The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-27
The Gentleman From Indiana
By BOOTH T4RKINGTON
Copyright by Doubleday & Mcclure Co., 1899.


naming Harkless-and you want to stuff
your ears with cotton! On the first bal
lot Harkless gets the scattering vote that
was going to nominate McCune If we'd
let things run. and HallOWay Is given
every vote he'd got if he'd run against
McCune alone; it's as a compliment: 1t |
will help him sea how things were, after |
wards; and on the second ballot his vote
goes to Harkless. There won't be. any
hitch if We get down to work right off; |
it's a mighty short campaign, but we've
got big chances. OF course, It can't be
helped that Holloway has to be kept in
the dark; he won't spend any money, any
| way"
1T looks a little underhanded at first
glance" said Warren Smith: but, as
| Miss Sherwood said, you've got to be a
| little underhanded sometimes, especially
when you're dealing with as scrupulous
| a man as John Harkless. But it's per-
fectly honest deal, and it will be all right
with him when he finds it's all over and
| he's nominated"
It's plain case" added Boswell. I'VE
want him. and we've got to have him.
''There's one danger" Mr.. keating
continued. "Kedge Holloway is hon
est. but l believe he's selfish
enough to disturbe his best friends
death bed for his own ends. and
! it's not unlikely that he will get nervous
! toward the last and be telegraphing Hark-
| less to have himself carried on a cot to
the convention to save him. That
wouldn't do at all, Of course, and Miss
Sherwood thinks maybe there'd be less
! danger if we set the, convention little
| ahead Of the day appointed. It's danger
| Gus, because it shortens our time; but we
| can fix it for three days before the day
| we'd settled on, and that Will bring II TO
Sept. 7. What we want Of you. judge,
is to go to the convention as delegate,
| he ting SDeeCh for Mr.
Harkless Will you do it?'
DO it," cried the old man, as he
struck the table resounding blow with
his big fist. DO it? I'd walk from
| here to Rouen and back again to do it,!
They were all on their feet at this, and
| they pressed forward to shake Brtscoes
hand congra tulating him and each other
as though they were already victorious.
Mr.. Martin bent over Helen and asked
| her if she minded shaking hands with a
| man who had voted for Shem at the nrst
election in the Ark.
II thought I'd rightly ort to thank you
for fnishin off Hedge Haloway,' he
added II made up my mind I'd never
| vote for him again, the night he Killed
that intellectual insect Of his
intellectual insect, Mr.. Martin?' she
asked, puzzled.
He sighed. 1.-The recollection never
quits ha'ntin' me. 1 reckon I haven't
had restful night since June. Maybe
you don't remember his lecture
"Oh, but do" she laughed, "and re-
member the story Of the fly. vividly.'
Il never was jest what you might ex-
actly call gushin' over Kedge," Mr.. Mar
tin drawled. He doesn't strike me as
havin' many ideas, precisely-he had kind
i of a symptom Of one once, that ne caught
from Harkless, but it didn't take; 1t
sloshed around In his mind and never
really come out on him. I always thought
| l,ic tn, Of H2rk1PSS
| thought there was fruit in 1t, and reckon
there is; but some way it never seems to
jell.'
/ go on" said Helen. gayly. II want
to hear him abused. 1t helps me to feel
less mean about the way we are treating
him."
il Yes; I'm slickin' over my conscience,
i too 1 feel awnrier about it because he
done me a good turn once, in the Hayes
and Wheeler campaign. I went to
meetin to hear him speak, and he got
i sick and couldn't.
l. Warren Smith addressed the company.
"Well, is this all for the present?' he
asked. us everything settled?'
"Wait minute" said Heating. I'D
like to hear from the Herald about its
policy, if Miss Sherwood will tell u.s.
Yes, indeed" she answered. 1T will
be very simple. Don't you think there is
only one course to pursue? We will ad-
vocate no one very energetically, but we
| will print much of the truth about
Mr.. McCune as we can, with delicacy and
honor, in this case, but, as understand
it, the work is almost all to be
done amongst the delegates. We
shall not mention our plan at all
| -but-but, when the convention Is over,
and he is nominated, we will get
out an extra; and I am so confident OF
your success that I'll tell you now that the
extra will be ready the night before the
convention. We will contrive that Mr..
! HAIRLESS shall not receive his copy of the
=, paper containing the notice of the change
!, of date and think the chance Of his see
ing it in any Rouen paper may be avoided.
That Is all, think
! 'Thank you," said Heating. "That is
, certainly the course to follow Every one
, nodded or acquiesced in words; and
$ Keating and Bence came over to Helen
2 and engaged her in conversation. The
! others began to look about for their hats,
i vaguely preparing to leave
o "Wait a. minute" said the judge.
g 'There's no train due just now And
e Minnie appeared in the doorway with a
big pitcher Of crab-apple cider, rich and
l. amber hued, sparkling, cold, and redo
lent of the sweet smelling orchard where
d it was born. Behind Miss Briscoe came
$ Mildly Upton with glasses and fat, shak-
n ing, four -storied jelly-cake on second
tray. The judge passed his cigars around
y and the gentlemen took them bltthely,
y then hesitatingly held them in their fin
e gers and glanced at the ladies, uncertain
of permission
Let me get you some Matches Helen
said quickly, and found box on the table
c and handed it to Keating. Every one sat
: beaming, and fragrant wells of smoke
u soon draped the room.
why do you call her Miss Sherwood @
Boswell whispered in Keating's ear
'"Thats her name.'
"Aint she the daughter of that old fell
low over there by the window? Amt her
name Fisbee?"