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'*'r ^ EASTERN STATES GO REPUBLICAN The Governor's T J •L* 3 A Novelization of Alice Bradley's Play NEW YO R K . Nov* 3.— Sw eeping Republican gains throughout ths coun try, which reached a clim ax In this s tale by the overw h elm in g v ictory of Charles 8. W hitm an, fo r Governor, and Jainca W. W udaworlh. to succeed Kllhu Hoot In tne United M ates Senate w ere Indicted ton igh t In early returns of Illustrations from Photographs of the Stage Production the gen eral .le ction s H eavy fa llin g o ff o f the P ro g re s sive vote in many sit tea. .he return Ooerttght. isu irvaiissBne i mb MassnsSJ Sr IM M S s I ssum to Cougreee o f ex-S peaker Cannon, de clalve Republican gains in Nsw York SYNOPSIS. talking even more cleverly, Blade and and lllln o ia in the tlouee m e m b ers h ip Katherine had come to a mutual un and fhe overw h elm in g d efeat o f Rep- Daniel fllads suddenly »dvsn. ee from a derstanding. The more they saw of resei la tlv a 1'elmer by Senator Panruse pemilleaa mlner to a nillllunatre. Hs Is In P ennsylvania w era features o f the Xmbltloua to bsconia governor o f th# •ach other the more each became con •tat», lila slinpt». honie-lovlna wlfa falls vinced that their paths would Inevit s a rly returns. to itswto th» new condttlons Miede mssts ably converge. M a » a a e h i i » r t t a I 'a m f e r l a D e m o r r a ls . Ksthsrtn», daughter of Senator Strick- Katherine talked animatedly and an- liem ocrattc leaders, however, w ere laiul. and ses» In her all that Mary la iwt pleaaad by a triumph In Massachusetts, llado dectilss to separate from hie v ife tertalulngly of aoclal life abroad and w h trs sx-R ai'rea sn tatlva McCall was xml taksa roome at bis Club. of the gay times In Washington, and d efeated fe r the G overnorship by Uov- Slade's heart warmed and hla ayea C H A P T E R V. srnor Walsh. flashed as he pictured blmstilf a part Early returns Indicated thi l the Dem ocrats would retain con trol of Mary Blade eat down to the break of that charmed elrrle. With keen Congress, w ith approxim ately no change penetration he saw the longing of the in the Senate m ajority, but by a de fast table with a certain aenae of be- It was the .name thta girl's nature, her Iron will, her deter cidedly reduced m ajority In the House. wlldermeut. A t a late hour results In Illin ois, In morning as It had been each succes mination to gain social honors at al diana. C a lifo rn ia and C olorado aa to the sive morning etnee Dan's departure. most any cost He flattered himself Seuatorship w ere in doubt. that when he aald the word Katherine GERTRUDE STEVENSON H u ger DR. JAMES WITHYCOMDE WITHYCOMBE EASILY WINS £ F orm er H u m ley nntl Si n n o tt W i n . F or R epresen tative in C ongress In (he F irst d istrict W . C. H a w le y has been e le o te i o v e r Fred H ollister. T h e incom plete retu rn * g iv e the fo llo w in g urea: * ley ...................................................... 1.71M H ollis te r ...................................................... 1.001 | H a w le y's lead Prohibition May Carry; Hawley and Sinnott Win; Cham berlain Ahead. The election o f the Republican state and Congressional ticket, w ith the e x ception o f United States Senator, is in dicated by incom plete ^returns cover- ing the state generally* On the vote fo r United States Senator some re turns have been received from , every county, and. although G eorge E. Cham berlain and R. A. Booth are running not fa r ap art in the state outside of Multnomah County, the la rg e p lu rality fo r Mr. Cham berlain in Multnomah County seems to indicate his election. R e t u r n » F a v o r Prohibition. On prohibition w h ile the issue may y e t be said to be in some doubt the ea rly returns report a dry v ictory. A l though Multnomah County may g iv e a substantial m ajority against p rohibi tion it I f not lik ely, on the basis of e a rly returns, that this m ajority w ill g o as high as 10,000 in the state outside o f Multnomah County, and if the pres ent ratios are continued the amendment w ill have an a ffirm a tiv e m ajority of about 15,000. D uring the ea rly even in g the returns received presaged a close vote upstate, but these fig u re s w ere la rg e ly from close-in business d istricts in the la rg e r townp. As la te r figu res became a v a ila b le the fa v o ra b le v o te fo r the am endment began to fo r g e ahead w ith the probable result as a lread y e x pressed. Tax Exem ption 71*2 Sinnott ....................................................... 