The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-12-07
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linen. Ills -,tS,er nc this moment hung
on a peg in Chadron's principal livery
stable. The superintendent of the North
farm had remained over for the fire
works and ball. The pyrotcchnics in
the bosom of David Grimes were Sufti-
cient to satisfy that gentleman fully.
and he had been glad to escape from
the gaping. applauding crowds ut the
county seat-not that his Grafton had
failed to win the approval of his con
StituentS. but there are occasions when
constituents are mavaiiing This had
been one of them.
1t had all happened at the conference
when, with the plaudits of the crowd
still ringing in his ears, he had heard
Smythe state as bluntly as he could
have worded it himself that younger
man should represent the district in
congress, and the young man which his
company, and incidentally Rock Creek
county, had in mind was Edward p.
Jameson, who had attracted conSidera-
bic attention by his Skillful handling of
4 big lawsuit in Omaha. The autocrat
of .Jepson Center had bowed to the
powers as represented by Smythe and
had walked proudly ercctly from the
room ut the close of the conference.
jameson If it had been any one but
that conceited upstart. who had been
forbidden his house. 1t was well that
1.-The rising young politician as the
Chadron Bugle called him, had not been
at the conference.
Hello, Mr. Crimes
The dethroned autocrat jerkcd his
horse TO Il standstill. \ bent figure
sidled up to the buggy. 1t was only
from habit Grimes forced genial
greeting.
You don't mind givin' me Il lift the
rest Nv the way, do YOU? Thanks. 1t
is warm, an them circus tents is the
bakin Test places. | seen your Jimmy
there. 1t was blamed poor show,
but he seemed to find the lemonade
an peanuts to his likin'. Circuses amt
what they was when you an me was
boys, Dave Now, when
The garrulous old chap chattered on,
but Grimes was not listening. He
made a rapid calculation. Jimmy had
spent not less than - cents-wasted
money. Mandy might not realize the
gravity of his own political downfall,
but she should be made to understand
the terrible extravaganza of which she
had been guilty. But where had She
got the money? She had accounted
for every cent he had given her in
years. If she had sold some of those
Leghorns to send Jimmy to the circus
His face turned purple. and he gave his
horse Il vicious cut. Wasn't it enough
to watch his political balloon pricked
by Il man with pull without coming
home to rebellion in his own house
hold? The memory of how Ellie had
night before rose afresh.
He pulled up before the narrow path
leading to his front door and. knotting
the reins about the whip socket. called
grimly for Jimmy. There was no re-
Spouse, but he caught sight of a
strange face in the kitchen doorway
1t was Poorhouse Jenny. In one hand
she held Il dish towel; from the other
she munched Il thick slice of cake AS
he strobe up the walk his feet ground
flower petals and rice into the gravel
These he did not notice, for suddenly
Mandy appeared at the door She Wore
Il new dress. There was pretty col
or in her cheeks, a sparkle in the eyes
that yesterday seemed faded. She was
frail and slender, and the stalwart
frowning man could have crushed her
aside without an effort, yet somehow
she seemed to bar his entrance. He
paused before her with an imprecation
where's that boy, and what's Poor
house Jenny eating the cake paid for
as free rs if it was black bread"
-Tt2A 6-,lre il the doorway troubled