New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01


oI;ol. but there's sicker Everybody got principal
.rot,e Ezra Bimbc is his. In real lie Jerrys
Ier,an for Lake Erie claret and grapeJuiceia factory
cot of works both ends against the middle IN cry
rtor, he sports black suit an string tie an Spouts
oLo,, tho curse of drink In wet regions he wears
checks and plays the claret right across the Do'ns
r,drink Saw Gents yes, III have some nam. Looks
like leather. don't it? An pipe the phony WorcoS'c'-
hrr was lust about TO remark that whcnit comes 70
tuo,banded drinkin jeremiah Regan has all other con-
etitors lost in a cloud of empty glasses for inc Ist
twenty wears he's spent all his vacations IN heeey cure
Fact Since 1900 he's got his mail there Calls 1t home
4Ierrv likes to talk-in public, | mean hat
where he lets his vanity get away with him. klgh no"
he ought to be in Sioux Falls sen the red pant ms
firm calls claret: but along comes this Temperance
meetin' with delegates from everywhere, an ne iaAs
for the grapejuce job of chief speaker
DTNIBI,E sailed into his lunch. Mccain and | ex-
- changed glances Mccain amused. Per
sonav had no intention of taking part IN an unknown
kind of rough work. even though it did turn the tide q
neonle and money toward Sam Harkins' circus. had
no right to NEEDLE in local politics. and was sure Jack
shared my distrust of having anything to DO with
candy buchs activities despite the fact that this no
torious street merchant had never been guilty Of
anv great evil so far we were aware Our
thoughts may have made elepathic connection with
Bmbles; for suddenly he pushed back halt-eaten
slab of pie carefully wiped his whiskers, and continued:
81 don't blame you gents for not THROWN up your
hats an vein' Hoorahl at the thought OF mlxn up
with me in this ornery business. Fact IS don't want
you TO mix I'll turn this trick Sngle-handed an alone
You can take advantage if you want to, or you can
leave it alone Here's all suggest, Gents Have TWEEN
v thousand dodgers printed syin that the Temperance
an undertaken coabS for tomorrow re oil an that the
Mighty Harkins Show'l give the usual two perform
anceS. Then, when | proves to you that your Oncle
Ezra's captured the Hon. errys goat an busted the
opposition shows, YOU en- smear the town with hand
bills an take it easy till you gets to the next town
Him an me has been fghtin fr fifteen years We hate
each other somethn' 'orrble Last time he got me-
Now gets even fr all time. Take it from me this
is Bmble'S innings.
THAT was the last speech he delivered to that day.
In the afternoon we him several times at
distance in intimate conversation with the hotel
clerk Whenever we spied him he wore his third-act
whiskers and seemed tremendously busy. All the press
work for the Mighty IIarkins Show had been finished
and there seemed be nothing for us to do but wait
say Gus" not because Mccain connected with the
circus in any official capacity; for he wasn't. He was
simply stringng along with the outfit because he had
nothing else to occupy his attention, and because ne
liked to pal around with Sam and me- Still, he was
ever ready pitch in and help whenever there any
helping needed and he felt kcenly did the rdicu
lous situation were in.
lack and dropped into the Office Of the local evening
paper, and during a story-Swappng contest With the
editor-pubisher discovered that he prime
Of the VETS that he wished the Hon. Jeremiah Regan
and all his followers stranged and that he longed,
hankered and ached TO perform some stunt that would
bring about return to the Good Old Times when each
man was his own master and could enjoy mug Of
October ale without facing in the penitentary.
1t was then that | ordered the dodgers. 1t wasn't
necessary to divulge Bimbe's schcme-especialy
didn't know it. The Okra editor was willing to commit
anything up murder He agreed to run his presses
IIe would furnish the bOvS