1.033 Evans .......................................................... 411 Cleav er ....................................................... 30« lead .......................................... I Dry a :t»2 Ahead Outside. The v o te on prohib ition outside o f Multnomah County is as fo llo w s on in. com plete returns: Proh ibition, Prohibition, A ffirm a tiv e y es ........................................ 1903 no ...... ..................................... 1473 lead ............. SV2 W h ile the m ajority against p roh ib i tion in Multnom ah County in the in com plete returns is 477, it must be re membered that the up-state vote is tw ice as la rg e as the Multnomah C o u n tv vote and that a g re a te r p ro portion o f the to ta l v o te has been counted in Multnom ah than in any other county. Throughout the state there has been a gen eral vote against abolishm ent of the Senate and the 81500 tax exem p tion ar.d the u niversal eigh t-h ou r law. Returns from 19 counties on these measures g iv e p ra ctica lly a tw o -to-o n e vote against each measure in the Senatorial contest W illia m H an ley ran a poor third. In the State outside o f Multnomah County tfie In com plete count g iv e s him 485. but the fig u re s are not so com plete as those returned on Booth and Chamberlain. A dding in Multnom ah County H an ley has 1323 votes as com pared w ith 4677 fo r Booth and 5605 fo r Chamberlain. Defeated. On the various amendments figu re s on only three other measures w ere availab le at a late hour last night. These indicated con clu sively that the 11500 exem ption, the abolishm ent o f the Senate and the universal eigh t-h ou r law had been d ecisively defeated. The incom plete figu re s from all counties in the state outside o f M u lt nomah g a v e the fo llo w in g totals on United States Senator: B o o t h .................................................... 2799 C h a m b e rla in ........................................2735 H a n le y .................................................. 485 B ooth’s p lu r a lit y ............................ 63 C h a m b e r l a i n In L e a d But in Multnomah County, w ith n early 6000 votes counted, Mr. Cham berlain had a plu rality there o f 991. The subtraction o f Mr. Booth's p lu ra lity in the state g ive s Mr. Cham berlain a p lu r a lity o f 928. I t is p ra ctica lly im possi ble to m ake an estim ate o f the p lu ra l ity by which Mr. Cham berlain w ill be elected, as in many counties the totals, as computed, show on ly tw o or three votes differen ce. These figu res have come la r g e ly from the cities and the fe w s catterin g re turns from country districts thnt are com ing in som etimes reverse Mr. Cham berlain's lead and som etimes g iv e him the better o f the vote. Dane County has g iv e n Mr. Booth a handsome plur a lity, probably as much as 4000. W lthyroasbe H as. ........................................... In the Second d is tric t X. J. Sinnott j has been re-elected. Th e figures are as fo llo w s on the incom plete count: Slnnott's W inner. S a lllv a a M ay lie lle a tr a . A close contest to r the Illin o is Sen- atorsh lp was indicated by returns re ceived up to a lata hour. It looked as if tho p lu rality rolled up by Sullivan (D em .) In Cook County, m igh t be o f f set. I f not exceeded, by Sherman*» gains in other counties. The result probably w ill not be known d e fin ite ly u n til 1st» tom orrow. T h e triumph o f Senator Penrose In P en .isylvan ia o v e r A. M itch ell! Palm er. Dem ocrat, w ho w as one o t the orig in a l supportera o f W ood row W ilson, and G iffo rd Pine hot. P ro gressive. was overw h elm in g. Francis E. McGovern. Republican was elected, according to early returns, to succeed Senator Stephenson. Repub lican, from W isconsin. i $ l.e a ilr r s R e lu m e d . T h e trium ph o f ex-S peaker Cannon, Republican, ov e r Fran.t T. O'Hatr, for R epresen tative In ths E igh teenth I l l i nois D istrict, also seemed certain Other Illin ois Republican* who were turned out