The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-11-30

~ machinery were run
ming out the evening
edition of the Big
Dailies; and the boys
J waited to get them red-hot
from the press, with their big head
lines, their sensational news. MUIR
ders suicides and politics.
The conclave were discussing a
very serious question of ways and
means. and Jimmy was the spokes-
man at this moment.
You see, " said Jimmy, dat you
guys has got to git it through your
tops jist as it is. Old Joel was nab
bed by de Cop and he's down in de
jug now and de chief screw down
dere said as how if / could git twen-
ty-five plunks, l could git de ole
man out on bail, dat is if / could
see de Jedge and tell him how it is.
You see de Jedge has gone home
cause dere aint no court until Friday,
cause tomorrow's Thanksgiving.
But you'se all know I'm not got no
twenty-five plunks, and most of
you'se aint any better off zen Ibe.
But / fought if you'se could go in
wild me, we'd form sindicate and
do it, and me to handle de stock
and be security to you'se- for de
swag. OF course If you'se don't
want to 60 in you don't haf to, and
de ole man will have to stay, dats
aII.'' Then he added, DE screw
said if put up de slugs to git Joel
out, and de cid man was in court
Friday mornin when de case was
on, and let de Jedge send him to de
works or fire him, why den / could
git back de stuff what we put up
and I'd give it back to you'se, each
his share, and I'll do it, said jim
my. sYou'se all know dat" And
they did all know it except one
doubling Thomas, called by the
boys. Cheaser,n nwho said: Maybe
you wouldn't give it back"
WELL" said Jimmy, If you'se
feel afeard you won't git it back,
keep it den.- l don't want no guy
to trust me less he wants to-
Awe! say now," said Cub. IF
you'se is afeard of your dough jist
stay out of de sindicate, cause we're
goin to form it right now. / don't
tink you got more'n two bits any
way. guess we can raise dat
much without We. Now I'm got
two dollars and eighty cents said
Cub, and here it is, and all dat
wants join to dis ting come on" as
he handed his money to Jimmy"
And here's mine" said another,
and another, until Jimmy found
himself in possession of over thir-
ty-eight dollars, donated by that
little band ragged merchants who
had empted their pockets into the
general fund. And In few min
utes from that time the town rang
with their cries:
" Eres your evnin paper; Her
aid. Times! World! and Tribunel
All about the suicide and murder,
etc." crying their wares without
fear or favor and selling to all who
had the price.
Wall street is not the only place
where big things are done, there
was but one skeptic in that lot OF
little capitalists and he was not al
lowed to put anything into the
sindicate. While in Wall Street
the great captains of finance, I'm
told. have SO little faith or conf
dence in each other, that they will no,
even take certified check from {
business associate without first hav
ING gone to the bank to have i
personally verified.
And vet this street is trusted witt
the policy, if not the entire honor
of our governments financial affairs
while they wont trust each other.
Jimmy could not sell papers tina
night. He was going to get elc
Joel out of Jail, for tomorrow wa
Thanksgiving and the old man ant
he had planned such q nice tim'
for themselves.