The San Francisco call., 1905-02-12

sufficient prettiness, but not Of ne
cessity Let US speak of business /
we'll know why we are here, since
observe my compatriots- You had a
whisper yesterday, Senor Mellinger. Of
our proposals. Tonight we will speak
out We know that you stand i'm the
Presidents favor and We know your
influence The government viii be
changed. We know the worth of Your
services. We esteem your friendshiD
and aid so much as that'-Mellinger
raises his hand, but the Governor man
bottles him up. DO not speak until
have done.
The Governor man then draws a
package wrapped in paper from his
pocket and lays it on the table by Mel
linger's hand.
"Tn that you will find 100000 in
money of your country You can do
nothing against US, but you can be
worth that for US. Go back to the capt
tai and obey our Instructions Take>
that money now. We trust you. You
will find with it a paper giving in detail
the work you will be expected to do for
u.s. Do not have the unwiseness TO re-
fuse
The Governor man paused. with his
eyes fixed on Mellinger, full Of express
sions and observances- I looked at Mel
Hnger and was glad Billy Renfrow
couldn't see him them The sweat was
popping out on his forehead, and he
stood dumb, tapping the little package
with the ends Of his fingers. The Colo
rado maduro gang was after his graft.
He had only to change his politics and
stuff six figures in his inside pocket
Henry whispers to me and wants
the pause in the programme interpret
ed. / whisper back, H 2. is up against
a bribe, Senator's size, and the coons
have got him going I saw Meninger'S
hon
He's weakening / whispered to Hen
ry. Wen remind him., says Henry, of
the peanut roaster on Thirty-fourth
street, New York
Henry stopped and got a record
from the basketful we'd brought, slid
1t in the phenograph and started her
off. 1t was a cornet solo, very neat
and beautiful, and the name of 1t was
Home, Sweet Home Not one of them
ffty-odd men in the room moved while
it was playing and the Governor man
kept his eyes steady on Mellinger
saw Mellinger's head go up little by
little and his hand came creeping away
from the package Not until the last
note was sounded did anybody stir.
And then Homer p. Mellinger takes up
the bundle OF Doodle and slams it in the
Governor mans face
90 That's my answer says Mellinger,
private secretary. and there'1 be
another in the morning have proofs
Of conspiracy against every man Of
you The show is over. gentlemen
There's one more act puts in then
Governor man. You are servant,
believe, employed by the President TO
carry letters and answer raps at the
door. am Governor here Senors.5 L
call upon you IN the name OF the cause
to seize this man.
That brindled gang Of conspirators
showed back their chairs and advanced
fr n yuh 1futr
had made a mistake in massing his
enemy so as to make a grand-stand
play. / think he made another one,
too: but we can pass that Mellinger's-
idea Of graft and mine being different,
according to estimattons and points OF
view.
There was only one window and
door in that room, and they were in
the front end. Here was ffty-odd
Latin men coming in a bunch to OBJ
struct the legislation Of MeIlinger.
You may say there was three OF US,
for me and Henry, simultaneous. de-
clared New York City and the Chero-
kee Nation In sympathy with the
weaker party.
Then it was that Henry Horsecol-
lar rose to a point Of disorder and in
tervened, showing, admirable, the ad-
vantages of education as applied to
the American Indians natural intel
lect and native refinement. 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.
What Is it TO be7' asked.
'.I'm going to buck center says
Henry, in his football idioms. There
isn't tackle In the lot of them Keen
close behind me and rush the game
'fThat cultured Red Man exhaled an
arrangement Of sounds with his mouth
that caused the Latin aggregatfon to
pause. with thoughtfulness and hesf-
tations. The matter Of his proclama-
ton seemed to be a cooperation OF
the Cherokee college yell with the
Carlisle war whoop. He went at the
chocolate team like the flip Of little
boys niger shooter. His right elbow
laid out the Governor man on the
gridiron, and he made a lane the =
length of the crowd that a woman
could have carried stepladder
through without striking anything. All
me and Mellinger had to do was to
follow.
I'm five minutes we were out Of that
street and at the military headquar-
ters, where Mellinger had things his
own way.
1.-The next day Mellinger takes me
and Henry to one side and begins to
shed tens and twenties.
II want to buy that phonograph.'
he says. L liked that last tune it played.
Now, you boys better go back home, for
they'n give you trouble here before
can get the screws put on 'em. If you
happen to ever see Billy Renfrow again
tell him I'm coming back to New York
as soon as can make a stake-hon-
est
This is more money. says I. than
the machine is worth
a" 'Tis government expense money!
says Mellinger, and the governments
getting the tune grinder cheap
Henry and I knew that pretty well.
but we never let Homer p. Mellinger
know that we had seen how near he
came to losing his graft.
1--WE laid low until the day the steam
er came back. When we saw the cap
tain's boat on the beach me and Henry
went down and stood on the edge Of the
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