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Show Bjtf CLARK A FAITHFUL FRIEND H, Humanity of the Speaker Illustrated BBJ j by Little Story Told by Con. Bvif grenman Peppei Bi ' "One of the moat striking phages ol B Champ Clark's many-sided rhnrxr.tei b-J Is bis humanity," remarked tlepio sentntlvo L. S. Pepper of Iowa ut the E Wlllard. "He never forgets a friend, B political or otherwise, und 1 know It B Come of the speaker's frlcndn tolil me BM a story not long oro Hut Illustrates BK this stdo of his nature BK "It seems that when a young law B' ycr, Clark was imibltlotis to bo elect- BH ' ed prosecuting attorney of his county BH Tbero was an old fellow his tinine B was Durnoll who ran a .small Rroc- BB ry In Clark's town He nns n little K' testy, perhaps, for ho did not like to BB be disturbed when telling a story, not, Bf-. even to wait on customers. The store BB In fact, was conducted for the purpose H-, f Riving him nn opportunity to hold BB forth In pleasant discourses with his BB friends Ho wne In comfortable clr BB cumstnnccs nml didn't have to work BB, Politically ho was n man of Urge In BBf fluenco In his community nnd whb BB' ' Clark's friend He helped elect him BB prosecuting attorney It wan n mini BB ber of years ago, of course, BAT "Not long ago. I was to.d. Clark BBV- henn. that the old man was blult nnd BK' a trine Bhort of fniula. He learned of BJ It through an old neighborhood filend BB You know Champ Clark Is not partlcu BB' larly frugal and never nceumulnted a Bfl largo bank account: but he sat down BBV and wrote a check that turned his Lin- BB anco Into nn ovordraft, -gave It to B Wnllaco nas3ford, and told him to BBj 'Bend tLls check .o old i inn Bur- BBI. well.' " |