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Excerpt from Mister Bill a Man
Matters were fast approaching a crisis. The little town was overrun with idle men. They stood about singly and in groups or walked slowly up and down the rough wooden sidewalks on either side of. The main street. The saloons and gambling houses were deserted; the men were quiet and orderly but terribly in earnest. T o a close observer it was apparent that something was holding them in check; they were waiting - waiting with a stolidness that was ominous. Circulating among the men were the spies of the mine owners intent upon dis covering the leaders in order that they might be arrested at the proper time. The task of these secret agents was not an enviable one; the slightest indiscretion on their part and their lives would pay the penalty - it required but a spark to fire the magazine.
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Matters were fast approaching a crisis. The little town was overrun with idle men. They stood about singly and in groups or walked slowly up and down the rough wooden sidewalks on either side of. The main street. The saloons and gambling houses were deserted; the men were quiet and orderly but terribly in earnest. T o a close observer it was apparent that something was holding them in check; they were waiting - waiting with a stolidness that was ominous. Circulating among the men were the spies of the mine owners intent upon dis covering the leaders in order that they might be arrested at the proper time. The task of these secret agents was not an enviable one; the slightest indiscretion on their part and their lives would pay the penalty - it required but a spark to fire the magazine.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Albert E. Lyons
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780483933767
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm
Page Count - 324
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ISBN - 9781332447596
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