Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-10-06
MALCON TENTS.
A STORY FOR AMERICANS
coPrRlaHTEp BY coRA 8. HOOD.

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Margaret drew Dart.e out onto the oper
air. She was pa,e a. death.
They mean him harm. Joe."
Likely enow," he answered. iniifsrantly
''but never fear. I'll have nausht to do witt
the d vil's work."
1t was dark when Margaret reached bel
home. heuyy snow storm had settled ovel
the town and the flax q were coming dowr
thick and fast. The country roads were al
way-fnll of drift and, it this snowfall con.
timed, would soon be rendered passabi.
shiv-rns and chilled, Msrg ret stood Mt tn.
window ami sighed rs she peered out Mt the
gathering Glonm and thought OF the suffering
In th. town below.
AZ last, rs 4 rs hour grew late, she ant down
In front OF tho scauty tiee, and finally. over
come by the warmth an fatigue, fell asleep.
She dreamed IF IL confusion OF voices and
awnHe to TIM, it late. the room in pitchy dark
ness and the fire lead on the hearth.
Sureiy there was soma sOund troubling the
quiet oil the winlry nightl She opened The
window and listened. Yes, she could hear II
distinctly now; it WIS muff1ah and he ting, rs
though arising from the marching OF MANY
feet. TIL sound grew more distinct as tn.
st ady tread came nearer, and Margaret
closed 'ths window and sfeppnd bfck into
th, dark room. In moment the highw1y In
front OF the house was Hack with dozens oi
dark forms. and, as they halted. one OF, them,
evidently tht, leader. spoke.
by the iiYh' OF the torches they held, MR.
garei reco meet Cent? man Kelly at tie b. ad
OF the wsil-tormed r,nks, and near him sew
eral OF the meI she had met that afternoon 1t
thu soup house.
Faith, boys. he's home tonight an alone,
= Ter his sarvant---damn 'em Ter bein' ,sarvants
to sich as him--ars afrher iayein' him. an
nows he toim. to wipe the floor wid tn. white
divtl and damage his aristOcrntic mug fer jyer
Begorra, an We shtop his tnkin' the vowid
ho:te est min has armed Ter him across the say.
Forard, march"
AS he st ady tread began again Margaret
stood parai:ze,l, an agony she could net un-
der-tand tearing ut her heart strings. " ri a
prayer for mercy she seized q shawl and has.
tened ous into the snowy night as tho las.
d"rS form disappeared. Reach him and warn
him she muat, ut howl
Beaumont was nor 30 fnr away, There yas
. snort cut through the woods, and by run
ming she could yet be there before the riot era.
Stumbling through tho freshly fallen snow
she ntered the woodland path only to pause
with u despairing cry. Great, impassive drifts
stood between her and her goal. The roug-
es, man could not hattie his way through ur-
on such night. Precious time WIS being lost.
and they would DO upon him before she could
snve him. Oh, GOD In Heaven, what could
she dol
@ lick as thought she made her decision
She knew that through that hill. only a stones
tbr.w Away. and passing ont IN denae wood
q the rear Of beaumont, was q tnnnei Only
4 few years before, tbs construction OF il bad
been WONDER 10 the simple poop g for miles
araund, and Martare: had sat many evening
watchinHthe iron monsters speed arouni the
curve md disappear in the unveils Of The
earth. carrying car af: car in their wake with
childish curiosity. for the r.iiro,d wAa com.
paraivety new, and was still .ar led with
tuper>tisinus awe by many. Here was I,atil
through darkness and danger, yet what matter
Hit led to nimY The next instant she had slid
down tho an0w.c0vered dacIivity. AMI Wa nj
the tunnels mouth. An, bu: It was dark and
ciammyl The air struck her face ilk., thu
Land OF death, md seemed In it. dense foulnes@
to rush her back. With one swils shudderinu
glance ntthe cruel serpentine tsncs Riitterjnu
In the snow behind her, she turned. pressed
hurriedly forward. and was swallowed up in
the black nsss.
Tue agony Of ysars seemed condensed 10
those next brief moments, tnAn the blessed air
OF the ouief word again famed her dam
forehead, and oh. stumbled ont into the snow
wood to ind that sheha come too late,
Beaumont was alrssdy surrounded BY the
hungry, despairing de-pesadoes, and before
them, calm and pnooWea. stood Thorpe
El-tcnsr He Was unarmsd. and vaa
For anin..ant bis eourss. .w.d and .,lenced
them. & 50
'Ny msn.. No said. ..whss do 200 want and
Why are you here IN such numbers to- nivht7',
80 We want bread Tor our starving shildsse r.
"As.ue want ous eovldyer takis' 20 form
U0nt0k . ptstol ami 0sine . coward 3 ehot;
A. A.