The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-12-02

got 10 Keep you stuuuiuS-sot 10 10 IL
"Then Wen get busy" The old man
threw back his shoulders. Carrying
a caucus the way we've probably got
to carry this one Mt the last gasp isn't
going to be genteel entertainment"
He turned to his lieutenant. The
boys right In the village here. our own
BUNCH. are all right, OF course. syl-
vesterY
"Stickin' to you like pitch In spruce
crack. as usual. It's the outsiders
from the other sections In the district.
They hadn't known what caucus was
till them rnmrodders got after EN-"
"Can't they be handled now that
they're IN here?"
"Haye been lied to already too skill
full and thorough. Me and Whisper
In Urban and few others OF the boys
blew the haydust out of their ears and
tried to inject the usual. but they
cant hold any more. They've got to
be unloaded first and there amt time
to do It."
And you're pretty sure they can
swing the organization when the eau
Gus Is called?" demanded the duke.
1.-TWO to one, and our men amt got
a smell on that check list they've doc
tored Why, they've got me marked
Socialist You can imagine what
they've done to the rest of the boys.
It's O'clock now. In an hour and
fifteen minutes they'll be organized
and votin' by check list. amt man
to give up easy, squire. but l swear 1t
looks as though they had us headed so
far on the home stretch that we amt
near enough to trip em or bust sulky
wheel on EN-"
you've got more than an hours lee
way" II was soft lisp Of sound that
startled the group. The man had come
by devious ways through the gullies
Of the Thornton field, around the cor
ner Of the barracks. and upon the
porch. Those who knew him declared
that whispering Urban" Cobb never
walked by the straight way when there
was crooked one by which he could
dodge around.
mo. they can't get a-goin' at no .
o'clock" he assured them. A dropping
gray mustache curtained his mouth.
dropping gray eyebrows shaded his
eyes. and he crowded very close to
them and whispered, "Tve stole the
call for the caucus, and they'll hunt
for 1t about half an hour and then
they'll have to round the committee up
and get 'em to sign another and have
COR ~ uh hat hA ~ ral
was posted. and-welL they won't get
going much before T."
The duke looked at him indulgently.
II took II on myself to do II. rec
koned you might need the extra time,
seem that they was tryin to spring
trap on you"
He took the cigar that the duke Of
fered him In lieu Of praise.
"Bein' sure OF that much time-if
you'll see to II that they're regular
about the CALI Mr.. Cobb cooked an
inquiring eye at the old man.
I'll see to it," stated Thornton grim
ly.
"Well, then. bein' sure of that time
Ill-Mr. Thornton, would you object
II was to start In this afternoon on
the contract of clearing up that slash
where you operated on 10 Quacca last
winter? OF course this amt Just the
best kind Of weather for bonfires. but
the fire will certainly burn" His whls-
pering voice gave the suggestion omi-
nous significance
The Hon. Theismer Thornton stared
for a moment at Cobb and then looked
up at the heights that shimmered In
the beating sun.
"You may start in, Cobb" he said ut
last. His perception Of what the man
meant came instantly. He had hest
tated while he figured chances. take
fifty Of those men out behind there"
his thumb jerked over his shoulder.
Give every man shovel and see that
II doesn't get away from you. More
smoke than fire, sect"
Mr.. Cobb FASTENED away.
The duller comprehension of the
chairman of the state committee had
not grasped the significance Of the con-
versation.
I'D let business wait till politics
is finished, Thelismer," he chlded.
There is such thing as running
the two on double track" returned
Mr. Thornton, serene but noncommit-
tai. He whirled on Sylvester. his
mien that Of the commander in chief
disposing his forces In the face of the
enemy "Talleyrand, you'll find fifty
more quedaws out there after Cobb
takes his pick. Take them down to
Aunt Charette's and have her set out
her best. And keep 'em we'll punched
and handy.Y
He reached through an open window
and filed the pockets OF his crash suit
with cigars from box on a stand.
Now, Luke" he invited blandly,
lets go to a Legislative district eau
Gus. haven't bothered to attend one
for a good many years, but this one
on the docket now gives signs Of being
interesting"
They walked down the dusty road
toward the village The state chair
man was silent. with the air of q man
bordering matters he does not under
stand. but the Hon. Thelismer Thorn
ton beamed upon all he met Having
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