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CHAPTER 1


was Byrd's wedding night.
t,m-s Was q tumutt IN ner neart. a
smut OF JOY ana tear.
'eAy glrI who has been led to the
KNOWS that teeIIng a
Using o. happy emotions with
r. ana uncertain premonitions.
- .hti today n hadn't thought
O." mat way! Not Just that wayi
nao oeen too happy with Larry
riage. "A'eE mar
ne nad lived in a dream, a dream,
rove OF joy, Of beauty-a dream
nad opened up enchanting vistas
were she and Larry wandered ire
eons Of time. GUNS anu
Aohight she had stepped down TO
eeitn Tor the first time, and she was
ened! ' D' Aiisht-
one trembled slightly, as she gazed
= lne snimmering silver cloud, with
neouia OF floating mist that was
~eouing gown, as it was reflected
~ tue Iong glass over the dressing
one thought g~uiltily that she did
-ooA IKE the moon, wrapped in bolts
aHu Dolts OF satiny clouds, as Larry
MAO said when he had peeked in once
"nen she was trying on"
me little half-moons Of yellow silk
that camouflaged the lights over her
dressing table threw an added sheen
over her soft bronze hair, wound IN
strands Of gold about her small and
snapely head, and gave a deeper
iuster TO her smooth, white skin and
deilcately-molded features. Under
that soft light one doubted her
twenty years.
Her face might have been painted
on shell. 1t had the wraithIike quail
lty OF a miniature. Only her eyes.
Ike deep, blue lakes under a noon
sun, gave IL a vivacity that contra
dlcted the somewhat Trailer qualities
of the rest of her.
There was something fragile and
exquisite about her. She made you
think of the flowers that bloom at
night under the pale fire Of the
moon . the night-blooming
cereus in its waxen beauty, or
the moonflower that held the bare
beauty Of her shoulders a. a calyx
holds its bud. while the iridescence
of satin seemed TO shower her with
its silvery radiance and her veil drew
a silver cloud over her head.
Some rappe6 at the door. and
Byrd called: 'Just one minute and
III be ready"
Her heart was beating like a sledge
hammer, and she wasn't quite sure
that she wanted 20 join the process
sion waiting for her at the top OF
the stairs.
1t was perfectly ridiculous to get
excited about il, she was saying TO
herself. An experience that the
whole world shared could have no
mystery. II was the natural order
of the universe common TO all
living things everywhere. But she
stood rooted TO the snot as If in
visible fingers were holding her
that story she had read in the paper
haunted her.
A girl in Cleveland had postponed
her wedding three times, becoming
each time STRANGELY i'll. and the
last time she had locked herself in
her room when the strains Of the
wedding march began and thew
had to break down the door.
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For United States Senator:
TOM CONNALLY
For Associate Justice Supreme Court
THOMAS b. GREENWOOD
For Governor:
DAN MOODY
For Lieutenant Governor:
BARRY MILLER
For Attorney General:
CLAUDE POLLARD
For Comptroller:
s. II. TERRELL
For State Treasurer:
W. GREGORY HATCHER
For State Superintendent of Public
Instruction:
s. NJ. N. MARS
For Commissioner OF Agriculture:
GEO. B. TERRELL
For Railroad Commissioner:
LON A. SMITH
For Commissioner General Land
Office:
]. +. Robson
For Judge Court Of Criminal
Il. {. MORROW
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Byrd almost sobbed with sympathy
for her. There, in hat story,
lay the entire tragedy Of sex. f..
The great. old-fashioned house,
with its big" parlor and its little"
parlor, its large hall and larger din
ing room, seem TO absorb easily the
many guests that thronged il now.
II made a bright picture, with the
walls garlanded with spring flowers
reflected in the spring colored
dresses Of the girls and women.
Some Of Larry's friends. even a
member Of the firm for which he
worked. had come all the way from
Cleveland and stood a little apart. a
smart. distinguished-looking group. a
little superior as city folks arc apt
to be.
The strains Of the wedding march
floated up the stairs. and now Byrd
was descending on her fathers arm.
She seemed 70 be carried down on
the rhythm Of the music.
The guests edged closer against
the ribboned aisle that her two little
rNeces as flower girls had drawn,
straining TO get a full view or the
bride.
Byrd wasn't in the least like her
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half so hard to raise a half million
for the new hospital.'
Papa, why do you have to make
a joke Of eve%rything?' asked Mrs.
Hamilton with a catch in her voice.
Mr.. Hamilton drew in his breath
deeply, rs il TO cover an impending
break.
"Clear out, everybody" he said,
quietly. MAMA and ] want TO be
alone with these two n~ewly-wodsi"
He turned to Byrd and Larry. and
put an arm around each or them.
Then he drew OFT a slip Of paper,
which he handed them.
~ was going 70 give you a little
advice on the use of this, but I've
changed my mind. There amt going
ID be no strings tied on 10 it.'
he blew his nose violently. and
tucked his handkerchief. deeply Dor
dered IN purple, back into his
pocket.
Byrd caught her breath Is she
glanced NO ID. u was a check for
five thousand dollars. II was made
ous "a Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Browning. Larry put the check IN
his pocket. thanking them
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father, who was big and brawny in
stature and heavy in tissue, and still
less like her mother, who was tall,