o f the House In the last D em ocratic landslide, who w ill be r e turned to Congress, w ere W illia m B- M cK ln ley. Charles E. F u ller and John A Sterling. Republicans also made g a in » In N ew Y ork. Oscar W . S w ift d e fe a tin g R epresen tative James H. O'Brien In the Ninth D istrict: Kollln R. Sanford, d e fe a tin g R epresen tative Peter U T en eyck ; W a lte r W . McGee, succeeding to the seat o f R epresen ta tiv e Clancy, w h ile R. L H askell, R e publican. was elected in the Tenth D is trict. T h » d efeat o f ltep reaen tatlvs K or- bly. Democrat, o f Indiana, by M errill Moore, also marked the gen eral trend ot Republican gains through out the country. S rre so K. P ay ae H e -K le e t e d . Sereno E. Payn# (R e p ), o f N sw York, one o f the oldest mem bers o f the House In point o f service, was re elected w ith ou t d ifficu lty . In Tennessee also a change o f party control was Indicated. E a rly returns pointed to the d e fe a t o f G overnor Hooper, the Republican Incumbent, by Thomas Rye. Democrat. D efea t o f wom an s u ffra g e In M is souri and N orth D akota and prohibi tion In A rlxona and Ohio was Indi cated. In Ohio the prohibition issue was upperm ost In Cleveland and D ayton the ''w e ts '' w ere victoriou s by iargfe m ajorities. Senators re-elected as the result of hard battles w ere F ran k Brandegee. Republican, o f Connecticut, w ho w i l opposed by G overnor Simeon E. Bald w in : A lb e rt B. Cummins. Republican, o f Iow a, who defeated R epresen tative C onnolly: John W aite.- Smith. D em o crat, o f M arylan d; W illia m J. Stone. Democrat, o f Missouri: Jacob H Gal- lin ger. Republican, o f N ew Hampshire, who w as opposed by R epresen tative Stevens. D em ocratic Senators In the South w ere re-elected w ith ou t d iffic u lty , new Senators from Southern states chosen b eing R epresen tative Oscar W . Under wood. o f Alabam a, and R epresen tative Thom as W . H ard w ick, o f Georgia. E x-G overn or J. C. W. Breckham. Dem ocrat. o f K entu cky, w as chosen fo r the lon g term. In C a lifo rn ia there was an excep tion to the P ro g re s siv e slump. Such returns as w ere at hand from that state indicated a landslide fo r O ovr- nor Johnson, the P ro gressive executive, who was up fo r re-election. W om an su ffra g e apparently fared 111 at the hands o f the voters. In Ohio, N orth Dakota and M issouri su ffra g e amendments appeared to have been beaten decisively. State-w id e prohibition was beaten In Ohio, but in C olorado the ea rly vote was in fa v o r o f It. H A R D IN G L E A D IN G IN O H IO Eurly Returns In d icate Proh ibition George E. Chamberlain. W ith the exception o f the Senator- ship the Republicans probably have carried the county fo r a ll candidates on both the state and county tickets, including C. X. M cArthur fo r Congress and Thom as M. H urlburt fo r Sh eriff. The prohibition amendment has tailed to carry In the county, accord ing to the availab le returns. Am on g the other im portant am endments that appear to be losin g aae the 81500 t a - exemption, the proposed a b olition o f the State Sen ate and the un iversal eigh t-h o u r law. The d entistry bill has an Indicated lead. Issue Is Losing. C IN C IN N A T I. Nov. 3.— E a rly partial returns from various precincts th ro u gh out the state indicate that the race fo r G overn or between the Incumbent, James M. Cox. Democrat, and Frank U. W illis, w ith the form er s lig h tly in the lead, is extrem ely close. James R. Garfield. P ro gressive, was conceded e a rly to have no chance. P a rtia l returns from alm ost every p art o f the State o f Ohio up to 9 o'clock Indicate that W arren O. H ard in g, R e publican, Is estab lish in g a substantial lead bver T im o th y H. Hogan. Democrat, and A rth u r L. G arford, P rogressive, In the race fo r United States Senator to succeed Theodore L. Burton. Republican. F iftee n precincts In C uyahoga County (C lev e la n d ) g iv e prohibition 715, against 1934. Four precincts out o f 56 In Scioto County g iv e prohibition 261, a g ain st 480. Fou r precincts out o f 117 in Summit C ounty: F or prohibition 386, against 416. In Sandusky County, tw o precincts out o f 41 are: F o r p rohibition 100, a g ain st 221. Dr. W ithycom be has been elected by a la rg e p