks shooting in the
Kankakee, where he owned a house
boat that Allen had never seen
Come up, Dan, and rest your voice
It's a good place TO loaf, and wei
? take John Ware along as our mora
/ upnfter. Maybe Wen pot few
ducks. but If we don't Wen get away
from our troubles for little while
anyhow"
!. The hcuse-boat proved to be com
modious and comfortable, and tbs
ducks scarce enough to make the
hunter earn his supper. may say
In parenthesis that long before
! Thatcher's day many great and COED
Hoogiers scattered birdshot over the
Kankakee marshes-which, a1ack
have been drained to increase Ind
. ana's total area of arabic soil Lew
: Wallace and other Hoosier generals
and Judges used to hunt ducks on the