The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
The SpOkesman's Secretary
Being the Letters of Name Nom
By UPTON SINCLAIR

they is mostly old guys of the sport
ing sort that buy their bootleg liquor
right in the lobby and they don't like
the Spokesman and His blue-slosc
cheese-paring crowd that He has broU
along from the artic regions and
there is war between them and Mr..
Edgerton has to work hard to keep
it from busting into the papers some
day.
And Mr.. Edgerton says the Spokes-
man is very worried about that story
| about the camel because He thinks
maybe the people will think it is noc
dignified for the greatest Man in the
whole world to be riding on a camel
in His pajamas in His bedroom. And
says, well l should of thought
that is just where they would think
He should ride" l says. ''The I'M
dignified part would be if He was TO
ride a camel out onto the street IN
| His pajamas." And Mr.. Edgerton
says that is quite true and l always
think of things in just the right way
and if l am sure that the plain peo-
pie will see it that way the Spokes-
man will be less unhappy.
Mr.. Edgerton says there is moth
ing in the whole world that worries
the Spokesman so much as being
made fun of because He is very seri-
Gus about His job and wants people
to be serious about Him. And says,
"Of course He would have to be-" /
says, "for it is no joke to know that
hundred millions of people is wait
ing for you to teach them what to
think and Man that has got to talk
to all the reporters of all the news
papers of the whole world has got a
job that will keep Him looking seri-
GUS"
"Well that is just what it does, "
says Mr.. Edgerton and he says, "You
feel quite sure that it wont hurt Him
about the camel 2"
l says, anybody that laughs about
such thing will be no good Ameri-
can," l says. "The plain people like
know back in the gas-house district
of Camden New jersey" l says, twill
think that a Man that has to teacr
them and govern them and manage
their intentional affairs should be
a sober Man and a moral Man with
no time for foolishness," l says. g
don't suppose He rides that electric
camel for fun" / says.
And Mr.. Edgerton says, "No it /,
for His liver"
And l says, Exactly He has go
to take care Of His liver of course,
l says. "And while He rides H,
will have His mind on the govern
ment and He will not let Himself b.
worried by no laughing iackasse
? along the roadside"
! Mr.. Edgerton says that when tn
t Spokesman saw the story in prir
\ He was fearful peeved and could nc
talk about nothing else all day Il
: demanded to know who had give thu
q camel away to the newspaper report
+ ers and He told Mr.. Edgerton to 2
: and find out. And Mr.. Edgerto
: went first to Mr. Grandaddy Prov
\ and the old gentleman said he Wa
O not at liberty to say but in sCr1c
: confidence he had an idea that it VIZ
q Senator Buttles that had give it on
o. And then Mr.. Edgerton went to Sci
. ator Butties and asked him who ma
y give it out and Senator Buttles sal
+ that he was not at liberty to say Dl
= in strict confidence he had an 1dC
v that it was Mr.. Prows that had giN
.e it out. And gee Nom would yc
Ie think that a palace would be so mui
i like the Elite Beauty Parlors?
It Well Nom l could of listened .
day to international affairs like tn
,e but l had got nervous about all tn
# intreeging and l looks about al
IT there at one of the tables is sittlr
Je the same Teller that I seen at t
s. table the other night trying to list,
I in on our talk. "Mr. Edgerton,"
h. says, "we are being Swallowed again
v And after that he was so uneasy tn
ID his mind was not on what I was sa
In ing. And he says, "When we go 0
you must let me put you into ia
IN because it will not be so easy f
IS him to follow you and l will go a
at