lu ra lity unless ea rly returns are deceiving. I f the present ratios are maintained in the com plete vote his lead over Dr. C. J. Smith w ill be be tw een 25,000 and 30,000. T h e rural ( h n m h e r l a l n ' s I.end »01. counties have gone very stron g ly for Incom plete returns from 225 o f the the Republican candidate w h ile the 326 precincts In the county at 3 o'clock cities are not fa r behind them. this m orning Indicate tnat G eorge E. Outside o f Multnomah County the Cham berlain, Democrat, has carried figu re s on the contest fo r G overnor Multnom ah County over R ob ert A. between th e tw o candidates are as f o l Booth, Republican, and W illia m H an low s: ley. P ro gressive, by a p lu ra lity that W ith y com b e .......................................... 3,100 Sm ith ......................................................... 2,1.73 may exceed 10,000, and that Dr. James W ithycom be. Republican, w ill have a W ith y c o m b e '» lead ............................. 1.033 slm lar lead o v e r Dr. C. J. Smith, Dem W ith the vote in Multnomah County ocrat, and W . S. U’Ren, Independent, added the fig u re s stand as fo llo w s : fo r Governor. W ith y co m b e ................................................ 5,573 A heavy vote, estim ated at 82 per Sm ith .......................................................... 3,781 cent o f the reg is tra tio n — 96,436— was W om en vo te rs w ere out in force. M IC H IG A N C O N T E S T IS CLOSE W lth y ? om b e's lead ...............................1,792 c a s t D E T R O IT , Nov. 3.— F ragm en tary P E N R O S E ’ S P L U R A L I T Y H E A V Y W IS C O N S IN E L E C T S H E P L B L IC A N returns received up to 10 o'clock to n igh t bore out the prediction o f all Republican Governor A 1st Indicated Emmanuel P lillip p Wins In Contest p arty leaders that the M ichigan gu b ern atorial con test between G o v for Governor. by Pennsylvania Returns. ernor F erris (D em .) and ex-G overnor M IL W A U K E E . N ov. 3. — Emmanuel Osborn (Ite p .) would be an excitin g P H IL A D E L P H IA , Nov. 3. — Election Philipp. Rep., o f M ilwaukee, today d e one. o f Penrose, Rep., to the United States T hree hundred and fifty -fo u r state feated Judge John C. K arel, Dem.. o f Senate from Pennsylvania, by a la rge M ilwaukee. In the race for G overnor o f precincts out o f a total o f 2132 gave p lu rality, and also an easy v ic to r y fo r Wisconsin by a p lu rality estim ated con F erris 32.924; Osborn, 26,136, and H. It. Brumbaugh, Rep., candidate fo r G o v s e rv a tiv e ly a t 25.000. r a tte n g lll (P r o g .), 6955. ernor, are indicated by returns from Osborn fo llo w e rs counted on a big The estim ate is Irom w id ely scat 1242 election districts out o f 6727 In the tered returns. m ajority In the upper peninsula state. Th e vote: The P ro gressive vote was fa llin g T h e vote fo r John J. Blaine, Ind., United States Senator— Palm er. Dem.. candidate fo r Governor, la decidedly below that cast In 1912. Frank E. 32,987; P'nchot, Prog., 31,831; Penrose. ■m alt Doremus, In the F ifth D istrict, and Kep., 119,628. M cGovern, Republican, fo r the United Samuel W. Beakes, in the second, the F o r G overn or — McCorm ick, Dem.- States Senator, is lead in g Huating, D em tw o M ichigan D em ocratic R epresen ta Prog., 51,349; Brumbaugh. Itep., 124,- ocrat, according to scattered returns in tives In Congress seek in g re-election , w ere in the lead in the eairly returns. 914. W isconsin outside M ilw aukee. She could not bring hereelf to the real isation of the fact that Dan had not come home— apparently did not Intend to come home. 8be had waited up the night he had gone to the club. Just aa ihe had waited up every night of their married life, no matter where her husband was or how late he might be coming Dome. Aa the night hours lengthened Into day she was forced to the con clusion that Dan meant to atay away for the night. That he wouldn’t be home at all through the day never oc curred to her. She reasoned that a night's sleep would clear htg mind and that he would have recovered from his ''tantrum" the next day. But Dan didn't "run In" that day nor the next. The days had become weeks, ret neither by telephone nor letter had he sent as much as a word. Finally Mary had mustered up her »ourage and telephoned his club. It took courage for Mary to uae the tele phone on any occasion. She was afraid *f the sound of her own voice the mo ment she began to talk Into the trane- mltter. This time she feared Dan's displeasure and hla possible harsh neaa. Mr. Slade was out. had left no message, they did not know when be would return, wao the disappointing result as she bung the receiver on the hook. This morning, aa the maid served her breakfast, she resolved to try again. The situation was getting un bearable. It was bad enough to live In the great houae and be surrounded by servants with Dan there. Without him ehe felt like a piisonsr of state and looked on the servants as so many (alters. Leaving her breakfast practically antasted, Mary again ventured to the telephone. With faltering voice s i* repeated the number. “ One-three-nlne- four;'' with beating heart she Inquired for "Mr. Slade;” with sinking courage •he received the answer that Mr. Slade had gone out. leaving no message. Again and again during the day the repeated the call, only to receive a similar reply. The possibility of her husband having left such a message to be delivered to her. whether he was there or not never occurred to the truthful, simple-minded little woman. But Slade did not want to be reached by her, and If an untruth, more or leaa, were necessary, the telephone boy was easily bribed. Meanwhile Slade was eagerly look ing forward to his new life. Never a man to waver, be did not once look back to the wife he had so coolly de- lerted. He waa being dined and ban queted and feted, being everywhere hailed as the candidate for governor. He was sniffing the first breath of fu ture glories with keenest delight. This was the sort of thing that made a man feel big! This waa the sort of life to lead— with men bowing and salaaming ill around him. He walked with a firmer tread. Hla shoulders wera thrown back a bit more arrogantly. Hla cheat was more noticeable as he walked down the street. The Innate conceit and self-esteem of the man made him overlook the fact that the party needed a rich man. He was quite satisfied that he was being boosted by StrlcklaDd and tit« others because of hts brains, hla unusual abil ity, bla oratory and hla power to lead men. He was happier than he had been for years. Every day the new life looked brighter and the old leaa desirable. If be gave a thought to Mary It was a passing one. Mary waa "comfort able." She had everything that money could buy. The servants would be tak ing good care of her, of course. Of the lump In Mary’s throat aa she sat at the lonely breakfast table and as the went through the still more lone some ordeal of the formal dinner, he knew nothing. Of the woman's aching heart and her eyes bright with unshed tears as she tried to keep up before the servants and make excuses for bis absence, Slade was heartlessly ob livious. Or perhaps it was self-esteem again, that made him unable to feel for her— the self-esteem of the suc cessful man who feels no wounds whet fighting foY what he wants, and neither knows nor cares that others feel them. He had a heart, but It was unpleasantly like Pharaoh’s. But of Katherine Strickland’s stat uesque beauty and her cosmopolitan manner he was delightfully aware. During the weeks since he bad left heme Slade had been calling regu larly at the Strickland home, partly to consult with the senator and partly fer the purpose of poelng for the bust which Katherine was modeling. As they sat hour after hour, he posing comfortably, she working d e ft* and Strickland would be ready to cast her lot with his. From the smoking room of Senator Strickland's big bouse came the stri dent souud of men's voices, raised In excitement, and. It would seem, ac claim. Now and again the senator's smooth, oratorical voice would sound and then Slade's slightly deprscatory, yst firm and pleased Then would follow the patter of applause, laughter and the sudden dropping of voices that atgnlfied earnest converse. To Katherine Strickland, titling In the softly lighted library adjoining, every sound had Its meaning. Her eyea sparkled with keen Interest. In her cheeks glowed the deep rose of excitement and exultation. In that other room the knew they were making his tory. lu that other room they were putting