White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-06-12
He was scowling in a puzzled way.

He was scowling in puzzled way.
"That doesn't exactly fit in with the
psychology Of what you were telling
me, Mrs. Ellis" he said.
Eyes, it does" she contradicted.
Nine women out Of ten have terror
of being away from their homes and
their husbands at such a time. Hence
the Code idea of county centers, from
which the doctors and nurses can go
to the mothers"
Elijah looked up with interest. 'Ts
this in the Code?"
Heavens, Elijah! You Mormons
helped to kill my bill. Don't tell me
you didn't even read it,"
mo, didn't" admitted the Nor
mon, belligerently. "a lot Of new
tangled notions to eat UP the public
funds. That's what / thought it was.
And I'm not sure now that aiin't."
Mrs. Ellis was sitting bolt upright
now. "You must not think"-she was
beginning, when Mrs. Morgan came
in. She nodded to the others, then
offered Hugh her hand with an air Of
Difference no one before had seen her
wear.
1--WE are very proud of you, Hugh
ie," she said.
"Thank you, Mrs. Morgan" replied
her son-in-law.
I'm honestly sorry about the Sioux
Tract" Mrs. Morgan glanced curl
ously at Elijah. 81 suppose that is
what you want to talk about"
mot at the moment" answered
Hugh. II only want to say that they
will never build the dam at Thumb
Butte if / have to dynamite every
pound of concrete that's poured in.
Just now we are going to lay plans
about the Children's Code"
He asked Elijah to repeat his last
nights statement, to which Mrs. Nor
gan listened in her eager way.
WELL" she said, otis gone further
than l thought it had What we've
got to do is to buy them off,"
BUY them!" laughed Elijah. WON.
en-, you are too ambitious! What
would you buy them with? Stone
birds?"
Every one laughed with the Nor.
mon. But Mrs. Morgan insisted when
quiet was restored, 81 mean what
say. There must be something in the
control of the Federation of Women's
Clubs that the Whitson gang could
use. wonder what 1t is"
"The Whitson gang wants loot,
nothing else," exclaimed Elijah.
Don't be too sure of that" said
Mrs. Ellis. They all are well-to-do
men. Their price may not be in
money"
II suppose. as matter of fact,
e oh mans price Is different from ev-
cry Others" suggested Hugh. (which
makes Mrs. Morgan's proposition i'm
possible"
mot at ALL" contradicted Mrs. Ell
lis. For the second time in history
I'm about to agree unequovically with
Mrs. Morgan. There probably is one
single thing on which all their hearts
are set. We've got to find out what
that is"
II can name one thing right now"
said Elijah. Offer to put Hugh Stew
art out of state politics and they'd
give you the Children's Code"
Every one laughed again.
Jokes aside" said Mrs. Ellis sud
denly. Gwen if we wanted to do
such an absurd thing, doubt if we
could do 1t. The ranchers of this
state want him. The young men. OF
education want him and the women
want him. He belongs to Wyoming
now and he can't be showed in and
out of politics like wax figure"
Mrs. Ellis nodded and Elijah left.
Johnny Parnell entered as the big
Mormon went out and demanded to
know the purport Of the conclave
Hugh explained. Johnny listened,
smoking thoughtfully, his spurred
boots on the stove.
"Sheep for cows" he said finally
"Send for JESSIE"
The other three stared at him and
Johnny, his great voice carefully cas-
ual, his manner as Indifferent as il
he had not prayed for this moment
for months, took his pipe from his
mouth and said, "The whole Whitson
gang has been working for three years
buying in sheep lands down on the
Colorado border east of the Roaring
Chief The Lord knows even I'll ad-
NIT COW couldn't live in the whole
Of the territory. Get the cowmen to