ot contempt in tne augni accent
“your.”
“ It won’t pay you to stay
out," be said in half threat.
Bob laughed insolently.
“ I'm not
afraid o f you. You see, you’ve showed
me your hand. You can’t do without
me."
MacPherson with difficulty repressed
an uj|;ry retort, and Bob left tbe o f­
fice with a curt "Good night.”
Before he descended to tbe street—
MacPberson's office was on tbe top
fioor of an eight story building, tbe
skyscraper o f those days—be stopped
to look out through the corridor win­
dow. It was one o f the Steel City’s
rarely beautiful nights.
A strong
west wind bud swept uway the dome
of smoke, and overhead u myriad o f
stars shone brilliantly, and below him
and on tho hills uround him twinkled
a myriad o f other lights, the street
lamps o f the big city, lighting the
night for a half million souls. And
of the half million two men were
struggling with each other for mas­
tery over all the rest. The half mil­
lion ludlffereutly watched the game
and permitted it to go on.
“ You fools!"
Yet the thought came to him that,
fools though the victims were, be­
tween the contestants it was a game
worth playing. T o hold the great city
in the hollow o f one's huud. to twist
it and buffet it and mock it and use
it. to make of it a huge automatic eu-
glne to lift one to a chosen eminence-
yes. that wus u game for a man, for
a strong man!
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erable inconvenience that I have con­
sented to lead In this great reform.
But 1 have refused to permit persoual
H E lure o f politics had caught
considerations to stand In the way of
Bob. From the night o f his
manifest duty,
i am for political
A copy o f The Press will be mailed
tight with Haggin be began
purity, sir. In the past tbe methods
to all advertisers in which their ad ap J
to
take
tbe
game
seriously,
pears.
of the tough wards, applied to geutle-
devoting much time and work to tbe
meu In politics, may have"— He
perfection of his organization. A few
stopped suddenly, warned by a sharp­
months later the new field suddenly
The Professor’s Troubles
ly monitory cough from Robbins.
opened wider before him. An era of
Bob grinned sardonically. "Oh, don’t
I am sitting in my tower,
"reform " was Impending.
mind tne. I'm tongb. all right, but
And I ponder by the hour
Now. the Steel City was ruled by
On the strangeness and perversity o f j w |,ut was popularly and appropriately don't mind me.”
Mr. Grahuw's blush might have
To be continued.
deuominnted the "hog combine.” a
fate.
been envied by a young girl. "M y
group of gentlemen headed and herd­
I ’m a graduate from college,
dear sir. I — er—apologize. Pray do not
And my head is filled with knowledge, ed by Steele and Harmon, voluntarily misunderstand. My remarks do not,
associated
to
relieve
the
public
o
f
the
Hut I cannot plough a furrow thut is
ot course, apply’’—
burden of government.
straight.
"Dou’t mention it.” Bob interrupted.
While Steele, u born political strate­
I "In tough wards men don't apologize.
gist and a man o f magnetic personali­
1 can do all algebra,
You're goln’ to run this campaign
ty. tbe heurt and brains of tiie organ­
I can talk o f far Cathay,
! yourself?”
ization,
lived
tbe
machine
found
In Greek and Hebrew read the books
"And why not?" Graham once more
smooth sailing.
Hut the "combine”
divine.
fell upon hard times. Steele died, and mounted his parlor hobby. “ Should
Though I try with all my might,
the leadership devolved upon llurtnon. I not the candidate always be the lead-
er? Aro w e not working for a boss­
And I work from dawn till night,
Harmon possessed none o f the per
ln which the leader will be
I cannot make the grape grow on somit magnetism that bad mode
ef 8 ero
..
.
,
Steele’s critics love the man while where he belongs-ln the front rank
the vine.
they huted Ills misdeeds; also he lack­ under the folds o f our standard?"
In my Latin and my Greek
“ Sure!
Why not?" Bob rejoined.
ed the sagacity and cnution o f the
I can translate for a week.
dead lender. So the machine was nl- “ Go ahead and try it. It'll be quite
With the hardest sort o f problems I jowwli
f aII Into excesses that Steele an experiment. I ’ll be interested in
can grapple.
never would have permitted. The watchln’ it—from the outside.”
"Surely not from the other side?”
Though I toil with might and main,
Tenderloin ran openly and flagrantly.
A hlg Doodling escapade In the halls Robbins suggested smilingly.
And I spray again and again,
“ From the whinin' side,” Bob an­
I cannot keep the moths out o f the o f the city fathers came to light. Cer­ swered dryly.
tain
public
contracts
were
let
with
apple.
"W ell, o f course,” Mr. Graham
such Incautious unfa'mess that mur­
Sanskrit, Arabic,
murs of discontent began to be beard. stammered, “ of course—er—that is—
The BEST all-round Family
All this might have had no Important uhem—1 do not propose to—er—dictate Sewing Machine that can be pro­
I can read so very quick,
tactics to my assistants.
