The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-02-20

Of defiance"
Dick quickened his pace and in
moment he had joined the group of
excited boys who wereg gathering about
Mike in an empty hay loft. Mike was
uncovering the first transparency.
I'VE will defy the tyrint father"
read Tommy, in an awe struck tone.
"Whewi" calculated Joe, isn't that
rather strongi"
at ought to he strong" said Dick,
sternly. whats the next one, Mikoi"
Down with opprishin, was painted
in crooked black letters on the next
transparency.
II constructed thin misjlf," ex.
planned Mike, ito SAVE expinse, an
this" holding up the third. That's
the best of the lot" said Dick admir-
ingly. "'Shall our parints rule US
MOI That shows just what we
mean"
"This other" continued Mike, IL
borried from q frind Higher wages
shorter hours
~ don't see why we should have
that" objected Joe. None OF us get
wages, and what does shorter hours
mean?"
"Oh, professions aluz carries that
motto" Mike assured them with q
superior smile. "It looks foine when
it's lit"
"The torches and badges were pro-
duced and then Mike said impress
lively:
.'Sit still now, an don't move so
much as yer finger whilst gets the
dinnimite. It's below in q box, and If
it's shook it'll egsplode. 1t must not
on inny account be opined till yez
wants to use it. Now, where'll yer
put it?"
There's the high dogcart in the car
riage house." suggested Dick. "Fa-
ther never uses it; why wouldn't that
be good placer"
"Sure, nm it would. Take it there
Take it there now. an put in under
the seat, an mind we don't stumble.
An afore we breaks up, let's give three
cheers for the knights that's goin' to
trow of the yokes from their hicks to-
morrer night"
n
"Well, how do you think it went
OFF,
The members OF the brotherhood
stopped in the lane near the common
and looked gloomily at each other.
Jack shuffled his feet, and twisted
his torch from side to side.
at wasn't as good as thought it
would be-" he muttered. at made
me feel mean when we came to moth
er. Wish hadn't carried, Shall our
parints rule us-no!"
- l. \ l. -, ID oil
led Tommy. "If you had seen the
governors face when he saw the old
thing / carried about tine tyrint
father!' Bet catch it when l get
home!"
81 wouldn't mind catching it," said
Joe wrathiully, "but do hate to be
made fun Of My father laughed at every
one OF you, but when went by and
he read higher wages, shorter hours,
he just sat down on the steps and hol-
Tered. told Mike that was q silly
motto. know shall never hear the
last of it,"
"No matter" said Dick resolutely
"We've taken q stand and we must
stay by it. don't know what my
father thought. don't look at him
much. He and mother rode slowly by
us in the dog cart, just as we-Je-ru-
Salient"
He leaned against the fence and
glanced wildly from one boy to an
other.
"The dynamite" he gasped.
"Where is the dynamite?" It's
in the very cart that father
is driving, and Mike said n
breath would explode it." His lips
turned very white. "rhey hung Guy
Fawkes because he tried to blow up
England, but am wickeder than he,
for M blowing up my own. father and
mother. What is there worse than
Dick?"
A desperate expression came into
his face as he asked the question, and
his voice was strange and stern.
"Oh, Dick" whimpered Tommy,
Don't talk like that;you didn't mean
to do it. None OF us did," and he put
his arm affectionately about Dicks
shoulders.
"We will stand by you to u man,
Dick said Joe, heartily. "Well all
hang" bringing the word out with q
with YOU"
But Dick shook off Tommy's pro-
tecting arm and started on q run
down" the road, closely follow
ed by his horror-stricken com
panions. The torches and transpar-
encies bobbed up and down and
cast Pickering light on tho white,
drawn faces beneath. Dicks feet flew
over the ground with swift tread,
keeping time to the words thGt were
running through his brain:
oh, do you remember, the 5th of Novem-
Der,
The gunpo WIDER treason and plot.
Around the corner of the street by
the post Office stood dogcart with q
woman seated in it. The horse
caught sight of the dancing lights, and
gave a quick turn and started to run,
but Dick caught up the reins that
were trailing on the ground, and chung
to them desperately. The animal
plunging and curveting wildly, dragged
the sturdy little figure some dist ance
down the road, until a man caught |
him by the bride and forced him to
stop. Then Dick staggered to his feet
and called family.
"Hurry, father. hurry. Take moth
e out. She'll be blown to pieces.
There's dynamite under the seat.