Iron County register., 1893-05-18

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CHAPTER vL-CosruuEn
'sThat's so." assented Warner. with a
mournful infection, as il he were reluc-
kantly admitting proposition which
he had found to be all too true. ''The
political field pays better; for, what If
shcy do pitch into you, the opposition
press, ! mean, you draw your ducats
regularly SO long as you're in Office, and
the less you do to deserve it, the better
your chances are,of being appreciated by
the public. Ofice-holding is soft busi-
ness, if a man isn't fanatic on duty
and knows how to look out for number
one; and guess we can trust you for
that, North"
''Oh, yes; that has always been q very
important figure with me, and I daresay
it viii continue to be. And why should
it not, pray? A man is the natural
guardian of his own interests, and if he
neglects them they are apt to suffer; no
one else will look out for them. But,
On the other hand, there's an almost
universal impulse to help the man that
helps himself"
Provided he doesn't help himself at
the dear public's expense" suggested
Warner, dryly; a bon mot at which
both he and North laughed indulgently,
and the latter added:
"But, even then, my dear Warner,
you should recollect that there are
usually rogues enough in authority to
connive at his escape, unless they hap
pen to be so deeply concerned In his
transactions that their only way to
save themselves Is to sacrifice him and
make him the huge scapegoat Of the
race"
SNOW you've hit it!'' declared War
ner, turning sharply to North. ''Wild
horses couldn't drag the admission from
Clipper, but I've always beieved-and
said 1t, too, all in the family-that this
was about the size Of that outcry
against Damon. Why he should have
been bounded out of Office by q set of
rogues, who had probably been fleeing
the taxpayers ever since they went into
politics, don't see. It's on the princi-
pie, I suppose, Of Furnishing the starv-
ing wretch that steals loaf of bread
and letting the shrewd scoundrel that
swind1es whole communities go scot
free! OF course, there's no reasonable
doubt that Damon was crooked, but
who imagines that he was any worse
than Brown or Jones, for instance?
He was unfortunate enough to get
found out; they were shrewd enough
not to. That's the way figure it out. :"
III
warmth, and as if he were certain of
North's sympathy.
It was with blank disnaay that North
perceived to what definite suspicious
against persons quite unknown to him
he was supposed to have committed
himself by his innocently abstract re-
mark. He fastened to take refuge be-
hind a convenient breastwork of eau
ton.
''Now see here, Warner" he said
with an air of speaking in the most
sacred confidence, 'it will never do to
say this, you know, and really, did
not wish you to understand me quite as
you did. don't consider it expedient
to make any definite charges against
anyone, whatever my private opinion
may be-"
''Oh, Of course; no use to bring it up
now; but if we get Halleck in there
he'll sift the whole business. That's
what told Clipper all along, as an
argument for opposing Halleck's noni-
nation; but he said: We've got to give
them the treasurer, or it will cost us
the other offices, like enough And so
it would, suppose. If we had made q
split on Halleck it would have done the
business for you, for they were deter.
mined to get one of their men in, either
for treasurer or attorney, and Clipper
said: so long as we elect the city
attorney, I'll risk Halleck's investiga-
tions!"
North, quite bewildered by Warmers
relations and equally uncertain towhat
sentiments he ought to commit Ollin,
contrived here to give the conversation
a turn from local to national politics;
On which safe ground they continued
until the end of their walk. Then, as
they parsed at the hotel steps, Warner
suddenly reverted o. personal affairs.
'Well, then," he said, ''there's an un-
ierstanding, is there, North, that you
are to leave all the details of the can
vass, for the remaining two weeks, to
Clipper and me, just the same as if you
were not here?"
absolutely in your hands," returned
North, with emphasis. You see
couldn't do better. l don't see how I
could" he added, abstractedly.
..No, nor I. It will have a better
look, you know, if you appear to be in
different. Wymer, now, is just crazy
over the election. He talks about
it day and night. waking and sleeping,
drunk and sober: it's literally his one
idea First one he ever had, so of
course he wants to make the most Of it.
! think you've shown good sense, North,
in keeping yourself so thoroughly out
of the canvass. Trust all to Clipper and
me! We've put too many elections
through to fail on this one. You can
hold yourself in readiness, You know, to
address meeting when your constitu-
ents clamor for few words of wisdom
from you, or when your presence will
help on the enthusiasm; but you needn't
soil your kid gloves"
"Very well, ;" said North, with o laugh
ing wave of farewell; "I'm in the hands
of my friends, and the abject slave of
duty. II I'm elected, I'll not resignv'
CHAPTER VII
Dro. E.-Oh villain thou hast stolen both mine
ONCE and my name!
Comedy Of Errors.
Until late hour that night North
was absorbed in the anxious contcmpla-
ton of the task that he had assumed
and the difficulties that would inevita-
bly, attend its accomplishment. When
he arose the next morning and reviewed