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BED OLOUD, NEBRASKA. CHIEF r&ufr7s!&p' iivr&fii- WW Christmas wctv - - " By ,,vBOOTH r- liii o5 '.i w. S 5- fVCOMOMT V HftUMI ft- HUOfl. 0,fiP?6lSAK-iAi. V Continued. 6 Bcasley had Just opened tlic fronl ilour, returning nt noon from Ills of fice, when Ilainlltoii Swift, Junior's, voice enmo piping from tlio library, where he wns reclining In his wagon Ity the window. "Cousin David Uonsloy! Cousin Da vid, come n-runnlngl" he cried. "Come urunnlng I The llunehbergs are here 1" Of course Cousin David Hensley came it-rntitiliiK. and was immediately Introduced to fho wliole Ilunchberg family, a rereinony which old Hoh, who was with the hoy, had previously undergone with courtly grace. "They like Hob," explained Ilnmll- ton. "Don't you, Mr. Ilunchberg? Yes, he says they do extremely 1" (He used Mich words as "extremely" often; In deed, as Dowdcn said, he talked "like u child In a hook," which was due, I dare say, to his English mother.) "And I'm sure," the hoy went on, "that ill the family will admire Cousin David. Yes, Mr. Ilunchberg Bays, ho thinks they will." ml then (ns Hob told me) ho went utmost out of Ids head with Joy when Itousley offered Mr. Ilunchberg a clgai and struck n match for lilin to light It. "Hut whar," exclaimed tho old dnrky, "whar In de name o' do good (Jawd do do chile get dem names? Hit lak to skoor me I" That was a subject often debated between Dowdcn nnd me: there win nothing In Wnlnwrlght that could have suggested them, and It did not seem probable he could have cicmembered them from over the water. In my opin ion they were the Inventions of that busy and lonely little brain. I met the Huuchherg family, myself, tho day after their arrival, nnd Bens ley, by that time, had becomo so well uctpinlntcd with theiu that ho could remember nil their names, and helped In the Introduction. There was Mr. Ilunchberg evidently tho chlld'B fa vorite, for he was described iib the possessor of every engaging virtue mid there was that lively matron, Mrs. Ilunchberg; there were the Ilunchberg young gentlemen, Tom, Noble and Grandee; and the young ladles, Miss Queen, Miss Mm hie and Miss Molanua all exceedingly gay and pretty. There was also Colonel Ilunchberg, an uncle; llnnlly there was Aunt Cooley Ilunchberg, u somewhat decrepit but very amiable old lady. Mr. Corloy Llnbrldgo happened to he calling at tho same time; and, as It appeared to bo Boasloy's duty to keep tho conver sation going and constantly to Include nil of the party In Its general flow, It struck me I hat ho hnd truly (as Dow den said) "enough to keep him busy." The llunehbergs had lately moved to Wnlnwrlght from Constantinople, I learned; they hail decided not to live In town, however, having purchased u line farm out In the country, and, on account of the dlstnnce, were able to call at Ueasley's only about eight times a day, and seldom moro than twice In the evening. Whenever n mystic telephouo announced that they were on tho wny, the child would have himself wheeled to a window; nnd' when they enmo In sight ho would cry out In wild delight, while Bcasley has tened to open tho front door and ad mit them. They were so renl to tho child, and Hensley treated tliem with Buch con sistent seriousness, that between the two of them I sometimes began to feel ttmt there actually were such people, and to havo moments of half-surprise that I couldn't see them; particularly bh each of tho llunehbergs developed a character entirely his own to the last peculiarity, such as tho aged Aunt Cooley Hunchberg's denfness, on which account Bcasley never forgot to raise his voice when ho addressed her. Indeed, the details of actuality In nil this appeared to bring ns great n de light to the man as to the child. Cer tainly he built them up with Infinite cure. On one oecnslon when Mr. Ilunchberg and I happened to be coll ing, Hamilton remarked with surprise that Slmpledorla had come Into the room without licking his hand ns he usually did, and had crept under the table. Mr. Ilunchberg volunteered tho Information (through Hensley) that upon his approach to the house he had seen Slmpledorla chasing n cat. It was then debated whether chastise ment was In order, but llnnlly decided thnt Slmpledorln's surreptitious man ner of entrance and IiIb hiding under tho table wero sutllclent Indication that he well understood his baseness, nnd would never let It happen again. And so, Hensley hnvlng coaxed