Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1912-01-04
CHAPTER ".
THE POLITICIAN.


W. Robbins was there. as usual.
Good exclaimed the
.,,s- 81 knew sou would be with
Us
Rab net his enthusiasm Indifferent
-84. I'm not with you until you
r,lat uy terms, you know"
Whats the matter with the terms
a4arad? Aren't they liberal enough
demanded Macpherson.
oNo I'm turn over the Fourth. Sew
.o.b Thirteenth and Fourteenth by
qaaa vgu no give me $4,000 ard So
na for expenses. the Sixth legisla
ives share Of the payrolI to come TO
RE for appointment and all orders
If course this means the Sixth's reg
rrer share. 1t had been customary
under Steele and Harmon to give the
sixth legislative district the lion )
share Of the pIums.
say" MACPHERSON sneered. you
rake over the leadership Of the party
and buy my support. 1t would be
cheaper for me.
Take IL or leave IT," Bob said cool,
IT. Il can do better with Harmon"
But / don't propose to buy you 1t
this price every trip"
~Ct course This deal only covers
this fight We mayn't be together next
time
Why notT. the boss demanded
sharply
81 don't like you, Bob replied. land
rog don't ike me We mightn't get
along sou know. Then Ill 60 some
where else. You can make out check
for the tweny thousand right now"
Before you deliver the goods? Not
muchm
oh, yes you WILL" Bob said easily.
I'll &9 what I promise, and you know
It. don't know that you will, and
after the election couldn't make you
Do ii Make 1t to my order"
That is, I'm to trust you. and you
wont trust meT"
You can; | can't"
We'll. for concentrated gall you take
TIE blue ribbont' MacP herson ejac-
u!ated. But he made out the check as
Bob had suggested.
1t was a lucky bargain for Mac
Pherson, Bob kept bis promise. His
four wards returned q majority Of
nearly 1000 for the Citizens party
ticket That party also carried the
city by 5000.
SO came the reformation" and Rob
eft McAdoo began bis political career
in earnest.
The night after the election Bob en-
tered the Films sitting room.
Kathleen" he said abruptly. what
does O good private teacher cost?"
She looked at him in surprise ITO
teach waatT
Oh Latin Greek. German. history
everything YOU learn In high school
ana coIlege-grammar. for instance.
amt much He caught himself
and laughed shortly. For one thing
! want to get out of this pesky habit
o. sayin' amt What will it cost
ne?
Two or three dollars an hour. /
think
Can you do it?'
i can at the beginning II you will
LET ne"
All right. We begin tomorrow night
Ill pay you IS an hour"
The flush became a deep crimson
No. not that way. Bob. | couldn't
tske your money"
Why not?"
FoF one reason" she answered
queuy' you've already given too much
money to this family"
tie looked at her q moment intently.
AL right. We do it your way then.
'oo-youFe all right, Kathleen" he
T T gruttiy and went up to his room.
LA'eF Kathleen left Patrick and Norah
alone.
a'flek, who had not been doing,
SpelFo his eyes and winked signih-
ssatIy at Norah.
SoFah, I've smell nawthin'?"
-. @'u''eNs ARE sc clane crazy over
Fyin' man" ~ -'.'''
o,n,s ann said Patrick proudly, "an'
me r'u 4e do betther than marry her
10th bye" eo'H - - 'A'A
~. ~ shocked on Bob's door. which
hon.1s !siiineont, since IN that simple
ber ~'sao'd 1t was not the custom to
Gu your approach by a knock
eh,,e o. = : III Oh. its you. Pat? Take
..,', Bob answered.
AZ Are ye busy. Bobr
'alakin' little you oh's
befasa some moments the two sat silent
IN eF, Tue ire Patrick shutting about
bow / ' Z, fasSnertt. for he knew not
- -, paoaFden himself of his errand
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