Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-18


itor hearty blow between the shout
ders. cts the right man We are to
represent us in the Senate ofthe state,
SO We are"
At this idea (which, to tell the ex-
act truth, had been in his mind wien
the shadow had reused him from his
speculatious,) Pliny became more
dignified than ever, but at the same
time offered his hand to his humble
visitor
"You hatter me, Duffy" said he.
"Indade and | do not. I've been
talking the matter up to the boys up
the Greenhorn for a month"
"And what do they say?"
"They say that you're the man for
| us, an that we'll boost we into a SEN
atorial chair a-kiten."
81 think I'll drive upinto the Green
horn Valley next week and spend q
few days with the boys. Haven't
been there for two years"
An right glad they'll be to see you.
! I'll tell 'em. Lave me to attend to
the obsequies, Mr., Fisk. I'm friend
of your'n."
dAnd of you Duffy" rejoiced the de-
lighted aspirant for Senatorial hon
ors, extending his hand.
Lave the whole business to me,
Mr.. Fisk. I'll have the Greenhorn
boys solid for We. Well, good mornin'.
| must be agoin'"
"Wait a moment, Duffy. About
that bill"
Never bother yourself consarnin'
that, Mr.. Fisk. I'll be after fixin'
that all up afore the snow flies"
mo donbt, Duffy. But the fact is
I'm in a bad way financially, and that
500 would help me out great deal. ="
81 haven't the price of drink, Mr..
Fisk. l haven't indade. Ye may
know that from SEEM me so disgust
ingly sober"
"Illtell you what you can do, cried
Pliny, as if struckby ddeninspira-
tion, You can give me your note
with
"Indade / can do that, Mr.. Fisk.
I'm an educated mon if do say it,
an can write like clerk"
with a good endorser, you know.
: Then / can put the note in the bank,
: draw the money. and when the ninety
days are up you'll have no trouble in
meeting it,"
Not a bit OF it Mr. Fisk. I'll do
that same. know all the best menin
2 the town"
2 IN have it ready in a moment"
when you reach one OF them Sena-
torial chairs, Duffy went on while the
/ merchant was filling out blank prom
5 issory note, Il hope as you'll pass
: lot of laws as will be helpin' the
e poor. Who knows but We may be
Governor yet? There's them up the
c Greenhorn as says
i tut! TUT interrupted the highly
e ilattered merchant. You mustn't
Il talk nonsense. There you are, Duffy.
GIVE me the pen. I'll show you
: that I'm a scollard. Where shall l
n write me signatures"
T Pliny indicated the place, and with a
+ mighty effort the other wrote some
n thing which looked as if it might have
e been meant for John Duffy.
+ That right. Now take it out and
y get good man, man OF property,
g mind, to endorse it.
IN do that same, Mr.. Fisk. I'll
d get as good man on that note, as
N can be found in the great State OF Col
orado."
o Il know that, Duffy, and a great ac-
1t commodation it viii be to me.
he '.You're friend of mine, Mr.. Fisk?''
d THAT ami!
n 'Some of the boys up the Greenhorr
j. have laughed when | allowed you
were
le 'They needn't, and I'll tell them SC
tie when come up your way next week. y
IL Thank you kindly, Mr. Fisk. Now
IN bein' that your friend of mine, an
e one of the solid men OF this town,
want to ask favor of ye."
is Lets hear it."
rs "N'ill We do me the favor to endorse
rs that note YOURSELF
in Pliny laughingly complied. That was
n, many years ago and he has long sine,
he retired from the political arena,
p He still holds the note which he him
self endorsed, and says, when he re
m counts the story that he wouldnt
X part it for the principal sum therein
OF mentioned, with compound interes
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