W e may
That I ’m sure I know the how,[also results of Itself. But to cap the climax
Harmon, to satisfy a long cherished have to resort to disagreeable means duced. Made in both R O T A R Y
the why.
dislike, dismissed MacPherson from to gain our great end. We must if and V IB R A T O R styles.
Though 1 feed her hay and brun,
necessary tight the devil with fire—
the directorate o f public works.
The rotary makes both LOCK
Shorts and oat chop, all I can,
M acl’heAou was a hatchet faced, that's it. light the devil with Are.”
"Humph!” Bob grunted.
I cannot keep the cow from going saturnine votary o f Mammon; ulso
and C H A IN stitch. The latest
“ Well, gentlemen." Graham conclud­
dry.
there was enough o f the Indian In him
up to the minute steel attach­
ed briskly, “ I must leave you. My
to
make
revenge
for
all
alrouts
a
ne­
So I ’m aitting in my tower,
Sold
w ife and 1 are dinlug out, and I am ments with each machine.
cessity.
He accepted his dismissal
And I wonder by the hour,
already late. I am glad to hove met on easy payments.
Send
name
with apparent equanimity and Institut­
While the fire is aburning bright and
you, Mr. McAdoo.”
He added this
and address for our beautiful
ed a campaign to destroy his enemy.
from u safe distance, his bands be­
warm.
A sturdy little baud o f reformers that
H. T. catologue free.
hind
him.
With
a
bow,
nicely
deliver­
And as I sit I ponder
hud fought long but fruitlessly to over­ ed, he left the room.
Why it is, 0 why, by thunder!
throw iSteele's defenses suddenly and
What do you think o f him, Mc- W hite Sewing Machine Co.
That I cannot make a living on my mysterously took n now lease on life, i Adoi>r bobbins queried.
farm.
, MacPherson bought a morning and
.*Ile -8 „ curiosity. I'd like to take
1640 M arket S t
an evening newspaper. Sensational ex- ; hlm lu a K|.lg9 case wlth a 8lgn(
— T h e S e e r o f D a v id ’ s H il l .
j posures followed startling revelations -Hands Off,' down to Tom ’s saloon
California
i with great effect. 'Ihe city began to au,j sbow him to the boys. W hy’d San Francisco
More interest is manifested at Stir uneasily. One day MacPherson you take him up?” he demanded o f
\ MacPherson.
this time in school work in | c*lleJ “ few men lnto hls offl<e'
“ Gentle me it,1 said be, “ let us reform
That worthy looked sharply at Bob
Washington county than at any the city."
before responding. "H e carries along
time previous.
The teachers
And thereupon the “ Citizens’ party" ; the old reform crowd, aud he’ll con­
tribute hls money.”
throughout the county are work­ wns formed.
NO SIR, I C A N ’T
“ I ’d prefer to work for a man,’’ Bob
Mo It hnp|iened that one evening Bob
ing harmoniously and earnestly
GET APPEN D IC ITIS
received u call from Bobbins, a Mac­ I said contemptuously.
and the parents are showing Pherson henchman who had the repu­
“ Well, ureyou coming along or not?”
“ What are you golu’ to do?”
much interest.
The children tation o f knowing how to deal with all
"In the list place,” said MacPherson,
are making good progress.
We torts o f roea.
"McAdoo.” Robbins greeted him, "w e're going to clean tbe city of this
believe that in the near future “ without beating round the bush I ’ll gang of lufernal scoundrels"—
"Talk business. I'm not Graham,”
Washington county will equal, tell you what I'm after. 1 come from
Bob Interrupted Impatiently.
Mac.
We
want
you
with
us
In
our
if
not
exceed,
any
other
"1 know tliuL" MucPhcrson an­
tight against Harmon and"—
county in her school standing.
“ All right,” Bob Interrupted care­ swered sharply. “ I ’m not preaching
Could there be a better adver­ lessly. "Tell MacPherson I'll talk to reform, i tueaii, we re going to kuock
Huruiou aud Ids crowd out o f control
tisement or anything that would him any time he any*.”
o f the organization and the city aud
"But 1 have authority” —
encourage the home seeker with
“ 1 don’ t talk to middlemen,” Bob take them ourselves.'
"D o you mean that?” Bob demand
or without a family to knock at said curtly. “ Good night.”
I E at A ll I W a n t to N ow .
N o Mora
G s t on th . Stom ach or Sour Stom ach.
“ Al!
right.”
Robbins
laughed. ed keenly. “ Or are you ouly goiu' to
Washington county’ s door?
tight them until they let you to the
N o M ors H e a v y Feeling A fte r
“ You're «he doctor.”
Meals or Constipation.
