The Lamar register., 1918-04-17

You won't be too brnsque with Mr..
Garnett. fatherT
"Oh, shan't apply the boot. but
shall have to speak rather plainly. II
you were madly In love I'd be very gen
tie with him, but don't think you are
much"
"No-o-a."
When it's case of love and father
leaving his politics to mix up In 1t.
girl may fib or she may not. Ii she
does 1t won't be held up against her.
Miss Nellie did like Mr.. Garnett very
much. She more than liked him. but
she felt In duty bound to stand by her
father.
Three or four weeks went past and
for the third or fourth time the alder
man asked:
"well, Nellie, that young Garnett
hasn't asked to see see me yet"
"No." she replied.
Cant make up his mind to face the
music, ehT
Il have an idea that he is waiting
for political reasons"
what! Why, what has young
man of twenty-five got to do with pol.
itics?"
II don't know"
"What ward does he live IMP
'In this, where you are alderman"
"Um! Um | never heard Of him
in politics. Maybe he has got friend
who wants to be elected constable"
A week later as Mr.. Garnett and
Miss Nellie sat in the parlor the alder
man entered and said to the young
man:
81 presume you are Mr.. Garnett?'
g.. Yes, SIR"
"Did you want to see me on bust
nessf"
Weller. yes. It's about politics.
I want to ask your advice. The case
is this began Mr.. Garnett. Its only
n month to our city election and the
people are beginning to talk of the fit.
ness OF this or that man for Office"
1T is always so. and the people are
seldom mistaken"
ITO my amazement they are asking
me to run for Office"
But you are young. sir-very
young"
That's what l tell them, but they
will have 1t that a man hasn't got to
be middle-aged to be honest"
But is there any talk of dishonesty
among the Office holdersT' asked the
alderman with a tingle of anxiety in
his tone.
"Yes. bit There was a mile of paw
Ing done last year. you know, and 1t is
whispered that there was u divvy In
1t. And they say there was another
dlvvy in supplies bought for the fire
department. Mr.. Andrews, they will
have It that l ought to take an alder
manic nomination"
Too young. sir-too young. as
said"
The alderman from one Of our
wards wns elected by only forty ma
Jority. can get a majority of 124 in
that ward"
But you must have the nomination
first" was the sulky reply.
'Oh. the Daily Times Will help me
to that for what can dig out OF the
cement bridge divvy two years ago.
Is your advice to me. Mr.. Andrews, to
go into politicsT"
81 don't say yes. and 1 don't say
no."
Then Miss Nellie spoke for the first
time:
Il have also question to ask you.
father. Are you willing that l should
fall in love with young politicianT
IF he is In politics to get the Office
Of city clerk, yes. II he's after my
nldermanship scalp as well as my
daughter. no. by thunder!"
Father. isn't 1t better thing for n
young man, to be the son-in-law OF a
politician than to be a politician him
self?"
"It strikes me that way" was the
thoughtful reply.
And 1t strikes NE that way. too"
added Mr. Garnett.
"And as the three Of us are struck
alike"
And then and there two Of the three
went out of politics, and the third one
said he would have the check ready
at the wedding breakfast.
Why She Cried.