Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-01-03
The
Roorback.
By
JESSIE SHERWIN
Copyright. 1916. by W. 6. chapman.)

MayOr-state representative-cOn.
gressman-natural sequence, hey?"
chirped Ben Driscoll, political mana
ger of the district and he slapped the
tdigniied favorite candidate on the
shoulder in his free and easy way.
Hon. Waldron Morrison did not re.
sent the familiarity of his visitor. He
was used to all sorts and conditions
of men since public favor had begun,
five years previous, to thrust it's re-
wards upon him for championing in
the courts a series of improvements
that had made of Lisle, struggling
village, fine thriving inland city.
Congressman" he repeated with
quizzical smile. pretty strong op.
position, isn't there? Frankly, Dris.
coll, don't expect to be elected. The
enemy are fighting hard
"Rubbish!" commented Driscell Wig
orously, you will beat Worden two to
one. We've got that fixed. Their last
hope is some kind of a roorback, and
where will they find one against you,
should like to know!'
Waldron Morrison WINGED, but ho
hid his momentary discontinue from
his visitor, Driscoll swung from the
office, aggressive, self-assertive, proud
of being the champion of clean and
q, powerful candidate, as he put it to
his cohorts.
s. Morrison sat at his desk statueIike
for some moments. Then he got up,
locked the Office door, reseated him
sell. and leaned his head on his hand.
His face grew serious and thoughtful.
HIS glance was fixed upon stray
ray OF sunlight glinting into the room.
lit. seemed to illuminate a dark hid
Ien corridor in his mind that held
ssong past memories.
IS. Mayor, state representative, con-
gresham he repeated softly Eyes,
and before that. If they knew!"-
and then he checked himself, and
arose to his feet and paced the room
in feyerish, disturbed way.
ss.W.aldron Morrison had come to
Lisle4 five years previously. No one
asked where he came-no one asked,
for at that time heated campaign
was On as to the choice of Lisle and
another town as the metropolitan cen.
ter of the district. At critical juno
lure Morrison made legal sugges-
ton that won the victory for Lisle
its grateful people remembered it.
Honors were thrust upon him and
riches, but-he was a lonely man.
How lonely, none knew except him.
self, and the secret he hid IN the most
sacred recesses of his sorrowful soul.
He was softened, his heart nigh melt
ed under the influence of his intense
emotions, then his lips set firm, he
drew himself up to his full majestic
height. He was iron once more. Hol-
low as were to him the promises OF
aggrandizement, he resolved to re-
main stanch and active in a. field
where there was at least surcease
from memory.
Then Morrison became involved in
the hardest battle of his political
career. There was a split in his
party, and bitter strife with his d.
rect adversary. Two days before cleo
zion, Driscoll, buoyant, optimistic,
forceful as usual, burst in upon him.
you're there!" he announced con.
fidently. We've won! It will be q
iandslide!" and proceeded to detail q
bargain with the disaffected ones
whereby their votes would be pumped
en- masse for his candidate.
There was something in struggle
and victory after all, Morrison decid
ed, and he tried to take solace in the
high sense of usefulness and honor
that had always attended his political
preferment. 1t was pleasant to real
lie that from nothing he, stranger
five years ago, had won his way tc
the highest position in the gift OF the
community. There was no one neal
and dear to him to share the glory
but all the same he had gained tht