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The Huron Expositor, 1920-08-27, Page 8_ fed MTV 27, 19201 ,rice ;o, !eloped me equal in airway C - pproximately et h _ tablet. Eft Rate ere the Iii: hey comps >e companies • over the twig—have plea of ever arse expense* young Marthorn. I tell you I'm to stay here till I have done figuring. She expects us to. the right kind of a lawyer and fight kind of an engineer. That's tone of the letter, isn't it?" he i, with sardonic twist of his .11"Well, I propose to maker that they are the right kind be - hire thorn. 1.'II do a little ha- ng and you do a little remember- we'll emember-u e'll probably be able to find the sorts" His emphasis on the "right`' was rna11cioi'.sly s gnifl- (Continued next week.) e0Nfi0 HYDRO'S EXCELLENT RECORD r nine years the city of Toronto teen m the electric power busi- es the chief part i.er of the Hydra- sic eo-operative union of muni - tie% cording to the Annual Report, issued, of the civic Hydro t `•om- n the value of the Toronto nting plant and all appurteis• is $10,221,824.59. The total,. are valued at $11,591,794.* oss bonded debt is $9,154,834.50 zrn'dated ° Reserves Include, for Sink Fund, $129,36&- redeemed debentures. , a depre- n fund on general assets and old property of $1,63%701.20, it with the Provincial Com n of $129,125,46 and a Surperi d ration over the nine-year p , 01,447.29. The sum of t fes and Surplus is $3,062,865 to say, one-third of the adv provided for. dernand for power is greater he available supply. Once the awa development is conaplet al business is hound t 1 normal trade -conditions, ringthe certain growth e he oronto Hydro plant wiR ally an unlnctunbered efore the last of the long- 'urea o'urea fail in for redemption,. sic Ownership- is a success he to--kow great a •succeij es quoteddo not fully ity has been purchaeteg polite!! he Provincial Commies1ott at rate per horse~ ower • According to the gen the Commission tion of the revenue f ora the city's proportionate 'shaft ital and renewal chasrg�es tion and transmission ants *era. In this way the 0000pet*► -don of tnunicipalities-- ted . by their trustee. the Power Commission. eieer thatat property of `xdnes and hold it ea a perp tee of cheappower. • es of Pue Ownership lairs= r+tinuing feare---that the agement 'z %1 b QIuruay coat, tis raun cipal go'eezu ue tend that Tical of ice may stray the !sty of efficient a ;.to, by ptuttxcig the • Syetens in the hands G • e ar` n .. ie of hu ie; -i b t h da gem';•. er, € eorge Wright right i. Theyhave an eeteger in tee pento. uzen and he i a ere is no ietorferrnce. d-stnet from ci'v'ic po a riesee busier ess„ crlc fvpoley int /seen v • tee,x, ee r= iaii sok Fn IMM n, fie re roae oY Public Owner- eration of pedenc t AUGUST 27, 1920. THE HURON EX 'OSITOR .4.03.(4+4.444-x...:4444.:44+4,-.4.444 .. � ager Front Ohio May he Next President ,��4'y Of the United States 4.4 1 :-.4 lNaas+ x,...4.,:4 ii4.4s+ .44:4 4.4 HOUGH President Wilson may well claim to be a liter- ary man, it may bo that Waren Harding, of Ohio, . 73.1 fa- the first newspaperman to be- come President of- the United States. Should the Democrats nominate Gov- ernor Cox, it is certain that the 'next, President will be a working journal- ist. There are millions of Au erjieans, to say nothing,, of Canadians, who have never heard of Marion, Ohio, much less the Marion Star, but it wall in Marion and through the medium of his newspaper that Senator Hard- ing first became prominent in politics, and 'eventually a great enough force to seeure the Republican noinination for the Presidency. In public life he has ! _few enc.tes , and this qual- ity served hips in good stead at Chi- cago. Johnson l,ad plenty of ene- mies; Wood . was distrusted by the managers as one who had had little political experience, and might not be amenable to party discipline. Lowden, too, was, a strong character, and it was thought that the cam- paign fund disclosures would make hirer a hard man to elect. Mr. Harding was born on Novem- ber2, 1865,in the village of Corsica, Ohio. His father -was George Hat -d- ing, a practising physician, and ran a farm at the same time. He was descended firoin a Scottish family that settled some generations ago . in Pennsylvania. On his mother's side he comes of Dutch stock, the well- known Van Kirk family -being among his ancestors. Young Warren SENATOR 1-IARDING. toiled on the farm as a boy, and re- cei-v cd the usual country school edu- eation, later on graduating -from the Ohio Centri;l College, an institution now . defunct. In his spare hours he used to do odd chores around the village newspaper office, leas' ging to set type and getting a general exper- ience in all-eon:10 country journal- ism, In lis 8 44 the family moved to Mariam, Ohio. and Dr. Harding and his son between thein bought the Star newspaper of that town, Warren beeoming editor. Ten days after he assumed this position the Republican