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From Pint Statesman, March 28, 1851
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HEALTH
By Royal S. Copeland, JLD.
Moral Forces Asleep
THE moral forces of the state were asleep and the legisla
ture has passed a bill legalizing gambling at fairs and
race meets. Under the gloss of regulation of pari-mutuel
betting enough legislators were persuaded to swallow the
measure with the bait of providing funds for the state fair,
the Pacific International livestock show, and county fairs.
Senators Staples and Woodward put up strong and unan
swerable arguments against the legalizing of gambling which
will lead inevitably to the moral decay of youth, but 18
senators voted to let down the bars. Now the state may
expect to be overrun with touts and cappers and gambling
gentry.
We dearly love a horse race and want to see the state
fair survive and flourish ; but financing it out of the weak
ness of weak men is a sin. Human nature has a streak of
the gambling spirit in it, and that streak needs to be curbed.
It is just that gambling craze which led to uncontrolled spec
ulation and the present economic collapse.
Ironically, the bill contains an emergency clause to the
effect that the measure is necessary immediately for the
health and security of the state. Gov. Meier will probably
sign the bill; but if he is consistent with past declarations
he will veto the emergency clause which is but a mockery
designed to prevent a referendum.
Lawyers Make Mistake
THE Salem lawyers made a mistake in carrying their fight
against Judge McMahah into the legislature. They gave
an old feud an airing, but they could expect no results with
Senators Brown and Spaulding, political cronies of the judge,
in the senate to block their moves for relief. McMahan
thrives on just such stuff. First thing we know he will be
talking about the "illegal legal trust" just like L. A. Banks
of Medford.
There is talk about recalling McMahan, but that would
get nowhere. He would fan the countryside, berating lawyers
and newspapers, put a George Joseph halo on, and get the
votes and the people. McMahan wants to stay in department
No. 1 because the judge in that department calls the grand
jury; and Mac wants the grand jury so he can grandstand
political.
The district elected McMahan and the district will have
to put up with him until his term i3 over with. If he slops
over a few more times he might be subject to impeachment,
but there again politics would enter in and such proceedings
would get nowhere. The lawyers will have to get along as
best they can, though they might try passing Mac along to
Jackson county. L. A. Banks insisted they get a new judge
down there who wasn t a lawyer."
So We Got Our Words
A WORD has a pedigree just like a jersey cow or a persian
XjL cat. The roots of words go far, far back in history ; and
origins of words in a language often give evidence of the
origin of the race which uses the words. So it is that many
of our common words may be traced back to Sanscrit origins,
to the very dawn of the Aryan race, with a connecting
chain like that of the horse, back to the eophippus.
Here for example are sources of some of our present-day
words, though not of course the ultimate source of their
root-sounds.
"Neighbor" used to mean a near-by farmer, and comes
from the Anglo-Saxon "neah" meaning "nigh" and "gebur"
meaning farmer.
"Congregation' derives from words meaning "flock", the
Latin, "grex, gregis" meaning "herd" and "congregare"
meaning "to assemble in a flock."
"Automobile" is a modern word deriving from "auto"
Creek meaning "self" and "mobile" of course from words
relative to moving.
"Curfew" arose from the practice of the mediaeval French
peasants of covering their fires in the days before matches.
A bell was rung as a signal to cover the fire, "couvre feu"
which was worked over in England when the Normans came
to "curfu".
"Bedlam" was really a madhouse. Insane people used to
be confined in the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem in Lon
don, and the designation was contracted to "Bethlem" and
to "Bedlam".
"Bonfire" was originally a "bonefire" for the burning
of corpses after war and pestilence.
"Candidate" originally meant "one clothed in white", be
cause in Roman times a candidate for office wore a white
toga. He still puts one on, figuratively speaking.
"Belfry" does not come from "bell", but from the Ger
-man "bergen" to protect and "vride", peace, security; and
referred to a war tower used by besiegers and later to a
watch tower. Bells were put in the towers and finally the
worn became "belfry .
A person may get a lot out of a dictionary or word book.
wora study may be as fascinating as a jig-saw puzzle.
a j.l . .
Aituougn me state is one of the highest-bonded states In tbe
country, and faces inability to meet a. matnritv r ti enn nnn An
April 1st next, bonds and more bonds are talked about in the legis
lature, $65,000,000 for power development, and 15,000,000 for Wil
lamette river development. Though they have not been authorised
Sf Em J? KfVor a!sort ot 8tuIf nd Perhaps by the next
election initial blocks wUl be approved by the voters. Issue bonds
ill AVIV AVAlllt nvkl A L . -M - -
.... "'c'vn' men aetauii louowed by. repudiation. We
j iw uu x eru ana uoiivia yet.
