Evening journal., 1904-10-31
STINSON'S
DIPLOMACY
BY CurrAn
Richard Greenlcy
o0pmishl. 1904. By cunan Rish,rd Cr,-nl.y


Tho real boss Of the campaign com
mittee leaned across the table and
wagged a heavy forennger under
Brackets nose.
"Ive clnched the finest wire that
was ever pulled and when them wire
get done pullin BIZ Carrots chances
are dead and rained on or my names
not Jim Stinson. I've interviewed MSS
Elizabeth Heath, and she's ours"
The emphatic finger stopped as
Brackett sprang TO his feet
"You-yo interviewed Miss Heath
in my favorT'
"Yes. Why not? She's a power, she
is, with them fellows wives down in
the Tenth ward. en- she's lady right,
you bet"
Brackett dropped Imply into the
chair behind him, while Stinson poured
out the history Of his call upon Miss
Heath, the president Of the Hypatla,
In mixture of slang plentifully sprin-
kled with "sez /" and "sez she" Stln-
sOA took much glory TO himself that he
should have thought Of this clever
stroke just at the critical point OF the
campaign. Miss Heath's influence I'm
certain quarters was unbounded. Down
IN the Tenth ward, where the tall ten
ements gloom above the river, the little
children of the poor watched for her
coming. and the tired mothers told her
all their trials and troubles. all their
simple ambitions and little joys, find
ing n ready sympathy. Stinson had
heard Of Miss Heath through that
channel, and It was TO those poor, tired
mothers that he looked for control
ling voice IN the vote that would go up
from the Tenth ward Stlnson had
also counted on tho lever welded by
Miss Heath as president Of the Hypa-
tia, the woman's club that led not
only in the city, but in the state feder-
alton. The federatiOn's interests once
aroused and its influence brought to
bear would mean powerful leavening
at work FOR his man from one end OF
( the state 10 the other. All this and
more he poured into the unheeding ear
Of Bracket, whose mind was engrossed
with the one thought, the intolerable
shame that this man should have ap-
( pelled 10 Elizabeth Heath in his name.
Beyond all considerations OF the gov
errors office. of his political future,
his mind reeled with the intensity Of
this one thought
/ Stlnson's last words as he stood Ia
the doorway recalled him:
II told her that you would call In a
few days and discuss the matter fur.
ther. She seemed right willing to take
a hand after she had chewed the rag a
bit. and saw as how call from you
would sorter clinch it, Women folks
has 10 be made up 10. reckon you
know all about that? Well. 50 long
Mr.. Governor" and Stinson was gone
John Brackett turned or the lighr
and sat still in the glow of the FIRE
The warm rays danced over his fas
silvering head, bringing out the line
Of the tired. old-young face and nc
centuating in grotesque shadow th,
droOp Of his shoulders.
"IIer name Oh the lips OF this coars
man. Out Of the silence Of the year
10 hear Il for the first time in this man
nerw lie had been away 50 long ii
the lower part OF the state that he ma,
quite lost sight of the changes tha
must have cone 10 her as well as &
himself. So she was a social leade
now. club woman. He remembered
the pleasant family circle as he haS
known IL and wondered If Il yet re
! mained unbroker out of the coal'
sprang the picture Of the girl. Eliza
beth Heath. as be had last seen her