Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-03

O'clock.
NO" protested Magee. 80 soon
We must make it pleasant for you
while you stay. l always hate hosts
who talk about their servants.
have a friend who bores me to death
because he has a Jap butler he be-
Ilieves was at Mukden. But I think
am justified in calling your attention
to ours. Mr.. Peters. the hermit of
Baldpate mountain. Cooking is mere
lily his avocation. He is writing a
book"
That guy" remarked Cargan, in
credulous
What do you know about that?"
lasked Mr.. Bland. 1T certainly will
lget a lot of hot advertising If 1t ever
Iappears. It's meant to prove that all
the troubles in the world have been
caused by women"
The mayor considered.
He's off-he's nutty, that fellow"
he announced. 1T amt women that
cause all of the trouble"
"Ahem-Mr. Cargan," put in Prof
essor Bolton, you give it as your
opinion that woman Is no trouble
maker. and I must admit that I agree
with your premise in general, al
though occasionally sh may cause a
| "a slight annoyance. Undeniably,
there is a lot of trouble in the world.
To whose efforts do you ascribe it?'
The mayor ran his thick fingers
through his hair.
Il got you," he said, land I got
your answer. too. Who makes the
trouble? Who's made it from the be-
ginning of time? The reformers.
Doc. Yes, sir Who was the first
reformer? The snake in the Garden
of Eden. This hermit guy probably
has that affair laid down at woman's
door. Not much. Everything was
running all right around the garden,
and then the snake came along. It's
twenty to one shot he'd just finished
series of articles on The Shame OF
Eden for a magazine. What dye
mean he says to the woman. by
letting well enough alone? Things are
| all wrong here. The present admins
tration is running everything into the
ground. / can tell you a few things
that will open your eyes. What's
that? What you don't know won't
hurt you? The old cry he says, the
old cry against which progressives
got to fight he says. Wake up.
You need n change here. Try this
nice red apple, and you'll see things
the way l do And the woman fell
for it. You know what happened
"An original point of view" said
the dazed professor.
Yes, Doc" went on Mr.. Cargan,
levidently on a favorite topic; It's
1.-THE reformers that have caused all
the trouble, from the snake down.
Things are running smooth, folks all
prosperous and satisfied. then they
lcome along in their gum shoes and
white neckties. And they knock
Iaway at the existing order until the
Ipublic begins to believe 'em and give
lem chance to run things. What's
1.-THE result? The worlds in worse
ltangle than ever before"
You feel deeply on the subject
lMr Cargan," remarked Magee.
II ought to-" the mayor replied
l'I amt no writer. but If / was I'd
turn out a book that would drive this
lwhiskered hermits argument to the
lwall. Woman-bah! The only way
lwomen make trouble is by falling fol
the reform gag"
Mr.. Peters here interfered with the
Idesert, and through that course Mr.
lCargan elaborated on his theory. He
Ipointed out how, in many states, re-
form had interrupted the smooth flow
of life, set everything awhirl and cru
ely sent "the boys" who had always
been faithful out into the cold world
lseeking the stranger, work. While he
talked the eyes Of Lou Max looked
out at him from behind the incongru-
Ious gold trimmed glasses. with the de-
votion of the dog to its master clearly
written in them. Watching him now
lMr. Magee marveled at this cheap
creature's evident capacity for loyal
ty.
1T was the reformers that got Ma
Ipoleon." the mayor finished. "Yes;
they sent Napoleon to an island at the
end. And him without an equal since
the world began!
rs your-begging your pardon-is
Iyour history just straight" demurred
Professor Bolton timidly.
rs it," frowned Cargan. You car
bet it is 1 know Napoleon from the
cradle to the grave. amt an educat-
ed man. Doc. I can hire all the edu-
Icated men want for SIS week. but
I'm up on Ronaparte.'
1T seems to me-" Miss Norton put
lin, II have heard-did l read 1t in q
lpaper?-that a picture of Napoleon
hangs over your desk. They say thai
you see i'm your own career similar.
IlS lo nlS. May IL u
NO, miss" replied Cargan. That's
a joking story some newspaper guy
wrote up. No. | amt no Napoleon
There's lots of difference between u:
One in particular" He raised his
voice and glared at the company
laround the table. zone in particular
The reformers got Napoleon at the
end"
"Rut the end is not yet" suggested
, Mr. Magee, smiling.
. Mr. Cargan gave him sudden ant
interested look.
II amt worrying" he replied. "Ant
, don't you. young fellow"
(To be Continued)
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