r Demo iadpen Bellefonte, Pa., June 13, 1913. Reform in the First [Continued from page 6, Col. 4] self. Then Malachi Nolan caught the chairman’s shifty eye and moved an adjournment until morning. But even as he spoke, Grogan scowled at Mul- doon, shook his head at his followers, and the room rang with their hoarse “No! no! nol” Heartened- by ‘weakness on Nolan's jon yelling lustily: ' “No! no! no!” CONWAY ceoverererence +0 nderwood ....eeeees 21 5 were holding sssssasesenen oe we 2 5 The Simmons men out, waiting to throw their strength to the When the sixty-seventh bal- been taken, Muldoon, squint. in the miserable light at the sec- ; hit the table with the chair leg and said: “On ballot Conway receives 32, erwood 32, Simmons 5. There be- ing no choice, you will prepare your ballots for another vote.” Just then one of the Conway men from the Second ward left his place, and touched one of Nolan's fellows in g man whispered in his ear, and return- ed to his delegation, seeping his eye on Donahue. Underwood looked on breathlessly. Nolan, revolving slowly, held his hat for every vote—last of all for Donahde’s. The man dropped his folded ballot into the hat and hung his head. Nolan calmly picked the ‘ballot out of the hat and gave it back to Donahue, who looked up in affected surprise. “What's the trouble, Malachi?” he said as innocently as he could. He ‘was not much of an actor. “This won't do,” Nolan said, giving the ballot back to the man. “It's all right, Malachi, honest to God it is!” protested Donahue. “Thin I'll just put this wan in for ye, heh?” said Nolan, drawing an- other ballot from the pocket of his huge waistcoat and poising it above the hat. The crowd had pressed around the First ward delegation. The conven- tion had risen to its feet, craning red necks, and out of the mass Grogan cried: “Aw, here, Malachi Nolan, none o’ ‘that now!” Nolan turned his rugged face to. ‘ward him and said simply: “Who's runnin’ this dillygation, you or me?” “Well—none 0’ your bulldozing—we won't stand it!” replied Grogan angri- ly, his blue eyes blazing. “You get to hell out o’ this.” And 80 saying, Nolan dropped the ballot into the hat and turned to face the .chalr, “Have you all voted?’ inquired Muldoon. “First ward!” the secretary called. Nolan squared his shoulders, not ‘having looked in his hat or counted ‘the ballots there, and said slowly and ‘impressively: . “On behalf av the solid dillygation av the First ward, I cast twinty-wan votes for John W. Underwood.” . “Misther Chairn an! Misther Chair. man!” cried Grogan, waving his hand /in the air, “T challenge that vote! I .challenge that vote!” ed the name of Donahue, Nolan laid Bis hand heavily on the fellow’s der. “Donahue!” called the % The fellow squirmed under Nolan's “Donahue!” “Don’t let him bluff you!” ‘some one from “He votes for John W. Misther Chairman,” said Nolan com- placently. The vote was unchanged. The chairman ordered another ballot And then, all at onee, as if a breath from a sanded desert had blown into the room, Underwood was sensible of e Ez 4 Bie shining with perspiration, leaning on his improvised gavel, keen eye, the Irish eye that su readily seizes such situations, dart. ing into every face before him. And suddenly came that for which floor into the Fifth ward delegation, into the group where the Underwood men were clustered about their lead- er. He wore evening clothes, his black dinner coat and white shirt bos- om striking a vivid note in the scene. He walked briskly, but his mind was so intent upon his pose that it was not until he had removed his cigarette from his lips and had observed Un- derwood, that his white teeth showed beneath his reddish mustache in the well-known smile of George R. Bali- win. He elbowed his way into the very midst of the Underwood men from the Fifth ward, and leading one of them aside, talked with him an in- stant, and then returned him, as it were, to his place in the delegation. Then he brought forth another, whis pered to him for an earnest moment, and sent him back, with a smile and a slap on the shoulder. The third delegate detained him longer, and once, as he argued with him, the slightest shade of displeasure crossed Baldwin's face, but in an instant the smile replaced it, and he talked-—con- vincingly, it seemed. Before Baldwin returned this man to his delegation, he shook hands with him. The secretary was calling the wards, and Nolan had announced the result in his delegation. The Fifth ward was a long while in preparing its ballots. There was trouble of some sort there, among the Under wood men. Nolan was urging, expos- tulating, cursing, commanding. The air was tense. It seemed to Underwood that it must inevitably be shattered by some moral cataclysm in the soul of man. Grogan's brow was knit, as he waited, hat in hand. The delegates voted. Feverishly, with trembling fin- gers, Grogan opened and counted the bits of paper. Then he sprang to his Jeet, with a wild, glad light in his “Mister Chairman!” he cried, “the Fifth ward casts twenty-five votes for Conway and four for Underwood!” The three bolters in the Fifth ward One evening my husband came home with the news that Dr. Baird of | North Carolina was in town. I was delighted at the thought of seeing an old friend from my native place; so we called at once and asked him to stay with us while he was in the city. He could not conveniently accept the invitation, but as he expected to re- main in town over Sunday he prom- ised to dine with us on that day. The thought of entertaining my good old family doctor filled me with happiness. 1 was determined to show him that I had not forgotten the art of southern cookery, although 1 was married to a northern man and lived in a northern city. So I planned a simple, old-fashionedd Carolina din- nes, and scon had grocers and butch- ers at their wits’ ends trying to find me a genuine country-cured ham, white corn meal and real Virginia sweet potatoes, Frieda, my cook, yielded her place, and I took entire charge. On Satur day 1 boiled the ham, and cooled it in its own liquor, into which I had dropped a gill of molasses and a hint of spices; it was delicious. On Sun- | day morning I did the rest of the cooking; the batter bread browned | beautifully; the grated sweet potato pudding, with its quart of rich cream, | was excellent; I did not forget the | doctor's taste for gravy with rice, or his favorite lettuce salad, When the table was set I was proud of it; the snowy linen, the shining sil- ver and the pretty china and glass were certainly attractive. And then we sat down to watch for our guest. Noon came, one o'clock, two o'clock, and still no Dr. Baird. But at 2:16 o'clock a leisurely messenger boy sauntered up and handed us a hastily penciled note. A telegram had come from home urging Dr. Baird's immedi- ate return. In fact, he had left. We ate in disappointed silence, and after dinner my husband went out for a few minute's walk. I went out to the porch, and as I stood there I saw a rather dilapidated old colored man come up the street, picking his way carefully over the icy sidewalk. He stopped and I heard him ask my hus- band: . “Sah, ken you tell me whah a pusson might git a bite to eat? I's a stranger in this heah town—" “Well,” my husband said, “it de- pends on whether a ‘pusson’ likes rice and gravy and boiled sliced ham—do you?” The old man took off his hat. “That I does, sah; yes, sah.” “And Virginia batter bread?” “Virginia batter bread?” the strang- er repeated, gently. “Why, boss, I was brung up on that. Co’'se I does.” “How about sweet-potato pudding?” At this the old man laughed and shuffled his broken shoes in the snow. “Boss, you's just foolin’—] knows you is.” “No, I am not,” my husband replied “See that house? Go round to the back door and ask the lady for a bite —it's all there waiting for you.” I turned and ran back to the dining room. “Frieda,” I said, “make a cup of hot coffee.” Then I added, “Man proposes but God disposes.’” Frieda Ld Fire Prevention Responsibility. 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