Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01

slick; but there's slicker. Everybodys got principal
trouble Ezra Binble is his. In real life Jcrry's
salesman for Lake Erie caret and grapejuce factory
Sort of works both ends against the middle. In dry
territory he sports black suit an string tie an spouts
about the curse of drink In regions he
checks and plays the claret right the boards
An drink Say, Gentsyes, III have some ham, Looks
like leather, don't it? An pipe the phony Worcester
shrel just about to remark that when it
two-handed drinkin Jeremiah Regain has all other
petitors lost in cloud of empty glasses For the last
twenty years he's spent all his vacations in Kelley
Fact. Since 1900 he's got his mail there Calls it home
Jerry likes to talk in public, That's
where he lets his vanity get away with him. Right
he ought to be in Sioux Falls selln the red paint his
firm calls claret; but along comes this Temperance
meetin' with delegates from everywhere, an he falls
for the grapejuice job of chief speaker
RINIBLE sailed into his lunch. Mccain and l ex-
- changed chances. Mccain amused. Per-
sonally had intention of taking part unknown
kind of rough work. though it did turn the tide of
people and money toward Sam Harkins circus had
right to NEEDLE in local politics. and Jack
shared my distrust of having anything to do with
candy butchs activities, despite the fact that this
torious street merchant had never been guilty Of
any great evil far aware Our
thoughts may have made telepathic connection with
Bimbles; for suddenly he pushed back haf-eaten
slab of pie carefully wiped his whskers and continued:
IL don't blame you gents tor not THROWN up your
hats an yellin Hoorah! at the thought of nixin up
with in this ornery business Fact is | don't want
you to mix. III turn this trick handed an alone
You take advantage if you want to, or you can
leave it alone. Here's all suggest, Gents: Have twen
ty thousand dodgers printed san that the Temperance
an undertaken confabs for re off an that the
Mighty Harkins Show1l give the usual two perform
ances. Then, when | proves to you that your Uncle
Ezras captured the Hon. Jerry's goat an busted the
opposition shows you en- the town with hand
bills an take easy till you gets to the town.
h1ch f1ub n No ata
each other somethin 'orribe. Last time he got me.
Now gets FIR all time. Take it from me this
is Bimble's innings.
THAT the last speech he delivered that day.
In the afternoon him several times at
distance, in intimate conversation with the hotel
clerk Whenever we spied him he wore his thrd-act
whskers and seemed tremendously busy. All the press
work for the Mighty Harkns Show had been finished,
and there seemed to be nothing for to do but wait
say "us not because Mccain connected with the
circus in any official capacity; for he wasn't. He
simply sringlng along with the outfit because he had
nothing else to occupy his attention, and because he
liked to pal around with Sam and me. Still, he was
ready pitch in and help whenever there any
helping needed, and he felt as keeny did the ridcu
lous situation
Jack and dropped into the Office of the local evening
paper, and during storyswapping contest with the
editor-publisher discovered that he prime
of the Vets, that he wished the Hon. jeremiah Regain
ana all MS 1ouoWefS Stfa1Sled, ana tnat ne longed,
hankered and ached. to perform that would
bring about return to the Good Old Times when each
his master and could enjoy mug of
October ale without facing in the pententiary.
1t then that ordered the dodgers. 1t wasn't
necessary to divuge Bimbles scheme especially
didn't know it. The Okra editor was willing to commit
anything up to murder. He agreed to his presses
all night necessary He would furnish the boys to
scatter the handbs throughout. the town. He would
guarantee that every man, woman, and child in Okra
got one within half an hour after l said the word.
Promise not to let any get beforehand? Why, he