Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1923 — Page 4

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The 1'tKHY ( nO l published every Friday-by The Fiery Cross Publishing Company Indianapolis, and will maintain a policy of staunch, Protestant Americanism without fear or favor fcdnu. am iu make up people s minus, but to shake up people's minds; to llveln actlv Publlc opinion which will make America a proper place .11 .'w" of ,ruth k"1" mo faIsa new shrivels up more "bunk" than ail the varnr-ftt arguments in the world. Truth helps to clarify opinions on "ous qurtlnni hy serious people. u-t. V1" ,,',!MV " will strive to give the American viewpoint on pub.C rt' l, s na separata the dross from the pure gold in ths current news of the day. '"" t'lery l'rox PulillHkluv Co., Inc.. 1'ublUheri..

Entered as secnnd-class matter. July 20. 1922, at the post office at Indianspolls. Indiana, tinder the Act of March 3. 1879. AdrrliiiK Itnlri Will Be KnrnlNhrd l on Krqorst

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end all llrmn anil Aildrpnx all Inquiries tir STN and 8S0 Century BuildIn. Telephone. Lincoln 747. WSBH X L AX'S PROGRAM FOR 1923-24 1. Militant, old-fashioned Christianity and operative patriotism. 2. Back to th Constitution. 8. Enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment so loiigr as It Is on the statute books. 4. Enforcement of present immigration laws and enactment of more stringent laws ou imml&rralion.

"Steve"

"Blessed be the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God." No greater triumph can couie to man than that in which he creates peace. Feace, as we are told in that old and beautiful hymn, is the gift

or uon s love. How much greater is it to create peace than to be a mighty warrior; how much loftier to secure a cessation of hostilities than to perpetuate a warfare that can only tear down. Peace builds up, accomplishes and lends to progress and advancement. Peace has come within the Klan. The significance of this statement can not be overestimated. Among many other things it means a solidified front to the enemy; not only the enemy of the Kn Klux Klan, but the enemies of America and the enemies of Protestantism. To "Steve" goes the honor of this wonderful accomplishment. "Steve" lias, after untiring effort, accomplished that which is of inestimable worth. Not for himself ha3 "Steve" labored toward this end, but for others. Broken in health, but not in spirit, "The Old Man" stands in his greatest hour of triumph. The duties and responsibilities that have fallen upon the shoulders of "Steve" would have borne down one who hat niu the courage of his convictions; one who was not drawing on that reserve strength furnished by our Maker to those who are carrying on in a good cause. In the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, "The Old Man" had forged on and on and on; never did he falter and never did he fatr-a friend. Never in the hour of greatest trial, with the enemy pounding from every side, did he halt. From the Exalted Cyclops or Klan No. 1, Realm of Indiana, upward through the lanks to the Grand Dragon of Indiana, he climbed his way in less than two years' time, until now he is an outstanding figure in ail Klandom, the personification of the principles of Klancraft. Millions have tome to know him and thousands have learned to lave him. His one great achievement is the wonderful organization builded by him

iu Indiana, unio and other states. At 600,-000 chartered Klansmen and the oiaunen Americanism in

one luncuoiiing body under the guidance of "Sieve.''

"The Old Man" has ever been charitable and big of heart. In hours of

triumph, that would have turned any weaker man's head; or in the heat of battle, which would have spurred many men to vindictiveness, he has never knowingly or willingly placed a thorn in any man's bosom. No greater joy ever comes to "Steve" than when, enveloped in the robe

ot tne (.rand Dragon of Indiana, he HoBsler Klansmen. His joy will be

mighty hosts of Klandom in Fort Wayne on November 10, when, in common bond. Dr. Evans reviews with him the ever increasing hosts of redblooded Americans joined together under the starry emblem of our country to save from the encroachments of a foreign influence and an amalgamated force of enemies ripping from the inside and pounding from the outside for the overthrow of American institutions and Protestantism

With a goal never dimmed lo his

nate nor rear, lie has set a standard and enunciated a broader conception and truer understanding of the principles and ideals of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and carried the Torch of Truth ever forward and upward. Unbroken by hatred and unshaken by scorn, and with no home life except that of a handbag and a- room in a hotel, he has worked, satisfied and content in the love of his fellow Klansmen. The timid, the feint of heart and unscrupulous were always denouncing him and were ever on his

sword's point: but no man has ever mat bteve was the personification of the Itlan. Tkn t,ll.i:c J in -w. i.

r.ii.iuiri xviau in imnana, embracing a half million members, is a

monument to his charity, fairness, ability and magnificent achievements.

