The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-13

of All the Ornamental Appendsges
to This Studio, THE Most Stril1in =
Was Bfirney's MAN.
Sartwell has only to put an advertise
ment in the papers, and he can fill the
shops five times over in two days. It's
always easier to chook ooD fob than
TO get a new one these times. 1 know
because I've tried it. So have most of
you. Take my advice and go no further
with this nonsense. If Sartwell, as
Marsten says, is willing to talk over
grievances, then I say let us send him
a deputation OF our own men, with no
outsiders among 'em. What's the union
done for US? Taken our money every
week, that's all l can see. And now
they have got so much of it they want
TO squander 1t fighting a strong man
| like Sartwell''
Marsten had sat down on the edge
OF the platform. We are always quicker
to perceive the mistakes of others than
TO recognize our own, and he did not
like Braunt's talk against the union
| He felt that it would be unpopular;
besides, he believed in the union if il
were properly led. His fight was
against Gibbons. not against the or
ganization.
Gibbons was in his chair and he
had rapidly taken the measure of the
I speaker. He saw that the address was
having It's effect, and that the crowd
was slipping away from his control. 1t
was risky thing to do with such a
powerful man, but he made IN his
mind that Braunt must be angered.
when he would likely, in his violence,
lose all the ground he had gained So
Gibbons quietly with his eye gathered
up his truSty henchmen, who were
scattered in different parts of the hall
TO give an appearance of unanimity to
the shouting when the PROF er time
came. and these men had now grad
ually edged to the front during the
speaking. One or two had silently
mounted the platform and held
whispered conference with the secre-
tary, after which they and some others
took their places behind the seated
committee. When SartwelI was al
luded to, Gibbons arose.
Mr.. Chairman" he said. Ct cannot
allow
Braunt turned on him like a raging
| lion.
Don't you interrupt me- he cried.
rolling up his sleeves. "or I'll dash you
through that window
Order, order!' said the chairman,
family
Yes, an you atop o. himr' shouted
the Infatuated man. I've done it be-
FORE
Respect the meeting. if you have
no regard for the chair said Gibbons,
calmly.
You talk to US as if we were par
Gel of FOOLS" cried man in front.
Braunt, like a baited bull not know
ing in which direction to rush, turned
his eyes. blazing with rage, upon the
last speaker. He shook his clenched
fist and barred arm at the audience
What else are you?" he roared, at
the top of his voice. "A parcel O.
dommed fools, all o We. Led by the
nose by a still bigger fool than any o.
We. Yes; set o. chattering idiots.
that's what ye are, with not enough
brains among the lot O. We to turn a
grindstone. l know We, a beer-sodden
gang, with just enough sense to see
that your pint mugs full"
By this time those in the hall were
in state of evaporation bordering
on frenzy. a small door to the right of
the stage, connecting with an alley.
had been opened, and number of the
more timid, seeing storm impending,
had quietly slipped out. The meeting
was now a seething mob, crying for
the blood of the man who stood there
defying them and heaping contumely
upon it.
Gibbons, his lips pale but firm. took
step forward. I'VE have had enough
of this" he said. Get off the plat
FORM
Braunt turned as if on pivot. and
rushed at the secretary. The latter
stepped nimbly back, and one of his
supporters, with a running jump and
hop, planted his boot squareIy in
So great and the assault so sudden
and unexpected that Braunt. powerful
as he was doubled up like a two-foot
rule, and fell backward from the plat
form to the floor.
Instantly a dozen men bounced upon
him and hustled him, in spite of his
striking out right and left through the
open door into the alley. The door
was closed and boited in the twinkling
of an eye-Braunt outside and his as
SailantS within. Ii was all so neatly
and so quickly done that the police
who had been on the alert for some
time. only reached the spot when the
door was bolted. The crowd, with but
the vaguest general notion of what
had happened beyond the sudden back
ward collapse of Braunt, raised wild
cheer, for which Gibbons was thank |
full. He did not wish them to know |
that Braunt had been taken in hand |
by the police outside and he had been |
very anxious. if an arrest We're newt
able that it should not take place in |
the hall, for then even BrGunt's violent |
TRADE would not have prevented uni |
versal sympathy turning toward him. |
While the cheer was ringing No to the |
roof. Gibbons had heard a terrific blow |
delivered against the door, a blow that !
nearly burst in the bolt and made the !
faces of those standing near turn pale |
Another crashing hit shattered the |
panel and gave a glimpse for one mo-
ment of bleeding knuckles. Then there |
was an indication of a short, sharp |
struggle in the alley, and all was quiet |
save the reverberating echo of the
cheer
platform and held up his hand for
4 am very sorry" he said. that the