angular and sharp-featured. To
Byrd she looked unreal without a
dustcloth pinned ar@4ad her head.
for Mrs. Hamilton was the old-fash-
toned housekeeper who just had to
take an active part in all the house
hold activities.
In fact, the only member Of the
family who bore any resemblance TO
Byrd was Patricia. called Pat" and
sometimes pep" because she was as
full Of high spirits as n puppy. and
was known all over town for her
tomboy pranks.
At is. Pat was still a gangling
child with n ready tongue and a
shrewd and untutorcd idea of life.
Most Of the time She looked all legs,
elbows and eyes. IL was a constant
race. her mother had said. between
her knees and her skirt hens. Pat
had glorious hair that curled all over
her head in deep. coppery shades.
lighting at the ends to the warm rich
reds Of a setting sun. Byrd scolded
her constantly for always running
her fingers through Il 90 that il
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| always looks just like a cosy cor.
ner."
Then Byrd's eyes were drawn b,
some magnetic force to Larry's. Hs
was standing there at the ministers
side so at ease, so assured, his com
pact form drawn up to its full height
Of six feet, so young, so handsome
and so distinguished looking, the
| lines of his suit not concealing en-
| tirely the packs Of muscles thai
moved lightly under the smooth
black broadcloth. His serious, darh
| eyes held a secret message for her
as they held her close to him for m
instant.
She loved Larry distractedly when
his face wore that fine, uplifted eX'
preston.
When, when he looked at her like
that, she felt queerly taut inside like
a violin whose strings have beer
softly and a little cruelty frightened
by the musician who alone knows
how to mute or force the sounds
from within.
Six months ago she had gone L
| Cleveland to visit friends. And there
she had met Lawrence Browning
y. . il was at a dance . they
we're introduced. and he had asket
her to dance. Stepping into hi
arms. their cyes had met. Some
thing Clicked"
Her light weight in his arms had
released some secret spring in both
their bodies that had thrilled them
simultaneously with a sudden elec.
trical shock a.. . hat had swept them
together , . and bound them with
a thousand tiny, invisible wires
They had felt "its" presence AS
il "it" had been a person.
And Larry had stopped stock still
in the middle of the dance, before q
word had been spoken between them
and kissed the top Of her bronze
hair, softly, ~reverently, like a prayer
Suddenly she was conscious of the
deep, throaty tones of the minister
spacing off his words rs IL he were
measuring them with a ruler.
wilt thou take this man &
be thy welded husband !" tn,
voice OF the minister doomed anC
questioned her.
Byrd shivered as If some ghostly
hand had suddenly shaken a warn
ing, spectral finger NJ her. Ora!
patches floated before her eyes, anC
the room became blurred and unreal
Larry, noting her sudden pallor. pu'
a sustaining arm around her,
strong, encouraging arm.
II dol" Byrd's voice floated, flute
like and steady. upon the tense air
and the sigh of relief that ESCAPED
her mothers lips was heard all owe
the room.
The crisis had been safely passed
and now laughter and congratula
tons filled the air. The kindly an,
familiar faces Of old family friends
and neighbors crowded past her dowr
the receiving line.
Her father, on her right. adde'
Just the correct amount of buoyanc!
10 the occasion, with his hearty anc
overflowing good humor, which nov
and then couldn't resist dropping !
"little story" into the willing. bu
shocked, ear Of some %overpious soul
He gave the evening a sort Of ease
for everybody adored big Jim Ham
ilton, president Of the Jacksonville
Savings and Loan company, ant
about the most important and we'll
tn-do man in town.
! An hour later. Byrd was slippinl
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Rvrd threw her arms around ~
mother. ana then her father. rivinr
him an extra squeeze. a long. tight
-ouiyerinr embrace. which clung IN
him the rest Of his life-
Thsn Larry held out his hands y,
her. IL vas time to 60.
IN his smiling. slightly arrogant
.vcs there was "A curious. vibrant.
clowing expression that pronounced
him altogether male
And Byrd knew then that
Larry Was the only man she would
she knew then that ro matt
49, what W. did. she would cont Hlr
MI her life TO love him and forgive
The little chains RI dread Chat hai
h.id her hack. seemed suddenly p
hrrat' and she thought TO herself.
with III inxrressiblc h%aprincss surg
IN throurh her slender younG hcdt
aWhv. I'd go anywhere with
Iarrvi I'D do anything for Larry'
And Byrd needed all the faith in
The world. for before many hours
had passed. something happened tn
test her lcvc in an cNtrao-dinary
wy" ITO BE CONTINUED
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Assistants
X. n. COUSINS, Jr.
&. W. T~RUEHEART
PAUL ID. PAGE. Jr.
JOE 5. BROWN
GALLOWAY CALHOUN
r.. NJ. TILLEY
". &. CHANDLER
ALLEN CLARK
u. r.. wHITEHURST
October 10, 1923
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~. a. Kennedy. District no. -
For T. states 5 'r:
For Ass 'tc Justice oreme Court
f' " 81 # I LINES
MRS. ! MORE
{. 0. Il RIs
For Com Ner:
JOHN I'll RANT
For G. Stat =. : 2a;1r'r'
For State oerintcn t Of Public
MRS MRS. ! "A B. A Ms
fG T. Com j. n ' IN Of 's''''''''''
For Raiir Commis 1er:
JEFF N .ILLER
For Conn Toner &C al Land
Office:
For Judge Court of minsl
Appeals:
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CLAUDE POLLARD

