The Washington herald., 1909-03-17

| Charles ". Reeves, Of Milan, No, who
admits he wore out shoe leather and tired
his tongue stiI in the last campaign, and
now wants Representative Rucker, OF the
| Second Missouri district. 10 get him the
lob OF postmaster at the little Missouri
town. jumped out OF bed as the clock
| struck yesterday morning. snatched a
| face wash. jerked a slim breakfast. and az
! $50 o'clock was pounding al the once
door Of the Missouri Representative.
A night watchman. who had been sleep
| ing on a nearby comfy couch heard the
uncanny noise at the unearthly hour. and
made his way fast down the balls OF the
new once building. ready 10 run and get
the doctor. throw out a burglar. OF do any
other odd Job necessity might present 10
him
Saw the "ShOw Ne" Man.
As he neared the door OF the Ms
sourian's Office he saw the long, lank
man from the SHOW Me- State. ener-
getically pounding away as II MS life
was depending on IT,
Il want 90 see Mister Rucker," de-
manded the tail AIisSOUrian. in an IN
easy tone. I've Just got to see him"
The guard told his visitor IL was
rather early for any OF the members 20
come TO their Office. and that IN fact, no
member had ever been seen there at that
time OF day. He remembered, however.
that another Missouri Representative. Mr.
Shackleford. often came 10 his Office be-
fore breakfast. and he escorted the
anxious man around through what looked
Ike a mystic maze. and soon found the
much-wanted Congressman
4 want 20 see Mr.. Rucker.' demanded
the visitor again as Mr.. ShackIeford In
quired what he could do for him.
Why, he doesn't get around here until
about 10 O'Clock" said Mr.. Shackleford.
Holy stars alive" shouted Reeves.
When he was cut home a-lecturin' he
told Us fellers he had 10 work day and
night over here IN Washington, and that
any time we came here we could always
find him on the job
But Mr.. Shackleford finally persuaded
Reeves that he had better come back
later: he tried 70 get him 20 90 20 his
hotel and sleep a while. but this was
fruitless. and the tail Missourisn said he
would hang around and look things
over"
So down the corridors he started, and
finally came 10 the elevator.
How faro demanded the man run
ming the sinking room. and Nfr. Reeves
answered like a soldier. An the way"
This put the AIissourian IN the base
ment near the subway. but he didn't
know the difference. nor seemingly did he
care. He walked and walked and walked.
wondering all the tine what this long
haU 90
Finally he came 10 another elevator. and
on being taken up one story found HIM
self in the grandest building he ever saw
He climbed the stairs and walked around
the Capitol and admired IN silence what
We saw and heard Then lie came 20 an
other elevator, and on entering again told
the man "AII the way down"
Again in the Subway.
Again Mr.. Reeves was in the subway.
but he thought It was Just another ''one
OF those places and on he walked untn
he reached the elevator again.
BY this time II seemed ike one OF the
biggest buildings IN the world 10 the Mis-
souri, office-Seeker. and he told the eleva-
tor man Next floor" On emerging Mr.
Reeves. much TO his astonishment. came
upon his old friend the night watchman
again. standing just where he had left
him. but 10 the GIissourian Il seemed IO00
miles away.
Say here. man." began the Missourfan.
take me out OF here I've been all over
this place. I want TO get TO the street.
But all was not lost for Mr.. Reeves.
and when he went 70 the Office OF NIr
Rucker at 10 o'clock he found him. and
heard a lot more OF those promises. and
I'm going to do all can to get that
place Tor you"