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.. fee OREGON STATESMAN, saiem, uregon, Tnursday Morning, July Z, 1938
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Durant's
J7-IVANIS INTERNATIONAL held its convention recent
V ly. in Washington. A principal speaker was Will Durant,
V: sfamed for his "Story of Philosophy" and other books, a
journalist and lecturer who has been rather successful in
translating highbrow stuff into language of commoners. In
his Kiwams address Durant
biological, economic, moral and
, i " The most fundamental, he
"the threatened deterioration
birthrate of mediocrity". This
ted to in this column. Our population is dying at the top.
steadily committing race suicide. i
On the economic side, Durant said the American system
of industry cannot continue unless the purchasing power
pf our people rises as fast as their power to produce, a dilem
ma often stated in recent years. Durarit then said :
; "But the natural Inequality of men inevitably concentrates
: wealth, prevents the full spread of purchasing power, and pe
- riodlcally stalls the industrial machine. Our economic system
like ourr political system, seems to demand a higher degree of
. equality among men than nature has provided."!
Speaking of the moral problem Durant said that indus
trialism ''has. weakened the Puntan-agricultural moral code
and has weakened the institutions that transmit morality."
Christianity originated in an
has now been thrust into an
has been treat. Preachers still
Cultural terminology of the New Testament in an intensely
.industrialized, uruamzea society. - u
Durant's analysis of the political situation was equally
'penetrating. The sources of
the able are drying up. Men are selected lor oince because
of their political skill and then required to deal with issues
t equiring knowledge of economics and a wide background of
education and intelligence. Political machines grow out or
the mob and serve to keep the able men out of! power. Durant
ileclared the presidency was no longer a one knan-job, in the
sense that no single mind can cope with all the issues of the
'time. The complexity of our civilization ''has; made the pres
idency an outwearing and outworn ?
Durant did not stop ! with outlining the problems. He
gave his views as to remedies.
fectives against reproduction,
tation and device of taxation
the able, - .. I-
r In the political field he recommended the gradual clos
!ing of public offices to the not technically trained for public
Administration, and advocated forming schools of govern-
rrient in the universities with a "United States civil academy"
tin Washington. ; ! ; 1
Durant's ideas are pertinent for the time. They have
been -criticised for putting too much faith in an aristocracy
1 of breeding. But he has put his! finger on four social sore
spots. - 1 ' j I
"Four Long Months' j
FRANK RjKENT, whose daily comments ion politics ap
pear alongside, offers the opinion today that all the con
vention oratory has not changed many votes, and that
all the campaigning between now and election will not alter
I the result. So he says, the time and money might be saved by
s taking the poll now. I.: . ! J
Kent is, one of the best students of politics in the coun
:. try, the author of a book entitled "Political Behavior" which
lis as good a study of political techniques in a democracy as
; has been published. Whether one agrees with his hostility
: to the new deal or not, Kent's opinion on the political pro-
cess itself is entitled to respect, i I
' Yet the comment flies in the face of one of the tradi
V tions of politics, that if the election had been held in Septem
' lier of 1896 Bryan would have won. Maybe that was the" ex
! ception to prove the .rule. If so,; then there have been other
exceptions. A primary election a month earlier in 1930 would
have seen some one other than George W. Joseph nominated
for governor, probably Al Norblad. In 1934 Joe Dunne won
hiA nnminifinn in rhfl incinir
In presidential years from
jlsult was rather clearly foreseen with the single exception of
.1916 when the result quavered for days after the poll was
ftaken. In this year the election might as well be held, within a
i few weeks as to wait until November, fbr the reason that
the campaign has been under way already for several months.
wThe remaining four months promise to be anti-climax. No
development is in sight which would change many votes. Sen
ptiment is crystallized, and is stiffly immune from opposition
; fcratory. There may be the customary parade of party dis
sidents in both directions. Conservative democrats may fol
'low AI Smith and Jim Reed in "taking a walk." Radical re
publicans (alias "Lincoln" republicans, according to the
Portland Journal) may follow Ickes and Norris and walk in
f the opposite direction. These revisions take place whenever
important issues are at stake. Recall the "Silver republicans"
;nd "Gold democrats", of 1896. f j
; Because the, issues are clear it is too bad the country
i must be harrowed and cross-harrowed by political campaign
? ers for four long months. In England an election is called
-and put through in about that many weeks. It could be done
here. But the parties persist in a prolonged effort, w;ith a
Lvery cumbrous party organization; and other topics of so
ijcal interest are supposed to stand aside until the long can
! paign is" over and the count recorded. i f .
