Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1913 — The Women's Cabdidate [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Women's Cabdidate

By BYRON WILLIAMS

HibYNIOPSIS.

In gsipllttrHF Xun Mayor Dsdtwlll, ii lummk Is chased through thgwood*fiY*ftTl lwughtng girls, one pfjihprfl he kisses . iT&WfI sat

CHAPTEB IL—Continued. f The court lng Vlning asked: “WltoMWMtf A' flame ri df 'rip hisß ; ThPmAyiS Matfe W ineritial note of the ctoM* 1 ™ ' tnn: "V ' I,T ’ 7 :’ r “WUUr bbgkn ifte ; ; Wlthess spotty, “it the bid password 'Elks'— ‘ jdlly corks |' ” ’‘PuUift? f ,< "<lettanded the Judge, reSlgniiifjr nilielf ilk Uabrificfi. “Yes l ih ,:ybtir ! * t'ocor—and smoth* er«d«^!^ si p "TW* JSP'HM 4 * Betdrnjtned I eyes' behind !< her handkerchief brooks,’* 1 igttli. takey , TOf* !,i<?s ';: ~ry,1; ( !^:t - The prisoner arose from ills soap box. 777

“Your gallantly, “In deferefeCe* fl# Jhfib f?bta whose culinary department * there wafts to me thtfi uhtttuous Call of fried eggs and Amffles; i and brirause of the 1 delicate sttnatlriri (khe "victim of my assault Itnwyi iflndi Ihers4lf 1n should the case -hake l 'determined to plead guilty findl thßriw myself upon the mercy of the court I—l am guilty as charged. .f&bUOy,si proud of It!”

He Bat dowivl&oßeriy,! but his eyes were -llPAJenbAi tottl/the face of the judge. She turned upon him fiercely. “For this jaaoeemAyi conduct, I,: the judge, fine you. lea jdays at Squirrel Inn. aoothin*. you finite, plave; .of the ten have outfsap&fl S»u will start alphabetically down the list and for a any yun will do tlitT bidding or the girl who falls t<* «ur lei. What do. Snoula you again transgress you will be —beiS*fcflaMr.aifM’S s#vdgel& “If, at the end of the ten dayß, you have acquired yolhlel JR>norably, yoiF may \W ¥®^p you a^yjßijlgV^abl^orJyours^lfr'w? His honor Crake submissively. “I accept the tertns "he said, ea r gerly. i‘l p»jt«|F-but b accept.” r > bulky document “Possibly you may recognise Ul” tauntingly. “Yes!” repUWaEetOjdfeteo.-jpleHing him with a cold look of scorn, “you SgSßlir “Court’s aajouriiea snapped the judge. served.” ~* • 0 * I A Jeif*ls‘a' jest, hut the following letter!’TtfCeNifA 'by "Ills Honor, the Mayor”” bleixt 1 ' mofrhinjg, suggested a straw'Kob mucn 'fob the Asiatic rumlnant’a back. Tersely, it said: 303 j - “Squirrel Inn, i “Sunday Morning. “Mr. WSITer “Bedight, “ “Mayor of Ossian: “Defl Stt: The lev|ly of your demeanog and the ostensflly nonchalant' -attitude you chose ■> take of . ihe sentence inflicted, lem U»e to believe that you are considß-tng ttita wry serious matter altoge|er po (|shtly. Under ordinary circumstances a handsome trifler might ride Into a woman’s Camp like Lochtnvar, boldly gram* a pretty girl in his arms and kiss %r, without paying a more severe penalty than the •com of the campghnd a few surface scratches. And e»en yeu. evidently, ai gentleman as well us a politician, might have esca a fitua, Xe-vj buke had you been luckier. - Unen cumbered by baggage ahd feeling unbound by our court to remain, you could have drifted away into the evenlng Our efforts QQ V “But, Mr. Bedlght, as a candidate for representative at the coming eldbtlon, for which you are evidently recouping your vital forces in this tranquil spot, you will scarcely dusqiA, while we have In our poasestfop a document to incriminating aP *o*4 J found by us yesterday in you»w*k#' through the dogwood swamp. “The document Itself is evidence enough. If given publicity to ieee-tWT ÜbfcjioUie afcapdSVfrSftf swornae In the <il*toCJ ou tave In mind—the drafting of a bill w :m’ ct 0£;8

