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Show CAUGHT IN GARDNER'S NET Tramp Expected to "Land," but as It Turned Out He Was the One "Landed." They are telling tr story about Representative Rep-resentative Gardner and his fervent preparedness campaign. It seems that a begging tramp approached ap-proached a group of congressmen, and one of them pointed out Mr. Gr-tiner and said : "Nothing doing here, Weary, but that gentleman there is very charitable, and if jou tackle him you'll be apt to make a haul." 'Tanks, -boss,' said the tramp huskily, hus-kily, and he hurried to Mr. Gardner, while the others looked on with interest. in-terest. The tramp, and the statesman were seen to talk! earnestly together for some time. Then their hands met a piece of money plainly passed between them and the tramp stepped jauntily away. ' " "Well, did you land hm?" a congressman con-gressman asked the tramp. "No," the tramp answered cheerfully. cheer-fully. "No; I gave him a quarter toward to-ward his splendid national preparedness prepared-ness campaign." |