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aw she fe the one, and the only one, ght, mM, at twenty and at thirty-eight. @ into her own n-breast of her eartier life. Mmeg: the Governor, now in a falr way 16 reach the White House and backed ‘by three national committeemen, con- P'fronted the charge made by a news- Paper editor that he had contributed to his cam 1 fund mousy his wife had re e'ved froin Wilaon, The fli value of this situation war reallzed when the ‘fe wi lied in to face the editor ho, as ¢ reporter, had wined if not hed with her in her Rive: It was one woman n—and the woman had the argument ifely on her side in the simple state- mt that she had left Wilson with fahly ten cents in her pocket. She had stooped to take money from the n who had loved her above pictures. matching her witt againat those of the editor when they were left toget! fhe had nothing to fear, As for the y, it was all over but the cheering for the Presidential candidate But hands were still warm with ap- gtause for Mrs. Fiske, With the di- Bectness of her clear-sighted art she d taken “The High Road” to triumph, As the country girl with her golden as the disenchanted dr led admiration, The keynote of her ing for humanity. ic. Her slamming of the door on Becond act was another thing that ed. This sounded like Nora—and Bir. Sheldon whould be reminded, white ig still young enough to take a hint, hat he was born long after Ibsen, He may thank his lucky star that he ts Hv- {ng in the age made glorious to real Jovers of the theatre by Mrs. Fiske. Threo men in the play made the best ff their unpromiging parts. h . Valdron did very well as the artist who theught so many beautiful things,” pnty to behave in a very ugly manner Arthur Byron was splenmfid ag the prac dy to turn a political lerick Perry was a good and a better husband, Bu was Mrs. Fiske, who tried hing and task In every soul to th _—<————— THE W4ITER'S REVENGE, "1 nilntelohia Then.) ladelphi man came last night after a business trip New York his wife #ald: “Charles, Mou have 4 long, yellow hair on your t."" She drew off the offending gold- strand and gazed at It vengefully, “Yes, my dear," replied Charles, “The ter at the Fleece Club put. that on shoulder as I came aut, I suspected t he had done something to me.” “Why did he do that” asked wife, t Yet appeased. ‘forges, to tip him," replied hubby, nd domestic peace was restored. pave her whe nthe Mrs. Fiske Takes “The High Road” to Triumph. BY CHARLES DARNTON. NCE more we must bow to Mrs. Fiske. Of all the women on our stage At the fourth turn of “The High Road,” which ran from poetry to politics— short, from country to city—at the Hudson Theatre last night, Mrs. Fiske ought the brilifant light of her genius to bear upon the devious and difficuh ith set for her by Edwand Sheldon. Up to this point the author had made the y rather hard going, to sult @ phrase to Milford Corners, where Mrs, Fiske, | Mary Page, did everything but feed the pige. Petry in the mooniit scene of the farm, not to mention a suggestion of the The dramatic moment of the play was It touched the heart and blinded the eyes. Bide Wonderfully human actress to talk into a phonogragh in the last act the Bathor convicted himself of a mechanical crime, from trying to read “Tom Sawyer'—which Mrs. _ The Evenin “S’Matter, Pop?’ to hold up @ torch that dims the foot- Thanks to ier, there was sunny-haired Minnie Maddern that some of ue shw years ago in “Caprice.” Here| was the beginning of a play of poetry and politics—strange combination! Mr. Sheldon calls his play “a pilgrimage,” and with the thoroughness of the old morality play he tries to show Mary | Page's whole life. But he ought to get down on his knees and bless every stone of “The High Road” in the name of Mra. Fiske. It was she who led us from the farm to Riverside Drive, where pic-| tures became the tedious subject of con-! versation and drama sat heavily at the, piano. ' It’ seemed little loss than @ crime for the author to take Mary Page from a farm to Riverside Drive. He might bet- ter have dropped her at a modest sidé street. But there she was and there she stayed for three years with Alan Wilson, the young artist who had drawn | her attention to the Jen hills down | on the farm. Happily, she had a soul} above Riverside