. Book of the Royal blue . LLE WASNT COUNTED. 11 swearing at the weather and predicting allkinds of defeat or success for their variouscandidates. Just why they were there noone knew, unless it was the possibility ofvoting early and often. Occasionally agroup would be heard discussing the FairElection League, and many were the con-jectures as to the scope of power of itsrepresentatives, who they rightly understoodwere under the protection of the UnitedStates Courts. Shortly before six oclock, a carriagedrove up from town containing an elderly Good morning, Pete, said the elderlyman pleasantly,
. Book of the Royal blue . LLE WASNT COUNTED. 11 swearing at the weather and predicting allkinds of defeat or success for their variouscandidates. Just why they were there noone knew, unless it was the possibility ofvoting early and often. Occasionally agroup would be heard discussing the FairElection League, and many were the con-jectures as to the scope of power of itsrepresentatives, who they rightly understoodwere under the protection of the UnitedStates Courts. Shortly before six oclock, a carriagedrove up from town containing an elderly Good morning, Pete, said the elderlyman pleasantly, who knew the deputy, Ihope you are with us to-day, bone andsinew. Morning, grunted Pete, who walkedaway, evidently with the impression that,his high office might be interfered with,knowing the newcomers to be representa-tives of the One Hundred. The elderlyman smiled and advised his companions tokeep their politics to themselves, for ifeither of them happened to differ from thepolitical faith of this minion of the law, he. SUDDENLY, FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POLL WINDOWREVOLVER WAS THRUST IN THE JUDGES FACE. man and two young men, who joined thegroup around the fire and partook of therefreshments—black coffee and buns. Thespecial deputy marshals who officiatedon this auspicious occasion were two menof the locality whose reputations, alas,were none too good, but they had prospectsof a tough job in front of them and it wasthought perhaps they might be better fittedfor the purpose, being of the same ilk. Thedeputies eyed the newcomers suspiciously,gave a contemptuous shrug of their should-ers and turned to get away. might find himself under arrest, and con-sequently his good offices be deprived ofhim before proper assistance could beobtained from the city. By six-thirty the crowd around theschoolhouse numbered nearly two hundred,and a sullen one it was. The judge,supervisors and registrars were in theschoolhouse at their appointed places, thechute was in its place leading up t
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