Without Trumpets

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday Indiana will meet in convention in

Indianapolis with blare of trumpet or flying banners even though upon their shoulders rests a responsibility of far-reaching magnitude. Theirs will be quite a different convention than that which she bankers have just held in the East; the teaehers will send no word to Washington informing

t.ongiess wnat to tlo and there will be

This body ofswomen, which will meet here to discuss questions close to

their hearts and to hear addresses by prominent educators, hold the future success of Indiana In their keeping; for Indiana can be only so great as the

men and women that live within its

governors, legislators, business men, farmers, mechanics, writers, statesmen, teachers, bankers and holders of all politKal offices are now under the guidance of these young women. The faot that the great state of Indiana has not seen fit to remunerate these women appropriately does not take a whit from the fact that their positions are of vast importance. While it is to "be regretted that millions are squandered each year by reckless officeholders and pork-barrel politicians on questionable projects, there have always been those who would hold down the financial reward of those who toil in the work of education that one thing that has brought to the world progress, achievement and advancement. The public school Is the very foundation upon which America is builded. The public school ia that equalizer that has made democracy in this country. The public school is the bulwark of our nation and these teachers who will assemble in Indianapolis next week are those who keep this bulwark intact. There has been a cry that there is a scarcity of teachers throughout the whole country. Can this lie wondered at when it is taken into consideration the meagre salaries paid in comparison with that which the teachers give in return? Would men prepare themselves to be physicians and attorneys If they knew their return would be no greater financially than that of the school teacher? No except, of course, those whose desire was o strong for these lines of work that they would continue in It regardless. No man would prepare himself to be an expert accountant and it takes no longer than for one to prepare to teach school if he knew that the remuneration would be no greater than that which the school teacher receives. Americans pride themselves on thelr"ichievements, but In so doing never stop to give a thought to the fact that these achievements came through the sacrifice or those educators who tolled on in the face of an atmolutalack of appreciation by the public in general and which public to thisjlay has not set about to properly remunerate them. It Americans would only visualize and properly appreciate the conditions and hopelessness in those countries across the seas, in which education has been fought by the same influences afwork In this country to destroy the public schools, they would at once set about the task of lerating Um public ichAol trash to bar rishUui position.

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this time. in Indiana alone there are goal has been set for 1,000.000 by these states has been welded into appears before a vast assembly of immeasurable when he views the vision, and his eyes never dimmed byj had the courage to question the fact of the true ideals and fighting spirit . . ... of next week the school teachers of this city. They will not come to no advice sent President Coolidee borders, and the potential mayors

Sparks from the Fiery Cross By JOHN glGHT POINT ' "The noblest motive is the public good." virgk.