Drive, a good, honest, | work-a-day’ soul that rose to a shirt- | walst factory. I giving her three min- utes to “get out" Wilson killed himself as a possible hero. After that there Mee mothing for him to do but die quictiy between acts, | ‘The first three acta gave us nothing more than a skilled actress at seven- 6 But at forty, tn the fourth act, Mre. Fiske 8 the wife of Governor Barn » to whom she had made a! reached | Frederick Perry as Winfield Barn Ife of case, and as the unselfish champion of shirtwaist workers she com- performance was sounded in her deep In compeliing He should have saved her, Fiske made positively g¢ World Daily Magazine. Wednesday, Nove cacao, HELLO NS THIS You DocTOR WELL GEAR THAT MACHINE OF YOURS TO QO MILES AN HOURe AND COME OVER HERE ~ I FEEL MY FINISH COMING AND COMING FAST THERE'S A FIRE INSIDE mt by The ines ubiiahing Ce fhe New York Evening World), UIT Poetizing about “Fate and Get Down to the Facts! The Bogie Man Joys a Gren Hloat when he ceeds in Frighten- ing Folta wit Whiskers! Self-Control isa Fine Thing to Be Born With, the Man who Achieves It after Growing Up Un- disciplined is a Conqueror for Fair! Worrying about the High Price of Coal never Put any Fire in our Grate! ffasseze: e+ WOW! Doctor HORRYT TOOK Youre PowDEerR AND Quick rm OYING p— but) ar a Cmicnsnes =) @ OMY Peer ns es NOT AS SICK AS YOU THINK- yusTt TAKE AS MUCH OF TAIS Powder AS YOU CAN HEAP ON A DIME AND YOU'LL GE ALRIGHT ON A TEN CENT) Piece ney? ALL RIGHT BOC, MMOL} Voprright, 1912, ty The Press Publishing Up (The New York Fvening World.) we WELL WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW ? YOU DIDN'T TAKE MORE POWDEre. THEN 4 TOLD YOU O° O1D you ? OME, Old Hoys lolling about In Clubs To-doy | Broke down to the Last Button if they who wouldn't In the Least Mind being | could Live tt Al! Over Again! The Pocket Encyclopedia. Copyright, 1912, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York ing World). j86. How is timber on the ground | vie barometer's tube falls, spain re 4@. (What modern statue is second tn #reserved from decay? size to th Colossus of Rhodes? The 87, What are disgase germa? statue of “Bavaria” in front of the Hall j88. Why is not June 21 the hottest| of Fame, near Munich, iy said to be day of the year as well as the longest? size to the Colossys of 89, What causes the seasons? 490, How do the mountains of the moon compare in height with those of seoond dn Rhodes, 483. (What !s the difference between “helr apparent" and “heir presump- tive?") The helr apparent must suc | the earth? ceed to the throne if he survives the present holder, while the helr presump- HIPSE questions will be answered | tive may lose his right to the succes- Jb Friday, Here are replies to Mon-|sion by the birth of a nearer heir. day's: 44. (Where 414 Patrick Henry get his 41. (How can the height of moun- tains be determined by a barometer?) Barometers register air pressure. As the mountain is climbed the quantity famous Une: “Peace, peace, when there tw no peace?) ‘The line ts from the Bible—Jeremiah VII: 2. 486, (What is an electroscope?) It {a an instrument used for There are a Lot of Prosperous, Portlv of atmosphere becomes less, and thus the pressure lessens and the mercury in| whether or not @ body in Nervy Nervy Nat—Now, wouldn't this sidetrack you—this ignorant, ordi- nary cow-and-ohicken valet to be having a ping car ticket? It will never do. 1 can use it myself, ae | partioularly wish to leave town to-day.” Nat Mr. Noogroom—Duckie daddies won't mind if its baby-boy goes out to the smoker for a few min- will it? Nat (to himseif)—"B, or I'm a well known club- man! He is surely starting in @oor t leave bo dede rvid-virsoe—ied Copraight, Judge Co, im {Eas} 3. Nervy Nat (to himself)—This is a@ great opportunity to eee what honeymooning is lika She thinks it's “baby-boy” come back. Mrs, Noogroom—it’a real mean 4 Nervy Nat—Don't be alarmed, birdie, That brand-new hubby of yours is a quitter and “I'm only a volunteer,” of you to leave me all this time. .