I "W hew!” he whistled. '‘They're bar-
| lng a time of It in there. Good eve
ning, Mrs. Merritt, your husband Is
certainly making It warm for Mr.
Slade.”
"Indeed," laughed Mrs. Merritt, grat
—
ified for the moment.
"Dear, dear!” she exclaimed as she
N E W YORK, Nov. 4.— H e a v y R e p u b
NEW
YO R K ,
Nov.
3.— Sweep ing
watched Hayes gazing wistfully at
lican g a in s In y esterd ay 's electi on g a v e R ep u b lic a n g a in s t hr oug hou t the coun - !
Katherine and looking very handsome
ass uran ces o f redu cin g the p res ent try, which reached a c lim ax in thia
and manly In his well-made evening
D e m o c r a t ic m a jo r it y o f 141 in the st ate by the o v e r w h e lm in g v ict ory o f |
Hou se o f R ep re s e n ta tiv e s by a big C harles S. Whitm an, fo r Gov ernor, and
clothes. "It'e quite like old times to
© y GERTRUDE STEVENSON
margin.
James W. W ad s w ort h , to su cc eed Elihu j
see you together." Unhappy herself,
At an e a r ly ho u r t oda y the return s R o o t in the United States Sena te were
it gave her a certain pleasure to make
fr om v arious st at es sh o w e d a net gain Indicted to nig ht in early re tu rn s o f j
Illustrations
from
Photographs
of
the
Stage
Production
other people unhappy. The Jealousy
o f 42 se ats fo r the R epub lican s. Many the general (lectio n s.
distric ts a r e yet to be heard from . R e
Heavy fa llin g o f f o f the P r o g r e s - ;
she had long felt for the younger and
pub lican lead er s t o n ig h t w e r e ju bilan t slve vote in m an y sU tea. the return
' more beautiful woman found expres
Copyright. 1914 IFehUoaUvû l t l . a u U u erved ) b j D avid B«ltugq.
over tho prospe cts , s o m e pre d icti n g to Cong re ss o f e x -S p e a k e r Cannon, de- ;
that the D e m o c r a t ic m a jo r it y m ight be c isiv e Rep ublican gains in New York
SYNOPSIS.
that when he said the word Katherine sion now In her purring tones, as, with
ov e r tu rn e d a lt o g e t h e r by the final and I llinois in the Ho use m em be rsh ip j
Strickland would be ready to cast her amiable cruelty, she reminded them
results.
and the o v e r w h e lm in g defe at o f R ep - !
of their earlier intimacy. She took
Daniel Slade suddenly advances from a lot with bis.
D e m o c r a t ic c o n t ro l o f the Senate, r e s e r ta t iv e P alm er by Sena tor Pe nr ose
h ow ever, w a s assured, the poss ibility in P en n sy lv a n ia we re fe a tu res o f the penniless miner to a millionaire. He ia
From the smoking room of Senator delight In making Bob writhe and
amMtlouN
to
become
governor
0f
the
Katherine whiten as she recalled their
bein g that it would be increased fr om ear ly returns,
state. Hla tdmplu, bom- lovlnx w it . falls Strickland’s big bouse came the stri
10 to 12 t h r ou g h the elec tio n o f R o g e r
to use to the new conditions. Slade meets dent sound of men s voices, raised In passionate young love when only the
M nHttachuM etts C o m f o r t * D e m o c r a t « .
C. Sullivan o f Illinois. S ulliv an ’s l a ' g e
Katherine, daughter of Senator Strick
p lur ality in C ook Coun ty, how eve r,
D e m o cr a t ic leaders, ho w e v e r , we re land, and sees In her all that Mary la not. excitement, and, it would seem, ac senator's stern interference had kept
may be o f f s e t and ev en excee de d by pleased by a triumph in Massach usetts, | Slade decides to separate from Ula wife claim. Now and again the senator’s them from wedding.
Sherm an’s gains in ot h er counties, w h ere e x -R e p r e s e n t a t iv e McCall was and takes rooms at his club.
"Let me see,” she recollected, "when
smooth, oratorical voice would sound
co m p le te re tu rn s from w h ic h prob ably defeat ed Tor the G ov er n or sh ip by G o v
I was your confidante, you were
will no t be re ce iv ed until late today. e r n o r VV’alsh.
and
then
Slade’s
slightly
deprecatory,
C H A P T E R V.
T a r i f f E f f e c t s Vote.
E a r ly re turn s indic at ed th; t the
yet firm and pleased. Then would twenty-one. Katherine, and you, Rob.
The s w e e p in g R ep u b lic a n vict or y in D em ocr a t s w ou ld retain c o n t r o l of
were twenty-four. I can feel Rob’s
Mary Slade sat down to the break follow the patter of applause, laughter hands gripping mine yet: ‘O, Fannie—
New York, the c olla p se o f the P r o Congress, with a p p ro x im a t e ly no chan ge ;
gressiv e v ote th r ou g iiou t the cou n tr y in the Senate m ajo rity, but by a d e fast table with a certain sense of be and the sudden dropping of voices that
please see her for me—the senator
and the uphe aval in the D em ocr atic cidedly reduced m a jo r it y in the House, j wilderment.
It was the same this signified earnest converse.
C o n g r e ssio n a l d istr ic ts g en er ally were At a late ho u r results in Illinois, I n
To Katherine Strickland, Bitting In doesn’t approve of It.' And the tears
morning
as
It
had
been
each
succes
taken as ass uran ces by R ep ub lican diana, C alifo r n ia and C olor ado as to the
you shed on my shoulder, Katherine
p artisans that the t a r iff had entered S en ato rsh lp w e r e in doubt.
sive morning since Dan’s departure. the softly lighted library adjoining, —why, it feels wet to think of It.”
every
sound
had
its
meaning.
