The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17

AM THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN"
them lawyers an politicians over
there in Emporium, ye know, an it's
like one good later in with sack o.
rotten ones. What did Dick say any
way?'
"He simply said he was goin' down
to st. Louis on business fer the firm
he's studyin' law with"
WELL" concluded Hanson, ''sorry he
can't be here to rip 'em up the back
in that debate. Yell have to take
Dicks place, won't We, neighbour
Reckon l WILL" assented Shapiro.
with a complacent air-"that is, If we
can git 'em in a corner an make 'em
debate at ALL I'm goin' over to the
south side today, an I'm goin' to
make 'em show their hand fore git
back. Can't We go long, Hanson, an
back me up?"
Cant today, Neighbor Shapiro, but
hope yen land 'em fer debate, an
I'll be OH hand to yell fer our side,"
promised Hanson, looking after his
neighbor as the latter touched his
lead mare with the whip and started
on.
well give 'em the best we've got
in stockv' Shapiro shouted back.
In a half hour he arrived at the
Walkarusa river, the stream which
flowed from west 70 east, dividing
Walkarusa county into two warning
sections. small but aggressive COM
munity on the north side, but with
the bulk of the wealth and population
on the south side.
Farmer Shapiro stopped at the ap-
proach to the ferry and pulled the cord
depending from the big bell suspended
from an overhanging treetop. But
the clangor of the bell, speeding across
the turgid stream, attracted no atten-
ton on the other side. No ferryman
showed himself.
''Sleepin' off last nights drunk, likes
not" the north side farmer muttered
to himself disgustedly.
Farmer Shapiro stood his tall form
up in his wagon and tugged nervously
at his gray brown beard as he gazed
across the river and then suddenly
gave the signal bell cord another say.
age pull. This finally brought into
view the slouching figure Of a man,
who leisurely shipped the anchor line,
started the little gasoline engine and
headed the ferryboat across the river.
Passing the south side creamery two
hours later, Shapiro met County Super
visors Wilkins and McHenry.
"How about that debate, gentsT' he
queried. Suppose We got our chal-
lenge. We're loaded fer bear an south
side politicians, an we're anxious fer
CO."
Eyes, we got the challenge" admit
ted wilkins, ."but we're shy of good
speakers. Can't seem to find anybody
to take our side"
"Look here, Wilkins" said Shapiro
warmly, IF you fellers have got legit-
innate arguments agin that bridge the
voters are entitled to hear 'em. An
if ye amt they're entitled to know
that. Now, If the gum shoe methods
yer game we're goin' to smoke We out
It's either debate er publicity Of an
other kind Either yen debate with
us in the open er We'll post the fact
that ye didn't dare to meet US all over
the county. This is Monday. The
elections q week from termorrer.
Plenty o. time to make all arrange
ments an pull the debate OF Saturday
night. It's up to you"
Keep cool. Shapiro" said Supafvi-
scr wilkins. "We've got iiothin' mp
our sleeves. If the voters O the south
side want to build bridge fer the
special benefit o. the north side no.
body's going to prevent 'em sayin 90
next Tuesday week, an -
Fer the benefit o. the north slider
broke in Shapiro. getting red In the