The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-06-19


: can't figure out"
The two old friends faced each 9th
silently.
That certainly is q serious situatio
Bill" spoke Colonel Todhunter at last
Its so almighty serious, Thurs r
turned the other. that l can't see NJ
way out OF it,
But ut this Colonel Todhunter snor
ed That's where you're wrong, -Bi
Strickland" ne exclaimed. 1--WE bee
In tighter places N anybody on earti
'ceptIn' the fellow who come out OF
spree with hot coppers In hades. bu
I'll be Jim swizzled If | ever got int
one couldn't get out of. And we ain
IN that kind Of a one now. How mucl
money do you need r. ~
Colonel Strickland shook his head
There's no good you and me figuring
along that line. old fellow. We neet
at least $1,000. and while it's prett,
| certain old Leslie will raise that amour
eventually that doesn't cut any ict
now. We need the money right here al
the start"
And you can't raise it?" 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"
THAT amt so. Bill" answered Colo
al nd 1r
that thinks they can keep you from be-
in governor of Mizzoorah simply be
cause you're a poor man has got an
other think comm. sub. You draw
your personal note for $1,000 in my
favor I'll indorse it right here. and If
| 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.
II 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 a gutter. and you amt a-goin'
to be one In the third place. the Tod
hunter farm is as pretty piece of
collateral for $4,000 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 a minute. amt going to tie you
up on this proposition"
18th amt nobody goin' to tie me up"
'aid Colonel Todhunter And | amt
,oin' TO tie myself up. either I'm goin'
o tie the other fellow up. I'll tie up
hem there tricksters in st. Louis that's
ueerin old Governor Leslies game.
'hey're the ones that's putin frost
n the Strickland campaign fund If
hey can do that successfully they've
OF you whipped right here and now.
nut | m a-goin' TO fool en-
mo. Thurs. | don't do it, protested
olone Strickland. Putting up a
bod fight is one thing. but running
our friends is something entirely diff
rent. | haven't fallen that low yet"
"You haven't fallen anywhere" said
olonel Todhunter. "bnt you've got my
ghtin blood up. and by the Lord Har /
:. If you amt man enough to fight
ongside o me. I'll fight by myselfr'
"Todhunter." said Colonel Strickland,
is all wrong. You haven't got any /
IL to do a thing like that for me-
'The man that amt got no call to
lip friend that needs help" replied
'lonel Todhunter. "ain't got no call
keep on livin'. You set down there
d make out that there note"
Colonel Strickland obey
But he smiled cynically as he
ssed the paper to Colonel Todhunter
You forget. Thurs" he said. that
! Eph Tucker is president of the
neveh National bank. Is he likely
finance our campaign against Steve
ncey?"
COLONEL Todhunter laughed II amt
gettin nothin'." he responded "And
MT you forget that old Eph Tucker +
IS a note shaver long before he was
politician. and he's got note Shawn I:
his blood bigger'n a mule. He
ildn't no more let good piece Of
per get away from his bank than he
lid fly, and angels'll have to be
yhty scarce before old Eph Tucker !
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