The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21

cipitate of lemon seeds and sugar in
the bottom of his glass and continued:
We'll, [ took a slip of paper and wrote
down seven names. Then opposite each
name 1 wrote $40 in fat figures Then l
took the slip and quietly strolled over
in the direction Of our friend Blank By
good chance there was a seat vacant Just
In front of his chair, so | sat down in
the vacant seat and held up the slip so
my friend couldn't help seeing it. Soon
1 began to hear him squirm around in his
chair, rustic and tear newspapers, and
finally almost choke himself In a par
oxysm of coughing. That was what !
wanted My fish was nibbling. Why,
it was as easy as catching founders AL
I had to do was to pull the line"
You didn't mean to bride dlin?' ex-
claimed both Nos. l and 2, exchanging
Mortified looks with each other.
MADE A SHOW OF HIM.
The third speaker took deep quaff of
his lemonade stirred up the lemon seeds
again, and then, without at all needing
the perturbation of his fellows, contin-
ued:
when I heard that fellow squirming
and coughing L simply folded up the slip,
put 1t in my pocket and walked back into
the lobby where the boys were. A mo-
ment later, who should pass by but
Blank
There he goes they said. He fooled
you, OlQn ne!
Just wait said [. Just watch him
and see
Another minute, and Blank came
back, eating an apple he had bought in
How dye do? How dye do? to all of
us, and then began munching his apple.
AS i moved away from the group he
sWung. around at my elbow and said:
What's up?'
whats up?' said T, with all the sur
prise [ could summon.
Yes said he, something's doing
amt there?'
% Wei, yes said T. something's doing;
but why do you want to know?'
| :" Didn't you let in those fellows out
there?' said he, nervously.
You're a good guesser,' I answered
but, Blank, that don't concern you any,
does it?'
Blank hesitated a moment, and then
said:
Fraid you don't know me-
You don't mean, Blank said I. that
you want to be let in on this PROPOSE
tion?'
.1 . Certainly. certainly was the answer.
How many votes do you need?"
'ImpossibleH' chorused Nos. and 9.
1.-THE rascaIl' said No. l.
"The scoundrelp' said No. 2
The third speaker tipped his glass to
one side so that few drops of the
lemonade spilled on the table Then he
began again:
Well. Blank said I, I've just got
sevepty-six votes-just enough to pass
1.-THE fellows face fell like night in the
tropics. But as new thought struck him
he frightened up and said:
But you ought to have a couple
more votes to be sure. You may lose
some Of EN-. Sometimes you can't de-
pend on the Hessians' -"
HEsSIANS NOT DEAD YET.
The Hessians!' exclaimed No. !,
what do you mean?i
The Hessians were mercenary troops
| hired by the British in the Revolution. -
calmly explained the man with the caret
lemonade. These Hessians are also mer-
cenary troops hired for the occasion But,
as | was saying, my friend Blank had
expressed the opinion that I ought to
| have a couple more votes. So l said:
Well, Blank, I can't pay more than
S. for any additional votes
Five dollars!' said he, in disgust.
Do you take me for a common laborer
What do you mean? Five dollars for a
vote! From me? Why, the lowest I
money! don't want it. Keep cit!',
well, the bill which Blank thought I
was interested in came up few min
utes later. l cared no more about that
bill than one of the statutes of Florida.
When the debate ended and the bill was
put to vote | saw Blank looking al me
with as angry a look as if he had been
robbed of all his money before his own
eyes. The clerk was calling off the DIS,
when I held UP one hand, with the FIVE
fingers extended. Blanks face took on a
still more Disguised look Then I saw
both Of his hands go up, and the ten
fingers separate. l didn't look at him
again till the clerk had rea ched the SIS
BY this time all the other boys who I'M
derstood the situation were smiling at
one another and reckoning to me to turn
around. Just then the clerk called out,