countenanced by Aa ,of this land, once T&e\»ts AAn their you be unwise enough to violate the sentence of this court, the news of sent to the womenVcfubs of your diaTrict, to be followed by unimpeachable evidence in your own handwriting—thu uimiauif. t .mi umimum mat'' s£sl l ttFW3ißß lowed your liberty to go and come as 4ot please and fortify, your mind agsinst the ordeal you are about to 19tti ! wll raj* afrtf 'gin nng wftn Mae.’Andrews, whme EvUfe ie appeSk^lf r tlur SlpraiMfcal 'Tfkt Mae is a stunning blonde with NMR • like spun flax" and cheeks like Ptttfe down of an Alberta peafih., T She Is, •fldz UL'tteati ’ Brl&drel.f Mbkis^’tb 1 m4Vi idffe; ,'rtie <ft 'tHeViueenly. 'feekj l ’ Y'bu' 1 Ivi ft/ 'd B ‘“w hk’t 4 lent you tiii* rtfr* jlttpcfera g^ve m HettM 'the- ' taift ; the 1 da’y L 'ot H yoilr : /emt!uaal as >follo^sV , i ,:!,Blb,A “Mdhdkjf; (i ’ !l;7 '■ rhurkdkj- 1 , Klahgafet FarripWorfh . '•Klday!'Ahce b S^n , :' , ; ! “ n : , ( ' "Ts • : "sdturday, htoftV Mc'UOiih'Ml l , jbiMdhy-^--oßen' Ukt'd' fqr' rießehtakfce' l, “Monday, Cied Summers" • “Tuesday; LiicUle n ! . ' Jack’/ 1 Vjtoihg'" 7 , ,i ' : “lit cbihes to our'kUßwledge that you aj?e | very dehi/ous‘ ! bt ' reaching 1 yoiir disttict on the Saturday pight following, ) wheUe ‘ ydh kUU 1 'to opletr ydut' 'i'Smipaign. : Should WpVe $ mecffect 1 geriiletnAn'during the; ihterim and isliryß'yb'ut sbktbdte' titlth due.'humility , %ili' return' 1 tb 1 ‘tie’3® crln iUatiiig hill add ' permit''you 'to depart «» /'f .’ “but for every' ih'di^cretlbn 1 ph‘ £oiir part, you -Wilt hje •' k‘ , he6 ! ‘ ‘dayS* 1 Seuterioe unidf l ,'the <l s£thid;"eondl ! tiot|U' now ; governlild. ‘- 1 Thd 1 cdutt has eh : deailofed tß'itfdteß^ybU 1 With of your situation ’ahd 11 khAll feel no regret should - you, in your heedlessness, firftotft grasp<4th.&npo»tJ , “Given this'dayiahd 'dartS Under, toy letter seal at Squirrel Inn, Dingledale, Wisconsin.,.i ii 1 hooQ !o ,Hin:>7 hloti