If you think so, the Golden Age is NOW but not in Oklahoma. A lot of people call Lew, the Limber, an optimist, but we ieei moved to assure the world that in our opinion he is a PEST-imist. Don't Be a Bnll Klansmen, you will never regret holding your temper under Insult or serioua provocation. Let the enemy rave. Keep quiet it is only a bull that paws the dust when a red shirt is flapped in his eyes. Your business is patience the patience of the crusader who restrains his passions, thereby adding to his battle equipment the virtue of coolness. Your cause is the cause of patriotic manhood, wilfully and ignorantly and maliciously misunderstood by enemies who would destroy your country and your religion if they could do so. Your course is the "march up," flag in hand, fighting your way to the glorious reward which awaits contented and united people one Constitution, one country -and one God. - v This moment is Maine to spend as I like, , Lean waste or employ it for good; I can throw it away, as a Judas might strike, Or use It as a patriot shonld. Too Many Races There was no blood, murder and sudden death in tire race of European steamships that sought to get the October quota of immigrants into the port of New York. Contrary ta previous custom, there was an absence of the usual and characteristic mad scramble to the Ambrose Channel Lightship, and there was no crooked business, though the arrival of the vessels still bore the appearance of a race, according to the report of interested observers. According to a plan suggested by the Transatlantic Passenger Conference and approved by Immigration Commissioner Henry H. Curran, the six liners bearing the ripe fruit o. European wastage assembled out jnuiuijea.ii wastage assemoieu outside the Ambrose Channel Lightship mwlml. F : 1 .1 mciwi miuuit,iii 1,1 tut: tt,yiJUlUCt?U Uciy I emu oianeu iu ai ieu-minuie intervals " Prnlinnlv nil nf tna honovnlont rr : - . " ; ganizations in the metropolis were .. .. , present to welcome the "poor and wiliicacu,iuie.6uw wuu is Strang a new hnmp in a npw lnnrl " Tf t j ..Y7L 7, . . ' no doubt these well-meaning people offered the joyous hand to the worthy .u.ui.6.i,t umjr auu jciiaiueu uuin rlflRninir tf, i oi' hnenma tt.n clasping to their bosoms the redrioters from the filth-poisoned areas ; ir MrTr -rw hi. aai.ioucuf IK nut -viAUiiluieiy jubilant. The Question Is to Get It "Educational Week" at last! President Coolidge states in his recent proclamation that "every American citizen is entitled to a liberal education." Quite so. He is if Ue can get it. At present a'liberal education is vouchsafed to few; it is as far away from the great majority as the city of Lew Shank's operations is from the Pleiades. vPoor, ignorant, struggling, , feverish humanity must wag along as best it can without the help of Amherst or Indiana University or any other place where facts are passed out for the sustenance of the fact-hungry. ' The date set for the observance of this period has been named the wek beginning November 18. The president expresses the expectation that it will be recognized throughout the country. He feels, no doubtr that state, local, civic and religious bodies will co-operate to foster a general observance. And everybody with an ounce of optimism hopes that all will go well and that a small beginning will finally rise to a wonderful hope though it probably will not stagger the world. Reforms come slowly; universities once belonged only to those who had time and . money to attend them. There is Httle actual effort in America to give everybody a square deal in education education is still a thing which must he fought for. Reading Aids Reasoning Powers "Official papal approval," says the Continent, "has at length been pronounced on Bible-burning, and it will no longer be nossihle for oathniio apologists to allege that such out-4 rages are tne aeeas or ignorant and irresponsible persons who do not truly represent their church. Still less will it be possible to say, as some have said, that such things do not happen that all Bible-burning stories are the invention of bigoted Protestant missionaries." Yes, or of the Ku Klux Klan! The official organ of the Vatican, the Osservatore Romano, published in Rome, has printed an elaborate endorsement of what the mob did. The Continent, a singularly careful publication, concludes one of the strongest editorials it has erer printed, as follows: "Undoubtedly the real reason is what Protestants deduce from history the well Justified fear of the pope and his priesthood that-any considerable body of lay people reading the Bible for themselves will ere long cease to believe that the pope is the vicar of Christ, or even the successor of St. Peter. - The Things It Takes to Win You've got to have a- Klansman's nervoIf you would "finish strong;" The coward may exist a while, "" cj It takes "the goodB" and muscle, too. If VOll would e-flfn thn "hnitt" nut not for very long jwu wuuiu film uic uvui The Klansman, like" Sir Launcelot, Hm wins Because nix heart is stout