Her
into the Nat iona l p oliti cal c o n flic t
She could not bring herself to the real
I i o g c r S u l l i v a n May Be Beaten.
"O! Fannie!" Katherine’s voice was
with telli n g effect.
A c los e c o n t e st f o r the I llin ois Sen- ization of the fact that Dan had not eyes sparkled with keen interest. In not as firm as usual.
U rusu al d e v e lo p m e n t s marked the
her
cheeks
glowed
the
deep
rose
of
c o n t e sts in North C ar olin a and New ator sh ip w a s indicated by r etu rn s r e come home—apparently did not Intend
"1 always said,” the woman per
excitement and exultation. In that other
Orleans. In North C arolina tw o R e p u b ceived up t o a lat e hour. It lo o k e d as to come home.
lican ca nd id ates fo r R ep resen ta tiv es in if the p lu r ality rolled up by Sullivan | She had waited up the night he had room she knew they were making his sisted, “ Rob, she’ll come home to you
C on g r ess d evelop ed unusual strength , (D em .) in C ook Coun ty, m ig h t be o f f
tory. In that other room they were In the end—”
t hreatening the d efe a t o f R e p r e s e n ta set. If not exce ed ed, by S herm an’s gains gone to the club, just as she had
“ I think I’ll go back and listen to
putting up a man for governor, a man
in
other
cou
ntie
s.
T
he
result
p
rob
ably
waited
up
every
night
of
their
married
tives D o u g h t o n and Gu dger.
In the
the discussion,” and Bob flung dis
third L o u isia n a W. P. Martin ( P r o g .), will n ot be k n o w n d efi nitely until late j life, no matter where her husband she admired and who had aroused her
Interest as no other man had ever gustedly out of the room. At the door
w as le a d in g H en ry L. Gu ey d an (D em .), t o m o r r o w .
T h e triu mph o f Senator P enros e in was or how late he might be coming
he almost collided with Merritt. Kath
C olonel R o o s e v e lt m ad e a cam pa ig n
done.
P en n sy lv a n ia o v e r A. Mltchelli Palmer, home. As the night hours lengthened
speech in this district.
erine had hurried out to see a reporter
Nothing
could
stand
In
that
man’s
D
em
oc
rat,
w
h
o
w
a
s
on
e
o
f
the
origin
al
Into day she was forced to tho con
Lat est a v a ila b le r etu rn s on the C o n
who wanted the wherefores and the
su
pp
or
te
r
s
o
f
W
o
o
d
r
o
w
W
il
s
on
,
and
way,
she
thought,
with
a
catch
In
her
gr essiona l d elega ti on f r o m New Y ork
clusion that Dan meant to stay away
whys of the dinner party to Slade.
P incho t,
P ro g r e s s iv e ,
wa s
State s h o w e d 21 R ep u blic an s and 21 G i ff o r d
breath,
nothing
could
stop
him
now
for the night. That he wouldn’t be
“ I can’t possibly get away, dear,"
D em ocr ats e lec te d and on e P r o g r e s o v e r w h e lm in g .
that
he
was
fairly
started.
How
dif
F ra ncis E. McG overn. Republican, home at all through the day never oc
sive.
ferent this domineering, forceful per Merritt explained to his wife. ’T’ve
wa s elected, a c c o r d in g to ea rly returns, curred to her. She reasoned that a
been buttonholed by some men from
to su cceed Senator Stephenson, R e p u b night’s sleep would clear hie mind sonality from Bob Hayes, the man who
Republicans Make Gains
had first won her girl s heart, and yet up the state. Shall you wait or go
lican, fr om W isconsin .
and
that
he
would
have
recovered
home—first?”
DK. JAMES WITHVCOMUE
Throughout Solid South
F orm er Leader* R eturned.
from his ‘‘tantrum” the next day. But for whom she had never been willing
Mrs. Merritt refused to be dis
The triumph o f e x -S p e a k e r Cannon, Dan didn’t "run in” that day nor the to renounce her interest in the polit
E a r ly retu rn s fr o m the S ou ther n
I low Icy mid Sinnott Win.
st at es Indicate the usual D em ocr atic R epub lican , o v e r F ra n k T. O’Hair, fo r next. ’ The days had become weeks, ical and social life which obsessed her missed in that peremptory fashion.
“ I’ll wait," she returned with acid
ror Representative in C on g r ess in v ict or ies f o r stat e and C ong ress ion al Rep re se n ta ti v e in the E ig h t e e n t h I lli
with the same compelling force as it
al so seemed
certain. yet neither by telephone nor letter had
the F i r s t district W. C. H a w le y has tickets, w it h a f e w c o n t e sts f o r R e p nois District,
sweetness. "Then if you are not ready
did
Slade.
been ele c te d o v e r F r e d Hollister. T h e re sentativ es in C o n g r e s s undecided. Other Illinois R ep u b lic a n s w h o were he sent as much as a word.
With an effort sL* brought her mind I’ll run along.”
I nc om plete re tu rn s g i v e the f o l l o w i n g T h e R ep u blic an s claim on e C o n g r e s turned ou t o f the H o u s e in the last
Finally Mary had mustered up her
"Slade’s had an ovation tonight,”
figures:
sion al distr ic t in M ar y la nd and t w o In D e m o cr a t ic landslide, w h o will be r e courage and telephoned his club. It back to the present and to Mrs. Wes
turned to Congress, w e r e W illia m B.
