Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-14

again between nine and ten. He went
over the original papers with me, and
about all he said was, BE in CASTOR
by two o'clock this afternoon, and Mac
Farlane will give you the hearing in
chambers I went on my knees to
the Federative council to get train"
"You shouldn't have had any trou-
BILE there"
4 didn't have, after the men under
stood what was in the wind Jarl OLE
son took ME down and brought me
back. The council did it handsomely,
dipping into it's treasury and paying
the mileage on a Pullman car"
'And MacFarlane reversed his own
order?"
without a question: 1t was the
merest formality. Jennison, Hawks
former law partner, stood for the other
side; but he made no argument"
'Good!" said Loring. "That will do
for the days work. But now I'd like
to know how last nights job was man.
aged.'
''1'm afraid you want to know more
than is good for you. What do the
papers say? haven't looked at one
all day"
"They say there was a misunder-
standing of orders. That will answer
for the public, perhaps, but it won't
do for me-
II guess it will have to do for you,
too, Grantham," said Kent, yawning
shamelessly. Five men, besides my
self-six of us in all-know the true
inwardness of last nights roundup.
There will never be seventh
Loring's eyeglasses fell from his
base, and he was smiling shrewdly
when he replaced them.
"There is one small consequence that
doesn't please you, I'm sure. You'll
have to bury the Ratchet with Mac
Farlane."
''Shall II" flashed Kent, sitting up
as if he had been struck with whip.
LET me tell you: Marston is going to
call an extra session of the assembly.
There is death vacancy in this dis
trict, and shall be a candidate in the
special election. If there is no other
way to get at MacFarlane, he shall be
impeached!"
HIN: so you're going into politics?"
ing among the pillows. "Now will you
go?'
It took the general manager wake
full "a hours to untangle the industrial
snarl which was the receivers legacy
to his successor; and David Kent slept
through the major part of that inter-
val, rising only in time to dress for
dinner on the day following the re-
trieval of the Trans-Western.
In the grill-room of the Camelot
he came face to face with Ormsby,
and learned, something to his aston
ishment, that the Breezeland party had
returned to the capital on the first
train in from the west.
II thought you were going to stay
a month or more" he said, with his
eyes cast down.
$50 did l." said Ormsby. But Mrs.
Brentwood cut it short. She's town
person, and so is Penelope" And it
was not until the soup plates had been
removed that he added a question.
care you going out to see them this
evening, David? You have my royal
permission"
"No''-bluntly.
! isn't it up to you to go and give
them a chance t. oily you little? I
think they are all aching to do it.
Mrs. Hepzibah has seen the rising
stock quotations, and she thinks you
are IT,
mo; can't go there any more"
said Kent, and his voice was gruffer
than he meant it to be.
why not?"
There were good reasons before;
there are better ones now
"A 100000 difference?" suggested
Ormsby, who had had speech with.
Loring. -
Kent flushed dull red. =.
II sha'n't strike you, Ormsby, no
matter what you say" he said, dog.
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