State Union Party
;TlEING in the mood of political theorizing we will continue
!tj with a discussion of the pending state campaign. Peter
4 Zimmerman has found four men to go with him in sign
ing for a "Union" party for Oregon, of which William Lem
ke is the national candidate for president. The party is off
' to a poor start in this state. Zimmerman is the only familiar
I name in the list of sponsors. Missing are Morton Tompkins,
j ojocior oiaugnter, isen usborn,
who have been active in left
"carries much significance.
i ' The effort has been attempted in the state
t work for a Farmer-Labor party,
; ponents are not going to be diverted to the new Union party.
; They intend to wait until 1938 and make a drive to carry the
governorship. While some of them may vote for Lemke they
are not going to wear the Union party label in public.
v The Father Coughlin influence out here lis nil because
; his broadcasts do not reach here. Another large bloc of votes
that might be enlisted is the Townsend group. But Zimmer
t .man is not in good favor with the Townsenders because he
fought the Townsend memorial in the legislatuifeosvith its
i sales tax endorsement. The only other group wifich might
: be attracted to Lemke is the distressed farmers who have
known of the Frazier-Lemke farm bills. The number of them
: is small because most of them have been taken care of by the
i Farm Credit administration. ; (
If Zimmerman is seizing the Union party label because
- he wants to run for the senate he may find it a hindrance ra
ther than a help. He is well enough known to run as an inde
pendent. When he runs as a party man he will have to carry
considerable dead timber along with him. This comment
would be qualified if the Townsend group is definitely align
, ed behind Lemke and the Union party. That nmains an un-
Four Points 1
outlined four basic problems:
political. !
said, was the biological, due to
of our stock through the low
is a problem frequently refer-
agricultural environment. It
urban social order. The strain
talk in the pastoral and agri
statesmanship, ?the fertility of
He urged segregation of de
and using every means of edu
to encourage fertility among
rT tho pomnoiorn
1896 to 1932 the election re-
Koy. li. Hewitt, and others
wing politics,
The omission
to lay ground-
and it is clear that the pro-
The Great Game
of Politics 1
By FRANK R. KENT :
Copyrirht 1933. by The Baltimore Bos,
Very Few Ever Change!
Washington. July 1
ONE THING for which the recent
national conventions furnished
additional evidence. If any. were
needed, is that
speeches do not
change votes.
So much of -the
oratory was
awful that td
give it any con
sideration at all
as argument is
absurd. . .
BUT EVEN the
good speeches,
even the best,
even those to
which real
Frank E. Kent , thought and
care and preperation were devot
ed and upon which it was believed
results' depended even those
were singularly ineffective. Can
dor compels the confession that
the situation has been completely
unaffected by the torrent of con
vention oratory with which the
country has been flooded since
June 8 when the Republicans
gathered in Cleveland and ending
temporarily on Saturday night
with the Roosevelt address on
franklin Field.
THAT WAS the climax of an in
tense week of carefully planned
cumulative enthusiasm. It was
delivered before probably the
greatest audience any living man
has faced.. The setting was su
perb, the whole business magnifi
cently staged and the speaker
himself at the top of his form. It
was altogether a tremendous oc
casion and everything in the way
of heart and mind that could be
developed .in the Presidential cir
cle went into that speech. It was
the best that could be devised. It
was the product of many consulta
tions and much advice, and there
wa8 general recognition that in
importance It transcended all oth
er New Deal utterances, including
the platform. :
YET NEVER was there a better
demonstration of the futility of
campaign speeches than its recep
tion never more- concrete proof
that in politics we cling to our
prejudices and are untouched
either by arguments or appeals.
it throws a light not a new
light, of course, but an always in
teresting one upon the human
character and its refusal to see
things except as it wants to see
them. To the friends of Mr.
