The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-25

Therefore, In his serene confidence
the confidence of an old man who
has founded and knows the solidity of
the Observation-Disclosures Thornton
smoked peacefully at one end OF the
village of Fort Canibas, and allowed
rebellion to roar at its pleasure In the
other end.
Then he saw them coming, heard
the growing murmur Of many voices,
the cackle Of occasional laughter and
took especial note Of WAR Eagle" Ivus
Niles, who led the parade. A fuzzy
and ancient silk hat topped his head,
rusty frock coat tapped about bis
legs, and he tugged along at the end
Of cord a dirty buck sheep. A big
crowd followed, but when they shut
fed into the yard Of the barracks
most Of the men were grinning as
though they had come merely to look
on ut a show. The old man In his au'
reole Of roots gazed ut them with com
posture and noted no hostility.
Niles and his buck sheep stood forth
alone. The others were grouped in a
half circle. Even upon the war
Eagle" Thornton gazed tolerantly.
There was the CLINT Of fun in his eyes
when Niles formally removed his silk
hat, balanced 1t. crown up, in the hook
Of his elbow and prepared to deliver
his message.
1.-The dynasty Of the house of Thorn.
ton must end today!' doomed Niles in
his best orotund.
Thornton found eyes in the crowd
that blinked appreciation. Quizzical
wrinkles deepened In his broad face
He plucked cigar from his waistcoat
pocket and held 1t down toward Mr.
Niles.
mo. sir" roared that irreconcilable
II amt holding out my porringer tc
Power-never again.
Power" repulsed, lighted the cigar
from the one he was smoking, and
snapped the butt at the sheep.
I'm lover Of good oratory, Ivus.'
he said placidly, ''and l know you've
come here loaded. >Firer' He clasp
ed his Nupcocked knee with his bis
hands, fingers interiaced. and leaned
| back. -
The crowd exchanged elbow thrustl
and winks. But the ripple Of laugh
ter behind did not take the edge of
Mr.. Niles enrnestness.
Honorable Thornton, I do not mine
your sneers and slurs. When Sc,
my duty l 60 for 1t. I'm here befor,
you today as Protest walking erect
man fashion, on two legs and with I
visible emblem that talks palmer thar
words can talk. The people need visi
BILE emblems to remind them. A
I'm leading this sheep, so you hav'
been leading the voters of this legis
lative district. The ring has been Il
here"-Mr. Niles savagely pinched tn
cartilage Of his nose-''and you hav
held the end Of the cord. That's tn
way you've been led. you people!
The orator whiried and included hi
concourse Of listeners as objects o
arraignment.
The Hon. Thelismer Thornton cam
down from his chair, carefully ster
ping on the roots, and doomed abov
Mr.. Niles, amiable, tolerant. serene
His wrinkled crash suit, in whose an
pie folds his mighty frame bulket
contrasted oddly with the dusty. rust
black in which Mr.. Niles defed th
heat of the summer day.
"Now l am down where I can tai
business, Ivus. What's the matte
with your
Look into the depths Of your ow
soul II you've got the moral eyesigf
to look through mud" detained M
Niles, refusing to descend from pollen
les to plain business, "and you'll &c
what is the matter. You have mad
yourself the voice by which this di
trict has spoken IN the halls of stat
for ffty years, and that voice IL n,
the voice OF the peopler' He stood Q
tiptoe and reared the charge.
Il at IL certainly not your voice ,ths
Y take down to the statehouse wit
i me-" broke In their representativ
Freight charges on Il would moi
than eat up my mileage allowanc
Now lets cali on this bass drum sol