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, You've got to have a sincere mind. And truth. to face all wrong; One can not give the best to life Unless his soul is strong. It takes great loyalty and love To make a man endure The Klansman, like Sir Galahad, Wins, for his heart is pure. Beyond all shadow of a doubt Your faith must flow full wide ; The Constitution is your law, The Bible is your guide. Your loyalty shall be no cloak, If you would save the fight The Klansman, like the knights of old. Wins, for his cause is right. The PrkeJU Reasonable! They are thirsty in Washington, D. C, during the temporary absence of Congress from official residence in the capital. They are thirsty and they do not appear to care a hang who knows it. A broadcast inquiry, it is alleged, with reports verified as far as possible by willing police, reveals the amazing fact that more than 5,000 bootleggers are "actively present" within the limits of the District of Columbia. Busy as little bees these purveyors of stimulating optimism rush hither and thither on their kidney-wrecking occupation, apparently free from that dire menace, the notorious Klan, that often wickedly insists upon a strict observance of law and order and a wholehearted subservience to the arm of good government. Unofficially this tabulation is declared to be incnmnloiu a-n . broad guess is hazarded by pessimists ma!, twice as much booze is sold daily as was the case before the enactment of Mr. Volstead's dope-ster-curse amendment. It is further alleged that the city of Washington presents advantages not enjoyed by less favored places where human beings congregate in clusters. Baltimore is easily reached. Hip pocket, freight car and auto truck are joyously eager to transport the Olympian uuu aim LlirOatS. KTPn tho nriM "lc oluu is reasonaDie it one doesn't count in blind eyes, sore HtnmSfillC o n il 1, i of the stuff is reasonable if one envi oaKi Ileal IS. i-"!', Q.O dliiuj" aua as wisely a; an nlH rwl t . . Al Imu noining wnatever, "that a mom diatir,M .,..- . -v v,w.iuvlij vjui tiie estimate of the prevalence of thirst iu wasnington may be reached in nnnnoni-inn w.i,v. , , "v""u an inquiry upon certain bribery charges which is now in progress." But our guess is to -uie eneci mat an active interest in tlinn , . . ... these vague and misty statistics by the Klan, as the time grows rlne mav r more accrate ngUres Indefensible Action Government interfere uthvi . , - w n ti,u CfcUU supervision of human life and activities may, in the course of time, uieta uown our entire experiment in democracy. The 'misinterpretation Of fnnHnmontnl low .1 . u ?c. vy ttUU. me employment of military force to supfuii a despotic view or lt-ay call forth unbelievable Tint t& Ttr tlpart of those who are not schooled to wait with patience the operations v1 juouce ana me certain relief of cosmic balance. All mob demonstration is partly to be exnlnln a primitive impulse for unrestrained action a lust for corrective violence. Partly it illustrates an impatience with the limitations of law and its delays and seeks an honest luougn misguided shortcut to justice. A mob is no doubt primarily ruled by personal resentment of injuries believed to be suffered Vot thto instinct for immediate correction of reai or rancled wrongs is indefensible. Nothing can ever be done in the heat of passion. There can be nothing but condemnation for those who seek by violence to deprive any unit of humanitv of its rights. And it is enough to add that the Klan has always stood against mob law and mob rule, nlthniih Its enemies today accuse it of fostering uiese unrignteouB principles and probably will forever accuse it-of evils which are as foreign to Klan principle as honestv Is forrfim tn n Jesuit. An Appreciation Here's to the Old Man, sans penr et sans reproche Love, loyalty, and the faith of one good comrade to another! He is gentle with all men, because he knows what clay they are made of; He is true to all men, because he feels that each one, even his enemy, holds within his breast a tiny spark of God; He is faithful to all men, because he knows that out' of great darkness In a man's soul will finally come the light that brings dawn to all of the struggling races in the world; He is brave and determined in the face of odds, courageous against the foes of patriotism and righteousness, because he believes that when a man's ideal is the hfghest he can x dream and his faith the truest he can conceive, some great Power will at last reward the world and make straight the crooked paths of humanity, saving forod his country, his people and his flag! Led by him our hosts shall never falter, though we go into the shadows with Klansman Abbott! - With sncb. a leader, and in such i caase, wno snaii tear aeainT Lift the flag, and sound the battle I i . cause, who shall tear death: l SnOntl ' - t Our legions go down to Victory! 1 1 V A I i Ave, Imperntor, te morlturl salntainasi - t

