The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31

else, except In a few places too smnll
to count AS Grafton goes, the state
viii !n 81 1 rieIf e epsh.h nour,<e
after another spasm OF clphcring. q But
how'd " YOU ~, get onto US when the rest
IF ] didn't get onto things before
be sitting at tho head Of this table in-
Tho Railronder glanced, as by a.
raucously and plunged at once into
''Petc Brnyle tried to bacltracls, us
e en the sly tt PGmptsn sopRty hea ret
him soft place in tho reform gang
IN case they won. A lot OF good it
did him"
plaees observed aWay Caleb DIZZY and
he amt the only one. Such fellcrs
centrally end up in soft place. all
right Only It's apt to be swamp
"Jericho county complete returns"
machine began again to click out its
news "Conover 1910, Standsll 5,i95."
asked Staatz.
"They'rc patching up the connection
now" answered the operator. It's
farthest city on the line You've got 81!
'That place is a regular nest Of re-
formers, from the mayor down" com on,
msnted Bour;e and and. b %w is STANG STAND
last month. It looks bad"
Most reform places do after IL th 9 ,go
a while" answered Caleb. But We've
spent enough good dough there to
square the whole noble army Of mar
tyrs. guess GraIton, 8, Q: Is
the only man IN this whole shootin'-
match what amt all hectic tver this
fight An you're the one man who's
It or out in th'woolly white snow ,,oN = a C.
prey til free an independent an othe r.
wise bought-up voters jumps, Amt
you worried nonc?
ing twice. If there's anything to worry
about And If there amt, what's ting
use Of wasting o lot of good d !, ANXIETY?
start my phonograph going.
PnonoE Ht time hot ka ths WSea
everything hangs on the next half
we'll drawled Caleb, and If his ii,
wasp might pierce an angry, blunder-
ing humblrbee, II don't believe the
voters Of the Mountain Stnte'n rise
& ]
new election and q new Boss just pc
cause they hear I wanted little mu-
s sic like the phonograph. It's the
only musical Instrument ma EYER if!s f the
only one thntll play over the pieces
like MS often as want to hear en-:
and won't make me listen to lot OF
opera warwhoops In Dutch and Dago.
nut. saw staatz. Tn not forcing other
folks to listen to It, II you're not
stuck on the way amuso myself.
there amt nobody exactly imploring
Stantz his red face redder than its
wont. and his great gray mustache
nbristle at the Rairoadcr,,s tone an;'
look, nevertheless mYmbled some n =. ap Pc.
He broke in on the words with curt
nod then said to Shevlin: !.
Start it up. Billy. Any old tunel i
do. There's none there but the Kind
Again tie footman came In. This
time not with coffee but with a card:
IT thought I told Gaines 4 wasn't
to be broke in on this evening" be 5;ail
SAY 7 can't see any one. I'm busy.
He had taken the card as he spoke:
Now. as he read it. his order trailed
off into perplexed silence, even as Billy
staatz's discontinue. started the pho
nograph on the classic strains OF
Everybody Works But Father
Turn off that measly raclet!' roar
ed Caleb. 'Ain't you got any better
sense than to go fooling with toys a
time like this? I'll DO back in a few
minutes. hoys. MY New York lawye,
wants me for something."
lie left the study and hurried down
stairs to where. n the hall, man
stood awaiting him.
Come in here, WENDELL directed
the Railroader, shaking hands witt
his new guest. md leading the way
this part of the country? Glad to sec
you.''
II bring you bad news-very bat
news. l am afraid" began the lawye,
as Conover closed the library door he.
hind them.
It know that" snapped Caleb. Z:
knew It as soon as I saw your face
but didn't want you shouting it on
In tho hall where my butler couit
hear YOU. That's why I--well, wat Il
it? Toll me, can't your"
Your son"