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HOM E AXI) FARM MAGAZTXE SE C T IO N
HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION SERIAL.
By
Geo. Barr
McCutcheon
A Fool and His Money
SYNOPSIS
OP
PREVIOUS
Copyright, 1913,
By Geo. Barr
MeCuteheou.
INSTALLMENTS.
I n th e o p e n in g in s ta llm e n ts of " A Pool an d H is M o n e y ." Oeo. B a r r M c C u tc h e o n 's c h arm in g novel, w e le a rn of J o h n Bellam y S m a rt, the young m an w ho is te llin g th is
he R iv er D anube. Hu
sto ry .
Ho has -'1st w ritte n his f ir s t n o v e l, a n d a t th e sam e tim e h a s f a lle n li .r to a n im m ense fo rtu n e le tt him by h is u n t i e
S m a rt ta s e s a Ir
te n a n te d only b y the care-
d ig c tiv .
| c a t t l e , w h ic h h o pu rch a6 «
th h is te c • tx ry , P o o pendyke, h e ta k e s p o it R i i a i i
I t is sujp< ?• -d t
b
rie
f
in te rv ie w , b u t re fu se s
ta k e r a n d h is fam ily, th e Schm icks. L a te r S m a rt fin d s a w om an who is in p-'.-aetai -n of a w ing ot th e c a s tle th a t is b a rre d to him. s h e g ra n ts
fin d s th a t sh e is d iv o rc e d
to leave.
from
he
a lth
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v a le t. F in a lly thu p a r ly leav es s u d ¡¿mart is re lie v e d . Tfce Count tu rn s u p ag ain a n d a s k s fo r a loan of m oney, b u t is re fu se d .
“ Y ou c a n ’t b eliev e ’em u n d e r o a th w hen
-a re you n o t tick
* E L L , th en , w o ’11 look a t it In th a t ¿he th o u g h t i t w as you c allin g up a n d w as , von, M r. Poopendyk
¡ th e y 'r e in th a t m o o d .”
lig h t. I am nok in a p o sitio n to •ager to h e a r w h at had h ap p en ed I t w o she l i s h ? "
‘ W ell, g ra n tin g th a t sh e w ill m a rry
in v e st so m uch m oney a t th is who pu t it in to my head. F he s a id you
“ V e r y ," s a id he.
said
I.
r a th e r in s iste n tly ,
“ it
“ W ell, I ’m n o t ! ” said I, sav ag ely . “ W hat again, “
tim e. To bo p e rfe c tly fra n k w ith you, I m ust h ave given h is n ose a jo lly good pnll
ing o r so m eth in g of th e sort I am e x tre m e does ail th is n o n sen se m ean. D o n 't be an d o e s n 't follow th a t h e r p a re n ts w ill c o n se n t
h a v e n 't tho m oney ly in g lo o s e ."
to a m a rria g e w ith auy one less th a n a d u k e
‘ ‘S u p p o se th a t I w ere to say th a t a n y tim«- ly so rry , b u t sh e h e a rd e v ery w ord he said, ass, F r e d ."
I
“ P e rh a p s you d o n 't know it, M r Sm art. th e n e x t tim e .''
in sid e th e n e x t th re e o r fo u r w eeks w ould be even to th e m ild e st d a m n ."
“
I
t
m
u
st
h
av
e
had
a
very
fa
m
ilia
r
sound
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t
you
a
re
in
lo
v
e
,”
said
he
so
c
o
nvincing
“ T h e y 'v e had th e ir le ss o n .”
s a tis fa c to ry to m e ," s a id he, as if he w ere
to h e r , " I s a id so u rly .
, ly th a t I w as conscious of a n a b ru p t sink
“ And she is prob, My a m e rc e n ary c re a
g ra n tin g tne a favor. ‘ ‘ P lease be sea te d , Mr.
“ S o she in fo rm e d m e .“
in g of th e h e a rt. Good h e av e n s! W as he tu re , a f te r all. S h e 's had a ta s te of p ov
S m a r t ." H e g la n c ed a t h is w atch. ‘ ‘ I have
“ Oh. y o u ’ve seen her, e h ? "
rig h t I W as th e re a n y th in g in th is silly e rty , a fte r a fash io n . I im agine— “
o rd e re d a lig h t s u p p e r to be s e n t u p a t ton
“ R he cam e dow n to the sec re t door a few ; tw ad d le? “ You a re q u ite m ad ab o u t her.
