Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-03-05
CHAPTER XII.

New York was knee deep in a bliz.
gard that had been raging all day.
Sleet and snow swept and eddied in
clustering gales at every street cor.
ner. Taxicabs and motors plowed
their way along, their occupants bun.
died up to their eyes in wraps and
furs. The few pedestrians breastina
the bitter east wind felt the cold to
their very marrow. With their shoul-
ders hunched and their heads bent
forward, they hurried along under the
lee of the buildings. envying the for.
tunates who could afford the shelter
of a cab.
One struggled bravely to
keep her umbrella up until she came
to the bright lights of a cheap res
taurant, where, out of breath and
covered with snow. she closed the
unwieldy and inadequate protection
and went in. In her long fur coat
and her trim hat covered by a soft
gray veil, she seemed out of place as
h made her way to an empty table.
All around her were shabby figures,
chorus girls having some toast and
cocoa after the show, a pair of red.
faced chauffeurs, and all the other
typical patrons of the griddle-cake
restaurant.
Laying aside her wraps and putting
her umbrella against the table, mind
full Of the numerous signs which be-
trayed the fact that the management
mos not rner4~ofRI1 HNr Loaf nrfiolnc
she ordered a cup of coffee and some
crackers and milk.
Talk about your western biz
zards!" exclaimed one of the chauf.
feurs. IF this is a sample of your
eastern weather I'll stick to my job
with Governor Slade and you can
keep your job with Governor Sulzer."
why didn't you go into the hall
and listen to your boss talk?" asked
his companion.
Say, did you ever hear the same
speech over and over? It's a great
speech, but hearing it ever since we
left home" the pause was signif-
cant.
do you go everywhere with your
boss?"
You bet" answered the other, but
this is the first time we've been
East"
Say, they call your old man the 'di-
vorced' governor, don't they?" queried
Suffers man.
yep" SHADES chauffeur lapsed
m~onosyllabic.
Great note-a man runnin' for of
flee and being divorced at the same
time" came the comment. "But he
got elected just the same. Governor
Sulzer said he was all right when he
put our car at his disposal"
But you noticed my old man want
ed me on the box, too?" chuckled the
other. when I'm not drivin' I'm
along jest the same"
What do you do"
"Oh. answer questions mostly. He's
a great responsibilities governor il
II have to keep my eye on him."
: Why? Did they ever try to as
sassinate him?"
Nope! Nearest they came to 1
! was takin' him through Central parl
on your New York city pavements
, But they did present him with a bah!
catamount in Carson City. l had t.
; J receive It,"
What did Mrs. Slade do?" Sulzer'
man was patiently more interested il
, the divorce than any other matte
connected with Governor Slade. IVA
, she a h~igh-stepper?"
= Nav" came the Disguised reply.
We'll what'd he do then that the
/, got divorced.
Say, are you looking for trouble
! Where l come from they don't crit
) CHE my old man. He runs things on
there. I've had enough Of this d
vorced governor business. / don
know whose fault 1t is. She wante
1t and he didn't, and she got it! Whe
q oma knows what she wants,
and he banged his fist down on tn
q table, She's going to get it! Nov
shut up and have another cup {
coffee"
RIO RE CONTTNIJEn0