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CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP The. Gospel According to the Klan "No other foundation can man lay-than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ" There is a medium of exchange more important to a country than its money It is lie-ht r.rQM. nishable and indestructible.' The COUnfrv noarla 0 lo., j more flexible currency, no doubt, uui ou uaaiy as it needs a larger sinking fund of straight, scarce, high-r..v,jiuiiur-ouuion in the vaults of power the ballot boxes. ine overwhelming and incomparable need of thA nation .1 iuio uttjf, tills hour Is the demonetization of aggregate, semi-irresponsible but respectable rascality in politics ine i. K. K. is an attempt to express in articulate political forms me viear unaeoatable conscience of the country. The times are out of joint, not because we have no conscience, but because we have no political way to utter it. The tongue we speak 13 not new, it is the vernaenlnr o,-,i j - vi uuioi anil trainee. In America tnflav nti speaks an alien mongrel dialect that has no word for conscience in. it. 1ms must he changed, and to that end, and nothing less, was the Ku Klux Klan Born to spray the tree of American liberty with common honesty against the borer sectional prejudice and nartv snirita at, - . f ' iiuu 111 spite of all the differences, and mixea conceits, and political knighterrantry, the hand of providence has been upon -us, and we have builded far better than we knew." One thing is sure; we have assembled hundreds of thousands of men and women, who honor God, love their country and respect themselves. No political boss can get hisbreath in that atmosphere. I have heard rumors of a split in the K. K. K. That man is not born yet who will split this organization. It will pesist, one and invisible, until the throne of iniquity goes down before the Sword of the .Spirit, and the law of the land. It has grown upon the heights like a live oak where the soil is granite, pulverized. by the shock of storms; when earth and heaven fought their, battljes. Its roots have wedged off avalanches as they crept down into the heart of the rock to drink the spirit of the mountain. It has felt the wrench of glaciers and kept its hold. It has lnelrort arma uHH thousand storms, and has the swirl or tne whirlwind in its rings. It can not split. God has manterl it fn, o kootia , - v.. I. . tV maul hades out of rotten politics. When He gets ready He will lift this tree to His knee, to His shoul der. Listen for the blow! Some November it Will fall and something will split, but not the K. K. K. Klan Temple to Be Jbrected Soon at Tyler TYUITex.. Oet 10. Tyler Klan No. 75 hastfegun the work of building a pretty home on its land one mile west of the courthouse and on a high point fronting on two public highways. The work is to be rushed and we are told the building will be ready for occupancy before the end of November. Tyler Klan is one of the first in the state to buy a home of its own. About twenty other Klans are preparing to build. Having come to stay, they naturally want a home of their own. A KLANSMAN'S CREED believe in Cod and in the tenets of the Christian religion and J.hat a godless nation can not long prosper. I believe that a church- that is not grounded on the principles of morality and justice is a mockery to Cod and to man. ' brieve that a church that does not have the welfare of the common people tit heart is unieorthy. I believe in the eternal separation of Church and' State. 1 hold no allegiance to any joreign government, emperor, king,' pope or any other foreign, political or religious power. I hold my allegiance to the Stars and Stripes next to my allegiance to God alone. , belie v4 in just laws and liberty. I believe in the upholding of the Constitution of these United States. I believe that our Free Public School is the corner stone of good government and that those who are seeking to destroy it are enemies of our Republic and are unvoorthy of citizenship. - believe in freedom of speech. I believe in a free press uncontrolled' by political parties or by religious sects. fbelieve in law and order. I believe in the protection of our pure womanhood. I da not believe in mob violence,' but I do believe that laws should be enacted to present the causes of mob violence. . believe in a closer relationship of capital and labor. ' ' believe in the prevention of -warranted strikes by foreign labor agitators. , believe in the limitation of foreign immigration. f am a native-born American citizen and I. believe my rights in this country are Superior to those of for' eignert. -

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of the A NOVEL FOR

By J. WALTER GREEP Author of "Songs of Sixteen Summers." uTiu Veneer or Years," Ele. toprnnt 9Zi. av I. WALTf R O vt-.e.t'.

