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AY DAVID GMiAffAMr As the multitude realized his meas lag I doubt if many times i a all his ory Bach a sight and sound has burst upon mortal ears and eyes. For the moment I was daunted; it was Im possible not to think that here was tho whole people, not to feel that Scarborough had been chosen presi dent and was about to fulfill his pledge. Daunted yet thrilled, too. For, at bottom, are we not all pas sionate dreamers of abstract tight and Justice? Then 1 remembered; and I said to myself: "He has defied the interests. David has gone out against Goliath bat the Davids do not win nowadays. I will elect Bnrhank." I But where was the elation that thought would have set to swelling in the me of less than two weeks before? And then I began clearly to see that, for me at least, the prire, to be prized, most be fairly won from start to Pfoal; and to be enjoyed, must gladden eyes that would in turn gladden mo with tho approval and sympathy which only a woc-iaa can give and without which a man is alone and Indeed forlorn. CHAPTER XX. Pilgrims and Patriots. From St. Lcuis I went direct to BurLank. His heart had been set upon a grand speech-making tour. He wa3 fond of wandering about, showing himself to cheering crowds; and ho had a deep, and by no means unwarranted, confidence In his platform magnetism. At "This Campaign of Your and Mr. Burbank's Must Be Costing an Awful, Lot of Money." first I had been Inclined to cive him I1I3 way. B.ut the more I considered the matter, the stronger seemed to become the force of the objections it takes a far bigger man than was Burbank at that stage of his growth not to be cheapened by "steeple-chasing ffor votes;" also, the coming of tho candidate causes Jealousy and heartburning over matters of precedence, reception and entertainment among the local celebrities, and so he often leaves the party lukewarm where he found it enthusiastic. Further, It uses up local campaign money that ought to be spent in hiring workers ft the polls, which Is tfce polite phrase tor vote-buying as "retalnlng-fee"' ! he polite phrase for bribe. I decided against the teur and for ihe highly expensive but always admirable and profitable "pilgrimage Ian." Burbank's own home was at Rivtngton, and I should have had him Halted there, had it not been on a tingle-track branch railway which could not handle without danger and discomfort the scores of thousands we were planning to carry to and from him daily. So, it was given out that he purposed as far as possible to withdraw from the strife of the campaign and to await the results in the dignified calm In which he wished the roters to determine it. He took after Woodruff had carefully selected It a "retired" housd "in the country." And It was in the open country. A farm garden adjoined it on the one side, a .wheat field on the other, a large orchard to the rear. The broad tneadow in front gave plenty of room lor delegations .visiting the "standard bearer of the party of patriotism" in bis "rural seclusion" to hear his Simple, spontaneous words of welcome. But for all the remote aspect of the place. It was only five minutes flrlvo and ten minutes walk from a E tali on through which four big railroads passed. One of the out-build-logs wrs changed into a telegraph office from which accounts of the enthusiasm of the delegations and of his speeches could be seat to the whole country. On his desk in his little Btudy stood a private-wire telephone that, without danger of leakage, would put him in direct communication either with my study at Fredonia Dr with Doo Woodruffs privatest private room in the party national headquarters at Chicago. Thus, our states mar, though he seemed to be aloof, was in the very thick of the fray; and the ten.? of thousands of his fellow citizens, though iuey seemed to come almost on their own invitation Inspired by uncontrollable enthifasm for tho great statesman, jtrere la fact free excursionists and a rery troublesome, critical, expensive lot ther. were. But the sublic was MHO