“ If I know a n y th in g a b o u t w om en, the
o ’clock.
Wo c a n — "
m in u te s
an d u rg e d me to set o u t to
“ T h e deuce you
say?"
I exclaim ed,
C o u n te ss T a rn o w sy w a n ts love m ore th a n
“ T h a n k you.
I fe a r it is im p o ssib le for m eet you. She sa y s sh e can h a rd ly w ait i ra th e r b lan k ly .
a
n
y
th in .' else in the w orld my frien d . She
fo r th e new s. I w as to seu d you u p s ta iis } “ Oh, I ’ve seen it com ing. F o r th a t m at
mo to r e m a in ."
I ter, so h as she. I t ’s us p la in as the w as m ade to he loved* a n d she know s it. And
“ I sh all bo d isap p o in te d .
H ow ever, a n a t o n c e ."
she h a s n ’t had an y of it, e x cep t front m en
C onfound him . he took th a t very in s ta n t ! n o se-—"
o th e r tim e, if n u t to n ig h t, I tru s t. A nd now
to h old »he la n te rn u p to my face again. '
I leaned to m y feet, s ta rtle d . “ She Yen who d i d n 't h a p p en to know how to eom-
to come to th e p o in t. M ay I d ep en d u p o n you
and re sp e c t. I ’ll give you my can
b in e 1
and c a u g h t
g rin n in g lik e a C h esh ire e a t d o n ’t - II. ; she said a n y th in g th a t leads
to h e lp mo a t th is try in g p erio d 1 A few
I h u rr ie d to m y room and b ru s h e d m yself you to b eliev e— Oh, the deuce! W hat r o t “ ' did opi •n. M r. J o h n B ellam y S m a rt. S h e 's
a re c e p tiv e mood. S trik e w hile th e iron
th o u s a n d w ill bo s u ffic ie n t to r p re s e n t needs, up a b it. On my b u re a u , in a glass of«w n
“ No use get tin e a n g ry o v e r i t . ” h e said
hot. Y o u 'll w in o r m y nam e i s n 't — “
an d th o b a la n ce m ay go o v e r a few w eeks ter, th e re w a s a w h ite b o u to n n ie re , ra th e r 'c o n so lin g ly .
“ F a llin g in love is the sort
'F re d P oopendyke, you h a v e n ’t a g ra in
w ith o u t serio u sly inconver i« : m g me. If w< c lu m sily c o n stru c te d a n d a ll read y to be ' of th in g a fellow c a n ’t help, you know . It
“ Do yon
c an come to s e in e s o rt of an u n d e rs ta n d in g to p in n e d in th e lapel of m y coat. I co n fess t » h appens w ith o u t his a ss is ta n c e .
It is s> of s e i.s e ,’ ' 1 b ro k e in sh arp ly .
n ig h t, my a tto rn e y w ill be h a p p y to m eet you a b lush. I w ish B ritto n w ould n o t be sv . : - v. N ow I w as «»nee in love w ith a girl suppose, ju s t to oblig e you, I 'l l get m y
self m ixed u p in th is w re tc h ed sq u ab b le ?
to m o rro w a t a n y tim e a n d place you may in fe rn a lly a rd u o u s in h is e ffo rts to p lease for tw o y e ars with-»nt re a lly k now ing i t . "
“ And how did you fin d it o u t ? " I astke 1. W hy. s h e 's no t re a lly c le a r o f th e fellow
me.
« u g g est.”
yet. S h e 's got a good m any m onths to w a it
T h e C o u n te ss gave a little sigh of re lie f w eakly.
I a c tu a lly w as s ta g g e r e d . U pon my w ord
“ I d id n ’t fin d 1t out u n til she m a rried b efo re th e m a tte r of the c h ild a u d the fin al
w hen I d a sh e d in upon h e r a few m in u t- s
it w as alm ost as if h e w e r e d u n n in g m e and la te r. She ha«i it all
Th«’n T knew I ’d been in decree— ’ *
out of tne b e fo re I had a n o th e r chan
m a g n a n im o u sly c o n s e n t in g to give m e a n e x q u ite re c o v ered my b re a th a f te r the elim h love w ith h< r all the tim e.