H a w le y
................................................................ 1,794 North Carolina.
ley Merritt, who had dropped In on Merritt informed her, nodding toward
H o llis te r
............................................................... 1.001
took
courage
for
Mary
to
use
the
tele
M
cK
in
ley
,
Charles
E.
F
uller
and
John
A D em ocr at, Joh nson N. Camden, wa s
the smoking-room. "The big out-of-
R ep ublican s al so made phone on any occasion. She was afraid her way from a dance to pick up her
Hawley’s lead ..........................................
792 elected In K e n t u c k y to the United A. Sterling.
town men are all here. Some of 'em
In the Second d ist rict N. J.
Sinnott States Senate, f o r the un expf re d term gains In New Y ork , Oscar W . Swift of the sound of her own voice the mo husband.
R ep resen ta tiv e
Ja m es
H.
in thera yet. He's big, Fannie. He’s
o f the late S ena to r Bradley, R e p u b d e fe a t in g
has been re-elected. T he figures are
“
You
simply
weren't
listening
to
a
lican.
T he D e m o c r a t ic c an did at e al so O'Brien in the Ninth D i st r ic t ; Rollin ment she began to talk Into the trans word I said,” Mrs. Merritt complained big. We can’t deny that. The brute
as f o l l o w s on the Incomplete c o u n t:
This time she feared Dan’s
Slnnot i ..................................................... I,Of® was elected to the fu ll te rm in the R Sanford, d e f e a t i n g R ep re se n ta tive mitter.
K vans ....................................................................
411 United Sta tes Senate.
P e te r G T e n e y c k ; W alte r W. McGee, displeasure and his possible harsh In her affectedly affectionate way. “ I attacks his point with all the force of
C le a v e r
................................................................
3'J'i
G o v e r n o r H oop er, R ep ub lican , wa s su cc eed in g to the seat o f R e p r e s e n ta ness. Mr. Slade was out, had left no was asking if you know Mr. Slade very a sledge hammer.”
"Yes, that’s what you lack—
.Sinnott’ « lead ...................................................
022 d e fe a t e d f o r re -e le c tio n by T h om as C. tive Clancy, w h ile R. L Haskell, R e
well.”
publican, w as elec ted in the T enth D i s message, they did not know when he
Rye.
Dr y* 392 Ahead Out Hide.
” Yes,” Katherine replied, lightly, punch!" his wife turned on him petu
would return, was the disappointing
T h e v o t e on pro h ibitio n outsi d e o f
W. P. Martin, P r o g r e s s iv e , lead s the trict.
lantly.
T he defe at o f R ep re se n ta tiv e K o r result as she hung the receiver on the “we know him very well.”
M ultnom ah C oun ty is as f o l l o w s on in- D e m o cr a t ic can d id at e f o r R e p r e s e n ta
■‘You’re snowed under,” she com
’’And does he ever mention his
tive in C o n g r e s s f r o m the T hird L o u bly, Dem ocrat , o f Indiana, by Merrill hook.
c o m p le t e returns:
T he election o f the R ep u b lic a n state Prohibition, yos ....................................... 1806 isiana District.
Moore, also m ar ke d the g en er a l trend
plained, bitterly. "If you’d taken my
wife?”
In
Mrs.
Merritt’s
most
perfectly
This
morning,
as
the
maid
served
and C ong r ession al ticket, with the e x P r o h ib it io n , n o ....................................................1473
States in w h ic h the D em ocr a t s seem o f Rep ublican g a in s t h r o u g h o u t the
advice you wouldn’t have come to this
ception of United fttatoi Senator, is in
country.
her breakfast, she resolved to try feline manner.
.A ffirm a tiv e load ...............................................892 to have m ade c lean sw e e p s ar e A r
Slade feed tonight. What’s your pa
"Never
once,”
admitted
Katherine,
d ica ted by in c om plete r etu rn s c o v e r
kansas,
T
enn
essee,
A
laba
ma,
Texas,
Sereno 1*7. P ay n e R e -E le c t e d .
W h ile the m a jo r it y a g ain st p roh ib i
again. The situation was getting un
in g the state g en er ally . On the vote tion in M ultno m ah Co un ty
Se ren o E. P ay ne (R ep .) , o f New York, bearable. It was bad enough to live without even an attempt at an evasion. per for,” she demanded, ’’if you can’t
in the ln- Florid a, G eorgia, South Carolina, M is
f o r United ¿States ¿Senator so m e r e c o m p le t e returns Is 477, It must be re sissippi and K e n tu c k y .
o n e o f the ol d est m em bers o f the
“ And you have never met her?” Mrs. attack your rival candidate in its col
turns have been r ec ei v ed f r o m every m em ber ed that the
H ou se in point o f serv ice, w as r e in the great house and be surrounded Merritt was In her glory if she could umns? Anyone would think you want
up -s ta te v ote is
cou n ty , and, alt h o u g h G e o r g e E. C ha m t w ice as la r g e
by servants with Dan there. Without
us
the
M ultno m ah IN D IA N A IlK P U B L IC A N IN L E A D elec ted w it h o u t diffi culty .
ed to make him governor—instead of
berlain and R. A. Boo th are r unning C oun ty vote and that a g r e a t e r p r o
In Tenn ess ee al so a c h a n g e o f party him she felt like a prisoner of state probe.
no t fa r apar t in the st ate outside of port ion o f the
yourself.”
“ No, I have never met her.”
to tal v oto has been S hively's F rien d s, H ow ever, Say lie c on t rol w as indicated.
E a r ly returns and looked on the servants as so many
Multnornuh C ou nty, the la r g e p lur ality c ou n ted In M ultnom ah than In any
pointed to the d efe a t o f Gov er no r
“ I can’t attack him publicly,” Mer
"How extraordinary! My husband
f o r Mr. C ham be rlai n In M ultnom ah ot h er coun ty.
