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

business. Pull down your kite. To
businessw He snapped his fingers
under Mr.. Niles nose.
One Of those In the throng who had
not smiled stepped forth and spoke be-
fore the disconnected "war eagle" had
recovered his voice. t
''Since am no orator. perhaps can
talk business to you. Representative
Thornton" He was a grave. repress-
ed. earnest man. whose sunburned
face, bowed shoulders. work stained
hands and general air proclaimed the
farmer. We've come here on q mat.
ter Of business. SIR"
LED by buck sheep and human
windmill. chr"
Mr.. Niles notions Of tactics are his
own. I'm sorry to see him handle this
thing as he has. It was coming upJir
the caucus this afternoon in the right
way. am not led by buck sheep
Mr.. Thornton, nor are those who be
lieve with me-"
Believe whatT
THAT after fifty years Of honors a,
our hands you should be willing tc
step aside"
The Hon. Thelismer Thornton drag
ged up his huge figure into the stiff
ness Of resentment. He could not dis
tinguish adherents from foes at tina,
moment when all faces were masked
with. deep attention. His eyes came
back to the stubborn spokesman.
"Walt Davis" he said. 'your grand
father put my name before the caucus
that nominated me for the Legislature
fifty years ago, and your father and
you have voted for me ever since
You and every other voter in this dis
trict know that do not intend to run
again. l have announced it. What
do you mean. then, by coming here In
this fashion,"
"You have given out that you are
going to make your grandson our next
representative"
And this amt dynastyw roared
Mr.. Niles.
rs there anything the matter with
my grandsonr But Davis did not re
treat before the bent brows Of the dis
trict god.
"The trouble with him Is that he.
your grandson"
"And what fault do you find witt
me after all these yearsT There was
wrathful wonderment in the tone.
III you're going to retire from Of
fce," returned Mr.. Davis doggedly
there's no need Of raking the thing
over to make trouble and hard feel
ings. I've voted for you, as my folks
did before me. You're welcome to al
those votes. Representative Thornton
but, neither you nor your grandson Il
going to get any more. And as say
so say many others in this district
We propose to be represented from
now on, not misrepresented."
Something like stupefaction succeed
ed the anger in the countenance o
the Duke Of Fort Canibas. Again h,
made careful scrutiny of the faces, O
his constituents. Then he turned hi
back on them and climbed up tn
twisted roots to his chair, sat down
faced them, caught his breath ant
calculated, "well. I'll be hangedv'
He studied their faces for som
time. twas mob that hardly knew
Its own mind, that was plain. Blu
revolt was there. He felt 1t. 1t wa
one Of those queer rebellions. startinl
with joke for an excuse, but read.
to settle into something serious. I
was not 80 much hostility that he saw
at that moment az something NOR
dangerous-lack of respect.
"Look here. boys. I've been hearinl
that some Of those cheap suckers from
down state have been sneaking aroun,
this district. But I've never insulte'
you by believing you took any stool
In that kind Of cattle. Any tim
4 when haven't used my district right
when I've betrayed you or my word o
advice isn't worth anything. Ill STE
out, and 1t won't need any bee of thi
kind to come around and serve motto
on me. But understand Just wha
J this shivaree means. Sneaks hav
COiue Al ncNo uh0 hc0 OchAuO NY OuC
and fooled some Of you. Fools nee
to be baved from themselves. Their
are men in this state who would pee
! to their political shirts II they coul
! lick Thelismer Thornton In his owl
district just now when the legislativ
: caucuses are beginning. But won
J let you be fooled that way"
, 1.-THE name Of duke dts you d
: right" said Niles. This is dynasty
, and I've said 1t was, and now your
/ showing the cloven foot"
, Thornton disdained to reply. '.They'r
trying to work you. boys" he wen
/ on. II heard they were conniving {
, do business in this district, but
haven't insulted you by paying an
} attention to rumors. l want you {
. lgo down to that caucus this afternoo