Roosevelt that speech seemed a
superlatively fine effort. They re
gard it as on a par with the Wash
ington farewell -and the Lincoln
Gettysburg address. To them It
appeared an irresistible appeal.
the greatest political utterance of
our time, one to which the people
unfailingly would respond. s
SUCH! VIEWS as these were
voiced by -the Roosevelt newspa
pers and echoed in the hearts of
the Roosevelt' admirers in every
section. Never did their hero
seem more heroic. They thrilled
as they listened and read. On the
other side; with complete unani
mity, the antfcPeal newspapers
and adherents regarded the speech
as a cheap piece of demagogery,
another effort through the use of
uch catch phrases as "princes of
privileges" and "economic' royal
ists' tq arouse class hatred, com
parable! to Mr. Tugwell's appeal
for a J"worker-farmer. alliance."
It was denounced as unworthy of
President of the United States.
as full of meaningless generali
ties, designed to, stir up the emo
tional and unthinking, but- utter
ly beneath consideration of seri
ous people. '-.
EVEN THE newspaper men who
sat in the press section and could
see as well as bear the speaker
and the crowd at close range, in
dividually differed on exactly sim
ilar lines. Some, after the show
was over, thought the speech was
great and the receptien tremend
ous; others said if was a flop and
the response from the crowd noth
ing like as grand as given the late
William Jennings Bryan in 190S
at Madison Square Garden or
even Alfred E. Smith in 1928.
The same divergence of view was
noticeable among the radio com
mentators, restrained over the
air but privately expressed with
candor in conversation. It all
goes to prove that in politics we
see and hear what we wish. i
AS IT WAS with Candidate Roos
evelt on Saturday night, so it will
be , with Candidate Landon on
July 23, when he makes his ac
ceptance speech." The New Deal
ers will regard that as he utter
ance of a poor Kansas dumbbell,
the weak tool of the "princess ot
privilege. The anti-New Deal
ers will look upon it as the declar
ation of a man of strong common
sense and high character, destin
ed as President to halt the New
Deal excesses and extravagances,
return the nation to ways of san
ity and solvency. There is no
more Immovable object than a vo
ter who has once taken his stand.
Those who grasp this basic fact
believe1 that, barring some great
political blunder or surprise, there
will not be many of them changed
between now and November. la
brief, were the election held now
a vast amount of money, time and
effort would be saved, with the
result In all probability the same.
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certainty until the Cleveland convention Is held when the
behind-the-scenes, leaders conclude their deals and promul
gate their program. In that case the Union party would have
a following if the following really followed "to the point of
deserting old party ties. " " '
Governor Martin has appointed three new members of the
state relief committee, succeeding those who recently resigned. Two
of the three w know, Hugh Ball of Hood River and Mark Wea
therford of Albany. It would be hard to find two better men la the
state. If the governor la wise he' will Insist that the relief administration-
remain free from, political pressures, and he will treat bis
committee "with more consideration
The democratic platform says
power, by the yardstick method. Some of the utility companies think
it is the hickory stick method.
Bits for
By K. J.
110 year old story T 7-2-36
of Oregon recalls the , .
fact that name of Floyd
deserves high honors here:
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1 ( Concluding from yesterday: )
John . Floyd, Oregon's first great
friend In congress, was a remark
able member of a distinguished
family. - i ---
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William Floyd, of Old Domin
ion ancestry, settled Amherst
county and married Ada Abadiah
Davis,, said to be a great grand
daughter of Powhatan.
John Floyd, the elder, one of
the 12 children of William, mar
ried Jane Buchanan, niece and
ward of-Col. Wm. Preston, and
the third and youngest child of
this marriage, John Floyd, sub
ject jof this sketch, was born at
Floyd Station. Kentucky, two
weeks after his father was killed
by Indians.
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I The boy learned to read and
write at his mother's knee and
attended school at the neighbor
ing log school house until '13,
when he went to Dickinson Col
lege, Carlisle, Pa. j
J Serious illness prevented his
graduation.
