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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1911)
« Wide Enough For Two Honorable Senator Sagebrush A Farce to be played on Saturday Evening, June 3 AT THE SCHOOL. HOUSE » Music bij Scio Bund I RANCIS LYNDE CAST OE CHAR ACIERS Mr. Wickerwork, a male crank Hiram Brush, his level-headed partner Ferdinand Cowley .............. Fritz Kellar, a funny Dutchman Pump, an American citizen of African decent .Miss Prune, a female literary crank Satira Brush, Hiram's daughter Copyright. 1910. by Str^t ® R. M. Cam Joe Wesely Roy Shelton Andy H igey Fred West rt W Jennie White SYNOPSIS This farce is one scene of ludicrous fun from bejrinninK to end. This farce opens with a very amusinir dialogue between Wickerwork, the social-political crank, ant! .Mus Prune, the literary crank. She is intent on reading him one of her “efforts,” wnile he is eo’ially anxious to show that every platform should be "wide enough for two." Explains his great scheme for hatching chickens by the million and in- staneous hatching by electricity. Fritz and Pump discuss American society. F. explains how to dress turkevs for the Bold British Club. W. explains he has secured (for SomCthe patent right for fattening elixir which will enable jwultry to live on gravel and water. Enter Pump, who says Fritz has baked the eggs in the hatching machine. Ferd, who calls on delicate business, gets the bounce. B. puts Fritz on guard to keep Ferd away. Pump in league with Ferd drafts into the "chain service.” Ferd reenters and mistakes M -s P. for Satira. She thinks he is W. A horrid mistake. \V makes another mistake. Re-enters Fritz, who drags out U'.; business. Denouement. « Al! parties holding season tickets for the Lyceum course, present them at the door and receive 50 cut - for same « The net .proceeds are for the benefit of the Scio School Play sturts ut 8 Doors open at 7130. Ad mission; Rcserced Seats, 35 cents General Admission 25c. Children, 15c Rlount took tbe paper mechanically and unite h < mechanically rati bla ey» down tbe list of names At the but tom of it. written tn with a pen. waa ihe name of Patricia's father, with hla n*»lil**Uce am! «»'• upatlon QU.il out lu full While Evan wan «taring at tbe |>»n written name Hathaway went on »lie queutl.v empbantelug the disastrous re suits that Would fall mot) the people for whom he waa In tbe largest aens» the trustee, the disaster banging u|>on the wtttulrawal of the prvfrrcDtial rate Blount br<>ke him the *p««lal pleading» r»i ently added on«- new name to thia list, that of I’nifermor Aunern ” "Ye»." Interrupted the Twin Buttes prvwldeuL "and he la a good example of • ur atrs kholder» Tbuae like An net» college profesaorn. preachers and the like buy »lock» when they buy 'em at all for an Investment and pay for 'em out of their hard earned aav- lug» " "1 know." • aid Blount, frowning The fget that Patricia'* father waa In rolled added a i frvwh and rxaaprratiug complication. but ho mual com» to Millie decision i "Let ua get duwu to the present fact," he went on brusque ly "What is It that you want me to d<>, Mr Hathaway?'' “I want you to «et thy machinery lu motlou so that «<■ can have our rate continued for another two year» on I be sume terri» a« liefore You are going to need every vote you can get this year. Mr Blount, and you can’t afford to turn us down " Blount returned the printed list of »t<» kholders and fell Isi. k upon the |>encll sharpening "la It pogatble that you don t reengntee the bald criminal Ity of such a transaction. Mr Hath awgyF' be ask.«! quietly ■ <>f course I don't." was the ready reply "It 1« the universal rule of the buslti.i« world everywhere You do something for me and I do something for you You make It ]-o»«ll,l«* for us to live and do business In lumber, and we will do what we can to make It (Mmsllile for you to get your square deal from the |>eople of tills alate That's the whole thing In a nutshell. Mr Blount " “One question." aua|q*e,t Blotlnl. trying to fix the roving gate of the hawklike eye» "With whom dl.l you make this irrangement two years ng. F' The Imported German Cca:P Stallion Smith But why?" |H-rslslrd Gantry ' ll.miur | am not golug to tie an accessory either Iwfore or after the foot not if | know It." » a» the prompt rejoinder "All ac«-r»aory to wbatP* "To a criminal disregard for fb« law« of thia state and of the nation Gantry If «ou «lid some oilier» had voqr Just des.