National Convention was held in Chi- cago. and the young editor providing himself with a pass went to the city to cheer 4for Blaine. while the paper was left to get fiseif out the best it could. The result was that when the young editor returned home he found that the paper had suspended. He then offered his ser' ces to the opposition paper, the Marion Mirror, a Democratic newspaper, and began work ar a reporter. He was making good progress in this department, and so satisfactory was his workothat his employer instructed him to turn edi- torial writer and denounce Blaine. Ir, i eftiseti to s -wallow his Republi- can principles, however. and found iiirr•,c.If vitirout a job. The next few months he chEvoled to boosting for Blaine-, But Plaine was defeated and oti of the bitte'rc t moments in young Ha rug's life was that as a member of the town band he was employed hy the ex'ulting Democrats lo slay for their. celebration when f'leeeland was elected. But the night vies not full of gloom; for that very evening Harding and Jack Warwick, now paragrapher on the Toledo Blade, raised enough money to buy the Marion Star from the sheriff. Wary, ick lost heart soon after the en- erprise w -a.; flotfted, and took a sal- aried position, leaving Harding to .truer le along `v itli the paper and ^wo ry about the debts. It happened,, ho s ca-er, that Marion grew and the nape:- grew with the town, eventually • beeiniiug ^ 11112;111Y profitable concern. Nateraiiy enough the young edi- tor took a keen interest in poliics .'nel.in c short time he found hinAelf. running for °ffice- v'iih the cordial en - dm cement of the Harlon Star, a lead- ing nctr-epaper. In 19011 he -was elect= ed :o the State Senate and served feet-, years. His next office was that of l'e"ittenant-governor: In 1910 he vet,:• the pt:rty candidate for the 'gov- r•rriorship. but internal -troubles caus- ed hie defeat. The rcveise, apparent - l; . did nothing to lessen Harding's .,oc;;•1 popularity, which was prov- i t: i' 1914. tviu n lire wee e elected Unit- Statee Senator by a majority of ieeee thee 100.000, running far in isoc of ihc reel of the ticket. He le (;,r e. a member of the Committee er ionic ien Relations,., which, on ac - emelt of. the war, was one of the tine I littr,(1 'raTit committees of the S"i' t1=.•. He supported the declaration leei against Germany and backed rtt, toesicli i t Wilson while the strug- €'it ,ti,;,, tin progress, but later on be- e:eta or'itic of the League of N 1 nus .and the Pence Treaty. He Ffii,tu)rtt d lite Lrctge reservations. ani. iP r r t-itrdi d as a than who takes a reasonable attitude, although lean- inc rather to the American policy of fey in;; ro "entangling alliances" ab;t.:ad. Japanese Government raising tobacco in Corea 'can seed. - and was walking briskly to and fro on theswardin the sunlight. Under'er The Rider o ;the impulse of ,his new curiosity; he sop ped intim stared net Donald. The fellow aria not reaIly seem to be of the King og By HOLMAN DAY HARPER & BROTHERS (Continued from last week.) Slowly, provokingly, taut tingly, triumphantly Mr. Wallin drew . his forefinger through the air under Kezar's.nose. "Wait till you get the copyright before you try to control . anything!" he advised. He sat down on the bench. "Now, Seth, pipe 'er up from where you left of."' Wallin, in ' seating himself, , had 1 turned his back on. Kezar with utter indifference. The young man ' ex- hibited no more belligerency. It was plain that 'the boss had been sub- jugated somethingeffective g d b y more effect e than the threat of the warden's fist. He stood and glowered at the door which Clare had closed behind her. The hired man came back from his attendance on Marthorn. "I want to go to. bed, Dolan!" "And you'll find it a goods one, Mr. Kezar! Squire Marthorn says there isn't a better one this side of New York City— and that recommenda- tion from him ought to make you sleep easy in it, Ben! Lamp, towels and key for Mr. Kezar. Twenty- three for Mr, Kezar." The boss scowled at the landlord, but Mr, Dolan's broad face gave no hint that he had a sense of burner of his own. - CHAPTER XXII The meeting, of three..-jthe woods, triangle of two bucks and one doe; and the doe is the victor. ,Kerfneth rose earliest of all Dolan's guests; with full intent to be abroad before anybody else was stirring; he was thus able to hurry to the river for his morning • plunge, with moc- casins on his bare feet and a blanket shrouding his pajamas. The' east was ruddy with the first flush of dawn when he stepped out on the frosty grass. The skies had cleared:, the wind had died, and in the morning's vast calm the glow behind the trees was like a fire beneath a grid) and was promise that Indian summer was yet to smile benignantly on the country of the Totten.The river was .'a polished mirror surface; the eye could not distinguish where land and water joined; the silence was so profound that it claim- ed -attention -even as sound might. He strode toward the river, already tingl- ing with anticipation. In spite of the indifferent success of the evehirrg be- fore, he was not downcast. One could not be discouraged when look- ing up into the glow of a morning like that. Mr. Dolan hailed him from the door of the storehouse, where the sarly-bird landlord was slicing ham. Kenneth stopped at 'the door end leaned in, his hands . clutching the low lintel, inhalfng the aroma of the smoked flesh. Mr. Dolain did not suspend operations; savory slice af- ter slice he laid over with his keen knife. "Message! Miss Kav:aatagl' wants to see you before you -leave this morning." "Slee dces? How do you know?" "Came down last evening and told me so with her own mouth. Let me say a word- about this han r L- it's • ceb-smoked and I—" "But what_ did she say?" "I told you what she 'said. Tha.t's all. This ham—" u tellingi rte. Fry mind about me a piece as big as a rug -and eat it. Some • appetite this morn'ng, Dolan!" He ran toward the river; the canoe - shed shut off view from the tavern. Ire threw blanket and pajamas upon a post and drove from the end of the landing float. He swam far _out, splashing gloriously in the middle of the river, returning with a paddle- wheel over -arm that had won him a 'silver cup at the Nestor pool contests. `The waves which followed+ him to the shore broke' the thin margin ice with tinklings like fairy bells. "It's a matter, of taste, as ` the feller said when the bumblebee stung him on the tongue," Mr. Dolan in- formed the.admiring hired man. "I like ice -water well enough as a :drink —but there .I stop." He sighed, squinting along the knife and marked an `extra width for the next slice of ham after he had watch! ed Kenneth run back to the tavern: "After that slosh to the middle of the river and back this hunk will be about his size," he said. "But what I lose on him. I'll make up on Jesse Wallin. He's 'eating gin for all three meals right now." W�lten Kenneth, radiant and ruddy, stepped forth again into the morning. Donald Kezar was pacing the nar- Thw 'porch, with the air of a ratan who was on sentry -go and proposed+ to at- tend strictly to mousiness. Gossip had given Kenneth only a vague "idea of Donald, Kezar; he knew- the fellow was more or less of a border rowdy with a hankering to stir trouble. Kenneth had net made overmuch out of the affair at the church in Ste. Agatlie • except to re- member that a fellow had wanted to start .a fight between the X. X. men and the Temiscouata employees; the fellow had some e connection with the X. K. It was in Kenneth's mind to hold him to account for that lie which had presented the son of Stephen Marthorn in such hateful light; but he was willing to make allowances for a rdwdy's bumptiousness. How- ev?er, all at once, he found himself speculating on what this upstanding experts are young chap might mean to Clare, be - from Amer- sides being her field boss. - t Kenneth '.had- stepped off the porch that class to which Kenneth's slight- ing consideration hadre1egated him. He was evidently not an ordinary woodsman. Kenneth remembered that `somebody had said that Kezar'+ grandfather had long been John Kav- anagh's closest friend. ' Ile founds that Kezar was return- ing his share with a particular amount of interest. A.11' at once the alfair.at the church on the day of the Kavanagh funeral, an affair which Kenneth, in his aver - Sion .for grudges, had half put out of his mind, recurred in all its hateful- ness and began to sting his memory, poignantly. It ass red a new aspect, a new importance: Sudden impulse forced Kenneth to the rail of the porch. He leaned• on it and spoke in low tones. "We seem to produce ea most unpleasant effect on each other. Do you mind explaining to me, if you have any definite notion, what it's all about?" Marthorn's rather languid, teasing manner silenced Kezar more effectually than eany threats. He walked away. The city man was evidently inviting a contest of wits and tongues, and Kezar knew his own, -deficiencies. He muttered something about making no talk. "I'm sorry for that. I have no definite notion of my own about the thing. I can't explain it to myself. I really hoped. you might, seeing that you disliked me enough' at our first meeting to tell Miss Kavanagh and her assembled friends a most barefaced whopper of a lie about me. Have you ever confessed to her or to anybody else you lied about me?" - He began with sardonic drawl. He finished, speaking sharply and angrily. He developed passion while he talked and, he was rather surprised to find that he had) been harboring such un- suspected rancor. Kezar did not speak or turn his, head; he stood at the end of the porch. - "Don't you hear what I'm asking you.?" He began to distrust his self-control while he waited' for a reply; that broad back which ,was turned indif- ferently invited asault. He found a double pleasure in Clare