Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-12
CHAPTER VIII.

"Glad to see you. MIR. Warrington"
said McQuade, pointing toward a chair.
He did not offer his hand, something
told him not to make that mistake.
From under the desk McQuade's dog
| emerged, stiff and bristling. On his
side. Jove stood squarely on his legs,
head on, as they say, his lips writing
and quivering with rage. Warrington
touched the chair that nae been
offered him. Joye begged. But the
the master was obdurate. Joe jumped
up. but turned quickly. The white dog
stopped. He recognized that he was
at a complete disadvantage.
McQuade watched these proceedings
with an amused twinkle. II vas q
| clever maneuver. So far as he was
concerned, a good dog fight would not
have been to his distate.
"It doesn't hurt the brutes to fight
once in a while. But, of course" he
added. your dog is old"
Nothing is Nd till it is useless"
IAN epigram from one Of your
plays?"
mo. but it sounds good enough TO
use. love has strong teeth, however,
and he comes from a fighting family.
But for my part, l had much rather
see two men pummel each other"
$50 would /, for that natter Nc
Quade pushed the matchbox toward
" w OhN OIL ~ Noh dION ia
his own and struck a light. McQuade
shrugged.
"Mr. McQuade, / am interested to
learn what is back of your note.
| Horses?"
mo; not horses"
McQuade viewed the young man
through half closed eyes. The con
tractor was a big hulk of a man, phys
ically as strong as a bull, with reddish
hair, small ~twinkling eyes, a puffy
nose mottled with veins thin lips
| shaded by a bristling red mustache,
and a heavy jaw. The red fell of hair
on his hands reminded Warrington of
q sow's back.
"No, Mr.. Warrington, / haven't any
horses for sale today" he began. mot
very long & you met Senator Hen
derson at your club. He offered you
the nomination for mayor this fall,
and you accepted it,"
Warrington could not repress a start
of surprise.
THAT is true. What mystifes me"
he supplemented, lis how this know
ledge came to your ears.
II generally hear what's going on.
My object in asking you to call is to
talk over the matter on a friendly
basis
POLITICALLY. we nave nothing in COM
mon."
Politically or socially. But the point
is this: What have you done that you
should merit this honor? I'll talk
frankly. What have you done toward
| the building up OF your city? What
have you done toward its progress in
manufacturing and building? You
have o n nothing but buy a house
on the fashionable street and pay the
taxes
You might add that / once pedaled
vegetables, said Warrington.
IT was McQuadess turn 10 pe sur
prised.
''Then you are not ashamed Of the
fact that you sold v~egetables?"
I'm truth. I'm rather proud OF il. Ii
was h first step I'm the fight. And
tell you honestly, Mr.. McQuade that
/ have fought every inch OF the way.
And | shall continue sto fight. when
there's anything worth lighting for.
I'm not a manufacturer or q builder,
but I am none the less eligible for
was made honestly. every penny OF 1t.
1t was not built on political robbery
n the failures of others. But let
us come to the point. You have
something to say
Yes. / have. And it is this: I
don't propose to have you NEEDLE with
the politics OF this city. I hope we
can come TO q peaceful understanding.
! don't want TO war against YOU"
Mr.. McQuade. you talk like a a
out Of his sense. Who's going to pre-
vent me from accepting the nomiDa-
! tion?"
II am answered McQuade, bring
Ing a INST down on hts desk.
The dogs growied. They seemed to
realize that war OF some kind wa Ia
the ali.