The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-05

men, ~ ! lhNe halas u1NE sew M1AM
only two or three times In the most
casual way. Now. be. 0f course. 70
naembers that, and be may feel q sense
Of gratitude that would enable me 20
appeal 70 him on personal grounds.
and | have become 20 oppressed b.
this feeling of responsibility that
brought upon myself that I am ready
10 do It unless you can see some rsa.
son why ] shouldn't
There seemed 70 be no such reason.
and Air. Cookers house number was
immediately rung up on the telephone.
he WAS Just leaving the house. but re-
turned 10 answer the call. This con.
Tersati0n ensned:
.'IIello. Croker Is that your
Yes.
~ am Mr.. whitney. want % So
you
An right
"Can you stop here on your way
downtown
Yea
fright awayF
Yes
afr Whitney hung up the transmit.
Ter. walked across the room. lighted O
cigar. turned around 10 bis friend and
said. With laugh, ! wish could tell
n hat WAS the meaning ~ the way be
said 'sAll right" bat I might as web
lgy 10 deelpher an inscription on an
Egyptian monument. 70 we viii walt
and sea.
Zen minutes later MF. Croker Was
shown into AIR. whitney's library. Aft
~ the usual Handwriting. Ar. Croker
lighted a cigar. dropped into IN arm
chair. aud. smoking mesiithtiyeiy, gaKed
AZ ghe naantelpiece. by that time Mr.
Whitney had become 20 nervous from
OyerworA. lack u sleep and q troubled
nind that he could do nothing but
walk back and forth. Not q word was
said perhaps Tor nve minutes: then
Nr. Whitney stopped 10 fr0nt " Mr..
Croker aud said: Croker. I've got
something 1 want 10 say 20 you. and I
don't know how 10 beEin Are yon
going downtown
Yea Mr. Croker replied. without
taking his eyes FROM the manteipiene.
Hos would you like 10 ride down
with me. aud perhaps we can talk u
over on the wayf
An right. Mr. Croker replied, aud
that ended the conversation with
word ID hls friend 80 mecg him az hls
ugtiee Ia tbs Mutual life building. Mr
Whitney followed Mr. Croker lnto the
waiting carriage. aud away they wsnt
Three quarters ~ an hour later Mr..
NbtiAsy came swinging Into hia Of,
nec loAiag twenty years younger. lie
grret@i his frl~nd ike iong lost broth.
ST. threw back lhe iapeis of his coat
upfsd back his hat 40 be might have
Dose ia has Undergraduate days aud
paussi the lrnggh % the room three %
four times with ihr glewfui spirit Of .
boy FINALLY be sggpprd and said
Taat i pns u she most eKtrnorii.
aary nsrn ! have ever met You may
have noisoei ihat was nervous whsn
! lrIt ihe housr Wen. I was / could
not grs started GA what / wanted 20
aag pkcu sftrr wc got into the car.
riHse apd u h an nctual fact be said,
w5th a laugh, that neither Of ~ said
a word uutu ~ reached Washington
ssguarc- fhen ! turned 10 him and
aid sCroAeF am Ia the most uneou.
iortable posiiioa have ever been In
n az life. The people think I nomi.
naiel Cleveland. aud suppose be
thinks / may have hRd nomething 70
do sith r. That being 40. have got
o. vlect httD, aud ! dnn't SEQ how I am
going 10 d IL I know I cant do u
unless ] can convince tho conntry
fishs away that New YORK h in line.
aud the unlF man who can help me out
a yea There IL 40 use taking about
u. 80 bath understand tie situation
AL i'Xn got TO ask you IL. win you do
IT, While ! was making my speech
Croker eat there looking straight
ahead IS iinDasalve ~ a graven image
aud not giving The slightest siEn Of
what u" WIS thinking OF what he IN.
tended 70 say. aud he didn't breathe
wnni fur FUN minute Then he
tak lis cigar out % bis mouth and
turnni around 70 me aud, In The most
matter u fact voice imaginable. said.
"Nr Whitney, ] have bern waiting for
liftern years 60 fiuh you In a hole You
nCcint worry about this I guess it
will he all right" weli.' Mr.. whitney
continued after a momcntary pause, I
suPfssHe thanked him don't know.
Ang how. that is al that was said. anu
maybe don't feel better. Now. let's
So and set something 60 eat
The next mornings newspapers
contained positive assurances of Tam.
many Halls determination 20 support
the national ticket with all It's might
and main. and within twenty.fouF
hours thereafter Il was definitely
known throughout the country that
Air Murphy had Joined hands unre.
serredly with his friend Croker IN an
effort to carry the state Of New YORK.
The efTeet OF this announcement upon
the workers of the party throughout
a. -. =.