B u t's t h a t 's
(T * He Co attuned )
te n sio n o f tim e if I could o . m y w a y c l e a r to u p s ta irs .
n e ith e r h*re n o r th ere. Yon a re h eels over
le t him h av e so m eth in g on acco u n t.
My
“ A nd so it w as I who s p e n t a il the head in love w ith tho C o u n te ss T arnow sy
m o n e y ,” she m used, w ith a f a r a w a y look and — * ’
eh o ler w as ris in g .
“ I m ay a s w ell te ll y o u f ir s t as la st. in h e r eyes.
“ S h u t up. F re d ' Y«»u re going d a ffy from
" I n try in g to ho a c o u n te ss ,” sa id 1 re a d in g my >»oks. o r s baorbing my ro an u -
C o u n t T a rn o w sy , th a t I c a n n o t let you have
aevipts. o r—
th e m oney. I t is q u ite im poi ible.
In the boldly.
I d o n ’t read yo u r i
She ami led. “ Arc you h u n g r y ? ”
' ' H eaven is m y w itnes
f ir s t place, T h a v e n 't th e a m o u n t to s p a re ;
“
D
e
lig
h
tfu
lly
.’
*
«aid
I.
hooks an d I rocrely correi •» y o u r m a n u se rin fs.
in th e s e c o n d —’ *
W e sat dow n a t the table. “ Now tell me God know s tli e re is n«» r» inaneo in t h a t ! You
“ E n o u g h , s i r , " he b ro k e in a n g rily .
“ T
e v e ry th in g e ll over a g a in ," sh e said.
are in love. Now w hat a rc you going to
h av e co m m itte d th e common e rro r o f re g a rd
RepnblicaB Candidate for U.S. Senator
do about i t ? ”
C H A P T E R X II
in g one of you a s a g e n tle m a n .
D am n me.
" D o ab o u t i t ? ” I dem anded.
R. P O O P E N D Y K E began to develop a
if I s h a ll e v er do so a g a
T h e r e i - n ’ t on
“ You c a n ’t go on in th ia w ay. von k n o w ,''
s tre a k o f ro m a n tic in v e n tio n — in fact,
in th e w hole of th e Unite*! S ta te s . W ill you
to m fo o lery — a day or tw o a f te r my he said re le n tle ss ly . “ She w o n ’t “
b e good enough, Mr. S m a rt, to ov erlo o k iny
“ W hy. you b lith e rin g id io t.'' T roared,
| e x p erie n ce w ith C ount T a rn o w sy in the R em pf i
m is ta k e ? I th a n k you ta k in g the tro u b le to
H otel. H e is th** la st p e rso n in th e w orld “ do you know w h a t you are s ay in g ? i'm not
ru s h in to p r in t in my d e fe n -g . If yon h r
in
love w ith anyb o d y . My h e a rt is — is
of w hom I — o r an y one e ls e — w ould su sp e c t
g a in e d a n y th in g by it, I do n o t l>e_-imlz
B ut n e v e r m in d ’ Now. lis te n to me. F red
s illin e ss of n ra d ic a l n a tu re .
you th e s a tisfa c tio n you m u st feel in b eing
W e w ere fin d in g it r a th e r d iffic u lt to g et T h is n o n sen se h as c »t to cease. I w o n ’t
W hy. s h e ’s a lre a d y got u h u s
h e ra ld e d a s th e h o st of f o u n t T a rn o w sy and dow n to a c tu a l, serio u s w ork on th e h o ik . h av e it
h is frie n d . You o b ta in e d th e p riv ile g e v ery T h e plot an d the syn o p sis, of course w ere hand. S h e ’s h a d a ll she can sta n d in th e
c h e a p ly .’ *
q u ite c o m p le tely o u tlin e d ; w ith o rd in a ry in ’ w ay of hn sh — ’ ’
“ R u b b ish ! Ph« can sta n d a h u sb an d or
“ Y ou w ill do w ell, sir, to k eep a civil te n s ity of p u rp o se on my p a rt th e ta le m ight
tw o inure, if. you a re going to look at it
to n g u o in y o u r h e a d ,’ ’ s a id i, p a lin g w ith havo gallo p ed th ro u g h the in tro d u c to ry chap jin a lite ra l w ay. B esides, she h a s n ’t a h as
te r s w ith som e c la rity an d d ecisiv en ess. B ut
fu ry .
