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

see him started right before ! get
done You all know what the Thorn
tons have done for you and what they
can do. I don't propose to see you
swap horses while s'ou're crossing the
river" ft E8Ns
But they did not rally In the good
old way. !. There was something the
matter with them. Those who dared
to meet his gaze scowled. Those who
looked away from him kept their eyes
averted as though they were afraid to
show their new faith. They had dared
to march up to him behind Niles and
his buck sheep. masking revolt under
their grins.
"You need a guardian, you fellows
said Thornton contemptuously.
ave won't vote for you nor none
you name. We've been woke up"
The old man threw up both his
hands and cracked his fingers into his
palms. "And you're ready to take par
and parsgoric from the first that come
along. you infants!'
you're showing yourself now. Duke
Thornton shouted Niles. you've
used us like you'd use schoolboys fol
nifty years, but you amt dared to bras
Of II till now"
Thornton strobe out from among
them. He tossed his big arms al
though Kidding himself Of annoying In
sects. He had been stung out Of sell
control. It was not that he felt con
tempt for his people. He had always
/ felt for them that sense Of protection
one assumes who has taken ofiic'
| from voters hands for many years
has begged appropriations from tn
state treasury for them, has taken II
hand their public affairs and admins
tered them without bothering to asl
J advice. He realized all ut once tina
jealousy and ingratitude must hav
been In their hearts for long time
Now some influence had made ther
bold enough to display their feelings.
The shock Of It! He kept his fac
from them as he toiled up the step
of the old house. Tears sparkled Il
his eyes, sudden tears that astonishe'
; him. For q moment he felt old ant
broken and childish and was not SUI
prised that they had detected tn
weakness Of failing old man. IL
would have gone into the barrack
without showing them his face, bu
on the porch he was forced to turn
Some one had arrived, and arrives
tempestuously. 1t was the Hon. Lux
Presson, chairman Of the state com
!, mittee. He stepped down out OF hi
automobile and walked around th'
crowd, spatting his gloved hands to
gether and looking them over critical
+, ". So he came to Thelismer Thorn
, ton, waiting on the steps, and shool
his hand.
Mr.. Presson was short and fat ant
rubicund and just now plainly wor
ried.
| This was the last place I expected
to have to jump into, Thelismer," b
complained. II know the bunch ha
been wanting to get at you. but
didn't believe they'd try. l see tina
you and your boys here realize tina
| you're up against fight"
He shuttled glances from face t
, face, and the general gloom impressed
him. But 1t was plain that he did no
understand that he was facing de
clared rebels.
"They've slipped 5000 in here. The
lismer," he went on, speaking low
, They'd rather lug of this caucu
} than any fifty districts In the state
81 don't believe there's men her
that'll take money to vote against me.
insisted Thornton. But they've bee
: lied to-that much I'll admit"
you've been king here too loni
, Thelismer. You take too much fO
| granted. They're punching their hit
here, tell you. There are 5000
!, straddlers in this state ready to jun
, into the camp of the men that can lie
the Duke of Fort Canibas. 1t gives
, line of futures. thought you ha
your eye out better"
That strained. strange look of grie'
? ed surprise went out Of Thornton