The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-12-26
the FRAUDULENT ELECTION.
BY Edward r. Spence.
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AR. WINDSOR was ut breakfast.
M <Hc always ate big breakfast,
hungry or not, since IL was an article
Of his faith that he should begin the
day well-cven with handsome in
digestion.
After his second cup of coffee he
said to his wife. "You see, my dear,
as predicted, the dissolution is an
nounced to-day"
Obviously, Mrs. Windsor was pres
to nothing" In order to support her
theory. that she was of artist tocratic
French origin. theory which caused
some Inconvenience and the con-
sumption Of sandwiches and sherry at
II o'clock.
MY DEAR" she said, ''you must
stand"
Mr.. Windsor gaspcd.
Nellie, their daughter, n plump,
pretty blonde, asked crudcly, 'What
ON earth will they want TO make pm
an M. p for?"
"My dear" answered Mrs. Wind
son, "your father. Dcing almost n mil
liOnnirc. has such n stake in the coun-
~ that II is his duty tn solicit the sun
ruges of his fellow citizens" an cx-
preston which caused her husband 30
beam and her daughter to smile.
''If you wish IL. my dear said Mr..
windsor. who for years had cher
isissi the idea of parliament without
venturing to mention IL to his mas
tcrfui 'Missus,' "if you wish IL and
my country needs me. ] must sacri-
flee domestic happiness Ia the stern
duties of citizenship"
"a beautiful phrasc!" murmurcd
Mrs. Windsor.
"wherc did you read that, pn?"
asked Nellie.
Mr.. Windsor firmly crunchcd the
shell of his third egg u In coquc, and
left the breakfast table.
The worthy-or unworthy-man
was architect Of his own fortune. Tn
Ill a sudden twist In foreign affairs
had qundruplcd his fortune, he had
been % liberal--indccd, In early days
q. radical. When he found himself i'm
mensely rich. he felt keenly that he
must adopt conservative principles, in
order to give an air Of responsibility
Ia his indelicately acquired wealth.
He walked to his club in order Ia
see Mr.. Raddlcford, an old friend sup
posed tn know much about politics,
and found him In II prodigious hurry.
lie learnt from him the name of the
scmi-ofiicinl representative of the
conservative party whom he ought to
consult. l'y midday Mr.. Windsor
found himself talking with an exalted
being who must he nnmelcss.
81 fully appreciate" said the cN-
alted being, "your patriotic desire Ia
serve the country and the magnitude
~ your stake in the land, but wasn't
there something u little iishy about
your last promotion"
"I don't deny" replied Mr.. Wind
son, shat there were misty obscrrn'
tions in the papers; but they dursin'i
say anything specific. anyhow, I'm
as clean" And he named several
wealthy folks who had found the odol
of saSctity in conservative seats.
The exalted being. having no obNi
Gus answer. replied that there wat
no easy seat which the organization
could offer Ia Mr.. Windsor, however
great his anxiety Ia contribute Il
the party funds. since all the cns,
seats had been allotted In advance.
..Thc best I could do" he said
"would be Ia offer to you Abcr,laycr
ry, The radicals have got u yer,
strong candidate, but s.; cess Is no
impossible. and ! need hardly say yol
would do the party n splendid service
II you could win. or even MAX. goo'
fight"
Mr.. Windsor met Mr.. Raddlcford n
+. lunch and told him what had hap
p~ned. When he mentioned the sent
lsaddleford pulled n long face.
"It's poor chance" he said. "yo
know. Not even ten 10 one, but
"llut ?" echoed Mr.. Windsor,
"Ilut you hpd better fight IL, for. !
order to reward you they will give yo
a better chance mex. time. A ma
like you has no earthly hope OF get
ting into parliament respectfully with
cut beginning with a hopeless sent.
"liopeless?" echoed Mr.. Win'lson.
"Yes. hopeless" said Mr.. l,nddl'
ford; "hopeiess, unless there II u rue
sion amongst the RAIDS and the vote
eet split. Walt "a secondl" lie n
turned In minute. II fnd that. las
cleetion, there wos n mnjorIiy Of ~
1ho radical votes being ais and ~
\ cnservative being f.s3i. Now, ~ ~
sves fell out. the honest men migi
~ 80 their own"
lrs,s compelled Mr.. windson
1o the city I'LL dinner tim
= " H 1 roaehed the table lIttl
~ 1 NJ. he found. IA b
o :1oc1k ~ ~ nephew, Will
N 1c \ - horvlstsr, was