Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30

Ihis fussing GbOut every four years X
plain rot Here's Roosevelt gets IN
the midst Of n lot Of the finest kind of
reforms. you know. and directly you
20 and turn him out Then II you get
n bad man you've To wait four years
I'LL you can fetch him whnck why
not arrange II 80 you can pitch your
president out the minute he goes
wrongf I say your old rag of con
| stltution II a ball and chain on your
national leg. England Is immeasura-
bly, better or so far as that goes"
Ross turned Ia Virginia. leaving the
politica! discussion 10 go on over his
head. II was back Ina the old island
IA couple OF years ago. and you've no
Idea how small Il seemed To me. 1t
surely Is right little, tight little
whether the men In parliament We're
Az important as they seemed To think
they were and whether England IL not
really an empty shell Of empire. n
memory OF what II once was.
couldn't settle down there some way
| was homcsick for the mountains In
u month But what scared me most
was the pauper population OF the old
place-onc IN every thirty-scvcn must
be helped | came back to the States
gladly i guess I'm an American |
said 10 my sisters"
To Ice Virginia the talk Of "thc
curse Of democracy" and the decay
of empire" was unexcitlng. but when
Cavanagh told Of the sheepmens adj
vance across the dead line on Deer
creek and of the threats Of the cat
tie owners she was better able TO fol
low the discussion. Bridges was
heartily on the side OF law and order.
| for he wished to boom the state being
1 a heavy owner In n town slte). but he
| objected 10 Rcdfeld's ideas OF bot.
Ting up tho resources OF the state"
"nut were not" retorted Redfeld:
'wc'rc merely defending them against
those who would monopolize them.
We believe IN their fullest use. but we
see no reason for giving away the re-
sources when the country needs the
revenue"
Mrs Redfcld rose ns soon as the cof.
Zee came on. You gentlemen seem
bent upon lug matters of no In.
tercsl to e.. .lc said. 80 wen leave
you TO frhi 60 out alone rm sure
yoU'u all aGrrr with Hugh In the end
Like General Grant. he's n very oh
stinatc man"
No sooner we're they seated In the
big living room than Mrs Endcrby be
gan Ia relate comical stories Of her
household. Her cats had fits and ran
NJ the wall Her dogs were forever
getting quilted 10y reason OF foolish
attacks upon porcupincs. or else they
came home So reminiscent of skunks
that they all but smothercd the cook
Invariably they return from encoun-
tiers OF this Kind Just as we are sitting
at dinner" she explained. Further
more. Endcrhy's bitches are habitually
getting cloggcd and overlooking the
lawn and filling the cellar. and he
stands In terror Of his cowboys When
I think or all these irruptions and dis
fractions Encland's order and ruutin.
this amusing. mores the pity. and
leaves rne 10 set things In order. Most
ludicrous Of all Ia me Is his habitual
claim TINT the ranch is paying. tell
him there's an error In his bookkeep
ing somewhere. but he assures me that
his receipts exceeded his expenditures
last year. which Is quite too incredible
You've mo idea how high wages are
and how little we raise"
ooh. Yes, | have" laughed Mrs. Rcd
field "And my cat had ft too. Hugh
says it's the hish altitude I tell him
It's melahcholia."
Cnvanagh showed himself. Il hear
40 much laughter I'm coming In. We're
all 81 in0lffcrably political out here.
and. besides. I came To see the ladies.
and can stay only few minutes
longer"
You're not going back tonight ?" ex-
claimed his hostess.
Il must Dc on my own precinct by
daylight" he replied. "The supervisor
has an eve on me-"
Mrs. Redfeld explained 60 Lee Eir-
ginia. lie rode Atty miles over the
mountains
Thirty corrected Ross. But what
does that matser when I'm IN the COM
pany OF such charming ladiesT' be
added gallantly
And now he's going Ia ride all the
way back tonight"
Think Of that" gasped Mrs. Ender-
by. And no moon.'
How can you 0nd your wayf" asked
Mr.. Bridges. to whom this was a NOR
tally dangerous journey.
"Oh. it's quite simple. n you don't
bump against II tee or fall into the
creek you may be quite sure you're on
the trail" laughed Ross.
Mrs. Redheid knew the true reason
for his coming and was not AT all
pleased, FOR with all Lees personal |
charm" she said TO her husband. "she
Is socially beneath Ross Cavanagh even |