The Price He Paid — page 182: what you’re looking at

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ASSESSOR WINTERFELDS PAMPHLET. 173 encouraged so todo. But the assessor signs in full, and leaves no doubt to the world in general, and the governor in particular, as to who is the assailant. I can’t think how he has found courage to challenge his whilom chief in this manner. He throws down the gauntlet to him in the face of the whole country—the book is one long accusation from beginning to end.” “And from beginning to end it is one long truth,” answered the burgomaster, warmly. “This young man puts us alltoshame. What he has now ven- tured to do, should have been done long ago. Now that the way has been thrown open for them, all will be ready to follow him.” “Yes, but he is hazarding his position and very livelihood on the die,” remarked the superinten- dent. “This pamphlet of his goes too far, and brilliantly as it is written, its author will have to smart for it. Raven is not the man to allow him- self to be insulted and attacked with impunity. This bold knight-errant may find himself worsted in the tourney, He may fall a victim to his own audacity.” “Or he may at a blow demolish the governor’s supremacy. But, however the affair may end, it is sure to make a tremendous sensation; and here in R it will be the spark to fire the powder-train.” “T am afraid so too,” assented the police magnate. “Tt stands to reason that the baron will go to any lengths now, in order to remain master of the situ- ation. Well, whatever he may do, will be done at his own risk and peril.” While the two gentlemen thus discoursed, going on their way together, the conference, to which allusion had been made, was being pursued between the governor and Colonel Wilten, in the former’s private study. “The thing is settled,” Raven said. “ You will hold the troops in readiness for an immediate interven- tion, and you will proceed unsparingly, should resis- tance be offered. I will take the responsibility and all the possible consequences on myself.” “Tf it must be, it must,” replied the colonel. “You GEomicbooks (E(0)