Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-28

win out.
sir" he demanded Of the manager Of
the spider web establishment at what
hour did the gentleman from Tennessee de-
posit this package here for me in your
csrsf'
Law Was Ex-POst FactO.
AT Z o'clock. sir" replied the manager.
And. gentlemen" said the representa-
tive. addressing the snti-treaters. "at what
hour was your amended rule, providing
that no member OF our esteemed organi1a-
ton should accept a treat. maze and
passed7'
About half-past g." replied the spokes-
man OF the protesting anti-treaters.
well, gentlemen" said the representa-
tive, then, the CLEAN OF triumph in his
eye, ut is q matter of fundamental law in
this and all other civilized countries that
in no matter affecting his person shall the
individual be bound by any retroactive law
or rule. Thus this gift is not affected by
the amended rule"
The crowd of anti-treaters were cowed
by the representatives. display of lesol
knowledge. They allowed him his conten-
ton without a vote. But they have had
their eyes upon him.
what n Western Member Did.
Another representative, this one from
western state, is now under close observa-
ton by his fellow members of the Anti
Treating society on account Of a circum-
vention Of the rule which he practiced
and got away with during the convention
of architects in Washington.
Accompanied by an architect from his
own state. the representative entered a
Washington saloon that has many paint
ings scattered about its walls and in alcoves
and side rooms The representative ordered
a superior article of old rye, and the arch
itect said that his would be the same
Then. although there were several of the
anti-treaters lined up at the bar at the
time, the representative boldly tossed 10
cents on the bar in payment for the drinks
Now, just o minute" said the repre-
sentative to the architect. I'm drink mine
! first" and he poured out a stin one and
tucked 1t away. Now, there's a little
animal painting-sheep cows and such like
away out in the back room yonder that
| l want to see again. I'll be back pres
emily" and he hurried out to the back
| room.
The architect grinned and poured out
drink for himself and tossed 1t of. The
representative returned TO the main room
of the saloon within about two minutes
He was Instantly surrounded by the anti
looked greatly surprised.
me treat anybody" he exclaimed with
heat. when? Where? 1 treated this
gentleman who is with met l did nothing
| of the sort! Did he take a drink? IL he
aid, / didn't see him. wasn't with him
| at the time he took q drink, II, as you
| say, he did take one. How the dickens
could l have treated him when l was no
| where near him when he took his drink"
But" urged one of the anti-treaters,
"how about that 10 cents we all saw you
| put on the bar in payment for the two
| drinks?'
For the one drink-for my own drink
pray permit me to insist that disbursed
| the 10 cents exclusively for my own drink, "
replied the representative. ~ defy any
man here present to prove that l didn't
pay out that 40 cents for my own drink
and not for two drinks"
Bound to Beat IL.
| So the representative who gave his ar
ohitect friend the absent treatment, as II
has been called, won out, but the anti
treaters are now engaged in endeavoring to
find some method OF tagging that absent
treatment system, which they fear may
endanger the existence of the order II II
| is not squelched in some way.
These, however, are unusual cases. The
vast majority of the anti-treaters are not
only biting their thumbs at the thing known
as morning katzenjammer, but they are
putting by money.
But the grafters Of the Boil Weevil asso-
citation are plunged in profound gloom and
! they are hoping with all their might for =
sudden or even gradual breaking UP OF
the Order of Anti-Treaters.