Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-03
BY HENRY RUSSELL MILLER
BoBBS NE anil CO.

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Iess era. IN which tile header viii be
where he h'!onEs liz ;n- trent ranS
under the foids of our stundard?"
Sure! Why mtY BOB rcjoined-
go ahead ana try 1t. wen be quite
an EXPERIMENT. III be Interested IN
watchin Y frOo, tie. outside"
surely VT from The other siGey
Robbins s\xes,rd s,nilingty.
fron . w'no'n side." Bob an
well. Of co rse., Mr.. Graham
stammered. Aof rourse-er that ia
anem-i d. p:npose to- er-dictate
tactics to q a. ,S,arrs. We may
nave to res'N to lsagreeable means
to gain our Apa, ,uc We mus, II
necessary nghiSthe devil with tire
tliat's it. ugnt tin dvil With tire."
"Humpb" Bob srL,eo.
| well. gentlemen" ;rabam conclud.
ed briskly. Il must cave you. My
wife and are dinnsout. and i am
already late. am gti to bave met
you. Mr.. McAdoo." 9 added this
from safe distance. Ms nauds be.
hind him. With bow.,,cely deliver.
ed. be left the room.
What do you think 4 him. Nc.
! Adoo?" Robbins queried.
Hes curiosity Id k.s to take
him In glass case D. s,sn,
Hands Oh. down to Z as saloon
and show him to the DO Why'd
you luke him upY he de anded OF
MACPHERSON.
That worthy looked sharp Mt Bob
J before responding. He CARES along
the old reform crowd. and IN con.
tribute his money
I'D prefer to work for a man Bob
said contemptuousiy.
"Well. are you coming alou: or ,tP"
"What are you gOin to doT'
lin the list place" said MacPhersr.
"we're going to clean the city of t.s
gang Of Internal! scoundreis'-
Talk business. I'm not Graham.
Bob interrupted impatiently. $50
Il know that" MACPHERSON an
swered sharply. I'm not preaching
reform. l mean. we're going to krpck
Harmon and his crowd out OF couTol
Of the organization and the city aad
take them ourselves
do you mean that?'' Bob demana
ed keeniy. "Or are you only goin t.
fight them until they let you to, til,
trough. and then you 60 back on TEEN
that helped you?"
Macpherson brought his clinched
nst hard down on the desk. $50 help
me God. 1 mean 1t! I'm going to see
that dog dead aud buried politically
II 1t takes every dollar have In the
world"
That's Ill right. but can you do it7''
I'VE can Macpherson SAID more
quietly. We've got the money. and
we've gone over the ground carefully
Here. Robbins. you have the figures"
From memory and with glib Ger.
tainty that bespoke careful study of
the situation. Robbins reeled OF lis.
Of putative majorities. to which Bob
listened thoughtfuily.
"l0u see." Robbins summed up
eagerly. this gives US all the upper
wards. sure. We come to Irishtown
with an easy 5000 majority. and
we'll about break even on all the Irish.
town wards but the Fourth. Seventh.
Thirteenth aud Fourteenth. That
brings Us to you II we get the Fourth
by its usual majority we can't lose. II
We don't get 1t we may win anyhow
That's what We want you for. Some
of Us advised going to Haggin. but I
said. No. McAdoo's the man. You'd
better get your horn and climb on the
band wagon. There's I've thousand in
It for you IL you get us the Fourth
And Ave thousand more II you get the
other three-besides expenses That's
fair. think. Or. II you prefer. q Hen.
tenancy on the force. The pickings to
be for yourself. What do you say?''.
"No ONCE in NINE" said Bob. ."I',I
think It over" s,
I'D like to hear you say yea now"
mo. I'll think II over. g Bob repeated
coldly II don't know a. care to ct
IN your wagon"
Perhaps MacPhersop caught . hint
Of contempt in the slight accent on
your" "it won't pay you 70 stay
OUT DO said In half thrsat.
Bob laughed insoiently. .I'n not
afraid Ut you. fou zee. you've showed
me your hand. You can't d. without
me-"
MacPhensos With dimcuity repesased
an angry retsrt. and Bob left the OF.
Zee with curt Good night
Before be descended to the street.