Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-06-02

...,~ .a tho r...~n.d building. WIKI ia
st,uct:,us "a arily to lbs chief only
when he needed specific advice.
~ The uptown headquarters Bloun'
gave himself wholly To the Pheasant
task ~ making friends. Win good
store o. mr. lGct'etS upon which 10
make beginning and with the open
handed whole snuled CaInaradcrie OF
H." west L. help along. the list Of ac-
cuaiutanre4 grew with amazing rapid
81.
For the thrnc Or four weeks after
Mrs Blount had wh!-hcd the AnncrseS
away t. Wprlrucc Hall and the habitat
OF tAe ncgu!oSauridae. the newly ap-
POINTED social secretary" for the rail
road. rs iTnnor'a b: i dubh,d him. re
fused no invitations. never inqUirinG
whether they were extended to his
fathers son. 70 the rairo"d company 5
legal chief or 10 Evan Blount In his
proper PERSON.
Daring this social interval he saw
little of his father. though he still &C
cUpicd his share "f the private dining
room suit N the Inter Mountain. Part
OF the time. rs he knew the scna-
tor was AZ Wur;Tace Hall. looking aft
er his huge landed estate and help
ing TO entertain the visitors from Mas
sLchusctts. But now and again the
father came and went. and occasion
ally there WAS Il dinner for two In the
hotel cafe. with n little good natured
ralilcry from the senator's side Of the
table.
Got you chasing your feet right
lively in the social merry go round
these days. haven't they. son: Like II
as far as you've gone:" asked the eX-
cattle king one evening.
Its all in the days work." laughed
the younger man "Ill need all the
pull can get little Inter on. won,
IL"
Il shouldn't wonder II you did. son
l shouldn't wonder II you did. And
I reckon you're doing pretty good
work. Was 1t McVickars idea or your
own-this sudden splash into the social
water hole?'
Il don't mind telling you that 1t IS n
part OF the new policy" returned the
social splashcr. still smiling I'VE are
out to make friends this time friends
who will know just what We are do
ing and why we are doing 1t"
HIN" unused the senator. so pub
licity's the word. Is II z"
Yes. publicity is the word. The
Gordon people say they are going to
show Us up. There won't be anything
to show up when the time comes. We
are going to beat them TO the bill
boards"
you can't do the circus nct-ride
two horses at once and do the same
stunt on both. SON." the senator re
marked gravely. "If you're really go
ing to put the saddle and bride on the
publicity nag you've got to turn the
other one out OF the corral"
1T Is already turned out" averred
the young man. not affecting TO mis-
understand. We buy no votes In this
campaign"
The stout assertion was good as far
rs 1t went. The new division counsel
made 1t and believed 1t. But little
later he could not h,.p wondering If he
had been altogether candid In max
ing It,
The offices In the uptown skyscraper
were not exclusively n railroad social
center where the DISTINGUISHED voter
could come and have the facts ladled
out to him without fear or favor on
the part OF the ladder. They had come
to be also rallying point for n hetero.
geneous crowd of ward workers. wire
pullers and small politicians. most OF
whom were anxious to be employed or
retained as henchmen
Some OF these "stretcher men," rs
Blount contemptuously called them
had been employed In past campaigns
others We're still the beneflciaries OF
the railroad, holding payroll places
which Blount acutely suspected were
chiefly sinecures.
Latterly this contingent Of strlkerf
and heelers had been greatly augment
ed, and 1t was beginning to make its
demands more emphatic A dozen
times Cay Blount had the worn
phrase nothing for nothing" dinne,l
into his ears. and he was shrewdly sus.
pecting that his office had been made
dumping ground for the other de
partments.
Seeing Gantry, Blount took an early
opportunity Of saying:
See here. Dick; you fellows down
town are making my office a cesspool
and l won't stand for It, Garrigan
that saloon keeper In the Second ward
came up today to ask for free ticket
to Worthington and return. and when
l pinned him down he admitted that
you sent him to me"
Il did," said Gantry. grinning. "Why
otherwise have we got n postgraduate
double certificated political manager
Id like to knOw?'
Il guess we may as well fight this
out right here and now, Dick" said
Blount coolly. I'm not chief vote
buyer for the Transcontinental com
pany."
who said you were?" retorted the
traffic manager.
1T says itself II am to cut the Die
and hand out pieces Of 1t to these grub
stakers that you and Carson and Bent.
ley and Kittredge are sending to me-"
This time Gantry's grin was play.
ful. but behind 1t there was a shrewd
fash Of the Irish blue eyes that Blount
did not see.
Il guess the company Will be willing
to furnish a few small pies IL you
think you need them to go along with
your Temple court office fittings" he
said.
"Ah" said Blount calmly. giving the
exclamation the true Boston infection
ri