The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10

week or So and he had been forced
to double his staff Of stenographers. lie
and his secretary toiled steadily for
three hours to-day, then laid aside the
remaining work Until later on.
How'll you like being secretary to
the Governor Miss Lanier?" asked Ca.
leb, as he lighted his cigar and stretch
ed out his thick legs under the table.
gully as much as you'll like being
Governor, fancy" she answered.
II guess you won't have to be very
much welded to the job at that" sigh
ed Conover do you know, I'd give a
years income If I'd never made that
measly speech. But now t!-at I'm in
for 1t, I'm going to make the fight Of
my life. Everybody in the Mountain
State will sure know there's been n
big scrap, and when It's over our
young friend, Standish, is going to be
just sweet, sad memory"
II hear he is making some strong
speeches."
"And hear you went to hear a cou-
pie Of them" retortcd Caleb, grinning.
do you mean" she cried indignant
ly, that you've actually been spying
on me? You have dared to-"
Now. don't get woozey. Miss La
nier What on earth would spy on
you for? Your time, outside work
hours, Is your own. And besides. I've
got all sorts Of proof that you're al
ways loyal to my interests"
Then how"
How'd I find 1t out? While don't
keep tabs on you, I do keep tabs on
Nephew-in-Law Standard, and on his
meetings and what sort OF people go
there. And couple Of times my men
happened to mention that they saw
my pretty secretary in the audience
There, now, don't get red. What harm
is there in being found out? Only 1t
kind of amused me that you never
spoke about it here
Why should I? To
mo reason at all. A persons got
right to lock up what's in their minds
rs well as what's in their rockets 7
always have lot OF respect for folks
who Keep their mouths shut. If you
Keep your mouth shut about your own
affairs. you'll keep 1t shut about mine
That's why I have kind of sneaking
respect for liars. too. Folks WIZ guard
what's in their brains by making n
raise trail with their mouths The pub.
lies got no more right to the contents
OF mans brain than it has to the
contents of his safe. And the man who
amt ashamed to lock his safe needn't
be ashamed to tell lie."
is that your own philosophy? It's
dangerous one.'
"oh, I'm not speaking of the man
who lies for the fun OF it. Telling n
ne when you don't need to Is tempting
Providence"
The girl laughed; so simple and SO
totally In earnest was he in expoundinr
his pet theory 1t was only to ha7
tnat the Railroadcr was in the habit
OF talking on abstruse themes. Desnito
ner naD1tual reserve, he read an nm
ueriSihe interest In his odd Ideas and
experiences, and was accordingly law
ish IN relating them. She served. nm.
consciously to both, as an escape valve
Tor the mans habitual dominating sa,fo
restraint. ao'A
so you agree with Talleyrand." she
suggested. that words are given us to
hide our thoughts?"
Ialleyrand?" he asked. puzzled. "Oh.
one OF those book characters YOU ad.
mlre so much. dispose. Yes. he was
al right in that proposition. But a
lot OF times the truth will hide n mans
thoughts even better. 1t was by tell.
ing the truth got out of the worst
nu,e ever was IN. Ever tell you the
m1x-up had with the Mountain STATE
Coal Company" 'N'leo
Coal Company? didn't know there
was any coal In the Mountain stato".
no more there is. Only T didn,+
Know It then. a chap came a,ons- and
he,a ste.o,l me in tho deal. He said
me- struck rich coal vein mn IN
Jericho County. Showed me speci,nens -
got en- somewhere in Pennsylvania. 7
sv pose -, And got me to float a company
We'll inc stuf they took out Of the
measly shaft was sort OF porons h,an,,
STATE or shale or something, and r.
M NO an burn II you put it in (, white
not blast furnace. Ono look s%a,,.e,
me that And there was With . CO.., ~"
pany cnpitaltzed at 5000 ooo-half Off ., =
ny, own money--anh suckers s,,bserib.
lng lo u, the y stock stock and all that, and
ana svensks at work In the pit r.
VAST, m"s1at thqt minded the cash loss SO
law on as thn minded nd being played for
future. ''oal IN the
was "1i vo1 tel, YOU y, was pretty sore. =
ran up to Jericho to look nvar az
M NapdS M, Nsxt day was pay day for the the
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