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Updated: May 3, 2025
"The supporters o' that rascal, Colonel Kleppish, who has been occupyin' my berth for goin' on eight years," he said with fierce indignation. "I fear I do not understand," remarked Patsy, really bewildered. "What was your berth, which Colonel Kleppish has has usurped?" "See that 'Honer'ble' on the card?" "I do."
Let Kleppish go, and we'll make our dicker right now, on a lib'ral basis. It's the only way you can make your paper pay. I've got money, Miss Doyle. I own six farms near Hooker's Falls, which is in this county, and six hundred acres of good pine forest, and I'm director in the Bank of Huntingdon, with plenty of money out on interest. Also I own half the stock in the new paper mill at Royal "
I did jest like the others do like Kleppish is doin' right now but the reg'lar voters don't understand politics, and when the howl went up about graft, backed by Kleppish's bought-up newspapers, they turned me down cold. I've been eight years watchin' for a chance to get in again, an' now I've got it."
Having reached a decision, the Millville Tribune will espouse the cause of the best man if it mentions local politics at all." The Hon. Ojoy gave a dissatisfied grunt. "That means, in plain words," he suggested, "that you'll give Kleppish a chance to bid against me. But I need this paper, and I'm willin' to pay a big price for it.
Presently he asked: "Has Kleppish got this paper too?" "No," she coldly replied. "I thought I'd likely head him off, you being so new. "I am Miss Doyle, sir." "Glad to know you, Miss Doyle. What I was about to remark is this: The election for senator comes up agin in September and I want this paper to pull for me.
"The only other papers in this senatorial deestric', which covers three counties," continued the visitor, in impressive tones, "air weeklies, run by political mud-slingers that's bought up by the Kleppish gang." "What is the Kleppish gang?" she asked, wonderingly.
"That means I were senator state senator which makes any common man honer'ble, accordin' to law, which it's useless to dispute. I were elected fer this deestric', which covers three counties," he said proudly, "an' I served my country in that capacity." "Oh, I see. But you're not state senator now?" "No; Kleppish beat me for the nomination, after I'd served only one term." "Why?" "Eh?
And all that's outside the price I'll agree to pay." Patsy's eyes were full of scorn. "I won't dicker with you an instant," she firmly declared. "I don't know Colonel Kleppish, or what his character is, but I'm very sure he's the better man and that the people have made no mistake in electing him in your place.
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