Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1911-12-14
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| i've Ooss. there were In the Office Rob
bins and Graham. the Independents,
ed with beer and whisky bottles Rop,
was sitting, the one silent member a
O noisy group.
Where can I see You aloness the
squire interrupted without apology
You can see me right. here Rovs,,-
&C the unspoken suggestion the groun
with frank, matter OF fact obedience
gathered up their bottles and went
into the barroom
s'Well?a Bob Intercepted.
Tne squire dropped into i chair.
"Haggfns turned me down. he an
nounced despondently. He saws i
can't run again. He's going TO give
my job to Harvey, just because he's
MS nephew. After the way I'VE shaved
fer him and done his dirty work In
the ward for ten years. he added Bit
terly.
What Of itT' Bob asked, with no
sign Of interest.
What OF It. 7 lose my only chance
to make liyin'. Here 7 am, thirty
i've years old. I've got no education.
! don't know bookkeepin nor anything
else can't clerk. /. amt strong
enough to hold down a job In the mills.
can take care OF myself. But how
I'm 70 make enough for three don't
see"
'ThreeT'
Yes, there's goin' to be a baby soon,
and I can't see
"Humph! You politicians have got
no business to have kids. What are
you going 70 do?"
What can I do?'' Mehaffey returned
belpless1y.
You might fight him., Bob sug
gested
Il can't" groaned the squire
"But cam Bob said
BY degrees the possible significance
OF Bob's words wormed its way into
the squire's comprehension. His grief
gave way Co aknazement, amazemant
to an incredulous joy.
you don't mean ii, Bob?s'
II always mean what I say, don't
II" Bob returned impatient1y "Shut
up, Jim; I'm thinking
For some moments Bob stared at the
ceiling. Then he called out abruptly:
Mike, come in here and bring the
boys-and some more whisky
Mike came in as hidden, bringing the
liquor, athe boys" trooping obedientIy
in behind
1.-THE drinks are on me, boys" Bob
said by way OF preliminary.
When every one had taken his quota
ne continued, Boys, Haggin has
turned Jim down.
well, guess that let's Jim out"
said Mike pityingly.
II tell him. Bob continued, s'that be
ought 70 fight him"
Mike shook his head. TT can't be
done, Bob
Yes, It can" Bob responded tartly,
"And I'm going TO do it,
An amazed silence fell upon the
group. The silence was broken BY
Mikes delighted ejaculation.
BE tn poker, it's q fine scrimmage
wen be havin' II amy wan can lick
Haggin ye're tn bye, Bob
saThat We are assanted the others,
awakened from their Wonderment.
"All right. Be here tomorrow night
and I'll tell you what to do. And bring
the other boys along-as many as you
can get. Come along, Jim.,' And.
meekly followed by the squire, who
had not yet recovered from his aston
ishment, Bob left the saloon.
Haggtn had been q prizefighter and
successful one History records how
he fought twenty round draW-bare
fists with Donnelly, the heavyweight
champion OF the world. At the zenith
OF his career he abandoned the ring and
invested his last purse in an IrishtoWn
saloon And TrishtoWn counted it an
honor to buy its drinks from the only
man that had ever given Donnelly q
hard fight. So that Haggin waxed
prosperous and sported many dia
monds. Tt was natural result OF his
popularity and business that he should
20 into politics. He developed GER
tain crude genius for the game. He
was good natured when not opposed. ]
He knew how to be generous, when to
be generous was . good policy. And
he learned to organize his henchmen.
But beneath ali were his fame and
skill as a fighter. Consequently be
became the undisputed autocrat OF
things political n the Fourth ward.
Now the average American, especial
" the Irish American, loves fair play ]
and has q sneaking admiration for the
under dog. Bob already had certain
personal following, which nucleus he
began systematically to augment.
This young McAdoo OF the Fourth
is corker. said the great Maep nerson.
"Of course, Haggin II beat him; the
old CRATER has too strong q grip On his
ward to lose this time. But the young
ster will bear watching Ii the future.
Say, now, this II q fight. Hag-
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