POLLARD
Attorney Genera!
n. A. SIMMONS
FRS. "A sistant
DAN !. PlCkLE
Special Assistant
ETHEL 4. HILTON
Special Assistant
BRANN FULLER
Chief Clerk
X. v. NICHOLS
Legal Investigator
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Electors for President and
Vice-President:

Electors for President and
Vice-President:
Mike II. Thomas. at large
w. +. II. McFaddin. at large
Ed King, District No. |
DR.. A. +. Swaziland. District No. ?
r. J. Peasley, District No. 3
l.. u. Hanna, District No. (
j.. Il. Graham. District No. 3
Tyler Haswell, District No. 8
III. G. Smith, District No. z
Wallace Pratt, District No. 5
Charles G.. Smith, District Nc. Q
John r. Drake, District No. 10
Mrs. Margaret Conger, District III
Joe Kebelman, District No. II
c. W. Johnson, Jr., District No. 13
Bodo Holekamp, District No. "a
John T. Lomax, District No. Is
Mitchell Waldrop. District No. is
DR.. A. r. Brock, District No. II
l.. "A. Kennedy. District No. Us
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() Leave UNMARKED ALL TWENTY of the Hoover electors
at the top of the Republican" column. Mark out all names in this
column below the electors.
() Mark out the whole of the three columns to the right, head
ed Communist Party" Socialist Party and the blank column.
REPUBLICANS, wishing to vote a straight ticket, will leave the
whole Republican" column unmarked and mark out all four other
columns.
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IMPORTANT!

A Democrat wishing to vote for Hoover should mark his ballot as
eboyn in the marked sample ballot above. This has been approved by
Hon Claude Pollard, Attorney General of Texas, as a legal ballot
which must be counted. Read General Ponards official letter on this
page. ~. a. ouou,n
Tl Mark out ALL TWENTY Smith electors which are those at
,ho head of the Democratic Party" column. Leave all other names
in this column unmarked.
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ITO BE CONTINUED
~ Politics AT 80. OVT M \

SHEFFIELD. Eng-J. w. Bailey.
who entered notifies at 50. IS getting
out AZ Oh. lie says it's in young
mans game"
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STATE OF TEXAS
LsFAIl

offices Of tho Attorney General
Austin
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WOMEN LOSE
PLANK BATTLE
Suffer Reduction of G. 0. P.
Platform Influence.
BY RALPH H. TURNER
United Press stan Correspondent


