Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
.But T."

"But you want to get out of this
p'ticular hornets nest, | s'pose, With
out giving too life-like an imitation
of man shining down from tree,
Ell? Well, l guess that can be fixed.
Sit down Well"
"You're mistaken" broke in Stand
ish, resenting the more civil tone OF
his host as he had not resented his
former rudeness, I'm in this fight to
stay T."
Want your cash losses made good?
If you
"Mr. Conover," said Give calmly,
though the kruckles that gripped the
table-edge were white with pressure,
when your lackey Shevlin, made
that same proposition to me, he
thought he was making perfectly
straight offer. And, Judging by the
standards you've taught him, ] sup
pose the suggestion was almost holy
compared with the majority of his tao
tics. So didn't thrash him. He knew
no better; for the same reason ! don't
thrash YOU
THAT and maybe few others"
laughed Conover, in no wise offended.
II climbed up from yard-boy to rail-
road president by frequently jamming
my fists in where they'd do the most
good. I guess you'd have faint
s'spicion you'd been in a fight before
you was through. But I presume you
didn't come here tonight to give an
encore performance of your grand
stand play at Grafton. 1t seems I
started on the wrong idea just now.
You don't want to drop out gracefully
or to sell out, and you prefer the
soothing attentions of the hornets
to
eyes, If you put it that way, Mr..
Conover-"
Hold on a second"
The Railroader crossed to a screen
at the farther end of the room,
Thrusting it aside he said to stem
ographer who sat behind it, pencil
and pad in hand:
eve won't need you any longer.
This amt going to be that kind of in-
terview after ALL You can go now.
Just a little precaution of mine" he
added to Give as he returned to the
table. "Now you can go on talking"
"You were setting spy to take
down what I said?" gasped Give, in
credulous.
"No. A stenographer to report our
little chat. We were bit short on
campaign litterchoor But l see it
won't be needed now. Go ahead"
give just returned from a tour OF
the State" commenced Standish once
more forcing himself to keep down
his temper.
Conover drew a typewriter bundle
from a drawer.
eff you were counting on telling me
all about it." he observed, 81 can save
you the trouble. Here's the whole
count"
Does your account include the re-
cital Of mob melted to smash furnt-
ture, insult women and attempt muir
der? Or of suborned town officials,
bought policemen and muzzled edi-
tors? If not, it is incomplete. | went
on that tour prepared to meet all
legitimate obstacles. I met only
fraud, violence and the creatures of
boss-bought conspiracy. It is to call
you to account for that and to ask
how far it was done by your personal
sanction that l have come to see you.
Also to ask if you intend to give me
fair play in future"
"Fair play?" echoed Conover, in
genuine bewilderment "Son, this is
politics, not ping pong"
Everyone in Gods world is entitled
to fair play. And I'm here to demand
it,"
goods world, Ell? My friend,
when you've travelled about it as long
as l have, you'll find out that the or
iginal owner sublet the premises long
ago."
''It looks so, in the Mountain State,
/ agree, But I'm trying to act as local
dispossess agent for the present ten
ant. All men are born equal and
some of us are being tired of being
ownad hv nO1itical boss We"