• hand. S h e 's chu ck ed him . Good riddance,
“ I h av e n o th in g m e re to say to you, M r. fo r som e re a s o n I lacked th e pow er of con too. Now, do you im agine fo r a sin g le in
S m a r t ,"
said
he
c o n te m tu o u sly .
“ Good c e n tra tio n o r p e rh a p s m ore p ro p e rly sp ea k in g s ta n t th a t a b e a u tifu l, a d o ra b le young worn
the po w er of in itia tiv e .
I la id it to
n ig h t. F ra n c o is ! C o n d u ct M r. S m a rt to th e h ub h u h c re a te d by th e fin a l e ffo rt of tH. an o f 23 is going to spend the re st of h e r
the
c o r r id o r ."
w orkm en to fin ish the jo b o f re p a irin g my I life w ith o u t a m an* Not m uch! S h e 's free
to m a rry ag ain and she w ill."
F ra n c o is — o r “ F r a n k o " a s B ritto n , w hose c astle b e fo re cold w e a th e r set in.
“ A d m ittin g th a t to be tru e , w hy should
F re n c h is v e ry lam e, h a d called h im — p re
" T h a t i s n ’t it. Mr. S m a r t ," said my sec
she
m a rry me ?“
ceded me to th e d oor. In all my ex p erien ce, r e ta r y d a rk ly . W e w ere in the stu d y and
“ I d id n 't s a y sh e w as in lo re w ith yon.
n o th in g s u rp ris e d me so m uch as m y a b ility my pad of p a p e r w as ly in g id ly on my knees.
F o r h a lf an h o u r I had been try in g to th in k I I I said you w ere in love w ith h e r ."
to leave th e room w ith o u t f ir s t k ic k in g F ran
“ O il," I said, an d my fa»-e fell. “ I s e e .”
s o is ' m a ste r, o r a t le a s t te llin g him w h at I of a h a n d y s e n te n c e w ith w hich to open
H e Ricmwl to he c o n sid e rin g som ething.
th o u g h t of him . S tra n g e ly enough. I d id not th e s to r y ; th e kind of s e n te n c e th a t c a b l e s
,
A
fte
r a few seconds, h e nodded his head d e
re c o v e r m y sen se of speech u n til I w as w ell the unw’a ry r e a d e r ’s a tte n tio n a t a glance
risiv e ly .
“ Yes, I am su re of it. I f the
c u t in to th e c o rrid o r.
T h e n I d e lib e ra te ly and m a k e s fo r in te re s t.
“ W h a t is it, t h e n ? " I dem anded, a t once I rig h t m an gets her. s h e 'll m ake the fin e s t
took a gold coin out o f m y p o c k et an d p re sse d
j
sw
e
e
te
st
w
ife in th e w orld.
S h e ’s n e v er
re s e n tin g an opinion.
It Into th e v a le t’s h a n d .
had a ch an ce to show w hat « re a lly in her.
H
e
sm
iled
m
y
ste
rio
u
sly
.
“
You
w
ere
not
“ K in d ly g iv e th a t to y o u r m a s te r w ith m y
th in k in g of th e w orkm en ju s t now, w ere She w ould he a d o ra b le , w o u ld n ’t s h e ? "
c o m p lim e n ts ," sa id I, in a voice th a t w as y o u ? "
Th*» su d d en q u e stio n c au g h t me un aw ares.
In te n d e d to re a c h T a rn o w sy s ear.
“ She w o u ld ’ “ T ra id , w ilh conviction.
“ C e r ta in ly ." said I, coldly. “ W h a t’s th a t
“ B on Soir, m ’s ie n ," said F ran c o is, w ith g o t to do w ith i t ? ’ ’
“ W e ll,” said he. slow ly and d e lib e ra te ly ,
an a m ia b le g rin .