W ill W in for Senate.
Hoop er, the R ep u b lic a n incumben t, by jailers.
ritt retorted. "He’d put up glue fac
—w
rhy,
Wesley
Merritt’s
name
spells
C ou n ty seems to indicat e his election.
Leaving her breakfast practically
T h r o u g h o u t the st ate there has been
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 3.— W h i l e M il T h o m a s Rye, Dem ocrat.
tories facing our property and, with
R etu r n s F a v o r P ro h ibit ion.
a g e n e r a l v ote ag a in s t ab olis hm ent of ler, R epub lican , had a slig h t lead over
Def eat o f w om a n s u f f r a g e in M is untasted, Mary again ventured to the hearth and home, domestic purity—
On pro h ibition wh ile the issu e may tiie Sen ate and the $1500 tax e x e m p Shively, De m oc rat , f o r United States souri and North D a k o t a and p roh ib i
while Slade's! They tell me he hasn’t a lake breeze blowing our way—
y e t bo said to be in som e d o u b t the tion and the un iv ers al e ig h t -h o u r law. Senator, in 192 o f 3171 prec inc ts in the tion in A r iz o n a and Ohio w a s indi telephone. With faltering voice she
phew! My position is very difficult.
repeated the number. "One-three-nine-
ea rly returns report a d ry v ict ory . A l R e tu r n s f r o m 19 c o u n tie s on these state, S hiv ely 's fr iend s sa y their man cated.
Of course, election’s a long way ahead,
t h ou g h M ultnom ah C ou n ty m ay g iv o m ea su res g iv e p r a c t ic a lly a t w o - t o - o n e will win w it h a m a jo r it y o f 30,000.
In Ohio the p roh ibit ion Issue was four;” with beating heart she Inquired
but I’m the only stick in his puddle.”
a substantial m a jo r it y u g a ln st p r o h ib i vote a g a in s t each measure.
In Cleveland and Dayton for "Mr. Slade;” with sinking courage
T he R ep u b lic a n s mad e a clean sw eep uppermost.
"Yes, you're a big stick!" she
t ion it is n o t like ly , on the basis o f
In the Sena torial c o n t e st W illia m In this, Marlon Coun ty, Miller, R e p u b tho “ w et s'” w e r e v ictor iou s by large
she
received
the
answer
that
Mr.
Slade
ear ly returns, that this m a jo r i t y will H a n le y ran a p oor third. In the State lican c an d id ate f o r Senator, leading majorities.
taunted. “ Why don't you do some
had
gone
out,
leaving
no
message.
g o as high as 10,000 in the stat e outsld o outsi d e o f Multno m ah Coun ty the In Sen ato r S hiv ely by nea rl y 3000 votes.
S enators re-e lecte d as the result of
thing?”
o f Multnornuh County, and if the p re s c o m p le t e c oun t g i v e s him 485, but the
R e p r e s e n ta tiv e
K o r b ly ,
Dem ocrat , hard ba ttles w ere F r a n k Brandegee. Again and again during the day she
“What can 1 do?" he groaned. '’I’ve
en t ratios are c ont inue d the am en dm ent f i g u r e s are not so c o m p le t e as those w as d efeut ed by Merrill Moors, R e p u b Rep ublican , o f C onn ec ticut, w h o wa s repeated the call, only to receive a
will have an a f f i r m a t i v e m a jo r it y o f retu rn ed on B o o th and Cha mberlain. lican, by a b ou t 6000 votes.
been told tonight by no less than four
op pose d by G o v e r n o r Simeon E. B ald similar reply. The possibility of her
a b o u t 16,000. D u rin g the ear ly ev enin g A d d in g In Multno m ah C oun ty H a nley
One hu ndr ed and nin e ty -t h r e e p r e w in : Albert B. Cummins, Republican,
men that they won't support me again.
the returns r ec ei v ed p resag ed u c lose ha s 1323 vote s as c om p ar ed wit h 4677 c in c ts g a v e f o r United States S en ato r: o f Iow a, w h o d ef ea ted R ep resen ta ti v e husband having li t such a message
And Strickland's speech introducing
v o t e upstate, bu t these f i g u r e s we re fo r B o o t h and 5605 f o r Chamberlain.
Miller,
Rep ublican ,
29,672;
Shively, C o n n o lly ; John W a lt e r S m ith, D e m o to be delivered to her, whether he was
la r g e ly from c lo s e -in business d istricts
Slade was a masterpiece!”
Dem ocrat, 28,440; B ever edge, P r o g r e s crat, o f M ary ia nd ; W illia m J. Stone, there or not never occurred to the
in the la r g e r t owns. As later fig u r es
sive, 13,090.
“ Yes—Strickland’s masterpieces are
De m oc rat , o f Missouri; J a co b H. Gal- truthful, simple-minded little woman.
b e c a m e a v aila ble the f a v o r a b le vot e for
linger, Rep ublican , o f N ew Hampshire,
concocted by his daughter, we all
But
Slade
did
not
want
to
be
reached
the am end m ent be gan to f o r g e ahead
Okliilumiu D em ocrat In Leud.
w h o w as o p posed b y R ep re sen ta ti v e
know that. Just as I write your stuff,"
with the p ro b a b le result as ulread y e x
by her, and if an untruth, more or
O K L A H O M A CITY. Nov. 3.— One h u n Stevens.
pressed.
she finished with hateful emphasis on
D
em
ocr
atic
S
enators
in
the
South
less,
were
necessary,
the
telephone
dred and ten o u t o f 620 s c a t te r in g p r e
T a x E x e m p t io n Defeated.
the possessive.
cin c ts g i v e f o r G o v e r n o r :
Williams, w e r e re- electe d w it h ou t d if f ic u lt y , new boy was easily bribed.
