The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-29

git some credentials n I've been gittin
| en-. But you see I'm in q fix one way l
don't know which lunch is goin t. be elected.
| SEE t nleself 'Blinky, you've got t hustle
II you're goin' t git this office an begun.
! was up I Senator Moore's house at
o'clock this mornin' t. see if [ couldn't rely
on his influence. You know, he Amt elected
yet but / guess he's goin t be an I might
as well be on tn wagon before it starts. He
promised me his influence an all III rest of
tn bunch from Wayne have, too. I've seen
both sides an they all say that they're ago
in t do their best. I'll sit me papers ready
n turn 'em over t. Col Butler an he'll see
about forwardin 'em t. Lansing SOS tn
whole thing'll be on tn square Thay will
you write me letter? I've sold papers t. you
moren once, haven't [? Gimme sort
OF send-off, will you? I'll come up this
afternoon fer it an I'll bring tn others that
the president is a-goin' t. send fer me-"
Blnky rose and thrust his pad under his
arm. AT the door he stopped and turning,
said, "Thay, d'you think I'll fetch emp"
Encouraged by the reply offered MIN he
went out. Along about 3 o'clock in the after
noon he returned, his pockets filed with
letters that kindly disposed citizens had writ
ten in mis- recommendation You don't think
they'll trun me down with that bunch O. docy
ments favorin my case, do your he asked
as he deposited the bundle the desk.
"Of course they won't, Blinky.
| That's what [ seq mesef. Thay have
you got that letter done yet?'
The boy was handed the letter he had re-
quested. I'm much obliged. Thay, maybe
L kin do a good turn fer you if I git tn Office
was his remark as he passed out of the room.
That good eye had never tWinkled SO
merrily as it did that afternoon. year
dawned rosy hued before il. And Blinl1y saw
himself lodging Senators on the door of tine
legislative halls at Lansing.
CHAPTER II.-AFTER ELECTION.
/ twenty-five days after the conversation
narrated in the previous chapter had taken
place, there came a knock at the Office door
Without waiting for reply a figure entered
the room. 1t was Blinky. There mel
ancholy look in his eye and it seemed as
though he had grown thinner. He did not
smile as he had the month before He just
looked once and said, interrogatively, Want
EN- fixed fup this mornin'?"
Being answered in the affirmative Blinky
fell upon the same old pad and began again
the same old operation. He didn't look up.
Half finished with the second shoe he said.
mCurnfully, well, they trun me down"
| rs that SO, Blinky? That was too bad
"Yeup," he went he continued the
rubbing process, they trun me down. I
thought had 'em solid, but there wuz mis-
| take sommers.''
How did it happen, Blinky?" the boy was
asked.
Me papers didn't git there an they went
an appointed another guy t tn office 18th.
! out ever thlnkin' of me. l dunno how it wuz
but you seen me have TIL DOCUMENTS [ had
em all right, didn't /? Of course L did An
that same afternoon that you gimme your
l
an he said he'd do what he could fer me
L guess he sent EN- up by freight. Anyway
| tn papers didn't git there at tn openn OF
the session, when all the offices, like the one
wuz after, are filed. 1 guess my papers
wuz in wreck, a blizzard come along m
blew 'em away er they wuz sidetracked Ell
suthin. Anyway they didn't git there an tn
speaker never heard a word bout my cam
paign
! Not till then did Blinky look up and when
he did there was sign of the time
twinkle in his eye.
II dunno how twas" he went on as he
filed away the tools of his trade in the box.
L WuZ solid with both sides. When tn
crowd l banked on before lection wuz trun
down l sized Up tn fellers that wuz elected
an made meSelf solid with em. l went up I
see Mr.. Moore again bout midnight one
night an he said he'd recommend me an
didn't show up. Thay, d you suppose it wuz
cause l didn't take sides tn money ques-
ton? But how could l? I didn't know which
side wuz goin t win. Then gold n silver
don't make any difference t me. Each is
'ceptable.'
Then all of a sudden Blinkys jaw dropped
and he exclaimed, "1hay, d. you spose Col.
cut me at tn las minnit, an sent my papers
by freight SOS they wouldn't git there? Thay
if he did that, he'd hear from me- No I
guess he didn't. He's too square fer that 1t
vuZ jes my luck, that's ALL Anyway they
trun me down."
And with his head upon his breast Blinky
left the Office.
CHAPTER III.-LAST OCTOBER
And the Gays that followed up to last fall.
brought many changes to BIinky He man