The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05

late to seek safety in flight SOm'
, means must be found TO acquaint hin
of his danger and that quickly There
was a short cut TO the Office through
the fields, by which a person could ar
rive there before the mob that was tax
J ing the longer road. She appealed t
the man standing beside her with per-
feet confidence that she had only Il
give the word and he obeyed.
Mr.. Anson." she commanded. run
; down and VAIN him and added am
biguously. FOR me. You can cut across
lots to back of the boarding camp and
get there before them
Why-er'- began Arson, suddenly
aroused from his speechless interest in
the doings of the approaching mob
"Oh, | don't suppose there is anybody
down there at night
He always is in the office on pay
nights. / saw him go down after sup
= per and he has not returned
rlnnrie. you ,nean2 He probably
passed by and you did not recognize
him. Don't You think SOP
! No: I'm sure of it,.
''ButsI have never been down that
way. you know: and anyway" as a
happy though struck him. there is the
canal police. They will surely be able
to take care of the matter. Believe me,
Miss Elwell. there is no danger"
A sad thing. indeed. is the abrupt re-
alization by a woman that her escort is
not the most courageous man in the
world. and ready at all times to brave
the terrors of the dark and of unknown
dangers for her sake She could find no
words for an answer, and inwardly she
4 wanted mostly to cry. But her lip
curled with an expression of the scorn
and contempt she could not utter, and
she darted into the house: not however,
! before he had seen and translated the
look she had given him.
Hooting, yelling and swearing, the
crowd came on, only intent on the pur-
pose they had in view, and paying no
heed to citizens who looked on from be-
/ hind their gates. Arson drew back to-
ward the house and watched them He
I heard the door slam. and, turning he
saw Miss Elwell. with a macintosh
over her shoulders. and her fingers ner-
vously pinning a felt hat to her head.
She stepped from the veranda and ran
across the lawn.
Stop, stop" he called but. not so
loud as to be heard by the men on the
street stop, I'll go. Come back" He
ran after her
The clamor drowned his voice and she
disappeared in the darkness. He hur-
rled after her as fast as he
could to break in the fence
that opened into the fields be-
D SCiAN. DUt III Sight UT SOuIlu Oh ner re-
warded him. Miss Elwelli" he called
hoarsely, Miss Elwell," No reply, and
finally he retraced his steps slowly and
continued on toward the town. Soon
the train carried him back to his home
on his return from the last visit he
ever made TO DR.. Elwell's house.
Out on the fiat prairie the girl ran
with all speed. The office light was her
guiding beacon. There an intended VIC
tim of a drunken mob sat alone and
unconscious of danger, and she must
save him.
The noise of the mems progress came
more family to her ears as she di-
verged from their route Farther I'D
the canal the night shift was at work.
and there was light in plenty, but
everywhere else there was the gloom
of wet night. Somewhere near the
boarding camp quartette of negro
voices and the tinkle of string inStru-
mentS pointed out the location of a
happy. careless crowd. Except for that
and the sound of working machinery
coming softly from the scene of the
night shifts operations and the mob's
indistinct growl, all was still as death
Not seeing danger to herself. she did
not realize its presence. But. FORUM
ately. this being pay night, these places
OF abode were untenanted just then
and she was not confronted with the
danger that their presence would
cause.
The unwonted exertion exhausted her
and she had to stop for breath. The
memory of cruel words spoken in a
thoughtlesS moment required to her
again and again, and caused shifting
of her conscience out of all proportion
TO the enormity of the offense. And
each time it urged her on to renewed
frantic endeavor, that she might not be
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that she might have strength to take
her to him in time so she could have
opportunity to let him know she was
sorry and repentant and hear him say
in reply that he forgave-that was all
she craved. If she Were too late?
suggestion of his possible fate .floated
over from the road at a louder spasm
of snarling from the men, and she
cried aloud in an agony of despair.
The music sounded nearer. The build
ings of the boarding camp doomed up
on one hand She would have to pass
in close proximity to them, and mo-
mentary sDasln of fear for herself at
tackled her. With beating heart she
sped by, hearing the humble of voices
close at hand. The light from the bunk
house windows revealed her for an in
slant to a couple of lounging workers,
and one of them gave vent TO a loud
meaningless whooD. Her heart was in
her throat. All became black and she
was overcome with a numbing weak
ness and stumbled and sank TO the
ground in a limp heap alongside of a
pile of machinery. Her ear caught the
sound of maudlin laughter. The
thought that they might follow and
find her there gave her strength. and
she rose and ran blindly on. not know
ing whether in the right direction or
not.
Imre was alone in the office. stand
ing behind high desk, at work on his
reports. when there burst through the
doorway moist and rather bedraggled
apparition in a macintosh, with limp
tufts of brown tresses all awry be-
meath the dripping hat. and face
flushed with eXertion half hidden in the |
turned up collar He dropped his work, |
all the surprise it is possible to feel |
being expressed on his countenance.
Miss Elwell." he exclaimed, and /
went to her.
Run. they're coming," she gasped. |
and got no farther for lack of breath |
She caught at his arm and he assisted !
her to a chair, but she remained stand
ing.
mo, no; run for your lifa,'' she
here to wreck everything. and they !
mean harm to YOU
''Who?"
THE men. A whole mob of them. and |
they are aIl-Oh. all tipsy,'
Our men? Coming down here to |
wreck everything? IMPOSSIBLE
They are. Listenl" A low murmur.
barely audible. could be heard through !
the open windows. mingled with the |
sounds from the working face of the |
canal cutting. That's them" she con-
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