Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24

ing the spring because, they say, theE
don't Know what else TO do.
Lastly, it's the organization that's
going to see 30 It that your word TO the
people of this state is made good, SON.
Maybe Wen never be able to do &C.
again, but this one time we shall do II. |
Gordon is going in by the biggest ma
jority ever given to governor OF OLD
Sagebrush, and the legislature Will be.
Eve to one in favor OF the square deaLr
The younger man left his chair ana
walked to Of the windows to stand.
looking down upon the lights OF the
busy street When he turned again is
was to say, IT don't see where am to-
break In, dad"
you have already broken IN. While
che legislature II going 'totbe Gnta-corS
poration, 1t Is also going to be fair
when It finds out that all the raffroa6
deals have been called or and CAM
celed- You're the man to show thS4
lawmakers that this has actually beeni
done. Mcvickar made hard and fast
point of that when he consented to-
wipe the slate clean and 60 away and
let as run our politics % suit our,
selves. He made me promise toput ID
up to you fair and square. witha hand
some increase in salary ana an irons
clad agreement to back UP every claim
you should make when you assert that
the railroad company will fire the first
man that is caught eVadtng the laws.
That's what I've been fighting for inl
this campaign, Evan. and it's whatyou
must fight for.'
The son took the two steps necessarily
to reach the fathers chair and held ouri
his hand.
I'm with you, dad" he said heart
fly. "I'll stay, and I'll make Mr.. Me-
Vickar respect me and my principles
before I'm through with 1t. But I'm
still a little bit afraid that you and
your kind are a menace to civilization
| and a free government You won't
mind my saying that, will you"
"Lawzee gracious, no! Say anything
you like. son. or. rather, let me say
something else first. How about this
career business of Patricia's7 Have
you fixed that up yetT'
Evan shook his head despondently.
"She's going home with her father
in October" he said, then: do you
know what she did today, dad? She
ran the little red car into that tree In
tentionally so couldn't get back here
in time to use those afidavits which
she and 1 both supposed would in
eliminate you"
"God bless her loyal little soulP' said
the senator. ST hadn't told her what
was trying to do; but, Lord love you,
she knew-you trust a woman for
knowing, every time, son. And now
one more thing. Have you come to
know Honoria any better in these last
few daysT
eyes; much better within the hast
hour, dad"
"Good. That does my old heart a
heap of good, son. Let's go ana get
those two good women and take 'em
down to dinner; then wen drive back /!
to Wartrace and get ready to touch or
the fireworks when the returns come
in. 1 tell you, son, tomorrow's cleo
ton is going to be a regular old fash :
toned, heave 'em up and keep 'em
a.gofng landshdeT"
Evan Blount was turning to go
hack to the inner sitting room, where
Patricia was-when he suddenly re-
membered little Blenkinsop.
Don't let that worry you for min
ute, son." said the man who seemed
to be at the heart of everything that
was happening. Half an hour after
you left Blenkinsop this morning that
stun that they haA stolen from your
safe and then garbted up to suit them
selves was all killed When I told
Blenkinsop over the phone that there
wouldn't be any crooked lists used to
morrow-that he was merely fixing TO
put himself on record as the biggest
liar on two continents-he came down