New Ulm review., 1913-01-08

.',senator'x out T. the farm. Hl1as r.
sponded II the OinnirAisn,s Of hack

home. Il
.',senator'x out Il the farm. Nilaa r
spondpd n tbe Omni,Aisn,s of hack
meii.
'.Then take me to the farm.
Arrived ut the farm. he received mn
other command IT, walt. 4 lnrtAd mai
was repairing broken place In TIL
fence. From him rpvnity demanded (.
know tile whereabouts Of tile l,ri'll,
minister ana w;s told to sepk him IL
tht. l,OtiltO patch.
In tile middle Of the potato patch ths
visitor .l,rlleId til,. figure. Of his minister
arruyph IN n I,,ir Ut the hired man.
ovpr,,lls and Il straw hat Of pnornou.
brin. blisily ilDping Toward this tr,ll,
rur,i figure Slckptt y for our inOnar |
II no either than tllp president Of tin
great Atlantic. islilrtnid nlld.. his way
considerably To the damage Or the vine.
beneath his feet
Careful" ;ltlmOnisi,pd the senator
''yNnlk l,ptwppn The hills.''
Sackptt lat,,lnt. more careful. '.HOw
are yOm. spllatOr?'
''llOw'rt. vDlI. S:lckett r.
Their hands met. ~ part instantly.
''What." Slckptt demanded. "is the
matter with ShPrrMd:"
'Flp wants tex, Mnch' Murrheil an
swprpd briefly.
II was taking to him last week
Murcilp;l turned on him suddenly
Told you ! ought tD get down from
the head of the organization. didn't he:
Told you that Adplphia and the Steel
City are turning against me. that hr
wants to Tx, governor and that the Stpp
people want l'nrrott for my job in the
senatp. Didn't ilp:''
"You fellows" $,ekett exploded II
ritably. ''llad i,pttpr settle your Squab
bfes or you'll give some incpndiary the
chance to step IN and raise Cain. The
trouble Is Sl,prrOl Is close to the Stee
City organization. and the Michigan Is
trying to get into TIN. city The secret
Of the royal irritation Is out. 4 com,
reting monarch IL making ready to In
wade his dominion:
Alu,,.i,pll smiled bitterly. $50 that's
It? For twenty years I've been duing
yonr dirty work. And now ut the
flrst threat Of competition you're ready
to thr,w me over without M.ruple
II you think it's xnfe: 1t isn't safe
Sackett."
aackett's eyes snapped angrlly. I've
my duty 10 my stG.khOldprx. Of whom
you are one. Can you keep the Mich
igan ont -
~ don't know. 10 won't promise
But have ] ever failed you yet:"
II don't believe yoM can do It. You're
too unpopular with the organization.
You've l~pn too strong handed. Things
are rilse for u revolt. Why. yO,, cant
even control your own county
when give up hope for this conn
IT," the senator answered sharply.
..yOu can talk. All thMt's tH'en said
before. How do yOu expect me to Keep
these hungry coyotes In by quot
ing Golden Rule Scripture ut 'em: Dn
you want tn 50 bnck tO the old gner.
rilla days. Sackett?''
Z S,,ckett stared mONdily at his feet
Mur.llell took on his old straw hat
and leaned against the tree. He wait
ed Until Sackett was rndy tO sreak
''Alnut Parrott." Sackptt said after
q long rnuse. ''Mac';regor and Flick
want him for senator
.He* slated for governor: Ike
my job."
"Rut SherrOd wants to he governor"
"He'll take what he's earned and cnn
Eet." Alnrcl,pll said shortly. 'l'arr"tt
ran have RoselHn's place four year.
ffom now-mayl,e. Well see
i "E3ut they want him to have your
place. They say" aackett explained
NTH that brutal frankness which We
estoe'iate With royalty. ''thnt
vou're nothing but q politician and
have been identified With . lot Of un:
popular things. while Parrott II fine
awyer and could easily work m 4 rep-
,tation M Il statesman. They figure
,e could yet 'em more. And they don't
are whether the Michigan gets in or
lot. They think they'd get hetter
ntea. And they're afrnid that you
md Shcrril with yOur ssluahl,les will
pill the milk. I'm nfrnid Of that ton
lenatOr. you're getting tO he an old
nan. You've bud enough. Why don't
ou.- retirp:''
"Oid. am ~" exclaimed NlnrcheI,
'arshly. "Want me- to retire do you?
Veil. ! won't. And I'll tell you why
et'ause the orgnniza tiOn. the lr,wpr. ia
nine. Set your mind easy. I'm too
Id to learn new tricks. I'll not turn
gitator like these dreamers and fel-
,ws with u grievance The Michigan
vOn't come in. II ! can help 1t. Rnt
herrod won't be governor. and Far
Dtt won't yet INV seat. I'm not go
1g tO give M what I've worked for all
~ life Y"n tell EN- that like my
III and that I'm not too old to run Il,
nd, Sackett." he nd.lad. ''play fair
lay fnir:'
S0rkett loft. wondering II in mn on