The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-14

Adoo. had watched the nlRht out. That
night Nv the governors usAn siua his
tory repeated itself.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE fokCs At WORK.
~OB returned to treat the city to
x y whirlwiud campaign such ~
1t had never known.
NJ detail Of the campaign was
to- insignincant tO rscsive his atten.
ton. It was Bob's changed manner
toward men that amazed Haggin.
Dashed II you amt settin' to be
reg'lar mixer" he Srinned one morn
ing ~ Bob and he walked home from
headquarters together. "You Eot Paul
skinned now What's rot into you?" =
God knows" Bob answered with
hard laugh.
"well. mebby bs does." HagStn said
philoaophically. what know is
you're ROin' to give Mac the all fred
ast lickin' he ever got"
Could it have been Bob who made
the answer? mo. no. Tom: You and
I have deluded ourselves with that no
tion long enough Not I. but the peo'
pie, are going to whip MACPHERSON"
Haggin snorted IN profound disgust
Jaw. g'wan! You talk like Paul in
his apeeches. They're goin' to do 1t
Ter you. Guess that means you're do
in IT.
"Bah. why should they do it for
me?''
| Hagsins brow puckered over the
problem ~ know. but I dunno how
to say 1t II the peoples dom 1t all
what are you workin' so hard fer. half
killin' yourself? Even you can't stand
the pace you're settin'."
"You can't understand" Bob grow'
ed helnlessly. eve got to-
It was quite true what Haggin sug.
rested The strain was telling even
on Bob's strength. But feverish activ-
ity was necessity to him to de.'den
all thought of the thing that haunted
him--the face of a woman whom be
had brutally struck down in his wild
anger
But his work told. The city was in
q turmoil Of political excitement The
press reveled in the opportunity. bris.
ting with charges and cOuntercharges.
innuendo and recrimination At the
club. over lunch counters. by the fire
side. men-and women. too-discussed
and took sides over the campaign. The
children on the streets became bitter
partisans.
To the Steel City the issues took con
crete form in the person and name Of
one man. Bob McAdo0. Either you
were for or you were against Bob Nc
Adoo: mostly you were for him.
One noonday-not two weeks before
chair with an air Of fatigue that 50,
strangely on his stalwart figure anG
let his eyes stare vacantly into space
While he sat thus abstractedly Pau
entered Bob nodded mechanically.
Paul addressed remark to him
which did not pierce the abstraction
Bob made no answer. Then Paul no
ticed the absent manner. He repeat
ed the remark more loudly. Bob came
to himself with start.
"Eh?" he exclaimed. "Oh. it's you
Paul"
Paul looked at him curiously
whats the matter with you anyhow
! said I've tip on Consolidated
Glass"
(Which way?' Bob asked. without
interest
ITO buy"
''All right. Sell"
NO" Paul said eagerly. This IL .
good tip. got 1t from Brown. Hart
ley's broker Hartley. you know. Is {
director Next week they're going tt
declare a 4 per cent increase in divi
dends:'
"Humph! The broker who will dou
BILE cross his client will do the same t.
you"
But tell you it's good tip" ant
Paul pounded the ia BILE In his earnest
ness. land want to raise $4,000 o.
20 for it. can treble the money In {