The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08

See dat big, thin mark wild de long black
hair an de red map? He is Howard, and
dey tell me he wrote book bout cOn-
gress. Dingley is standin' near de middle
door He's Reeds side partner, an he's
better lookin dan de guy yer looking at,
Name, even if he western Teller tryster
make yer believe dat he amt"
who is de CENT?" interrupted Name.
IT'S JOY of Missouri. De Teller next ter
him is Tarsney, an he comes from de
For an even twenty minutes Mr.. Harti-
gan continued to talk. He pointed out
Sorg of Ohio and Boutelle of Maine. He
showed them Bell of Colorado, Rusk OF
Maryland, Loud of California and Grain
of Texas. He ratified on until old man
Madigan turned to Name and whispered:
If yer don't begin ter call him down de
coin is lost. Tink of me feelin's."
BY the time the roll was completed jerry
had named an even fifty congressman,
and named them correctly. BY The time
Thomas Bracket Reed had been elected
speaker he had named fifty more. Old
man Madigan lost his nerve and his tenn
per. Jerry laughed the laugh of a winner,
did she interrupt him, ana not once al
she doubt the accuracy OF his statements.
But if Jerry had not been so busy with
his self-imposed task he lIight have no
ticed that a carefully folded copy of the
paper lay in her lap, and that on the up
turned page was picture of tall, his
b6ned man with a chin beard. Mamc
glanced at the picture several times. and
then, without a word Of warning, she
turned TO jerry and played her trump
card.
Jerry" she said. in a voice so tender
and sweet that Jerry blushed for JOY.
Jerry, look down there at dat tail guy
who is standin' near de brown curtain an
tell me who is his nobs."
She pointed with her finger, and the
next instant Mr.. Hartigan was gazing at
the congressman in question. He was a
tall man: taller, in fact, than any other
man in the place. His long black coat did
not fit him, and the front of his freshly
BACKED boots were tlecked with yellow
clay. His cheeks were red and there
was a dash of gray in his black whisk eTs.
He looked for all the world like pros
porous farmer dressed in his best suit OF
clothes. jerry Hartigan gazed at this
very tall member for an even five minutes
before he spoke. The light of SldOness
died out of his eyes and a frown succeed
ed his smiles. but he did not weaken.
Name" he muttered, dis amt square
deal, but I'll gamble dat he comes from
Missouri and his name is CLARK
Then it was that the flush of triumph
stained Names face. and she laughed
the laugh of victory.
"Jerrey." she said, yer wrong, sure, an
de old man has won de coin. Dat gent
in New Hampshire He belongs ter de
Salvation Army; an, say, if yer don't
believe me, yer can look at dis picture
But jerry didn't look at the paper she
held 0lt to him. He looked instead al
Names face. What he saw there must
have pleased him, for he laughed as he
answered her
Name" he said, Eyer a butte, and ]
love yer best of all. De old mans won
de coin, but l mean ter win yer, see?'
The girl bushed: her father chuckled;
a member from Kentucky moved that the
House adjourn.
In another hour old man Madigan and
Jerry Hartigan We're back in Paradise
alley telling JohnsOn's bartender how II
all happened And Mame-Well, she was
seated in the parlor of her fathers house
lingering a red rose and singing the words
of a half-forgOtten love song.
They do say that Jerry and Name will
be man and wife before the end of the
year Jerry says 1t is as true as gospel
but Name won't talk about it.