up a man for governor, a man the admired and who bad aroused her Intereat as au other man bad ever done. Nothing could stand In that man's way, she thought, with a catch lu her breath, nothing could atop him now that he was fairly started. How dif ferent thla domineering, forceful per sonality from Rob Hayea. the man who had first won her girl's l^eart, and yet for whom she had never been willing to renounce her Intereat tn tbe polit ical and social life which obsessed her with the same compelling force aa It did 8lade. With an effort she brought her mind back to the present and to Mrs. Wes ley Merritt, who bad dropped tn on her way from a dance to pick up her husband. "You simply weren’t listening to a word I said," Mrs Merritt complained In her affectedly affectionate way. "1 was asking If you know Mr. Slade very well.” "Yea,” Katherine replied, lightly, ” we know him very well." "And does be ever mention hla wife?" In Mrs. Merritt's most perfectly feline manner. "Never once,” admitted Katherine, without even an attempt at an evasion. "And you have never met her?" Mrs. Merritt was In bar glory If aha could probe. "No. I have never met her.” "How extraordinary! My husband —why, Wesley Merritt's nsms spells hearth and home, domestic p u rity - while Blade's! They tell me he hasn't seen his wife for weeks, and It's town talk that he’s living at his club. And to think he's nsver mentioned her to you!” Katherine had quietly rung for a servant, and as Mrs. Merritt finished, remarked casually: "Martin, see that these letters are mailed at once.” Unabashed, Mrs. Merritt was moving eagerly about the artistic room, com fortable In all Its appointments. Its richness enhanced and mellowed with age, a blend of color that nothing but years can give. Fannie Merritt was a decided blonde. Her decision had been made more than ten years before. It waa a de cision that, once made, must be abided by, and tbe woman had been living up to It ever since. Her gown was tbe last word of sartorial elegance and style. Daringly decollette It clung to her long, svelte figure with loving emphasis, and trailed round her ex quisitely dressed feet. Her hair did credit to the hairdresser's long and pa tient efforts, and long, bizarre diamond pendants flashed and sparkled from her ears. If ever a woman had become a slave to her own personal pleaaur* and dress, that woman waa Fannie Merritt Too self-centered and selfish ever to crave motherhood, she lavished a kind of affection on a watery-eyed little poodle, which repaid her with lap-dog gratitude. Tonight she waa restless and 111 at ease. Like Katherine, her mind was full of one thought—Slade, Slade, Slade —but thoughts that took a different di rection. She was sick of hla name, sick of hearing of hla money, sick of the talk of his power and of hearing him named as "the man of the hour.” He was winning the very honors she had coveted for her husband, and tak ing them right out from beneath his very eyes and nose. There didn’t seem to be a doubt of Slade becoming gov ernor, tbe very position for whlcn her husband had been striving for the past ■lx terms. Slade with bis millions needed tbe governorship no more than a pampered child needs a new toy, while to her husband snccesa or fail ure thla time meant either the retriev ing of his fortunes or his utter ruin. The abstraction of the two women was broken by the sudden entrance of Hayes. "W h ew !” he whistled. "They're hav ing a time of It In there, flood ava iling, Mrs. Merritt, your husband la cerlaluly making ' it warm lor Mr. Slade." "Indeed," laughed Mrs. Merritt, grat ified for tbe moment. "Dear, dear I” she exclaimed aa she watched Hayea gating wistfully at Katherine and looting very handeome and manly In his well made evenlug clothes, "ll'a quits like old limes to see you together.” Unhappy hereelf. It gave her a certain pleasure to make other people unhappy. The Jealousy ehe had long fe*lt for the younger and mora beautiful woman found expres sion now In her purrlug tones, aa, with amiable cruelty, she reminded them of their earlier tntlmaoy. She took delight In making Bob writhe and Katherine whltefi aa she recalled their passionate youug love wbeu only the senator'^ stern Interference had kept them from wedding. "Let me see." she reoollected. "when I was your