him out from under the tnblo, the offender "sat up," begged, nnd was forgiven. I could almost feel the splendid shnggy bead under my hnnd when, In turn, ,1 patted Slmpledorla to show that tho rortuelllatlon was unanimous. ym TARKINGTON &'i V.iSM VI. Autumn trailed the Inst leaves be hind her living brown robes one night; we woke to a skurry of snow next morning; and It was winter. Down town, along the sidewalks, the mer chants set lines of poles, covered them with evergreen, and ran stream ers of green overheat! to encourage the festal shopping. .Salvation Army San ta Clauses stamped their feet and rang bells on tho corners, anil pink-faced children fixed thclij. noses Immovably to display-windows. Tor them, the season of seasons, the time of times, was at hand. To n certain new reporter on the Despatch the Mir and gnyety of the streets meant little more than that the days had come when It was night In the afternoon, nnd thnt he was given fewer political assignments. This was annoying, because Heasley's candidacy for the governorship bad given me a personal Interest In the political situa tion. The nominating convention of his party would meet In the spring; tho nomination was certain to carry the election also, and thus far Hensley showed more strength than any other man In tho field. "Things nre looking his way," said Dowdcn. "He's always worked linrd for the party ; not on the stump, of course," he Inughed; "but the boya understand there nre more Important things than spcechmnklng. Ills record In Congress gave hlm the cnnfldenco of everybody In the state, and, besides that, people nlways trust n quiet man. I tell you If nothing happens he'll get It." "I'm for HeiiHley," another politician explained, In nn Interview, "because he's Dave Hensley! Yes, sir, I'm fcr hlm. You know tho boys say If u mnn Is only for you, In this state, there The Head and Front (and Backbone, Too), of the Opposition to Beasley Was a Close-Flated, Hard-Knuckled, RIsen-From-the-Soll Sort of Man, One Named Simeon Peck. Isn't much In It nnd he may go back on It; but If he's for you, ho means It. Woll, I'm fer Hensley I" There were other candidates, of course; none of them formidable; but I was surprised to learn of the exist ence of a small but energetic faction opposing our friend In Wnlnwrlght, his own town. ("Whnt aro you surprised about?" Inquired Dowden. "Don't you know what our folks are like, yet? If St. Paul lived In Wnlnwrlght, do you buppose he could run for con stnblo without some of his near neigh bors getting out to try nnd down him?") The head and front (and backbone, too) of tho opposition to Hensley wns a close-fisted, .hard-knuckled, risen-from-tho-soll sort of man, one named Simeon I'eck. He possessed no In considerable Influence, I heard; was a hard worker, and vigorously seconded by nn energetic lieutenant, a young mnn named Grist. These, nnd others they had been nblo to draw to tluir faction, were bitterly and eagerly op posed to Heasley's nomination, and worked without censing to prevent It. I quote tho Invaluable Mr. Dowdeu again: "Grist's against us becauso he had a quarrel with a cleric la Heasley's otllce, and wanted Hensley to dis charge him, nnd Hensley wouldn't; Sim Peek's against us out of Just plain wronghendedness, and because he uev- M or was for anything nor for anybody In his life. I had n talk With the old I mutton-head the other day; ho said our candidate ought to be a fnrmer, n 'man of the common people,' nnd when I naked hlm where he'd find nnybody moro 'n mnn of tho common people thnn ncnBley, he said Hensley was 'too much of n society man' to suit him! Tho idea of Davo ns n 'fioclcty mnn' was too much for me, nnd I inughed In Sim Heck's face, but that didn't stop Sim I'eck I 'Jest look at the stylo ho lives In,' he yelped. 