Evening star., 1897-01-02

poverty-stricken wretches to commit the
crime. while he stands safely aside and
reaps the beneft-there is decent word
IN the language to characterize him. Now,
men. you know what has been done, al d
the result is that our treasury is empty, as
If Sartweil had broken into it with a jim
my The manager is waiting expectantly
for the reward of his burglary. He will
throw the gates of the works open tomor-
row Tor you TO enter and complete his tr-
umpn- The question before the meeting
tonight iS-Are you going in?''
A universal shout of Never, Wen starve
first! rose to the rafters of the building
When he first confronted the meeting that
night, Gibbons feared ne could not rouse
the men from their evident coldness toward
him; as the speech went on, Increasing
nurmurS among the men and at length
savage outbursts of rage showed him that
ne held them IN the hollow of his hand: at
the end, a word from him, and all the DO
lice IN that part of London could not have
saved the works from wreck and flames
To the works., was the cry and there
was general movement in response to it.
No. men, shouted Gibbons his stem
torlan voice dominating the uproar. Not
10 the works. Every man home tonight
but be on the ground in the morning We
must not play into the enemy's hands by
any attempt at violence. Tomorrow We will
intercept MonkFon and Hope and demand
our rights from them in person. Let them
refuse at their peril. Wen have no more
dealings with Sartwell."
There vas cheer at this and the meet
ing disoanded quietly.
Next morning the men were ont in force
at the stlI close1 gates, and there We're
angry threats against the manager II was
an rient enough. they said for Gibbons to
counsel moderation but the time for mod
eration was past. There was an increa sed
ocdS OF police, who kept the crowd moving
as much as was possible. having for the
~ IN 81, tlnle curing the strike most difficult
task to perform. The strikers were in ugly
temper and did not obey orders or take
pushes with the equanimity they had for
merry displayed; bur the police showed
great 1orDearance. and evidently had in
sractlons not to use their truncheons ex-
Cept as a last resort
Sartwell. knowing a crisis was at hand
had slept in his office, and the ever-increas
ing MOD hooted when he did not appear at
his usual time '
Gibbons. by word and action, moving
anoat everywhere. tried to keep his men in
hand and prevent a cor fitct Tbav cbearad
said. ~ "'o' ne
shorty after 10 o'clock hanson drove TO
Ine outskirts of the mob. and was received
with chorus of groans Gibbons o,ictJv
stepped to the front of it and addressed tho
occupant. 9eN 'iie
Nj Hope" he began.
stand back therer' cried the officar in
charge 'iie ohicer In
Mr Hope" cried Gibbons, II want ten
words with YOU 'e
~ Little Mr. Hope shrank into a corner of
&C , ..,aS. opeecihesS, MS lace as white
Stand back, I sayr' The officer pusbed
3tiopohs. gu striking him with some force in
Let him answer Will Won sneak for ora
minute with Your men-the men wbo ~
made You rich?'' "Ao nave
. stand back.' reiterated the officer nusb-
ing MIN d step further
fhe hanson moved irch hx ;noh ,o.
the gates The crowd seethed like an nm
easy sea, but every man held his breath.
listen listen 70 me, Mr.. Hope. Your men are
starving. They ask Orly-"
Ihe officer pushed the speaker back onca
e- niore- uipbons heel caught on a cobble-
STONE anc he went down backward
me crowd broke like a wave. submergine
Ine ponce Tor moment. flooding the street
as II a Dam had given way The cahbv on
iLls ioIly seat, trying to control his fright
el.ea morse: looked like castaway perched
on a buoy IN an angry ocean, He mada thn
tactical mistake of flashing aro,,nS hir, rn
with his whip. In instant the hansnn,
was ovet and down, with a crash Of snIini
ssr,,ns, sering glass glass The police, edging together
sruck right and left with a fury thai n,,ite
matched the less disciplined rage of tho
NOD. The officers fought their Way mill
Tl,. rtepe was a ring around the PROSTATE cab
bsIO,e hMo ol mem picked up Mr.. Hope who was
neiPiess with fear and horror and these
TWO. with the little man between than,
sIriounded 81 oy squad that stocd shoulder
10, 70 sh9uIoer' simply Glove their way through
the oense mass to the gates where tba
slnaii coor IN the large gate was uuickIy
opened and shut, with Mr.. Hope and nne
supporting policeman inside o-Ae
uippohs, MS hat gone, his coat in ra os
| and his face smeared with blood. a wild
uhkempt hsure. rose above tie struggling
mob' ana stood on the top of the fsJIen
cab. AieH
For Gods sake, men," he screamed
back,' GA
he might as well have shouted to the
wlnos. me police laid about them like
vud
ing back. not because Gibbons ordered
them to- In an incredibly short space Of
Tune the police In body marched down
them The remnants of what a few min.
utes before seemed an irresistible force Law
on the pavement and groaned, or leaned
against the walls the more seriously wound
to the police station