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

Uneven National bank don't know a
/ good thing when it sees It."
What do you mean. Todhunter?"
asked Colonel strickland. instant pro
/ test in his eyes.
| II mean this, Bill Strickland" re-
! piled Colonel Todhunter. ain the first
/ place. old Governor Leslie is dead sure
/ to raise that there campaign fund. In
/ the second place. all heaven and hell
/ hates Il gutter, and you amt a-goin'
/ to be one. In the third place the Tod
hunter farm is as pretty piece Of
/ collateral for n $1,000 loan as old Shy
/ lock himself would have the heart to
ask"
That's exactly what | thought you
were going to say" quietly commented
! Colonel Strickland. but it don't go
for minute. amt going to tie you
up on this proposition"
TIL amt nobody goin' to tie me up"
said Colonel Todhunter. "And amt
| goin' to tie myself up. either. I'm gOin'
! to tie the other fellow up. I'll tie up
them there tricksters in st. Louis that's
| queerin' Old Governor I.eslie's game
They're the ones that's putin frost
on the Strickland campaign fund. If
! they can do that successfully they've
got you whipped right here and now
But I'm a-goin' to fool EN-"
mo. Thurs. | don't do it," protested
| Colonel Strickland. Putting up Il
| good fight is one thing, but running
| your friends Is something entirely diff
| ferent haven't fallen that low yet"
You haven't fallen anywhere" said
Colonel Todhunter, but you've got my
tightin blood up. and by the Lord Har-
ry, If you amt man enough to fight
alongside o me, III fight by myself!'
"Todhunter,' said Colonel Strickland,
Its all wrong. You haven't got any
call to do n thing like that for me-"
"The man that amt got no call to
help friend that needs help" replied
Colonel Todhunter, "ain't got no call
to keep on Twin. You set down there
and make out that there note"
Reluctantly Colonel Strickland obey
ed. But he smiled cynically as he
passed the paper to Colonel Todhunter
you forget. Thurs" he said, that
old Eph Tucker is president of the
Nineveh National bank. Is he likely
to finance our campaign against Steve
| Yancey?"
Colonel Todhunter laughed. II amt
forgettin' nothin." he responded "And
don't you forget that old Eph Tucker
was Il note shaver long before he was
politician, and he's got note Shawn
in his blood bigger'n mule He
couldn't no more let good piece Of
paper get away from his bank than he
could fly, and ange!s'll have to be
mighty scarce before old Eph Tucker
does any flynn"
Nevertheless when Colonel Todhunt-
err presented the Strickland note. in
dorsed by him and with his unencum-
bered farm as collateral. for discount
he found old Eph Tucker solicitously
inquisitive.
whats it all about. Colonel Tod
hunter?" the banker asked. "You and
Bill Strickland going in together on
some business deal? What's the con-
sideration for the note?"
Colonel Todhunter looked old Tucker
square in the eyes. "Eph," he replied,
I'm goin' to play my cards face up on
the table. Bill Strickland needs mon
ey to pay his campaign expenses.
That's why I'm indorsin' his note and
askin' this bank to discount it."
Old fuckers little eyes narrowed
"And you're gettin' no good out Of it
yourself?" he asked. studying Colonel
Todhunter curiously. you're lending