The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-04-28


his cause; the facts would speak for
themselves. And he had il small cam
tugraphs of the dumping.
1t was that. however, which was his
| undoing. lie had to expose himself
as he took the pictures, and some keen
eye among the men SAY him. In 4
m lie was dragged from the
boat.
Its a spy" cried some burly ruff
fan.
And a momen later Bruce was fight
ing for his life. lie fought well, but
the odds were TOO great. He was over
powered in no time and savagely beat
en-. But then the plotters made Il ia
tai mistake. Left alone Bruce might
soou have died. But they threw him
overheard.
The cold water revived him to some
extent. and he was able to cling 10 Il
floating spar that came p~rovidentially
within his reach. And an hour later
he was spied from the deck of a yacht
and picked up. He was unconscious
when he was dragged on board. When
he came TO an hour later a strange
man bent over his cot.
Are you Bruce Larnigan," he said
hoarsely, like the papers in your peck
ct say"
II am said Bruce. astonished at the
others emotion.
"Bruce-I'm Tom-you're my broth
err. said the stranger.
It was a wonderful tale they made
Of it. between them. Tom left home
in a tit Of boyish passion years before.
He had disappeared, and the family
had long since believed him dead.
II didn't have the heart to 60 home
a failure, Bruce" he confessed after
he had heard Bruce's story. but, by
the Lord, I'll go home now and do
the work you set out to do! You'll be
in a hospital for a spell. old chap, and
you're lucky at that. But leave things
to me. I'll get through somehow"
So Tom went east In Bruce's place.
He carried a letter to Dorothy Max
well. and he carried also an absolute
determination to defeat the graft syn
dictate and do Bruce's work until Bruce
recovered.
But his arrival at home dismayed
him. He learned OF his mothers suf-
ferings, and he learned, too. that DOro-
thy Maxwell. the girl Bruce loved and
trusted. was engaged to Stanford
Stone.
"Ill play a lone hand, them" he said
defantly to himself. "Ill not deliver
Bruce's letter. But I'll get this man
Dodson by myself"
Chance guided him to a meeting OF
the 0 held in protest against the
rise in the price OF bread. Tom Larni-
gan seized his chance. In a moment
he displaced the speaker.
This is q time to act-not to talk"
he cried Follow me! I'll lead you
to the man who raised the price Of
bread"
With a o like that OF Q pack OF
wolves the crowd followed him. grow
ing greater at every block, until at
last It stormed the doors Of the great
Office building in which St. John Dod-
son had his Office, surged up to his
Office. and beat down all guards and
barriers until II was 1t his very door.
Then Tom went In alone to 1nd the
great man covering ut his desk.
'Shall I let them in" he asked. "or
will you yield. you curl"
Tive ordered the price back to the
old fleuresf' cried the frightened Dod-
son. "Foe Gods make take them
sway!
Tom believed him. He told the
crowd tSev bad won their light And.
eseu % Ae spoke. a shot rang out
DodS0u had killed himself.
At opce 8om and his mother went
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