hifj ,TJACB?dV4NING<,> Judge/fnli Whiter Bedigkti’Jimaybi And ctrnfii--date nfdr> thefxWglfefetUrpli 1 frowfaied.* Plainly, hefre waaffl/ipredlehtheiiltPllhe l humor df thdl'iltuhtion 'bad iflled. olttf* piqued attltnlde>Hf 'tHei ,v |(idgh'l' totturdi him Was platonl ftnwhs hbbrduhdi tfiitj l It whs “catty.” yßbh;raAUhftbh“hib4’. dnd' ihfe kissed', am wt«t*r«edtly!>fiat)hmi tirihg-teh* auhaadyemdi dafciithw- *tb J if the purwdetrness ktvowi jhcftle lUtAin£owhsfiMoW£&l of that: Co gihte hitWtosifatfy IhqaisNitd yourigi tm'mn *tw4 hba»t»' 1 “|jut«4>vdii''*4Hi4 hi their oVr», 'ftb^Wße r >tfAdll<ihfbleMi-' lng, fa vaciode,' dOgi' jpod iSKWnypt AHdOkisitldO*lg«l>ieihbt4 fiir— 'Whfe:!>pcte J ' ibid ifiD ril ‘3'lilto filoh i Tbje'*lui*'%rW l Wbto .frequently as accentuated 1 ’lfhfe'.'hWger iof a wopiin. scorned! 7~And he means, the fuefte^ ‘poliiiclan, mentai,. bragynibihuf y.il uim n U VM- fSFW* a mmi ftp<4 ■ mgya might lose his troubles In the ffppkng of the rilla_ and receive dijVftre unctioti frtm theinature: god/ xiflGirjg With *<&phHro'<anH-elixirs *or efflorescence. >i-(tvfd tfHVf ete Bedight pehttrated. flar I inch . the heart of the wood, where dryads romp along ; the *' why through lit the trees! wherfe mother brown ' t/ebp 'th’pm 1

sheltered «»«ra chatter’of the hickory nut* a-rlpenlng upon the scraggly tree*. m tiFycn he saw her! Like Psyche, she stooped beside a quiet pool, her the spreading branchggeuf elm. Reside her on harebell grew and to BrwF lliwcsme from down below the rhythmical cadency of 1 m Milijni'l —H fill' linfm rim [I that, iff crescendo or diminuendo, It had ;2afas,'i:^tfttiiA d ' a .w« He stole forward on tltUoe. | fsfedlteoemei)“

heed. The" rich otttiftii** her figure thrilled him, and on hair of the rhorwMg yad i a ted like M dalg-tin the head/ of KTitian masby jstep |p drew near, cauti(*ly. Little by little he crept until he stood With his hand ►.«>£» Mfte Of -SaWee* eaAfkl : nuietly. fearlessly., he stepped hehlnd.. the pboi. jnyith a cry of 'hlhm HIM 'ipr-angAM Wi £aoed.hia?. aM e Btood bis ground Doldly, but In his eyes there wa i an appeal. “ y« needed -the fShadiiW afna,'fcieaD.itCß complete thej pJWuijfl’*) gtdhrogltSE n3“aou flatter yourself,” she replied jcolcly. I^e 1 1 'tb* SpOUk, ltohWsiv4ht; , ’tb plehd foir htfL'Uhd’ hefif up Bid? iahfdf 'taanldatbrilK-- J 10115 “I * hOld 1 nO : bhiiWtdattdii' ■vdltfcf f ‘iirtk- 1 pnette 'dutalde' ‘if 1 court, I'"Shfd' 1 '"Shfd' hsld‘ ‘Alii-’ i^|.i]y : -.:VI ‘JOH: / [}d Of jj »'i •[vf ) 1 ij,i (Tui4in’ir fromXhe pool','fehe' Btftotf'W' fori: him as' one In ‘authority,;" ’ \i ! km going. Wait he?k. ;,,< fi(i”hßt 401 l jk? 'she aijiijoidshed. lilite sat down beMde t|lk' , ijopl.’ !,I k#' he did so, fbr k fleeting moment th'e r iffifm bf 6. lithe ahd gratefhi 'Woman fell ’OVer' his Shbulders upoh l!t thb dtoWky w^aters —hilt the fkce was , turned toW’Ard the backward' trail. “]everything even L-‘'fa twlsted, wl "he &roWled, **lti : ihTeSb / ka? 1 lous dkys of woman suffrage.” i fie turned his head to" catch a glimpse of her, flitting through the tfleejs, but unlike Lot’s wife, she did not look back. 7 Thb-'mayor sighed. • . ‘‘What Un awful mess a man ehn get into,” he sorrowed, “through the perfectly harmless diversion of kissing!” . It: t ‘ :/A : \ : :t .. . «c:

"Jack" Vining