} You haven't kiesed your duckie .. Mra. Neoogroom—Help, George! for nearly three minutes { Porter! Police) NO!IDONE JOST AS YOU SAID ONLY # DIDN’T HAVE A DIME So 4 HEAPED JT ON TWO NICKELS po If the Record of all of our Knockouts were to be Chronicled {t would be Found that Most of them were Salf-Adminis- tered! ropriately-Coupled Tongue are The Two Most Ap w is in the English “Vain and “Regret!” We've GOT to Take a Walloping be- fore we're Entitled to the Privilege Surrendering with the Honors of War! Morbidness and Moroseness are Two Symptoms denating our Need of Mental Mavsaage! Jf you Haven't Apologiaed to Your- aclf First your Apology to the Injured One will be Mere TAp Movement? Incompetence is Curable, but the In- evitable Prognosis of Inertia 1s Fiasca! Stop Warring with Yourself if you ‘Would be on Terms to Meet the Enemy! 5 Nervy Nat—Oh, very well, ma: dam. | will retire to my own seat since you don't appreciate my dis- interested sympathy Mrs. Noogroom—hHelp! help! (Copyright, 1912, by the Outing Publishing Ov.) SYNoPaIs OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, ne ‘man, comee Lg bound ‘end be law i openly om Ay the Catuemen'e “Agwoeiation, robbed ‘Hollis father and made 1 Durden, “Hollie raalves “to take wy iher'e fight ‘against 1 Ln | in eed jer, On Gis aa MRC Nellie “Hasetton, "a pretty gi with her brother Ki fing of inant. Hol lee \traney. the The two ulting ives at 8 young ‘Sontera Noa “tevre “al tha Safoctation, © Mollie, thet the range tons of ty am cceeut ric compositor amed calle at #s ‘gota te found on the Kicker iis Ao Tee town ot . oo sto to CHAPTER VIII. (Continued) vel Dunlay uy gi Manat ard an anonsmot’ ward an anonym of the door of the office and en- tered, He found Potte: over the imposing table hard at work on ona of the forms, Three other forms, locked and ready for the “4 UD and,smiled ag.nia ohiet entered. | The Coming of the Law “THE TWO-GUN MAN'S" Greatest Novel Charles Alden ito Proton country ridicule is a potent weapon- Concerning the “‘Six-o’ Clock.” fhe HAVING his audience to stare but felt the tragedy behind it. Proba- after him, Hollis pushed open bly most of them were acquainted with bending 28d been made to incapaattate Tot ‘[ HUNTER FRomwery DOOR NEARY Gor ( ( yews Cucnoos, a Seltzer they smavh your stuff, Gestroy your Plant here, ruin your type and press, and so forth, they invite sympathy In your behalf: But if they prevent the appearance of your paper without having done any damage to your Plant they accomplish something—they expose you to ridicule, And in this even if it involves nothing more serious than a drunken printer.”” Hols shook Potter's hand in etlence. inst the He had expected violence from Dun- Javey; long before thie he had pected him to show his hand, to tempt some covert and damaging ‘kicker office amd offers ti HSE settingy awa “Seelartn ODE tO get the Kicker out. He had Not expected subtiety from Duniavey He went to his desk and eat in the chair, looking out thro Ww at the crowd that si Ungered tn front of the office, Most of the faces Wore grins, Plainly they were amused, bi Hollis saw that the amusement of @ grim sort, They. appreciated situation and enjoyed ite humor Dunlavey’s methods; some of th Probably knew of the t Certainly those of them that did know had eeen the failure of b Were now speculating Rext move. pon Dun! out of the window, vey's Looking press, stood in @ corner. Potter looked Hollis felt that some of his audience Must be wondering whether the editor “See the notice on the door? he in- of the Kicker would pay eny attention quired, ecare’ “Some of Dunlavey’s work, I sup- Hollie hed returned Hollis. pose,” “Well, yes; I suppose Dunlavey 1s back of it. But Yuma tacked the sign up.” He amiled @oberiy as Hollis flashed a grin at tim. gol to tell. you how hard I had to drink, But you can see for yourself that T succeeded, The Kicker ready to go to press in an hour.” shoulder approvingly and be tinued, @ ttle hoareely. T got through hei and went to el am window. I aw Deered out of the Yui pose Dunlavey wrote it.” He looked at Hollia with @ whimsical expression. “I suppose you are going to take the he inquired, ter's question, a smile on his fi “I can't understand that gam continued, soberly. “Of course getting time, But If they wanted to do serious damage—of course I mean to paper,” he apologized with smile, them." Potter laughed mirthleasly. course they could have done thai aid; "it would have been easy—will be easy any time, But it wouldn't be rtistic, would be coarse in fact. Dun- javey doesn't do things thet way. Nervy