In .May. 1S04, he married
Lititia Preston, daughter of his
father's friend, CoL Wm. Preston,
and then spent two years studying
medicine at the University ; of
Pennsylvania, 'graduating. !
; After a brief practice at Lex
ington, Va., he moved to Chris
tiansburg and became widely
known as a successful physician.
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i He was a surgeon, with the
rank of major; in ithe War of
1812. He was elected as a Na
tionalist to the ' general assembly
(legislature) of Virginia in! 1814.
In that f body he voted for all
the resolutions that proposed the
giving of power to the general
government.
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He was elected to congress ' In
1817, from the Abingdon district.
He was reelected for 112 years. I
i He was one of tiie four Vir
ginia representatives! who voted
"for the Missouri compromise.
He was the first member of
congress to propose the occupa
tion and territorial ; organization
of the Oregon country. This was
done through a resolution intro
duced January 25, 1821.
His interest In this matter came
partly from his intimate associa
tion with William Clark, Thomas
H. j Benton and George Rogers
Clark, fbr whom a brother and a
son were named in his family. ;
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John Floyd, after four years of
struggle, had the satisfaction in
1824 of securing the passage of
his Oregon .bill by the lower
house by a vote of 113 to 57, and
sent to the senate.
The bill had vigorous opposition
in the senate, mostly from dense
ignorance; was discussed in that
branch in 1825, laid on the table,
and not taken therefrom. S
' For three years the project was
neglected, to allow John Quincy
Adams to arrange the extension
of the Oregon joint occupancy
treaty with Great Britain, which
was completed in 1827.
In December, 1828, Congress
man Floyd returned to the con
test, and most vigorously pleaded
for action.
This, his final fight, caused a
debate that lasted two weeks, and
was often - acrimonious. When
the measure came to vote, the re
sult was 75 for to 99 against.
. His years of struggle in pursuit
of his vision of a great future for
the Pacific side of our republic
caused Floyd to be best known
in congress as a friend of Oregon.
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i He dropped out became gov
ernor of Virginia but he planted
the seed, and the subject would
not rest. In 1830 I he became
chief executive of his state by
election of the, legislature , for a
year's term; the choice of the
state-right element. In 13,31 he
wes reelected for a three.- year
term. After the Nat. 'Turner insurrec
tion, he was in jsympathy with the
western members who were work-
: Ten Years Ago
July 2, 1020
The Cherrian band will give its
second concert of the' season to
night in Willson park. i
Almeo McPherson has been un
able to locate the shack over the
Mexican border In which she
claims she was held prisoner-by
kidnappers.
Bids for the contract to build
tho First National bank building
have been received from 1 1 firms.
Twenty Years Ago
July 2, 1010
Nearly 100 children Including
three sets of twins will compete
In the baby parade tomorrow.
Survivors of Sadie ACaldbeck,
who perished in the wreck of the
Santa Clara off the
coast ot
Marshfleld, are suing
the steam
ship compandor damages.
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A. picture shows a baby ele
phant bearing a large placard
"Votes for Women". It has been
( used In suffragist' parades.
than its predecessor.
they Intend to promote cheap
Breakfast
HENDRICKS
ing for abolition: but later ac
cepted the pro-slavery doctrines
of Prof. Thoa. R. Dew of the Col
lege of William and Mary and
gave I himself La defense of state
sovereignty. - )
This resulted In a complicated.
struggle, on angle of which was
an attempt to unite Clay and Cal
houn las leaders of a new-party;
South Carolina supporting Floyd;
himself for the presidency. But
soon after retiring from the gov
ernor's office he suffered a stroke
of paralysis (1834), and died
Aug. 16, 1837.
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John Buchanan Floyd, his son,
became governor of Virginia, sec
retary ; of war under Buchanan,
etc., etc. As late as Dec. 3, 1860,
he wrote a letter-to the Richmond
Enquirer against secession. But
he served in the Confederate
army ably, becoming a major gen
eral, j
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The Nat Turner Insurrection:
Turner was an obscure slave of
Southampton county, Va. He con
spired with and led six desperate
companions In a raid of the plan
tations. His followers quickly in
creased to 60 men. They killed
60 white people. Within 48 hours
a militia force was raised and U.
