The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-25


beth House, where I board, and you'll
hardly know your little Rose pretty
soon.''
An occasional roar from within
testified to Mr.. Pettit's continued en-
joyment Of his own jokes.
You know" Rose continued. "I
/ learned a good deal those winters
spent at the Statehouse, when I was
stenog to certain Senate commit
tees. I see where you stand now, all
right, colonel. I always knew you
didn't belong in that bunch of lobby.
lists that was always gum-shoeing
through the marble halls Of the State
house. Thatcher sends somebody
around to look me UP every little
while to see If he can't coax some
thing out OF me,-something he can
use, you know"
Thatcher oughtn't to do that. II
you want me to, I'll pull him off"
"No; 1 guess I can take care OF my
self. He''-Rose indicated the inner
office with 4 slight movement of the
head. "he never tries to pump me. He
amt that kind Of u fighter But
everybody that's anywhere near the
inside knows that Thatcher carries a
sharp knife. He's going to shed some
pink ink before he gets through. Are
you on?''
They exchanged a glance.
Something that isn't nice?"
Rose nodded.
Il hate to see that sort Of thing
brought into the game. But they'll
never find anything. The gentleman
we are referring to works on noiseless
rollers" Colonel Ramsay indicated
the closed door by an almost imper-
ceptible gesture Of interrogation; and
Rose replied by COMPRISING her lips
and shaking her head.
He isn't in on that; he's a gentle
man, you know: not a mud-slinger."
He might have TO stand for any
thing Thatcher springs. Thatcher
has developed into u shrewd and hard
fighter. The other crowd don't laugh
at him any more; it was his work
that got our legislative ticket through
last fall when Bassett passed the word
that we should take a Icking-just TO
magnify his Importance. Is Thatcher
in town now?"
W. L&A-AL by1 VI HIS VIII Lllt if1Q
lung had TO so off &c the Adirondacbs.
and ne went with him.
The inner door opened at this mo
ment, disclosing the Honorable Isaac
Petit, who greeted Ramsay elusive
".
What is immortality, gentlemen
the Honorable Isaac Petit inquired.
cInging 70 the ColoneTs hand. we
had little social gathering for our
new pastor UP at Fraser the other
night. and 7 sprung a new game on
the old folks. Offered a prize for any
body who could name all the Vice
presidents Of the United States since
Lincoln's administration. and they
couldn't get past Grant-3nd Schuyler
Colfax being right of our own
Hoosier pastures, Then We tried for
the Democratic candidates for Presi-
lent beginning back at the war, and
hey couldn't even start. One young
CHAP piped up and said jeff Davis
Oh, Lord.-which reminds me thar
The teaching of history in the public
schools amt what is ought TO be.
They hadn't heard Of Hancock. and
--f-at-A'Dt4s ScaAQ bLdlIEv the
teacher of the infant class in orr
Sunday school said Blaine who? That
reminds me Of one time when I met
Dan Voorhees,, than whom God
almighty never made a nobler soul:
l met Dan down here in the lobby
of the old Bates House, carving a
Harper's Weekly with one Of Tom
Nasts cartoons spread wide open.
You know Dan had"
colonel Ramsay had been edrinc
toward the door of I1arwood's private
room, and he now broke in upon tina
editors "reminiscences.
You tell that story to Miss Farrell
Ike. I'm spouting myself tonight, at
Christian Endeavor rally at Tipton
and want to see Dan a minute"
Miss Farrell was Injured to Pettit's
anecdotes Of Dan voorhees,. and tbo
Faseryille editor continued. unmind
lul Of the closing Of the door upon
Dan and Ramsey.
Ramsey pushed his fedora to the
back Of his head and inspected Dams
new furniture.
Well, you did it. You've cut loose
from your base and burned your
/ bridges behind you. l would have
brought my congratulations sooner.
/ but I've had long jury case on hand.
You did 1t, my boy and you did it ike
a gentleman. You might have killed
him if you had wanted to-"
i don't want to kill ANYBODY"
smiled Dan. Il want to practice law"
/ That's a laudabIe ambition, but
/ you can't go back on US now. What
we've needed for a long time was a
/ young man OF about your makeup
/ who wasn't afraid"
/ Don't rub it in, Colonel. I was a
mighty long time seeing tho light, and
l don't deserve any praise from any
/ body. mean what I say about prac-
tlcing law. Ina a free man now and
any political work 1 do is going to be
along the lines of the simple, child.
/ ish ideas 1 brought home from college
/ with me. 1 had begun to feel that all
/ this political ideaIism was sheer rub
! bish, but I put the brakes on before I
got too far downhin. If a few of us
/ who have run with the machine and
know the tricks viii turn and help the
+ bewildered idealists. we can make
idealism effective. Most of the peo.
pie don't want handful Of crooks to
/ govern them, but there's a kind of
cheap Cynicism abroad that discour.
ages the men who are eager to revolt
There are newspapers that foster that
sentiment, and scores of men WHO
won't ia ke time to 90 IN a ca11pr1c l-aan