The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-01-16

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sWhat's ideals? Can you eat 'em?"
prodding the other. none too gently
about the ribs and stomach. His
| fingers found only soft yielding cush
ions of fat
Don't get fresh. young Teller" But
Sheehan drew back. nevertheless
John followed him and continued his
inspection.
IF I'm elected. Sheehan. Id advise
you to buy usage to Mexico OF
some place where extradition laws
don't hold. You needn't bother about
a round trip ticket, either. In the
meantime. get OUT Sheehan assumed
clustering air. ''It's shorter by the
window. but You may prefer the door.
continued John.
He seemed to the other just then a
very capable young man. The boss
after moments inward debate. chose
discretion as the better part of valor.
John went to the window. threw II
open and watched the bulky figure
pass out of sight around the corner.
He filed his lungs with the cool. clear
autumn air
The election was ii week away. \
week is short time. but i'm it. if YOU
are a young man not unwilling to lose
an occasional nights sleep, a great deal
can be accomplished. Johns journeys
took him into l!umville and into every
ward thereof and into the townships.
In these latter districts he had less
need of tue diplomats tongue to win
| recruits-"workers" they were called
and well called He found volunteers
a-plenty. Farmers Cranshawe and
Sykes and Criswell and others. sober.
Unconditional men who We're yet willing
to follow in Il forlorn hope. On the
day before election. faith in his fellows
quickened. lii. moved on New Chelsea.
When election day dawned. beautiful,
clOudless day happy omen!-he knew
that at every polling place in the cOnD-
ty was one man at least working in the
interest of John Dunmeade and that
most Of them would be loyal.
The state ticket had Il narrow escape
from defeHt that autumn. Only the
two great cities with their machines.
their fraud and their supineness saved
1t. Benton county went for the onpo-
sition. not entirely. however. One
brand was saved from the burning.
although a certain faction of the party
was not greatly elated over Dun
meade's victory.
A young man, pale, stirred to the
depths by victory he had not be.
iieved possible. could not understand,
was at his window gazing Worship
fully up into the sky
II have found my place. My peo-
Pile! | am willing to pay
1t was VOW of conservation
The courtroom in the dingy old court
house of New Chelsea was crowded
on certain day in May past the point
Of mere discomfort.
The voice of the defendants counsel
rose and fell. He was something OF
an actor, and he put a deal Of con
vincing passion into his words. In
New Chelsea oratory is still loved
The audience hung intent. almost
breathless on the scene enacted before
them. They had the feeling of being
not spectators. but participants in The
little drama. Perhaps they were, for
1t was the trial Of Jim Sheehan.
Senator Alurehell was not listening
to the speech He was intcntly regard
ing the set profile across the counsel
table ana measuring the man he saw
there against the boyish. eager and
very ikeable young man whom, al
most year before. little BOSS and
4 big had sought to press into theil
service. John Dunmeade had grown
One saw that III the already grave, al
most sad. lines Of his face. Work ant
thought and responsibility and pur
pose-and something else Of which the
senator had no inkling had set theil
stamp upon him.
There had been no lack of accom-
plishlnent during the five months Of
Office holding. To this truth eloquen
witnesses might have been called
Butch Maley and Red Bricker. al
ready serving terms In the. peniten
tiary; slayton, a fugitive, bail forfeit
ed; Brown and Parsons, free onl!
pending appeal; and now sheehan, hi
Cato hars'n1 IN tho balance The ma