Nat—Mark you, | ehall the “They tried firat page of the paper to room hard last night to get mo to drink. Or for an article thet The intended to write, course their purpose was to get me drunk @0 that T wouldn't be able t? the notice, which Potter eet Up under ket the paper out to-day. I am not ¢he heading: : pe’ Audience his reasons. Aight sleeper nis answer, and when aome time after midnight I was sending heard a pound at the door I got up and every newspaper in the Hast and tha 4 tucking up the notice, I sup- Sor would react } | to ae notice on the door, Would be Giready Gecided that fe Would not “scare.” He grinned et eov- eral of the men who watohed tim and then turned and tneteveted: Potter to take down @ column of (ype on ‘hen he eslzed a pen ‘hot defiance @ireated ved Wrote a at the authors of “Wy the Déinor of the Kicker Won't fight myself to resist the temptation to Take the Express. In clear, teres language fe told Bir lear he wi Purpose to allow the Cattlemen's Aaso- He felt Hollie’s hand petting His clation—or any other association, gang con- oF individual—to dictate the polley of hie “I took one Paper pr influence his private actions. f all id he purpose to al! drink at the Fashion last night after Least of | ope to “run ‘him out of town.” Then I came back ot Printed the notice entire, adding aecuring readers that he copies’ of the Kicker to notices euch ae had been aMxed ¢o his jainet the authors. He ended with the prophecy that the law would come into Union County and ee meanwhile the Kicker purposed to wht, At noon Holts took the usual number “Tried to get you drunk, 414 they? Of copies t the etation and matied shaking his head negatively to Pot- hem. Walking down the street on tie return frem the station he attracted he Much attention. Men stood in the open doorways of saloons witching ‘him, « number apenly jeered; othere sent eubtic you drunk would have prevented the Hbes after him. Still others were ellent, appearance of the paper on scheduled their faces expressing amusement. Hut ‘he looked at none of them. .He the *¥Une along the board walk, hs face dis lips tightly closed, de- @ ttle pales « grim ‘termined to pay no attentio “why didn't they eome down jeere th Ae | m9, ee here—some of them—during your ab- When he passed the up? That Were would have made the thing ure for front. and he was t reached his éaré, Fashion there number of men draped along 4» consdlove ef man ering. Passing the coon ne nserd tow vt laughter and profane language whic! he Caused hile cheeks to red But he walked steadily on. Near the Kicker oMce he met Jiggs Lenehan, Followed by the youth he reached the If Office to find that Potter had completed tho presswork and that several hundred Copies of the paper, the ink etill mwist on its pages, were stacked in orderly array on the tmposing stone. In @ vor brief time Jiggs buret of the om door, @ bundle of papers under his arm the work of distribution ack from the window with Hollis watehed Jiggs until the Potter, latter reached the crowd in front of the Faston saloon. then all that Hollis could see of hia was his red hoad, But that trade was brisk Was proved by the press around Jixge—the youth was passing out papers At @ rapid rate and soon nearly every man in the crowd about the Fashion Was engaged in reading, orf thia tm- Portant feature of his education hed been neglected—in questioning his neigh- bor concerning the things that appeared n the pape: Presently Jigg®'s customers in front of the Fa re all supplied, ‘Then other purchasers appeared, Soon the Kpkor was being read by—It xeomyd~ néarly every grown person in Dry "ote tom. ‘Susiness was suspended, Down the street men were coagre- fated about the doors of many of the Stores; others were sitting in doorway: still others leaned a, it butldings ome, not taking time to esearch for eupport, read while walking, or stood motionless on the board eat: tafying thelr curtosity, iol watched through the window ‘untl he began to be certain that every person in town was supplied with « Peper. Then with a grim emile he left patronize some other road here-|the window and sought his chair beside after, ment and the the desk had made jo as satisfied, Duniavey w aggressive move was on. Continued.) .. (To asi

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