Спрут: Калифорнийская история
Chapter VII
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“Put’emout,put’emout.”
“Briber,briber—MagnusDerrick,unconvictedbriber!Puthimout.”
Keast,besidehimselfwithanger,pusheddowntheaisleunderneathwheretherecalcitrantgrouphaditsplaceand,shakinghisfist,calledupatthem:
“Youwerepaidtobreakupthismeeting.Ifyouhaveanythingtosay;youwillbeaffordedtheopportunity,butifyoudonotletthegentlemanproceed,thepolicewillbecalledupontoputyouout.”
Butatthis,themanwhohadraisedthefirstshoutleanedoverthebalconyrail,and,hisfaceflamingwithwrath,shouted:
“YAH!talktomeofyourpolice.Lookoutwedon’tcallonthemfirsttoarrestyourPresidentforbribery.Youandyourhowlaboutlawandjusticeandcorruption!Here”—heturnedtotheaudience—“readabouthim,readthestoryofhowtheSacramentoconventionwasboughtbyMagnusDerrick,PresidentoftheSanJoaquinLeague.Here’sthefactsprintedandproved.”
Withthewords,hestoopeddownandfromunderhisseatdraggedforthagreatpackageofextraeditionsofthe“BonnevilleMercury,”notanhouroffthepresses.Otherequallylargebundlesofthepaperappearedinthehandsofthesurroundinggroup.Thestringswerecutandinhandfulsandarmfulsthepaperswereflungoutovertheheadsoftheaudienceunderneath.Theairwasfulloftheflutterofthenewlyprintedsheets.
