The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-02

NJ. u1wc.s Thompson Bill Thomp
soon am that's W, house righ
fh,ul "a, hIg ONE. SOW Tor the m
t%Uudu,Ju'.
During the uc>t half hour pud
I,sscd from ono group Jo urotncr.
soon establishing himself Is Iu opon
hearted good untur'd soliuW WHO
v1s ready to make friends. And mis-
character was saved from undue gem
tlourss by tie stors of the Ncgio y
rautuf,
At length u man stood up .u a
wagon hod, aud began TO talk. ard
the scattered groups closed IN about
him. pud and sam in the very front
Ana To all appearances there were
none more Interested than they tn
the fate 81 tho schoolhousc ard
courthouse and iail and in the sclcc-
ton Of suitable committees aud tow
officials Rut though their hands nab
voices were always emphatic anj
conspicuous they were used I'm a ia
Iicious s%cconding OF the popular sen.
umcut In time the office of sheriff.
Was reached aud as had horn tiic
,tl" with the other offices it was ~
hc decided upon 10y IN" popular pHI
rsgv mcthod 81 showing hands. Those
of rud u sam had been IN the lir
most ~ the tiWc. but nov. when tic
unme Of Ull Thompson was called
th'v rose q little higher. hut 0s
their Noise hogan 10 subsiIc ~
Thompson himself was heard spcah
ing
"Sorr,. bows. Dee said. hut I've
got 20 dr'liuc You nov how I'm
tN'd Got more work than am, t,o
men ought to do and YOU know 30
sheriff needs time oi hts own. Gvt
."rrohoi, Ices bus,
There was % few moments cot on,
sultatou. then some ON" called Iu"c
Potter
40. no. boys. came % uott,c
voice from somewhere ou the other
side I'm hyc Hli Thompson. got
too much work TRY again
"pud W~hackor'" cr,cd uHI Thomp.
son suddenly He's thu man we
want Whv didn't We think If hun
hcrnro' lf" caught the Negro. AND
he's big enough an quick enough tn
catch anything Pud Whackcr's tho
man"
"Pud W~hSckct, Pad Whackc.
Hes tho man We want" Yelled o. q,
crowd. "Hooray''
Pubs hand had gone w iustine
tiVclv at the FMS, sign of q na'r'
hcinA called Now IL dropped ah-
rupt;y and rc stood there with eve,
and mouth Wide open. amazed. da2ct
What's 10 mean. sam '" he VIII
porcd hoars.I,. Are they fooiin'
shot up. Won foot Sam snapped
Don't give Yourself away now No,
they amt fuuiin', though YOU needn't
hold up % hand to vote Tor Yourself
Great snakes with "a low, hilarious
,hucklc which was wholly lost in tho
+ Yelling of the voters. III beats au,
thing | ever hecred of. Wen take "a
dozen hosses stead OF lest two
IN search OF Yourself 1To' no, Bet %
dollar YOU don't catch yourself. pud.
hut pud didn't notice. did not cycn
hear. His owes were still blinking at
the crowd, his mouth was still open
lie heard vaguely, 81 nominate Pud
WhaCker 10 Ice sheriff" and "a little
later. "Pud Whacker is voted sheriff.
TO go into office today" Then he
felt Bill Thompson's hand upon his
shoulder. and heard his big, bluff
yoicc saying: Congratulate you.
Whackcr. It's a good job for n man
who amt drove with work-you amt
drove. are YOU a%nxiousiy.
"N-no, not very" Pud answered
mochanically.
"Thcn It's an right" in n relieved
voice. The job'll turn you in 300
or $500, mebby 81, 900. And It would
be better IL you could come an live
IN our village. 1t would be handler.
Married.
so"
Wants to be, though" Sam grin.
ned.
Good. Bring her right 5own-to-
morrow. n YOU can. know - nice
httle cottage that can he got. Come
to my house first an let me help
YOU got settled"
but I don't -"pud began.
when sam nudEed him sharply.
Pubs all broke up he apologizod
to Bin Thompson. Him an me Jest
came here through neighborlincss an
never dreamed of an office or nothir'
Pud's mighty BACKYARD bout presum-
I'M"
When Thompson left sam drew
Iud aside Look here. man" he c<-
pOstul1tcd. Don't go to hiutiu'
nothin' away lts the biggest plum
that ever dropped INTO mems mouths,
an We can make our cNcrlastin' for
uno " we only do things on the
quiet"