Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-04

III KS that -. 10 - saNdly,w.
AsssaSd. ard Y yo0, No. ~ 3eeal
help N s0aightsn1ns out So1s o1nl1sl
II! &c :!:A 20 heip you."
Sheehan suddenly, sat bolt wright
.ths nd rushing % his sallow 1aee.
sIts that sanct1moniou5 BlakA" b
said angr1ly. .Hs's ssttin' aftse No
because they think I'm afraid 70 come
back. Dirty crook! The bank. tryin'
to collect some old notes Of mine that
wasn't supposed 70 be paid"
"Not to 30 paid3 Whyr
political notea Look hsrsr ehse.
hans face lighted up n . slow, cum
ming smile that BODIED no good for
Warren Blake. do you want 70 naks
. big playf'
John, too sat up. suddenly alert
"Just what Do you msanT
"Have you besn percolat1n' around
IN politics for six years an not known
about the Tarmers'1 There's AWAY.
q few easy banks for. the politicians.
They get state deposits. Sect An then
dish them cut to the politicians o.
uotes. Sometimes the noteq azo paid,
an sometimes they're just carried
along. Ny notea wasn't TO b paid
becauss I helped get the Farmer its
deposits. It used to 30 one Of The easy
banks. An guess It ID still. Else
Why 10 bank that's friendly 10 Muir
chelI carryin' deposits under sherrod1
guess they must b gettin' pretty
shaky, because amt the only one
they're after. I've been skirmishin'
around here, SEEM some men used
to know, an they tell me Blake'S push
In a good many old notes hard"
but Hampden and Blake, with their
stock. wouldn't Lett
'stock! I bet they haven't ten shares
apiece. II you want to dud that stock
you've got to look in the tin boxes OF
the farmers or in the estates Of tho
widows an orphans"
But their last report was dne."
That's easy. You just carry ths
notes % assets. Assets"
'See here. Sheehan" John was stern.
"Have you anything but suspicion tor
thisT'
"Ain't suspicion. the kind I've got.
enough7 You so after 'em an show
'em up. bet you'll nnd 'em rotten.
Those easy banks always do bust up
sooner or later. ! s'pese I've got to
pay. I've got property an, II they sue.
/ can't make any defense. But" he
concluded vsngefully, somebody else
has got to pay too"
"Sheehan," John said coldly. rising,
you're letting your desire to get even
ret away with your common sense I'll
not destroy confidence In q bank, ruin
1t, by going after It on mere suspicion.
AZ for yourself" he added. more kind.
", III you report at my ONCE next Sat
urday morning with new bail I'll 60
before the court and ask that execution
Of your sentence b postponed untilyou
affairs are easier" With that he left.
Only few days remained before the
primaries. During the two terms Of
Office John had acquitted himself with
skill and fidelity. Fear Of him had
doubtless restrained the machine from
many characteristic depredations. but
victory was well nigh hopeless. He had
become q candidate again only that the
Eight might 60 on, IN the faint hope that
something might occur to turn the tide
In his favor. In the absence Of the un-
foreseen he would carry the townships
BY 4 slight majority, but New Chelsea
and Plumville would 60 strongly
against him. The little city had grown
remarkably In population and 1mpor-
lance. John was IN old story in which
It bad lost interest It got the impress
ion that in turning deaf ears to his plea
It was righteously squelchlng shall
low, impudent, self seeking upstart.
Even among the farmers John met
with the unresponsiveness Of discour-
agement. They would vote for him.
most Of them, but It would be perfume
torily, hopeIessly. They we're disap-
pointed. The reform that had begun
90 auspiciously six years before was
ending in dismal failure. with no other
fruit than to evolve q new and stronger
machine.
Well it was for Johns melting trust
IN himself and his fellows that he
could meet an occasional Cranshawe
or Sykes or Criswell. Their faith sur
vived. He met the trio. the night be-
fore the primaries, at Cranshaws's
homo on the pike. They did not pro-
tend vain optimism; they knew that
they faced defeat.
AT any rate" remarked Criswell. at
the close of the discussion, 'ys've had
elk years Of good dghtin'."
X guess" said Cranshawe kindly.
'.ye think It hasn't paid. In one way
mebby It hasn't. An then again in
another Il has. It's like what once
told -. Ye'vs showed % the way.
II We hain't foilered. 10 our own
lookout Ye've done your part
"Ye have" agreed Sykes solsDAly.
And when he left all three made Q
point Of shaking hands with him.
(To be Continued.)