The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-03

Trey BARRELS 10 ulS nephew.
III l get 1t, uncle" submitted Ran
dial Mead with a smile
IF you get It'll" shouted his excit
able relative-"witb my money and In
fuence back Of you and your good rec
ord. what's to prevent the nomination
should like to know? And that
means election"
Il can tell you In three words.
uncle" declared Randall.
swell, speak them"
1.-THE river precincts"
"Ahi"
The delicate nostrils OF the old arls-
tOcrat dilated. He had been stern,
hard-driving master when he ran the
nail mills. Not that he was not emil
nently just to his employees, but he
rigldly exacted every penny Of money
: due him and every minute Of tine
paid for.
THAT rabbleI" he groaned out, and
showed his teeth.
Don't call them harsh names,
uncle" pleaded the young man child
ingly. you have a wrong notion Of
them and they of you. They are pay
ing off their old grudge on me now"
Don't see why" growled the old
man. you've wasted money and time
getting them libraries, and free hos
pitfalls, and clubrooms and all that"
well, my manager has been down
among them for week." said Ran
dial. "He will be back tomorrow.
Figuring closely, unless the mill dis
trict gives me one thousand five hun
dred clear majority, I'm of the slate,
sure"
1t meant a great deal to Randall
Mead to secure the nomination In |
view. There was nothing Of selfish |
pride or vanity In the ambition. II |
ever there was true man, II was
Mead. Always of sober. serious
frame OF mind, when his uncle sold
out his mill interests. he. just gradu-
ated as physician and surgeon. re-
1ected promising practice In near
city because of the field Of usefulness
he had chosen as offering the mission
Of his life.
1t was among the poor and lowly
that he had found his vocation. There
were those who hated him because his
uncle had been looked upon as an in
iustrlal tyrant. There were others,
however who idolized the self-sacri-
f1cing young man who had mlnistered
to their needs from pure humane
Impulse.
Naturally the scope of endeavor and
Isefulness had broadened. The fact
rad dawned upon Mead that what he
'0uld individually do for wretched
iown-trodden working people counted
ls little compared with his power If
le could influence legislation In their
'ehalf. Some Of the advanced work
ng clubs strongly advocated his can
lldacy for office. The movement
rev. He was now In fulI-nedged con-
ition In holly contested political
ampaign. /
What Mead had said about the river :,
recincts was true. Those districts =
'ere populated by densely ignorant i,
nd prejudiced class. A dlsreputable .
nd free-treating. demagogue had won n
heir ear and was using money and
rtifice to sway the voters away from 4
lead.
well. what have you to report7" he q
lquired with some anxiety and dis >,
'ust as his agent appeared the fol m
wing morning. n
Good news!" buoyantly replied Ar n,
I'D Carter. "See here, do you hap q,
IN to know anybody Of the name Of Il,
ester7" r.
"Lester-Lester?" repeated Mead q
lbiously. mo. am sure not. Why y,
} you ask p w
Because upon the efforts of com
unity worker. Miss Eloise Lester. "
obaby depend all your chances of th
inning In this contest. II seems she nj
sort of guardian angel to the ms
or down Matlock way. Why. don't
low, but she is opposing your po- sa
ical rival strenuously and booming In
u. II may be because Of the clear. ST
san principles involved, but one
,uld think she was a sister. or ST
eetheart the enthusiastic way she bo
es about helping your cause"
Il declare" murmured Mead. you
lite interest me-"
She is a graceful. reticent young
l." proceeded Matlock. "She has ~
dressed two or more meetings every or
,ht for a week She Is fast chang COZ
, the sentiment of the voters. Mr. OF
'ad. l am going to give you a very res
ID piece Of advice. Get down TO 10y
flock at once, and follow up the TOT
endid work this young settlement Gin
rker has started for you with your cor
q eloquence and responsiveness as AM
orator." det
Thank you, Carter" said Mead In
quiet reflective way. "I'll think ma
It," 10
Which Mead decided to do. More OF
q once on his way to Matlock he LII
,lIed the name Lester. 1t gave no eve
. to a real identity. Then that
e night, as on the skirts of great
I'd he listened to a silvery voiced, A
estiy attired young girl press his VIII
ms upon respectful and attentive list
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