Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-11-16 | Page 14 | Pretense of Virtue Too Much for Flinn

oli ir r ff 11 OR twenty years ear Bill Pretense II F. F FOR Flinn ran the politics of f I. I II western Pennsylvania OT of Virtue V Z without saying a word ord in n public pub pub- Too Much II lie lic and few in private an private an e expressive ex cx- For Flinn II I e growl being usually I II j the thc maximum of his loquacity But ever eer since Bill made a bid for a harp and a ticket through the pearly gates b by leaping into the purifying ing pool of perfect politics when the they were cre being troubled by the colonel he be has been talking a great deal eat Consequently and as a S. S natural corollary his accession of virtue was as accorn 1 by 3 loss of voice When a few days ago Flinns Flinn's friends said he lie was as going goin to California to spend a few weeks with Z Governor Johnson and a venturesome reporter asked J S him about it the big boss gagged gasped and spluttered spluttered spluttered called for pencil and paper and after laborious thought Lost my voice Not to be outdone 5 in courtesy and determined to exhibit an equal understanding un un- of the amenities of life the reporter replied replied replied re re- re- re plied in writing You wont won't n need nee ed it with Johnson I he ha has enough h for I two