On the v a r iou s am endm ents fig u r e s
"My dear, I wish you’d be more
Dem ocrat ,
4584; Fields,
Republican, Sena tors f r o m Southern st ates chosen
on only three o t h e r m eas ur es were
Meanwhile Slade was eagerly look
b
ein
g
R
ep
re
se
n
ta
tiv
e
Oscar
W.
Und
er
2841.
careful!" warned Merritt, making
av aila ble at a la t e hou r last night.
w ood , o f A laba m a , and R ep re se n ta ti v e ing forward to his new life. Never a
T h ese indicated c o n c lu s iv e ly that the
sure that the door leading into the
T h o m a s W . H a r d w ic k , o f Georgia. man to waver, he did not once look j
Ile|)uhllenns I.ead In Verm ont.
$1500 exem ption, the ab olis hm ent o f the
smoking-room was closed.
E x - G o v e r n o r J. C. W. B r e ck h a m , Dem - I back to the wife he had so coolly de
Senate and the un iversal elg lit- h ou r
M O N T P E L I E R , V t „ Nov. 3 — E i g h t y - ocra t, o f K e n t u c k y , w a s ch osen f o r the
"Your 'Message to the Farmer’—that
law had been d ecisiv ely d efeat ed.
serted.
He
was
being
dined
and
ban
two electio n d istricts g i v e Dillingh am, lo n g term.
f
made you famous! What did I ever
T h e in c om p let e f ig u r e s fr o m
nil
queted
and
feted,
being
everywhere
Rep., f o r S ena to r 12,967; Prou ty. Dem.-
R e p u b lica n S ta le T ic k e t* H elped .
c oun ti es in the st ate out side o f Mult
get for writing it?” and with self-satis
Prog., 8568. T he R ep u b lic a n nominee
n om ah g a v e the f o l l o w i n g tota ls on
T he Increased R ep u blic an v o t e a f hailed as the candidate for governor.
f o r G over no r, Gates, has a b ig lead.
fied deliberateness she arranged her
United States S enato r:
fecte d the results in several st ate c o n He was sniffing the first breath of fu
self carefully in a low-seated chair
B o o t h ............................................................ 2790
tests. New York , N ew H a m p shire and ture glories with keenest delight. This
C h a m b e r l a i n ......................................... . . 2 7 3 6
near the fireplace.
Turkey has opened war on Russia C olorado, w h ic h n o w ha ve D em ocr atic was the sort of thing that made a man
H a n l e y ......................................................... 485
ov er no rs, el ec te d
R ep ub lican s. I n
“ I never denied that you had a
and begun bombardments on the Black G
c om p lete re turn s fr om Kansas, n o w u n feel big! This was the sort of life to
man's brain,” placatingly, drawiingly,
sea.
B o o th 's p l u r a l i t y ................................ 63
d er D em ocr atic adm inistra tio n, sh ow ed lead—with men bowing and salaaming
Cha m ber lain In Lead
mockingly, "darling.”
the R ep u blic an ticket wa s in the all around him. He walked with a firmer
Beginning of winter in Europe has that
Blit In M ultnom ah C ou nty, with
lead, and in O k la h om a the elec tion of
“ Yes—I'm the family mosquito that
n ea rly 6000 v o te s coun te d, Mr. C h a m
lessened the night attacks of the op tlie D e m o c r a t ic c an did at e w as not a s tread. Hie shoulders were thrown 'Old You Ask the Senator for the
buzzes behind your ears. God help
back a bit more arrogantly. His chest
b er lain had a p lur ality there o f 991. The
sured.
posing armies.
$10,000 I Want7”
us if It wasn't for me. Did you ask
su btr ac tion o f Mr. B o o t h ’s p lurality In
In a few instan ces there w ere D e m was more noticeable as he walked
the st ate g iv es Mr. Cliamberlain a p lu r
It is reported in Home that the Ger o cra ti c gains. In Minnesota, Id ah o and down the street.
the senator for the $10,000 I want?”
alit y o f 928. It is p r a ct ic a lly im p o s s i
seen his wife for weeks, and It's town she demanded.
man crown prince has been wounded Tennessee, w h ic h have R ep u blic an Gov -
The
Innate
conceit
and
self-esteem
ble to m ak e an e stim a te o f the p lu r a l
ernors, and Nevada, with a P r o g r e s
talk that he's living at his club. And
while leading an attack on Verdun.
"He can’t,” Merritt was huddled In
it y b y w h ic h Mr. C ha mbe rlain will be
sive, D e m o c r a t ic c an did at es were in of the man made him overlook the fact
elected, as In m a n y c o u n tie s the totals,
the lead at a late hour. Oh io wa s still that the party needed a rich man. He to think he’s never mentioned her to the nearest chair. The subject had
The
Newspaper
of
France
says
the
as co mputed, s h o w o n ly t w o or three
(tcorgc E. Chamberlain.
been causing him appetiteless days
d ou bt , wit h the D e m o c r a t ic in c u m was quite satisfied that he was being you!”
Belgian parliament will he called into in
v o te s diffe rence.
bent, G o v e r n o r Cox. in the lead.