KANSAS CITY, June IA
Women, accorded about half the
delegate representation at this con-
vention that they enjoyed at Cleve-
land four years ago, have also suf-
fered reduction of their influence,
insofar as it applies to the 1923 plat
form.
The women's organizations have
obtained insertion of only one strict
ly feminine plank. That plank
took cognizanace CT granting Gov
eminent offices to women in the le-
gal, diplomatic. judicial and other
departments
The National Woman's Party had
urged a plank favoring a constitu-
tional amendment to grant women
equal privileges with men. It would
have aimed to give economic equal
ity with the other sex in various
fields and human activity.
The League Of Women Voters had
opposed such an amendment, adj
vocating instead passage of legisla-
ton to remedy existing inequalities
which it contended women suffer in
competition with men. The plat
form committee made no mention
Of the subject.
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ARE STOLEN
Loot Worth $4,000 Taken
From City Home.

A $4,000 jeWelry haul, and num-
Der of smaller robheries were re-
ported topolice Wednesday night
and today.
Detectives are watching pawn
shops for a $4,000 platinum bracelet
set with diamonds, and two rings set
with pearls and diamonds valued at
more than $500, which were stolen
from the home of Mrs. Scott Dem
ing, 1899 N. Pennsylvania ST., some
time Wednesday afternoon.
A savings bank with $40, and a
$35 Swiss watch, the property Of
Estella Franz, roomer with Denings,
also was taken.
A dress and six bath towels, value
$50, was stolen from Mrs. Butler
Hurt, 29o9 NJ Capitol Ave. Miss Mil
dred Moppin, city hospital nurse,
reported her wrist watch, value $50,
stolen from a hospital desk Thurs
day afternoon.
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Talk to Support Democrat
Nominee Gains Few
Friends.
BY DEXTER M. KEEZER

KANSAS CITY, June 14.-The
discomfort and bitterness Of minority
groups at this convention is not 60
ing to crystalline into third party
movement this year, it can be said
with a fair degree Of certainty.
Few of the minority leaders are
talking third party. There are some,
influenced by the heat of the
present, who no doubt would vote
for third party at this moment.
Most leaders, however, say they
have not been deluded by the
hubbub here, which in part is at
tributed to political agitators.
A more or less concerted move to
back the Democratic nominee at
Houston also is being advocated.
The Nebraska delegation which
came here pledged to Senator George
w. Norris already has left him for
the Hoover band wagon, the test
vote on seating of Texas delegates
showed.
Senator Nye of North Dakota,
leader in the farm demonstration,
said he had wired Senator Norris for
advice. Norris has been mentioned
as leader of a third party
Senator Robert M. La Toilette, Jrp
whose father led a third party four
years ago, said he did not expect a
third party movement until after
the Houston convention, if at all.
H. G. Keeney. head of the
Nebraska Farmers Union, predicted
a third party.
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other less reliable source. What
ever was going on, caused me to
be awakened by a loud roll call
sound of Alabama. BY jove, my
first thought was that AL Jolson
was in the audience and started
singing a Nanny song.
1t proved to be the chairman
calling a State roll call on some
thing and hoped it was adjourn
ment for lunch, egad. The last
piece of business was an honorary
escort of the new G. o. P. chair
man, Senator Moses. to the plat
form. AS both my feet were in
a form of paralysis from sleep.
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Dazges Eliminated From Field
of Vice Presidential ASbirurtS
Is Rejected by HooveriteS;
East, West Battle
Looms.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER,
limited Press Staff CorreSuondent

