Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
with bated breath to see what turn this

Come back to stay?"
Indefinitely. / may leave at any
time. am scarcely in position to de-
terInine that question for myself 1t is
optional with business interests, you
| know"
'Yes, / know. You mentioned some
complications to me yesterday. Found
out anything new about them?"
Nothing of Importance"
Changed your plans pretty sud-
denly, didn't You, North?"
well, yes, my plans have undergone
a rather important alteration since
morning. But as said before do not
may again change, and ] be called
away from Y, consequently
smiled radiantly as this inspiration
came to him-''to all intents and pur-
poses am still absent. Do you under
stand me?"
| He spoke these words with certain
significance in his tones and not Il little
anxiety as to how they would be re-
ceived. He looked keenlv at his visitor.
The latter in his turn looked keenly at
North. In an instant a quick flash of
| intelligence passed between them.
81 see, see!' commented his visitor,
with two or three sharp little jerks of
his head to emphasize the fact. ''In
other words we are to govern ourselves
and our actions precisely as we would
if you were a thousand miles away.
That was what puzzled Clipper and me.
You see. while you were away we knew
just what to do, because you had put
everything right into our hands; and,
as we're not the fellows to let the grass
grow under our feet, we had already
mapped out our campaign for the re-
naming two weeks, and had taken
few preliminary steps. Then all at
once we heard this afternoon that you
had returned, and without notifying
us"
''That was not IN intentional neglect,
I assure you, my dear fellow" inter-
posed North, apologetically.
''No, I suppose not. It's all right,
now, of course, only at first we didn't
know what to think of it; and so finally
decided that I'd come up here and see
you, and find out what you did mean.
Hope I'm not interrupting you,
North?" he added, as his sharp eyes
rested upon the writing material on the
table.
''Not in the least" returned North,
Hospitality. 81 have been writing let
ter, which I was anxious should leave
tonight
thine it was in the Office, then, if
you want it to catch the evening mall"
remarked the other. ''Going down?
I'll go with you, if you don't object"
''Come on, them" said North, starting
up; and he added to himself, as he got
his hat and gloves:
''Object? Not I! On the contrary,
the great advantage of being accom-
panied by some one who knows the ex-
act location of my objective point pre-
sents itself at once and forcibly to my
mind. 1 shall endeavor, in the course
of our conversation, to discover-though
half suspect already-in what relation
to Noll this gentleman and Mr.. Clipper
stand.''
'Everybody's off to club, or the polit-
zeal meetings tonight" remarked
North's companion as, going down the
deserted hotel steps, they started
leisurely up the street. 81 hear there is
to be big Wylner meeting this even
ing-sort of grand rally round a for
lorn hope! Know anything about it,
North?'
NO, had not heard of it at ALL" re-
Joined North; adding mentally, with n |
slight shrug of his shoulders: Il have |
had quite enough of 'Wyner meetings.
myself! / don't ask for repetition of |
the experience"
"He's a regular fool. now, Wymer !
is" pursued the other, thereby proving
himself to be a violent partisan of the
North faction. "What chance has he?
A fellow with no brains at all, and no
influence to speak Of Simply a third
rate criminal lawyer, for whom no one
has an atom of respect. Why, you're a
thousand times as popular, and, what's
more. you have shown your superior
ability as a lawyer. Wymer's chances
may be represented by a cipher. No
one wants a blockhead for city attor-
ney. Too many Of them in Office al
ready"
''Waiving all personal interest in the
remarked North, airily, ''and
speaking precisely as might if were
not myself a candidate''-it certainly
required no severe exercise of the
faculty for him to take
this dispassionate view of the matter
say uo uoU COuSititT
young Wymer a very hopeful specimen
Of political timber; and since he has
been pat into this contest, I am glad
that 1t is with the Endorsement of no
more influential a party than the one
he represents.
''Only chance for him." was the dry
.ejoinder Get set of unprincipled
1emagogues to nominate him and Il big
enough set of ignoramuses land the
world is full of 'emD to vote for him
md he's elected, but not otherwise.
You'll catch a weasel asleep when you :
zee me letting my party come out Sec
,nd-best in any of our municipal cleo
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