Katherine had quietly rung for a and sleepless nights. When a woman
boosted by Strickland and the others
T h ese fig ur es have c o m e la r g e ly from
W it h the e x c e p t io n o f the S ena tor- session at Havre some time in Novem
In
C
al
ifo
rnia
there
w
as
an
e
x
c
e
p
servant, and as Mrs. Merritt finished, of Fannie Merritt’s persistency and
tin ■ e it lM ;in«i tin* taw s c a t taring re ship the R ep ublican s p rob ably have ber.
tion to the P ro g r e s s iv e slump .
¿Such because of his brains, hie unusual abil remarked casually: "Martin, see that
t u r n s from c o u n t r y d istr ic ts that are carri ed the c o u n ty f o r all cand id at es
tenacity wants something a man can’t
returns as w e r e at hand f r o m that ity. his oratory and his power to lead
c o m i n g in so m e tim e s r e v e r s e Mr. C ha m on both the state and co un ty tickets.
England declares the report that the st ate indicated a lan dslide f o r Gover men. He was happier than he had these letters are mailed at once.”
get then that man Is very likely to be
b er lain ’s lead and s om eti m es g i v e him Including O. N. M cA rthur f o r C ong ress
Unabashed, Mrs. Merritt was moving nagged into desperation.
the bet tor o f the vote.
Dane County .m«l T h o m a s M. Hurlbur t f o r Sheriff. Indian troops in Egypt are in mutiny nor Johnson, the P ro g r e s s iv e executive,
been for years. Every day the new
w h o wa s up fo r re-election.
eagerly about the artistic room, com
has g iv en Mr. B o o t h a h a n d som e plur
“ You look^ out, Wesley," she an
T he p ro hibit ion am end m ent has failed is false, because there are no such
W om an s u f f r a g e a p p ar en tly fart'd III life looked brighter and the old less fortable in all its appointments, its
ality, prob ably as m uch as 4000.
swered. alarm breaking the careful
to cat ty in the coun ty , a c c o r d in g to the troops in that country.
desirable.
at
the
ha
nds
o
f
the
voters.
In
Ohio,
I
\\ I th.v c o m b e Easy W inner.
a v a ila b le returns.
A m o n g the other
If he gave a thought to Mary It was richness enhanced and mellowed with modulation of her voice. "That’s the
The Northern Pacific railroad has North D a k o t a and Missouri s u ffr a g e
Dr. W it h y c o m b e has been elected by im por ta n t a m end m ents that a p p ea r to
Mary was "comfort age. a blend of color that nothing but first time he ever refused us.”
a large plurality unless early returns t»c lo s in g are the $1500 ta ; exemption, ordered 117 more freight cars to haul a m end m en ts a p p ear ed to have been a passing one.
beaten deci si v el y .
“ He’s broke—dead broke. I don’t
ar e dec eiv ing.
If the pre sen t ratios the p ro pose d a b o lit io n o f the State Sen- the immense crops, also its president
able.”
She
had
everything
that money years can give.
S ta te - w id e pro h ibition was beaten In i
a r e maintained In the c o m p le te voto his ite and ill»' un iversal e i g h t - h o u r law.
Fannie Merritt was a decided blonde. know how he can keep this up. The
could buy. The servants would be tak
lead ov er Dr. C. J. Smith will be be- j The dentist ry bill has an indicated lead. says $1,600,000 will be expended in Ohio, but in C olor ado the ea rly vote !
That's why
ing good care of her, of course. Of Her decision had been made more senator's nearly out.
improving the line.
t w een 25.000 and 30,000.
T h e rural
Clatnbfrlaln' N Lend IMM.
co un ti es have g o n e v er y s t r o n g ly for
the lump In Mary’s throat as she sat { than ten years before. It was a de- he’s sticking to Slade.”
I n c om p let e re turn s f r o m 22.» o f the
Arguments in the Federal suit to II \ KI > IX (• I.K A D IX G IX
(TO B E CONTINUED.)
the R epub lican c an did at e wh il e the 326 p r e c in c t » in the c o u n ty at 3 o ’c lo c k
at the lonely breakfast table and as c*8'on that, once made, must be
O H IO
citi es a r e no t fa r behind them.
this m o rn in g indic at e m at G e o r g e E. dissolve the United States Steel cor
she
went
through
the
still
more
lone-
abided
*
>
r.
and
the
woman
^
been
Outside o f M ultno m ah C ou n ty the Cha mberlain.
Dem ocrat, has carried poration, have closed, and, it is said, K arl} R eturn s In d icate P rohibition
some ordeal of the formal dinner, he : ,lvlnK UP to
ever 8lnce- Her gown EELS AND SNAILS AS FOOD
fig u r e s on the contes t f o r G ov er n or Multno m ah Coun ty ov e r R ob er t
A.
Issue Is Losing.
bet wee n the t w o ca nd id ates a r e as f o l Hooth Republican, and W il lia m Han- the court may not reach a decision
knew nothing Of the woman's aching was tbe *aet 1*ord °f sartorial elegance
low s:
heart and her eyes bright with unshed and Bt>de Daringly decollette It clung Three-Pronged Fork Regular Thing to
Icy. P ro gres sive. b\ a plurality that until next summer.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 3.— E arly partial
W ith y c o m b e
..................................................... 3.1»« may exceed 10.000. and that Dr. James
Smith ................................................. .
2,1.’»it |
The London Daily News’ correspond 1 returns fr om var ious pre cincts t h r o u g h tears as she tried to keep up before 10 ber *on*’ ave*t® figure with lot lng
Ute for “ Horned Things" In
With> ombe. Re pub lican, will ha ve a
ou t the st ate in d icate that the race for
the servant« and make excuses for his emphasis, and trailed round her ex
Withycombe'« load ............................... 1.03« similar lead ov e r Dr. C. J. Smith, D e m ent on the allies' left wing reports G o v e r n o r be t w e e n the inc um be nt, James
Proper Ceremony.
quisitely
dressed
feet.