Tonight at the armory the second concert of tbe Philharmonic
Gershkovitch as conductor. Mark nnia! v- " ,7:7
The initial concert last fall 1
and music of a high order
By ROYAL ft. COPELAND, M. D.
United States senator from New York
Former Commietioworof BeeltK
s Itaie York City
MANY PERSONS are susceptible
to Inflammations at the throat, of the
pharynx and larynx. They are par
Ucnlarly common at this time of the
year. Sadden
ehsngea la
weather and ex
posure to cold and
dampness, lead
to Irritation of
the throat.
Tbe doctors
give thaw at
tacks pretty big
names. They call
tbeta "pharyngi
tis" and "laryn
gitla." PharynglUs
an Inflammatios
of the mucoui
- Or. Copelond membrane ot
lining of tbe up
per part ot the throat. The trouble
may be traced to Infections of the
nose, such as chronle sinusitis or
chronic catarrh ot the nose. In these
cases the Inflammation gradually
creeps from tbe nose Into the throat.
Pharyngitis may also follow ex
posure to germs received from the
nose and throat of some Infected per
son. These germs are quickly spread
from one Individual to another, being
transmitted by kissing, coughing,
sneezing, and drinking from contam
inated cups. Pharyngitla may follow
the excessive use of highly spiced
foods, alcohol, tobacco or the inhala
tion of smoke or Irritating dust or
vapor.
Yoke May Bo Lost
The Irritation may result from
some constitutional disorder, such as
constipation, anemia, or tuberculosis.
Its cause can be determined only by
a thorough physical examination.
When the underlying cause Is dis
covered and removed, the sufferer is
assured of permanent relief. Com
mon sense dictates that any Inflam
mation of the throat demands imme
diate medical attention.
In laryngitis the voice Is altered
or may be entirely lost.
This affliction, inflammation of the
voice box, often foUows exposure to
dampness and cold. A cold which
starts in the head often results la
laryngitis with loss of voice. It may
also follow overuse of the voice and
is a common complaint on the part
of orators and public speakers.
Inflammation of the larynx can
only be cured by rest of this deli
cate organ. Avoid ail unnecessary
talking and above all, refrain from
smoking during the attack. Severe
cases require prolonged rest in bed.
I warn you about hoarseness that
lasts for several months. This symp
tom should never be considered as
coming from a simple laryngitis.
Something more serious should be
suspected when hoarseness persists.
A careful and thorough examination
ot the throat is essential. Negligence
may prove dangerous.
Answer to Health Queries
Q. St. C. Q. What will eradicate
blaakheads and pimples? 2: What
should a girl of 14. I feet I Inches
tall, weigh? What should a girl of
17, 5 feet 1 Inches tall, weigh?
A. For full particulars send a self
addressed, stamped envelope and re
peat your Question. 1: They should
weigh .respectively: m and 180
pound a This would be about aver
age for their respective ages and
heights as determined by examination
of a large number of persons.
(CopvrioM, 1933, K. T. 8., Inc.)
BITS for BREAKFAST
By R. J. HENDRICKS
wataf1 lLlnin' editopJof wHTersIty Emerald, is la hot
water on the u. campus -and recall tamm. .. , .
Mllf mke Emerald a propaganda .heet for hu bright
Meaa and some of the frat rrmm. !,. v
do not like his pearl, of wisdom: A wllei-Ted'tor often 7eU in a
1?"LV? Ucn otteVwIta stde?ta. Nen?ei
A Texas famtl -nt mhM with it. . .
. . - , m - o - vm.v i,v ui tua uiu Lues, me
baby swallowed two dimes. Tha. Kih, h.nv -m v.v, I JT.
lWb mi - vywi err
Yesterdays
... Of Old Salem
Town Talks from Tbe States
man of EarUer Days
Starch 9, 1908
PORTLAND Leo Dal Hoy,
member of the Quong Sang wa
Co., and a prominent Portland
Chinese, was shot and fatally
wounded last night by a "hatch
et" man who had been imported
from San Francisco for the pur
pose of getting Lee. The trouble
is said to be due to internal dissen
tions in the Bow Wong tong.
