Спрут: Калифорнийская история
Chapter VII
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Hespentthenightoverhisjournal,writingdownsuchthoughtsastheseorwalkingthefloorfromwalltowall,or,seizedattimeswithunreasoninghorrorandblindrage,flinginghimselffacedownwarduponhisbed,vowingwithinarticulatecriesthatneitherS.BehrmannorShelgrimshouldeverlivetoconsummatetheirtriumph.
Morningcameandwithitthedailypapersandnews.Presleydidnotevenglanceatthe“Mercury.”Bonnevillepublishedtwootherdailyjournalsthatprofessedtovoicethewillandreflectthetemperofthepeopleandthesehereadeagerly.
Ostermanwasyetaliveandtherewerechancesofhisrecovery.TheLeague—somethreehundredofitsmembershadgatheredatBonnevilleovernightandwerepatrollingthestreetsand,stillresolvedtokeepthepeace,wereevenguardingtherailroadshopsandbuildings.Furthermore,theLeaguershadissuedmanifestoes,urgingallcitizenstopreservelawandorder,yetsummoninganindignationmeetingtobeconvenedthatafternoonattheCityOperaHouse.
ItappearedfromthenewspapersthatthosewhoobstructedthemarshalinthedischargeofhisdutycouldbeproceededagainstbytheDistrictAttorneyoninformationorbybringingthematterbeforetheGrandJury.ButtheGrandJurywasnotatthattimeinsession,anditwasknownthattherewerenofundsinthemarshal’sofficetopayexpensesforthesummoningofjurorsortheservingofprocesses.S.