S. troops were called. On the
first day's resistance 100 blacks
were killed. The counter attack
was ' continued until unnumbered
floggings were inflicted and 53
blacks were put on trial, 21 of
whom -were acquitted, 12 convict
ed and sold out of the state, and
20, Including- Turner and one
woman, hanged.
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It stirred the south deeply, for
no one knew where or when some
other: bold black might conspire
and lead a bloody raid.
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The reader must be convinced
that the Oregon country owes
much! to John Floyd; but it has
not honored his name.
Floyd postoffices are found In
Virginia, Texas, New Mexico,
Missouri, Iowa and Arkansas, but
none In Oregon, Washington,
Idaho; Montana or Wyoming
that is, in territory owing much
to this section's first powerful
friend in the halls of can gr ess.
Oregon has a Jtearon and a
Linn county, holering two such
friends; : but t
is no , Floyd
county, this wri
believes, in all
the old Oregomc
mtry.
- This Is an ove
ight deserving
to be
remedied.
stitchers to Meet
KEIZER, July 1. The Kelzer
sewing club will meet Thursday
at the home of Mrs. M. S. Bun
nel. Health
By Royal S. Copeland, M.D.
ELOOD PRESSURE is a subj ct
of universal interest. I receive many
Inquiries about this condition." In
most instances the writer inquires
about 'blood pressure because be has
beard so much about it and fears be
may be. one of its victims.-
It Is only within recent years that
physicians have become familiar with
the true significance of blood pres
sure, j Although it had been known
for years to be a factor in measur
ing health, the real nature and im
portance of it was not appreciated
until the "sphygmomanometer was
invented, i
When you visit your doctor he
wraps a rubber cuff around your arm
and nils it with air. The little brass
clock-like machine, the sphygmo
manometer, registers the pressure. It
may rise following any emotional
change. This increase may be only
temporary.- For this reason the phy
sician usually requests the return of
the patient so that the pressure may
be taken again. If tb patient Is ap
prehensive or nervous during the
first visit, the pressure reading will
be misleading.
j Pressure Varies
The normal blood pressure varies
with age, sex, weight, occupation and
general health. As a rule, hyperten
sion or high blood pressure ts a dis
turbance of middle Ufa Recently it
ban been found to exist in an in
creasing percentage In the younger
generation. In such Instances It usu
ally can be traced to some- constitu
tional defect.
In most cases blood pressure la
elevated when there Is any harden
ing or change In the elasticity of the
blood vessels. Though this is usually
' encountered - during middle age. it
may occur at any time during life.
As a rule, this hardening is brought
about by the wear and tear of life,
acute infections, poisoning from al
cohol, lead and tobacco, and by per
V
sonal habfta. such as worry, .ever
Work and overeating. The danger of
high blood pressure is ever present
In bdse Individuals who are; care
less about their health habits.
Unfortunately, the blood pressure
is usually overlooked and no atten
tion Is given te it unless it reaches
an abnormally high level. The experts
say that approximately five million
persons la this country are victims
of high blood, pressure.
A rise ta early life .means that
there is some disturbance within the
system. Early medical attention will
prevent disaster. ' . '
Aaswers t Health Queries
Um! T. P. Q- Mr father, a man
of 71, Is greatly troubled with swell
ing of the legs, which sometimes are
twice their normal else. When be
' sits for any length of time they
cramp aad pais. Could this be due
to kidney disorder T He is troubled
with frequent kidney elimination,
and has pala la the stomach aad
sldea i '.
A. Careful examination. Including
a urinalysis, should help to fix the
cause of the trouble aad the treat
ment icaa be outlined accordingly.
Tour doctor wm advise you mere
definitely.
Vr. Copeland it glaS fe easwsr -tROverles
from readers oa sew4
cddrestsM attmptd envelop with
their ejassttoas. A&dreta mJt let
ters t Dr. Copeland to cars of .
tais exwspsssr mt U svsl jfc
4a thle ctty.
