Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work

al for several days, looking after various matters of business;

for re-election, the Honorable Erastus Hopkins wink

-haired Senator of much political experi

bout the game at all. He was pledged to an unpopular i

e pledged to?" a

n fences and barns, and wants to have them

ressive fellow. And you s

t'll kill his chances

ator. "That issue has be

n?" asked the as

es throughout the country, and local laws have be

said H

your people, but in a country district such as yours I

norable Erastus. "Ev'ry man

he people don't

. "He's gone back into his shell like a turtle, an' won't come out to fight. I

calities made Mr. Hopkins a trifle uneasy, and he decided to return home and keep the

r breakfast. To his amazement he found two great banners strung across the

kins, staring open-mouthed at the great banners. Then

breakfast. She did not participate largely in the prosperity of her husband, and of

banners go up?" asked

gs. But all the town was out to the girls' meeti

irls' m

Mr. Forbes. It was in the town hall, an

t ab

farm places by doin' away with signs, an' he wants better roads, an' thre

e you talking about?" roar

'cause you're gettin' licked. I thought your goos

ed at her with a

ell me who these girls ar

h Forbes, it seems, an' come fr

re they

d mighty sharp with their tongues. They had a good meetin' l

send a bunch o' girls out electioneerin'. I never he

Rast. They wouldn't, you know.

character. And it came upon him like thunder out of a clear sky

and the Herald heretofore had always supported him; yet here across the first page were big black letters saying: "Vote for Forbes!" And t

Erastus. "He's tryin' to make me put up th

m, and was disgusted to find all but one of the seven papers in the district supportin

a born fighter, and his discovery had only dismayed him for a brief time. Already he was revolving ways

e and walked down-town. Latham was first o

lo,

Anything I can do for you?

ls are up to, that are plugging for Forb

s is pretty lively these days, and it keep

im, we Democrats, or they'll

sir. We can't hope to win it often,

y n

I'm not interested in this campaign. Excuse me; if the

d changed front. But they had never been very staunch friends; and

desk at the general stor

ve, angrily, "what's been going on in Elmwoo

a sour look over t

hem remarks t

't do-it won't do at all. You should have put a stop to these thi

ut up,

won't stand this from y

publicati

ly, his temper at white heat "And t

. It's waiting for you, Hopkins-interest and

his life. Anger gave way to sudden fear, and he scru

raise the mon

r business.

ee. Grateful fellow, ain't you-when I loan

ry minute, unless I did all your dirty work. Grateful? You've le

r word. In the dentist's office Dr. Squiers

o, Ar

ting back, old man. We're having a bi

a chair with a sigh of relief at finding

paign worthy of old political war-horses. There's some shrewd politician behind them, I k

t have they done? What c

. Then I made a discovery. They're young and rich, and evidently ladies. They're pretty, too, and the men give in at the first attack. They don't

kins, easily. "We'll w

l club. The club is to meet at Elmhurst and to be fed on the fat of the land; so every woman wants to belong. They've

n't much to spend, myself. But most money is fooled away i

'm glad you're back, for we Democrats have been getting d

d, busy with

they've done I can't tell yet. But one thing's certain, Doc; we'll win out in a canter. I

n to the outside fakes to win votes; bu

people. See here, Doc, I had an idea something might happen, and so I arranged with my breakfast food company to let me paint a hundred signs in this neighborhood. A hund

, and I'm told that at the meeting last night one of the girls made a speech about it, and s

s all

ock of sheep. Get them started a certain way an

pocket, and I'll have 'em painted all over the district in a week. Keep your eyes open, Doc. If

for he had thought out the situation and hi

ould go over to the livery stable, get a horse and buggy, drive

w of horses and wagons lining each side of the street, and in each vehicle two men in white jumpers and overal

, and some of the rigs were already starting out

of the white-overalled men who was loadin

e you f

nswered the man, w

you wo

tising Sign Compa

opkins. "Got a big job

y big,

your fo

s in the li

nd Hopkins turned into the livery office. A thin-face

. Smith?" a

es

n Advertising

es

My name's Hopkins. I want a hundr

all we can handle here

ick or not at all. Can'

can't get any more for love or money. H

sh

I've got to get started. This is only

ns, following Smith to his buggy. "What conc

named M

away, and Mr. Hopkins w

big advertiser by that name. It must be some new con

o the livery office

e hired everything to be had in t

his cause among the farmers, he decided to drive over to Fairview and see the party leaders in tha

eculiar air of neatness about the places he passed. The barns and fences all seemed newl

rs, who with their huge brushes were rapidly painting th

in and watched them

seem to be getting any si

peculiar job for our firm to tackle. We've made a

t 'em

with new paint, an

vertisers? Don't they

t up. John Merrick owns the spaces no

o's

f Mr. Forbes,

d then he cut his horse so fiercely with the whip that the poor b