The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01
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s. s. MCCLURE CO.



And then Homer P. Mellinger takes up
the bundle of Doodle and slams it ifr the
governor mans face
That's my answer, says Mellinger.
private secretary. and there'll be another
in the morning. l have proofs Of con-
spiracy against every man of you. The
show Is over. gentlemen
:. There's one more act puts in the
governor man. You are a servant, be-
lieve. employed by the president to copy
letters and answer raps at the door.-I am
governor here. Seniors. call upon you in
the name of the cause to seize this
man
THAT brindled gang of conspirators
showed back their chairs and advanced In
force. / could see where Mellinger had
made mistake In massing his enemy SO
as to make grand stand play. | think he
made another one. too; but we can pass
that MeilInger's Idea OF graft and mine
being different. according to estimations
and points of view.
There was only one window and door
in that room. and they were In the front
end. Here was fffty-odd Latin men COM
ing In bunch to ebstruct the legislation
of Mellfnger. You may say there was
three of US. for me and Henry. stimuli
taneous. declared New York city and the
Cherokee Nation in sympathy with the
weaker party.
Then it was that Henry IIorseceliar
rose to point OF disorder and interyened,
showing, admirable, the advantages of
education as applied to the American In
dams natural Intellect and native refine
ment He stood up and smoothed back
his hair on each side with his hands as
you have seen little girls do when they
play.
:" Get behind me, both OF you.' says
Henry.
e What Is 1t to beg l asked.
IN going to buck center says Hem
ry. in his football fdioms. There isn't
tackle in the lot OF them Keep close be-
hind me and rush the game
ssThat cultured red men exhaled an ar
rangenfent OF sounds with his mouth that
caused tho Latin aggregation to pause.
with thuughtfulness and hesitations. The
matter OF his proclamation seemed to be
cooperation OF the Cherokee college yell
with the Carlisle war wfleop He went
at tho chocolate team like the flip of =
little boys niger shooter. His right ell
bow laid out the governor man on tho
gridiron, and he made lane the length
OF the crowd that woman could have
carried a stepladder through without
striking anything. All me and Mellinger
had to do was to follow.
In five minutes we were out of that
street and at the military headquarters,
where Mellinger had things his own way.
''The next day Meliinger takes me and
Henry 10. one SIDE ana Deg1nS TO shed
tens and twenties
- Il want to buy that phonograph,' he
says. i liked that last tune 1t played.
Now. you boys better go back home, for
they'll give you trouble here before can
get the screws put on 'em. Ii you hap
pen to ever see Billy KenfrowAzgain. tell
him I'm coming back to New York as soon
as can make a stake--honest
!" This is more money says /, than
the machine Is worth
IS 'Tis government expense money!
says Mefiinger. and the governments s
getting the tune grinder cheap
Henry and knew that pretty well.
but we newer let Homer p. Mellinger know
that we had seen how near he came to
losing his graft.
We laid low until the day the steamer
came back. When We saw the captain 8
boat on the beach me and Henry went
down and stood IN the edge OF the wafer.
The captain grfuned when he saw us.
FL told you you'd be waitin,' he says.
Where's the Hamburger pachine?'
"'It stays behind, / says, to play
Home. Sweet Home" .~s.s
:. i told you so. says the captain again.
Climb In the boat
And that" said Kirksy, .ss the way
me and Henry Horsecollar introduced the
phonograph in that Latin country along
about the vicinity of South America"