Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-01-27

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"I've ordered the price back. For Gods
sake take them away" said Dodson.
his cause; the facts would speak for
themselves. And he had small cam
era with him, with which he took pho
tographs of the dumping.
1t was that, however. which was his
undoing. He had to expose himself
as he took the pictures, and some keen
moment he was dragged from the
boat.
Its spy!" cried some burly ruff
fan.
And moment later Bruce was fight
ing for his life. He fought well, but
the odds were too great He was over
powered in no time and savagely beat
en-. But then the plotters made ia
tai mistake. Left alone Bruce might
soon have died. But they threw him
overheard.
The cold water revived him to some
floating spar that came providentially
within his reach. And an hour later
he was spied from the deck of yacht
and picked up. He was unconscious
when he was dragged on board. When
he came to an hour later strange
man bent over his cot.
care you Bruce Larnigan," he said
hoarsely, like the papers in your pock-
ct say?"
81 am,'' said Bruce. astonished at the
others emotion.
"Bruce-I'm Tom-you're my broth
er!' said the stranger.
1t was wonderful tale they made
Of it, between them. Tom left home
in fit of boyish passion years before.
He had disappeared, and the family
had long since believed him dead.
II didn't have the heart to go home
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 hospital for 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 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.
"I'll play lone hand, then," he said
detiantly to himself. "I'll not deliver
Bruces letter. But I'll get this man
Dodson by myself"
Chance guided him to meeting Of
the poor held in protest against the
rise in the price of bread. Tom Larni-
gan seized his chance. In moment
he displaced the speaker.
"This is 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 roar like that of 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 it was at his very door,
Then Tom went i'll alone to find the
great man covering at his desk.
"Shall l let them ill.," he asked, cor
will you yield you cur?"
1--WE ordered the price back to the
old figures!' cried the frightened bod
son. "For Gods sake take them
away!'
Tom believed him. He told the
crowd they had won their fight. And
even as he spoke, shot rang out
Dodson had killed himself.
| At once Tom and his mother went
to Chicago, to find Bruce somewhat
improved. He smiled as he heard of
Toms first blow at the forces Of graft,
! Episode No. next week.]