The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-26
lilly Holden.

interior OF Pennsylvania 1t consisted
of one store, small church or meeting
house, and hundreds of tiny houses,
scarcely more than huis. There was one
large house on the outskirts Of the ham
let surrounded by line grounds. TINS
was the stone House." the home Of Mr..
Clark, who owned most OF the land there
abOuts.
FOR months now a silence had prevail
CT. Instead of the busy hum Of engines
raising the elevators Of coal from tte
depths Of earth al. WAS quiet There
md been strike on the railroad, ana
thcn among the miners.
u was now early in April, ana as they
SAL at breakfast one morning MIR. Clark
aId his son were discussing the situation.
1t can't go on, father. The men are
getting desperate ami will do something
ia, | am sure"
Ir Clark was the most benevolent or
Mtn, but lie also had a stern sense or
justice, and when he felt convinced that
ne was in tie right nothing would In
Guce him 10 yiejd. He and has family
al all that they could 10 help the more
deserving of the h-edy miners, those
who they were confident were in no way
10 blame for the strike.
Il have offered them all the conces-
sion that consider right to make. wal
ter" he said. 1--WE have always t~eatcd
our men with kindness, and this IS the
way they chose to return it. Take Ben
Holden. His father was one of my
most trusted men. and he was worthy OF
it. II he had been alive he never would
been led away by these labor unions,
aud struck with the rest. He's just a.
b1t as any Of them"
Here comes lilly Holden now" said
i slisht girl of fifteen came IN the
walk and went towards the back Of the
house, carrying a basket
Aamu a. let me ask ner TO stay III
1.r while said Hoe Hlforflrl-
ould Ike to see some pictures or look
"t my new books"
cut lilly could not stay Mother will
J." wanting me, she said; "she hasn't
'ished an thc wash VET"
Md then she walked home again. carry
l"S some books that Alice had insis. led
LyOn lending her.
that night some OF the men came 80 the
= .IdenS - see Ben. They sat IN the
htchen talhirS over the strike Mrs
A5ideh VAS At a ne'ghhor's, and lilly
itd 81 ne ID bed, though Ben thOG-ht she
as VITA her mother Her room was ntHt
t'e fltcLen, and as the partition was
IN, she could plainly hear the CONVEX.
uon, though the men spoke low.
I'm not d-sOin' 10 stand j. another
~, said one, whose voice she rrcoS-
ed as Dave Walkers.
what are yer goin' 70 Do about itT
ecd Ben. with a sheer.
SOmethin' thatU make folks open their
es, and see that We live In "A free c0uu-
-. ana nave right 10 as much money
as the rest Of EN-"
There IS but one way" said third
lee. with a strong foreign accent. 1t
8 to use De knife or De pistol
f9G won't gain any thing that way"
"Ah. but we Will, We Will XIII De son.
sIi den dey will be frghtened--so irieht-
clel dat dey will do what We likes. Dey
T"ansh 20 man. 2i,;oh said Walker, you're
There's nobody about" said Ben; THE
ks are OUT
rilly listening in the next room. scarcely
The foreigner whose Iamc was Zulnski,
ItInuc4.
Ne hal a scheme" said he-"a vim,
IN. The son goes tomorrow u TIRE
.ty he LEAFS by an early train from
APPLETON. lie rides on his vine horse
horse whch ne hat 30 risht 30 hat
Stapleton. He leafs his house-dat
lse which Is 50 grand. 50 handsome
niles We III In desc hutS-he leafs IL,
say, At seek o'clock. He rides alone.
me trustv men are HID In o. bushes.
- road IS lonely beyond Sarmes's woods.
.ack, boom; lie ISIS dead. And no one
bows who did it, 'Tiss Il warn.ne. His
Ter he r".ehts. All Is over. We gets
You're a fool. man. to give It away
80 this said Walker in low angry
You're a fool 70 think Of doing such
% .ninf. sai4 Ben; ana how glad .TiIly
at yer don't gain anything by a muir
'rr? First 81 all, you're sure lo be found
w. An III never give my consent TO
tnin' anything harmful TO the Ciarks lie
Il told yer yer'd better shut up. Zulin-
shi,' grOWled Walker. Holden amt
no good, an he'll probably bllb.'
NO. / won't biab" said Ben. Yer
know very well ] won't DO that. but |
won't help yer 10 any such work"
Presently the men went off, and THY
knew tina, they had decided 10 carry Oh
their plans win OF without her brothers
aid. Ben went with them, stiu PROTESTING
and endeayoring to dissuaJ~ them IRON
their purpose; THY lay there wondering
what she had better DO. They we're GO
ing 10 murder Nh Walter Clark. the only
son OF her dear Mrs. Clark, who had al
ways been SO kind 80 them all.
Tilly started up. She would go nj once.
Then she remembered that her mother
would come in and find her gone. she
would inquire for her and suspicion would
be aroused. THY must wait until the
middle Of the night. She lay there. think
Ing, thinking.