Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-13


OF the megalosauridae. the newly APP
pointed social secretary for the rail
road, as Honoria had dubbed him, re
fused no Invitations. never inquiring
whether they were extended to his
fathers son. to the railroad company's
legal chief or to Evan Blount In his
proper person.
During this social interval he saw
little Of his father, though he stiH oc-
cupied his share of the private dining
room suit at the Inter-M Mountain. Part
OF the time, as he knew, the ana
,tor was at Wartrace Hall, looking aft
err bis huge landed estate and help
ing to entertain the visitors from Mas
sachusetts- But now and again the
father came and went, and occasion
ally there was a dinner for two In the
hotel cafe, with a little good natured
raillery froh. the senator's side of the
table.
SCOT you chasing syour feet right
lively In the social merry-go-round
these days, haven't they, SOM Like II
as far as you've gomez" asked the ex-
cattle king one evening.
.fft's all In the days work." laughed
the younger man. "I1l need all the
pull / can get a little later on, won't
II"
81 shouldn't wonder If you did, son
/ shouldn't wonder If you did. And
/ reckon you're doing pretty good
work. Was it McVickar's idea or your
own-this sudden splash Into the social
water holef"
81 don't mind telling you thatsit is q
part of the new policy returned the
social splasher, still smiling. Eve arc
out to make friends this time, friends
who will know just what we are do
ing and why we are doing it."
"H'mr' unused the senator. $50 pub
Iicity's the word. is itf"
Eyes, publicity Is the word. The
Gordon people say they are going t6
sho " 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 act-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"
att Is already turned out" averred
the young a not affecting to mis-
understand. "We buy no votes In this
campaign"
The stout assertion was good as far
as it went. The new division eounse
made it and believed it. But a little
later he could not help wondering If he
had been altogether candid In max
ing tt.
The offices In the uptown ~skyscrapel
were not exclusively a railroad socia
center where the DISTINGUISHED voter
could come and have the facts ladleG
out to him without fear or favor or
the part Of the ladder. They had come
to be also a rallying point for a hetero
geneous crowd of ward workers, wire
pullers and small politicians. most o.
Wl0m MG1G dn4lOuS ~ bG GllIRltS Gu Va
retained a henchmen.
Some Of these "stretcher men," al
Blount contemptuously called them
had been employed In past campaigns
others were still the beneficiaries o,
the railroad, holding payroll places
which Blount acuteiY SUSPECTED wers
chiefly sfnecnrcs-
Latterly this contingent of striker!
and heelers had been greatly augment
ed. and 1t was beginning to make III
demands more emphatic. A dozen
times a day Blount had the worn
phrase nothing for nothing" dinned
Into his ears, and he was shrewdly sus-
pecting that his office had been made
a dumping ground for the other de-
partments.
Seeing Gantry, Blount took an early
opportunity Of saying: s
"See here, Dick; you fellows down
town are making my office a cesspool,
and / won't stand for it. Garrigan.
that saloon keeper I'm the Second ward,
came up today to ask for a free ticket
to Worthingten and return. and when
I pinned him down he admitted that
you sent him to me-"
81 did," said Gantry, ~grinning. "Why
otherwise have we got a postgraduate,
double certificated political manager,
I'd like to knowp'
81 guess we may as well fight this
out right here and now, Dick" said
BIount coolly. I'm not chief vote
buyer for the Transcontinental COM
pany."
"Who said you were?" retorted the
Traffic manager.
ut says itself if I am to cut the pie
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 raj play
full, but behind it there was a shrewd
flash of the Irish blue eyes that Blount
did not see
81 guess the company win be willing
to furnish a few small pies If 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.
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