Arizona republican., 1898-10-27
A little Comedy
 of Errors
(Continued From Yesterday)
BY S. S. MORTON.


 political iicld pays better; for. what if they do pitci, into you. the opposition press. I mean. you draw your ducats regularly so long as yonre in office. and the less yoii tio to deserve it, the better your chances 2 se of being appreciated by the public cSsic,. holding is |: soft fnsi- ness. if a man isn't q fanatic on duty and knows now to look out for number one: and g.ics:' we can trust you for that. North"
 'Oh y,.:,: that has always heen a very important figure with me, ans. I darc@'s.y ii will continue to he And why sho'iid it not rrlv? \ man is t,,e ':a.ilral rrar.iian of lis own interests. and if ils. n, n,,.i..s;, t.:eli, they arc apt f, ss'ifc'': no 1 or,a eisc l. 1T look cut for ;;scj'l ls:,t, e'n h G-isc- hand, there's an almost riys.rs,si isarulsc to help the man that h..;..- i,o.s's;slf -
 '.2r5vss.5-i he doesn't help himself at the dear public's expense suggested .saf-cr dryly; d bon mot at which buti. ii.. anu North aughed indulgently, a.isi tia latter added:
 '-Bul even then. my dear Warner, you should rccollect that there arc usually rsrrucs cnouyh in authority to connrve al his escape. unless they hap pen to be so deeply concerned in his transactions that their cn'y way to ssiv,. ti,vn,seivs.s is to sacrifice hIm and make hrm the huge scapcgoat of the race"
 Now you've hit it,' declared War ner. turning sharply to North Wild horses crr.lJnt drag the admission iron, Clipper but I've always bclIevctl-and said it. too. all in the family that this | was al,rut the size of that outcry ! against Damon Why ha should have been houu,lesI ont of office hy q set of rosrucs. wl,, ha.l probably been flcccing the taxpayers ever since they went into politics. I don't see It's on the princi- Die. I srrlr,:,,. of puuishing the starv- ing wrc.s..l that steals a loaf of bread and letting :llc slrev-d ssoundrcl that swiIi,liCs whole communities go scot free, Of course. there's nn reasonable doubt that Damon was crooked. hut vllp ii:iagincS that he was any worse than isruyvn or Jones. for instance? He was unfortunate enough to get funi,.l out. they were sl.rcwd enough not to. That's the way figure it out Warner spoke with considerable warmth. and as if he were certain of Nurtlis sympathy
 Ii was with blank tlismay that North : perceived to what definite suspicious against persons qui.c unknown to him li,. was s,iPIr,ss.,l to have committed hii:.sclf by Ii;s inherently abstract re mark He ll:rst"ii,.s! tn take refuge b..
 
 ton.
 Now see here. Warner" he said with an air of speaking in the most sacred confi,icn;-c- it will never do to say this. you know. and really. did not wish y,,l t., understand me quite as vou did don't consider 1t cxpctlie.t to make any definite charges against anyone, whatever my private opinion may be-
 ''Oh, of course; no use to bring it mp now; but if we get EIallcclS in there he'll sift the whole business That's what told Clipper all along. as an nation: bu. he saiJ: We've got to give them the treasurer. or it will cost us the other oi.isrs, like enough And so it ,9uuid 1 suppose If we hal male a split on .i.ite.il 1t would have done the b;,si..:-ss.; for you, for they were deter inin,-si to get one of their men in. either for treasurer or attorney, anl Clipper said: So long as we elect the city attorney, I'll risk Hallccks $ invcstira- tiors.'
 North. quite bcwildered by Warmers relations a;iI equally uncertain to what sentiments he ought to commit Cilin, cOntrIvcd here to give the conversation q turn from local to national poiiticS: on winch safe ground they continued until the end of their walk Then, as they paused at the hotel steps, Warner suddenly reverted to personal affairs
 Well, then" he said, there's an un- fierstanIing. is there North. that you are to leave ail the details of the can vass, for the remaining two weeks, to Clipper anL rle. just the same as if you were not hTre?'
 Absolutely in your hands" returned North with emphasis. You see I couldn't do better. i don't see how I could" he added abstractedly.
 No. TOT I. It will have better look. you know, if you appear to be in- different. Wyrner, 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 few moments. Of course I'll not un- dertal1e to do anything there, and I'll not venture to stay very long, either, for fear some of Noll's innr,merab ble clients should appear upon the soore and involvS me in embarrassing ccinpli cations: still, for the sake .cf appear a,cCs G-ld ny own peace of mind-that office ald partner will be g haunting terror until 1 have boldly faced thcm-1 think l would better go, ard ct once
 This point settled. his next qrandary was. how ahould he find Market square without-c-pedicat not to be though. of-actsaily inquiring the way?
 Still Pausing cn the street eorcer. he lOOlrc<l ss,C- r1lr lively hitbor -rd thifl,c-.