Willmar tribune., 1899-10-11

ank eiod hope d Is tue. 81. 81.
'c1ains Henry .sl We
Iaresin. g anger. here. Do you realize sour
.aitu,s' ought to get the ladies'
StOa lsi.sce Of safety
is true. said Marsh .gravely.
AT TIT moment q shower offs stones and.
other issiles fell over them The mar
row street and sidewalk ii ffrontof them.
were conn til ly5 choked with the 3, worst w,ooart
elements Of the Rect ctangle.
5.a ST his looks serious, q q said. Maxwell
With Marsh and Rollin and Dr.. West.
he started to go forward through the
small opening irginia, Rachel and
Loreen following close and sheltered by
the men, who now realized something
of their danger. The Rectangle was
drunk and enraged. tt saw in Daniel:
Marsh and Henry Maxwell two Of the
leaders il the election contest who had
perhaps robbed them Of their beloved
saloon. .#..s.s5.. s.s. zs Il c:s . IS. ].
Down with the aristocrats!'''t 8 shout.
ed a shrin voice, more like woman &
than man s.: 81. 5,s s>. 3; .s3 =4s%s.=:
"A shower Of mud and stones followed.
Rachel remembered afterward that
Rollin jumped directly in front Of her
and received on his: head and chest q
number Of blows. that would probably
have struck her if he had not shielded
her from them. u ~
81 And JUST then, before the police
reached them, Loreen darted forward
at the side Of Virginia and: pushed her
aside, looking up and screaming It
was SO sudden that no one had time to
catch the face Of the one who did it.
But ont Of the upper window of room
over the very saloon where Loreen had
come out a week before some one had
thrown a heavy bottle, It struck Loreen
on the head, and she fell to the ground.
Virginia turned and instantly kneeled
down by her. The police officers by that
time had reached the little company.
Donald Marsh raised his arm and
shouted over the howl that was begin
ming to rise from the wild beast in the
mob 10
.'Stop! You've killed womanI''
The announcement partly sobered the
crowd. .-
SIS it true?' Henry Maxwell asked
as DR.. West kneeled on the other side of
Loreen, supporting her.
"She's dying!" said Dr. West briefly.
Loreen opened her eyes and smiled at
Virginia. Virginia wiped the blood
from her face and then bent over and
kissed her. Loreen smiled again, and
the next moment her soul was in para
disc. II:
And yet this is only one woman out
Of thousands killed by this drink devil
Crowd back now, ye sinful men and
women in this filthy street! Let this
august dead form be borne through
your stupefed sobered ranks. She was
one of your own children The Rectan-
gle had stamped the image Of the beast
on her. Thank him who died for sim
ners that the other image Of new soul
now shines out Of her pale clay. Crowd
backL Give them rooml Let her pass
.reverently. followed and surrounded by
the weeping, awestruck company of
Christians. Ye killed her, ye drunken
murderersl And yet, and yet, O Chris
tian America, who killed this woman
Stand backl Silence there A woman
has been killed. Who? Loreen, child OF
the streets poor, drunken, vile sinner
o Lord God, how long?- Yes; the saloon
killed her that is, the voters in Chris
tian America who license the saloon.
And the Judgment day only shall de
clare who was the murderer of Loreen.
= j, no RE >c0NTrNrED.