The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-12
CHAPTER v.
(Continued.l

lutH, dllcI a TtHeCllNe pause
The trouble with old Eph Tucker
sub. Is that he's got SO he can't see
anything but money amt talkin'
against money in its rightful proper
ion TO the rest OF life. like TO have
Il as we'll as the next man, and some
times | need il mighty bad. too. but
I'll be struck limber-jawed IL IL amt
I lumb foolish to plug up your eyes
with IL, sub. Ii don't cost a cent 10
see the beauty and goodness o. this
ere world, sub. not a cent, and IL
YOU miss seem il, YOU miss seem
the whole show That's too big a
price 10 pay for the privilege OF
lookin' at a dollar instead, sub.
The Honorable William j. Strick-
land contemplated Colonel Todhunter
with a smile on his grim lips.
Thurs" he said, Il don't know any
thing sounder than your faith in the
good OF life and your enthusiasm for
Twin il on that basis
Faith in the good of life amt
nothin' more or less'n common sense,
sub" spoke Colonel Todhunter. 1T s
justified by the facts, as every
blessed last one of us realizes when
he begins to see the finish and size
up the whole thing. And enthusiasm
amt nothin' more or less'n interest
in the game, sub. Just the minute
mines all gone, I'll be willin' to lay
down my cards and quit. i don't
know nothin more trifiin and insig
nificant than bottle o soda-pop that
won't fizz, sub.
1T was shortly after this that the
| two old friends parted. Colonel Tod
/ hunter went direct TO the office o.
the Ninevah Blade when he had seer
Colonel Bill Strickland off for st
| Louis
Dick Cantril, editor of the Blade
WAS a red.headed young Democra
who cherished old-fashioned princi
lies. There was no thought In his
clean mind of devious ways TO make
politics pecuniarily profitable. one
| could no more have bought hin
| ;han one could have-"bought PatricE
| Henry or "OId Hickory" Jackson, ant
ne was just about as fiery and fear
less as those two earlier Americans
Consequently. many politicians SPOKE
! of him as that stubborn young FOO
Dick Cantrill OF the Nineveh Blade
AS Colonel Todhunter entered the
| Blade office a Tuning little man al
| rlost extinguished under big anf
very rusty silk hat was terminatins
what had plainly been a stormy In
| terview with Dick Cantrill.
Hello, Eph." said Colonel Todhunt
=, err. surprised. ut amt often | fine
you hobnobblin' with Dick Cantrill. Gc
right ahead-don't let me Interrupt
youl'
There was a wicked smile on youni
| CantriFs mouth Were just abou
done now. Colonel" he interposed
Squire Tucker was trying to induce
me to support Yancey In this cam
! paign. but | had to decline. The
| Plade's for Colonel Strickland tooti
and nall now that he's out for the
nomination"
And you and the Blade are boil
| burned fools, slr--that's all I've go
10 say!" snapped the little old mar
under the big hat you don't know
Dick Cantrill"
Squire" said Dick. grinning coolly
that amt the only viewpoint from
which ! look at the matter. / know
Colonel Strickland and | know Stew,
Yancey, and / know Stricklands thu
best man. That makes it my duty
To support him, SQUIRE"
It's TO your interest TO support III.
winner, you young idiot, and | was
talking 20 you for your own good
cried old Tucker. Stephen X Van
cey has got all the money influence
behind him in this campaign. and he'll
be nominated by an overwhelming
majority. You'll rut up a mighty poo
mouth then, Dick Cantrill, begginl
for the public printing in the Blade
and I'll see TO 1t that nothing comes
your way"
Go right ahead-crack your whip
SQUIRE" retorted Dick Cantrill calm
ly. II reckon you and have different
ideas about politics, but there
needn't be any hard feelings unless
you insist on It, Anyway, we might
as we'll get the whole thing thresheC
out right now, as long as we've got
started
'I'll see II ! can't make you change
your tune before I'm done with you
sir"-and old fuckers cold little eyes
narrowed venomously. You're talk
ing mighty big now, Dick Cantrill, bu
the Yancey administration have thu
last say, my young gamecock!"
The Yancey administration b
canned replied Dick Cantrill-an'