The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-10-12

SlEu VI ItlltI tit uau DecOme
faithful desk worker hut there were
times when be longrd for the fierce
Muscular effort OF the old mill life
Five years hud wrought many
changes IN the life Of Bob McAdoo.
He was twenty hounds nghtpr thiu
though his >inrws were still krp ~
condition 10y systematic vigorous "
ercise. His face was thinner ana uuri
and marked by lines of Thought AGA
study lie nad grown mentally ~ tn
new life aud under Kathleen : u,"itle,
His clothes We're now made u, tie
city's highest priced tailor, nut. worn
carelesslS gave little hlnt OF that sun
tie thing We ouIl style.
His DOld negotiations with Macrhpr
son mad given MIN u nuld Oh the SKIN
legislative district. winch carrtul ur
gaulzation md judirious bestUwal Of
the patronage made nis by virtue 81
that deal nad converted into Veri.
table despuuSm All candidates tor
councilman ANA legislative nuuurs
from ,lut u.,i.t,t l"u ,U...t To look
TO MIN TOT nomination and election
When the Sccuuu mayor under the
Macpherson regime was elected Bub
was one OF tue four men who nuHlly
selected tue fortunate candidate IN
der this administration he accepted
the office he now held His signature
AT tue bottom OF check was now Ia
miliar to the banks OF the city aud
passed without question, since he was
rapidly becoming "a rich man.
A street railway franchise was en-
glneered through councils, largely by
means OF the votes OF Bob's group of
councilmeu BOb's share Of the spoils
was a large block OF stock. which he
aftprward sold for almost twice It's
par value. II was nj the time OF this
franchise affair that he was first car
tooued under The sobriuuet Knockout
Bob. as big. bury prizetghter. With
the ugly. brutal features and partic
ularly the heavy. understood iowl sup
posed to be characteristic OF men OF
that profession. Kathleen. with rou
bled smile. showed 1t to Bob.
He gave vent TO one of his very rare
laughs why. this is fame. Kathleen
Get scrap book and save all the car
toons OF rue. will your
All this success was not accomplish
ed easily. but by dint OF hard. unre
hitting work and unceasing watchful.
ness upon MACPHERSON. for. althorgh
they had so far stood together, Bcb
knew that It was only an armed truce.
ly for this reason that he had made
haste to accumulate a large bank nc
count.
But to what end. all this? Lately he
had begun 10 ponder this question
Bob had cast all but self out of ms
law Of nature. and he was beginning
TO reap the punishment In strong
discomfort. He was not given to sent,
ment, but as he looked out on the
passersby. all wearing the Christmas
air. he realized that they had some
thing he. with all he had won and all
he would win. had not.
But. after ALL" he unused half
aloud. for a man of my sort power Is
the only thing worth living for. The
trouble with me is that God-if there
In God-made me too big to be con.
tented with ordinary people and their
ordinary emotions Come in. Oh,
hello, Tomv'
a. hrtS 'ttnn hav- ra,r IN
in, Mr. McAdOo." said Haggin, who
was the intruder Like the other
"boys," he always called Bob MIR"
nowadays.
Fine enough. guess. Can | do
something for your"
"Oh, no." Haggin answered, with
ponderous bashfulness. IL only drop
ped In to say Merry Chris SINUS to We"
"Ve.r good Of you. I'm sure, Tom"
Bob's tone was anything but enthusi.
astic. Yet he was surprised by faint
glow OF pleasure at the ex-pugllist's
greeting,
There was an awkward silence, at
length broken by HaggiD: Smiths
been raisin' big howl about not get.
tin back TO the legislator. Says ne
oughter git another term. Coin
round among the boys an kickin' like
mule"
"Can't help that. | promised Slough.
ton, and he goes"
"Of course. You say so, and he goes:
'Tain't him that's raisin' the trouble,
but a young Teller named Remington
An he Amt no SLOUGH. you hear me
Hes the Teller told you about came
down to the Liberty hall meetin' last
campaign. The boys was waitin' an
CROWN impatient. until long about .
o'clock in comes tall young Teller
regular Kid Good locker, with long
curly hair AN dashin kind OF way
An swellI He made me feel Ike a
glass fsct'ry, an | had on me hunderd
dollar suit TOO He steps up 10 me
an says Mr. Chairman. my names
Remington, an rm here to make a
sDrech.' At that the bows sets up a