Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-09

Winfon wa outside and running
across the court. The Chamber Of
+ Commerce was situated at the south
east corner Of the market square. he
had seen ii on the preceding day. q
handsome block. one Of the finest build
ings in MalopO II might take him ten
minutes TO reach it. II was question
able whether he would arrive in time.
He ran on, painting, choosing the
shortest way, which fortunately did not
lead past the Continental. where he
would almost certainly have been rec
Ognized. on ne raced, through the
narrower streets, alive with fruit ped
dlers and Old-clothes men, who stopped
and stared in wonder at the sight Of
the Withholding man with blood on
his face and dusty clothing, and
screamed in shrill abuse as he hurled
their carts right and left and cleared
passage down the middle of the road.
The market square lay before him,
tangle Of transport wagons ard oxen.
{ Wint0n lodged here and there thread
ing the mazes, painted across, and saw
the Chamber Of Commerce building in
front Of him.
He heard men shouting behind him.
A crowd was collecting, following him.
He looked like a mailman, unless he
was the bearer Of desperate news of
some rising in the outlying districts.
A policeman tried to intercept him.
Winton hurled the man aside, dashed
into the building, and ran with sure
instinct up the cement steps to the
4 second story. Upon a door in front
Of him he saw the name of the Big
Malopo. painted in small lettering
among the names Of twenty other com
panies, Yet staring at him as II he
alone were there.
A man rushed at Winton from some
where in the passage and collared him.
Winton thought he recognized him as
5ne Of the coach passengers. There
was no doubt that De Witt had placed
him there on guard He was larger
than Winton and powerfully built, but
Winton got the door partly open and
wedged himself there.
He saw number Of men, whe had
been seated about a table inside the
room, leap TO their feet. At the head
was a tall, lean old man with a short,
square white beard. Near him was De
Witt, still carrying on his face the
bruises OF the fight. The others were
obviously nonentities.
Winton saw what was happening, and
his fury lent him new strength. He
struggled madly in the grasp Of his as
saiIant, and the chief shareholder in
the Big Malopo company. entsngled
with De Wits spy. rolled INTO the
4 room at the feet Of the astonished
small shareholders.
De Witt, who had been speaking,
smashed his fist down on the table.
Throw that lunatic out, and let's
put this business through p be yelled.
The proposition is that this company
90 into voluntary liquidation for the
purpose Of reconstruction and the issue
Of preferred stock. l declare the mo-
| ton"
81 oppose itr' shouted Winton, leap
ing to his feet and fighting off De
Wits man Il am Winton Garrett,
owning so per cent Of the stock. Ny
certificate"
He tried to get his hand into his
pocket but his assailant was dragging
him toward the door. There came a
scuffle of feet in the passage. and the
policeman, heading the mob. burst into
the room.
/ In another moment Winton would
have been flung down the stairs, and
the control of the Big Malopo would
have passed into the syndicate's hands,
either forever, or pending complicated
legal processes. But a sudden diver
sion completely changed the situation.
ont of the crowd stepped Ned Burns.
white-haired. white-bearded, waving
his arms furiously.
'You let Mr. Garrett got" he shouted.
y know him. and know you. Mr.. De
! \ {. Discharge me, win you. after
/ I've worked eight years for your"
Brave, Ned" shouted the crowd.
go it, old eoek!"
THE motion is carriedw shouted
De Witt.
THAT don't make no difference
said Ned, planting himself before him.
Maybe you think because / was fool
enough TO work for you eight years
that I don't know the law. Mr. De
+ Witt You may be purser, but the law
Of the Colony requires that all proposals
for liquidation must have the assent Of
a majority Mr.. Garrett owns the ma
jority, and he hasn't voted yet"
"WeIl done, Ned :" cried the mob.
COLONY law don't run in Malopol"
shouted De Witt. This IS a native
protectorate. You think because I've
put you out Of Your job for inefl-
cheney that you'u come here and inter
fere with this meeting. do your
Lets hear Mr.. Garrettw cried the
I crowd,