White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-20

that IN a pampnlet can loan you,
said Hugh, "if you care to study the
matter"
Thanks. III be over to get 1t. Who
wrote it?
Il did," answered Hugh.
Il didn't know you ever had any
thing published, Hughie!" exclaimed
Mrs. Morgan.
"You didn't want to know II it con
cerned fossils, did your" asked Hugh
"Doggone it, Stewart" cried Graf
ton suddenly, Il don't want to be
classed with the rest Of these bone
heads out here that can't appreciate
your work. But what can I do? You
know we'll enough that your position
is foolish. Wyoming, Colorado, Utah
are full of fossils"
"The Sioux Tract" said Hugh
will, in my judgment, open up 8
hitherto unknown era to us. l cant
afford to gamble on what other fields
may produce"
well. doggone 1t, get the fossils
out of there before we begin, then,
cried Grafton.
"Give me fifty to hundred years
and unlimited money and I'll do what
can," agreed Hugh.
Grafton groaned comically and sub
sided. Mrs. Morgan darted in quickly
II, for one, don't like to be classed
as a bonehead, Mr.. Grafton"
Sorry. madam, but I'm going to say
fatty that this whole town is bone.
headed about your son-in-law. Dog
gone 1t, he's the only thing that gives
this section Of Wyoming any claim to
be on the map"
"I've never belittled Hughie," as
serted Mr.. Morgan. ION the contrai y,
the reason he doesn't like me is be-
cause I've always said he had the
makings of big man In him and was
throwing himself away on FOSSILS
"You evidently don't understand
what he's been doing, Mrs. Morgan
said Grafton.
Hugh crushed his paper napkin, ex.
cused himself and returned to The
Lariat. He locked the door, and sit.
ting down at Booklets battered old
desk, he wrote the days story to
Miriam. He was sealing the envelope
when some one knocked vigorously
He dropped the letter and opened the
door. It was Mrs. Morgan.
I'D like to come in and talk to you
Hughie," she said with an unwonted
tentative note in her voice.
Hugh did not move aside for her to
enter. mot about JESSIE" his voice
holding a warning.
mot about JESSIE" she agreed.
about an idea have concerning the
Old Sioux Tract"
Hugh slowly swung the door wide,
and after locking it again, seated
himself opposite his mother-in-llaw.
She did not look her years, in tine
lamp tight. She wore neat dark
linen suit and her slender figure was
as alert in the chair as a child's. Her
dark eyes were brilliant. Hugh,
wrapped in his anxiety and his usual
antagonism to her, did not notice that
her throat was quivering as If the mo-
ment held great potentialities for her
Of hope or fear or both.
When I say that I'm not going to
talk to you about Jessie, Hughes,
mean it." she said. But that does not
mean that I'm not half. heart-broken
over the mess you and she are making
of things. But you'll have to work 1t
out, both of you, your own way. Now
don't jerk away. It's bad manners
if it's nothing else. Hugh, what do
you know about state politics?"
Nothing" answered Hugh, "and
frankly, I'm realizing for the first
time that Uncle Bool1ie had better
idea of using The Lariat than
realized"
Mrs. Morgan nodded. II hoped you'd
come to it. This state, Hughie, is In
a queer condition. Theoretically, Of
course, there isn't such a thing as che
woman's vote, out here. AS a matter
of fact, the men are doing their un'
conscious best to form one by their
attitude toward the Children's Code
Bill the federation was lobbying for
all last winter. When the Legislature
killed that bill they gave birth to q
woman's party. 1t won't be good
politics to try to bring the Children'e
Code up for another year or two. And
the person that jumps in now, with
something for the women to 70 sus
their bitterness on and fight for, will
have force behind them that the
men will find hard to beat. Hugh,
want you to let the women Of wy
oming help you to fight for the Old
Sioux Tract"
Hugh looked at his mother-in-lsw
suspiciously. whats back Of 1t, Mrs
Morgan? You know as well as dc
that the women aren't going to sub
stitute my damned stone birds fol
children"
'If you'll agree" said Mrs. Morgan
carefully, ito get out and tell The
women's clubs and church organiza
lions what the Old Sioux Tract means
to you and the world; II you'll do II
under my guidance and as intensively
as I direct, the Public Service Com
rnfssion won't grant that charfor