Joaanim's first dollar.
first poetry, other flrstai
1e
(Continuing from yesterday:)
"But while w had no newspapers
within easy reach, men were all
the more disposed to ask and give
the news as men passed np and
down by -way ot Oregon and into
California, There were many
peddlers going np and down now;
passing preachers always had
been numerous from the first,
and they stopped at all times and
prayed lata and long; for mother
knew hotter how to prepare and
serve a good meal than any one
else In the borderland.
S
Of course they war always
welcome. But really and truly It
was a great bother when they In
sisted, as they always did, before
going on. on getting us all down
on our knees and praying and
praying, and praying the longest
hour I ever saw.
Stffl, they gave lots of infor
mation, good and bad, about the
new mines. And X was the most
eager of all listeners. I wanted
to go to the new gold mines.- Do
not wonder at or blame me. It
was in my blood and my blood
was hot for action. Do not think
this was unnatural for one so
young. Bear in mind that I was
born and cradled on wheels.
'Besides these peddlers and
preachers and passing Immigrants
who were seeking homes and
came to consult papa and talk
over old times, there were now
many pack trains coming to Ore
gon and going back, often camp
ing close by to get butter and
eggs and garden truck, and they.
too, had lots to tell about the
mines. My parents guessed at
my burning desire to be off and
away, even If I had to ride the
bell mule of the pack train and
be cook to the greasy greasers;
bat I kept, or tried to keep. It aU
to myself.
S
"Mother had pulled, heckled.
distaffed, and spun all the flax.
and as we had sheared the sheep
clean, white and burrlesa sheep
in the long waving grass of those
days she then took up the wool
and soon went away with a bas
ketful of spools and shuttlecocks
to wnere there waa a loom at a
distant neighbor's, and before a
week was back with a bolt of
cloth as big as she could carry,
"My! the plans for the placing
of that bolt of cloth. Papa must
have a suit; John D who was
training to teach in two little
families away up on the forks of
the Mohawk, must have a suit
Mother must have a petticoat, and
above all, all the three boys must
have bathing suits.
S
"Our second crop in Oregon
wag a miracle of nature's gener
osity. The wheat was tall, strong.
bowed down with laden heads of
yellow gold. The fruit trees had
grown beyond conception the first
year, and the second blossoming
they were pink and white with
glory, and brown and busy wild
bee3 from the mountains made
honey while we, all of us who
were not teaching school, worked
as hard and as happy, too, as
they. The apple trees in the fall
were red and pink and yello
with luscious fruit. We had sure
ly come upon a land of milk and
honey. The cattle, too, were in
creasing in the rank, rich grasses
beyond all reasonable calculation.
". .
' We had no mills within reach
those first years; no machinery of
any sort, and so had to winnow
our own grain by tossing it in the
wind, as in olden Bible days, and
let the wind blow the chaff away,
Sourred by tho recent fire trag
edy in Collinswood, O., school, in
which 174 pupUs pertsnea, saiem
school board last night ordered
protection steps taken here, in
cluding more fire bells, fire ex
tinguishers and drills, repair of
door fastenings, and orders that
no doors bo kept locked during
school hours.
Attorney Frank A. Turner filed
a petition yesterday for nomina
tion for tho office of representa
tive, subject to the action of the
republican primaries.
March 9, 1923
Independence citizens are pro
testing as Illegal the location of
tho West Side Pacific highway
from Monmouth south, and de
claring that tho highway should
be built from independence
south through Parker and Suver.
Reports from 1SS mills to the
West Coast Lumbermen s associ
ation for the week ending March
2 show production 17 per cent
above normal, new business seven
New Views
"Do you think times are going
to get better or worse because of
this week's adjustments? Why?"
asked Statesman reporters Wednesday.
IiOO N. Child, real estates
"They will be better. After all this
Is settled, confidence will bo re
stored and things are going to
improve, especially interest in tho
purchase ot real estate and mort
gages as investments."
Richard Syring, writer: "I
think it waa just as well that tho
financial situation came to a head
in this way. I think the banks
will be open soon and things will
straighten out and be better than
before. Hog prices have gone us.
and that s one good sign.
per cent below production and
shipments 14 per cent above new
business.
MINEOLA, N. Y. Contact be
tween airplanes flying at reduced
speed to prove messages or fuel
could be passed from one machine
to another was success fully
achieved hero yesterday by army
fliers.