confidante, you were twenty-one. Katherine, and you, Kob. were twenty-four. 1 can feel Rob's hands gripping mine yet: *0. Fannie— plcaee eee bar for me—-the senator doesn't approve of It.' And the tears you shed oo my ahouldor, Kathnrlua — why. It feels wet to think of IL” "O ! Fannie!" Katherine'» vole# was not as firm as ueual. " ! always said.” the woman per sisted, "Hob, she'll come home to you In the end—” "I think I'll go back and Helen to the discussion," and Bob flung dis gustedly out of the room. At the door be almoet collided with Merritt. Kath erine bad hurried out to see a reporter who wanted the wherefore« and tho wbys of the dinner party to Slade. "I can't possibly get sway, dear,” Merritt explained to hts wife. "I've been buttonholed by some men from up tbe state. Shall you watt or go home— first?" Mrs. Merritt refused to be dis missed In that peremptory fashion. *TII wait," ehe returned with acid aweetneaa. "Then If you are not ready I'll run along.“ "Blade'e had aa ovation tonight,” Merritt Informed her, nodding toward the smoking-room. "The big out-of- town men are all hare. Home of 'em In there yet. He's big, Fannie, lle'e big. We can't deny that. The brute attacks hla point with all the force of a sledge hammer.” "Yea, that'« wbat you la c k - punch!” hla wife turned on him petu lantly. "You're snowed under,” she com plained, bitterly. ” lf you'd taken my advice you wouldn't have come to this Slade feed tonight. What's your pa per for,” ehe demanded, "If you can't attack your rival candidate In Its col umns? Anyone would think you want ed to make him governor—Instead of yourself.” • "I can't attack him publicly," Mer ritt retorted. "He'd put up glue fac tories facing our property and. with a lake breeze blowing our way— phew I My position la very difficult. Ot course, election's a long way ahead, but l'ia tbe only stick In hie puddle.” "Yes, you're a big stick!” she tjuntrd. "Why don't you do some thing?” "What can I do?" he groaned. "I've been told tonight by no less than four men that they won't support me again. And Strickland’s speech Introducing Slade was a masterpiece!" "Yea— Strickland's masterpieces are concocted by hla daughter, we all know that. Just aa I write your stuff.” ahe finished with hateful emphasis on tbe possessive. "My dear, I wish you'd be more careful!" warned Merritt, making sure that the door leading Into tbo smoking room waa closed. “ Your 'Message to Ihe Farmer'—that made you famous! What did 1 ever get for writing It?” anil with self satis fied deliberateness she arranged her self carefully In a low-seated cbalr near the fireplace. ” 1 never denied that you had a man's brain," placatlngly, drawllngly, mockingly, "darling." "Yea—I'm the family mosquito that buzzes behind your ears. Ood help ua If It wasn't for me. Did you aak the senator for the (10,000 I want?" she demanded. "He can't,” Merritt was huddled In the nearest chair. The subject had been causing him appetlteless days and sleepless nlghta. When a woman of Fannie Morrllt'a persistency and tenacity wants something a man can’t get then that man la very likely to be nagged Into desperation. "You look out, Wesley,” she an swered. alarm breaking the careful modulation of her voice. “ That's tbe first time he ever refused ua." "He's broke—dead broke. I don’t know how he can keep this up. The senator's nearly out. That’» why he’s sticking to Slade." (TO BE C O N TIN U E D .) Wonderful. Her soldier son In India had sent a cablegram, and Mra. Hlunderlelgh'a voice rang with pride when speaking of It to her Impressed neighbors. "Yea. they be wonderful things, they telegraphs," said she. "Just fancy. It's come from Indy—all they thou sands & miles." "And so quick, too," put In her best friend. "Quick ain't the word for It,” put In Mrs. lilunder- lelgh. "Why, when I got It the gum on the envelope wasn't dry.” Explains Bassball'a Popularity. Nothing equals baseball aa a popular sport. Baseball stimulates the mind and Invigorates, Instead of exhausts, the body. It can bo played In any field, at almost no coat. Expensa la the handicap which keep* ‘tennis and golf out of the running ■■ great popu lar sports. A baseball game may be played In two hours— an advantage which will ever make It more popular than cricket aa au International game.