The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-09-28
BY HENRY RUSSELL MILLER

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been envied by young girl. my
dear sir. l-er-apologize. Pray do no
misunderstood. My remarks do not
OF course, apply
Don't mention It," Bob interrupted
ain tough wards men don't apologize
You're gOin' TO run this campaign
yourselfT'
And why nOt?" Graham once more
mounted his parlor hobby. Should
not the candidate always be the lead
er? Are we not working for "A boss.
less era. in which the leader will be
where he belongs-in the front rank
under the folds of our standard?"
Sure! Why norY" Bob rejoined.
go ahead aud try 1t. tn be quite
an experiment IN be interested in
watchin' it-from the outside"
surely not from the other sideT'
| Robbins suggested smilingly.
From the winnin' slde." Bob an
swered dryly.
well. of course" Mr.. Graham
stammered. "of cOurse-er-that is
ahem-I do not propose to-er-dictate
tactics to my assistants. We may
have TO resort to disagreeable means
to gain our great end. We must If
necessary fight the devil with fire
that's 1t. fight the devil with fire"
"Humph" Bob grunted.
"Well. gentlemen" Graham conclud-
ed briskly. Il must leave you. My
wife and | are dining out, and | am
already late. | am glad to have met
you. Mr.. McAdoo." He added this
from safe distance, his hands be-
hind him. With bow. nicely deliver
ed. he left the room.
What do you think of him, Nc
Adoo?" Robbins queried.
Hes a curiosity. I'd like to take
him In glass case with a sign,
Hands on down TO Toms saloon
and show him to the boys. Why'd
you take him upT he demanded OF
MACPHERSON.
That worthy looked sharply at Bob
before responding. He carries along
the old reform crowd. and he'll con-
tribute his money"
I'D prefer to work for a man." Bob
said cOntemptuously.
well. are you coming along or not?"
What are you goin' to doT
lin the fist place" said MACPHERSON,
we're going to clean the city of this
gang of Internal scoundrels''-
Talk business. I'm not Graham"
Bob interrupted impatiently.
IL know that" MACPHERSON an
swered sharply. I'm not preaching
reform. | mean, we're going to knock
Harmon and his crowd out Of control
of the organization and the city and
take them ourselves"
DO you mean thatT' Bob demand |
ed keenly. "Or are you only goin' to |
dght them until they let you to the
trough. and then you go back on them
that helped your"
MACPHERSON brought his cllnched
fist hard down on the desk. $50 help
me God, | mean It! I'm going to see
that dog dead and buried politically
If II takes every dollar have in the
world"
THAT'S all right. but can you do itf''
I'VE can" Macpherson said more
quietly. We've got the money, and
we've gone over the ground carefully.
Here. Robbins. you have the figures"
From memory and with u glib GER
tainty that bespoke careful study of
The situation. Robbins reeled Off list
IF putative majorities, to which Bob
listened thoughtfully.
You see" Robbins summed up
this gives us all the upper
wards. sure. We come to Irishtown
with an easy 5000 majority, and
ven about break even on all the Irish
own wards but the Fourth. Seventh,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth. That
,rings us to you. If we get the Fourth
~ its usual majority we can't lose. IL
We don't get 1t we may win anyhow.
That's what we want you for. Some
# us advised going to Haggin, but l
'etter get your horn and climb on the
and wagon. There's five thousand in
/ for you II you get us the Fourth.
md five thousand more II you get the
ther three-besideS expenses. That's
air. think. Or. il you prefer, lieu
on the force. The pickings to
G for yourself What do you say?"
"NO office in mine" said Bob. "Ill
hink II over"
I'D like 10 hear you say YES now"
"No. I'll think II over" Bob repeated ,
Oddly. II don't know as care TO get
D your wagon" ,
Perhaps Macpherson caught hint s
I contempt in the slight accent on T
your" 1t won't pay you to stay q
Ut" he said in half threat. (
Bob laughed insolently. I'm not 4
fraid of you. You see, you've showed .
he your hand. You can't do without v
le" h
Macpherson with difficulty repressed I
n angry retort, and Bob left the of f