The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-17
WAITING FOR A JOB IN
WASHINGTON.

/ your own way in is equaled only by
/ the wild impossibilitv of finding your
( way out The trail leads to a commit
tee room. Secretary March attacks q
] mountain of correspondence and you
lie in wait for the prey that just then
! is in upper regions on the senate side.
! The scythe of time has a dull edge
: for him who waits An hour is finally
cut off. and you light a fresh cigar. The
secretary of an organization interest
ed in military legislation arrives to
( confer with the general, who does not
appear
Another hour passes. and it is noon.
You have had an early breakfast and
begin to think of luncheon, but you
can't risk leaving that committee room
and missing the man you are waiting
for.
One o'clock.
Two o'clock.
The door, opens just enough to admit
head. It belongs to Nevins of Ohio
He asks for Dick. Had an appoint
ment with him at ,; will wait for him
on the house floor
Again the weary scrutiny of the
clock. Finally General Dick, chewing
a toOthpick. strols in from luncheon.
His secretary has a bundle of letters
awaiting him and q bigger bundle held
back until there is more time.
The military legislation is brought UP
by the caller interested A committee
of opposition is TO meet the following
day. The general will see what can be
done in certain quarters
The bundle of mail claims his atten-
ton. Between readings he exchanges
comment with a man who has dropped
in from Canton.
The general calculates that he can
60 to the war department, census bu-
reau and other departments and re-
turn tc the capitol in time to vote on
a bill pending. He asks for the en-
velope containing the papers of cases
in the census bureau, the pension en-
velop@ and the postofice envelope.
These envelopes, by the way, are the
size of young pillow cases.
The secretary has brought the census
envelope, but not the others, and pro-
poses telephoning that a messenger
from the law office meet the general
with them.
Meanwhile some allusion strays in
concerning the message from Nevins.
Wants to go with him to the war de-
partment," reflects Dick
The man from Canton tells more of
his troubles. A messenger from the
waiting Nevins appears with a ridicu-
lous little strip of paper torn from d
newspaper margin and penciled with
Cant You come at once?"
The blasted hope and wild despair
written on your face wiring the soul of
Dick, who declares that he will stop
that afternoon at the department relat-
ing to your case-tf he possibly can.
Cropping your way out through the
winding passages YOU discover the gen
eral in corridor held up in conference /
with a political associate. Visions of /!
the impatient Nevins waiting on the |
house floor fill you with fiendish gloat- |
ing.
Revived by a 4 O'Clock luncheon, you |
trolley back to the capitol at $50. The |
quarry has returned. No; he did not |
have time to go 20 the department on !!
your case. Tomorrow morning he GER
tainly will. And you pass another |
night praying that he will.
The prayer is answered. You live !
through the same experience with more |
Of the powers. Eventually a Gordon OF |
strength is established The influence
% be brought to bear upon the appoint
nent of your friend appears irresisti-
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he hunting party's return arrives. The |
vanguard of your forces moves upon
he powers that be.
oh, yes; that case musingly and
With far-away !oolZ why, that ap-
continent has been decided The case
Vas closed more than a week ago.
Back in your hotel room, packing
our grip, your eye falls upon the even
ng paper giving the list of nominal
ions sent to the senate. The name an
bounced for this appointment you rec
,gnize as that of husband of a rela-
i've of a wife of cabinet member.
You tear off the list and light your
igar with it.-Pittsburg Dispatch.