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AlTffOBOr 77fCeST. tc. impressed. ' It sils In its seat in the theater of action and believes that the play Is real, and Ignores and forgets the fact that there is a bebind-the scenes. The party distributed from various centers tons of "literature." And in addition to meetings arranged by state and local committees, a series of huge demonstrations was held in the cities of every doubtful state. Besides the party's regular speakers, we hired as many "independent" orators as we could. But all these other branches of the public side of the campaign were subsidiary to the work at the "retreat." It might be called the headquarters of the rank and file of the party those millions of "principle" voters and workers who were for Babcoek because he was the standard-bearer of their party. No money no bribes, no patronage have to be given to them; but it costs several millions to raise that mass to the pitch of hot enthusiasm which will make each individual in it cer tain to go to the polls on election day and take bis neighbors, instead of staying at home and hoping the party won't lose. Burbank's work was, ' therefore, highly important. But the seat of the real campaign was Woodruff's privatest private room in the Chicago headquarters. For, there were laid and were put in the way of execution the plans for acquiring these elements that, in the doubtful states. have the balance of power between the two opposing ana about even ly matched masses of "principle' voters. I Just now recall a talk I had with my wife about that time. She took no interest in politics and rarely spoke of political matters and both of us discouraged political talk be fore the children. One day she said to me: "This campaign of yours and Mr. Burbank's must be costlag an aw ful lot of money." "A good deal." "Several millions?" "This is a big country, and yoa can't stir it up politically for nothing:. Why do you ask?" "Who gives the money?' she persisted. 'The rich men the big corporationsgive most of it." "Why?" "Patriotism," said I. "T save the nation from our wicked opponent." "How do Mr. Roebuck and the oth ers get it back?" she pursued, ignor ing my pleasantry. "Get what back?" "Why, the money they advance. They aren't the men to give any thing." I answered with a smile only. Bhe lapsed into thoughtfulness. When I was assuming that her mind had wandered off to something else she said: "The people must be very stupid not to suspect." "Or the rich men and the corporations very stupid to give," I suggested. "Do you mean they don't get it back?" she demanded. "Of course," said I. "their patriotIsm must be rewarded. We cannot expect them to save the country year after year for nothing." "I should think not!" she said, addine disgustedly: "I think politics is very silly. And men get excited about it! But I never listen." Arriving at the "retreat" from the Scarborough convention, I found Burbank much perturbed because Scarborough had been nominated. He did not say so on the contrary, he expressed in sonorous phrases his satisfaction that there was to "a real test ef strength between conservatism and radicalism." He never dnoRocd his pose, even with me not even with himself. "I confess I don't share your cheerfulness," said JL "If Scarborough were a wild man you'd have a walkover. But he isn't, and I fear he'll be more and more attractive to the wavering voters, to many of our own people. Party loyalty has been overworked in the last few presidential campaigns. He'll go vote-hunting in the doubtful states, but it won't seem undignified. He's one of those men whose dignity comes from the inside and can't be lost." Burbank was unable to conceal his annoyance be never could bear praise of another -man of his own rank In public life. Also he showed surprise. "Why I understood I har been led to believe that you favo: od his nomination, was his guarde way of telling me he knew I had land in bringing it about. "So I did," replied I. "He was yoi nly chance. He won't be able to g 1 campaign fund of so muen as luarter of a million, and the be vorkers of his party will at heart t igainst him. Simpson would have ha well, Goodrich could and would ha ?ot him enough to elect him." Burbank's eyes twitched. "I thir you're prejudiced against SenaU Goodrich, Harvey," said hs in his gei tlest tone. "He Is first of all a loy. party man." "Loyal fiddlesticks!" replied I. "H is agent of the Wall street crowdthey're his parry. He's just the ord aary machine politician with no mor party feeling than than I smiles "than any other man behind th "ones. KITCHEN CABINETS

Burbank dodged this by taking it as a jest. He always shed my frank speeches as humor. "Prejudice, prejudice Harvey!" he said in mild reproof. "We need Goodrich, and " "Parodn me," 1 interrupted. "We do not need him. On the contrary, we must put him out of the party coun

