The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-23

You didn't know much about it. but
you sort of felt ashamed of me on ac-
count of politics. ! haven't stolen,
boy. I've given my time and my en-
ergies to developing this state. I've
seen it prosper and grow big. and I've
shared in the prosperity by seeing that
my W interests got their rights
along with the rest. Harlan. my boy.
I'm an old man. | can't live much
longer. a little reputation of some
kind or another will live after me. |
! want you TO know The right of it. and
the only way for you TO find out Is 10
be what ! have Deen. Hearing about
IL won't inform you. | want you TO
meet the men and play he game. |
want you to realize that when ] say
| We lone the best | could I'm telling
you 'be truth. Harlan. stand up here
with me. Give me your hand. Say
that you'll stand Ivy the old man In
this one thing. tie biggest he ever
has asked Of you. It's "A matter be-
tween the Thorntons. boy"
There had been an appeal in his
voice that was near wistfulness. Re
sentiment and o%bstinacy. il they he
tempered with youth. cannot fight long
against affection and the ties of blood.
Harlan took his grandfather's hand.
That's my boy" cried the duke
heartily. and he slipped his arm about
his grandson's shoulders and patted
him.
1T s~traightens things out n good
deal" observed Prvsson. with the
practically of the politician. "Iiar-
Ian. you're going TO find a winter ut
the ~statehouse worth while. With
your grandfather to set You going
right and post you up, you ought TO
make good"
I'd like to have n little light on one
point" remarked the young man curt
~. He felt again the irritating prick
of resentment. What am ! TO he
down to that leGislature-myself or
Thelismer Thorrton's %grandson:'
You can't afford to throw good adj
vice over your SHOULDER" protested tue
chairman-'not when ii comes from a
man that's had fifty years of expe-
rience."
Hold N Luke: don't set the boy off
on the wrong track. | know how he
feels. Harlan. you're going down
there Just as | said you're going
with an open mind. clean hands, good,
straight American spirit to do right
Just so far as n man in politics can
do right. | want you to see for your
self. II you want my help in any
thing you shall have it. But it'll be
Gramp advising his boy-not a boss
hectoring. Believe that.'
You needn't be afraid of the city
fellows" advised Presson.
Harlan stood up before them. ear
nest. intense. determined.
"a fellow placed as | have been has
this much advantage over city chaps,
and I'm going 10 take courage from
IT," he said. 1--WE had a chance TO
| read. There are long evenings in the
woods. and | haven't been able or
obliged to kill time at clubs and par
ties. | have read. Mr.. Presson.
don't know how much good 1t has
done me. That remains to be found
out. Perhaps a fellow who reads and
hasn't real experience gets a wrong
viewpoint. But this much | do be-
lieve-a man can be honest himself
in politics and can find enough hon.
est men to stand with him. In GO
ing TO try. at any rate, for II there's
any dependence to be pus In what |
read there's something serious the
matter in public affairs"
"Going to start a reform party.
MANI chuckled the state chair
man. He had seen and tested youth
full ideals before in his political ex7
perience.
~ didn't mean 1t that way. l was
not talking about myself. I'll be only
n little spoke in the wheel, sir. But
7 mean to say that when | get to the
statehouse I'm going to hunt up the
men who believe IN a square deal
and I'm going to train with EN-" He
smoke n hit defantly.
First news. put right. wins Inc
c,ucus In Fort Canibas exposed the
methods of so called reformers,' as