Kavanagh's appearance 'at that moment; her presence gave him joy; she enabled ,him to control himself in the matter of Kezar. Her placid face gave no hint that she had heard anything out of the way or perceiv- ed any menace in the situation, "We will stroll about for a few minutes while we talk, Mr. Mar- th orn." "If it's anything private I'll go away, proffered the field' boss, and her expression told Kenneth that this blundering way of meeting her tact- fulness in eliminating a listener had irritated her. "It is not necessary for you to go away, Donald!" She swung off with a bit of assurance in her stride and Kenneth marched beside her. "I want tin talk with you , this morning in `the open—out of doors, sir. Somehow I seem to see more clearly—feel freer—judge more com- petently- when I am out of doors." She smiled. "I'm going to ask you to explain that matter to me just as you +had planned to do. I have thought the thing over and I'm afraid the little tavern sitting -room rather cramped my perception and narrow- ed my views." "I wanted to talk with you there. It seemed more—more sociable," confessed Kenneth. "But it's out here that I hope and believe I'l'l be • able to take a broader estimate," she said, her gesture indi- cating sky and forest. "Last night in that little room I was undoubtedly an opinionated young woman who al- lowed her personal prejudices to stand in front of what may ,be the true interests of my company. Mr. Marthorn, I'm ready,out here, to represent my men instead of myself." "I'll state conditions as frankly and fully as I am justified+ by my under- standing with the Temiscouata folks." With that preface, pointedly spoken, he went into earnest and rapid ex- position of the situation and the pro- spects along the Toban. She did not interrupt hint nor -did she express any doubts after he had finished. • "Thank God for His outdoors, Mr. Marthorn! she cried. "It's the place for talk when one wants to be honest and believe in honesty! I take what you have given me for my help! I -am grateful." She put out her hand and grasped his. "So now you understand why you must have a good+ . lawyer and a mighty capable engineer, especially the last. I can co-operate with the .(right man. Let us agree now t compromise, you and I, in so far as we are able." "How far will the Temiscouata folks allow you to go? You must pardon me, but I failed to see, yester- day, any indication that they are will- ing to give the X. K. a show." "They must allow • me to go as far as the right can go with me! I propose to b,e conservative and work for mutual best interests. When the Temiscouata directors fail to stand behind me they will be butting a- gainst what's right, and I have the courage to stand up and tell 'em so. I'll frankly confess that my position does seem to be anomalous, but here is an opportunity for you and me to show some of the other folks that we can bring new times and better policy to the. river." She flushed slightly when he plead- ed so warmly for association with her. "I certainly do promise to keep pace with you in doing what's right, Mr. Marthorn." The girl became aware that Ken- neth Marthorn was admiring her in most cordial fashion; her father had always declared that the Kavanaghs did • not lie to themselves. Quite frankly and open-eyed she looked at the young man and 'did not lose her composure. Her vanity was stirred no more than her poise. For was not this young adventurer the ever -ready love -maker, the cad in pursuit of women, the complacent conqueror of hearts? She felt mordant ikclina- tion t� advise him: to go and flirt with Dame Eiri ne or even with Mae of Dolan's cows, if he felt that he really needed to keen in the pink of amatory. condition . * the woods. • In spite of her new respect for his chivalry in affairs of business, she knew that contempt was stirring in her. He could not honestly offer love. This was his philandering nature which he could not hold in 'check! Therefore his transitory notice was ]]]] not merely not flattering—it was sire= suiting. She turned away lest revela- tion of her scorn skould prejudice the X. K. interests. She called to Donald and he start- ed to come to` them, kicking little ob- structions viciously. ' "I'm going _to do everything I can, Mr. Marthorn, to- showyou that I in- tend to meet you half -way in what you have proposed. I think you know that Mr. Kezar is my most trusted friend." Kezar was still' some distance away. "I have been wondering just—" He stopped suddenly as a man checks himself when he finds that he is re- vealing hidden thoughts by speech. I regard Donald Kezar very high- ly!" Her pride prompted - her to make that statement. She desired to avoid any open rupture which must result if Marthorn ever ventured far- ther with questionable attentions. Those attentions could be only the humiliating jestings with love with which impressionable men amuse themselves. "I am giving him charge