H e w a tch e d m e d escend
“ N othing, I su p p o se ,’ ’ sa id he re sig n ed ly . “ w hy d o n 't yon set ab out it. th e n ? ”
H e w as so rid ic u lo u s th a t T th o u g h t for
th e s ta irs and th e n so ftly closed th e door.
Aro yon better off now than yon
I h e sita te d . “ Of co u rse it is the w ork
I n th e o ffice I cam e u p o n M r. S ch y m an sk y. th a t u p s e ts me. W hat a re you d riv in g a t . '' the fun of it. I ’d hnm or him.
were under Republican adnumstr»-
“
A
ssum
ing
th
a
t
you
are
rig
h
t
in
re
g
a
rd
,
tiO
D S?
“ I tr u s t e v e ry th in g is s a tis fa c to rily a r
H e s ta re d fo r a long tim e a t th e p o r tr a it
ra n g e d , M r.— ’ ’ h e b eg au s m ilin g an d ru b of L u d w ig th e Red. “ I s n ’t it odd th a t the to m y fe e lin g s to w a rd her, F red, w hat le a d s '
k in g h is h a n d s.
H e w as so u tte r ly u n p r e C ountess, an A m erican, should he d escended yon to b eliev e th a t I w ould stan d a chanc
Are you satisfied?
f t w as a silly questior
p a re d fo r th e s e v e rity of th e in te rru p tio n from th e old R o th h o e fe n a? W h at a s m a ll, o f w in n in g h e r ? ”
I b n t T dprlAr *‘ 1 ™ n g on hit an«wcr with I i f y0U believe in the principles of
th a t th e sm ile w as s till in p ro c e ss of co n w orld It is. a f te r a l l ! ’ ’
I becam e w a ry . “ N o thing odd ab o u t it I»» ' ft te n a en e a th a t s u rp ris e d me.
I the Republican Party, if you aro con-
g e a lin g a s I s tep p e d o u t in to th e n a rro w ,
me. W e ’ve all go t to d escen d from som e
W hy n o t?
Ami a re good looking, “ vinced that these principles are best
D ly -lig h ted s tre e t.
| gentlem an, a “ c e . le . b . rity , and , « •«-«
t« .« I
c
c
m an. u Ble
b o d y .“
for tho country, then prove it by vot
M ax an d R udolph w ere w a itin g a t th e
" I d a re aay. S till it ia odd th a t th . ■ my
m ’r soul,
• ° " 1' sh
d " w or» ' '
ing
for
your
standard
bearer,
Robert
w h a rf fo r me.
T h e ir e x ce lle n t a rm s and
“
B
ut
you
fo
rgot
th
a
t
I
am
—
let
me
see
sh o u ld be h id ;ng in th e c astle of ifei
b ro a d b a c k s s<»on d ro v e th e lig h t b o a t a cro ss
— th ir ty fiv e an d she is h u t tw e n ty th re e .’ ’ A. Booth, Republican candidate for tho
th e riv e r.
B u t once d u rin g th e fiv e o r ten
“ To o ffse t th a t, sh e h a s been m a rried United States Senate.
“ N ot a t all, n o t a t all. I t ju s t h a p p e n s
m in u te s of p a ssa g e d id I u tte r a w ord, and to be a h a n d y place. P e rfe c tly n a tu r a l.”
a n d u n h a p p y . T h a t b rin g s h e r ab o u t np to
Yon know that under Republican
th a t w o rd , w h ile w h o lly in v o lu n ta ry an d by
y
o
u
r level. I sh o u ld aay. B he’a a m other.
W e la p se d info a prolonged spell o f silence.
no m ean s a d d re ss e d to my o arsm en , h a d the I found m y self w a tch in g him ra th e r com I an d th a t m ak es you seem a good h it yonng presidents the people of the United
re m a rk a b le e ffe c t of m a k in g th em row lik e b a tiv e ly , a s w ho w ould a n tic ip a te the move er. M oreover, she ia n ’t a sod w idow . S h e 's States have good times.
a g ra s s w idow , a n d a h e 's got a living ex
fu ry fo r th e re m a in d e r of th e d ista n ce .
of an a d v e rsa ry .
