Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1912 — Man and His Ways [ARTICLE]

Man and His Ways

One day a well-known politician was enjoying a chat with a friend at a hotel, when a strange young man came up and said: . “Can I see you for a moment, Mr. Dash ?” “Certainly," said Mr. Dash, rising. The young man led him across the room and seemed to have something rportant to say to him. Arrived in' corner, .the stranger whispered in the politician’s ear: “I am of the staff of an evening

paper, and I should like you to tell me what you think of the situation in the east.” Mr. Dash looked a little puzzled at first, then he said: “Follow me." Leading the way, be walked through the readjng-room, through a passage into the dining-room, and drawing his visitor into the corner behind the hat he whispered: “I really don't know anything about it; *