Her
hair
did
W it h the v ote in Multno m ah County
absence, Slade was heartlessly ob
ocrat. and W. S. U’ Ren, Independent, that a German submarine boat which M. Cox, De m oc rat , and F ra nk B. Willis,
credit
to
the
hairdresser's
long
and
pa
added the f ig u r e s st and as f o l l o w s :
fo r Governor.
attacked the British battleship Vener w it h the fo r m e r s lig h t ly in the lead, is livious Or perhaps It was self-esteem
Withycombe ............................................. ft.3»:t
A hea\ y vote, estimated at 82 per
Laymen may hesitate to say how far
e x tr em ely close.
Ja mes K. Garfield,
again, that made him unable to fee! tient efTorts. and long, bizarre diamond
Smith ......................................................... 3.781 1 cent o f the r e g is tr a t io n -96.436— was able otT the Belgian coast has been P rog r essiv e, w a s c onc eded ea rly to have
pendants flashed and sparkled from Leviticus has been adopted into the
sunk.
for
her—the
self-esteem
of
the
suc
no chance.
Withycombe*« lead .............................1,79-1 c a s t W o m e n v ot ers w ere out in force.
Partial return s f r o m Almost every
cessful man who feels no wounds her ears. If ever a woman had beco.j j law of Scotland. But there are some
The Swedish steamship Ornen, from part o f the State o f Ohio up to 9 o ’clock when fighting for what he wants, aDd a slave to her own personal pleasure peculiarities which suggest that It has
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Portugal for Gothenburg, Sweden, hit Indicate that W a r r e n G. H a rd in g . R e neither knows nor cares that others and dress, that woman was Fannie probably been adopted into Scottish
practise. Take tbe prejudice of the
R epublican G overnor A ls o Indicated I m m . m m l P h i l i p p W i n s lu C o n t e s t a mine Monday in the North sea, and publican. is e st ablish in g a su bstantial
lead ov er T im o t h y S. Hogan . Dem ocrat,
feel them. He had a heart, but It was Merritt. Too self-centered and selfish
for G o v e r n o r .
sank off Cuxhaven. Five members of and A r th u r L. G arfo rd , P rogres sive, in unpleasantly like Pharaoh's.
ever to crave motherhood, she lavished Scot against eating eels, and also shell
by P en n sylvan ia R etu rn s.
fish. There is no more obvious reason
the race f o r United States S en ato r to
MILW A UKE E . Nov. 3 — Emm anuel her crew were drowned.
But of Katherine Strickland's stat a kind of affection on a watery-eyed
PH ILA DE I« FHI A. Nov. 3. — E lecti on
su cc eed T h e o d o r e L. Burton, Republican.
why an eel should look more like that
Philipp. Rep., o f Milwaukee, toda y d e
little
poodle,
which
repaid
her
with
uesque
beauty
and
her
cosmopolitan
o f Penrose, Rep., to the United States feated Judge John C. Karel, Dem.. o f
Fift een p rec in c t s in C u y a h o g a County
A dispatch received from Roosen-
abhorred snake to a Scotchman than
lap-dog
gratitude.
(C
lev
elan
d)
g
iv
e
pro
hibition
715.
a
gainst
manner
he
was
delightfully
aware.
Senate fr om P enn sy lvania, by a large Milwaukee, in the race for G o v e r n o r o f daal says that 14,600 Belgian refugees
193*.
F our pre cin cts out o f 56 tn During the weeks since he had left
Tonight she was restless and 111 at to anybody else, and. taking the objec-
plurality, and a ls o an easy v ic t o r y fo r M
m i louiU »i ooa- returned Tuesday and 12,860 Wednes
S c ioto C oun ty g iv e p roh ibitio n 261.
! tion to shellfish into account, one can
Brum bau gh . Rep., c an did at e f o r G o v servat tv ely at 25.009.
home Slade had been calling regu ease. Like Katherine, her mind was
a
g
ain
st
480.
day
to
Antwerp,
hut
that
6500
of
them
ernor, are Indicated by returns fr om
The estima te Is tro m widely s c a t
not help thinking of the rule in Le
larly at the Strickland home, partly to full of one thought—Slade. Slade, Slade
F our prec inc ts ou t o f 117 in Summit
1242 electio n d istr icts out o f 6727 in tho tered returns.
have left the city again for Holland.
viticus that 'Whatsoever hath fins and
C oun ty :
F o r p roh ibitio n 386. against
consult with the senator and partly —but thoughts that took a different di
state. The vot e:
T h e v ote fo r John J. Rlutnc, Ind..
All the German army corps on the 416. In San du sk y Coun ty, t w o precinct s for the purpose of poelng for the bust rection. She wae sick of his name, scales in the waters, in the seas, and
.m dulate fo r Gov ernor,
la decidedly
United States Senator— Palmer, Dem.,
32,987; Plnchot. Prog., 31,831; Penrose small.
left hank of the Vistula in Poland are out o f 41 a r e: F or p roh ibitio n 100, which Katherine was modeling
As sick of hearing of his money, sick of in the rivers, them shall ye eat.”
J le p ., 119 628.
McG ove rn, R epublican, fo r the United in full retreat, according to an official a g ain st 221.
the talk of his power and of hearing while all that move In the waters with-
they
sat
hour
after
hour,
he
posing
F o r G o v e r n o r — M cC orm ick ,
P o m - Sta tes Sena tor, is lead in g R u st in g , Dem -
him named as the man of the hour.” > out fins and scales shall be an abom
comfortably,
she
working
deftly
and
Prog., 61,349; B rum bu ugh, Rep., 124,- orra t, a c c o r d in g to scat tere d returns In report from Petrograd made public in M IC H IG A N
C O N T E S T IS CLOSE
Washington by the Russian embassy.
