| Show T 1 A Ann e eI I 5 M Mis I s t a k e eBy By JOHN PATRICK L ALLY LALLY BEGIN EGIN HERE TODAY Peter Nash Chicago manual trainIng train ing teacher falls In love with Anne Herrick pretty prett grade school teacher Anne values Peters Peter's counsel and guidance guid guid- an ance e highly but he is nothing more than a friend She marries Dick Hardy unaware that she is shatter Ing Peters Peter's dreams iAnnes i Annes Anne's sister Jane now the sole support of their mother is struggling along on a 10 a week job She is anxious to obtain a teaching position and Peter knowing how desperately the Herricks need money promises to help her He calls on Jimmie Brown who is Influential politically in one of the city's precincts and who is I fond or of Peter NOW GO O ON WITH TilE THE STORY INSTALMENT I As Jimmie talked to the little group Peter fell ell to studying him He was wasl about 45 and close to G 6 feet tall His eyes were gray and halt hal hidden under un un- del der patches ot of flesh that twitched ludicrously ludicrously lu- lu when he was excited His nose was lar large e and slightly dIshed and thick lips seemed never lose their pouting expression Yes sir Jimmie was saying saing about families are on the welfare wel wel- fare ri right ht now Ive I've got enough food orders to paper my house Im I'm through taking them for booze Peter listened Jimmie contInued That goes for you too BILL BUl He spoke to one of the group who seemed not to mind the public listing of his weakness Can you ou beat that prof professor or asked JImmIe A lot of these monkeys mono mon keys s get food orders and they go out and buy booze Yon cant can't mean began Peter In that No of course not aU all But I know some of those birds getting relief who live in their own homes and ride around in automobiles an outrage said Peter Dc serving me men and women and children are forced to suffer because of such scoundrels uIt It struck me th that t way saId Jim Jim- mie Look at me I never went to the witness stand against a guy in my life Jfe But I squawked my head off about a couple of fellas In my precinct who sneaked on the welfare rolls You know went on Jimmie this relief stuff Js beIng handled all wrong A bunch of amateurs are arc running the show And the wi vise e boys are taking them for a buggy ride I dot understand Jimmie said Peter Well listen professor Get this thousands of the boys who arc out of work are arc up and up guys see Good dudes dude but just dont don't get the breaks Why not use them to check up on the relief applications Get the idea Instead of going out and hiring a lot of these professional answer grabbers why not use the Idle people to do that work Yon mean JImmie questioned Peter that the men and women who need work should be given employment employ employ- ment b by the relief committees instead of the pr present ent trained staff stal right Peter lau laughed hed quietly funny professor asked Jimmie his eyes suddenly brIght Nothing Jimmie But dont donl you ou realize youre you're talking against your our own racket Sure I do And there aint many guys gUS in politics who are arc big enough to talk that way I know kno that I could place a few of the boys bos on the relief rolls at salaries but Jimmie Brown has never yet et been accused of stealing food from hungry folks And that's just what it amounts to Sa Say and Jimmie became agitated how much do you suppose the monthly payrolls of the relief relict organization in Cook count county are arc Peter shook hook his head Now I dont don't mean destitute people I mean smart boys and girls who know how to get their names down in inthe inthe the salary columns I wouldn't know JimmIe said ald Peter but he was impressed Jimmies Jimmie's lips fell apart as he prepared pre pre- pared to unburden himself further Then as an afterthought he turned to 10 the boys about the table and said You guys are arc excused I want to talk to Professor Nash private They obeyed the suggestion instant ly and trooped out Jimmie closed the door and came back to his chair How did you ou like that professor stuff Ills His small eyes twinkled All ri right ht smiled Peter Sort of surprised me at first but I felt you ou knew what you ou were doing Yes spoke Jimmie calmly just impre impressing the boys bos But now about the relief stuff Sa Say maybe youve you've got to go some place No Jimmie I came down