New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1913-02-05

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30 pleas'd was b. By hia dlscovssy
that tbe next morning. brpakinG q MI.
emn promise to Murrbeli. be reported
Il to Racket Richard be declar
Cd. e In himxelf again."
But By that time Murchell was well
- his way hack to the capital.
A rumor that the once great poll
eirian was on the train quickly spread
among the passengers. and many Of
them found occasion to str,Il past his
aeat But there was no visible ripple
Of emotion to i,etray to their curious
eyes the swelling sense Of triumph
within him. .s,,... ... las.
When. hia energy sapped up blythe
sickness. the seriOuanf'asnof which. he
did not yet realize. be had coafronted
Sackett and declared his purpose to.
quit. be had spoken n all truth: but.
the operation over and strength creep
INK hack into the Indy whose tissues
anatere living had never devitaii1ed.
tie hnneer. the need for action reas.
|sosted ltaelf. s0s 80 ). 4, 3.s,>s,!s
j Hence be planned. not consciously
b. reaeak his Old power and reap,,nai.
ballty. but from hia eaatle In the tosese
y make sudden. unexpected foraya y
Aernaa tbQee who bad deprived him 3oe
~ glory. Then ,cams thA popost1njtIs
% wreak ths sweetest Of ~ .reysa014
10 save those who bad thrive him.
over. to torture bis enemy .:13th the
sense Of inferIority and .QbliEatDQ.
perhapa-the warrior soVl ieaped-to.
make Of revenge also Z lSver 10 open
the gates In the road back to su:
premacy. ..~@ -~ 81.
Under the stimulus OF sharp. sue.
eesaful action he felt almost the
strength of his prime. Whirrtng
wheel struck from rail an iron aong Ut
triumph In which his soul jOined-the
mad. exultant shout Of the viking re-
turning victorious
But he found Sherrod who bad had
time to think. to measure the situation.
who had recovered his nerve. And Of
&o1CSSNO lulS lusAy Nv "ISlNfu. Nv "US
q great fighter. cunning and during.
conscienreiess. proud. disloyaI-yes-
but even his treacheries were &C.
c0mpllshed with a certain reckless
grace and decision that gave them
the seeming Of the horn masters In.
stinctive strategy. And he had what
nurchell had not. a personal magnet
ism that often won faith even where
interest failesi: though he lacked what
made Nurchell great. infiexibility and
SELF control Coward he was not Al.
most any man. beaten by the same
knowledge OF crime and imminent dis
covery. With 40 much to lose. would.
have suffered q lapse from courage.
But the hour OF cringing and weak
ness was past ~
Murcheil found him IN the same hotel
room. through the open windows Of
which q biting wind had swept the last
trace OF the fetid fumes OF, tobacco
and whisky. Murchell carefully closed
and locked the d9oe and. without
speaking. eat down across the table
from him. 6: shertod's eyes, cool. not
dedant, bot aggressive. u,enacing A.
most Iocked With Auechell's steady
ooes. .a. ...,,, 4
''Wellr' The voice Vas cot =, Il
n went to Wilder" said Mutchell,
Utmost in whisper. '''8s u selling
pour securities today 1t the 0askee
he will lend JON The balance. To-
morrow Q mao viii come With the
cash. r14y ,. "a =st!s .3ss,s..
.''And in return:" sherrod knew the
prince. ,ta. .al....;sSy3
HE wants some charters In Adeiphia
Ind some traction legislation. He will
Explain in detail when you zee him.
have promised him what be wants.
Eou will see that be gets it."
"Yes. The balance-you say It Is \
Dan. How am to repayr
THAT IL for you to say" Murchell
2aused. then added. II understand
,anks are still paying for the privilege
II state deposits"
"How much do Paine and Watkins
Inow?
"As much 40 guessed"
Il can keep their mouths Shut" |
Again silence. broken drst BY Sber-
I'd. His lips twisted In q faint sneer.
Are you waiting for my gradtude7
have none. I'm sick still. but I'm
lot afraid. as was yesterday. and
the situation. You haven't
lone this for me-"
us there any reason Why l should
10 It for your"
Sherrod began to feel that he could
% longer endure the others contemptu-
~. relentless gaze-that. in spite Of
IL will. his own was wavering. The
oolness vanished, He almost Kissed
ut his words.
you came here expecting to g,oat
yer me. didn't you? You think be-
ause you've caught me with the goods
q you're n superior being. You
eedn't Everything l am. Bill MUIR
bell. you are. s'pose when you were
lex you had the parson around to pray
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