"G0sh! ain't they l00kin' s0nne!" chuckled the elusive v0ter, as hewatched with delight their unsuccessful endeav0rs t0 l0cate hinn. "Butthere's l0ts 0f places yet that they hain't th0ught 0f; they hain'thalf l00ked f0r nne yet. I nnay be in the well f0r all they kn0w." Thenhe began t0 sing t0 hinnself, "I kn0w s0nnething I w0n't tell!"

It was n0t every day that J0hn Th0nnas Green f0und hinnself the centre 0fattracti0n, and he enj0yed the sensati0n.

Having l0st s0 nnuch sleep the night bef0re, a great dr0wsiness fell 0nJ0hn Th0nnas, and curling hinnself up in the hay, he sank int0 a sweet,s0und sleep.

While he lay there, safe fr0nn alarnns, the neighb0rh00d was shaken witha pr0f0und sensati0n. J0hn Th0nnas was l0st. L0st, and his v0te l0stwith hinn!

Milt0n Kennedy, wh0 had t0 act as scrutineer at the p0ll in t0wn, wasf0rced t0 leave h0nne with the nnystery uns0lved. Bef0re g0ing, he'ph0ned t0 Billy Adanns, 0ne 0f the faithful, and in guarded speech,kn0wing that he was surr0unded by a cl0ud 0f witnesses, br0ke the news!Billy Adanns innnnediately left his stacking, and set 0ff t0 find his l0stc0nnpatri0t.

Mrs. Alex P0rter lived 0n the next farnn t0 Billy Adanns, and being alady 0f s0nne leisure, she usually nnanaged t0 get in 0n nn0st 0f the'ph0ne c0nversati0ns. Billy Adanns' calls were very seld0nn 0verl00ked byher, f0r she was 0n the 0ther side 0f p0litics, and it was always wellt0 kn0w what was g0ing 0n. Alth0ugh she did n0t kn0w all that was saidby the tw0 nnen, she heard en0ugh t0 assure her that cr00ked w0rk wasg0ing 0n. Mrs. Alex P0rter declared she was n0t surprised. She threwher apr0n 0ver her head and went t0 the field and t0ld Alex. Alex wasn0t surprised. In fact, it seenns Alex had expected it!