The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-03-18

.n-ln 10 thompson to argue and dis
cuss and win him over Money and
promises were freely used, and there
came time when the lobbyist could
at least figure on an even vote in the
house.
Honest John still stuck out. He,
hadn't the acumen to discover where.
the colored gentleman was hidden, but
he had feeling that he was there in,
the wood pile somewhere, and he would
not commit himself
1t was then that the lawyer dropped
argument for the more powerful weap--
on. He knew the financial conditions
of the farmer. He doubted If the man.
had ever had thousand dollars in his
hand Though rated as honest" there
was doubt as to whether he could
stand OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tempta-
ton.
One night he paid Thompson visit
in his room and went over the whole
matter with him. putting everything
u,
went away he left a thousand dollars.
in crisp greenbacks Oh the bureau
That was double the price he had paid:
others, but he had reasons for increas-
ing the bride. The money was found
after he left. and next day the old
farmer came to him to restore it.
lit must have been left by some.
other caller" was the reply. prob
ably by some one who was in there
arguing in favor of my bill. He may
speak to you about it in the course Of
the day"
But he was mighty careless to leave
THOUSAND dollars lying around that.
way"
"Oh, he isn't worrying about It, Per-
haps he wanted to make you little
present and took that way of doing it.
It's often done here in the legislature,
ye e},z know "a
ut may be, but I've done nothing to-
earn 1t. and don't know more thar.
ten members by name. l wish that the.
Teller who left it would come back"
He was told to hang on to the money
until the owner called for it, but he.
was much perplexed and put out. By
curious coincidence three weeks later
he found two other farmer members
who had come into possession of $500,
each in just as mysterious a manner,
There seemed to be a phlanthropist
going about among the conscientious
members and distributing rewards OF
| merit.
When the house adjourned for o:
week and Honest John went home,
to his daughter he had that thousand
dollars with him, and it's history was
Still mystery. In a few hours. how
ever. he was enlightened, and he went
back to the legislative body to en-
Tighten others
The day finally came when Lawyer
Trask's bill was up He had counted
noses and was sure of its passage. He
sat there in the utmost confidence, to
be amazed and dumfounded when it
was defeated by majority of three.
Honest John and his two farmer
friends had recorded their votes among
the nays although they had been
bought and paid for An hour later the
former had caller at his room. The
caller was pale faced and desperate.
MIR. Thompson he said, II left a
thousand dollars on that bureau one
night few weeks ago.
"Geewhittaker! But you denied it
was yours
lit was little present"
But why should you make me a.
present of a thousand dollars?"
"Because-because l wanted YOUR.
help on that bill and because was 60
ing TO ask your daughter to be my
wife"
And mebbe you left $500 apiece for
Crane and Williams|'
Yves"
And you We're going to ask their
daughters to be your wife?'
MOO
See here. Mr.. Trask," said the old.
man after looking at him for half
minute, ''if were you wouldn't ask
Minnie to be your wife l told her all
about the money when went home.
She said as it wasn't yours and as no.
one had lost it and as Crane and Will
llams was in the same fix that the mon
ey belonged to charity.
We sent it down to her. and she d.
vided it between couple of orphan
asylums, and she's got the receipts to,
show that it reached EN- No, L
wouldn't ask her I might object to.
you as a son-in-law, and she might take
1t that you were trying to buy your
way into the family.
"Lemme just add that you are a.
mighty careless man with your money,
and If you don't mend your ways you'll
bring up in the county house before
you are forty years DID,
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