The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-05-25


sight with his hands after the Sec
ond flash. Now, as the kindller light
returned, he half rose, rubbing his
ewes furiously. .. half grOan escaped
him. He sank back, staring III amaze.
For Governor Arthur was riding on,
calm and smiling amid the shouts.
Morrison sErank Could it be that
the governors eyes were fixed on MS!
He strove to shake OF the delusion.
Ho felt. rather than saw, the guest
Of honor descend from the coach;
felt rather thar saw him making
straight toward himself; and he
WINGED ar1 quivered at the sound OF
his own name.
"Mr, Morrison" the governor was
saving, at his elbow, mr. Morrison.
here is a paper that may interest
you. Better luck next time
Morrison strove to reply. His voice
clucked in his throat, and the hand
with which tcok the folded news
paper was as the hand of paralytlc.
Hes broken" whispered Average
Jones.
He went straight to Governor Ar
thur, speaking in his cal. The gov:
ernor nodded. Average Jones re-
turned to his seat to watch Carroll
Morrison who sat, with hell fires OF
fear scorching MIN, until the last
band had blared it's way into silence,
Again the governor was speaking
to him.
"Mr. Morrison. I want you to vis;:
a house near here. Mr.. Jones and MIR
Waldemar will come along; you know
them, perhaps Please don't protest
l positively will not take a refusal
We have a motor car waiting"
Furious, but not daring to refuse
Morrison found himself whirleG
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 beer
broken in. Inside stood a strange in
strument, resembling large camera
which had once stood upright on
steel tripod riveted to the floor. The
legs of the tripod were twisted and
bent. A half-demolished chair neal
by suggested the agency of destruc
ton.
"Just to render it harmless ex
planned Average Jones. ut formerly
pointed through that window, so that
a 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 electric
button which was connected with yon.
der battery before I operated on it
with the chair, and distributed its
spark, part to the gun, part to the
flashlight 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.
GAS there is no way Of properly re-
senting an insult from 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?'
EYES," put in Jones. 1T would
greatly please Mr.. Waldemar to pub
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 I propose to Men in my position
are targets for r1rckrakers 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 present."
Morrison rose. Governor Arthur"
he said with stony dignity, II bid you
good evening""
Waldemar set his bulky back
against the door. The lips drew back
from Morrison's strong teeth with the
snarl of an animal in the fury and ter
ror Of approaching peril.
do you know Nick .Karboe?"
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-Universa with Mr..
Waldemar and-er-myself. Catch
him, Waldemar!"
For Morrison had wilted. Thy
propped him against the wall and he.
the man who had insolently defied the
laws of a great commonwealth. who
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 that
henceforth he would keep his hands
off the laws. Then they turned him
out
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