The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

81, NO, nor - ulu1 Z lntenu tney sllouiusE
know you;Syou'rc generous and big-hca lf'l.
wanted TO pny Off that debt
well, jtyou kn0w3iit all now, and you
can watch us payln' that debt off. It'll
beSworth It. Isl We'll do It, too That club
air,'t goir' TO break up this election, eth
Ell. It's goin' TO keep right on. It's
good thing for those fcllers. and don't
mean to have 1t stop
a'You look here - burst forth Perkins
How much Is that dcbt?'
''oh, probably 1915, when everything,s
all in.'' n
isa.,Thats 5ally is 1t q,
9''sure, sure, we've paid off some OF It
already b 5i,, a y
s"And YOU say YOU aft soin' to let
anybody else say anything q
."Thats right y, &.
''Well, now, you are!" said thu. trc-
mcndous Perkins, dragging the unwilling
Shaw after him like a lamb to the slaugh-
ter. as he proceeded to work his awful
will. You are! II I'm gon' to pay It my
self!'
Say, here, =, said Mr., Shaw, feebly."I
didn't come here lookin' for THIS. 59
Yout sit still right where you are said
the meat merchant, ringing bell. "
"Here, you lie said to the covering
clerk who appeared. 'You go out to the
safe and get ME 400. Hear? tell you my
clerks don't walt around when give EN-
in order, y he continued.
Beaten down and overcome with shame,
Birdie Shaw left the office Of the great
Perkins with $500 in his pocket.
ibid / get sit7" he reported to his fell.
low-officer, waving a gigantic cigar
gracefully toward the sky. Well"
But the troubles OF the Ward Club
we're not over yet Mr. Perkins still
threatened assault on sight on the pei
son of Mr. Hickey.
""say,aif they get together" predicted
Mr.. Shaw, they'll get to ,alkins about
lis, sure. That's where VIC come to
close" g.
The opposing forces crashed up 70 the!r
crisis In election day. 1t was a time
to be remembered. The Warl.7 Rcpubii-$
can leaders went in and out OF the pre-
cincts OF the ward and fingered earnestly
about 1.-THE ballot boxes. The hours had
passed without untownrd incident; the
dangers OF the campaign were nearly
over Suddenly at the last moment there
appeared on the horizon the two forces
OF danger moving from either direction
r. Hickey was driving his colt IN his rcu
wheeled sulky; Elijah S. Perkins wla do "a.
vancng in a hack, accompanied ~ Tie
president OF the Women's Temperance
the curbing together.
take care there. 4 yelled the fit liquor
dealer, Filook where you re gon' ~. ~
The hack driver hesltated. The in
trepid Perkins selling The situation, stuck
his head out the window. 81
you 70 ahead in there. he said /; never
mind >hiin;; II he gets inyour way IA drive drive
Hickey in his his; l'gh, ~, Eeh Ra1tn saYe
s Was th2eaiencd' It's membeTs on re
curos,ono, waited in silent horror for
asked the sweet seS,d saloon keeper,
names Elijah s pesSlp tSe s opno !.
psrkdng want ner to BE- Sa csi
Fl 'WhO are you =.
MY names Hickey. = Hickey, that's that's.
The worst was now known. Perkins
was nearly inartlculate. ,,,a,.
"Oh, YOU are are you? You're , Hck;
to vote for your filthy business, Say,
you, a; "a like 70 give you my opinion
you would. hey?''. ~
The heat Of battle had reached the
border land Of apoplexX on botn s aosc
phs o d aleHt Of this this
unexpected gladiatoriul trcat. ,,,e,.,
i, Wouia; hey? fe Hen ted Hickey.
Because l don't need to: the people
o.. this town are goin' to 1, sh hoy ;, bX$
their votes r Ink yoSf Els
with Your dirty saloon money. "a y. !,
Assey bsssn issak &c tbs
ppet Hye"e good, sin'ii ysg% he remar{ked;
don't want Pc ho1lGrn T be aronnd
b tsel yh Souy youb been aR n every
e w ip! Of n money n every one else,s oeehs
people ie oe Of tbs city have decided for
*Aw, so on, you big, fat butcher: yyo ogn;,
Perkins Calmly, you've a lost your grip.
X vow r GS Is t1 %aT yc"ns mems
Hickey. descending with great care from
his and sytg Geaase Itne n9 you
what Iii do.'' n "a
Is had t. tf hhek asa and %es
young men, OF this ward with VS.! ey.
tncrG, ~ you, f Ile ye!lSu W w A11' w A''1t- "
The Representative Of Ward u young
men stood transhxed-held by heavy fear
to the spot, The hour Of des9,IatIonc VA
Then it was thatthe beneficeIt Influence
Of womanLlnterysnsd ,hs s = do ms
The. two men g!ared at each other at at
sIt ii SHOW nov. you, said p. Hickey, I'LL"
Allsat once the presidenttof the Home
Defenders, smelled the liquor on 3 ms
NMr. Perkins" she said with great
dignity. that individual Is intoxicated.
Do no pay any more attention 70 MN;
We cannot demea Gnrse w,ib
drunken man. Drive me away from here
Her Ter yoce Vas rapidly rising, u Insist,
she nd cried DryeTI 90 yeu
have spark q m.snhood le e you I, VII
had reE!stsred another e aaH
cislonY on municipal affairs. The tenn
eya In ~ ,ro he clty. n Ward&7