What coUansed In this country was not tho gold standard but
th4 credit avatem- The result would nave been the aame If we bad
haii an iron standard or a cotton standard. When tho people got
panicky they will wreck credit system based on any standard. What w . j . wuson. J
ETneed U to oxorcUe , fear out ot people's mind, so legitimate ere.
ui suet e& iu aMHVNv
while the wheat fell down on the
outspread wagon shoot, This
wheat bo Had. then baked, or
fried, mads a fine substitute for
bread. But sometimes we had
Indian sauaws, wlththalr atone
pestles and deep stone mortars.
grind wheat on shares, so as to
have wheat bread for breakfast
when tho preachers earns: and
this was almost every Sunday.
"But st tae end of two years
a shrewd Yankee sot np a mlu
for grinding wheat, a day's drive
distant, and soon tho report
spread about that tho squaws
In tho habit of mixing ap
roasted grasshoppers with their
mortar-made flour, and this, of
course, drove us all to tho mill to
got bread for 8unday and tho
preachers. I can now see that this
was all a fiction.
S
Those stono mills or mortars
with tho long and shapely atone
pestles, of a finer quality of stone.
are found all no and down tho
Pacific sea bask by tho miners.
and not a cabin but has ono or
more in the door yard. And this
tint mortar and pestle Is found
In all tho museums of Japan. But
I have searched tho Holy Land,
and Indeed all other lands I know.
in vain for this primitive milL So
that I am firmly persuaded that
the Oregon and California Indians
came to us from Japan, most like
ly by way of tho Aleutian islands.
or Behrlng straits.
S Is
Immigrants kept coming, the
generous Oregonians going out
each year to meet them. Tho con
gested lower end ot the valley
comparatively congested began
to empty out its multitude up to
ward our way, and new cabins
glistened In tho morning dew to
right and left and far away be
fore us till not a foot of vacant
tillable land was left, (This is
not correct as to new plains i
gon trains after 1854, for, from
1855 to lS5t, no wagon trains
came, that overflowed Into the
south end of the Willamette val
ley, and almost none in the latter
year, and few in I860. Only ono
wagon tram got across in 1855
and that was the Kelt eolosv
tram, going first to tho Willapa,
Wash., section, and beginning to
move to Aurora, Oregon, in 1851
But a good many lower and cen
tral WUlamette vallsv nnnl
moved further south in the late
fifties.)
S
And what noble pioneers!
Poor enough they were, most of
them, as were we at first, but
they were aU Industrious, honest
as a rule, and as steady as oak:
deront people, who always insist
ed on building a church and
school house, however humble
the very first thing.
S S
"But, at the same time, there
tame pouring In on the other side
into California the most depraved
and evil element through the Gol
den Gate that ever took human
form. This was the convict class
from the British penal colonies
'Ucket-of-leave men,' some of
them almost all of them bad to
begin with, but doubly bad now
with gold on every hand to be had
in heaps almost for the taking.
"While it had all along been
conceded by my parents that I
was to go, when go I must, to the
gold mines, while my brother
taught school along with papa,
and Jimmy took care of the stock,
this brutal new element made
them hesitate now.
S S
But go I must. The wheels
of the covered wagon in which I
had been born and bred were
whirling and whirling, and I must
be off. Many were going; boys.
men, and even whole families
were off, or about to get off. for
the newly found mines out to the
south of us, on the very edee of
dreaded California, but I must be
one of them.
(Continued tomorrow.)
W. R. C. President
To Make Official
Inspection Today
woodburn, March 8. The
next meeting of I. J. Stevens Ro
ller corps will be held Is tho
I. O. O. T. hall Thursday after
noon arter a potluck laneh which
wUl bo served at noon. Mrs. Flor
ence Shipp, department president
of the Oregon Woman's Relief
Corps, will make an official -visit
and Mrs. Emma Tyson, president.
ascs an members sad officers to
he present.
Mrs. Susan Livesley who Is f
years old. was given a birthday
surprise party Monday afternoon
when members of tho 8L Mary's
Episcopal guild and friends called
at her homo. A feature of the
luncheon was tho serving of three
birthday cakes, ono especially dec
orated with candles, flowers, and
her ago snd initials.
Those present were Mrs. E. H.
Cowles, Mrs. L. M. Bltaoy. Mrs.
8. R. Kallak, Mrs. T. a Poor-
man, Mrs. H, H. Austin, Mrs. H.
