Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-13

enS city Inc building was uVNNi
red brick structure standing back from
the street on a well kept lawn. ana as
the gaunt mOuntaineer entered the lroh
gate and proceeded up the walk he sd"
a uniformed negro manservant at the
door.
Il want to see Governor Teltare'
Iruitt said. us he about?"
Yes, he's at home" the dapper ne
gro replied, eying Truitt from head 10
loot with contemptuous glance pul
he don't see nobody this time o day.
"Oh. that's it.' And. to the evident
surprise of the servant the mountain
eer, without removing his broad brlm-
med SLOUGH hat, passed by him into the
hall. well, you tell i'm thars feller
out here that wants to see i'm. an that
dern quick"
But l told you
Il know what you told me, you black
idiot! You tell I'M what / told you
an be in hurry about itv'
With the whites of his rolling eyes
decidedly in evidence the negro backed
out of the hall mumbling something
Truttt could not catch. He came back
In minute.
The governor says he's occupied
Just now an amt at home TO nobody.
He was just lynn down to take nap.
He won't let nobody disturb i'm at this
time O. day"
HE won't, heyT' Truitt sneered.
swell, you tell i'm l said a man wants
to see i'm that kin beat the hind sights
off i'm in the next election eff he
wants to. You tell i'm that a man
wants to see i'm on a matter O life an
death. Tell i'm that, you black fool,
an see what he'll say"
The negro was absent about three
minutes, and then he came back and
sullenly motiOned Truitt to enter the
door on the right of the hall Telfare
was standing at a green covered writ
ing table and frOwned and stared i'm
patiently at Truitt, who had not yet
removed his~hat.
II believe l do not recall your face
he said, extending his hand, but l
meet so many friends in going about
ONeE Tie SIdIS. lou are MI
ooh, about as common, thank you
little headache, that's all. How do
you come on?'
I'm very well, thank you, but I did
| not catch your name"
ooh, my name? It's Bascom Truitt."
"Well, Mr. Truitt, to be plain you
must know that I'm very busy man,
fol inI1&
| you called to see me about I'll see If we
can get around to it. My private Sec
rotary usually meets visitors and makes
a note of what they wish, but he is al
ways out at lunch at this hour"
Truitt laughed Taking a plug of to-
bacco from his pocket he tore off
piece and put it between his teeth.
Lord bless yore SOUL" he said, mo
private secretary couldn't tend to this
job fer you"
81 don't understand you" Telfare
was waxing impatient; his frown had
deepened on his dark brow
"Well, it's jest this away, governor"
Truitt replied. cit seems that as much
as you want to please yore constitu-
ents you've made one of 'em up at
barley as mad as thunder at you"
''To whom do you refer?" Telfare
was staring blankly.
"Why, TO whom to young Teller
to George Buckley, who, it seems, you
made sorter mad tother night over at
old man Cranston's house"
"And he has sent you to me?" sheer
ed Telfare
mo; he never mentioned it to me.
But it seems-at least it seems to me
from what 1 gather-that you insulted
i'm like dog-told i'm right out that
you m him couldn't breathe the same
air, walk under the same sky, an so
| forth"
what l said on that occasion was
quite a private matter" said Telfare,
land, to be plain with you, don't in
tend to discuss it"
But, you see, governor"-Truitt was
chewing his tobacco slowly and eying
his victim like a cat watching a mouse
you see, another Teller up thar, that
hain't got a thing agin his record-a
Teller that never had no kin in jail,
nur any hung, nur none in state poll
tics-a Teller that fit on the right size
all through the war-that Teller hain't
satisfied. He don't feel right to set
still an let you demean pore boy
that's dom his level best to raise his
head up
Telfare turned pale. He looked as If
he were about to fall
You came to bring a challenger" he
gasped.
"Well, I've come to do some'n'," said
Truitt evasively. "It looks powerful
like you've got to take prompt action
in the matter. You've made fine
speeches all over the state about the
equality O. men, an it would be big
joke on you to have it get out that
your blood was too rich to come up
agin one o. the most honorable young
men in the state O. Georgia, jest be-
case his daddy went wrong"
Telfare sank into his leather cushion
ed chair. He was very nervous, and