West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-14

JOlOtD."
copy letters and answer raps at the
door. l am governor here. Seniors,
call upon you In the name OF the cause
to seize this manr
THAT brindled gang OF copspirators
showed back their chairs and advanced
In force. / could see where Mellinger
had made n mistake In masslng his en-
envy so as to make n grand stand play.
l think he made another one, too, but
we can pass that, Mellinger's idea of
graft and mine being different, accord
Ing to e~stimations and points Of view.
There was only one window and
door I'm that room. and they were In
the front end. Here was fifty odd
Latin men coming In n bunch to OBJ.
struct the Legislation OF Melllnger. You
may say there was three OF us, for me
and Henry. simultaneous, declared
New York city and the Cherokee Ma
ton In sympathy with the weaker party.
Then II was that Henry Horsecollar
rose to n point of disorder and inter
vened, showing admirable the advan-
tages OF education as applied to the
American Indians natural intellect
and native refinement. He stood up
and smoothed back his hair on each
eide with his hands as you have seen
little girls do when they play.
"'Get behind me, both Of you says
Henry.
what Is Il to beT I asked.
I'm going to buck CENTER says
Henry, in his football ldloms. There
Isn't n tackle In the lot OF them. Keep
close behind me and rush the game
That cultured red man exhaled an
arrangement of sounds with his mouth
that caused the Latin aggregation to
pause with thoughtfulness and heslta-
lions. The matter of his proclamation
seemed TO be Il cooperation OF the
Cherokee college yell with the Carlisle
war whoop. He went at the chocolate
team like the Flip of n little boys Mig
ger shooter. His right elbow laid out
the governor man on the gridlron, and
he made a lane the length of the crowd
that n could have carried n
stepladder through without striking
anything. All me and Melllnger had
to do was to follow.
I'm five minutes we were out OF that
street and at the military headquar-
tiers, where Mellinger had things his
own way.
THE next day Mellinger takes ne
and Henry to one side and begins to
shed tens and twenties.
"I want to buy that phonograph.'
he says. 4 liked that last tune It play
cd. Now, you boys better go back
home. for they'll give you trouble here
before l can get the screws put on EN-.
II you happen to ever see Billy Rem
frow again. tell him I'm coming back
TO New York as soon as 1 can make n
stake-honestr
""Thls IS more money says I, than
the machine is worth
"'Tfs government expense money
says Mellinger, and the governments
getting the tune grinder cheap
Henry and | knew that pretty well,
but we never let Homer z. Mellinger
know that we had seen how near he
came to losing his graft.
I'VE laid low until the day tho
steamer came back. When we saw the
captains boat on the beach me and
Henry went down and stood in the
edge Of the water. The captain grin
ned when he saw us.
81 told you you'd be waitln',' he
says. Where's the Hamburger ma
chineT'
1T stays behind l says. to play
Home. Sweet Home."'
81 told You So says the captain
again. Climb in the boat
And that" said Kirksy, rs the way
me and Henry Horsecollar introduced
the photograph in that Latin country
along about the vicinity OF South
America"