The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-04-03

through Ills hhlr.
81 got YOU" he said. land | got your
answer too. Who makes the trouble?
Who's made 1t 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
arO'tnd the garden. and then the snake
came along It's Il twenty to n shot
led just finished 4 series OF articles
on The Shame of Eden for Il maya
zine. What dye mean!' he says to
the woman. by letting well enough
alone? Things are all wrong here.
The present administration is running
everything into the ground. | can tel!
you Il few things that will open your
eyes. What's that: What you don't
know won't hurt you: The old cry
ne says. the old cry against which pro-
gresSives got to fight he says. Wake
up. You need a change here. Try this
nice red apple, and you'll see things
the way | do And the woman fell for
=. " nAlo" Hit uuppCucu.
A original point of view." said the
dazed professor.
Yes. Doc" went ON Mr.. Cargan.
evidently on a favorite topic: Its
the reformers that have caused all the
trouble, from that snake down. Things
are running smooth. folks all prosper
Gus and satisfied. then they come along
in thei gum shoes and white neckties.
And they knock away at the existing
order until the public begins to be-
Iieve EN- and gives 'em a chance to
run things. What's the result! The
worlds in a worse tangle than ever
before"
You feel deeply Oh the subject. Mr..
Cargan." remarked Mayee.
Il ought to-" the mayor replied. IL
amt no writer. but if | was Id turn
out Il book that would drive this whis-
kered PERMITS argument to the wall.
Woman-bah! The only way women
make trouble is by falling for the re-
form gag"
Mr.. Peters here interrupted with the
dessert, and through that course Mr..
Cargan elaborated Oh his theory. He
pointed out how. in many states, re-
form had interrupted the smooth aow
Of life. set everything awhirl and cru
ely sent 1.-The boys" who had always
been faithful out into the cold world
seeking the stranger. work. While he
talked the eyes Of Lou MAJ looked
out at him from behind the %incongru-
u gold trimmed glasses. with the de-
votiOn of the dog to it's master clearly
written in them. Watching him now.
Mr.. Magee marveled ut this cheap crea-
lures evident capacity for loyalty.
1T was the ref0rmers that got Ma
pOleOn." 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
your history just straight?" demurred
Professor Bolton timidly.
us it," frowned Cargan. You can
bet it is! know Napoleon from the
cradle to the grave. | amt an educat-
ed man. Doc. I can hire all the edu-
Gated men l want for SIS a week. but
I'm up on Bonaparte."
1T seems to me-" Miss Norton put
in. II have heard-did ! read 1t in a
paper?-that a picture of Napoleon
hangs above your desk. They say
that you see in your wi career a
similarity to his. May | ask-is it
true?"
mo, miss" replied Cargan. That's
a joking story some newspaper guy
wrote up. No. l amt no Napoleon.
There's lots of differences between US
one in particular" He raised his
voice and glared at the company
around the table. "One in particular.
The reformers got Napoleon at the
end"
But the end is not vet" suggested
Mr.. Magee. smiling.
Mr.. Cargan gave him a sudden and
interested look.
II amt worrying he replied. "And
don't you. young fellow"
olnaasnt whilA II aafAd.