The next evening Bob was by sp- ! trough, aud theu you go back on them
N o m atter what you 've tried without
Medford is Ht lust to have a ! pointmert shown Into MncPherson's j that helped you?"
e ttin g re lief JU S T T R Y sim ple buck­
MucPhersou brought his clinched g thorn
bark, glycerine, etc., as compounded
new opera house.
Disappointed rt ' " ' n,fnVT1 '*fli<e. Besides the prospec-
fist hard dowu ou the desk. "So help in A D L E H - I- K A ! You w ill be surprised
at
tbe
Q U IC K results and you will be
by the promises o f outside par- j
r a C T d in * me God. I mean It! I'm going to see
uarded ngalnst appendicitis. T h e V E R Y
'IltS
T
DOSE
will help you and a short
thut
dog
dead
aud
buried
|K>lltlcally
ties, the Natatorium company, candidate for mayor. Mr. Grunatu was
treatm ent with A D L K R - I- K A will make
composed o fAprominetlt Medford *u elderly geutlemuu with a pretty if it takes every dollar I have iu the you feel b etter than you have fo r years.
world."
T h is new German appendicitis rem edy
citizens,
has
determined
to i re-
cou,l,l‘‘Ilm‘
»*»“ beautltully
•
ch°P
whUk- “ Tliul’s uli right, but can you do It7" antlseptlclses the stomach and bowels
‘
, u
t n i m m t u to
t
ers
aud shapely,
manicured
and draw s o ff all Impurities. A S IN G L E
model tll&t building’ Enu rnnke it j bund*. Hu thought lie WM a reformer
“ We can.” MucPhersou said more DOSE relieves gas on the stomach, sour
stomach, constipation, nausea o r heavy
quietly. "W e ’ve got the niouey, and feelin g a fte r eating almost A T ONCE.
into a modern and throughly up ,Uid * gentleman of tu« »14 school,
A short treatm ent often cures an ordinary
we've
gone
over
the
ground
carefully.
to date playhouse, to cost in all
"H ow are you. McAdoo?” Mad'hor-
case o f appendicitis.
j sou greeted the newcomer with a cor­ Here. Bobbins, you have the figures.”
Call ud 901 and we will send you s bottle at on* e.
$75,000.
From memory uud with u glib cer­ "An ounce of preventative is worth a pound of
diality cleverly toned dowu to Ut the
> mnu he saluted. “ .Shake hands with tainty that bespoke careful study of cur*,“
j Mr. Graham. You have met ltobblus, the situation. Robbins reeled off a Ust
Rem* mber the pla-e to get it is the ]
ESTABLISHED 1885
1 believe.
Mr. Uruhuui. this Is the of putative majorities, to which Bob
I young lender of the Fourth whom Usteued thoughtfully.
we're hoping to have with us.”
“ You see.” Robbins summed up
Bob maliciously caught Graham's eagerly, “ this gives us all the upper
Phone 901.
ladylike huud lu his own Iron grasp wards, sure. Wo come to Irish town
All kind* of
_ _
1 s ir
1
uml ’“ »«•‘vxed 11 “ '‘<11 the little uiun'e with au easy 5,000 majority, and
we'll about break even ou all the Irlsh-
1 ou ha\e a strong grip, Mr. Mc­ town wards but tbe Fourth, Seventh.
Adoo. nu abnormally strong grip. If 1 Thirteenth aud Fourteenth.
That
Estimates given on First-
may say so, sir. But ’- h e recalled tbe brings us to you. I f we get the Fourth
Class Work and Stock Only
effusively patronizing maimer that he by its usual majority w e can’t lose. I f
264-46 fourth St., Opposite City Hall thought so highly politic—" I am glad we don’t get it w e may win anyhow.
to meet you. my dear elr. very glad That's what w e want you for. Some
Indeed. 1 am glad to meet nil those o f us advised going to Haggin. but I
Portland, Oregon
who are helping me In my tight. I
Main 8664
A 1516 may any It has been with uo lucousid- • »Id. ’No, McAdoo's the man.’ You’d
better get your born and climb on tbe
band wagon. There’s live thousand In
It for you I f you get us the Fourth.
And fire thousand more If you get the
&
other three besides expenses. That’s
fair. I think. Or. If you prefer, a lieu­
tenancy on the force. The pickings to
be for yourself. What do you may?"
Forest Grove, Oregon.
“ No office In mine." said Bob. “ I’ll
Dry Good«, Notions, Clothing, Shoes, Complete
think It over."
Line Furniture, Groceries, Buggies
“ I d Uke to hear you say yaa now." ,
Funeral Chapel and Family
"No, rU think It over." Bob repeated
W agons, Hardware, Etc.
Parlor in Connection
coldly. " I don’t know at I care ta get
In your
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..
for fine . •
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