Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-04-25

y oN We played tnt W It. OK your
watch. Tom" said Colonel Todhunte-
stpruly "This amt no time for you
70 b1 pickin lights with old Eph Tuck
er's son 1t don't took right. and II
won't help your father none in his po
liti'al fight either"
i didn't bring it on. colonel" re-
Piled Tom Strickland stamford Tuck
er'> seen 1T to say things a;Out my
father that no man can say al not
get liCFing from me, if i'ln rGD
enough to lick him. That's all t:.ra
is to it, sir.
could not continue his rehuke Bot be
managed to- part from Tom Strick !aid
with something like an expression OF
disapprova on his countcnance.
81 reckon | amt cut out to preach
to other people what they should 90
/ and what they shouldn't" he confessed
to himself later Il ought to have Civ
on that blamed young fool lecture
as long as my arm. but it just wasn't
/ in me to do 1t under the circumstances.
! And that's wrong. because the only
! good excuse m old mans got for Twin
/ is to sorter act as guidepost to keep
: young men from folowin' the roads
| that lead to trouble. Bcin mighty lit
| tie good in that line myself, I'm a-goin'
/ TO unload my responsibility on old Bill
/ Strickland and let him straighten Tom
out his own way, subj And then III
ask the Old MarSter up above to make
me better fifth for my duty than
sub. judgin' from the way | weakened
on Tom"
|
| Suddenly one day during the cam
paign the Hon. William j. Strickland
returned from st. Louis. An express
sion OF acute Worrmcnt so contrary
to its customary cheerfu,ness rested
on his face that Colonel Todhunter en-
tering the candidates Nineveh law Of
flee. could not but remark the change
What on earth's the matter. Bill?"
he asked. You look like the last rose
o summer"
Colonel Strickland attempted q smile
"Oh. nothing particular. Thurs" he re-
piled. ~ reckon | was just meditat-
ing on the vanity Of human life"
"Well, IT must have been 'Hnrk from
the tombs Il doleful sound all right"
laughed Colonel Todhunter. Then he
| took a second look at his friend
You're lynn to me, Bill Strickland"
he said. There's somethin' gone
wrong. and it's on your mind. What
is it?"
Thurs" responded the other, ut
amt anything you can help. There's
no good in my unloading my troubles
on you just because you've got broad
shoulders"
Unload 'em anyhow" returned Colo
mel Todhunter. You ought to know
| folks can shed other folks troubles
off'n their shoulders like water from a
ducks back"
But Colonel Strickland shook his
head. There's been backset some
where along the line" announced Colo
mel Todhunter stubbornly. "And
you've got to tell me what 1t is. Quit
settin there lookin' like poor man at
a cash sale. Bill Strickland. dumb.
cause moneys all that talks"
At this Colonel Strickland laughed
drearily. That's where you hit the
nail ON the head" he said. Money,
the mean and dirty thing that can
whip the best man in the world-that's
the trouble, Thurs"
Its generally the other mans mon
ey that looks dirty. Bill" Colonel Tod
hunter commented, chuckling. II got
| to acknowledge the corn myself. l
never had dollar Of my own that
didn't look mighty clean and good to
me. But what's this particular money
trouble?'
"Well. if you will have 1t, Thurs, It's
this" replied Colonel Strickland. "I'm
up tree in the matter Of campaign
expenses. Old Governor Leslie was
sure he could raise Strickland cam
paign fund by asking the right men
and telling them what he proposed to
do with it, they knowing that Steve
Yancey amt fit to be governor Of Mis-
souri,. But so far he's met with mighty
poor success. He told me all about it
in St Louis yesterday. l amt got a
dollar in the world. and we've estab-
lished headquarters in St. Louis and
Kansas City that's got to be kept up.
How we're going to do it is what ]
can't figure out"
The two old friends faced each other
silently.
THAT certainly is serious situation,
Bill" spoke Colonel Todhunter at last.
Its SO almighty serious, Thurs" re-
turned the other, that l can't see my
way out Of it,
But at this Colonel Todhunter snort
ed. THAT'S where you're wrong, Bill
Strickland" he exclaimed. "I've been
in tighter places n anybody on earth,
'ceptin' the fellow who come out OF n
spree with hot coppers in hades, but
! I'll be Jim swizzled if ever got into
one couldn't get out of. And we amt
in that kind Of a one now. How much
money do you need?'
Colonel Strickland shook his head.
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