Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-10-23
THE Least
OF These"
b LULU Johnson


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estate
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kef - deiieaeies vas ruusieuel wftb
otheTs t.raa Eif bg .5Ea fueul- Tor TIE
dsiestafIoa ~ other Hpariefs buf the
keeper .aaAs-l ra1ausN fram ne taE
90 Der basket fo Beffss face
eNo lI ~, hasn't bad 81 visitor sinrs
h. eame here Csc weeks ago CON
mrnted TIE mab sisufdoanuy Are
yog a rrlaufeF"
No said fae gIr. Simply He vas
fust Esud 10 ne 81 aru . usszlel belps
He Vas EuHd 20 lots - o.. -
gruufed the warden -uaf somehow
they seem "a have forgotten D. Hes
Ia the bnsIIfaI"
Ths warden made slgu 20 q t~usfy
aHd with fast beating heart Betty FOL
lowed the mau ga fhe direction - the
great gray building iu one sing -
whieh was loratei the h0epital
Mereton ~ b,sss IF the e. district
vas prapped az in is-l aad 81 sight -
Bessie Nyune b. smlIs-l raIiaufIy
FIre weeks b. hal 5aia there aghung
Erimiy for the Itfr that b. had legBn
70 thluk vas hsniIy worth the saving
for Moreton had indeed been through
the valley ~ political humiliation
less than two years i~-forr e. bad ~
Quired two husky m~u e. guard the
DOR ~ his headquarters and keep
laek the crowd - impartuuate ceIlers
Who wanted hnaucIal he.p. innaentia.
word o. perhaps just the chance 20
fawn upon The powerful political
leader
Mareton had l.een the t.sss % his
district ruling with rod % irun lie
had controlled fhe machine through
sheer for-e - wIl power
His enetnies bsth withHut and With
In the parry had fought duGgrily 10
break his ssay hut the t-.ss bad
Eritted bis teeth ths harder ~ each
fresh ATTACK and beaten tbe maleon
tents into submission
But there had eome an end 60 bis
rule. 81 20 almost un one nan control
The opposing party had ssrured thu
srrvtcs- ~ q ppllfleal revirulisg In
the iHtenasg 81 good government. thy
had explained bui Eae Whole city
anew that IL vas r1lse 60 I'd the dis
trirt - SIS dominating l.sss II meant
turning the district over % another
Clique a. tad bgf less expsneneed IN
municipal eilaiuy
And the politic, world had sst hack
and watched tie warfare with grim
smsles Perhaps after all the boss
would win again Bur Iu this they
weir wrong ~ mere qulp - fate
the "a lseei spun the other way
The iassS los' and after boss - rover
eau1e SCANDALS aud lawsuits The lat
ter teok most uf the fortune be had
alched from the riy. mnsh - which
b bad spent "a thu care ~ Those wh8
needed g more Desperately than The
taxpayers from whom b. had nlehed Il
- remenseiesslv De- reality she lzsz=
when the boa fel could have counted
his fortune only Ga thousands when
bis enenlase run g az 20 tens - thou-
sands
When D. .eft the civn eUart rJrm a.
most penn. ess d. found himself faee
- faoe With criminal charges Stclc.
ally D. had aeevpgel hts sentence =
eYe sears iu the fzeuiteHf|asy Sfoie-
ally b. had aeecptea bis df--trtion tsy
these who bad favsn.-d ufsru him ln
prosperity and power A ehHd = the
streets wh1 had started carrying ths
water bueksf f.r rht marching eluh
he had ia.sme ward hss.ler Tee.
teuauf ana fHa..y fhr hs.ss without the
aid - family Hes ~ family Hnauenre
>tnirai'g D. haf aeaeufsl ~ decision
- 'hf aHsI eel sfar Re had au Inrur.
abe e sea-e He FHntally vaaIt not
hte sut his seHfsHus
We sc sigh ~ Berry Nrras.s faos
his steleisr. rsu.shs,f SUI rffer ire
radiant smile ~ ..suls faals n fea
deruess q .E.#s.t nafrsf.s
Wa err y #l Fs.HE h#-e ..#I b.