Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-11-08

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competent enough 10 ee free. then
and not until then did abandon the
hopeless struggle
And | did not 80 over 70 the ban
dts; | simply resumed ny own rss
lecsed personal affairs and malo VILE
Week a; least q personal triumph
There Il nothing IL the spectacular
the value Of martyrs and martyrdom
Causes are not won-and In my hum
BILE opinion never have been won-in
the grayeyaras Alive and atoot and
armed. and true 70 my cause. | arm
the dreaded menace To systematic and
respectable robbery What possible
good could have come Of mohs killing
me and the bandits dividing my
eStates
But why should | seek to Justify
myself? care not q rap for tho
opinion OF my fellow men. They
sought my life when they should have
been hailing me as deliverer; now.
/ they look up 10 me because they false
| ~ believe me guilty of an infamy,
| My guards expected 10 be recalled
on Tuesday hut Melville heard
what Crawford bad done about ma.
and stralghtway used his influence TO
/ have me detained until the new grip
OF the old gang was secure. Saturday
afternoon we put in nc Newport fog
the daily communication with the shore.
When the launch returned. Mulholland
brought the papers to me. lounging
aft In a mass of cushions under the
awning we are going ashore" said
he. THE order has come"
had sudden sense OF loneliness.
I'll take you down 10 New York. +"
said l. Il prefer to land my guests
where shipped them"
As we steamed slowly westward !
read the papers The country was
rapidly readjusiing itself, was return.
ing to the conditions before the up
heaval The "financiers same
old gang. except for a few OF the
weaker brethren ruined and n few
strong outsiders, who had slipped In
during the confusion employing
all the old, familiar devices for deceiv.
ing and robhing the people The uS
set milkingstool was righted and the
mixer was seated again nd busy. the
good old COW standing without "a
much as shake Of horn or switch oil
tall "Mulholland" said I. what d.
you think of this business Of living :
"I'li tell you, Mr.. Blackjack" said
he II used To fuss and fret good
deal about It. nut | don't any more
I've got house up In the Bronx, and
bit Of land round H. And there's
Mrs Mulholland and four little Mulhol
lands and me-that'a my country ant
my party and my religion. The ros
is of my beat, and | don't give !
damn for II. | don't care which fakit
gets 10 be president. or which s~in
dler gets TO be rich Eyerythtnl
works out somehow. and tho bca
. any man en- do ia 70 mind his owl
business"
Mnlholland-Mrs Mulhollaud fou
little Mulhollands." said |. refiectlvely
That's about AZ much a one maj
could attend 10 properly. And 20
are on the level. aren't YOU
Some say honeaty'R the best po
Icy" replied he Some ray II ian'i
I don't know, and | don't care. whetf
err IL ID or Il isn't It's my policy
And We six seem to have got alon
on Ii so far"
sent my guests ashore the nez
morning.
mo. I'll star aboard Haid | I
Mulholland. as he stood aside for m
to preeede him downs the gangwa
from the launch went lBtD I'll
watch.pockef OF my trousers and drs'
out the folded two 81 .090.bIlia Away
carried--it was = habit formed In m
youthful. gambling days handle
him one OF the bills He henitaied.
For the four little Mnlhollanda."
urged.
He put IL in his pocket. | watche
him and his men depart With heav
heart felt alone. horribly aioni
without d tie or an interest som
OF the morning papers spoke reapoc
fully of me N one Of the strong me
who had ridden the flood and h
been landed by II on the heights {
wealth and power. Admiration IN
envy lnrked even In aneers 1t n
INSCRIPTIONS plotting Since Ia
wealth. plenty Of wealth. did ~
need character or shat ma NJ
character In such \ world except :
: commodity TO exchange for wealtt
ANY orders. STR" interrupted II
captain.
looked round that vast and Wv
- scene OF sea and hand activities
=. looked along the elty'u titanic aky.liE
a the mighty fortreaeea Of trade -
: commerce piercing the heavens NJ
a Ringing 10 the vlnd their black ba
- ners OF defiance feit that ! vi
i under the walls OF hell itaslf.
r ITO get away from this replied
If To the waiting captain. 90 bat
+. down the sonnd--to Dawn Mii
y. Yes. would no To the peaoef,
soothing country. 70 nay dogs -
= ! Aswaea aNA tkn@a faithful KarvaH