Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-01

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others swung to ridicule and abuse
a few to vituperation. These were
the natural expressions of men
who had been opposed to him all
along and now seized on the OPP
portunity to harass him. However,
they were not strong enough nu-
merically to dash Walters spirits.
"We've caught them right, so
far" he thought. CHOW, can we
stay on top for a week?"
A few minutes after the agita-
tors interview with the cores
pondents at IL = which brought
out nothing new - Cholliewollie
walked into the inner office. His
face was solemn.
"Here," he said, handing Smith
a telegram, els the first message
regarding one of the delegations
to the parade"
1t was dated Seattle, Wash, and
was directed to the agitator.
Smith read it aloud:
Seven inc leaving this state this
afternoon for Washington. Seattle dele
cation escorted to train by bands and
thousands of men and women. We are
solid for you out here.
Waller grinned.
"That shows you," he rejoiced,
THAT there will be no deserters."
The afternoon wore on, Smith at
his desk = comforting, arranging,
directing, assuring himself by
telephone and telegraph that the
special trains and railroad fare
were being provided as previously
stipulated with the railroad com
panies, the banks, and the county
and city managers of the move
ment-and Waller shouting fran
tically over the telephone or de-
vouring with his eyes the ~incessant
food Of yellow paper ON which
were printed the messages of good
cheer from almost everywhere.
AT the 6 o'clock meeting with
the newspaper men several showed
kilograms from their papers say
ing that the proofs of the marriage
in Shanghai had not yet material
lied.
When the usual routine of ques-
tions and answers ended, Avery
moved a step nearer to the agita-
tor. Snappily dressed, alert as
ever, and speaking in frank, terse
sentences, he made an impressive
figure.
"Mr. Smith," he said, eve want
to tell you we are with you. We've
seen your work. We know you.
We know what sort of a man you
are. And, from now on, you III get
all the help possible from us. We
wanted you to know that"
Smith bowed to Avery and.
swept the semicircle of faces with
a glance that seemed to single out
each man and thank him.
"Gentlemen," he said, in a low
tone, II cannot find words to bear
the burden of my debt to you. 1t
is you who can win this fight. /
thank you all. It is wonderful"
He turned quickly and went in
to his private office.
Waller, arriving at his own Of
flee a few minutes past Z, was told
by the managing editor:
"A crowds gathering in front
Of the agitator's office. They've
got a band. They want to show
their confidence in him."
yes" he replied, 81 knew
about that"
"IH get somebody else to cover
that the other went on. "What /
want from you tonight is a blank
ct story covering all the other
events of this kind throughout the
country. We've got bulletins from
nearly every city, saying there
will be mass meetings tonight as
expressions Of confidence in
Smith. 1t ought to make a big
story"
eth be a crackerjack," Chol-
|liewollie assented.
All that evening Waller, gath
ering material for his story, read
the dispatches that came in from
the press associations and the pa.
per's correspondents. From every
city came tho norua 4haA L.