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Show A CARDINAL GD3B0NS STORY. Cardinal Gibbons, who lately gave a notable expression ex-pression of opinion on the important subjects of graft and divorce and the power of the press, has greatly improved in health since he began his sojourn so-journ on Long Island. When it is said that the cardinal stands 5 feet 62 inches and weighs only 123 pounds, it might be difficult for the average person to understand how he can be an impressive personality, yet he is always, the most distinguished person in any group. He has a wonderful face, a kind, gray eye and a majesty of bearing that is more than kingly. At the Waldorf the proprietor of a Baltimore daily newspaper told a story, or a shred of a story, which illustrates the general impression im-pression of the American cardinal. Senator Gorman Gor-man was talking to a newly made colleague on the street when the cardinal's thin black figure appeared, ap-peared, walking. Senator Gorman remarked: "Here comes Maryland's most beloved citizen." The other senator, whose back was turned,responded : "Is the cardinal coming'" |