(Continued From Last Issue) She danced with all the young men present except George, who could not dance. At last he asked her to go out on the gallery with him fOr a feW minntlia' nnvaa,n She gladly complied. "George, I am so glad to get away from that crowd." she said when thev were seated in the shadnw nf climbing rose vine; "I get so tired of that endless chatter. I really don't care for dancing and these sleek-haired boys get on my nerves. Oh, George, I am sick of everything!" "Gene!" "I am!" She was crying. Great tears were trickling down her cheeks, marking tiny rivulets through the powder and rouge. "George, this life is artificial. There's nothing triiA nVmnt it t volt against it. Nothing but imita tion, society. Nothing but girls with painted cheeks and lips, dancing in the embrace of boys with a cigaret breath. Jazz music, with no sense or harmony. No time for literature or science. No patience with religion or regard for morals. This is a wretched age, George." "Why, my dear little pessimist!" he laughed, taking her hand. "What has come over you? A few months ago you were defending these things. Now you are as hard as I am. What has happened?" "I guess I am converted," she answered seriously, "or as the preachers say under conviction. I have been tired of the hypocrisy of this life for a long time. There is hypocrisy in the churches preachers have sold their souls for a mess of pottage. There is not a preacher In Prairie City who has courage enough to come out on this Klan issue, though most of them ar.e in favor of it. They are afraid of their jobs. They spend their week-days out calling on the sisters and on Sun days preach on the sins of the scribes and Pharisees. Such mollycoddling has disguted the young folks, George. That's why they have forsaken the churches." "I think you are unfair to the preashers," he argued ; "it's a bread and butter proposition with them." . "Then God pity a secularized clergy!" she retorted. "I'd rather get out and work for a living and preach what I believed than to sell myself to any body of old-maid deacons. George, our great need today is MEN!" "God give us men!" he quoted. So this was the real Gene. Every time he had falsely accused her of frivolity she had redeemed herself by a show of courage that astonished him. "Gene, I have been hearing some things about you that have given me much worry and no little pain," he continued; "it has come to me from many sources that you are in love with that fellow Cameron." "Why, George," she gasped. "Of course, I did not believe it. I could not believe you could care for a loathesome worm -Of his type, but in this age strange things are occurring and you can never tell. Tell me you care nothing for him, dear. I want to hear you.say it." - "Oh, Georgie. you're just jealous," she teased, "But seriously, you ought to have more sense than to accuse me of caring for that old buzzard. I am going to be honest with you, and what I am telling you now must never be hinted. Will you promise?" "I wiJJ, if it does not concern your welfare too greatly. I will not promise to keep secret if it endangers you, Gene." "Well, it is simply this. Old Cameron is tormenting me to death. Daddy encouraged him because he is his political colleague. I do not defend my daddy. He is corrupt politically and should not hold an office. But you know he seems to have a cinch on things.. I do not beljeve he likea Cameron, but he is using him as a tool. He permits him to come; to onr house when he -knows mother and I both detest him. And listen, dear. He has made improper suggestions to me!" "What! I'll kill him!" George sprang to his feet. "Be quiet. Let things rock for a few weeks. I think the people of Prairie City are going to railroad him. He has ruined our schools. But I would not blame you to beat him up if you get the chance." George was nauiver with menu. trollable anger.. "The cur! The Idea of him insulting you! Gene, there are some things an American man can not stand. This is one of them. I feel it my duty to square this matter with Cameron. You are my affianced wife." "Avoid violence, if possible," ahe cautioned, "and don't antagonize daddy any more than you canhelp. He is thawing perceptibry in yonr direction. Of course he suspicions that you belong to the Ku Klux Klan, and mother defends it daily and says she hopes yon do. . Daddy is not Realnst thn nrdsr'a nrtnnt J i - 11 r i Bles he is simply afraid of it. And. Kthe worst part of it is, heis drinking mare every any ana absolutely uvea at that old Peterson's poajroom. It's going to ruin him in the next race." I fear; Gene, that your father is a beaten man already," he answered, "because he is aligned with the wrong crowd. The decent people in the past have allowed the -criminal element to run the politics, but they are waking up: There's going to be a cleanup is tke next election." "I hope there Is," she concurred, "even if they do heat my daddy I

