Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-21
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Colonel ! y
'TODHUNTER
Of Missouri
By RIPLEY D. SAUNDERS
Copyright, 1911, by the Bookseller
rill Company.

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Dick Cantrill. editor of the Ninevef
Blade, Colonel Strickland's home or
gan, enterprisingly arranged for Dull
letin service Of election returns on the
night of the primary vote, and Colone
Todhunter and the Hon. William )
Strickland were among the first to ar
rive at the Blade office that evening.
Dick himself. with Lycurgus QuiveJ
as his assistant, was to handle the Dull
letius. the poet schoolmaster's most ar
duous assignment being that OF keep
ing the Blade devil" in swift action
between the newspaper plant and the
telegraph office across the street. There
was a quite considerable gathering OF
Nineveh's voters to hear what news
might come, and much speculation as
to the result was being voiced.
What do you think about 1t now
Bill?" asked Colonel Todhunter as the
candidate appeared on the scene.
lust the same as I've been saying
right along here lately replied Colo
mel Strickland quietly. '1'll go into
Kansas City and St Louis consider
ably ahead Of Yancey, and I'd carry st
Louis on an honest count. Kansas City,
being Steve Yancey's home, will roll up
a big majority for him, even It they've
got to give the penitentiary close
shave in doing it. Still, I'd stand a
fighting chance if the st. Louis crooks
didn't have a free hand-but they've
got it. and that's what's going to cook
my goose"
well. then. givin' 'em St. Louis and
Kansas City both. what do you figure
your plurality in the state'll have to be
to overcome that?"
II reckon they won't dare to count
more'n 10000 plurality for fancey In
ST. Louis-it would be too plain show
ing of crooked work if they did-and
on that basis I'd need something like
25 700 plurality in the state. Where am
/ going to get it,
Colonel Todhunter looked dubious.
THAT certainly is saddlin' mighty big
contract on Mizzoorah, to Offset the
crooked count In st. Louis. But I'll Just
be double whipsawed If we won't fight
'em to the last ditch. sub. No mans
licked till he says SO himself. Why,
right on that point, sub, knew an old
fellow over yonder in Galloway that
never got licked in his whole life; be
died fghtin' to his last breath. like q
regular old Davy Crockett, sub"
The Hon. William ]. Strickland smil'
ed. I'm not throwing up the sponge
either" he responded, but the wises,
way is to look facts straight in the
face. If you don't you simply build a
foors paradise that'li make you feel all
the worse If things don't turn out
right"
Colonel Todhunter chuckled. "All
the same" he commented. Pm agoin'
to use my bricks right down to the last
one buudin' house that suits me. NOT
one that suits the other fellow. Hope
on. hope ever that's my motto, and
the devil take the hindmost."
Here you are. folks" called out
Dick Cantrill. 1.-The bulletins are be-
ginning to come in.
ties, including Kansas City amidst Joe,
give Yancey 3s.75O. Strickland 1928
Judson 17.416 and Sanford 1885,"
"Hooray for our side" exclaimed
Colonel Todhunter.
The others laughed.
What are you hoorayin' about
ThursT drawled Colonel Strickland
amused. Trying to keep your courage
up:"
mo. sub; not by blamed sight" re
torted Colonel Todhunter. First news
bad news. that's what I'm hoorayin
about It's always meant good luck
and it means good luck now as sure as
shootin'.'
A ripple Of reassured laughter greet
ed this sally.
Here we are again. announced Dick
Cantril. jackson, Yancey's home
county. gives him 5000 votes. accord
ing to early returns. with less than 9
hundred for his opponents
'"That isn't so bad" commented Colo
mel Strickland. III the later returns
don't increase It."
1ESeuG, buCudUdu duO VcIuOA
counties.'" read Dick Cantrin, "'go for
Yancey; also Andrew, Cass, Cole, Da-
viss. Dunklin. Henry, Johnson, Living
ston, Platte. Sullivan and Wright"
"Shucks" sconed Colonel Todhunter.
They've been conceded all along. The
iggers-the figgers is what we'd like
to get"
Cantrill waved a new bulletin jubi-
Iantly.
'Strickland's heavy Lead" he read,
els in Jasper, Galloway, Pike, Marion,
Audrain and Laclede counties. The fol-
lowing counties also go for Strickland:
Berry, Barton, Bates, Butler, Camden,
Clark. Franklin, Lewis, Lincoln, Ma
con. Monitenu. Phelps, Pulaski. Polk.
Ripley, st. Francis, Ste. Genevieve, Sa-
line. Shelby, stoddart, Wayne and
Webster"
'fYeow-woww yelled Sim Birdsong.
We've got 'em on the run!
"Figgers IL sill what's needed, Sin"
said Colonel Todhunter. we've know
ed them was our counties all the time
but by how much? That's the ques.
ton"
Later returns" read Dick Can
trill. "'show Ylncey leading in Kansas
City, St. Joseph and In thirty-three
counties by 1s8O7.'".
''Now we're gettin' down to It," spoke
Colonel Strickland grimly. Lets see