The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12

III IL wasn't for Just such burning.
blazing shames. there'd be no need
for our campaign. It's TO crush such
'shames' that we're working Cheer
up I've great hopes for tonights
meeting"
Tersely he described his trip. the
drawbacks ne had encountered, and
the better chances that seemed 10 at
tend the Grafton rally, Ansel inter
spersing the tale with volley O..
queries and expletives.
I'D heard of this press-mnzzling.
said he as Standish ended. and have
one way of blocking IL. I've arranged
for your speeches and ads and ad-
vance notices 10 be printed In the big
gest paper IN the next State. and scat
tered all through the Mountain State
as campaign documents. don't think
even Conover can block that move"
Splendid" cried standish. "old
man. you're geninsl"
mo. I'm not contradicted Ansel.
rather ruefully hut someone else is.
don't know who"
II don't understand"
why, the idea was sent 10 me three
days ago. anonymously. Typewriter
on foolscap. No signature. What
d'you think OF that"
anonymously?
Eyes. ] wonder why. The ideas
so good one would think the origin.
ator'd claim H. Unless"
Unless II came from the conoyer
camp"
Just what occurred 10 me. Any
how I've adopted the suggestion.
suppose you'd have refused TO accept
anonymous help, chr
Every man TO his own folly. It's
done now"
1T .ure Is. And with few more
such tips. Conoyer would be done,
too. He's carried matters high
handedly for years, but now maybe
someone he's ridden rough.shod over
has turned on him.
The great night had come. Give
and Ansel, arriving al the Opera
House, found that gaudy, gayly-
lighted auditorium full to the doors.
On the stage sat the mayor, the pro
prietor of one of the papers, half
dozen clergymen and a score OF civic
dlgnitaries. The boxes were filed
with well.dressed women. Evening
suits blended with the less conspicu,
Gus costumes OF the spectators who
stretched from stage 20 entrance
from orchestra TO roof A band below
the stage played popular and national
airs
The news OF Gives eccentric pre-
convention tour. Of his eloquence. his
clean manliness and the obstacles he
had overcome, had drawn hundreds
through sheer curiosity. More had
come because they were weary OF
Conoyer's rule and eagerly desired to
learn what his young antagonist had
to offer them in place OF bosssm.
Skilled by experience. In reading
the sentiment OF crowds, Give, as he
stepped onto the stage, felt instinc.
lively that the main body OF the house
was kindly disposed toward him. Not
only was this proven by the spon.
taneous applause that heralded his
appearance. but by ripple rustic
of interest that rose on every hand.
The sound neryed him. lie consid-
cred once more how much hung on
to-night's success or failure. and the
advance augury was as music TO his
ears.
The mayor, little, nervous man
with monstrous mustache and cast
In one eye. opened the meeting with
a brief speech. defining the purpose
OF the evening, and ended by introduce
Ing the candidate. Give came for.
ward. A yolley OF applause such as
he had never before known hailed
him. He bowed and bowed again.
waiting for IL to subside. But IL did
not. II continued from every quar-.
ter Of the house
From pleasure Give felt grow.
ing uneasiness. The majority OF the
audience seemed 20 have relapsed into
silence. and were staring about them
I'm wonder at the unduly continued
ovation. The humping OF feet and
canes and the shouts OF welcome I'm.
creased rather than diminished. II
settled down into a steady volume OF
sound. regular and rhythmic. shaking
the whole auditorium. losing any hint
at spontaneity and degenerating into
deafening, organized babel.
The men on the platform glanced at
each other in angry bewilderment.
For fully ten minutes the tumult en-.
dured rendering ineligible words
out OF the question. The mayor, as
chairman. raped for silence. But his
efforts were in vain. The sound was
drowned in the vaster, reecholng vol
ume OF rythmic sound Give held up
HIS hand with gesture OF authority.
The applause doubled.
This was growing absurd. The
quiet majority OF the audience waxed
FESTIVE. and half rose in It's seats to
locate the disturbance To end the
embarrassing delay Standish began
TO speak hoDinR the clamOr would