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SYNOPSIS
Left destitute when her mother
dies; Lynn Bartel is forced ito
leave private school and go (to
business. ine becomes a tnanne
quin for D mining's, an exclusive
Chicago dress shop. Lynn has very
tew mends as her training! has
placed her on a higher social level
than her fellow-workers and her
low financial status prevents! her
from associating with her own set.
She ; has one friend, however, fn
Susanne, the stock girl, and; she
wished their tastes were more in
common. All ia ill. Lynn's! lif
was very lonely. Then one day,! a
letter comes from her wealthy and
pampered cousin, "Doti" Merchon,
inviting Lynn to New Orleans fbr
the Mardi Cras. With a light heart
ana an inexpensive wardrobe, J-ynn
goes soutn.
CHAPTER VII
All day the scenery changed ecih
tinually, with each hour promising
a balmier climate. Leaf -buds i and
early flowers burst into prominence
aeamst the red clay roads and hills
of Mississippi. Dark green of lolly
pines .dotted the mountain slopes
with bizarre contrast. .Dark faces
peered from cabin- doorways with
stolid indifference at the train's
passing. It was no longer a curios
ity but somehow its thundering ap
proach commanded their attention.
ine city stations erew more
strange, their occupants morel tor
pid, their activity less strained.
Everything seemed to mellow! and
relax in the warmth of the sunshine.
Lynn was absorbed with every! new
detail, cotton bales replaced! the
neaps or coal beside railroad tracks
Late in the day the broad yellow
expanse of the Mississippi River
nowed beside them, its sluesnsh sur
face denying the swift current; be
neath, like the , face of a pokf r
piayer. i
Snatches of chantine melody add
strumming banjos floated into the
open i windows from cabins along
tne snore, in one place a iarsre com
pany of negroes was assembled be
side the river for baptismal services
and- their high-pitched shouting
voices carried on the soft breege
with the repeated phrases of a spiri
tuaL i i Green levees stretched ! for
miles, and the sky was incredibly
bine.! ' . -' ; ft
Lynn prepared for sleep that
nignu Knowing mat tne morning
would find her at her destination.
What awaited her there? Would
this week change her entire future,
as Susanne had prophesied jit
should 7 Or would it be only a de-
ughtitu interlude, before she i re
turned ta Dunnings and Mrs. Kime's
to spend the rest of her days ia
quiet routine t As she slipped into
her mother's old home and her
mother's youthful ' surroundings,
what would happen to her T Excite
ment mounted within her like the
uncontrollable rising of a tide 'or
dained by superhuman forces.
At last she had arrived and the
long delay of an extra hour on the
train was climaxed by the dellarhted
and smothering greetings of her
relatives. r
"If youll give me your baggage
checks. 111 have Sam claim your
trunks," Zola suggested, fwell
wait in the car." ..
Lynn produced her one check,
wondering what she would be ex
pected to nave packed in mors than
one trunk for a week's visit, and
the chauffeur ambled away leisurely
towara tne baggage room, tils lan
guor suggested a considerable wait,
bus in ume passea quicsuy enough
with Doti's ebullient chatter. Her
low soft voice slurred delisrhtfullv:
"The carnival would have been a
complete failure1 without you," she
declared, adoring Lynn with her
bright dark eyes. "Ever since I saw
you last year, I've been dyin'l to
a. a . a : i.a r
navs you acre, sua WIS was the
most perfect time for it. Toe bad
you couldn't have come for two
weeks. The festivities reaUv begaa
last Thursday, but today and toraor
row are the most important daya,
Tonight is ths pageant of Proteus
and then the baO. Tomorrow is
Mardi Graa Day, with tho parade of
Rex and the grand ball ia tho sv.
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"When will the queen i b
crowned T" asked Lynn, absorbing
her cousin's enthusiasm together
Eastern Apple onM Stick
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with the balmy brilliance of the sun
shine. ! Both were delightfully ex
hilarating. It did not seem possible
that she had left Chicago-ithirty
hours before in a raging blizzard,
while people here had not i known
what it was like to be cold. 1 . '
."Tomorrow mornin the papers
will announce the names jof the
king and queen and their icourts,
Just before we ride in the parade,
'in so glad Jack is to be the king
the same year I'm the queen.' As if
her father had not provide that
special arrangement for her pleas
ure. It was a precedent in carnival
history but the Colonel was known
for his ability to establish prece
dents, both social and commercial.
