Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-09-09
will I give the boys the Office to
rough-house the ioint2"

VIII give the boys the Office to
rough-house the joint?"
And have every out-of-State paper
screeching about ring rule and row.
dyism? Billy, you must have been
born more ignorant than most. You
never could have picked up all you
don't know, in the little time you've
lived"
Shevlin looked duly abashed and
awaited further orders.
II hear the gas main that serves
Snyder's Opera House isn't in very
good order" resumed the Boss. Il
shouldn't wonder if all the lights
went out just as the meeting
opens tonight. Thatll mean lot of
confusion. And my friend. Chief
Geoghegan, being careful man, will
dispense the crowd to prevent riot,
and to keep pickpockets from molest-
ing those pure patriots. / want you
to see Geoghegan and the gas COM
pany about it, right away. But look
here. there mustn't oe any rough
house or disorder. Tell the boys to
keep away. I'll have work enough for
them to do when Standish takes the
road"
Billy Shevlin, great light of Joy in
his little beady eyes. departed on his
mission. while Caleb. summoning
Anice Lanier, set about his daily task
Of dictation.
Have you kept your eye much on
Jerry lately?" said Conover, sudden
ly stopping, to his stenographer.
mo. why?"
THAT young ass has got something
on the thing he calls his mind, and
I've a good notion the Something is
a scheme to get even with me. ! just
Judge that from what l know of him.
He gets his morning letter from that
chorus missus of his, and then he sits
and rolls his eyes at me for half an
hour. He's framing up something all
right. all right. What It is. don't
know. That's the advantage fool
has over wise mani You can dope
out some line of action on man of
brains, but the Almighty Himself
don't know what fool'll do next. So
I'm kind of riding herd on Jerry from
afar"
Perhaps if you tried new tack
took him into your confidence"
There wouldn't be any confidence
left. No mans got enough for two.
Sometimes I'm shy on even the little
l once had"
The campaign"
The campaign? That amt ques-
tion of confidence any more than
knowing the sun will rise and Mis-
souri, will go Democratic. | was
thinking of the confidence l had of
winning the Pompton Avenue crowd
by that measly reception"
you haven't succeeded?"
mot SOS you'd notice it. A few of
the people who are so tangled up in
my deals that they are scared not to
be civil. nod sort of sheepish at me
when l meet 'em. The rest get near
sighted as soon as / come round the
corner. AS for calling on us or invit-
ing me to any of their houses. why
you'd think l was the Voice of Con-
science by the way they sidestep me-"
But the season hasn't really
opened. In most cities people aren't
even back from the seaside or noun
tains yet. Perhaps. later on"
Later on the present performance
will be encored by popular request.
Say, Miss Lanier, l was half jagged
that night But l can remember tell
ing you that was happier just then
than I'd ever been before. / was in
society at last. My boy was a mem
ber of the smart set in New York. My
girl was princess. was going to be
Governor"
"Yes?"
"Well, look at me now. Jerry's
made lifelong mess Of his future.
Is on the way 10 Yurrup with
a bargain-counter prince that I'd hate
to compliment by calling deuce-high.
My deebut into society was like the
feller In the song. who Walked Right
In and Turned Around and Walked
Right Out Again The Governor
ships the only thing left; and Pm get
ting SO I'm putting into that all the
hopes l squandered on the rest. And
when I've nailed 1t, I've a half mind
to try for President That'd carry me
clear through society. and on out on
the. other side"
lTo Be Continued.l