D. Miller, Mrs. F. O. Breads.
Mrs. H. L. Gill, Mrs. F. W. Set-
tlemler, Mrs. Katherlne Olson,
Mrs. W. I. Wilson. Mrs. Frank
CZLAPTESt lOXTY-TESES
Tho saaso evwain Burgess ap
pears te bis Sunday slothes at
Joslah Crabbe'a. Tho man was
frfrhtamed. A sense of tesetarity
had chilled his ardour. Crabbo was
ninseil
There's ' that Sottas of mms
waitiner for you."
Tm fearing, sir, I mayn't get
Oo work as I did down yoaderv"
That's It, Burgess, that's It.
Twopence halfpenny for tho rights
of man! Wo lis smxg H our pockets,
and let liberty lis in tho gutter!
rwt row worry, my man. dont
on Won v.
-Right's right, Mr. Crabbe, but
when a man's cot a family
"You wont bo worse off np here.
Burgess. Dont bo a fool, and dont
whins. I dont like whining.
Cobbler Burgess's cottage In
George Lane had another tenant,
and this appeared to bo the solo
result that could bo attributed to
the protest he had lodged with the
Navestock Board of Guardians, Ne
ono seemed interested in the mat
ter, and whatever Dr. Threadgold
may have thought of TurrelTs cot
tage pruyetty and tho state of the
stable yard adjoining George Lane,
tho cynical persistence of tho old
conditions suggested cither that
Threadrold had thought it best to
have as opinions, or that ho had
New York has a stock exchange and a curb market; both are
closed because ot tho holiday. But bootleg trading la securities had
to go on, so they call it a "gutter market'. As prevailing prices
most of the stocks feel quite at home In tho gutter, oa tho way to
tho sewer.
Tho Medford-Msil Tribune picked np tho wrong sat and ran a
School is Resumed
After Vacation as
Teacher Recorers
picture of Sam Insull tor Mayor Cermak under tae capuoa -auuea
by Assassin'. Insull was once the big shot of Chicago. Before) he left
tows he drove around In an armored ear for fear he would be killed.
A week ago we all were just terribly worried over the poor
Chinese trying to defend Jehol and the great wali. Meantime
"great walls" crumbling nearer home hare been giving u more
concern.
The population la the northwest should boom bow. Oregon Is
enacting old age pension laws and Washington legislators have
Toted a ten million dollar pot for unemployment relief. '
The Filipinos should be happy. A man named Holliday has bee
named acting governor, there.
SUMMIT BULL, Marsh f.
The Summit HIH school reopened
Moaday morning, after betas;
closed for three days, dae te tho
Htness of the teacher, Mr. Best-rater.
The 4-H dab held its regular
meeting at the John Shifferer
home, all members being pros eat
After a business meeting games
ere played and refreshments
were served by the hostess, Mrs.
Skiff erer, to the youar group and
their leader aad Us wife, sr.
aad lira. Bestrater.
The farmers are now busy re-
seeding.
"You are a nice
to ask visitors to tear Jess chided.
Jess laughed. Mrs. Loosely put
it as though growth was a new
gyriaa bull stranded is some curio
shop with his bead sis inches from
had ne success in stating them. 11 snaring phenomenon.
Someone had thrown n stone into a
stagnant pood, and tho ripples ap
peared to have died down. Joslah
Crabbe, tho man of property, knew
otherwise. Men whose interests
have been threatened are. very sen-
leaves them uneasy. They do notl"0 vu
UBUU.
"Marat I rrowT Tm serenteen."
"You ought te hare your hair
op."
"Oh bother!"
"Mr. Wolfe's not expecting you
till four."
"We came in early Sarah, and I
forget.
He had to hold Editor BoxaU back
by the collar.
"Wait a few weeks, and well
give them another dig, just when
they are beginning to settle down
comfortably. In birching a boy,
BoxaU, yon shouldnt lay it oa too
fast. Give him time to think be
tween the strokes, and to wonder
when the next is coming. That was
Just a rap to begin with."
It was late October, and the yel
low leaves were falling from tho
Lombardy poplars oa tho road near
Josiah Crabbe'a house. At Era's
Corner, Mrs. Sarah Loosely went
to and fro in Wolfe's sitting-room,
a busy primness oa her mouth. Vis
itors were to be there te tea, aad
the lace doylies oa the dishes took
an immense amount of delicate at
tention. It had been said that Heaven
would hare to be the perfection of
tidiness, or Mrs. Loosely would not
consent to remsiu there. Palm
branches would be sloped like
muskets on parade, halos tilted st
precisely the same angle.
