The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-11-01

! once we heard this afternoon that you
had returned, and without notifying
| us"
THAT was not an intentional neglect,
l assure you. my dear fellow inter-
posed North, apologetically.
| ''Nu l 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 was anxious should leave
! Tonight
4 ms'Time it was in the Office, then, if
| you want it to catch the evening MAIL -
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 hatand gloves:
'Obiect? Not 1! 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. 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-
| ical meetings tonight" remarked
North's companion as, going down the
deserted hotel steps. they started
leisurely up the street. Il hear there is
to be big Wymer 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
slight shrug Of his shoulders: Il have
had quite enough of 'Wymer meetings.
myself! don't ask for a repetition Of
the experience"
Hes regular fool. now, Wyme1
is. pursued the other, thereby proving
himself to be violent partisan of the
North faction. ''What chance has he?
A fellow with no brains at all, and no
influence to speak OF. Simply third
rate criminal lawyer, for whom no one
has an atom of respect. Why. you're
thousand times as popular. and, what's
more. you have shown your superior
ability as a lawyer. Wynler's chances
may be represented by cipher. Nc
., oft o4f
ney. Too many of them in office al.
ready"
:'Waiving all personal interest in the
natter, remarked North, airily, land
speaking precisely as might if l were
not myself a candidate"-it certainly
required no severe exercise Of the
imaginative faculty for him to take
this dispassionate view of the matter
II must say that I do not consider
young Wymer very hopeful specimen
of political timber: and since he has
been put into this contest, I am glad
that it is with the Endorsement Of no
more influential {; party than the one
he represents" :,
Only chance for him." was the dry
rcjoinder Get set of unprincipled
demagogues to nominate him and big
enough set of ignoramuses land the
world is full of 'em0 to vote for him
and he's elected, but not otherwise.
You'll catch a weasel asleep when you
see me.letting my party come out see
ond-best in any of our municipal cleo
tions Not have to work day and
night. Neither Clipper, nor will keep
orr coats On. dssure you, when there's
so much work to be done
North made some appreciativc re-
Spouse to these words, while mentally
commenting:
Just as l surmised--hc and Clipper
are electioneering in Noll's interests,
and BOW they have the whole affair in
their hands, just as Noll left it when
he went away. In the meantime shall
exist in quietness and peace, unruff1ed
by any political excitements that may
prevail, representing, in fact, the model
politician who is in the hands of his