Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-07-07


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Gantry and ki'trelGe, the division SUI
perintendcnt, left their respective OF
Ceos i9 thc r.tiroac huili.ag. met il
... "'.. ~ jr4'- shes rHI walked t.
!. cf Doom re- yards
i.a Vice rrr-.to''. s...i",7 M the
great Table In The pen compartment
which served n.nl 20 desk m work
ilc hours. looked up and nodded when
his ~" sdbordinates entered
on got my message! ne quefleu'
''aHtTy answered Tor b''h' les
and we We're waiting Your ORDERS
have been carried out NOBODY out
side OF the dispatchers oillce ana the
few men in the yard crew knows that
YOU are here
Mr.. McNickar sat back IN his chalr.
took one OF the large black cigars
from the open box on the table ana
passed the box across to his two sub
alterns.
Light up he said tersely. Il am
In, in
morning. and we've got TO thrash this
thing out in hurry. Any change in
the situation since your last report?'
Gantry shook his head. Nothing
very important. Blount's uptown Of
fees were broken into last night, and
his safe was ripped open with dyna-
mite. That's all"
bic what came of it,
Nothing SO FAR as any one can find
out"
To a disinterested observer 1t might
have seemed little curious that the
vice president made no further inquiry
into the safe blowing. AS a matter Of
fact, his next question completely ig-
nored it.
what has Blount been doing this
week." he asked.
HE has spoken twice, once Mt Ari-
Quipa and once at Hellersville. Col
Inns says he has engagements enough
to keep him out Of town right up to
election day"
That's good" was the nodded ap-
,s,l T. . L., tI<N, I,o-
at the capital"
THAT young man has been pretty
nearly a frost" remarked Kittredge
casually. IF he isn't a wild eyed
fanatic. as Gantry here insists he is,
he is deeper than the deep blue sea.
I've been keeping tab on him, as you
directed, and he has worn out three
of my best Office men trying to keep
cases on him"
You are prejudiced, Kittredge,"
was the vice presidents comment. 1T
was the best move In the entire cam
paign putting him in the field. don't
suppose he has accomplished much In
practical way, but we have kept the
Honorable Dave from using him. as he
meant to-"
Il don't know about the accomplish.
ment," put in Gantry. There is q
four ply mystery linked I'D in this
matchmaking business At first
thought Evan Blount's sudden popu
larity dated back to some word sent
out from your Chicago office. but when
you told me 1t didn't l began to do d
nj
can't make up my mind yet whether
1t is pure popularity growing out OF
his speeches or whether it's the as
sisted kind"
"Asssted?" said the vice president
with n lifting Of the heavy penthouse
eyebrows.
Yes" Gantry went on. 1T has
been too unanimous. Collins has KEEP
me posted. and he says the invitations
have fluttered in thicker than the au
tulnn leaves In Nallombrosa. ant
kittredge's men tell us that the young
tr.tor has been making what figured
as trlu!nphal progress all over thu
s'ate-bands. receptions, committees
bahquethS anu all that everywhere
ne mas gone
but his Speeches nave been straigh
TO the point, our point" interrupted
the vice president I've been reading
thehe
kittredsc shook his head.
"Gantry says Yes, but | say No.
he contended. There is such a thing
as putting too much sugar in the cot
fee. Blounts been OVERRIDING it. He's
been putting the whitewash on sc
thick that any little handful OF mud
that happens to be thrown will stici
and look bad
We must take chances on that
WIS MI Mc' lckars decision "foun'
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