" Vriday, October 12, 1923

a oun s L aw ALL KLANDOM Wish he COnld ha nsrnioJ. - run. George, why don't you run for wue ressinan : "I had considered the. matter." "Do it. Geore-A. W' fn. And I would be so proud of you. I've always imagined I would like to live in Washington." 'You little temntrtwuji" ho ..m with a smile. "It flghting a hard battle to win your adnow you must disparage my humble position as a mere scuooi leacner. wot that it is not a great calling. But it is totally unsuited to one of my temperament. I like stirring, hustling. I like to explore new fields. I believe I could bring a new, revitalizing force to bear in politics. For a Htti tm it" ' "Do it George, please." "But if I should be defeated?" "You will still h fought the good fight You will be my brave Hmsarior antm'n v - - - -m& imj lists for righteousness. And if you J"" win oe my distinguished statesman. You will, won'tyou?" "I susnect T will T nriil .:, ' " ... anub UC" velopments.She was nestline- cinsa tn hm k. face near his, her lips almost touch ing nis tips. Her locks fluttered in the caress of the night zephyr and her dark eyes were shadowy with dreams. He slipped his ana about uer. "Gene, do you love me?" he asked with the tenderness of a real Romeo. "Do I act like it?" He drew her closer. The strains of the four-Dieee orchestra inoiHo came to them. He had never noticed Derore that these musicians were ;eniuses. The violinists drew from each string a liquid sweetness and the; slow pulsations mingled with the concourse of truant echoes. -, Sometimes the music trilled like the nipple of soft laughter; then again t died awav in nnthna that inn,.nj " j. . u vuub, V. tl on- the borderline of tears. The pianp crashed its finale, the wailing strings ceased. There were handclaps and calls for encores. There was iaught and revelry. To those Inside it was good dance music. To those outside it was the rapture of love. No song of Apollo was ever sweeter when he smote the lyre-strings in Delos. The moon," full-orbed and golden, flooded the landscape with a mellow haze.' There was rnms nnn gnri mirfitan,' r - i ... .. v tM5 J ;and beauty. And there was Youth.. a mocxing Dira m a bower of -crepe mrvtle started his nonr Thn am of the honeysuckle was heavy oh the air. weorge, aarung, isn't life wonderful?" she whispered. "Perfect" he answered than ha quoted; " "The moon shines bright On such a night as this When the sweet winds did gently kiss the trees And they did make no noise; on such a night TroiluB, methinks, mounted the Trojan walls x And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents. Where Cressid lay that nightV wnai is mat? it seems I have heard that poem." "I suspect you have. It ia from the 'Merchant of Venice.' " ' "Oh. yes. And there's- ml an nna about the same subject, beginning. now Bweei me moonlight sleeps upon that bank.' " t , c t i , . xcb. cimieiiueare s wnrKR nra mil of these choice quotations." "There Is so much beauty in life, so much tenderness, so much love Oh. Georee! whv should wa mm fn. the little frivolous pleasures, or the com materialism or the everyday world V "We should not But life is just what wo mafca St "We will make ours a happy holiday, won't We?" She dreamed "and we will live and plan and build, and never suDordinate the really, great things for those of lesser value." And such is the dream of Youth perpetually. CHAPTER XVI Karraker's Campaign Opens Judge John C. Karraker began his campaign for Congress from the Fourth district in due form by filing his notice with the proper authorities in early May. Then he launched forth in earnest with a great speech at the Prairie City courthouse, with a fulFcleclaration of his platform. Though he changed some of the principles from time to time to suit the occasion, he adhered in the main, to the original planks." They were, briefly, summarized: The doctrine of State's Rights reenunciated. Old Jeff ersonian Democracy (whatever thdt is). The repeal of the Volstead law, or at least the return of light wines and beer. More liberality in obtaining a change of venae. Repeal of the prison sentence in case of conviction for minor ofenses, Including bootlegging - . 'A pledge to crush the Ku dux fOan byy making' it a fine, of one thousand dollars and six months Jn nvtona if enmrtotad nf hl -a ber. ".- - - : : --, . (TBe ContlnnedY' Tha next, installment -of ThtBonad of the Law" will appear ia : this apace naxt week r , r wh- " m

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