Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-01-11

FAMILIES WE'RE RENDERED HOMELESS.
scratched and splintered and ragged
goods and merely waited in numbed
misery.
This tremendous dislodgment began
with the early dawn. Nearing noon
clogged streets there came with mill
tary precision a strange procession of
moving vans. and arrived at the first
breastworks of household effects the
leader of that procession announced
briefly to those nearest him the terms
of Kelvin's offer:
would they go?"
cheer answered that question. a
cheer Of mighty relief. as of famished
men In sight of water. as of lost souls
that had found the gates of paradise.
Then began the most amazing hegira
in the history Of civilization. Out to
the new cement cities they were car
ings and new life, away from
squalor and disease and degradation.
and though dazed by the change they
were different people and better for 1t.
Through the day and the night for
more than two weeks this tremendous
exodus went on. Only Patsy Mccall.
ken. bereft of his leadership because
there was no one To lead. put MIS-
stubby finger upon the facts. II
He said he'd take it away from meS
and he done 1t, dash him." exclaimed
Mr.. McCalken. half Indignantly and
half admiringly. his red face putting
redder and curious little wrinkles fOrm-
ing upon both sides of the mole ON his
nose. Them three districts would al
beat Kelvin IN this election. and now
there won't be enough voters left in
the whole abattoir to wedge come
on in vestibule. And the whole
games a frameup. Breeds moneys
back of Kelvin. and it's Breeds money
that's back Of Pellman. and Breed gets
his all out again by sellin all this
property Peilman bought to the rail.
roads. 1t not only don't cost a cent to
make all this election grand stand play
from here to Frisco. but 1t makes
money. Think of that. will your II
Kelvin frames up this deal he's "a
bigger man than Dick Croker. sure be
Isl"
Nobody. however paid any attention
to Patsy McCalken.
Election night found Henry Breed. as
eager in his interest as any child could
! have been. in New York for the first
time in years. and with him came IAN
liam. Mrs. Rensselaer,. DR.. Zelphan and
the usual servants. Two splendid suits
on kelvin's floor at the Esplanade We're
secured. and the common meeting point
for all of them that night was a mag
nificent drawing room upon the cor
ner overlooking the entrance to the
park and also overlooking moving
picture bulletin which an enterprising
newspaper had established there.
Breed surveyed Kelvin and Rollins
in turn with paternal delight but he
studied both men shrewdly and ended
by putting his hand ON kelvin's shout.
der.
MY boy. you are made Of the right
stun" he announced in his shrill voice
aSiCS tug tudu -dDu ue tuTueu 10
the others-"ttted to sustain worlds
crisis There is no nervousness here.
no energy wasted IN worry. no finch
ing. face straight ahead Fine boy
this Kelvin"
Really put In Mrs. Rensselaer,.
I'VE are all intensely Interested. and
even absorbed. in your campaign. Mr..
Kelvin. We think II has been very
cleyerly conducted indeed"
II thank you." said Kelvin to Mrs
Rensselaer,, who he knew hated him
But we all have to remember that.
while the campaign Is over. our elec-
ton Is not yet assured by any means
Mr.. Rollins and Mr. Breed and my
self as monopolists and malefactors
and capitalists of great wealth and a
few other reprehensible things have
come in for some hard scorings In the
past few days. and just how much
effect that L. going to have on the
attitude OF the public 1t Is hard to
tell" ~ e..
Huh! 1t isn't worth considering"
said Breed. Politics is too thoroughly
organized flor that. Get the leaders
who own the little leaders. who I'm
turn own the minor workers clear
down to the ward thugs. and you hare
ting seeanafy." - II S.s.sF. sasAp (. ) !