The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18

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IS eaS Man John Barton leaned over
Il YHIllT%f his balnyard gate and whistled,
VsSasaiB Maid or Dundee" softly in. a
nllnui' KEY, as his nephew. Bob Barton,
E came along. f. %
Bob was OH horseback, with a freckle-
8@nosed child and II nasketfu Of eggs BAL
anced in5iroat. lls4ulged his horse close
TO the IN..cc stl;33 .is,m. sat lean down and
address his uncle in the confidential
lowered tone Dtii,ting the subject Of poll
tics.
Say, Iinae john. havc you heard the
e news The Killers are putting up old
Samnlie McNab 10 run for supervisor
against John Penny
The old man tool, off his cap and his
mtten, and ran his fingers reflectively
through his thick name OF fine white
hair.
$50! We'll, let old sammie run, Bob.
Running for S,itct is one of the inalien-
ablesrights Of the american citizen"
THE AlcNabs.arc workers. Young Sam
is q tiger Bob went on. THE fact that
ohm Penny has had the office four terms
running gives them something to work
on. We ought to have our best man at
the front II we want to beat old Sammle
i McNab. 1t Won't do toilet the Killers
3 get ahead of us here The Valley pays
the lions share of the taxes, and we
have a right to q supervisor who will
look after our interests. Maybe old Sam
mic would open those bitches along the
3 road through your meadows and mine,
and maybe he wotidR't.",:s
Don't worry syveY"otd Sammie and those
bitches, Bob; we're going to keep the
supervisorsh!p right where It is, the Old
Man announced with decision. John
Penny is all right He can run on his
record. and that's more than all Office
seekers can do. He is out and out the
best supervisor we've ever had. When
Judge Brewster was up here last summer
z he told me he believed our road master
had not an equal in the State. You tell
the boys that! When we have material
OF that sort, It is our duty to show ap-
probation by keeping 1t where it Will do
E the most good. Tell them that. Modera-
ton ls a good thing even in holding Office,
but the right man IN the right place is
better. Tell them that We must avoid
X any friction IN. our ranks. with the caucus
only two weeks off. John Penny Barton
is the man and Harmony Is the word,
I2ob-Harmony."
ea Old Man Barton chuckled as Bob rode
on $50 Robert has been hearing the
bee buzz himself! He hardly knows a
road-scraper from a spring-tooth harrow!
But fire and tow wonder what Dolly
and Sam will think Of it?
During the next few days all Deep
water was agitated with that question:
What would Dolly and Sam think Of it?
Dolly was the only unmarried daughter
of John Penny Barton, and Sam MAS sole
male offspring OF the house Of McNab,
Everybody knew that Dolly had her quilts
pieced, Der rag carpet at the weavers,
and her wedding clothes made, ready TO
marry Sam; and everybody knew that
sSa m had the finest new house on the Hill,
with the last coat Of paint drying. ready
10 give Dolly just as comfortable a home
as she had been used Ia.
While all the world wondered, Sam and
Dolly got together according 10 lhel
custom on Saturday evening, and tried to
decide what they really did think Of 1t.
'tOf course this will make no difference
between you and me, There is no poll
tics with u.s. Dolly said.
TIN glad you look at II In tina. sens1'
bile way Dolly" Sam replied. with q
breath Of relief and reach Of his long
arm for ilel tanrzng, evasiye person
II didn't know Just how you might take
ii. and " well, look, Dolly-thc politicians
may fight i out--but you and lob, yes
Dolly"
Cousin Bob tells me you are go,
j ing around making speeches for your
father. buI know that Is a mistake ?
Dolly remarked severely, as she pushed
Il him away.
1T is; spcechmaking is not In my
4 line. OF couse I'll do what can fol-
The head Of The family, butIll not make
many speeches" rs
sam McNab! Do you mean YOU vii
Ell fight my pap
t'Being a Hitler. OF course, ] viii figh,
the Yalleyites and their candidates fol
supervisor Why. what's the matters
Didn't you just say that politics makes
no difference With us?"
ss..I diart say ii Will make 10 diffe-
renee II you SO around clectioneerlng ant