'Ain't lie fairly lapped In luxury? Look at that big houso he lives In! Look at tho way ho goes around In thnt big car of his and n nigger to drive him, half tho time!' I hnd to holler again, nnd, of course, that made Snm twice ns mad as lie started out to be; and ho went off Bwenrlng he'd show me, before tho cnmpnlgn was over. Tho only trouhlo he and Crist and that crowd could glvo us would be by finding out something against Dave, and they can't do that because there Isn't anything to find out." I shared his cnnfldenco on this hit tcr score, but was somewhat less san guine on some others. There wero only two newspapers of any political In fluence In Wnlnwrlght, the Despntch and the Journal, both operated In the Interest of Heasley's party, and neither hnd "come out" for him, Tho gossip I heard ahmit our ofllco led mo to think that each was waiting to seo what headway Sim I'eck nnd his fac tion would make; the Journal espe cially, I knew, had some Inclination to coquette with I'eck, flrlst, nnd Com pany. Altogether, their faction was not entirely to bo despised. Thus, my thoughts were a grent denl moro occupied .with Heasley's chances than with the holiday spirit that now, with furs and bells and wreathing mists of snow, breathed good cheer over the town. So little, Indeed, had this spirit touched me, thnt, ono eve ning when ono of my collengues, standing before the grate-tire In tha reporter's room, yawned and snld he'd be glad when tomorrow wns over, I asked him what was the particular trouble with tomorrow. "Christmas," ho explained, lan guidly. "Always so tedious. Llko Sunday." "It makes me homesick," snld an other, a melancholy llttlo man who was forever bragging of his uatlvo Duluth. "ChrlBtmns," I repented "tomor row l" It was Christmas eve, and I had not known It I I leaned back In my chair In a sudden loneliness, what pictures ' coming before mo of long-ago Christ- ' mas eves nt home I old Christmas eves when there wns n Tree. . . . I My name wns called; the night city ' editor had nn assignment for me. "Go j tip to Sim Heck's, on Mndlson street," ho snld. "Ho thinks he's got some thlnir on Cnvld Hcnslev. hut won't say any more over tho telephone. See j what thero Is In It." I picked up my lint and coat, nnd left the ofllco at a speed which must, have given my superior the highest conception of my Journalistic zeal. At a telephone stntlon on the next corner I called up Mrs. Apperthwaite's house) nnd asked for Mr. Dowden. "Whnt are you doing?" I demnnded, when his voice responded. "I'lnylng bridge," he nnswercd. "Are you going out nnywhere?" "No. What's tho trouble?" "I'll tell you later. I may want to see you tonight before I go back to I tho ofllco." I "All right. I'll bo nt home all tho evening." I I hung up the receiver nnd made oft on my errand. I Down town tho streets were crowd ed with the pnckage-laden people, bending heads and shoulders to the, bitter wind, which swept a blinding; j sleet-llko snow horlzontnlly against them. At corners It struck so tuinul- i tuous a blow upon the chest of the pe destrians that for a moment It would llfllt (limit ,i,iil vnn nnltl limit 4tinm I " "" "" -"' " ""- 1 gasping half-smothered "Ahs" Ilka bathers In u heavy surf. Yet thera was a gayety In this eager gale; tho crowds pressed anxiously, yet hnp plly, up and down the street In their generous hearch for things to glvo away. It was not the rich who strug gled through tho storm tonight; theso j wero people who carried their own bundles home. You saw them : toilers nnd savers, tired ino hers and fathers, ' worn with the grinding thrift of all , the year, but now for this one night careless of how hnrd-sayed the money, ii'viiiuno ui ut vk j uiui uut wit; jujr u&. giving It to bring the children Joy oh the one grent tomorrow. So they hebt their heads to the freezing wind, their , JlMa.i I a lilt lllllla flnMnin littll.llnil .!( arms laden with daring bundles nnd their henrts uplifted with the tremul ous happiness of giving more thnn they could afford. Meanwhile, Mr. Simeon Peck, honest mnn, had chosen this season to work harm If ho might to the gentlest of his fellow-men. I found Mr. I'eck waiting for mo at his house. Thero wero four other men with him, one of whom I recog nized ns Grist, a squat young man with slippery-looking black hair and a lambrequin mustache. They wero. donning their coats nnd hats in the hall when I arrived. (TO 11B CONTINUED.) Puttln' Ono Over on 'Em. A country man and his wife, whQ hud Just cimio to the city, went into a rcstuurnnt. They sat down at tha nearest table and had been waiting Tor quite a while, when tho manager enmo over and said, "Pardon me, but this Is a self-serving cnfcterla. You'll havo to servo yourself." Her husband, mut terlng to himself, nroso and served tha table, nnd when tho meal was almost finished, ho whispered to his wife, "Mary, I'll tell you whnt let's do. Lot's Blip out without washing th dlbhcs' Atlanta Constitution Cop; ?K, fur Thli Department Supplied Amerlcnn I.eitlnn Nowi Snrvlco.) bj WILL HELP RUN GOVERNMENT Brio. Gen. John Ft. McQulgg, Ohio, Or, ganlzcr, Predicts Reform Through