of most of my affairs." Donald, black -visaged; with sullen ire, came and. stood beside her. "Mr. Marthorn, in as few words as possible run over to Mr, Kezar the uggestions you have made to me. I can answer' for Donald's fidelity and T promise that he will make no talk." Kenneth hesitated. "I ask," she added, "so that Donald ` will understand why I amgiving him certain 8rders; - and when you hear me give him those orders you will know that I tam resolved' to go ahead just as you have suggested." • "L am at your service, Miss Kav- anagh!" He stood very straight. He leveled challenging and hostile gaze at Kezar. He did not speak at once. All of a sudden the principles of this modern knight errant' had been put to the teat and he founds his chivalry engaged in a stiff fight with his plain;t ordinary, and rather vulgar • human nature. The girl had actually flaunt- ed an accepted lover in his face—it did seem like that, He hated to ad- mit that he was propped on the same old pedestal which serves for most men—self-interest. All ardor was quenched in him. The • girl did not value him, it seemed. His suspicions were roused, This looked like cold- blooded' and calculating determination to use him for the Benefit of the X. K. He was having hard work to hold himself from telling her and Donald Kezar to go to the devil. She had seemed to be so alone—so unprotect- ed! Desire to shield her; had appeal- ed to him like a holy sentiment. But now that she had called this man into the conference, after such suggestive preface, Kenneth felt as if a league had. been formed and that he ought to be' protecting himself. In his con- fusion onfusion he was not thinking clearly. Promptly Mr. Marthorn put on enough cold politeness aad frigid re- serve to suit even Miss Kavanagh's maidenly prejudices. In fact, she was not quite as much phased with her success as she expected' to be. Mr. Marthorn, with his pride in arms, was extremely forbidding as a pos- sibzle coadjutor. He seemed toy have guessed at something which had roused his contempt. ° She was in- wardly abashed, for she was not sure that her suspicions were treating him fairly. All at once he realized that the sil- ence had been prolonged. "I beg your pardon! It's this way; Mr. Kezar." He did not take the field boss into his confidence as to motives. It was terse, plain statements. re- garding the advantages of a compro- mise between the rival interests . on the river. Mr. Marthorn did not compliment Mr. Kezar to the extent of making any explanations. Mr. Kezar broke in to demand something in that/ line. Mr. Miarthorn replied' stiffly that he could not go into anyfurther details at that time. "Miss Kavanagh, I think, understands that phase of the Constipation Cured By Christian Science —0— Seventy five people out of one hundred cans be cured by Christian, Science methods, which proves the gr at power of the Mind over the Igestive Apparatus ami the fre- quency of Nervousness as a cause of Conetipiatibon. When these methods fail Hackin.g's Kidney and Liver Pills are recommended. They are purely vegetable and do not Gripe or Ii- ritate; many people have -found them excellent for Headache, Dizziness, Bad Breath, Coated Tongue, Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, Gas on the Stomach, and many other evil's 'Uwe are due ibo Constipation. Where there is Extreme Nervous- ness and you are "all run down" and "tire easily" it would ibe just as well to take matter. We have talked it over." The e � intimat' n so that there was a confidence between them in which he could not share, and Marthorn's man- ner when he refused to give informa- tion, put - teeth into the rage which Kezar had been developing. "I don't take any work in the thing!" "I have not asked for any com- ments, Donald. Please =listen to any- thing else Mr. Marthorne as to say" "But we may as well trig it •right where it stands," ineisted the boss "It's fishy! They don't mean what they say. It's to tole us on. If he has made you believe in their promise, by talking to you, I don't want to hear any more of this talk. He has fool- ed yoii. But he can't fool me. I'm awake." Kenneth bowed and walked away. "Wait ra moment, Mr. Marthorn." pleaded Clare. "Donald, you must apologize for your rudeness." "I don't believe in doing business with gloves on! They're trying to put something over and t I have seen through it. You heard him—he won't talk to me. He has taken advantage of you because you don't understand the river." • "The reason why I do not talk to you is because words can't .handle the situation after the remarks you have just made," stated Kenneth, who had stopped and turned. "To handle it in the obvious way is -quite impos- sible just now." "You listen to what I tell you to do, Donald! I called you over here so that Mr. Marthorn might hear! Start down -river just as soon as you have finished breakfast. 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