cils. If we don't, he may try to help Scarborough; The senate's safe, no matter who's elected president, and Goodrich will rely on it to save his crowd. He's a mountain of vanity, and the two defeats we've given him have made every atom of that vanity quiver with hatred of us." "I wish you could have been here when he called," said Burbank.. "I am sure you would have changed your mind." , "When does he resign his chairmanship of the national committee?" I asked. "He agreed to plead bad health and . resign within two weeks after the convention." Burbank gave an embarrassed cough. "Don't you think, Harvey," said he, "that, to soothe his vanity, it might be as well for us for you to let him stay on there nominally, of courses? 1 know you care nothing for titles." Instead of being angered by this attempt to cozen me, by this exhibition of treachery, I felt disgust and pity how nauseating and how hopeless to try to forward one so blind to his own interests, so easily frightened into surrender to his worst enemies! But I spoke very Quietly to him. "The reason you want me to be chairman for It Is you that want and need It, not I the reason I must be chairman is because the machine throughout the country must know that Goodrich is out and that your friends are in. In . what other way can this be accomplished?" He did not dare try to reply. I went on: "If he stays at the head of the national committee Scarborough will be elected." "You are prejudiced, Harvey " "Please, don't say that again, governor," I Interrupted, coldly. "I repeat, Goodrich must give place to me, or Scarborough will be elected." "You don't mean that you would turn against me?" came from him, in a queer voice after a long pause. "While I was in St. Louis, working to make you president," said I, "you were plotting behind my back, plotting against me and yourself." "You were at St Louis aiding in the nomination of the strongest candidate," he retorted, his bitterness distinct though guarded. "Strongest yes. But strongest with whom?" "With the people," he replied. "Precisely," said' I. "But the people are not going to decide this election. The party lines are to be so closely drawn that money will have the deciding vote. The men who organize and direct industry and enterprise they are , going to decide It. And in spite of Goodrich's traitorous efforts, the opposition has put up the man who can't get a penny from them." In fact, I had just discovered that Scarborough had Instructed Pierson, whom he had made chairman of his campaign, not to take any money from any corporation, even if It was offered. But I thought it wiser to keep this from Burbank. He sat folding a sheet of paper again and again. I let him reason it out. Finally he said: "I see your point, Harvey. But I practically promised Goodrich practically asked him to remain " I waited. "For the sake of the cause," he" went on when he saw he was to get no help from me, "any and all personal sacrifices must be made. If you Insist en having Goodrich's head, I will break my promise and " "Pardon me again," I interrupted. My mood would not tolerate twaddle about "the cause" and "promises" from Burbank Burbank, whose "cause," as he had just shown afresh, was himself alone, and who promised everything to everybody and kept only the most advantageous premises after he had made absolutely sure how his advantage lay. "It's all a matter of indifference to me. If you wish to retain Goodrich do so. He must not be dismissed as a per sonal favor to me. The favor is to you. I do not permit any man -to thimblerig his debts to me into my debts to him." Burbank seemed deeply moved. He came up to me and took my hand. "It is not like my friend Sayler to use the word indifference in connection with me," he said. And then I realized how completely the nomination had turned his head. For his tone was that of the great man addressing his henchman. I did not keep my amusement out f my eyes. "James," said I, "indifference is precisely the word. I should welcome a chance to withdraw from this campaign. I have been ambitious for power. You want place. If yon think the time has come to dissolve partnership, say so and trade yourself off to Goodrich." He was angry through and through, not so much at my bluntness as at my having seen into his plot to help himself at my expense for, not even when I showed it to him, could he see that it was to his interest to destroy Goodrich. Moral coward that he was, the course of conciliation always appealed to him, whether it was wise or not, and the course of courage always frightened him. He bit his lip and dissembled - his anger. Presently he began to pace up and down the room, his head bent, his hands clasped behind him. After perhaps five minutes he. paused to say: "You insist on taking the place yourself. Harvey?" ' (To Be tjtMitinutad.) Yellow Clothes Are Unsightly. Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocers sell large 2 oz. package, only 5 cents. 'S FURNITURE STORE

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Theatrical Calendar. GENNETT. April 11 "The time, the Place and the Girl.' April 16 "Bankers and Brokers." PHlLLiPS. Week of April 8 Repertoire. THE THEATORIUM. Entire Week Motion pictures and Illustrated Songs. Repertoire at The Phillips. Manager O. G. Murray, of the New Phillips vaudeville theater, who is making a thorough study of the amusement question, has many good things in store for the patrons of his house as time goes by. He and the other managers associated with him are making arrangements by which the vaudeville and stock companies presented can be steadily improved upon and the various features that go with this style of entertainment made still more attractive. That the Richmond public will support combined vaudeville and stock is quite evident from the liberal patronage that was accorded the past week. For this wesik the same plan will be followed and the Ethel Desmond company in addition to the six vaudeville num bers presented, which are to be varied from those of the past week, will pre sent two complete shows. For Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after noon and night, they have selected "A Life for a Life," and for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, both afternoon and night, 'What a Girl Will Do." These are among the best in the large repertoire that is put on by the Desmond company. Patrons of the house are virtually getting two shows for the price of one and at virtually no ad-j vance in prices as matinees are played l without a change from vaudeville admission and at night only a few of the seats are held at a sum slightly in advance of that charged for vaudeville. It would not be possible to give so much for the money were it not for the long run the company is afforded which thus reduces the heavy expenses incident to jumping about the country each week. There will be the usual souvenir matinee on Wednesday and special matinee for children on Saturday. Musical Comedy With a Pjot. "Bankers & Brokers," the musical comedy which will introduce Yorke & Adams to the Gennett patrons, on April 16th, tells a farcial story' of wan srreet ana me expious oi -ion-, sky & Pincus, two would-be bankers ana DroKers wno nave just purcnasea the business of B. Dunne Goode. A lot of Venus Oil Well bonds, thought to be valueless, are amongst the assets which E. Dunne Goode turns over to Plonsky & Pincus, who dispose of them for a worthless check to Lulu Larchmont, the Florida Nightingale. Lulu having no use for such a big package gives it to Wood B. Holmes as security for the loan of an annual pass to Palm Beach, and Holmes believing it valueless, gives it to Billy Dobbs, the office boy, who consigns it to the waste basket in disgust. B. Dunne Goode, learning that these certificates are of great value suddenly returns and endeavors to purchase them from Plonsky & Pincus. When Represents - Si1 fc-eJUrd