"You'll adore Jack," she added con
hdently.
! "Your fiance?"
ebony face shone and: his
smile of
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gons about together ever sinoe we
crept on; the nursery floor arid bat
ted each! other with our rattles, so
if s bound to happen before long.
Our marriage is as established as
tho traditions of the city or the car
nival," she laughed, "but I. dont
think it will be half as excitin."
I "Jackson Thnrna ia at 1.uA).nt
of one of the famous old families
hero, Zola added complaisantly.
and Lynn marveled that life could
be so orderly and circumspect for
some people while others never
knew from one hour to the I next
what lay ahead of them. Whicwas
the happier, she wondered, i
Finally Sam returned and as
sured Zola With iurahM1,.4
fYes, ma'am,. Mis Merchort de
vouna- lsdvs tmnV win h, tir-A
out 'bout two o'clock." !
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fort of the great house folded tynn
into its embrace, as Doti and 'Zola
rwa aims si ut station, and made
her feel as if at some time sho had
been a nart af it hln tnK i
tho memory of her mother's stories
wnica asa oescriDed to her so accu
rately every detail. II
I Tha lihu Tnn. rfrni,. I If '1 1
6nly a little older in their incalcul.
abh age, veiled tho stately white
house in i glamorous mystery 1 But
tho fluted white columns of -the
front entrance i-aiiTia v.
broad terrace to the third story bal
cony, gleamed in the golden morn
ing ana and contradicted tho som
ber bnuraaaion of tH Kamii
Tao big ear hummed softly Us it
uwtuiMjt was genuy Sloping uttr,
swung between tho trees and glided
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to a stop beside the steps of the
portico.
At the same moment Sam opened
the door of the car, the wide white
house door with its gleaning brass
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grizzly-haired colored servant in ,
black frock coat. His ebony face
shone and his white teeth flashed
with a genial smile of welcome for
the guest as he hobbled out to carry
in her luggage. -
They entered a central hall into
whose vast white expanse the gleam
ing mahogany stair rail descended
like a dark venturesome stream. ;
which flowed into the rich tones of
Oriental rugs and polished mahog-
any tables. Twice during Lynn's
VMr at Minrin-TTenth Sofinnl. .ha
had been a guest in magnificent
homes of her wealthier student com-
rhite teeth flashed with a genial
welcome. v. -
pamons, but they had none of the
mellow splendor which permeated
this house, none of the atmosphere
which breathed in the very air of it.
They mounted tho thick-carpeted
? the DPPr hall from
which doors opened on all sides.
Zola guided Lynn toward one of
these, an affectionate hand upon her
arm. v
"And this is your room, darling1
,.nce your mother's.-1 thought you'd
like that, having Marian's room,"
she explained gently.
Lynn's eyes filled quickly with
tears of gratitude and grief; grati
tude for her aunt's kind intuit
and grief that it was not her mother
who had returned to this charming
place after so many years of ab
sence. It was such a beautiful room,
as chaste and lovely as a young
..den U Wo n1 ailw-white.
Mists of blue-dotted net draped
the wide white-cased windows which
framed a vista of yellow Jasmine
white cloud of silver mist canopied
Ik a - VJ - a a,
ma wins viioniai oea and a pair of
quaint dressing tables wore ruffled
Skirts of hi 17 a tatTata thai
illumined by lights having ahirrad
'u wnnew. xtut silver candle
sticks With hlna tinm atwwl
on the polished high-boy and on tho
spinet desk beside tho front win
dows. There were silver stars acat
teradrOg the pale blue walls. Deep
Piled dark bins rnat rnnrul
floor, onto which Lynn walked as if
were moving in a dream. At
last, sho was here, in her mother's
room, with which she had been so
familiar before she ever saw it. No
detail had been changed.
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