Yon know that under Democratic
R egulation
M r. P o o p e n d y k e w as w a itin g fo r m e in
“ P e rfe c t r o t , " I said, a t la st, w ith o u t am ple to nae aa a c o n tra st.
w idow s som etim e« fo rg e t th e p a st h e r an a« presidents you have Democratic times.
th e c o u rt y a rd . H e w as c a r ry in g a la n te rn , rhym e o r reason.
H e g rin n e d . “ N ev erth eless, i t ’s the gen it is dim an d d e a d : h u t, by G eorge, sir, the
w hich he h eld r a th e r d o s e to m y face as
Remember the prosperity under Mc
divorced w ife d o e sn ’t fo rg e t the h a rd tim e
If lo o k in g fo r so m eth in g he d re a d e d to see. c ra l o p in io n th a t you a r e ,’ ’ sa jd he.
s h e ’s had. S h e 's m ig h ty carefu l w hen ahe Kinley, Roosevelt and Tait.
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t
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p
v
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ry
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a
t's
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h
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t
?
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“ W h at t h e ’d ev il is th e m a tte r w ith y o u ? “
T h e o th e r
“ Y o tt’re in lo v e ," «aid he su cc in c tly . I t goes ab o u t it th e second tim e
Remember conditions under Cleve
I d em an d ed irh srv b ly .
‘ ‘W h a t's u p ? W h at
w as lik e a bom b, and a bom b is th e very k in d h as lo a t h e r sen se of com parison, h er land and Wilson.
a re you d o in g o u t h e re w ith a la n te r n ? "
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The issue in tliis campaign Is not
c f re lie f in h is voice. “ I fe a re d th a t som e red u ces hav>>e to a s in g le sy nonym ous s y l h u t h a ’s d ead a n d b u rie d and ahe c a n ’t fee
th in g u n e x p e c te d m ig h t h av e b efallen you. lable.
a n y th in g b u t th e good th a t w as In him for one of personality. It is not one of
non partisanship. It is a question of
F iv e m in u te s ago the— M r. P le sa called up
th e sim ple re a so n th a t i t ’s ou h ia tom baton«
“ Y ou’re c ra v e ? ” I gasped.
whether you prefer prosperity under
th e te le p h o n e an d le ft a m essag e fo r you.
“ And the w orkm en h a v e n ’t a n y th in g a t B ut w hen th e y ’re s till alive and as had a*
Republican administration.
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all to d» w ith i t , ” he pro n o u n ced em phat e v e r— w ell, d o n ’t you see I t 's d iffe re n t.* ’
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All women want It to be?
th e devil. I told him th a t you w ould d o u b t on, so m ew h at a rb itr a r ily , I th o u g h t: “ You
less be a t hom e a little la te r on a n d it d o n 't th in k w e ’re ail blind, do you, Mr. w a n t to h e loved. T h e y w an t to he m ar
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from him in s te a d o f from me. W h ereu p o n
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he told me to acco m p an y you, g iv in g ra th e r a ss a ilin g me.
e x p lic it d ire c tio n s . H e a p p e a re d to be in a
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I laughed heartily.
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The way to bring back prosperity is
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to help elect a Republican Senate. The
“ I w as a little w o rried , so I cam e out Good L ord, m an— th e S c h m ic k s.“ I t sound J o v s ! T h a t re m in d s me of som ething. You
w ith th e la n te rn . O ne n e v e r can tell. D id ed in a n e even to me, h u t on my soul, it a re a lto g e th e r w ro n g in yo u r reasoning. Republican candidate in Oregon is
F re d . W ith h e r own lip a she d eclared to R. A. Booth.
w as all I could th in k of to say.
you come to b lo w s ."
“ T h e S chm icks a re tic k le d to d e a th over me one d a y th a t s h e ’d n ev er m a rry again
“ B low s? W hat p u ts that idea into your
(Paid Advert »*-meet R. A. Booth
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H e ro lled hia eyes heavenw ard.
C ollecting all th e sarcasm th a t I could
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“ T hey ta k e A atight la a a U -p tiy ." «Md h a rortlaad, Ovsgoa.;
a u d a t th e lu a ia a t, I In q u ire d ; “ A nd
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