CONVENTION HALL, KANSAS
CITY, Mo-, June 14.-Republican
party leaders have narrowed the
vice presidential fight down to six
candidates-three from the middle
west and three from the east.
They will confer tonight and reach
decision which they will attempt
to put through the convention Fri
day.
The six candidates in the field now
are: From the middle west, Han
ford MacNider of Iowa. Senator De-
neen of Illinois, and Senator Curtis
of Kansas.
From the East-Representative Til
son of Connecticut, Senator Moses
of New Hampshire, and Senator
Edge Of New Jersey.
Dawes Eliminated
Vice President Dawes has been
virtually eliminated, as the Hoover
forces did not want him, it was
authoritatively reported this morn
ing.
Before the leaders agree upon the
actual candidate, they must decide
whether they will go to the East
or take candidate from the West.
Two fundamental differences of
strategy are involved.
One group wants to pick the Vice
President from the farm be- to off,
set Hoover's alleged weakness there.
That group feels that Governor
Smith, if nominated, is fairly rer-
tain of carrying the big Atlantic
seaboard States and that the Re-
publicans should concentrate their
drive on holding the Middle West
for the Republican ticket.
: The other group takes the view
that the farm belt. being at heart
Republican from the time of the
Civil War, will rally to Hoover as
soon as the wounds of the conven-
ton heal and that the party should
mass its forces with a view of car
rying the fight to Governor Smith
in the East.
Deneen Strong Candidate
Hanford MacNider of Iowa,
former assistant secretary of war
and past national commander of
the American Legion He comes
from the heart of the corn belt;
appeals to the younger voters.
Senator Deneen of Illinois comes
from Lowden's State and has just
defeated Mayor William Hale
Thompson and Governor Small for
control of Illinois. Illinois not only
is the leader in the farm belt move
ment, but is the third largest State
in electoral votes and will be a
pivotal fighting ground.
Some believe that whoever carries
Illinois will carry the election. There
is much wet strength upstate and
many believe only a man like
Deneen could prevent a swing to
Smith
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MELLON, Ware
SIT AS FRIENDS
Pennsylvania Rivals Talk
and Laugh.

BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY, June 14.-Sitting
side by side on the front row OF
the delegate section on the conven-
ton floor are Andrew w. Mellon
and William S. Ware.
Occasionally the abrupt Philadel-
phia boss says something to the
quiet-spoken Pittsburgh banker
which makes him laugh. Appar-
emily they are on the best of terms,
but the convention is still talking
about how Ware took the play away
from Mellon, and destroyed the
dominating position Mellon was
credited with holding.
Two years ago Mellon contributed
$4,000 to the campaign fund to
defeat Ware for Senator, MELONS
brother gave $4,000 and his nephew
$4,000 more.
Ware was nominated and there
apparently was harmony, but the
Philadelphia had not forgotten. He
had his revenge.
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FORM SECOND G. 0 P.
Texans Bolt and Start
Party Inside Party.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY, June IA sec
ond Republican party" of Texas
was founded in a hotel room here
late last night by the Wurzbach-Lit-
Teton faction, whose anti-Hoover
delegates were refused seats in the
convention yesterday.
G. c. Littleton was elected ma
tional committeeman. Mrs. Harry
Wurzbach national committee
woman, and Capt. Jack Elgin of San
Antonio State chairman. The un-
seated delegates from the eighteen
districts we're designated as the re-
Spective district chairmen.
r. B. Creager. recognized national
committeeman from Texas, said the
leaders are well-known chronic
boilers" and he refused to take them
seriously,
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BY MANOR TOoPLE

ICopyright. 1923. NEA Service. Inc)
CONVENTION HALL, KANSAS
~ CITY, June 14.-Egad folks,
I am bit weary and befuddled
today. Was up all night engaged
in a heated controversy over the
farm relief question with a group
of delegates. At one point in
the debate held three aces and
pair of kings-confound it-you
will pardon me, my mind wanders
from the subject, due to4osS of
sleep. What I meant to say was
that, I held the delegates spell
bound with my thorough knowl-
edge OF the present agricultural
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I could not arise and make the
honorary escort complete.
The new chairman was bitter in
his speech against the Tammany
Tiger. and challenged a battle
between the Tiger and the G. o.
P. elephant. Having hunted many,
a tiger in India astride an ele-
plant, Senator Moses can find no
one better versed in that form Of
excitement than myself, egad.
At 1870 p. m. somebody in the
New York delegation stood up and
requested an adjournment, which
was granted-and if had my
say, he would be nominated, egad.
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THIRD PARTY MOVE
EXPECTED TO FLOP
Appeal by Air

Hope that a radio set would
bring Ernest Neigh from some
place, probably in Ohio, to the
bedside of his dying father,
Charles Neigh, "a, of Alb S.
Harris St., is held by relatives
today.
The son, with his two chill
dren and wife, travels over the
entire country in an automo-
bile and truck doing house-to-
house sales. When last heard
from ten days ago he was in
Marietta, Ohio.
The travelling Nelighs carry
a portable radio set with them,
and the hope was that an ap-
peal sent out from Indian
apolis broadcasting stations at
police request would be tuned
in by the camping Nelighs.