Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

mine owners back Of en- and back OF the mine owners
the railroad and that the head of the road was
Pyramid Gordon. So, Mr. Gordon, I'm after you.
"Ah, this becomes interesting, remarks Pyramid.
~You bet does, says Tutters 4And its going to get
more SO as we go along. You don't think I'm fool
enough to tackle YOU alone, do YOU No. Sir. | saw
right off that I'd need backing And I've got it,
even if was three months getting it
@Three months. eh?' says Pyramid. "You wrote to
the local papers about this outrage, | suppose
NO says Tutters. First hunted up the Alderman
in ward and told him. He turned me over to the
member of the State Legislature from district and
it through him got next to our Congressman. He
didn't want touch it, the Congressman didn't;
had to go around among people | knew and get up a
petition 1t was just about primary time when sprung
that him, and some way he had change of heart
He said he'd do what he could when Congress met.
Well, that standoff, of course; but didn't let it
go at that went back along the trail, poking up the
legislature and the Board of Aldermen and the ward
committee. got folks to write letters and send ele
grams. put in another petition. got afidavits from
my old customers. | saved the price advance notices
from the association and submitted copies of them and
we'll worked up my case, Mr.. Gordon, and here
the first returns
With that Tutters digs into inside pocket and
fishes out official envelope which he passes
Pyramid We looks at it together. And what do you
guess? Well, its invitation for Mr. Sem Tuters
appear before special investigating committee of the
Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington.
Huh" grunts Pyramid. @That ALL"
"Nope, says Tutters, his little eyes twinkn. I'm
going to start for Washington tomorrow and m going
to stay there until get EN- to send YOU one of these in
vitations too My Congressman says he work it,
and my attorneys tell me"
"Your attorneys" breaks in Pyramid.
ooh didn't tell you about the league, did r. says
Tutters. "You see, went to the Ultimate Consumers
League too and they took the right up and their
big lawyers have been helping ever since. So now
there's me, and the league, and the commission and
the United States Congress, all after that carload of
coal, Mr.. Gordon."
A Nd while I've watched Pyramid get sudden
jolts, don't know as him 60 up against
anything quite SO unexpected as that. Why minute
before this Tutters party had looked like poor joke,
hardly worth srnin and then the next he develops
into an invadin' army with banners
But Pyramid amt any tinhorn sport to throw his
hand into the discards the first raise. He's about
shifty they come, and | could tell by the way he
springs that grim kind of smile of his just then that he
about to show some clever footwork
"Mr Tutters, says he, soothn and persuadin', Il
must congratulate you. But it's shame to have all
that energy and persistence wasted"
ooh, pshaw." says Tutters. Il haven't done
much
But you have insists Pyramid. @Why, you've
shown as much sand and executive ability in working
up this affair would be needed to Why, here,
Tuters pay hundreds of thousands of dollars every