Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-19

1nvoluntarily Morrison, like tnou,
sands of others, had screened ~,
sight with his hands after the sao
ond flash. Now, as the kindlier rnS.
returned, he half rose, rubbing his
eyes furiously. = half groan escanoa
him. He sank back, staring in amaza
For Governor Arthur was riding on
calm and smiling amid the shouts
Morrison shrank Could it be that
the governors eyes were fixed on hiss
He strove to shake of the delns;or
Hc felt, rather than saw, the guect
of honor descend from the coach.
felt rather than saw him maxine
straight toward himself; and bo
WINGED and quivered at the sound or
his own name.
mr.. Morrison the governor woo
saying, at has elbow, "Mr. Morrison
here is a paper that may interest
you. Better luck next time"
Morrison strove to reply. His voica
clucked in his throat, and the hand
with which took the folded news.
paper was as the hand of paralvtic
Hes broken" whispered AVERAGE
Jones.
He went straight to Governor Ar.
thur, speaking in his ear The GOV.
ernor nodded. Average Jones 70.
turned to his seat to watch Carroll
Morrison who sat, with hell fires ~
fear scorching MIN, until the last
band had blared its way into silence
Again the governor was speaking
to him.
"Mr. Morrison, want you to visit
a house near here. Mr.. Jones and Mr.
| Waldemar will come along; you know
them, perhaps. Please don't protest
l 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 a 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 a strange in.
strument, resem bling a large camera,
which had once stood upright on a
steel tripod riveted to the floor. The
legs of the tripod were twisted and
bent A half-demoEished chair near
by suggested the agency of destruc.
ton.
RI In Hor
planned Average Jones' "It 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 l congratulate you, Mr. Nor.
rison, on this interesting achieve
ment in ballistics?" said the governor.
<AO I1C1 10 liz w dy IL pIOpCI1y Ut
senting an insult from man in your
position" said Morrison venomously.
II will reserve my answer to that out
rageous suggestion. Have you any
thing further to say to me-"
EYES," put in Jones. ''It 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 propose to. Men in my position
are targets for muckrakers and black.
mailers-"
wait a moment" Waldemars
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, 81 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-commlteu
suicide-er-Nick Karboe spent in the
Office of the-er-Universa with MI
Waldemar and myself Catch
him, Waldemar!"
For Morrison had wilted. They
propped him against the wall ana me-
the man who had insolently dehed the
laws of a great commonwealth, VINO
had bribed legislatures and bosseu
judges and brow-beaten the pubic
slobbered, denied and begged. For
two disgustful minutes they extractor