The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-18
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out of a spree with hot coppers In
hades, but I'll be jim-swizzled II /
ever got into one I couldn't get out
Of And we amt in that kind OF a
one now. How much money do you
need"
Colonel Strickland shook his head
There's no good you and me figur.
| ing along that line, old fellow. We
need at least three thousand dollars.
and while it's pretty certain old Les
! lie Will raise that amount eventually
| that doesn't cut any ice now. We
need the money right here at the
start"
And you can't raise it," asked
| Colonel Todhunter.
| No can't" answered Colonel
! Strickland. And | get what a man
deserves for thinking he knows how
to save the country when he don't
even know how TO take care OF HIM
self"
That amt so, Bill answered
| Colonel Todhunter sturdily. ANY
! anybody that thinks they can keep
you from bein' governor OF Mizzoorah
simply because you're a poor man has
got another think comm, sub. You
draw your personal note for three
thousand dollars in my favor I'll in
dorse II right here-and IL don't get
that money it's because the Nineveh
National bank don't know a good
thing when II sees It,"
| What do you mean. Todhunter?"
asked Colonel Strickland. instant pro-
test In his eyes.
| II mean this. Bill Strickland. re-
piled. Colonel Todhunter I'm the
first place. old Governor Leslie is
dead sure 10 raise that-there cam
paign fund In the second place, all
heaven and hell hates gutter. and
you amt a-goln TO be one. In the
third place, the Todhunter farm is as
pretty piece of collateral for a
three.thousand-dollar loan as old Shy
lock himself would have the heart TO
ask"
That's exactly what thought you
were going TO say" quietly comment.
ed ColoneI Strickland. "But il don't
go for minute. | amt going to tie
you up on this proposition" ~.
| TIL amt nobody goin' to tie me
up" said Colonel Todhunter. And
| amt goin' TO tie myself up, either.
I'm goin' TO tie the other fellow up.
I'll tie up them-there tricksters in ST.
Louis that's queerin' old Governor
Leslies game. They're the ones
that's putin frost on the Strck-
land campaign fund. II they can do
that successfully, they've got you
whipped right here and now. But
I'm a-goin' to fool EN-"
mo. Thurs, won't do it," protest
ed Colonel Strickland. Putting up a
good fight is one thing. but running
your friends is something entirely diff
ferent. | haven't fallen that low,
yet"
You haven't fallen anywhere" said
Colonel Todhunter But you've got
my fghtin' blood up, and by the Lord
Harry, II you amt man enough TO
fight alongside o. me, I'll fight by my
SELF
land, its all wrong. You haven't got
any call to do thing like that for
me"
The man that amt got no call to
help friend that needs help" replied
lColonel Todhunter. "ain't got no call
to keep on Twin. You set down there
and make out that-there note" - ~
Reluctantly, Colonel Strickland
obeyed. But he smiled cynically as
he passed the paper to Colonel Tod
hunter.
You forget Thurs" he said, that
old Eph Tucker is president OF the
Nineveh National bank. Is he likely
TO finance our campaign against Steve
Yancey?"
| ITO no continued