Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-26

Don't you wish to invest some mon
ey in the oil business?"
Il have none to invest" was the
frank reply.
"Well"-Stroking his thin beard
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. difFiculty's easily
overcome. I'll invest five hundred dol
lars for you"
Ere Marlowe could speak the objec-
ton that rose to his lips, the doctor
had closed the door and trotted down
the steps.
With a sigh Ralph dropped into a
chair and buried his face in his hands.
There he sat pOndering over the eX-
citing events of the morning. At the
end of a half hour Tucker came SLOUGH
ing in; and remarking the young mans
attitude of detection, drawled:
In the dumps ag'in, hey? You're
settin' bumped over there like rabbit
in patch o. dead dog fennel But
ther'll be somethin' happen here next
Saturday night, thatll stir you up an
put you on y'r nettle. | guess it's next
Saturday night It's the night O. the
twenty-fourth, anyhow. Les see-yes,
this is the twentieth; it'll be next Sat
llrday night. If you don't git walked up
fore that time, you'll git walked up
then-an' no mistake"
Ralph lifted his head and asked with
as much interest as he could evince:
What's going to happen, Jep?"
"Haln't you d?"-Incredulously.
No. Or ] would not have asked"
IVY, theirs goin to be the riproar-
in'est big Republican meetin' held here
next Saturday night, that's been held
III these parts since Adams off OK was
d yearlin'. The bills is up all over
town. A Teller come down from NAL
conta an put 'em up this mornin'. I'll
show you one of 'em. The chap give
it to me, fer lettin' him paste one on
the OF docs barn door"
Tucker iabbed his clumsy fingers in
10 the inside pocket of his ragged jeans
coat, and spasmodically fumbled about,
all the time keeping up running fire
Of talk.
What's become O. that blame thing,
anyhow" he grumbled. Il put it in
here-I know that wy great Jo-
sephuss Almanac Here's a hole in
here that a shock O. corn fodder could
90 through. The OIL woman don't
somehow seem to keep my buds in or
Ter no more. Oh! Here it is-way
Town in the linin', two r three degrees
rom the south pole. 1t must be as
1ashful as | am myself-hidin' from
human sight that way. Aha! Now I've
got il"
With these words he drew forth
olded paper, shook from it the accum-
Hated lint and crumbs of tobacco, and
,ingerly spread it upon his knee. 1t
vas flaming poster; and announced
he fact that the Honorable Jay B. Ten
ere would address the citizens Of !
Babylon and vicinity on the evening
# the twenty-fOurth Of October, upon /
he momentous issues of the campaign. |
All this was displayed in bold, full |
aCed type. More modestly-but just as |
learly-it was set forth that the Hon.
rable Jay b. would be accompanied by |
he MaIconta Band and Mckinley |
iuards, three hundred strong; and that
he FoXtOwn Glee Club was expected to
e in attendance In still smaller type
as though the parties who had taken
upon themselves to give forth the in
we're uncertain of the truth |
r propriety of their statement-it was
sserted that excursion rates would |
'revail on all trains and boats. From |
he signatures printed at the bottom,
t appeared that General l.. T. Green !
nd Major H. G. Waller-chairman and |
ecretary respectively, of the county |
xecutive committee sponsor for
his remarkable bundle of information.
md last--and least in this case-down |
n an obscure corner were the words
Herald Job Print"
"I'll read it to you" Jep volunteered. |
And without waiting for his victim
D raise point of order, he began. run
ing his blunt fOreflnger along the lines |
n slow succession, and laboriously and |
ilatorily enunciating one word after |
nother-mispronOuncing about three |
mt of five Several times he stalled |
nd choked down upon some pOlysyl- |
abic monstrosity; but each time-just |
S his auditor hoped the difficulty was |
and the end had come |
he mumblingly climbed over the |
obstacle and dragged himself forward. |
"There" he exclaimed triumphantly, |
When at last the agony was over. Now
.ou know all about it. An there'll be |
big time-nO doubt about that. In |
he first place, that Teller Tenacre is a
,ully good speaker. He's what some
olks calls an orator. Ever hear him? |
You say you have? Then you know |
bout as much bout him as | dol new
n did. Then in the second place the |
1oxtown Glee Clubs comm in, and |
hey'll bring a crowd with 'em-horse-
Jack an in wagons. An words been
ent out to Quakerville; and they won't |
Miss It, you bet. They're all Republic |
ans out there. There won't be less n
light r ten thousan people in town
hat night, I'll wager"
That's more people than there is in
he country, isn't it, Jep?" Ralph said,
aughing at the fellows enthusiasm.
"Darned if | know" Jep admitted |
With a grimace.
Then he went on:
Were goin' to have marchin' an
music, an speakin' an cheerin', an
an big bonfire. Then we've
alked it oVer-I'm a member o. the
ownship committee, you understand
IN we're goin' to sit out the OIL brass
annon that's laid down in the OIL coop
rshop on the river bank, covered over
With shavin's, fer the last twenty-five |