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he finds that Plousky &, Pincus no longer have them in their possession, he informs them of their value and the hunt for the bonds commences in earnest, and funny situations and incidents follow thick and fast. The second act shows the Casino grounds at Palm Beach, where the hunt of bonds is renewed. An alligator is introduced into this act and plays quite an important part in the many comedy situations, which the management claims are entirely original, but can not be divulged at this time. Aaron Hoffman is responsible for the book and the lyrics, and the musical numbers are the pick of several well known composers." The scenery is from the studio of John Young and Archie Gunn designed the costumes. Altogether, the production is quite a pretentious offering, requiring the services of forty-five people. "The Time, the Place and the Girl." Quite the best thing that indefatigable trio, Will H. Hough, Frank It. Adams and Joseph K. Howard, have done is their newest musical play "The Time, the Place and the Girl" which will be offered at the Gennett next Thursday night. It is a play that must be placed in a class by itself. A play with music fairly bubbling and sparkling with witty lines, a neat plot, and many popular and catchy airs. The scene is laid at a sanitarium in Virginia, where Hicks and his pal, Tom Cunningham, are forced to flee, having gotten in trouble the night before in a Boston gambling house, where Cunningham while in an argument struck one of the inmates on the head with a wine bottle. The police getting after them they manage to reach the sanitarium ahead of the po lice and before the officer can maake any arrests the sanitarium is placed under quarantine for small-pox. Tom Cunningham, a rich man's son, wants to marry Margaret Simpson "The Girl" of the title, a farmer's daughter, who is also at the sanitarium with her father and brother and others. After the small-pox quarantine is declared the servants of the hotel and sanitarium desert and the guests are forced to look after their own wants. Cunningham being chosen as dictator of the place assigns a certain task to each of the guests. The fun srows fast and furious when "Johnny Hicks" the slangy young gambler, splendidly played by Arthur Deagon, is made head cook, and Margaret Simpson who has quarreled with Cunningham and rejected his suit is ordered to do scrubbing. She refuses and her meals fare summariIy cut Gff. The guests go on a strike and refuse to work. Cunningham breaks the strike by jerking off his coat and offering to meet them one at a time. "Hicks" falls in love with "Molly Kelly" the head nurse. ' Just previous to the arrival of Hicks and Cunningham, Laurie Farnham Is sent to the water cure by his physician with a letter to the bead nurse to the effect that Farnham is to receive the most strenuous water treatment. While waiting for the nurse he reads the letter and places it back in his pocket. Cunningham introduces Hicks to Farnham, who requests Hicks to hand the nurse the letter. The nurse orders her assistants to put

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.WT7?, a Hicks through a course of treatment. Among some of the others in quarantine are Mrs. Tascott and her sailed son; a dago organ grinder; a coal heaver who tries to escape on accouut of wanting to get married tho next morning. There are ten musical numbers, better known to musically-inclined people as "ng hits" "Thursday's my Jonah Day" sung by Arthur Deagon; "Waning Honeymoon" by Ida Emerson; "Blow the Smoke Away" by Arthur Hull; T Don't Your Family" by Violet McMillen and "First and Only" by Chas. II. Bowers. Throughout the entertainment the master hand of Arthur Evans, the stage director can plainly be seen, the arranging of choruses and the grouping of Stage pictures; The "Dixie" number is a real surprise and is Mr. Evan's own creation. Altogether "The Time, the Place and the Girl" is the best, the snappiest, and the wittiest

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Daily at 2:30 and 8:15 p. m. Saturdays at 2:30 and 8:15 p. m. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF ETHEL DESMOND AND hceom3Sy?toc WEEK OF APRIL 8, 1907. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday "A LIFE FOR A LIFE. Thursday, Friday and Saturday -"WHAT A GIRL WILL DO." Daily Matinees, 10c to all. Evenings, 10c. A Few Seats at 20c. Box Office Open Every Day at 10 a. m. Special Matinee each Saturday; children 5 cents. All other matinees, f) cents, except to children under 5 years. Souvenirs at Wednesday's matinee.

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