»14.
W is c o n s in outsid e Milwaukee.
He was winning the very honors she ination.
talking
even
more
cleverly,
Slade
and
D E T R OIT.
Nov.
3.— F ra g m e n ta r y
Col. Xewnham Davis has described
had coveted for her husband, and tak
Katherine
had
come
to
a
mutual
un
M \\ I W l l s
s| \|' |\
d an g k r
returns
re
ce
iv
ed
up
to
10
o
'
c
l
o
c
k
t
o
The Cologne Gazette says it has
ing them right out from beneath his tbe Ideal conditions of snail-eating.
R e p u b l i c a n s l e a d In N or th D a k o t a
The
more
they
saw
of
nigh t bore ou t the p re dic tion o f all demanding.
R e p u b l i c a n N o m i n e e f o r S e n a t o r l i a s learned from Berlin that soldiers of
very eyes and nose. There didn't seem "At Price’s.'’ he writes, “the horned
that t
M . .higan
G R A N D F OR KS. N IV. Nov. 3.—S c a t
various general units, which have be g u b e rn a t o ria l c ontest bet wee n G o v each other the more each became con to be a doubt of Slade becoming gov thing is eaten with pioper ceremony,
S lig h t 1 en d in Return.*«.
that
their
paths
would
Inevit
T
inted
terin g returns fr om the Second r o n -
come exhausted and weakened owing ernor Ferris (D e m .) and e x -G o v e r n o r
ernor. the very poeitlon for which her in a silver bowl, with a silver three-
g r c s s lo n a l District Indicate m a t Young.
ably converge.
Osborn (R e p .) w ou ld be an ex cit ing
CARBON. Nev . Nov. 3.— I ncom plete
Rep., is r e-e lec ted ov e r W ee ks , Dem return s from 10 o f the 16 c o u n tie s in ! to the long stay in the trenches, are one.
husband had been striving for the p m : pronged fork as a means of conveying
Katherine
talked
animatedly
and
en
P urce ss, Dem., and Gronna. liep., fo r N* \ <;.»
Three hundred and f if t y -f o u r state
di to that Francis G N ew -I being sent home on a furlough lasting
tertainingly of eocial life abroad and tlx terms. Slade with his millions the alleged dainty to the mouth, the
Senator, are nec k and ntu k with only
pre cincts out o f a total o f 2132 gav e
htinG wh o h.i* represen ted this st atel from five to seven days.
a few returns in.
of the gay times tn Washington, and needed the governorship no more than ' long, black gelatinous things are
F erris 32 924. Osborn. 26.136. *nd H. R
In the l ’ nit#d States Senate si n ce 19JJ.
Slade's heart warmed and his eyes a pampered child needs a new toy, ; brought to the table, very hot, and
will s a i e his se.it In the upper house | The London Daily Chronicle's Paris Pat te ngt ll ( P r o g ). 6955
Osborn f o l l o w e r s coun te d on a big
o f the National C on g r ess by the na r- i correspondent asserts that with a view
flaahed as he pictured himself a part while to her husband success or fail swimming in a sauce in which lard
C h am p C la rk K«-«*|pctr*f
m ajo r ity In the upper penins ula
r«»wr«t *.f iiMr.Miiis. If he wa s not d e
of
that charmed circle. With keen ure this time meant either the retrlev- and onions and garltc seem to be the
to
detaching
France
from
the
allies,
MONTG OM ERY. Mo., Nov. 3
Early feated In today s election.
T he P ro g r e s s iv e
vote
w as falling
R etu rns j
principal components Speared on tV>
p«netratlon
he saw the longing of the lng of his fortunes or his utter ruin,
returns Indicate
the
r e -e lec tion
of from 58 out o f the 240 pretnets In the j Germany has made an offer to conclude b e lo w that cast
In 1912
Frank E
C ha mp ('l ar k. D em ocr at. Sp eak er « f the »tit« g iv e Samuel Platt (R e p .) a m ar- peace on the basis of the cession of Doremus. in the F ift h District, and
girl s nature, her iron vrill, her deter j The abstraction of the two women fork, tbe snail goes Into one's mouth—
Hou se, by a m a jo r it y o f f r o m 3 ««« to pi i o f nc.ir.y L’ < \ >tes ov er New lands. I
W Brakes, in the second, the
mlnaticn to gain social honor* at al j was broken by the sudden entranaa and then comes one of the critical m e
Meti and possibly a portion of Alsace Samuel
6000 votes. John C. B r ow n , his R e p u b
t w o M ich ig an Dem ocr at ic R e p re se n ta
G o v e r n o r Odilie tltep ) lead s Emmet
menu of life!
m ost any cost
lie Battered him—t* * of Hays*.
lic an op pon ent, c o n c e d e d his d efe a t t o Hoyle * D r m ) by ab ou t the ».one mar- to France. The offer, according to the tive s in C on g r ess s e e k in g re-election ,
n i g h t by fr o m 2000 to 3000 votes.
we re In the «.id in the ea rly returns.
correspondent, w s s rejected.
42 SEATS GAINED EASTERN STATES
BY REPUBLICANS GO REPUBLICAN
[The Governor's!
T
A
• L '3 'Q - j
WITHYCOMBE
EASILY WINS
Prohibition May Carry; Hawley
and Sinnott Win; Cham
berlain Ahead.
A N o v e l i z a t i o n of
Alice Bradley's Play