The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-06-11
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Electing Cousin Fred
By DONALD ALLEN
Copyright. 1910. BY Associated Literary Pres.

raise hand, but wait tin Aunt Jane
and | get to work"
We'll. If he is unworthy, | hope you
will defeat him. At any rate. my vote
Is pledged to you"
A week later Mr. Burden met Miss
WinWood on the highway as she was
electioneering in her auto and halted
her to say
Il presume you are out after votes
today?"
Yes, am seeing the farmers one
by one was the reply.
Then you are getting lots of votes
for cousin Fred?"
We'll, | think so; but can't tell.
When | tell people what q sCoundrel
Mr. Burden is and that the machine
behind him intends to loot the county
treasury lots of them smile and don't
say anything. That IS, some of them
have just the same as said they
couldn't believe it. If Fred would only
hunt up the mans record and make
some speeches and denounce him; but
he won't do it."
And have you met the villain your
self YETI"
No. think he has heard that am
on his trail and he is keeping dark
Aunt Jane heard last night that If he
was elected he would try to raise her
taxes 80 per cent more, and she's
got an awful headache today Goodby.
have won over three different men
this afternoon. Please help me all you
can"
The nominations had been made
full month in advance. The county
papers were agreed that both tickets
carried excellent men. Carrying out
the policy of aunt Jane, Miss Bessie
sat down and wrote a communication
to the Democratic organ praising up
Fred and giving his opponent fits, but
it was not published. Fred was pitched
into dozen times a day for his luke
warmness, but he refused 10 hustle
He wouldn't even call the other chap
horse thief and a barn burner.
Three days before election, and
while Miss Bessie was making what
her father called a whirlwind tour of
that part of the cou' ry, she ran across
Mr.. Burden again. He was Mr.. Baden
TO her still. She was looking SO elated
that he felt compelled to ask;
Well, is the machine-made villain
to be showed under?"
Hurled into obscurity for all time
to GOMEZ" was her proud answer
You don't mean it,"
But do. We have what papa
calls a cinch. His grave is already
dug"
And you are one of the diggers?"
I've dug most of it. Fred hasn't
stirred, and Aunt Jane won't kiss the
farmers young 'uns. Oh. when papa
hears how have electioneered and all
about 1t, he'll say I'm fine
There was to be one more meeting
and then long interval. II took place
on the highway in the early evening.
Miss Bessie had been carrying voters
to the polls in her auto all day, and
was now on her way home rejoicing.
She waved her hand as she met Mr..
Burden, and was about to tell him
the good news when man came along
in a buggy and called out:
Hello, Burden! They have finished
the count, and you are elected by over
500 majority"
"Burden-Burden!" gasped the girl
as she stared at the man
Yes, Burden; but kept my pledge
and voted for Fred
1t took Mr.. CHARLES Burden just
three months to get an interview with
Miss Bessie Winwood, three months
more to get her forgiveness, and six
months in addition before he dared
say:
That little word has made me the
happiest man In the whole world, and
now to set the wedding day."