Wolfe was busy in the coach
house, diving into tne deeps of a
monster hamper. Yellow straw and
wisps of paper lay piled about, and
files of bottles, green and blue,
stood crowded like a mob along one
walL He was unpacking drugs that
had arrived that morning from a
firm of manufacturing chemists
whom Josiah Crabbe had recom
mended.
His brown hands were groping
in tho bottom of the hamper when
the door-bell rang. The clinking to
gether of two bottles at the asms
moment masked tho sound for him.
There were greetings under the
white Georgian porch between Mrs.
Loosely and two visitors.
"WelL Sarah, it is a long while
since I saw you. You dont look a
day older."
"I don't fed it"
"Here's Jess, getting long in the
legs."
Mrs, Loosely pecked at Jess's
cheek.
"You are retting quite grown
up, my dear!"
"He's head orer ears in a ham
per in tho coach-house. Never knew
such a gentleman to do things xor
hiirftif. And as considerate as
curate."
Jess mouthed her scorn.
"Curate I Let's go and catch him
at it. Mother. IH leave the basket
here in the halL"
So Wolfe was caught stfll grop
ing in the hamper, his back to
wards the house, and the late Oc
tober sunlight streaming in upon
the yellow straw.
"You are a nice man to ask visi
tors to teal"
Hs found the glowing, mlschirv
ous face of the girl setting off the
maturer amusement of the mother,
"Hallo! I didnt expect you yet.1
Tm going in to hare a chat with
Mrs. Loosely. John."
"What a mess you are making t"
"Mess! Nothing could be more
orderly. Look at those bottles."
This was Jess's first visit, and
she had to be shown all that Wolfe
had to show. She was a partisan
from head to heeL taking things
passionately to heart. Wolfe may
not hare seen tho girl's pride in all
that concerned him, but her mother
saw it. and smiled with her wise
bine eyes. Jess was ready to turn
Mrs. Loose It's house upside down
in her enthusiasm, even to oust the
good lady, and see Wolfe in full
possession.
The door beU interrupted tea
and there were voices in the halL
Someone was shown into the room
on the other side of the passage,
Mrs. Loosely appeared with an air
of Importance.
"Mr. Flemming wants to see you
sir.-
"What, the rector?"
"Yes."
Jess flushed op sensitively.
"Tbe re I Isnt that just splendid
xou must go, John. Dont let us
be In the way. We can look after
each other."
Wolfe found Robert Flemming
standing with his back to the big
gilt-framed mirror that hung orer
the mantelpiece in Mrs. Loose! y's
parlour. Flemming, Eke Wolfs,
looked too big for this little bric-
a-brac world, a human-headed As-
the ceiling.
Sood afternoo!
n, mr.. none, a
can oa you in yous
down, Mr. Fiem-
Good
hare come to
new quarters."
"Please sit
ming."
The rector looked for a chair, but
some vague prejudice kept him
TwKnf Aa attitude of mind that
approached the apologetic was ab
solutely new to him. It was nice
preaching bx a strange language.
"You nad yourself conuortaDie
here?"
"Very."
Flemming himself was big with
discomfort.
"I may as well tell you at once,
Mr. Wolfe, why I have come to call
oa you. The fact is, I have been
thinking orer that conversation wo
had some time ago. I dont know
that I am altogether easy in my
mind."
Wolfe's heart went oat suddenly
to the elder man. There was a la
bouring of the heavy wheels of
Flemming's mind. His handsome
face had na expression of doubt,
and of distress.
"Wont you sit down?"
"I can talk better standing."
"You are referring to the talk we
had oa the health of the town?"
"Yes."
Wolfe leant one shoulder against
the window easing. Flemming was
like a man trying to walk in deep
mud, and Wolfs felt a desire to
stretch out a hand to him.
"I shall only be too glad to give
you any information. But as things
Flemming's eyes turned to him
expectantly.
"Ah, that's where I feel my dif
ficulty. My impression is that there
is an aggressive and bellicose spirit
at work in the town."
Wolfe's mouth grew sterner.
"I think I told you, sir, that there
are times when a man must fight."
"Then, you allow "
"I allow that I am against aU
compromise, and that there Is a
certain public spirit growing here
that means to fores reform."
"A few Radicals, eh?"
"I dont think you ought to put
it that way. Besides, such a taunt
cuts back."
"You are right; I withdraw. But
are you determined to be bitter? I
say bitter because well, it's hu
man nature."
"It la not bitterness with me, bat
I can assure you it is war, if that
is what you wish to know."
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