to talk about Miss Herrick You know the girl who wants to teach school Are you sure Peter she wants to tobe tobe be set in Yes JimmIe Im I'm sure You see her father was a teacher so was her mother and her older sister How well do you OU know her Pc ter As well as I know myself Jim mie mic Have they got any dough No but I have n a little Oh so that's the setup is it What do you mean Jimmie Peter spoke qUickly That was a dumb crack Peter The old bean gets ets sunk In beaten grooves and wont won't leave them For Forget get itI it I know JImmie But in this case Ive I've regarded her mo mother her as my own mother molher for lor quite quile a few years t Jane the girl irl Im I'm talking about is more like it a sister You say the thc older ster is teach teach- in log Not now Jimmie She was married mar mar- ried in June Something in Peters Peter's voice caused JimmIe to glance at him searchingly MarrIed eh Yes said Peter steadily married married mar ried And where does this kid who wants to teach live Touhy avenue Rogers park Its going to m make ke it a little tough for tor me when I try to swing a deal for somebody outside my own ward I was afraid of that JImmie that's why I didn't tell you where she lived before Jimmie shot him an inquIring look Peter smiled Heres what Ill I'll do Peter Ill I'll see some of the boys down at the hall and have her taken care of I dont don't say shell she'll get i a permanent job but they'll see that she's given a break brcak the day school opens And you stay away from connected with politics If anybody sends for lor you ou let me know Understand 1 Peter put out his hand Thanks Jimmie I dont don't want you to do this for nothIng I- I His grip on Peters Peter's fingers stopped the words he had intended to utter Jimmie said Dont talk about money kid Im I'm doing you a little favor Noor Now No forget or et it But Peter knew enough or of politics to know that Jimmie would have to see certain other politicians and the they would laugh if JImmie told them he was using his influence and receivIng nothing in return So Peter persisted But JimmIe ended that phase ot of the conversation by saying All right Pc Pc- ter all rIght If you OU want to do something buy the house a drink on the way out Is that okay Without g giving gin in Peter a chance to reply Jimmie said Now as I was saying about this relief stuff Its It's a racket for the boys on the inside You dont don't believe it AU All right Some time when youve you've nothing to todo todo do tramp the streets ot of Chicago and try to get a meal or a flop Try it Not one of these organizations will go for you I know Ive I've been through it it You cant can't that mean Jimmie said Peter as though humoring a achild child Brother I not only mean it I know it sound good Jimmie To hear you ou talk you'd think you ou hated hat ed all charit charity organizations You got me wrong What I sa say Is that jobless men and women should be employed in administering relief relie so as to cut down the nut nul Understand Understand Under Under- stand The nut I mean the overhead amended Jimmie dourly Peter stood up Jimmie he said aid facetiously youre oure a great chap I dont don't know when Ive I've enjoyed myself my my- self so much And those views o of yours ours may be sound I dont don't know But aside Ide from that I want to thank you for helping Miss Herrick She's a wonderful girl cirl one Jimmie-one of the finest in Chicago and shell she'll make a fine teacher Yeah said Jimmie also standing Well bring her around some time Peter when she's Mrs Mrs' N Nash h Peter felt himself flushing Jimmie was watching him and Jimmie laughed Come on kid And quit trying to fool an old guy like me He led Jed Peter to the bar and shouted Everybody have a drInk on our dis dis- tin visitor Mr Nash When Peter left lel he counted the change he had receIved from the bartender bar bar- tender and found Jimmie had seen to it that the drinks had cost hIm noth Ing As Peter walked east on West Madison Mad Mad- ison on street he tried to reconcile the influence of polItics on the schools The system was vicious he told himself him self but what could he do about it He decided it mIght be for the best that Jane did not know how her appointment appointment ap- ap had been brought about To Be Continued Copyright 1933 Chicago Daily News Nes Copyright 1934 Register and Tribune Syndicate |