-rts you would lie break ing stone In the penitentiary thia ■si minute " Suft.-ring Jehu." laughed the traf fl. malinger. "nometsidy mint ha« a been hitting you pretty hard’ Who wan it. KvanF* At another time Blount might ha«» been less angry and more dl«-reet "It waa Mr Hlmon I* Hathaway, president of the Twlu Butte» Lumber company.” he said Gantry drew a long breath. wbk'b ended lu a low w hlstle ' p. • that ■ what you were let In for. waa ItF' lie exclaimed And then be ■ L.i ked bln.seif abruptly aud weut l>a< k to the principal I'ontentlou "But you re not going to quit, Evau Yog can't afford to do that " "Why can't IF’ ' II. in-.- you have committed your- •elf right and left No man cau walk out ..f the rank» on the eve of a bat- tic Y -.I >1 '0 t stop to consider th» ' "imtru. tlon that will b» put upon auch hasty action <>u your part" I don t atop to < . ushler anything. I Will ev I• d.-ntly . «iHi't.si to connive at a crim inal .■ ntiuipt for the law of the laud, the taw w til. h as a member of th» bar, I hnie »worn to uphold That was enough for uie” But It w :i't l e enough for Mr Me. VI. kar." Gantry Interposed "If you .in aff' rd to drop out he can't afford to let you ' I'hen with su.l.len grav ity. "Hadn't you t>etter let me bold up that telegram of yours for a few “ with Mr M<- VI« kur Ami y«m thihk you can <lo It again?* "I know I cau. hilt I «lout want to go uver your head They all tell me that you ar«- bnmillng th!« i-ml of It for the rallr<>nd • '>m|Mii>y amt I'm pot going around hunting a • tinm-v to make em-ml«-a inert*'« no uurry. Take your o« u time to think It over and to lomiuunli at.* with Mr Me- Vliiiar If you want to When you g.-t thing» flml you nu wlr> me Ju«t one wor,i to \t'.-ia« i ii< any Yw i • Igu your name to It. and that will bt* enough.'' Fur a full half hour after the pr«*«l dent of tbe lumls-r truat had clou.il ttie diaif of the private office In the Temple court bnlldlug twblnd him Blouut aat rurkiug gently In lilt plrot I chair, tight lug ouce more with the ■util tiauten which waa thrvateulng to ! uverwhelm him bouts, Evan, until you've had time to think It over?" Mo Vic,- l*r«*«ld.-nt McVb’kar had dr Illoi nt »prang from bla chair In a eelvrd him after »11. aud be wa» mere w Idle beat. ' ly u fence put Up tn »<-r«*ru the clllcnn IK> you mean tn tell me that you t-ry and trickery which were going on i Jp»t the »nmr an before More, the are already holding It upF' be de uuiuded. «l<i- president had let him »tultlfy "I t.s.k the liberty temporarily.” aald hlmnelf In a thousand way« ah bl» . . I le n- 1» uo brave talk nlaiut iqa-nne«« mid fuir Mr McVl.kar 1» "U hla dealing would lie «et down h » mere I.,! ii. .1. ..<• Will w.-vt |1"1 Illi.I tie will I-.- here In du»t throwing to conceal the working* Why not kill the mea of a corrupt and criminal ma<-bini’. a day or two nage uml have It out with him In per- grinding away In the background And III» fattier how did lie figure M>n when he comesF‘ But Blouut wus not to tie appeased In till« drn|>l<ablr tiuvlnr««1 Had lie I won't have my commuuh atlona l>lottrd with .Mi-Vl- kar to bring hl« tampered with." hr raged "If you own mui to abame merely because that «>n had refu«<*d to tie a tool lu the have given an order to have that tola- tiund« of the gr.-at machine? It w «< gram held out you cau give another (o have it m - ui immediately " groaaly incredible, and yet Evan "All right." »»Id Gantry. "Just aa Blouut remembered that tliua fur h!« father had aald no word iqqioaliig the yen nay " And hr made no effort lo detain the enrag.-d one when Blount cour»e he bad taken t'oulil It In* [ hx »Iblr that » father could Im-omv <o turn.*«! Ids buck and strode awuy But after the self ills, harg.