The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
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EARL DFRR
cspyrisE,t. 1915. by tbe Bokbs-MerriiI
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 ''I got you,v he said, .'and I got your answer too Who makes the trouble? Who's made it from the beginning 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 maga- zine. What dye meanY he says to the woman, by letting well enough aiOne2 Things are all wrong here. The present administration is running everything into the ground can tell you a few things that will open your eyes. Whats that? What you don't know won't hurt you? The old cry he says, the old cry against which pro gressives got to fight he says Wake up. You need change here Try this nice red apple, and youn see things the WAY I do And the woznsn fell for it Ion know what happened .s. .tAa original point of view,'' said the dazed professor
 s.1es, Doc,'s went on MT Cargan, evidently on q favorite topic; fits the refoEmers that have caused all the trouble from that snake down Things are running smooth. folks all prosper .sus and satisfied, then they come along in their gum shoes and wilfts neckties. And they knock away at the existing order until the public begins to be- heve lem and gives 'em q chance to rum things Whats the result7 The w0r1Ts in a worse tangle than ever befcre
 You feel deeply on the subject, MT Cargan. remarked MaSee.
 -I ought tn,' the mayor replied. 'tI ain-t no wrifer, but if was I'd turn ont book that would drive this whis- kefed herzn5fs argumsn to the wall. make trouble is by falling for the re form gag
 AfE PefeB 1ere interrupted with the dessert, and through that course MT. Ca<Ean elaborated on his theory He pointed out hOw, in many states, re form had interrupted the smooth flow of life, set erything aswhirl and cru ely sent --ta1s boyze who had alUays been fzzkhful out into the cold world seeking the stranger, work While he talked the eyes of Lou Max looked out af him from behind the dncongru- ons gold Eirnmed g1a8ses, with the de vodon of the dog to it's master clearly written I'm them Watching him now, Mir Magee mzryesed at this cheap crea- ture's evident capacity for loyalty
 sqt was the reformers that got Ma poleun.1 the mayor finished "Yes; they sent Napoleon to an island at the end zAnd him without an equal since the world beganr'
 -Is ycuK-beggfng your pardon is your history inst stralgilt7'' demnrred Professor Bolton tmid1y-
 -Is fly frowned Cargan- You can bet it isl I know Napoleon from the cradle to the grave a1n't an esucat- ed man; Doc can hire all the edu- eated men want for SIS week, but I'm up on Bonaparte- 2
 4sIf seems to me-. Miss Norton put in. s.I have heard did I read 1t in a paper7-that a pfct1re of Napoleon hangs above your desk They say that you see in your own career a similarity to his May | ask--is it true 9s'S-
 No miss '' replied Cargan. That's a joking story some newspaper guy wrote up. No, I a1n't no Napoleon There's lots of differences between us one in particular" He raised his around the table @One in particular. The reformefs got Napoleon at the endE'tA
 Mr. Magee, smiling
 MT Cargan gave him sudden and interested look
 s-I ain,t worrying he replied. And don't you, young fellow