The morning call., 1894-07-14
Pine, where the biggest crowd was assem-

| bled.
| AS it stopped a lieutenant and fifteen
| men were detailed on the side of the cal
next to the crowd. At the word of com.
mand they brought their guns down on q
level with their breasts. the gli.terine
| bayonets at charge. 1t looked pretty, but
it was not war, and the crowd gave the
militia the laugh.
| When this had subsidized the striker in
the crowd turned their attention to the
engineer. Some called him a scab and
| others coaXed him to come down, but he
| failed to coax and the remarks became
generally bitterly personal. Two more
guardsmen with drawn swords were sta
toned on the step of the machine at this
point and the crowd turned its attention to
them and the rest of the soldery. The
| engine and Pullman were finally pulled
down to the mole, the crowd along the line
Ieviling the engineer as he passed.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Geary heard some of
these remarks when he rode his horse IN
to Cedar street from the mole, but he paid
no attention to them. From Cedar street
up Pine he then came at a canter and his
figure on horseback doomed up big mark
against the horizon.
The crowd Immediately picked him out.
Here comes Paul Revere" shouted a
big husky striker
''Yes. and look at the signal lights in tn Q
tower" called a small boy who was up on
the midnight ride" as he pointed to the
semaphore lanterns in front of the paint
ship.
The colonel turned around and scowled.
why don't you get off and push the
horse ?" Come off the perchv' '.Where
did you get that boneyard?" and hundred
OF other choice expressions were hurled at
the doughty colonel as his horse slowed
up. The badinage had told on him. As
he turned around the veins in his neck
were seen to be swelling with rage and his
face was fairly red.
The colonel pulled his shining sword
and swung it around in the air The off
Ger OF the day and the other officers all
saluted. "Officer of tbs day." the colonel
called, and that dignitary stepped for
ward, the edge of his sword skinning along
the bridge of bis nose in salute. "Officer
of the day." the colonel repeated, ''should
any Of that crowd sling sur at any
member of this company you will 90 into
it, find the man who did it and place him
under arrest" ''Jine" went the coloners
sword into its scabbard. Swish" went
that of the officer of Zee day, and "Rats"
shouted the smallest boy in the crowd
The crisis had passed, the offended dignity
of Lieutenant-Colo Dennis Geary had
found vent and not drop of blood had
been spilled on the cindered field.
The crowd kept remarkably quiet for q
moment or two while the rapidly receding
| figure of Colonel Geary was still in sight,
and then it broke out again. They chaffed
| to their hearts content and the officer OF
| he day failed TO get his eagle eye on a
single offender.
Thus encouraged. one of the young men
thought he would have some fun with
the soldery. When two of the sentries
| had got as far apart as even the fractured
tactics would permit. the young man, with
| as much noise as he possibly could make.
! started in mad rush across the tracks.
| The crowd gave yell of triumph and for
! a second the militia did not know what
was up. Then they caught sight of the
| lone intruder, and. regardless of orders,
| about dozen Of them made rush at him
! from all directions. He calmly turned on
his heels. made jump and run for the
crowd, which opened to admit him. and
then closed up again and disappeared from
the bsffled guards. That was all the fun
the crowd wanted and it slowly dispersed
leaving the militia to the pale. cold moon
aud the foggy breeZss.