The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-17
By RIPLEY D. SAUNDERS
Copyright, 1911, by the Bobbs-Mer-
rill Company.
Observation-Disclosures

returned from st. Louis. An express
sion of acute worriment so contrary
to its customary cheerfulncSs rested
on his face that Colonel Todhunter, en-
tering the candidates Nineveh law Of
fce, could not but remark the change.
what on earth's the MISTER, Bill?'
he asked You look like the last rose
O. summer
Colonel Strickland attempted a smile.
"Oh, nothing particular, Thurs he re-
Piled. II reckon | was just meditat-
Ing on the vanity of human life"
"Well. it must have been 'Hark from
laughed Colonel Todhunter. Then he
took second look at his friend.
you're lyin' to me, Bill Strickland.
he said There's soInc,hin' gone
wrong and it's on your mind. What
is it?''
''Thurs'' responded the other. lit
amt anything you can help. There's
mo 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
v folks can shed other folks troubles
~off'n their shoulders like water from
ducks back
But Colonel Strickland shook his
= head. '"rhere's been a backset some
/. where along the line" announced Conc
Snel Todhunter Stubbornly. land
you've got to tell me what it is. Quit
settin' there lookin' like a poor man ut
a cash sale. Bill Strickland, dumb.
cause moneys all that talks
At this Colonel Strickland laughed
i1rearily. 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 wor]d-thats
the trouble, Thurs
!. ''lt's generally the other mans mon
ey that looks dirty, Bill" Colonel Tod
hunter commented. chuckling. Il got
to acknowledge the corn myself. |
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 it. 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 Il 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
door success He told me ali about 1t
in st. Louis yesterday. ! amt got Il
dollar in the world, and we've est:1h-
Nshed headquarters in st. Louis and
Kansas City that's got to he kept W.
How we're going to do it is what J
can't figure OUT
The two cid friends faced each other
silently.
.That certainly is serious SITUATION
BILL" spoke Colonel Todhunter at last
~4e,Jt's so almighty serious, Thurs re-
turned the other, that can't see my
way out q it."
y But at this Colonel Todhunter snort
ed. Chats where you're wrong, BIZ
Strickland" he exclaimed I've been
In tighter places ~ anybody Oh earth
'ceptin' the fellow who cone oct OF Z
spree with hot coppers il! h:deS. but
I'll he Jim swizZled if l ever got into
one couldn't get out of AN! we amt
In that kind of a one now. iiow much
money do you need:
Colonel Strickland shook his head
''The-e's no good YOU and me figuring
along that line, old fellow. We need
at least $1,000. and While is pretty
certain old Leslie will raise that amount
eventually that doesn't cut amy ice
now. We need the money right here at
the start
..And YOU can't raise it7'' asked Colo
mel Todhunter.
mo, | can't answered Colonel
strickland And I get what man
deserves for thinking he knows how to
save the country when he don't even
know how to take care Of himself
4sThat amt so, Bill" answered Colo
mel Todhunter sturdily. land anybody
that thinks they can keep yon from be-
In governor of Mizzoorah simply be
other think comm. sub. You draw
your personal note for $1,000 in my
favor. I'll indorse it right here. and II
j don't get that money it's because the
Nineveh National bank don't know
good thing when it sees it."
what do you mean. Todhunter:
asked Colonel Strickland. instant pro-
test in his eyes.
81 mean this, Bill Strickland re-
piled Colonel Todhunter. In the first
place, old Governor Leslie is dead sure
to raise that there campaign fund. In
the second place, all heaven and hell
hates gutter, and you amt a-goin'
to be one. In the third place, the Tod
hunter farm is as pretty piece OF
collateral for $1,000 loan as old Shy
lock himself would have the heart to
4 ask
That's exactly what thought you
rare going to saw" quietly commented