The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-17

transmitted to the Assembly its next meeting. Cen
eral Rutherford have there. believe the petition
protest against the BILL by hundreds of Cen
tralias citizens. May ask that you leave it with me!
Governor Abingdon any further justification
of his 1 that would supply it.
Silently the suddenness of the victory had dazed
him. the general surrendered roll legal I'm
behalf Of my colleagues and the of the State
whom represent" declared porderously. Il wish
say surprised and grateful at this uneX-
peotedy prompt recognition the righteousness of our
contention eannotthe general cleared his throat
again and surveyed his followers OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
otherwise convincing proof Of his Excelency
loyalty to the welfare OF our Commonwealth and the
nobles traditions its Our only regret is
that thank him in person conference.-the
general committee with dramatic gesture and
thunderous tones-"our task is ended The executive
power of CeHtrala is in safe hands.
Ormsby dropped his hardly formality. Quite
right general he assented. gayy, land I'm glad to
hear YOU say So 1t gives me personal citation,
speak Gentlemen''-he was stl carefully guard
the the second ro0m and the committee
men, radiant converspg eXctely were pressing
him hard-T really must beg you to excuse me Gov
left lot Of things to do Sorry you cOudn have
him. He's sorry, too. Yes, it was quick work,
wasn't it? How did 7 come mere, Mr.. Knapp? On I'm
the Herald Legislature man, you know and just
hep while Rorabaek's gone Good-day. gen
tleman good-day."
With one hand holding the curtains tightly to-
gether. waved roll Of legal senially at the
departing general. old warrior led his
iubianty conversing out of the door His eyes
were giistening and his breath coming swiftly.
We'll played through the first half in good form,
he said in frank standardization. ''whew! I'll bet
sounded like Wellington Smith making bird q freedom
speech to his admring constituency. Now I've got 10
point out the straight and narrow path to mis- Excel
leroy Hey EasterbTOOk, come here
Easterbrook was white and trembling. There
real terror in the eyes behind thick of his
spectacles. "Ohi Mr.. Ormsby. what have you done?"
he gasped. 81 heard what the general said when lie
came out l know what The Governor will do TO
US. We-we-eoud get arrested for this.
ormsby parted the curtains and gazed at the pros
trase still lying helpless where he had dropped it,
''Easterbrook," he said gravey, this here is
Governor do honorably by the people of his
state And would have sold them out, Easerbrook;
he would have sold them for pieces of silver But
ne got drunk. police pull of the
Front aileyways and send to the workhorse He
is Governor he got drunk like the loafers So
he couldn't his people out, you see, and now he
isn't going to- Help set him up.
They raised the tied his He was
limp and pitifuy collaPsibe, his dull eyes as they
opened blinking dazedly in animal fashion His har
and beard matted his clothing awry, and he
abomnably with the heavy, pungent smell OF .
country taproom market day. But the senses were
coming slowly his added brain. and he feebly
himself against his sickening lufches
back your door, Easterbrook, commended
Keep everybody out I'll look after nm
With firm grasp he led his Keeling charge to the marbe
avatory and allowed him to drop into
p chair With swift fingers he removed the gubefTa-
crisI and neckwear. Shorn of bis Dig
nitv of raent his bull neck bare his features
coarse and common in their bloated nush. the ehei
Centraas 20000GD people sat before nm
IN befilddled stupidity He up the big silver pitcher
from table, filed it to the brim, and emptiei IL
fairly over the Governors head