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Holman Day. All-Wool Morrison
All-Wool Morrison
Table of Contents
I. HOW "THE MORRISON" BROKE ST. RONAN'S RULE II. THE THREAT OF WHAT THE NIGHT MAY BRING III. THE MORRISON ASSUMES SOME CONTRACTS IV. ANSWERING THE FIRST ALARM V. THE MEN WHO WERE WAITING TO BE SHOWN VI. THE MAN'S WORD OF THE MAYOR OF MARION VII. THE THIN CRUST OVER BOILING LAVA VIII. A ROD IN PICKLE IX. MAKING IT A SQUARE BREAK X. A SENATOR SIZES UP A FOE XI. FLAREBACKS IN THE CASE OF LOVE AND A MOB XII. RIFLES RULE IN THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE XIII. THE LINE-UP FORMS IN THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE XIV. THE IMPENDING SHAME OF A STATE XV. THE BOSS OF THE JOB XVI. THE CITY OF MARION SEEKS ITS MAYOR XVII. THE CAPITOL IN SHADOW XVIII. THE CAPITOL ALIGHT XIX. LANA CORSON HAS HER DOUBTS XX. IN THE COLD AND CANDID DAYLIGHT XXI. A WOMAN CHOOSES HER MATE
I
HOW "THE MORRISON" BROKE ST. RONAN'S RULE
II
THE THREAT OF WHAT THE NIGHT MAY BRING
III
THE MORRISON ASSUMES SOME CONTRACTS
IV
ANSWERING THE FIRST ALARM
V
THE MEN WHO WERE WAITING TO BE SHOWN
VI
THE MAN'S WORD OF THE MAYOR OF MARION
VII
THE THIN CRUST OVER BOILING LAVA
VIII
A ROD IN PICKLE
IX
MAKING IT A SQUARE BREAK
X
A SENATOR SIZES UP A FOE
XI
FLAREBACKS IN THE CASE OF LOVE AND A MOB
XII
RIFLES RULE IN THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE
XIII. THE LINE-UP FORMS IN THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE
XIV
THE IMPENDING SHAME OF A STATE
XV
THE BOSS OF THE JOB
XVI
THE CITY OF MARION SEEKS ITS MAYOR
XVII
THE CAPITOL IN SHADOW
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XVIII
THE CAPITOL ALIGHT
XIX
LANA CORSON HAS HER DOUBTS
XX
IN THE COLD AND CANDID DAYLIGHT
XXI
A WOMAN CHOOSES HER MATE
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Holman Day
Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, Period of Action -- Twenty-four Hours
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Senator Corson had apparently convinced himself that the mill office of St. Ronan's was too much of an open-faced proposition; it seemed more like an arena than a conference-room. Dow and the waiting gentlemen of Marion showed that they were frankly interested in the Governor's outbreak. Right then there were new arrivals.
The Senator hastily made himself solitaire manager of that particular chess-game and ordered moves: "Lana, wait with Coventry in the car. We'll be only a moment. At my house this evening it will be a fine opportunity for you and Daunt to have your little chat, Stewart, and get together to push the grand project for our good state."
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