Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-18

tho foul line. He sighted over the
ball. Then he crouched and took a
long, careful aim. Two short steps
followed by a running jump. hia arm
shot ont and Tho ball sped down the
alley toward the group OF innocent
pins. Andy's arm went up in the air
as Ihe balanced himself on one heel
and one big toe. His entire body was
tense. The nall crashed into the
pins, sending them flying In all d.
rections Andy brought his arm down
with a vicious jerk. At tic Selfsame
moment his feet few ont from under
him and he sat down. suddenly, I'M.
expectedly.
Bert Thnrston, Carl %Jorgcnson, Tom
Tharalson and several other high
priced state house dignitarles met
In the corridor of the second floor or
the capitol. They stopped to tell a
story or two and pass the time OF
day. At inc other end of the CORR
dor near the governors Office two
convicts were engaged in performing
some OF their routine duties incident
to caring for the big building. The
group of officials turned ITO watch
them.
This is pretty good said Tom
TharalsOn. Those two fellows each
get five cents per day. Their com.
bined salaries aggregate ton cents per
day. This bunch Of fellows here
watching them earns approximately
one hundred dollars per day. And
here's the hundred dollar q day bunch
stopping to watch q ten cents per day
bunch labor" Aud NE hurried back
to the state treasurer's department.
81 am the original Rummy," obscrfv-
ed Colonel Ben G. Whitehead. as he
boarded the train to 60 to Flasher.
Nobody challenged the statement. In
fact everyone around seemed to
heartily agree With the sentiments SO
modestly expressed. Il introduced
the game into the Elks Club at Bis
marck, and it has grown In favor ny
leaps and bounds. Now there is not
pool hail or lodge O where !:
is not played They tell me that 1t
is all the rage in the Maennerchor
and the commercial club. Yet no
one gives me the credit due me. Jack
Newman, Dad McConkey and Frank
Fceney all lay claims to being the
greatest rummies in Bismarck. But
I'll fool 'em. I'll get them IN a game
some day and prove to them that they
are still hut mlsophisticated neophy.
ties. Yes, they stopped the game on
the trains in the northern part OF the
state. But they're still able to play
down here. II | couldn't play rummy
on this trip to Flasher I'd die OF en-
nui." (The colonel pronounced it
ong-way.) II am the original UNI
my he reiterated as he holsted his
ponderous c%orpOrositv aboard the
south bound flyer.
81 have nothing to say for the CurD-
stone and Corridor department this
morning" said Deputy Secretary OF
State John Andrews. as he puifed dill
i,gontly on his big pipe. The persc-
vering pencil.pusher rersisistently pro-
pounded several more questions.
Nope. nothing doing" asserted john.
The street car rounded the corner with
a nerve racking grinding OF the
wheels. ooh say" the deputy sudden
.ly asked. did you hear about that big
fish that Pat Byrno caught last sum.
mer? 1t vas SO long-so long-so
long",and he ran for the car
Mr.. Acker locked gloomy. Mr.. liver
Acker. State legislative reference i.
brarian. One lock OF hair was acting
in a most stubborn manner. 1t refused
I'd stay put" 1t was a lock Of hair
Just over Mr.. Acker's forehead. His
GTecian forehead. The lock of hair
was supposed to be trained. Mr.. Acker
has laborcd assidlous.y with 1t in an
effcr. to make it obey his will. 1t IS
supposed to droop down ever one eye.
And stay there. Until it is brushed
back with a majestic sweep of the
hand. Mr. Acker's hand. Then fall
down again when Mr.. Acker shakes
his head. In true Websterlan style