Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-31

and you sit down to read your
NALL"
What else is there to dor
Smith inquired, cycling him seri-
ously.
Don't you want to read the
telegramsfn
IF / did that, I'd put in the
whole day at it."
One Of the stenographers
brought in a new batch Of yellow
envelopes.
you see," he added.
ooh, | know!'' Waller ad-
mitted. "But can't you show some
nervousness, some excitement"
Smit's smile was one of great
affection.
II can't" he said. "We've got
just a week to put this thing over.
The days aren't long enough to let
us do the work we should do. It is
a hot fight, as you say. They think
they have a chance to ruin this
demonstration. Well, I'm just a
little hotter as a fighter than they
are. Believe me, / am. And I'm
fighting now. I'm going through
this mail to see what needs atten-
ton. After that, we'll e what
else needs attention. Fighting is
working"
"By Jove, you're right" Wal
Ter agreed. but what do you
want done with these messages?"
"f you'll do it, keep track of
them, read them all, and don't
bring any to me unless it deals
with some delegation wishing to
cancel it's engagement to come to
Washington. If any others need
answering, you answer them. Will
you do that"
Certainly, you know III be on
this job until night. But''-he
held up several unfolded tele-
grams-shere s one from a COVER
nor, one from the biggest bishop
in the west, two from senator's, one
FROM"
81 know, 1 know. But they
We're to be expected, in a way,
weren't they7 Such men as those
stand for the cause, not for me.
That's the thing l hate. I'm afraid
of being a dead weight on the
movement, not a help to it."
"You might be a weight" Wal
Ter drawled, smiling slowly, ssbut
not a dead one. And how about
the newspaper men?"
ell see them at IL this morn
ing, as usual, of course-and this
afternoon"
As a result of these arrange
ments, while the agitator, method
zeal and effective, stayed at his
desk, debating necessary cor
respondence, comforting with men
and women on countless details Of
the arrangements in town and out,
and maintaining his grasp on the
whole scheme, Cholliewollie be-
came the buffer against which the
waves of the country's sentiment
and opinions broke. He answered
innumerable telephone calls, local
and long-distance, meant to cheer
and encourage Smith. With the
aid of a stenographer, he opened
and read and, after a fashion, tab
ulated the kilograms. They Game
from all sections, from every
where, delivered in patches of
tours, Fights, and dozens. They
were from politicians, ministers Of
the gospel, wealthy men, promi-
nent men, women, philanthropists,
city and state leaders in the pro
hibition movement, people repre-
senting, it appeared, all walks Of
life, all professions, and all call
ings.
The vast majority expressed the
determination of the senders to
stand by Smith and the demon
stration, no matter what was said
about him. A few called the story,
all Of it, including Smiths state
ment, q fake pure and simple.
Others said they knew it was. q
huge conspiracy Matched by the
whisky interests. Some demanded
to be told by Smith whether he
really had forgotten who she was
or was trying to hide disgraceful
conduct behind q subterfuge.
From this shade of unbelief
Others swung to ridicule and abuse
q few to vituperation. These were
the natural expressions Of men
who had been opposed to him all
along and now seized on the op-
portunity to harass him.. However,
they were not strong enough nl1-
merically to dash Walters spirits.
We've caught them right, So
far, he thought. Now, can we
STAY On ton FOR a Week -,