The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
STORIES OF STATESMEN
By Fred c. Kelly.

copyright, 1915, boy Fred c. Kelly
Washington, Jan. g5.-Associate /
Justice William x Day Of the United J
States supreme court weighs scarce.
l more than "a hundred pounds but |
has the physical courage " n big, /
shaggy named lion In the summer
when he goes fishing he will row a |
boat ocrass troubled waters when .
everybody else Is afraid to venture
out, and he would just as soon sass .
Ia 30 pound conductor uS not
Some time ugu Justice Day Wns .
ionrneying to his summer home in /
Michigan. accompanied 10y his little
grandson four or five years old. lie
did not buy ANY ticket for the little
hoy The conductor met the Justice
back In the smoking compartment.
Who's going 10 pay for that boy
IN your section Inquired the ticket
tHkcr.
Nobody" replied Day, That boy
is considerably too Young to require
.u ticket"
Hes a lot over six years old, re-
tcrted the conductor You'll have TO
pay at least half fare for him"
"lll not do Huy such thing re-
Piled bay Indignantly "and kindly
do not contradict me again
But, | tell you"
Il say don't contradict me- cut In
Day clenchlng his fist Aud the con
ductor built like piano mover, went
on for small ~ Day U.s. he Is not a
man that one likes tu contradict.
Then Day returned To his seat and
made startling discovery His 1T
lie grandson was IN another part Of
the car and In his seat was a big
hulk of farm boy about fourteen
Years old. II was this husky hoy
/ that the conductor insisted was more
/ than six years old when Day had
warned him not to contradict
Senator Bryan Of Florida * silent
muu He IL not glum or grabbed, un-
drrstuud, hut simply has II habit "
not talking except when he has somc-
thing to sny All The while he /, not
taking. however Bryan is taking In
Iull that goes about him And nothing
catches his interest more than Scna-
lur Hamilton lewis When he wishes
to Bryan cHn give limitations NJ Sena-
tor Lewis that are worth going 10 see.
This story though Is not about the
way Bryan can initiate Lewis hut
about how little he has to say when
not In loquacious mood
AZ Bryau's home In Washington Is
% billiard table. Billiards Is his IA.
Nuritp recreation when the weather
does not permit tennis, and one VI
the things about the game that np-
ronls to Bryan IL its silence lie
rurely talks much while playing In
furt-
4 few nights ago senator Bryan
had guest at his home for dinner
AN through the meal the host had
ltlc to say. merely taking good care
that the guest got all he wanted to
,cnt As they arose from the table
BRYAN tuggcd mystrriuuSly At his
guests sleeve and bcrkoncd him of
hlo another roNm %, n about to
strike him for small loan But all
he desired was To get the guest into
the billiard room. He tliCked on the
Hight. handed the guest II cue, and mo
toned 10 him tu w ahead and shoot
first They played for about two
hours aud half. during which time
Bryan smiled Hospitality whenever the
guest made Il good shot hut he offered
NO comment
Finally the guest looked Mt his
! wntch ana said ne Thought he ought
, L. start home The host hung up his
,, cue reluctantly and accompanied the
guest to the front hall
"I'yc certainly enjoyed this said
, the guest
So have l." said the host And
/ hope you'll drop around again
Then II occurred to lhc guest that
those were the first words Bryan had
D uttered since they were half through
, dinner All during the time they
played billiards and for some time be.
fore thut NOT syllable had nudrcd
D it, way past his lips