Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-05-19

sight with his hands after a. HA
ond iaSh. Now, as the kindlor sec
returned. he half rose. rubbinu "snt
eyes furiously. = half groan -. MS
MIN. He sank back, staring in a,na'
For Governor Arthur was ridina
calm and smiling amid the sbont. VI,
Morrison shrank Could il No :,
the governors eyes were fixed nm h,a
He strove to shake of the delrs;n
Ho felt. rather than saw, the p, ,ou
of honor descend from the co 91
felt rather than saw him NAB
straight toward himself; and g
WINGED AMI quivered at the sound :.
his own name
Mr.. Morrison" the governor w..
saying. at his elbow. "Mr. Norris.
here is a paper that NAV interoS
you. Better luck next time"
Morrison strove to reply. His voio.
clucked in his throat. and the bsns
with which took the folded naws
paper was as the hand of a paralvt,o
Hes broken" whispered Averaao
Jones.
He went straight to Governor A.
thur. speaking in his ear. The GOV
ernor nodded. Average Jones "a
turned to his seat to watch Carron
Morrison who sat, with hell 6ras -
fear scorching MIN, until the laot
band had blared its way into silence
Again the governor was speaking
to him
Mr. Morrison, / want you TO visit
house near here. Mr.. Jones and NJ
Waldemar will come along; you know
them, perhaps, Please don't protest
positively will not take a refusal
We have motor car waiting"
Furious, but not daring to refuse
Morrison found himself whirled
swiftly away, and after few turns
to shake OFF the crowd, into Spencer
street. With his captors, he mounted
to the third floor of an old frame
house. The rear room door had been
broken in. Inside stood strange in.
strument, resembling large camera
which had once stood upright on a
steel tripod riveted to the floor. Tbe
legs of the tripod were twisted and
bent. A half-demolished chair near
by suggested the agency of destruc.
ton
Just to render 1t harmless" eK
planned Average Jones. 1T formerly
pointed through that window, so that
bullet from the barrel would STRIKE
that pole way yonder in Harrison
street, after first passing through any
intervening body Yours, for IN
stance. governor. Here is an electro
button which was connected with Won.
der battery before I operated on II
with the chair, and distributed its
spark, part to the gun, part to the
ffashlight powder on this little shelf
Do you see the plan now?"
May I congratulate you. Mr.. Nor.
rison, on this interesting achieve
ment in ballistics?" said the governor.
AS there is no way of properly re-
senting an insult from a man in your
position" said Morrison venomously.
Il will reserve my answer to that out.
rageous suggestion. Have you any
thing further to say to me?"
yes" put in Jones. TT would
greatly please Mr.. Waldemar to rub-
lish in tomorrow's paper an authorized
statement from you to the effect that
the personal liberty bill will be with.
drawn permanently"
Mr.. Waldemar may go to the
devil. I have endured all the hector
ing propose to. Men in my position
are targets for muckrakers and black
mailers-"
wait a moment" Waldemar's
heavy voice broke in. You speak Of
men in your position. Do you under
stand just what position you are in
at presents"
Morrison rose Governor Arthur
he said with stony dignity, 81 bid you
good evening"
Waldemar set his bulky back
against the door The lips drew back
from Morrison's strong teeth with the
smart of an animal in the fury and ter
ror of approaching peril.
10 you Know NICK karD0e
Morrison whirled about to face
Average Jones. But he did not an
swer the question. He only stared.
Carroll Morrison" continued Aver
age Jones in his quiet drawl, the
half hour before he-er-commited
suicide-er-Nick Karboe spent in the
Office of the-er-Universal with Mr.
Waldemar and-er-myself. Catch
him, Waldemarl"
For Morrison had wilted. They
propped him against the wall and he
the man who had insolently defied the
laws of a great commonwealth, VINO
had bribed legislatures and bossed
judges and brow-beaten the public
slobbered, denied and begged. For
two disgustful minutes they extracted
from him his solemn promise t1at.