The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-08

dollars.
Those are as far as we have gone
but others VIII be introduced this even
ing It VIII be a popular party with
a popular platform"
7 see It viii. Have you wine and
cigars in the library?"
I will see to that. You viii 60 up
to your room, I suppose2"
Yes. You men don't think our sex
advanced enough yet to give you poll
teal pointers
just then the bell rang and a boy
related that some one wanted to see
Mr. BoWser on the corner. The new
party candidate for governor looked a
bit anxious as he put on his hat and
took up his cane, but he got off the
front steps IN good shape without any
unfeeling remarks from Mrs. Bowser.
On the corner was one Of the wheel
horses. In fact, it was the man who
had discovered the crying need of
new party. He discovered 1t in Osh-
kosh and brought it home in his grip.
Il am coming IN a little later, Bow
ser, he began, with easy familiar
ity, but wanted to see you alone first
Tor moment. The fact is my board is
a couple of weeks behind and my
landlady is kicking. I told her that
we We're going to have a plank in the
new party platform to oblige butchers
to sell the best beefsteak to Iandladies
Tor seven cents a pound, but she wants
her money just the same. If you could
lend me SIS for q few days 1 could do
my share OF the work more enthusiast
tically."
Tt can only spare $40 tonight"
was the hesitating reply
We'll, that will keep her quiet for
few days. I'll hand 1t to her and
then come along to the meeting. You
are going to be the next governor as
sure as you're born
If he was Mr.. Bowser didn't smile
over It as he walked back to the house
I N 49,.
eInn for a candidate as he sat down on
the steps and hoped that Mrs. Bowse-
would not come to the door and ask
questions. He had been sitting for ten
minutes when another boy came up.
His message WAS the same@a second
man wanted to see the governor on the
corner. Mr.. Bowser walked up there.
It was another wheel horse Of the new
party. He was the man who suggested
four of the platform planks al~aa7
adopted It had taken him a whole
week of constant brain work to bring
them forth.
Say, Governor he observed, after
shaking hands, Il wanted to see you
for q minute alone before the meeting
opened. Owing to me being so busy on
the Platform I have let my rent run be-
| hind. ard the landlord is threatening
/ to bounce me out. Well put in a
plank abolishing rent altogether whesi
we get around to it. but meanwhile
could you lend me $30?'
! Governor Bowser gulped and turned
/ pale. and for few minutes he seemed
about to refuse. Then he pulled out
So and handed them over saving it
was all the money he had on hand.
- wanted the thirty so that 1 could
/ stick 1t under the landlords nose -
| SAID the wheel horse, but I'll try and
make this do for the time being. You
| can let me have the rest in day OF
two. I'll be around to the house in 2
! few minutes. Thanks, Gov"
Mr.. BowSer went back to the house
and sat on the steps some more This
Peddfer selling watermelons smiled al
him, but he did not return it. Their
the boy who had come first returned
"A third wheel horse was I'D on the
seme corner He was the wheel horS,
who was going to move in the state
convention that Mr. Bowser be nonoi.
mated by acclanation.
MT Bowser sauntered up to the cor
ner The two shook hands. Ter
wheel horse number three said thai
he had been touched on +. street "a,
for 800 and wanted to borrow $25 t.
send his wife in the country
Not one blamed cent? replied thu
new party candidate
What! What's thisl"
I'll see you hang f1rsti"
"Oh, you're that sort OF a man. ar.
Iyou2 Well, I'm glad to find you out
you'll never be governor of this state
and you can lay to that. No old bald
headed skinfiint can
Then Mr.. Bowser had him agains
the fence and policeman and a crow.
came running. Altogether the entfr
campaign had lasted an hour TIL,
policeman induced Mr.. Bowser to ~
home and sit down and repress his en-
thusiasm, and the wheel horse wa
pushed in the back and showed acros
the street. Mrs. Bowser came out OF
the steps presently. She knew rrett-
well what had happened. and yet in tn
goodness of her heart she simply said
Doesn't there seem to be NOR