Ex.Scrvlce Men. "There Is an avalanche coming down on government before long when the service men get properly nrgii n Ized. The govern ment will be run as It has not been run In the past, and Is being run now." The above stnte uiciit was made by Brig. Gen. John It. McQulgg. vet e r a n organizer, "iimpnlgnor n n d Brig. Gen. J. R. Mc- "silver-tongued orn Qulna. tor of the Ameri can Legion In accepting his recent unanimous election us chairman of the Cuyahoga County (().) Council of the Legion wiih h Includes all Cleveland Legionnaires. Entrunee of ev-senlce men Into tho active affairs f government will puri fy American i Idles nnd will Inject a now note ol .iiuuricnnisiu Into this country's utfaliv. according to General McQulgg, ultlmiij-'i the Legion, as an oigunlzution, will never participate In partisan polit . General MiQuIgg is serving his third term as Legion national execu tive committeeman from Ohio, and is a past coiiiinander of the Ohio depart ment. At the recent national conven tion In New Orleans he was chosen a three-year member of the national linuee committee. He wns chairman of the very Important resolutions com mittee at the convention, and present ed the resolution on adjusted compen sation to the convention. He played an active role in the compensation fight In congress. A brigadier general of the Ohio Na tional Guard, Mr. McQulgg Is president of the Wlndemere Savings and Loan company of Cleveland, and is a former mayor of Hast Cleveland. He has always been active In civic and polltl- cal affairs and has been u practicing attorney since 1800. General McQulgg Is n veteran of both the bpuulsh and World wars In the recent war he commanded the One Hundred nnd Twelfth engiueeis In the Thirty-seventh division at Camp Sheridan overseas. ANOTHER LEGION MAN A HERO Omnha (Neb.) Member Stops Runaway Team, Saving Many Persons From Threatened Injury. E. W. Sears, a member of Douglns County post of tho American Legion nt Omaha, Neb., Is recovering from wounds received w h e n he per formed a heroic rescue of several pedestrians whoso lives were threat ened by a run away tea in of horses at a down town corner in Omithu. Tho team was dashing Into a crowd of men nnd E. W. Sears. women when Sears became aware of the situation. There was no time to pull tho pedestrians out of the way. With all the presence of mind dis played by doughboys Attacking a Ger man machine-gun nest, Sears ran Into the street, leaped at the horses and Klierei'ileil In nitflilmr n lirlillo 'Pint u,nm topped a few feet from the croWll of .,,,, ...,,, ,.... Sears, however, was Injured, suffer- , ft (, woun( ,n , t' , one of fie lmnm Bt k , , , , ,ron g, ,. , d f ,, b , u f , , Q ' Senrs refused to admit that he had done anything extraordinary. "Any of my buddies In tho Legion wm(1 ,mve Uono t,,0 , ; veteran said. INFLUENCE OF LEGION POSTS Organizations Can Build Solidly Into Life of Community, National Vice Commander Says. Active participation of American Legion posts In the nffnlrs of their communities was urged by P. Plum mer of Cusper, Wyo., national vico commander of the Amerlcnn Legion, In a recent address to members of the Legion national headquarters staff nt Indianapolis. "Tho entire future of tho Amerlcnn Legion depends upon tho manner In which It appeals to tho great body of Amerlcnn people who wero not In tho wnr," Mr. Pliimnicr said. "Hy unselllsh activity In behalf of a greater village, town or city, tho Legion post can build Itself solidly Into tho life of the com munity and develop a .powerful nn tlonal Inlluence." Mr. Pluinmcr announced that he was going to take an active part In the Legion's program for 1023 Instead of considering his ofllco an honorary title HONOR HERSCHELL THE POET Buddies Join Author, Popular With Doughboys In World War, In Celebrating Birthday. William Herschell of Indinnr.pollsnu thor of "Long Hoy," "Tlie Kid 11ns Gone to the Colors" and other poems popular with the doughboys In the World war, wns honored by Ills In d 1 u n a American Legion buddies at a recent celebra tion of the poet's forty-ninth birth day at Green. burg, Ind. Alvln Owsley, national command er of tho Legion, tVllllam Herschell. who spol.e at the celebration, said that llerscliell was one of the few war writers who knew the heart of the fighter, and who spoke his language. The Hoosler poet's strength Is In his knowledge of the thoughts nnd actions of the millions of plain, ordinary peo ple fho form the bulk