-d polltl. al man much th» law» a« to forget the tom nger was gone the traffic man ■ buc mon tic« of kindred? Blouut'» mind but more than hl« kled quietly and turned up a faced mind, hl» heart went groping out In down |*afs*r which lin.l lawn lying ou his deak during the short ami belllg vain reaching» for a «oufldnnt and an adv Iner Th«*fe wnn no on«* to wtnnn •rent Interview. "Humph"' lie mused, reading the he could turn. m. one a tio«e con«* b-ner 'The wa» not neared and dlatorfed In the typewritten line« over again Qre« of |H>l|tieal partl»an«lilp No one. little lady was too fly for you thin time. Evan, my boy. Hhe wan just dl<1 ho oay? Yes, there wan one Pa prophetess enough to guess where and trlete would know and underatnnd He mu»t flml her and t 11 her But lu how you would go off Hie handle Great little woman that I l>rlleve the Interval •tie figures out more than half of tbe lie got up and ntitit bl« denk with a •lam Th«* atenograpber heard mid fine moves In the honorable senator n ram«* to the door of tbe anteroom, game." Lvnn Bl.uint walked a half dozen notelxank and |>encll In hand "Any thing to give mo before you g<> away. blocks l.eyond the Inter Mountnlu lio tel before he lind cooled down sutfl Mr Blount F* be anked cl.-ntly to determine wliat to do next. "No"' «aid Blouut almoat aavage ly Then he reconvldered "Yea, there As It chanced, tin- cooling down mo ment found him nt the eutrun.r of th» 1» You may take a m«*««nge to Mr. MeVIcknr Are you ready?" The ntenogrnpher "All right nixbled take till» "Pending another Interview with you. t •hall do«» my oflleaa In Temple court and confine rnvaelf «titctly to the routine legal bualne»» of the company In the mean lime m> realgnatlon !■ In your hand« If you wlah to appoint a new division coun •el "Write that out and «end it nt once." he »«Id to the ' lerk "I »hall tie at the hotel if you want to rrnch between now and cloning time. » CHAPTER XII writju-aisu is th » t-r«rnr N tbe telephone atatlon nt the tel Blount tried several time«, and alway» Ineffectually. to get a long distance connection with YVartrace Hall Falling In thia, be called up Gantry to aak If the traffic manager knew anything alaiut the pur- po»en and movement» of bln father EXCEL! ENZ Gantry did not know, but lie knew something elae a thing which proved (wo. 1 i 19) the leaktneaa of the telrgrnph depart meat. Albany.............................................Monday "Come down here and tell me what l^-banon..................Tuenday, Wednesday you mean by «‘tiding Incendiary tele- Scio ............................................. Thurnda« grama to the vice president." lie com Jefferson ............. Saturday manded. with jesting aeverlty. over the phone Gantry wan bony with the ntenogrn pher when Evan enter»«!, but the tmf Due when mare la known tn be in foal lie manager Immediately piwtponed Care will be taken to prevent accident/ the bualne«« of the moment aud dte- but will not be veaponatble if any occur» rnlsaed tbe clerk ‘There la nothing to tell—more than you aeem already to know," »aid Blount morosely in anaw-er to Gantry'« Albany Orpjron queet "I have wired my resignation. a The Beat Piarsi Large Sample Poems far ConuarnUl Trarelen I'MDEJf REW R a R a GEMEXT Portland to Eat le at Pap’s Coffee House 'frrmit llfi.OO to Insure at Went end of the Mortiaon Street bridge. « CHARLES J. MAHER GRANT PIRTLE Pre». ALBANY » OREGON) ( buceeano r b* Riner Broa.) PROPRIETOR. C. CRANDALL "l won't ervr mt coMMcatcaTtnaa tam - panaii WITH.*’ public garage paironteed by bla father Ai ling UJion the Impiline of the mo inent. tie went lu and naked If any of Senator llkiunt'« car» were In the city. The garage manager replied that the big ruadater wan In. and Blount'« de Halon wan taken upon the apur of th» moment A few minuten later he wan Iwhltid the »leering wheel of the fa at ma< bine, picking bln way out of town. Blount reached tbe entrane» to th» cottonwood »badisi avenue at War trace juat before tlie dinner hour, and he was »<> far recovered from the at tack of righinone Indignation that be waa able to meet bin father and tbe other» with a fair degree of equanlm »L _ — (Continued next week)
