Arizona republican., 1898-11-08
A Gittle Comedy
 of Errors BY s. s. MORTON.
CCortinued Frcm Yesterday)
BY S. s. MORTON.


 can t get it without considerable delay"
 He went wait?'' intcrrog0ted War ncr rcilectircly.
 Net ten minutes. lie threatens to bring sit against me if I do not satisfy his claim slt once"
 T say, now. that S rough. You'll have to lose 1t, wont Eou? Of course you'd have heard from Amity before this. if hc We're ever going to answer your let ter. IIc hes acted confoundedly mean after the handsome way you treated him 1gllcn everyone else vas kicl1;-ler him out of the way. What 5 the amount, | North?"
 Two hundred dollars | That all?"
 "It's all, but 1t happens to be enough to cmhalrass me for the reason already spcciicd."-
 l Werner looked rather blanl1ly a5 | North for an instant: then as if dis missing all idle speculation from his lnjn,l he said;
 Now. sec here: my bank is just around the corner, and all I've got to do to make this thing straight with old Archer is to scratch my name to q check: What dye say, North-shau do it?''
 is needless to say that North ae- cepted this delicately offered assistance with 2 hearty:
 '-Than!, you, Warner. I'll make it all right with you before night"
 Hold oa Q minute-be back soon.' were Warncr's parting words as, with both ;,-:l5 swinging cnergctically and his nose high il the air, he started around the corner at m alarming pace.
 ''Warner is my good angel: judgc, oh yc gods, how dearly l do love hi,a.' thought North, in grateful paraphrasc; then turning to his relentless creditor he added aloud:
 This matter will be adjusted in a very few moments, Mir. Archer
 Wall wall, noyv.-ahcm-I aia't tallin on about it. Mr- North, ai1oc l 1 see you're willing to ack fair a1' square, said Mir. Archer in modified tones and with an obvious wish to make peace. Il hope you won't take no olfcnse at what I've said, sir. Bus;- ness is business you know, and has got to be tended to-
 North in 9 mental aside, but you have bcll2-cd toward nc like a bacl1woOds- man and q boor!''
 
 cial araiability and glanced nervously 1l2 the street and wished devoutly that Warner would really hurry. its q fine, ba my day, on the whole confirmed old 1Ir. Archer. as he gazed upon the clear skies and the radiant sunlight with the condescendingly ap- Io-1TiaG air of Q competent critic givin% his opinion Of a fine ctfor5 that nature had intended expressly for his benefit.
 '''Busincss is basiness-'" thought North, Inagniiccntly, and it forms the only conceivable connecting link be- tween yourself and me. You will please conGnc your observations to that one subject: it is the only common rround upon which we can possibly mcct!7
 Nevertheless he bent his stately head to the ircXorabie yoke of policy" and uttered the most srarc acquic3ccncc.
 -'Fouytics seems to be pretty much the order of the day, jest now, pur- sued Mir. Archer, probably with the benevolent intention of drawing ont lIr. North's conversational powers. winch at that moment appcarcd to be somewhat limited; as with the point of his stoat irOry-hcadcd cane he indus triOrsly knocked tho loose stones and pebbles off the pavement with as ear rest application to tilc task as If it had been his regular occupation in life. Il hear that your prospects is mighty good, M~. North.
 An. Here's my opportunity to dis ti,l.ruish myself" thought North. with Q sudden Inspiration of reckless non- sense I'll uaallo this aiinpl. old voter tsinll that I'm Q model of disiutercstcd patriOtisln.'
 Therefore. assuming an air and atti- tl:dc of suited dignity, North answered with . slight wave of his hand aa if he thus rejected all political ambitions and hOnDrS:
 ''CA, have scarcely considered my prospects, Mr. Archer. The truth is to not desire office unless I shorld be- come convinc~,l that it was my dury thus to serve the public interests; and fs to the present canvass, ] may say that ! have been the least active of all ll,e candidates, nov" i1 the field. If Il am elected, shall accept lor cicrtipn a. thv unnistaIl3 hl2 call Of duty sp,.,,!l- ing through the still small voicc of t!ls ballot but in thc meantime I shall give myself no concern. and t. the probable issue very little thought I am perfectly content to be the humble instrument to cxccute the 1,i!l of the people. Duty, sir, duty is the grand pivotal point on which all my desires aE,l ambitions turn!'
 Nr. Arclcr stared and nodded with an air of being very much in,prt',,>,,i; afid before North hLA time to recover from tac severe mental exhaustion con- 7equcnt upon this effort, a hand was p!accd lightly on his shoulder.
 Turning aroand quickly he saw War nor roHruIeod with laughter.
 "I say, >'osth. dun't pnt it quite So steep. Too Fnuch allowance for stage perspective for an audience of onc." v.crc liIs lowspol<cn words as, thrust ing 8 roll oi crisp ban:inotes into Nor;h'a hand, he lnrrIc,l off before
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