of America's population, nccordlng to Mr. Owsley. The tribute to Indiana Legionnaires was voiced by Perry Kaul nor, Indiana coiiiinander. Philip H. Sttpp, editor of "The Hoosler Legionnaire," was In charge of arrangements for the ban quet and acted as toastuiaster. "Why Do They Call Them Uuddi03?' wns written by Herschell und was ded icated to the Legion at the banquet The poem follows: Why do they call them noddles? What other name as Mveut Has ever been war-linllowcd Uy rnln nnd Bnow nrd Bleet? Vhut otlitr nnmu than Huddles Would men llko our it.un bear When all licit belched It baptism! And death was oeryvliero? Why do they call them Buddies? ThoiiKh not of commtn kin. Old Glory called tliem brothers When Freedom said: "Co Inl" They swept In mighty JcKluns To mnn land, sky and si; Gob, devil-dog nnd dctighboy A fighting trinity! Why do they call them Daddies? Hocauao they stnnd U day. Stilt Huddles to tho Untidy Left shattered by thi fray. Though peace may nrow unmindful Of war's unsettled debt, Tho Uuddy to tho Huiidy Stands fast and can t forgctl That's why they call tliem Duddlesl Tho shrapnel's shriek In koiio, nut still, beneath Old Olory, Tho Huddles enrry on! And so, tonlKht, heart-lmppy. I brcatho this fervent prayer: God mnko tho way all roses For Buddy Legionnaire! nerschelPs 'legion of friends know him ns "Hill." lib has been tho lead ing feature writer of the Indianapo lis News for years nnd Ills poems have had nation-wide circulation. TO HAVE BIG ATHLETIC MEET Secretary Llndberg of Legion's Na tional Commission at Work on Pro ' gram for Next Couventlon. On the road to complito recovery of his health shuttered by tho World wnr, Al. C. Llndberg, secretnry of the 'Ainerlcun Legion's national athletic commission, Is on the Job at Legion national bend quarters prepar ing for tho largest ex-service athletic meeting In history at the next na tional convention hi San Francisco. Llndberg came back from Kinncu after spending months li? hospitals' suf fering from wounds caused when an airplane lie was piloting crashed to the ground. This was not before ho had participated In a number of ulr battles with German aviators. Although Llndberg suffered continu ally from his war wounds, he did not remain long in American hospitals. When the Legion's athletic commls slpn was formed to encourage the spread of clean, wholesome sports uiuong ex-service men und the younger generation, Undberg was called from his homo In Chicago to assume, tin position of secretary of the commis sion. His work wns primarily re sponsible for the success of the Le gion's recent athletic nn-et at the New Orleans convention. A fow days ago Llndberg submlttec to an operation in a Cblcngo hospltn In which several ribs wero bound to gether with strips of sliver and It It now believed that he will recover his health. Llndberg Is remembered In the sporti world for his athletic career nt tho University of Illinois, where ho wns a ten-second mnn Jn the 100-yard dash and a member of the varsity football buscball and basketball teams. Legion Men Edit Newspapers. Editors of South Dakota newspapers took a holiday during ono day of Amer lcnn Education Week, held December It to 0, Inclusive, under tho auspices of tho American Legion. In each news paper ollice members of the Legion wrote the editorials and news and did all tho work of getting out tho news papers for that particular day. The work was supervised by tho regular ed itorial staff of tho various, publications. Tho editing of newspapers is expected by Douglas Sheldon, South Dakota Le gion adjutant, to nld materially In making known the Americanization program and plana of the Legion for the coming year. Al. C. Llndberg. I S. G. W. HALL SICK FOR YEARS Wants Women to Know How Sho Was Made Well by Lydia E. Pink- liara's Vegetable Compound Lima, Ohio. "Indeed, your modicino la all you Bay it is ! I had very sovcre iirouuics sucn as wo men often have, and could do no heavy I wont, i was men lor several years, and from reading your ads. I finally decided to tako Lydia E. Pinkhnm'a Vegeta ble Compound.! am now doing my own washing, which I haven't dono for cov eral years, and can v?nlk lone distances without those drai ning pains and weak feelings. Tho Veg etable Compound is fine, and I never forgot to eay a good word for it to other women when they Bay they need sorao--thing." Mrs. G. W. HALL, 639 Iazel Avenue, Limn, Ohio. 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